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RACE REPORT #5:
***Thanks to Darrell LeBlanc for hosting Round 5 of the Crossflow Cup. He has also graciously provided us with the following race report and photos! Disclaimer however, while the race report does NOT reflect which cars were running on Crossflow Cup legal tires, the points will. And a special thanks to our pointskeeper Dana VanTassel for being paddock police and keeping tabs on who was running what tires for us! ***
Round #5 of the Crossflow Cup too place July 9-11 with perfect Portland weather in the 80's all weekend.
25 cars took to the track for Friday morning practice. Ralph Hill got off to a fast start in his Crossle 35F with a 1:24:03, followed by John Greeven in his Crossle 32F with a 1:24:41. Historic Ford practice saw Bob Posner's Titan post a 1:24.82, followed closely by Wade Carter's Titan 1:25:31. Since this was a three day event, two qualifying sessions allowed drivers to get used to the track and have multiple opportunities to set their qualifying time for Saturday's feature race. In the Friday afternoon qualifying session, Crossle 32F's topped the Club Ford timesheets with Mark Jaremko (past SCCA DSR National Champion) setting a time of1:24:38 and Quinn Posner two tenths behind with a 1:24:58. Dan Cowdrey, in his Crossle, led the Historic Fords with a time of 1:24:73, followed by Bob Posner a few tenths behind. Saturday mornings qualifying saw Ralph Hill take pole with a 1:24:01, but John Greeven found a new line around the track with a 1:24:12. Dan Cowdrey topped the Historic Ford timesheet with a 1:24:15. The top seven drivers were separated by less than half a second - a hint of what was to come that afternoon.
Saturday afternoons feature race saw 24 cars take the green flag, with Mark Jaremko finish first overall with a best lap of 1:24.29. Ralph Hill finished second in Club Ford and second overall. Ralph grabbed the fastest lap of the race with a 1:23.95 - the only driver to dip into the 1:23's all weekend. In Historic Ford, Ed Van Tassel got his first win of the year, beating Bob Posner by two thousandths of a second. Some drivers were running on fumes at the end of the 30 minute race, with Ed running out of gas on the cool down lap.
At the conclusion of Saturday's exciting Feature Race we honored our Master's Division racers which consist of racers 60 years or older on race day. All of our Master's podium winners did exceptionally well in the Feature Race with Masters first place John Greeven finishing 4th, our second place Russ Werner finishing 7th and our third place Brian Forster finishing 8th overall in the Feature Race. These fine racers fit the definition of a Master: a class for competitors over the usual age for the highest level of competition.
Masters Division
1st - John Greeven
2nd - Russ Werner
3rd -Brian Forster
Club Ford Podium
1st - Mark Jaremko
2nd - Ralph Hill
3rd - Quinn Posner
Historic Ford Podium
1st -Ed VanTassel
2nd - Bob Posner
3rd - John Ballantyne
POINTS STANDINGS:
HISTORIC:
Baker, Danny 46
Romak, Steve 31
Lauber, Martin 24
Wait, Andrew 23
Lauber, Ed 16
Cowdrey, Dan 14
VanTassel, Ed 14
Ballantyne, John 13
Colyvas, Nicholas 12
Streets, Jay 12
full list on website here
CLUB:
Heil, Kelly 34
Forster, Brian 31
Swanson, Brian 23
Wise, Dan 23
Cross, Colin 21
Dezzani, Alan 19
Lynn, Jim 15
Hill, Ralph 11
Jaremko, Mark 11
Posner, Quinn 10
PARTY HIGHLIGHTS:
Thanks to the Ivey's for hosting the Portland round party at Ivey Engines HQ! A great time was had by all!
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
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UPCOMING RACES:
CSRG @ Sonoma: October 1-3 (season finale!) stay tuned for updates and countdown
FUN-DING THE FUN
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