Michael Carter serves notice that he will be a force to be reckoned with at the upcoming SCCA Runoffs

Michael Carter serves notice that he will be a force to be reckoned with at the upcoming SCCA Runoffs

Young 16 year-old Micahel Carter took the time to travel to Mid Ohio for this past weekend IT Spectacular, purely to get extra seat time at the track that will be used for the 2016 Runoffs.

Due to budgetary constraints, Michael seldom does the test day, but his time he did, and used the time to play with different setups for this unusual track. And it paid off.

Running against the local track favorite, Jsutin Hille, Michael was able to not only hang with him in each race, but finally in Sunday’s Race 3, Michael was able to triumph over Justin.

The pair put on an exhibition of clean close racing, showing each other a great deal of respect. Any drivers wanting to win at the Runoffs are definitely going to have to contend with Carter and Hille.

Below are two in-car camera views from each driver, showing the amazingly tight racing