Races for 4/17/2010
Ninco GT1 Le Mans
Series Race 2
2010 Race 15
Apr. 17, 2010
Silverlake Speedway
Once again, 3-second laps were the norm on the Crazy 8, and the Nincos didn't disappoint; it was like running a scale version of Martinsville with a crossover. (NASCAR folks wouldn't recognize the cars, though.) In the warm-up, some of the loaners were unusually grippy, finding places to steer the cars out of the slot; a reassignment of cars ended this and provided a good overall sampling, though the red lane car dogged a bit near the end. Usual Suspect Mike Smalley survived the "Full Nelson" in heat 8 (flanked by the family of the same name), but couldn't handle the renaissance of the other Usual Suspect, Terry De Los Santos, who charged for the win in the final heat. Suspects-in-Training Eddie Shorer and Craig Williamson followed, closely pursued by yours truly, who got bit by the dog in the final heat to finish an unsatisfying fifth.
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Ninco GT1 Le Mans--Meet 8, Round
14: 17 April 2010
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Craig's Silverlake Speedway
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4 Min 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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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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79.3
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81.6
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80.7
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75.6
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317.2
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1
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20
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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80.3
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80.6
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79.5
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74.2
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314.6
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2
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18
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SHORER,
Eddie
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78.5
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79.7
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77.9
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72.7
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308.8
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3
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16
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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69.6
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77.9
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74.4
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75.8
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297.7
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4
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15
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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65.6
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80.3
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75.3
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75.0
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296.2
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5
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14
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EWING,
J.R.
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72.6
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76.3
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72.4
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71.9
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293.2
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6
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13
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DELUY,
Christophe
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73.6
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71.9
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73.1
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73.0
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291.6
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7
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12
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RODRIGUEZ,
Richard
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74.0
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70.5
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74.3
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63.8
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282.6
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8
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11
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NELSON,
Ryan
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66.2
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69.3
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63.7
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66.8
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266.0
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9
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10
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NELSON,
Nigel
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60.3
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68.6
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57.6
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59.3
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245.8
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10
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9
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 3
2010 Race 16
Apr. 17, 2010
Silverlake Speedway
Another set of Le Mans cars took the track for the next race, this time a mixed batch of cars from the late seventies and early eighties Group 5 class. Given the grippiness of the previous race, we were at a total loss as to how these would perform. Once we got going, the answer was clear: variable!! The outers were a bit tippy, and the orange loaner was just flat-out evil (see the table for car-lane assignments.) Over all the grousing, Michael Smalley returned to the top flight of the podium, followed by Terry DLS and Craig Williamson.
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Driver's Championship--Meet 8,
Round 15: 17 April 2010
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Craig's Silverlake Speedway
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4 Min 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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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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SMALLEY,
Michael
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79.0
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74.1
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77.8
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70.5
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301.4
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20
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SHORER,
Eddie
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75.6
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78.3
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77.3
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69.8
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301.0
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2
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18
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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71.7
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75.5
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79.0
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66.3
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292.5
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3
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16
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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74.2
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79.3
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77.5
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58.9
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289.9
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4
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15
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DELUY,
Christophe
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73.9
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76.0
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74.5
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64.8
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289.2
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5
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14
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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70.9
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74.9
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72.8
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61.7
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280.3
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6
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13
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NELSON,
Ryan
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63.4
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69.3
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60.2
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57.7
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250.6
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7
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12
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RODRIGUEZ,
Richard
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63.9
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70.4
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59.3
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56.9
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250.5
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8
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11
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NELSON,
Nigel
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56.3
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66.7
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61.8
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53.5
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238.3
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9
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10
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BMW 320i
Turbo
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Lancia
Beta Montecarlo
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DeTomaso
Pantera
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Porsche
935
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