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Posted 27 June 2014 - 11:13 AM

GT Coupe is being run on the 165' Tunkel Engleman.

22 entries.

 

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Qualifying results

1) Jay Guard - 4.951 secs - TQ
2) James Merriman - 4.977
3) John Clow - 5.026
4) Troy Johnson - 5.044
5) Rick Moore - 5.101
6) Terry Tawney - 5.144
7) Ralph Thorne - 5.145
8) Chris Barnes - 5.150
9) Tom Harrington - 5.151
10) Keith Bernstein - 5.176
11) Will Brinkley - 5.189
12) Greg Walker - 5.201
13) Ed Hoffman - 5.239
14) Bud Greene - 5.272
15) Bob Foster - 5.347
16) Grant Goerner - 5.376
17) Gil Gundersen - 5.461
18) Wayne Thomas - 5.481
19) Tim Hould - 5.562
20) Logan Brinkley - 7.158
21) Jim Smith - 9.191
22) Stan Hutson - DNQ (motor smoked before car completed a lap. Stan was allowed to install a new motor and started as slowest qualifier)

Thirteen Retro Hawks, nine Puppy Dog motors.

 

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GTC top qualifier Jay Guard.


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Posted 27 June 2014 - 11:50 AM

GT Coupe C Main Results

1) Stan Hutson - 249 laps 15 sections
2) Gil Gundersen - 234 laps 6 sections
3) Tim Hould - 230 laps 9 sections
4) Jim Smith - 212 laps 7 sections
5) Wayne Thomas - 186 laps 6 sections
6) Logan Brinkley - 159


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Posted 27 June 2014 - 01:52 PM

GT Coupe B Main results

1) Will Brinkley - 256 laps 21 sections
2) Keith Bernstein - 253 laps 20 sections
3) Bob Foster - 249 laps 13 sections
4) Bud Greene - 242 laps 20 sections
5) Ed Hoffman - 237 laps 19 sections
6) Greg Walker - 228 laps 19 sections
7) Grant Goerner - 226 laps 5 sections
8) Tom Harrington - 172 laps

 

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C Main winner Stan Hutson and B Main winner Will Brinkley


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Posted 27 June 2014 - 02:05 PM

Greg,

Thanks for the updates.

Congrats to Will on taking the B.

The A looks like it will be a good one.

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 02:51 PM

What is the track voltage?


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Posted 27 June 2014 - 02:55 PM

Just looked at the track. Nice!

Greg, will there be pictures later on?

Good luck to "A" guys.
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Posted 27 June 2014 - 03:02 PM

GT Coupe A Main results

1) James Merriman - 33/33/33/33/35/34/33/33 = 267 laps 10 sections
2) Ralph Thorne - 33/33/35/32/34/32/33/31 = 263 laps 7 sections
3) Terry Tawney - 32/32/34/30/34/33/33/31 = 259 laps 7 sections
4) Troy Johnson - 31/31/33/33/33/32/33/32 = 258 laps 10 sections
5) Rick Moore - 30/31/34/33/34/32/33/30 = 257 laps 22 sections
6) Jay Guard - 31/32/33/34/33/33/31/30 = 257 laps 14 sections
7) John Clow - 31/31/32/33/33/33/31/29 = 253 laps 22 sections
8) Chris Barnes - 29/30/30/33/32/32/15/28 = 229 laps 9 sections


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Posted 27 June 2014 - 03:23 PM

GT Coupe Final Combined results

1) James Merriman - 267 laps 10 sections
2) Ralph Thorne - 263 laps 7 sections
3) Terry Tawney - 259 laps 7 sections
4) Troy Johnson - 258 laps 10 sections
5) Rick Moore - 257 laps 22 sections
6) Jay Guard - 257 laps 14 sections
7) Will Brinkley - 256 laps 21 sections
8) John Clow - 253 laps 22 sections
9) Keith Bernstein - 253 laps 20 sections
10) Stan Hutson - 249 laps 15 sections
11) Bob Foster - 249 laps 13 sections
12) Bud Greene - 242 laps 20 sections
13) Ed Hoffman - 237 laps 19 sections
14) Gil Gundersen - 234 laps 6 sections
15) Tim Hould - 230 laps 9 sections
16) Chris Barnes - 229 laps 9 sections
17) Greg Walker - 228 laps 19 sections
18) Grant Goerner - 226 laps 5 sections
19) Jim Smith - 212 laps 7 sections
20) Wayne Thomas - 186 laps 6 sections
21) Tom Harrington - 172 laps
22) Logan Brinkley - 159 laps

 

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GTC podium, L to R: Ralph Thorne, James Merriman, and Terry Tawney.

 

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Merriman's first place car.

 

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Thorne's second place car.

 

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Tawney's third place car.


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Posted 27 June 2014 - 03:29 PM

Congrats, James.

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 03:31 PM

What is the track voltage?


13.4v I am told.

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 03:34 PM

Greg, will there be pictures later on?


Yes, after I get home. No easy way to get pics from the camera to the IPad while here.

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 03:38 PM

You need an iPad Air; it takes pretty damn good pictures.

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 03:55 PM

Congrats to James, Ralph, and Terry.

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 03:58 PM

Those young punks are hard to beat.

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 03:59 PM

They both run really good on that track.

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 04:00 PM

Congrats to James, Ralph, and Terry.

 
Ditto...
 
A podium for RWB GRRR Terry is a great showing.
 
So there are no move-ups?
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Posted 27 June 2014 - 04:21 PM

Just for F1 and Can-Am usually, to save time at multi-class big races.

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 04:23 PM

Congrats to James, Ralph and my man Terry.
Test, test, test, and go test some more.
You're never fast enough!!! 💯

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 05:22 PM

Got-cha, Tony...
 
Danny, if you were there you might just be 'handlin things'.
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Posted 27 June 2014 - 06:31 PM

Congrats, James... great run...
 

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Posted 27 June 2014 - 06:44 PM

OMG, what does the voltage matter? Who cares, it's the same for everyone racing...
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Posted 27 June 2014 - 06:49 PM

OMG  Does it really matter? Who cares, it's the same for everyone racing.....

 

Terry, now what do you really mean?


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Posted 27 June 2014 - 06:51 PM

Bob, he had me puzzled too but he edited his post so it makes sense.


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Posted 27 June 2014 - 06:56 PM

Thanks, Butch... I did, too.
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Posted 27 June 2014 - 07:25 PM

Congrats to James, Ralph and Terry. These guys are always fast!
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