Ninco GT1 Le Mans
Series Race 6
2010 Race 47
Dec. 11, 2010
Circuit Villeneuve
As always Bruce's track produced close racing along with plenty of spills and thrills. Christophe DeLuy used a Slot.It Nissan body cobbled on to a Ninco McLaren F1 GTR chassis to earn a tie with me for second place. In the SCX F1 race he then went on to beat me to the third step on the podium by just 1 tenth. Terry De Los Santos handily won both races having seemingly no competition with Daniel and Michael not racing on the day. Eddie Shorer managed fourth with four top-fives in the Ninco GT1 race, but apparently ran into trouble and presumably a bunch of exposed, spinning tires in the F1 race, only mustering a tenth with just one top-five.
Tom Geise took a strong second place in the F1 race, and Bruce Talamon took his F1 Ferrari to 5th on the home track. Thomas used the loaner cars to good effect with a fifth and a sixth place to show for it. JR Ewing showed up and got right into the mix with two good finishes racing closely with Gary Woods, Tim Weston, Thomas, Eddie and Tom.
It was a beautiful day outside and somehow we all seemed to have some extra Christmas spirit, even with the 75 degrees and sunshine. The little red gift packages made us each think how great it would be if Santa's elves really did make Scalextrics. Thanks, Stephen and Bruce.
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Ninco GT1--Meet 25, Round 41: 11 December 2010
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Circuit Villeneuve
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3 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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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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1
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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McLaren
GTR
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30.1
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26.7
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27.5
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26.1
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110.4
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1
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20
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2
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DELUY,
Christophe
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Nissan
390
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28.5
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25.5
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25.7
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26.6
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106.3
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2
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18
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2
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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McLaren
GTR
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28.3
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26.2
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26.3
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25.5
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106.3
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2
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18
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4
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SHORER,
Eddie
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McLaren
GTR
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28.6
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25.1
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26.5
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25.1
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105.3
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4
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15
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5
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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Loaner
Cars
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26.8
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25.4
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26.0
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23.7
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101.9
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5
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14
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6
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EWING,
J.R.
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McLaren
GTR
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25.9
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24.9
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25.3
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25.7
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101.8
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6
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13
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7
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GIESE,
Tom
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McLaren
GTR
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27.2
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24.7
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24.7
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24.6
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101.2
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7
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12
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8
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TALAMON,
Bruce
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Loaner
Cars
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25.1
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25.1
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26.4
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23.7
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100.3
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8
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11
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9
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WOODS,
Gary
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McLaren
GTR
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26.9
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24.5
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23.6
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24.6
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99.6
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9
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10
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10
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WESTON,
Tim
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McLaren
GTR
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26.6
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22.8
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25.1
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24.4
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98.9
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10
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9
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11
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SMITH,
Stan
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McLaren
GTR
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26.5
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24.4
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23.1
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24.1
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98.1
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11
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8
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12
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BRACHER,
Russell
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Mercedes
CLK
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26.5
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22.5
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25.6
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22.9
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97.5
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12
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7
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13
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HAWKINS,
John
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Loaner
Cars
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24.9
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22.6
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23.6
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23.3
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94.4
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13
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6
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14
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SLAGG,
Harold
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Loaner
Cars
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23.9
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23.4
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23.9
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22.7
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93.9
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14
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5
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15
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CHABRAJEZ,
Richard
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Mercedes
CLK
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25.3
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21.8
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22.2
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24.2
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93.5
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15
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4
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16
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MOON,
Roger
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Loaner
Cars
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24.0
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24.9
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22.2
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22.1
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93.2
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16
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3
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17
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JOHNSON,
Fingers
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Loaner
Cars
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24.4
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22.5
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23.2
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22.1
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92.2
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17
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2
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18
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PAWL,
Mike
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Loaner
Cars
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23.1
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22.9
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23.3
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21.0
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90.3
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18
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1
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19
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PRICE,
Robin
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Mercedes
CLK
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22.5
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22.1
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21.6
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20.2
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86.4
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19
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0
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Ninco GT1 Le Mans
Series Race 3
2010 Race 18
May. 1, 2010
Riverside Raceway
Tintops now took over, and there really wasn't much to talk about, other than, well, what else need be said; if this were air traffic control, there would be airplane corpses littered all over the field. Those who do well did so; those who don't didn't, usual suspects, etc.
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Ninco GT 1--Meet 9, Round 17: 1 May 2010
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Smalley's Riverside Raceway
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4 Min Heats: Clockwise 14v
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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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Saleen
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34.7
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37.5
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37.3
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38.5
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148.0
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1
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20
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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McLaren
GT1
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35.4
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36.1
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36.3
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36.8
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144.6
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2
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18
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SHORER,
Eddie
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McLaren
GT1
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34.2
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35.8
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35.3
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35.8
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141.1
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3
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16
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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McLaren
GT1
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34.6
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33.7
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35.3
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34.4
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138.0
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4
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15
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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McLaren
GT1 Jagermeister
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31.3
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35.3
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34.5
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33.4
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134.5
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5
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14
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CHAN,
Chris
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McLaren
GT1
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32.0
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34.6
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33.6
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34.3
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134.5
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5
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14
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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Loaner
Cars
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33.6
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32.8
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33.1
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33.6
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133.1
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7
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12
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DELUY,
Christophe
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Mercedes
CLK
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30.5
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34.4
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34.3
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33.6
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132.8
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8
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11
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BECK, Bob
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Porsche
GT1
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33.1
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35.4
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26.6
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34.7
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129.8
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9
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10
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POLAKOW,
Bill
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Loaner
Cars
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29.0
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32.1
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34.1
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34.3
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129.5
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10
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9
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GIESE,
Tom
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Loaner
Cars
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32.3
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33.1
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32.7
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30.8
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128.9
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11
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8
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RICK,
Nigel
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Loaner
Cars
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31.4
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32.1
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32.6
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32.3
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128.4
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12
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7
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WOODS,
Gary
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McLaren
GT1
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31.0
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32.4
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32.4
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31.8
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127.6
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13
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6
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BARNES,
Opel
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Saleen G7
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32.3
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29.2
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33.9
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31.8
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127.2
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14
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5
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PAWL,
Mike
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Loaner
Cars
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32.2
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29.5
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33.3
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32.2
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127.2
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14
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5
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BRACHER,
Russell
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Mercedes
CLK
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31.2
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32.6
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32.8
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30.3
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126.9
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16
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3
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NELSON,
Ryan
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Porsche
GT1
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29.6
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31.2
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32.1
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28.6
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121.5
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17
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2
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WESTON,
Tim
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McLaren
GT1
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30.5
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30.2
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29.8
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27.6
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118.1
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18
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1
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NELSON,
Nigel
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Loaner
Cars
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30.2
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30.4
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31.0
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25.3
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116.9
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19
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0
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TALAMON,
Bruce
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Loaner
Cars
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30.6
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0.0
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28.4
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33.4
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92.4
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20
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0
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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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Ninco GT1 Le Mans
Series Race 1
2010 Race 5
Feb. 6, 2010
Woodside Raceway
This was just the course for these cars still sporting the NC-1 stock motor, as speed was not so important as control (thank you, Pirelli); those in the forties for lap count had it mastered. Michael Smalley resumed his usual throne, but this time some auslanders hauled the mail to reach the podium; suspect-in-training Eddie Shorer took second, while yours truly captured his first podium this year (hopefully of many). Tom Giese, the other member of the "Tom-Tom" club, took a well-earned fourth, with usual suspect Terry De Los Santos a comfortable fifth. New club member Harold Slagg gave a good account of himself with a thirteenth place run.
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60s/70s Fly Le Mans--Meet 3, Round
6: 6 February 2010
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Woodside Raceway
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4 Min Heats: Clockwise 11.5v
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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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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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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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Ferrari
312 PB
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45.6
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43.3
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44.4
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45.3
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178.6
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1
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20
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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Fly Lola
T70 Coupe
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44.2
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40.5
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44.7
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43.7
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173.1
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2
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18
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SHORER,
Eddie
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Ferrari
312 PB
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40.8
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43.3
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43.3
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41.9
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169.3
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3
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16
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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Ferrari
312 PB
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42.3
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42.6
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43.7
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40.0
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168.6
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4
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15
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DELUY,
Christophe
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Fly
Porsche Carrera 906
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40.8
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41.7
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41.9
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42.0
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166.4
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5
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14
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GIESE,
Tom
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Loaner
Cars
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41.7
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40.4
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42.1
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41.6
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165.8
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6
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13
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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Loaner
Cars
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40.7
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39.6
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42.4
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42.1
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164.8
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7
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12
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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Ferrari
512 S
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39.5
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40.1
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42.2
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38.6
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160.4
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8
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11
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RODRIGUEZ,
Richard
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Ferrari
312 PB
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39.7
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40.8
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39.9
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39.4
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159.8
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9
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10
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EWING,
J.R.
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Ferrari
312 PB
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35.4
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38.4
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42.1
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40.6
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156.5
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10
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9
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CHAN,
Chris
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Alfa
Romeo T33/3
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37.6
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37.6
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40.5
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40.5
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156.2
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11
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8
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BECK, Bob
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Porsche
906
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39.0
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37.3
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38.3
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40.5
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155.1
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12
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7
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WOODS,
Gary
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Ferrari
312 PB
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40.5
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37.3
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38.2
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37.5
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153.5
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13
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6
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BARNES,
Opel
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Loaner
Cars
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34.6
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35.2
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40.3
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34.7
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144.8
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14
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5
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SLAGG,
Harold
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Loaner
Cars
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32.4
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35.4
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38.5
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35.7
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142.0
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15
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4
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BEER, Ed
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Loaner
Cars
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32.1
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34.7
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36.7
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37.7
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141.2
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16
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3
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HAWKINS,
John
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Loaner
Cars
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26.0
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36.0
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37.4
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34.6
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134.0
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17
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2
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