Five Minutes with Townsend Bell

Townsend Bell is a busy man these days. He has a full time ride in a GTD Ferrari 458 in the Tudor Championship Series, where he already has wins this year at Daytona and Sebring. He’s also returned to the Indy 500 this year, where he had a solid run going but crashed just eight laps from the checkered flag. A tough end to an otherwise promising weekend, but we suspect Townsend will return next year to exercise this years late race demons.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was where we caught up with Townsend to talk with him briefly about his efforts in the Tudor Championship Series.

Townsend Bell’s team getting his Ferrari 458 ready for competition

Top of the Corkscrew

Following closely over the top of the Corkscrew

Over the crest approaching turn 7

Hard on the binders heading into turn 6 at Laguna Seca

Turn 5 at Laguna Seca

Coming down the Corkscrew

Ken Stouffer

I've been around some form of racing since I was a kid. First hanging around Ascot in Southern California. Then, after moving to Texas as a teen, I got hooked on drag racing and did that for almost fifteen years. In between I have raced Dirt bikes and Quads. 2011 Marked my 8th and final year racing up Pikes Peak: Five in the Pro Quad division and three in Time Attack. Future racing plans are in the works, but until then I'm at the track shooting for My Life at Speed as much as I possibly can.