Highlights
- It was a three horse race in Sports Car with Bob (Testarossa), Jack (Modena) and James (Ferrari 458). Bob finished first with 90.5 laps. Jack was second, about a lap down. James finished third about a lap down from Jack.
- In Trans-Am, four drivers, all driving Firebird T/As battled it out for the top three spots. In a close contest, it was James (90.4 laps), Bob (89.5 laps) and Rich (89.2 laps) for first through third respectively.
The field was unusually diverse consisting of the ever popular Modena Spyder, a Modena Coupe, Ferrari 458, Ferrari Testarossa and a D-Jaguar. From the outset, it was obvious that Bob, Jack and James were going to be hard to beat. All three turned fast laps in the mid 5.0 second range. Richs Modena was the best of the rest and could only muster a 5.212 fast lap. Bob ran an extremely consistent race (95.31%) to finish first with 90.5 laps. Jacks purple Modena was second, about a lap down and James finished third about a lap down from Jack. Below are images of the grid and details of the finishing order.
The most unusual entry was Nicks D-Jaguar. The Jag is a Resilient Resins car meant to run in Pelican Parks Tourist Trophy (TT) Class. The TT class features 1940s and 1950s production sports cars. Unfortunately, Nicks D-Jag was no match for the much wider late model production sports cars. Below is an image of this very cool ride.
Trans-Am
This class always makes for some exciting racing. The most popular body is the Firebird T/A because of its width and large wheel openings that facilitate a very wide track. Six out of seven cars on the grid were Firebird T/As. Rons yellow Barracuda was the only exception (see images below).
From the outset it seemed that all but Nick and Terry had a chance for a podium finish. The other five competitors turned fast laps ranging from 5.099 (James) to 5.222 (Ron). The race came down to the last heat. All three of the top competitors, James, Bob and Rich had a chance for the win. James was about a lap ahead of Bob, who in turn was about a half lap ahead of Rich. When the green flag dropped it was an all-out brawl for the top spot. Rich and Bob both drove the heat on the edge of control in an attempt to catch James. James simply wanted keep his lap advantage driving such that neither Bob nor Rich were able to unlap themselves. In the end, I believe, Bob had closed on James a bit and Rich was unable to close on Bob. James claimed the top step of the podium finishing with 90.4 laps. Bob was second with 89.5 laps and Rich was third with 89.2 laps. Below are images of the grid and details of the finishing order.
