OP updated with WGI results and season award winners...

Sunday AM qualifying, NASCAR short course;



Sunday PM race;



Andy

the Saturday night get together was well attended, big THANKS to Mark and Amy Mercurio for hosting



Andy

Pit stroll;

Jared Hincer



Bob Davis



Danny Lowry



Ricky Sanders



Mike Attaway



John Helmers



Babe Branscombe



Dick Rukh (before)



Jen Krpata ran really well in Sat AM qualifying, till the engine let go at the flag stand



Frank Cioppettini





Mark Mercurio (before)



Randy Walker



Andy Trought



Andy

Well, that didn't go as planned
SPO is decided, as is GT2
Mark (SPO) spun, Dick (GT2) splatted him, both cars are done for the weekend
nobody got hurt, cars are fixable
more to follow

Andy

OP updated with Saturday's race results...

Sat AM qualifying results;



Quote of the day from Babe Branscombe  "when we used to race here with V8stockcar, you guys had stock cars, you've really stepped up your game!"

should be a fun race this PM


Andy

I'm not at the track but have been keeping up with things via Race Monitor. It looks like everyone survived the Friday test day, and after this morning's 20-minute qualifying session (on the full course) here's the line-up:

. 1st SPO (2 OA) - Mark Mercurio, A&M Auto/FlyinWrenchz Racing Camaro; 1.54.447
. 2nd SPO (3 OA) - Andy Trought, Winfield Farms Camaro; 1.55.052
. 1st GT1 (5 OA) - Ricky Sanders, PitBoxes.com Camaro; 1.59.235
. 1st GT2 (7 OA) - Danny Lowry, PitBoxes.com Corvette; 2.01.426
. 1st GTA (9 OA) - Bob Davis, AquaPro Pools Monte Carlo; 2.01.630
. 2nd GTA (10 OA) - Jack Stanford, BuyAVette.net Chevy SS; 2.02.320
. 3rd GTA (11 OA) - Jared Hincher, Matrix Auto/Morgan Lumber Camaro; 2.02.611
. 2nd GT2 (12 OA) - Dick Ruckh, Team 7 Racing Camaro; 2.03.480
. 4th GTA (13 OA) - Randy Walker, Walker Properties Camaro; 2.03.882
. 3rd GT2 (14 OA) - Mike Attaway, ATCO Demolition Camaro; 2.04.577

As noted before, Chip Bozeman is our 2021 T1 champion and Ricky can clinch the GT1 championship just by taking the green flag this afternoon, but SPO, GT2, and GTA are all still under contention. Given the closeness of the times, this 25-minute race should be a barn-burner!!!

Watching Saturday's race from a distance, so hopefully those in attendance can add details.

Everybody holds station for the first three laps, then on lap 4 Jack gets by Bob to lead in GTA. On lap 8 Andy comes by ahead of Mark in SPO, then on the next lap both Mark and Dick fail to come around. The next lap Andy fails to come around and the race is checkered well short of the 25-minute time limit after 10 laps, so I can only guess somebody was stranded in a precarious position. At the end the order (according to Race Monitor) is:

. 1st GT1 (3 OA) - Ricky Sanders, PitBoxes.com Camaro; 1.58.409
. 1st GTA (4 OA) - Jack Stanford, BuyAVette.net Chevy SS; 2.00.779
. 2nd GTA (5 OA) - Bob Davis, AquaPro Pools Monte Carlo; 2.02.169
. 1st GT2 (6 OA) - Danny Lowry, PitBoxes.com Corvette; 2.02.891
. 3rd GTA (7 OA) - Jared Hincher, Matrix Auto/Morgan Lumber Camaro; 2.02.443
. 2nd GT2 (8 OA) - Mike Attaway, ATCO Demolition Camaro; 2.03.592
. 4th GTA (9 OA) - Randy Walker, Walker Properties Camaro; 2.03.476
. 1st SPO (11 OA) - Andy Trought, Winfield Farms Camaro; 1.54.480
. 3rd GT2 (13 OA) - Dick Ruckh, Team 7 Racing Camaro; 2.03.031
. 2nd SPO (19 OA) - Mark Mercurio, A&M Auto/FlyinWrenchz Racing Camaro; 1.54.862

What that means in the championships still TBD.

GT1:
. 1st Ricky Sanders - 115
. 2nd Zach Monette - 104

GT2:
. 1st Danny Lowry - 155
. 2nd Dick Ruckh - 148

GTA:
. 1st Jack Stanford - 168
. 2nd Jared Hincher - 157
. 3rd Randy Walker - 144

SPO:
. 1st Andy Trought - 157
. 2nd Mark Mercurio - 144

Zach is at the Runoffs in Indy so Ricky has pretty much clinched the GT1 championship. GT2, GTA, and SPO are still to be decided by Sunday's 25-minute race on the short (NASCAR) course. And since the track has changed, qualifying tomorrow WILL matter.

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As stated below, Mark Mercurio spun in Saturday's race and was collected by Dick Ruckh, so both of them are out for Sunday. I also see that Bob Davis did not turn any laps during the 20-minute qualifying session but don't know why. This is how they'll line up on Sunday afternoon:

. 1st SPO (2 OA) - Andy Trought, Winfield Farms Camaro; 1.16.367
. 1st GT1 (3 OA) - Ricky Sanders, PitBoxes.com Camaro; 1.16.545
. 1st GTA (4 OA) - Jack Stanford, BuyAVette.net Chevy SS; 1.17.880
. 2nd GTA (5 OA) - Jared Hincher, Matrix Auto/Morgan Lumber Camaro; 1.18.523
. 1st GT2 (6 OA) - Danny Lowry, PitBoxes.com Corvette; 1.19.077
. 2nd GT2 (8 OA) - Mike Attaway, ATCO Demolition Camaro; 1.19.362
. 3rd GTA (7 OA) - Randy Walker, Walker Properties Camaro; 1.20.570
. no time - Bob Davis, AquaPro Pools Monte Carlo
. no time - Dick Ruckh, Team 7 Racing Camaro
. no time - Mark Mercurio, A&M Auto/FlyinWrenchz Racing Camaro

While SPO and GT2 have now been decided (as well at GT1 and T1), GTA is still up for grabs - seven points separate Jack and Jared with a nine point swing between first and third. Good luck to all this afternoon.

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Looked like an exciting race on Sunday afternoon. Jared got by Jack briefly to lead in GTA, then blew the engine in the Esses. Right after that Jack's shift lever broke so he ran the rest of the race in fourth gear. Mike got by Danny briefly but then Danny rallied at the end. Ricky's ignition shut off after two laps, and Andy ran second until the last two laps then got by for the overall win!

At the checkers:

. 1st SPO (1 OA) - Andy Trought, Winfield Farms Camaro; 1.14.573
. 1st GT2 (3 OA) - Danny Lowry, PitBoxes.com Corvette; 1.18.777
. 2nd GT2 (4 OA) - Mike Attaway, ATCO Demolition Camaro; 1.19.328
. 1st GTA (5 OA) - Jack Stanford, BuyAVette.net Chevy SS; 1.17.753
. 2nd GTA (6 OA) - Randy Walker, Walker Properties Camaro; 1.20.281
. 3rd GTA (15 OA) - Jared Hincher, Matrix Auto/Morgan Lumber Camaro; 1.18.425
. 1st GT1 (17 OA) - Ricky Sanders, PitBoxes.com Camaro; 1.16.318
. no time - Bob Davis, AquaPro Pools Monte Carlo
. no time - Dick Ruckh, Team 7 Racing Camaro
. no time - Mark Mercurio, A&M Auto/FlyinWrenchz Racing Camaro

Ends up Andy also set a new SPO track record for the short course!

2021 Award Winners:
. GT1 - Ricky Sanders
. GT2 - Danny Lowry, Dick Ruckh
. GTA - Jack Stanford, Jared Hincher, Randy Walker
. SPO - Andy Trought, Mark Mercurio, Bob Monette
. T1 - Chip Bozeman

Pre-registration closes at 3:00 EDT on Friday (tomorrow), but it looks like we'll have 11 V8RRS members attending. Chip Bozeman has locked up the championship in T-1 and Ricky Sanders wins GT1 just by taking the green flag in one of the two races, but GT2, GTA, and SPO are still to be decided.

Current standings (listing those who still have a shot at their championship):

GT1
1. Zach Monette * - 104
2. Ricky Sanders - 90

GT2
1. Dick Ruckh - 130
2. Danny Lowry - 128
3. Tony Cook * - 114
4. Mike Attaway - 82

GTA
1. Jared Hincher - 138
2. Jack Stanford - 136
3. Chris Durbin * - 132
4. Randy Walker - 127
5. Steve Magowen * - 99

SPO
1. Andy Trought - 131
2. Mark Mercurio - 123
3. Bob Monette * - 97

T1
1. Chip Bozeman * - 125

* - not registered yet, but there's still time!

Good luck to all and be safe!

Entry list (post #1) updated thru Monday of race week!