On the track, it’s pretty difficult to catch Perry Richardson, an up-and-coming 24-year-old driver and graduate of Los Gatos High School. After a youth filled with highly successful go-kart racing, Perry started his driving career behind the wheel of a Spec Racer Ford in the San Francisco Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). He placed fifth in the overall point standings and was named Rookie of the Year for 2007.

In 2008, Perry moved up to the D Sports Racer Class of the SCCA — competing on both the Regional circuit and in the SCCA Nationals. In the Regional competition, he had six Top 3 finishes including four 1st places. And at the Nationals, Perry had two 1st places (including a track record) and one 2nd place — and finished 7th in the National runoffs.

So it wasn’t surprising when Perry was one of 30 drivers (out of 4,300 applicants!) to be chosen for VW’s TDI Cup in 2009 — a prestigious competition featuring the best young drivers in America. The drivers competed in ten events on eight road courses in identical factory-prepared VW Jetta TDI’s, powered by SynDiesel B5 clean biodiesel provided by HYPERFUELS — with a $100,000 purse to the winner.

Although Perry had a bit of a challenging year — as is the case for most first-time professionals — he had one Top 10 finish and will end the season at number 16 in the overall point standings, a strong result for a rookie.

Where you can catch Perry

So where can you catch Perry Richardson? The best place is at Borelli Motor Sports. Perry is part of Scott Riechers’ team of expert mechanics ready to work on your car — whether it’s a race car, vintage sports car, or the family sedan.

Perry was given a 1969 Camaro for his 8th grade graduation and spent two years with his father rebuilding and restoring it to prime condition. Throughout high school, he continued his apprenticeship working on various friends’ cars — then attended Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, where he received his degree in automotive technology.

His work experience includes being the on-site mechanic for Speedring Indoor Cart Racing and experience in race car preparation and repairs for RennWerks in Campbell.

Let Borelli Motor Sports store and care for your cars

Borelli Motor Sports provides highly secure, climate-controlled storage at Club Auto Sport in San Jose, as well as the ideal place to store your transport equipment, RV, or even a boat. And under the direction of Scott Riechers — with the help of trained professionals like Perry Richardson — there’s no place better for maintenance or repairs. Scott and his team truly understand the nature of high-performance machines and know how to keep them running right.

Compare Borelli Motor Sports to any other storage option you may be considering. For secure museum-quality storage, first-rate services, and your keys to Club Auto Sport — Borelli Motor Sports takes the checkered flag. For more information, contact Ralph Borelli. E-mail ralph@borelli.com, or call (408) 453-4700.