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"Alternate" Bios
Christine Knight
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In 1997, Christine changed her reckless driving habits, and instead searched for a fun car and a group of enthusiasts with which to share her passion for all things automotive. In 1998, she had found a 1995 Mazda MX6 and the Sports Car Club at UCSB; both helped to introduce her to open tracking days. Two years of time trialing experiences, a 3-day Skip Barber Race School at Laguna Seca, a 2-day Skip Barber Advanced Race School at Road America, and closer friendships with both Matt Haas and Nitzan Wilnai, became the foundation of a fledgling racing career.
In 2000, Christine purchased a 1996 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 to build for road course racing. She purposefully found the exact twin of the 1996 Z28 she had owned new in 1996. And so the NASA American Iron Series Camaro #29 “Back in Black” was born, participating in the West Coast season of 6 weekends in 2002, finishing 8th overall in a field of 18 cars in it’s inaugural race series.
Christine built her Camaro in her own garage with the help of Joel Browning, among others. She will again campaign the #29 Camaro for the 2003 season of American Iron West (see www.americanironwest.com )—one of two Camaros in a sea of Ford Mustangs. With all the modifications done during the off season, a podium finish for 2003 is imminent.
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Nitzan Wilnai
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Nitzan Wilnai was introduced to competitive driving through his time spent at UCSB. Last
year he successfully campaigned to a class win with Matt in a 1987 RX-7 Turbo in the inagural Open Track Challenge. This year
he plans to return to defend his title. With the recent purchase of a Spec Miata, you'll be sure to find
Nitzan trading paint with many of the California regulars on a track near you.
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Matthew Haas
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Matthew Haas began his motorsports obsession in 1997 after visiting an autocross with Nitzan
at a small airport in Santa Maria, CA. Since then he has gone on to participate in dozens of HPDE
events and several more autocrosses. Competitively, his biggest accomplishment is finishing
first in class in the 2002 Open Track Challenge with Nitzan. After this year's Open Track Challenge
he plans on building the RX-7 into a NASA Super Unlimited competitor to try his hand at
that wheel to wheel thing that the rest of BFImotorsports finds so much fun.
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