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SCCA: Third Day Of National Championships In Books
Six more National Champion racing lever s were crowned Saturday at the 49th SCCA National C motorcycle clutch hampionship Runoffs at Road America. Among the day’s highlights: four of the six races were decided by less than one second; The GT-Lite race had the third closest finish in SCCA Runoffs history when Kent Prather, of Wakarusa, Kan., just nipped Bobby Lentz, of Chantilly, Va., at the stripe by 0.023-second; and Scott Tucker, of Overland Park, Kan., won his second National Championship of the event. Forrer Survives Final Corner To Take Third Straight CSR SCCA National Title Steve Forrer, of Milwaukee, Wis., survived a hairy last two corners to hold off Gumout Pole Sitter Jean-Luc Liverato, of Alpharetta,Coach Outlet Store Online, Ga., for the C Sports Racing crown at the 49th SCCA National Championship Runoffs on Saturday. Jason Miller,Coach Factory Online, of nearby Sheboygan Falls, Wis., finished third. Forrer’s No. 84 K-Hill Motorsports/Hoosier/Forrer Supply Ralt rt41/Toyota followed the No. 07 Phoenix/Innotech/Mazda/Hoosier Swift JMS17/Mazda of Jacek Mucha around Liverato at the start of the 13-lap, 52-mile race, with Liverato in tow. When Mucha pulled off in turn five on the second lap with mechanical problems, Forrer and the No. 0 K-Hill Motorsports/Hoosier Tire Swift 014a/Toyota were left to battle for the win. Liverato kept Forrer in his sights for the full distance, pulling to his gearbox on a handful of occasions but not able to get by. Liverato even pulled alongside the Ralt in Canada Corner on la Motorcycle Racing Partp 10, but without forcing the issue, didn’t have a chance to slide by. At the finish, Forrer was only 0.203-second ahead of Liverato,Coach Factory Outlet, but it nearly went the other way. Forrer had stretched his lead to what seemed like a comfortable distance going into the final lap, but the two came up on a lapped car who seemed to be unaware of the battle for the lead behind him. Trying to go past, Forrer was squeezed onto the rumble strip in turn 14 and lost his momentum in the final run up the hill, allowing Liverato to close the gap. With a full head of steam and moving to the checkered flag,Coach Outlet, Liverato then encountered the same lapped car. The two touched, and Forrer had just enough steam to get to the checkered flag. The final move to get to the finish earned Forrer the GoPro Hero Move of the Race. “That last lap, coming into Turn Eight I saw lapped traffic and I thought, oh boy,” Forrer said. “I didn’t know where to go so I went inside and he came down on me – smacked me really hard. I went over the rumble bumps and lost momentum. “Now I’m going up the hill like ‘this is bad.’ In this sport you can make one move and I made one move on Jean. I would have loved to make another move, but I didn’t want to. I happened to win and that’s great.” Both Forrer and Liverato turned laps under the existing race record, with Forrer turning the Hawk hot lap in 2:01.230 (118.782 mph). Forrer averaged 116.743 mph through the race. The runner-up finish was Liverato’s first in CSR, and the second podium finish of his career. “I thought I could squeeze my way through Steve to my left and the lapped traffic to my right,” Liverato said of his run up the hill. “But, evidentially that lapped car did not see me coming through to his left. He came over on me to my right. There was some contact there.” Brian French (No. 45 Motorsports Enterprises Ralt RT41/Toyota) and Bob Wheless (No. 09 Parts411.com/Viper Stohr WF1/Suzuki) completed the top five. Chuck Bona, driving the No. 42 Campbell Dental Car/Kevin Mintz Motorsport Stohr WF1/Suzuki, earned the Sunoco Hard Charger after improving four positions to sixth place. Drago Holds off Berry to Win Spec Miata SCCA National Championship Pole winner J cheap motorcycle accessories im Drago, of Memphis, Tenn., won the 2012 Spec Miata National Championship by holding off teammate Craig Berry, of Tyler Texas, from start to finish at the 49th SCCA National Championship Runoffs® at Road America. Andrew Charbonneau, of Delray Beach, Fla., finished third after a last lap battle with rookie Stephan Tisseront, from Great Falls, Va. Starting from the Gumout pole, Drago led the Spec Miata field into Turn One, his mirrors full of action behind him, but without a serious challenge for the lead. Drago’s No. 2 East Street Racing Mazda Miata led Berry’s No. 29 Berry Marble and Granite/East Street Racing Mazda Miata out of the first turn with a trail of seven cars nose-to-tail behind them. As battles raged on behind him, Drago kept his focus forward, whether it was Berry or Charbonneau in his rear-view mirror. Even on lap six, when the two split Drago entering Turn 1, Drago could not be pressured into a mistake. The battle between teammates reached a climax on the last lap when Berry finally made a move for the win. A quick glance by Berry in Turns 12 and 13 prompted Drago to take a defensive line through the final corner. As the two streamed past the finish line, it was Drago for the win by 0.185-second. After dispatching Charbonneau half way through the race, Berry was finally able to focus his attention squarely on Drago. After shadowing Drago for five laps, Berry made his intentions k Racing Parts nown on lap 13. Unable to complete a pass in Turns 12 and 13, Berry lost the momentum he needed to draft past Drago up the hill and across the finish line. Starting fifth in the No. 67 Auto Tecknick Not East Street Mazda Miata, Charbonneau had a great start and moved into fourth. On lap six, Charbonneau was around Berry and into second, challenging Drago for the lead. Charbonneau made a move on Drago in Turn One to start lap six, taking the lead. It was short-lived, with Drago back to the front in Turn Five. The pass dropped Charbonneau to fourth behind Berry and Patrick Sandlin’s No. 58 East Street Racing/Community Mortgage Mazda Miata. Three laps later, Charbonneau passed Sandlin for third in Turn One , but the two continued to jockey for position. They made contact, sending Sandlin into the wall at Turn Two and ending his day. Charbonneau kept his car on course, but dropped to fourth behind Danny Steyn. He was back to third a lap later, but with a mirror full of Stephan Tisseront’s No. 09 Ti-Speed Engineering/OPM Mazda Miata. On the final lap, rookie Tisseront went to the inside of Charbonneau into Turn Five, but the veteran got him right back on the exit. Charbonneau claimed the final podium spot, plus the GoPro Hero Move of the Race for his exchange with Tisseront, who finished fourth in his Runoffs debut. Steyn, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., completed the top five in his No. 39 ADEPT Studios/ROSSINI Engines/OPM Mazda Miata. Ninth-place Patrick McGinnis, of Saint Louis, Mo., set the Hawk Fast Race Lap with a 2:42.943 (88.374 mph). Bruce Anderson, of Sarasota, Fla., was named the Sunoco Hard Charger. He advanced three positions, from 20th to 17th in his No. 54 Senson Racing Group/Autotechnik Racing Mazda Miata. Brakke Wins E Production Gold at SCCA Runoffs at Road America Gumout pole winner Jon Brakke, of Fargo, N.D., outlasted Greg Ira, of Plantation, Fla., to wi racing equipment n his third-career E Production National Championship at the 49th SCCA National Championship Runoffs® at Road America. Kevin Leigh, of Harrisonburg, Va., finished third. Driving the No. 89 Margaret Peterson Bars Mazda Miata, Brakke spent the first eight laps engaged in a second-place battle with Ira, while the then race leader Aaron Downey, of Rossmoor, Calif., drove away. But, just before lap nine started, Downey pulled his No. 5 roundpeg.com Mazda RX-3 Orient Express Racing to pit lane with a broken shi motorcycle helmets for sale fter. Downey’s day was done. From there, Brakke inherited the race lead with Ira’s No. 2 First Coast Auto Sales Datsun 240-Z in tow and never looked back. The two drivers never traded positions after Downey went out. Brakke won by 2.318-seconds for this third National Crown. Brakke turned the Hawk Performance fast race lap, with a 2:28.626. Ira recorded his third-consecutive E Production runner-up finish and his fourth E Production podium. Leigh started sixth in the No. 97 JBS Racing Hoosier BMW Z3. He was up to fourth by lap eight. On lap 10, third-running Sam Halkias, Westerville, Ohio, spun his No. 83 Catawba Island Marina/Buckeye Triumph TR6 in turn five. This allowed Leigh to inherit third and he held on for his first-career E Production National Championship podium. Austin Snader, of Brookshire, Texas, finished fourth in the No. 64 Snader Racing/Mazdaspeed Mazda RX-8. Snader earned the GoPro Move of the Race for his last lap efforts in trying to capture the final podium spot. Rick Kavitski, of Freeland, Pa., finished fifth in the No. 24 RDK Engineering Inc. Mazda Miata. Jeff Willert, of East Troy, Wis., was the Sunoco Hard Charger. He started 29th and finished 15th. Page 1 of 3 Prev 123 Next |
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