Drivers' Championship
Series Race 7
2009 Race 39
Oct. 24, 2009
Autodromo Baia della Sud
In the words of the late Gilda Radner playing her Rosanne Rosannadanna character, "It just goes to show you, Jane, it's always something," and that something was a recurring power issue on the green lane, so bad that it required the exclusion of the green scores. (Smalley had a mild fit about this, while Christophe celebrated quietly, but that's neither here nor there.) The holes in this week's tables reflect this, as well as how it impacted the overall race scores. Mike Smalley, despite having a good score on green nullified, managed to still win the race, followed by Eddie Shorer and Terry De Los Santos. With this race, two events remain for the class, but the Drivers Championship is settled.
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Loaners
Only (H Champ.)
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90s Ninco GT1--Meet 22, Race
36: 24 October 2009
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Autodromo Baia Della Sud
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3Min Heats: Clockwise 13v
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Lane1
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Lane2
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Lane3
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Lane4
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Driver
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Car
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Red
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Green
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Blue
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Yellow
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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20.0
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x
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19.1
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19.2
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58.3
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1
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20
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SHORER,
Eddie
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19.5
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x
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18.8
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19.4
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57.7
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2
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18
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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19.7
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x
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18.5
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18.8
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57.0
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3
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16
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DELUY,
Christophe
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19.4
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x
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18.3
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19.0
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56.7
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4
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15
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PAWL,
Mike
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18.6
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x
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18.7
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18.6
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55.9
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5
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14
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SMITH,
Stan
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20.5
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x
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16.2
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18.9
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55.6
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6
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13
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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18.5
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x
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18.8
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18.1
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55.4
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7
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12
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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19.5
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x
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18.3
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16.6
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54.4
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8
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11
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EWING,
J.R.
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17.4
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x
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17.2
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19.1
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53.7
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9
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10
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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17.6
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x
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17.9
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16.7
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52.2
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10
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9
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BEER, Ed
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17.7
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x
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15.2
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17.3
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50.2
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11
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8
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HAWKINS,
John
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13.5
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x
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14.5
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14.3
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42.3
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12
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7
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 6
2009 Race 29
Aug. 1, 2009
Silverlake Speedway
With our only full championship race done, we held a "special stage" of rally cars-a host's choice-for the Drivers' Championship. (This will not appear on the master scorecard, but it will be in the H Championship.) Between races the orange controller was fixed and ran flawlessly for the duration. Nothing strange happened this time, other than hometrack hero Craig inexplicably missing a podium; the other two usual suspects, coupled with Bruce Talamon, took those honors.
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SCX 4WD Special Stage -- Meet 15,
Race X: 1 August 2009
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Craig's Crazy 8
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3Min Heats: Clockwise 13v
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Lane1
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Lane2
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Lane3
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Lane4
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Rank
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Driver
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Car
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Red
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White
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Green
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Orange
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Total
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Rank
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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57.3
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56.9
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56.2
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55.8
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226.2
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1
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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55.6
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56.7
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55.7
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55.9
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223.9
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2
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TALAMON,
Bruce
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54.1
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55.4
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53.5
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53.6
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216.6
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3
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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53.4
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55.8
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53.8
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50.6
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213.6
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4
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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51.6
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53.9
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50.9
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48.2
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204.6
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5
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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51.4
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54.2
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50.0
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47.4
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203.0
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6
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RICK,
Nigel
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49.7
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49.2
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51.8
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48.1
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198.8
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7
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BECK, Bob
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43.9
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50.3
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53.7
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50.1
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198.0
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8
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SMITH,
Stan
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44.2
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52.6
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51.9
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45.8
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194.5
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9
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DELUY,
Gabriela
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46.3
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49.7
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50.2
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44.5
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190.7
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10
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DELUY,
Christophe
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47.5
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52.3
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41.6
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46.7
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188.1
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11
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BEER, Ed
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45.5
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48.3
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48.9
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43.4
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186.1
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12
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PAWL,
Mike
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47.7
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51.3
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39.6
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46.7
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185.3
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13
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 4
2009 Race 24
Jul. 11, 2009
Riverside Raceway
This was the round that we could not host at Bill's back in May. Mike Smalley, our host, prepared the three-car Ford GT40 set and a token Ferrari 512-three Fords and a would-have-been-such that the Fords would win every heat; much to Mike's consternation, no one told this to the Ferrari, which won several rounds when SFJ changed the lane assignments before the race. Our racer friend from last year, Steve Schrader, making his first appearance this year, taught many of us some lessons, lapping the slower drivers like a thirsty dog (yours truly will leave the visuals to you.) In the end, the usual suspects stormed the podium, with newest member Craig just off in fourth and Johnny-come-very-lately Steve Schrader a strong fifth.
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Loaners
Only (H Champ.)
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60s/70s Fly Le Mans -- Meet , Race
24: 11 July 2009
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Smalley's Riverside Raceway
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3Min Heats: Clockwise 12v
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Lane 1
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Lane 2
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Lane 3
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Lane 4
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Driver
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Car
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Yellow
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Blue
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White
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Red
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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26.6
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26.5
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26.8
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27.4
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107.3
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1
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20
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SNIPES,
Daniel
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25.8
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26.1
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26.3
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26.8
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105.0
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2
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18
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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24.6
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24.6
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27.3
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26.5
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103.0
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3
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16
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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25.1
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24.6
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26.2
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25.8
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101.7
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4
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15
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SCHRADER,
Steve
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24.6
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24.9
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25.6
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26.2
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101.3
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5
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14
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BECK, Bob
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23.8
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25.6
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26.1
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25.4
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100.9
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6
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13
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CHAN,
Chris
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24.4
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24.8
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25.4
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26.1
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100.7
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7
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12
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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24.6
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23.6
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26.3
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25.3
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99.8
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8
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11
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EWING,
J.R.
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23.3
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25.4
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25.1
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24.9
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98.7
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9
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10
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RICK,
Nigel
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23.6
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24.3
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25.5
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24.7
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98.1
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10
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9
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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23.3
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24.9
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25.2
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24.4
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97.8
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11
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8
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TALAMON,
Bruce
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22.8
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24.6
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25.6
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24.0
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97.0
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12
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7
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WOODS,
Gary
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23.1
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24.2
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25.6
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23.6
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96.5
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13
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6
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BEER, Ed
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21.6
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22.4
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24.2
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22.6
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90.8
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14
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5
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Drivers
Championship
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Scalex
GT40
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Scalex
GT40
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Scalex
Ferrari
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Scalex
GT40
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Bruce
McLaren
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Ken Miles
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Who Cares
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Hutchinson
& Bucknam
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 4
2009 Race 23
Jun. 20, 2009
Riverside Raceway
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Loaners
Only (H Champ.)
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Scalextric TransAm--Meet 12, Race
23: 20 June 2009
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Smalley's Riverside Raceway
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3Min Heats: Clockwise 12v
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Lane1
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Lane2
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Lane3
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Lane4
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Driver
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Car
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Yellow
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Blue
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White
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Red
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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26.1
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25.4
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25.4
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26.5
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103.4
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1
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20
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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25.4
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24.5
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25.8
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24.5
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100.2
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2
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18
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SHORER,
Eddie
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25.1
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24.5
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24.5
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24.3
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98.4
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3
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16
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EWING,
J.R.
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23.8
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24.3
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24.3
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24.5
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96.9
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4
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15
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SCHNIEDEWIND,
Bill
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24.5
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24.2
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23.8
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24.4
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96.9
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4
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15
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TALAMON,
Bruce
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23.8
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23.1
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23.8
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24.6
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95.3
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6
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13
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SMITH,
Stan
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24.3
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22.8
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23.4
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24.8
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95.3
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6
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13
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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22.9
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23.4
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24.5
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24.3
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95.1
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8
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11
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WOODS,
Gary
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22.6
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22.8
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23.2
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25.1
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93.7
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9
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10
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PAWL,
Mike
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22.5
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22.9
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24.4
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23.8
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93.6
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10
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9
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CHAN,
Chris
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24.9
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23.6
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23.3
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21.6
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93.4
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11
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8
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DELUY, Christophe
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22.4
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22.8
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23.4
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24.1
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92.7
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12
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7
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BARNES,
Opel
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23.6
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23.1
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23.6
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21.3
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91.6
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13
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6
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BEER, Ed
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21.9
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23.0
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22.3
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23.0
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90.2
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14
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5
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 3
2009 Race 15
May. 2, 2009
Targa Florio
An old habit had to be broken-namely, calling a racer in a particular car as opposed to a particular lane, especially since the lanes were shared. With the congestion of four cars in two lanes (actually, in one stretch, one lane, and that with a wicked hairpin), there were plenty of collisions and pile-ups with the track blocked on more than one occasion; the town square in the upper right of the layout was especially prone to close calls and T-bones. The teething problems of this circuit also made themselves known; car 4 was not counting properly, which led to some wild variance in lap counts. SFJ made the executive decision to award a flat 12 laps to everyone as a default score for that car (and so as not to screw up the driver metrics), thus taking that car out of play.
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Loaners
Only (H Champ.)
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50s/60s Ninco Le Mans--Meet 9,
Race 15: 2 May 2009
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Schniedewind Targa Florio
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3Min Heats: Clockwise 13v
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Car 1
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Car 2
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Car 3
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Car 4
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Rank
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Driver
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Car
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Red
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White
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Green
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Orange
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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BECK, Bob
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13.2
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13.6
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13.2
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12.0
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52.0
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1
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20
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SCHNIEDEWIND,
Bill
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13.3
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14.1
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11.4
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12.0
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50.8
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2
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18
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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13.7
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12.4
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12.7
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12.0
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50.8
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2
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18
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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13.0
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13.1
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12.4
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12.0
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50.5
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4
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15
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EWING,
J.R.
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13.4
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13.1
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11.6
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12.0
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50.1
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5
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14
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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13.2
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12.3
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12.4
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12.0
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49.9
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6
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13
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SHORER,
Eddie
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13.7
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12.1
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11.9
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12.0
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49.7
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7
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12
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WOODS,
Gary
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12.4
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13.3
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11.7
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12.0
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49.4
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8
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11
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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13.2
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12.2
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11.8
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12.0
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49.2
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9
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10
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WISEMAN,
Jim
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12.2
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12.7
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12.2
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12.0
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49.1
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10
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9
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BRACHER,
Russell
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12.6
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13.4
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10.8
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12.0
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48.8
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11
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8
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WESTON,
Tim
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11.7
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13.2
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11.6
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12.0
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48.5
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12
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7
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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12.6
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11.6
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11.9
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12.0
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48.1
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13
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6
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BEER, Ed
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12.1
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11.8
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12.2
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12.0
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48.1
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13
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6
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CHAN,
Chris
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11.9
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12.2
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11.8
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12.0
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47.9
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15
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4
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POLAKOW,
Bill
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11.7
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11.6
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12.5
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12.0
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47.8
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16
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3
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BARNES,
Opel
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10.6
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13.1
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11.8
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12.0
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47.5
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17
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2
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TALAMON,
Bruce
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11.4
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10.4
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12.1
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12.0
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45.9
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18
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1
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 2
2009 Race 13
Apr. 4, 2009
Circuit Villeneuve
The jump to light speed was made with the Slot.it class, and they were every bit the spaceships about which they're written. White and orange were the difficult lanes this time; the track was re-profiled to alleviate the problems of the hairpin for orange near "Lac Jacques", but now the car on white had random de-slot problems of its own; whoever mastered these would earn the victory. In a late charge, Terry De Los Santos did this best to earn the win, but again it was not a usual-suspects lockout; while all three were on the podium, Bruce Talamon managed to tie for a bronze, with that same unnamed person again just shy for fifth, this time by a mere 0.2 laps. Adding to the drama, first through eighth were separated by only 3 laps.
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Loaners
Only (H Champ.)
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80's Slot.it LeMans -- Meet 7,
Race 13: 4 April 2009
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Circuit Villeneuve
|
3Min Heats: Clockwise 10v
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Lane1
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Lane2
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Lane3
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Lane4
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Driver
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Car
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Red
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White
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Green
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Orange
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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29.9
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26.0
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28.7
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26.6
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111.2
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1
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20
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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29.7
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26.3
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28.4
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26.7
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111.1
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2
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18
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SNIPES,
Daniel
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29.5
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26.6
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26.8
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27.4
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110.3
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3
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16
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TALAMON,
Bruce
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29.2
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25.8
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28.5
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26.8
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110.3
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3
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16
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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29.3
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25.4
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28.6
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26.8
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110.1
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5
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14
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CHAN,
Chris
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28.0
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26.4
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28.0
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26.5
|
108.9
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6
|
13
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
|
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27.8
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27.4
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27.0
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26.1
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108.3
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7
|
12
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BECK, Bob
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27.9
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25.3
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27.5
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27.5
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108.2
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8
|
11
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SCHNIEDEWIND,
Bill
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28.5
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23.6
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28.1
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26.6
|
106.8
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9
|
10
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EWING,
J.R.
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26.0
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26.3
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26.5
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26.7
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105.5
|
10
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9
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WOODS,
Gary
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27.8
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22.0
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27.5
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26.7
|
104.0
|
11
|
8
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WESTON,
Tim
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26.9
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24.0
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27.2
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25.9
|
104.0
|
11
|
8
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BRACHER,
Russell
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26.4
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24.0
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25.4
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26.7
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102.5
|
13
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6
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SHORER,
Eddie
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28.2
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21.0
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25.7
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26.3
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101.2
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14
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5
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BARNES,
Opel
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25.2
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24.5
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25.0
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26.2
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100.9
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15
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4
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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25.3
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20.8
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24.8
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24.8
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95.7
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16
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3
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 1
2009 Race 4
Jan. 31, 2009
Nigelstone
The open-wheelers made their debut today, and this is the class that yours truly usually does well with, and this was true today as well, hanging around the top five all race, finishing a well-done fourth. One of the usual suspects was late getting to the race, but he made it in time to do his four stints, and he still showed a strong third even with no practice. Our host and the circuit's namesake, Nigel Rick, said under his breath during the webcast, "This is going to be a tight race", and indeed it was, with the podium spread by only 0.4 laps, with yours truly merely 1.5 laps down. There were three ties among the 21 competitors, and, to show just how close it was, fourth through eighteenth-sixteen racers, counting the tie for 18th-tallied a spread of only 4.4 laps! If space permits, I'll do a chart showing how close this was.
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Loaners
Only (H Champ.)
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SCX F1 1970/80's Meet 2, Race
3: 31 Jan 2009
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Nigelstone
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3Min Heats: Clockwise 13v
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Lane1
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Lane2
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Lane3
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Lane4
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Driver
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Car
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Red
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Green
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Yellow
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Blue
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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Drivers
Championship
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20.1
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21.0
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22.3
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21.2
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84.6
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1
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20
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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Drivers
Championship
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21.6
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20.6
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21.4
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20.9
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84.5
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2
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18
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SNIPES,
Daniel
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Drivers
Championship
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20.3
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21.1
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21.5
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21.3
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84.2
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3
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16
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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Drivers
Championship
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20.6
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21.0
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20.5
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20.6
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82.7
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4
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15
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BECK, Bob
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Drivers
Championship
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20.4
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20.9
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20.3
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21.0
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82.6
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5
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14
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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Drivers
Championship
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20.7
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20.8
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20.7
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20.3
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82.5
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6
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13
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SCOTT,
Bob
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Drivers
Championship
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20.7
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21.3
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18.8
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20.6
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81.4
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7
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12
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SHORER,
Eddie
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Drivers
Championship
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20.0
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19.5
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20.8
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20.1
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80.4
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8
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11
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RICK,
Nigel
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Drivers
Championship
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20.6
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19.7
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19.6
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20.4
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80.3
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9
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10
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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Drivers
Championship
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19.6
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20.2
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20.3
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20.1
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80.2
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10
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9
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SCHNEIDEWIND,
Bill
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Drivers
Championship
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20.0
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20.2
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19.7
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20.1
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80.0
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11
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8
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SMITH,
Stan
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Drivers
Championship
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18.9
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19.7
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21.4
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20.0
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80.0
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11
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8
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WOLFE,
Jim
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Drivers
Championship
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19.8
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19.4
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20.8
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19.9
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79.9
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13
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6
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WOODS,
Gary
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Drivers
Championship
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19.5
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18.8
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20.7
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20.5
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79.5
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14
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5
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POLAKOW,
Bill
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Drivers
Championship
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19.1
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19.3
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20.3
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20.1
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78.8
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15
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4
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TALAMON,
Bruce
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Drivers
Championship
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20.8
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18.4
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20.5
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19.1
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78.8
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15
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4
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EWING,
J.R.
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Drivers
Championship
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19.1
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19.3
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19.8
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20.4
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78.6
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17
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2
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PAWL,
Mike
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Drivers
Championship
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20.3
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19.6
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19.6
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18.8
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78.3
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18
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1
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WESTON,
Tim
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Drivers
Championship
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19.1
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20.5
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19.4
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19.3
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78.3
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18
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1
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BRACHER,
Russell
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Drivers
Championship
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18.9
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18.9
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20.1
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19.1
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77.0
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20
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0
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BEER, Ed
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Drivers
Championship
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17.6
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18.5
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17.9
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18.1
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72.1
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21
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0
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Drivers
Championship Loaners
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Ferrari
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Minardi
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Jordan
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Mclaren/Lola
Ford
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