From the humble beginnings at many local Southern California (amateur) enthusiast track days, the Knapik Racing team was born.
In 2008 Adam Knapik and Adrian Quiroz experienced their first track event. The rush was so great that they quickly found themselves attending events regularly. Adam found himself pushing his limits as a driver more and more at each event. Adrian soon withdrew from driving at the events as he found his calling in the development and support side of drifting. Every time they went to the track Adam would push the limits of their creation and with every event a ( a lesson or two was learned) flaw was found. Whether it was in the tactics of driving or the vehicle setup, they always looked for a way to improve. After comparing their individual event times to those of their peers, a spark was lit to the fuel of competition. They eventually found themselves entering local time attack and drift events in 2010. Without them even realizing it, Knapik Racing was born.
The (“ We can do better”) “Can always do better” attitude finally paid off in 2011 when the team began finding themselves as regulars on the podium. With a number of wins under their belts, the Knapik Racing team realized that they had turned their passion into a profession. That year the team grew with the addition of James Lee as head of logistics giving the group a fresh prospective on budgeting and branding.
Fast Forward to today…
Knapik Racing finds themselves stronger than ever. Each team member continues to better themselves for the benefit of the team as a whole. Now sights have been set on other aspects of motorsports such as open wheel, endurance, off road racing and sharing their knowledge with others through private coaching. With their continuing hard work there are no limits to where the Knapik Racing Team can venture to.
PAST ACHIEVEMENTS
2019 Forumula Drift - Pro 2 Competitor
2018 Global Time Attack (GTA) Championship
2nd Overall - Limited RWD - Porsche GT3
Round - Road Atlanta - 3rd - Limited RWD - Porsche GT3
Round - New Jersey - 1st - Limited RWD - Porsche GT3
2018 Forumula Drift - Pro 2 Competitor
2017 GTA Super Lap - Buttonwillow
Limited RWD - 2nd Place (Time 01:51.426) - Porsche GT3
2017 Forumula Drift - Pro 2 Competitor
2016 Championship Winner – Top Drift
2016 Top Drift
Round 1 – Qualified 3rd / Final 2nd
Round 2 – Qualified 3rd / Final 4th
Round 3 – Qualified 4th / Final 2nd
Round 4 – Qualified 1st / Final 1st
2015 Top Drift
Round 1 – Qualified 2nd / Final 1st
Round 2 – Qualified 3rd / Final 3rd
Round 3 – Qualified 5th / Final 4th
Round 4 – NDF – Breakdown
2014 Season Class Champion – AWD Modified Class Championship
2014 Redline Time Attack (AWD Modified Class)
Round 1- 1st in class
Round 2- 1st in class
Round 3- 3rd in class
Round 4- 1st in class
2013 Top Drift
Round 1 – Top 16 Finish
Round 2 – 1st Place Qualify, Top 16 Finish
Round 4 – 1st Place Qualify, 4th Place Finish
(Achieved “Insane Entry” Award)
2013 Super Lap @ Buttonwillow Raceway
2nd in RWD Limited Class (Time 1:50.1)
2013 – 2nd Place in RWD Modified Class Championship
2013 Redline Time Attack (RWD Modified Class)
Round 3 – 1st Place in Class, and Overall Fastest
Round 4 – 2nd Place in Class
Round 5 – 1st Place in Class, and Overall Fastest
Round 7 – 2nd Place in Class
Round 8 – 3rd Place in Class
2012 Top Drift
Round 2 – Top 16 Finish
Round 3 – Top 16 Finish
Round 4 – Top 8 Finish
2010 Redline Time Attack
Round 1 – 2nd Place in Class
Round 8 – 1st Place in Class
Round 9 – 2nd Place in Class
Round 10 – 2nd Place in Class