Remo Ruscitti was back on the podium after a runner-up finish at the Oak Tree Grand Prix in Virginia.
The Burnaby sportscar racer was back on the podium with co-driver Adam Isman in the best finish for the Autometrics Motorsports team's Porsche Cayman since winning the Street Tuner class race at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park event in Ontario back in July.
Ruscitti finished behind race winners Eric Foss and Jeff Mosing also in a Porsche at the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge last weeekend..
"It was a hot day and our drink bottle and radios weren't working. That made it difficult for us," said Ruscitti in a International Motorsports Association release. "We wanted to win, but I don't know if we could have got them. It feels good though to get back on the podium."
Michael Valiante and co-driver Chad Gilsinger finished 10 in the street tuner race in a Honda Civic despite the North Burnaby racer setting the fastest lap in pre-qualifying practice with a 2:06.639 lap in the HART Civic Si on the 3.27 mile Virginia International Raceway circuit.
Ruscitti posted the second-fastest time in pre-qualifying but brought out the red flaf after a crash in the morning session when a wheel speed sensor failed and he lost his ABS brakes.
