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[Keith Tanaka]

Following last month's Third Annual Checkpoint Cup races, SoCal D3's monthly race schedule returned to the infamous BPR Kingleman track.

Only brave souls dare to return to the scene of many past carnages. Who would be next to have their car crippled by this unforgiving track?

I didn't get any photos of the car wrecks, but we did have a big wall blast or two again this month. The back straight after the finger turn along with the donut is the culprit as a wall blast is usually guaranteed for a "rider" as the race director cannot react quick enough to turn off the power once "track" or "rider" is shouted. This is one tough track to race on since the lane spacing is very narrow and some of the turns are very tight. The bank turn usually has major crashes with the race director sometimes ducking flying cars. The black lane in particular, especially the very tight deadman turn, reminds one of the song by Jan and Dean, "Deadman's Turn".

Thanks to Jim and Debby Watterson for their support of D3 racing at Buena Park Raceway.

Thanks to our race directors, Paul Sterrett and Robert Park.

Here's the link to the complete race/chassis photo report: F1/Can-Am photo report


F1 podium, L-R, Bryan Warmack 2nd, Duran Trujillo 1st, Dennis Samson 3rd


F1 podium cars, L-R, Bryan Warmack, Duran Trujillo, Dennis Samson


Duran Trujillo's winning F1 car.


Can-Am TQ: Bryan Warmack, 3.497 sec.

Can-Am podium, L-R, Bryan Warmack 2nd, Duran Trujillo 1st, John Cukras 3rd


Can-Am podium cars, L-R, Bryan Warmack, Duran Trujillo, John Cukras


Duran Trujillo's winning Can-Am car.


The next D3 race will be NASCARs, Coupes on the BPR Kingleman track, Sunday, Feb. 20. Track opens at 11 AM, NASCAR tech at 12:30 PM.

Keith

[68Caddy]

Great race report as usual thanks for your time and effort to do this. Have to say that I will always remember the dual with Warmack and Duran way intense!
Congrats to all the racers and the podium hogs!
Don't worry Robert your fingers will get faster after I put you in a intense training program!
Just kidding of course, now I have to figure out what cars to trash next time?


Nesta