Brooktown begins Factory Stock era

Brooktown Racing drivers and everybody else associated with Perris Auto Speedway are set to begin the Pick-A-Part American Factory Stock era this month.

The Factory Stock division replaces the Cruiser class which saw numerous Brooktown Racing drivers compete between 2003 and 2007.

The most notable difference is that the Cruisers had two drivers, with one operating the steering wheel and brake and the other controlling the gas pedal, while the Factory Stock is a single-driver vehicle.

“I think you’ll be more competitive with one driver,” said Jim Ramsey, who drove in the Cruiser division from 2...