Fallbrook's Dylan Doherty takes lead in SCCA racing

FALLBROOK – After competing in two Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Majors races, Dylan Jett Doherty of Fallbrook has taken the lead in his class in the Western Conference competitions.

SCCA Majors is organized into five conference groups, and each group schedules events in their areas to make them more accessible to people throughout the country. The Western Conference consists of the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Doherty began has racing career in 2014 racing karts before moving into a modified 914-6 Porsche. He then competed in the GTU class with VARA (Vintage Auto Racing Association). His performance in those races provided him with enough encouragement that he and his father, Brian Doherty, purchased a factory built 2009 997 GT3 CUP Porsche racing car. They then reworked it to improve its performance based on the input and the extensive racing experience provided by their chief mechanic, Greg Folk.

The modifications were completed this year in sufficient time to enter the race car in the GT2 Class of the Western Majors Championship.

Doherty competes in the road racing events where drivers race on dedicated race tracks across the region. Each racing event consists of two races for championship points. So far this season, he has won races at Auto Club Speedway and Willow Springs and leads his class with the most accumulated points.

Four more Western Conferences races remain, with the top drivers of the conference (most accumulated points) going on to compete in the SCCA National Championship Runoffs to be held this year at the Mid-Ohio Raceway.

Thus far, Doherty leads the GT2 class and looks forward to maintaining his leading status with high hopes of competing in the national finals in Ohio.

Follow Doherty’s progress at www.scca.com. Click on Programs, scroll down to Road Racing: Majors. He is sponsored by CPR Classic Restoration in Fallbrook, (760) 723-8900.