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Street Survival Sherri Masterson [email protected] Editor Jeff Zurschmeide [email protected] 2 Northwest Sports Car News Day one of Pacific Raceways Majors Reveals Trends KENT, Wash. (May 24, 2015) – Round Nine of the SCCA Western Conference U.S. Majors Tour was contested at Pacific Raceways as part of a Sunday/Monday double- header race over the three-day Memorial Day weekend. Drivers representing 24 Runoffs- eligible classes took to the 10- turn, 2.25-mile circuit to run their 25-minute sprint races. The sprint races were originally scheduled to last only 20 minutes, but a run group consolidation allowed each race to run an additional five minutes in length. The races were preceded by a pair of 15-minute qualifying sessions that were used to set the starting order. Here is a summary of the day’s action: Race One: The Super Touring Lite and Touring 4 classes took cen- ter stage during the first session scored by position, instead of best time. Paul Whiting, of Pahrump, combined with the Spec Miata, home top honors in F Production Nevada, took the win in STL at B-Spec and Super Touring Under by beating Joe Huffaker. The vic- the wheel of his No. 57 Honda classes for their sprint race. tory for Heitman was well earned, CRX. Not only did Whiting beat finishing just 0.293-second ahead out Thomas Lepper for the class The B-Spec battle, won by Eric of the multi-time SCCA National win, but he also scored the overall Boucher, of Auburn, California, Champion. victory. stole the show in this group. In his No. 35 The Wife Mazda2, Boucher Lansing Stout Jr., of Corvallis, In Touring 4, Lance Stewart (No. took the 0.481-second win over Oregon, was the winner in Tour- 13 Ford Mustang) of Coconut Derrick Ambrose. While Ambrose ing 3. Driving the No. 54 NISMO/ Grove, Florida, scored the win still holds a significant lead in the Up-Rev Engineering Nissan 350Z, as he finished ahead of Kristina Conference standings, Boucher is Stout finished 0.465-second ahead Etherington. still pushing hard to close the gap. of fellow Nissan driver John Baker. Race Two: The second group on Race Three: The production group the schedule represented a blend- provided a pair of close races for Race Four: In the small-bore ing of several different classes. class victories. Jess Heitman (No. formula group, Brian McCarthy, The Spec Racer Ford and Spec 47 Woodstock Motorsports Mazda of Sacramento, California, was Racer Ford Gen3 classes were Miata), of Portland, Oregon, took able to finish in front of a tightly 3 Northwest Sports Car News Day one of Pacific Raceways Majors Reveals Trends - Cont. bunched field of Formula Vees. ada, were dominate in Touring lif., Porsche 997 Driving the No. 05 BRM Engi- 1 and GT-3, respectively. Both GT-3: Collin Jackson, Langley, neering Formula Vee, McCarthy drivers managed to lap their clos- B.C., Can., Nissan 240SX crossed the line 0.280-second est class competition en route to GT-Lite: Lans Stout, Cornelius, ahead of Marjorie Lundberg. scoring their wins. Ore., Nissan Sentra Prototype 1: Jeff Lederman, Va- Rick Payne, of Mission, British Tomorrow’s Round 10 of the West- caville, Calif., Stohr WF1 Columbia, Canada, took the over- ern Conference will close out the Prototype 2: Marvin Hodges, Bra- all, and class, win in his No. 75 three-day event at Pacific Race- zoria, Texas, Lola 598 Payton Pools Van Diemen Formula ways. Each of the six race groups Spec Miata: Marco Gallaher, Santa F. are set to run 20 laps or 40 min- Rosa, Calif., Mazda Miata utes, whichever comes first, with Spec Racer Ford: Leonardo Del Race Five: The large-bore formula racing starting at 9:40 a.m. (PDT). Castillo, Carnation, Wash., SCCA cars were fairly strung out by the SRF end of their 25-minute race, but Additional information regarding Spec Racer Ford Gen3: Todd Har- Formula Mazda produced a rela- the Majors at Pacific Raceways, ris, Portland, Ore., SCCA SRF tively close finish as Michael Ot- including full results, can be found Gen3* tis, of Portland, Oregon, took the at SCCA.com/PacificMajors. Super Touring Lite: Paul Whiting, win. Driving the No. 72 Patrick Pahrump, Nev., Honda CRX Ottis Formula Mazda, Ottis man- Provisional race winners for Sun- Super Touring Under: Oscar Jack- aged to finish 0.762-second ahead day’s Western Conference Majors son Jr., Chino, Calif., Mazda Miata of Mel Kemper. Tour Round Nine race at Pacific Touring 1: Marc Hoover, Shingle Raceways. Drivers are listed by Springs, Calif., Mazda MX-5 At the front of the field, Larry Vol- Class: name, hometown, and car. Touring 2: Russ Peterson, Menlo lum, of Portland, Oregon, cruised B-Spec: Eric Boucher, Auburn, Park, Calif., Ford Shelby to victory in his No. 5 CV Medical Calif., Mazda2 Touring 3: Lansing Stout Jr., Cor- Phoenix MV14. Formula 1000: Larry Vollum, Port- vallis, Ore., Nissan 350Z land, Ore., Phoenix MV14 Touring 4: Lance Stewart, Coconut Race Six: The big-bore ground- Formula Atlantic: Edward Lever, Grove, Fla., Ford Mustang pounders wrapped up scheduled Bakersfield, Calif., Pro Star For- on-track activities. Erich Joiner, mula Mazda of Torrance, California, was the Formula F: Rick Payne, Mission, winner in GT-2, but Scotty White B.C., Can., Van Diemen made things interesting. When the Formula Mazda: Michael Ottis, checkered flag flew for Joiner in Portland, Ore., Formula Mazda the No. 3 Tool of North America Formula Vee: Brian McCarthy, Porsche 997, White crossed the Sacramento, Calif., Formula Vee strip just 0.388-second ahead be- E Production: Kale Swifts, Surrey, hind. B.C., Can., Mazda RX-7 F Production: Jess Heitman, Port- Marc Hoover (No. 98 Hoover- land, Ore, Mazda Miata speed/NRA Mazda MX-5), of H Production: Parker Johnstone, Shingle Springs, California, and Wilsonville, Ore., MG Midget Collin Jackson (No. 53 BM&M GT-1: Roger Stark, Redmond, Screening Nissan 240SX), of Wash., Chevrolet Corvette Langley, British Columbia, Can- GT-2: Erich Joiner, Torrance, Ca- 4 Northwest Sports Car News Day Two Races Complete Pacific Raceways Majors Tour KENT, Wash. (May 25, 2015) – day’s sprint race. home the feature race win in his No. Round 10 of the SCCA Western 02 Spec Racer Ford Gen3. However, Conference U.S. Majors Tour con- Here is a summary of Monday’s com- there was also some great racing that cluded at Pacific Raceways as part petition: went on deeper in the pack. of a doubleheader race weekend that capped off the Memorial Day holiday. Race One: Both Super Touring Lite Todd Harris, of Portland, Oregon, tal- The event brought together some of and Touring 4 saw repeat winners. lied a second win on the weekend, but the most talented amateur racecar Paul Whiting, of Pahrump, Nevada, this time in the previous generation drivers on the West Coast on a week- took home the win in STL, and the of SRF car. In his No. 24x Pro Drive end where winners in many different overall win, in his No. 57 Honda Racing/Flat Out SRF, Harris beat disciplines of motorsport were hon- CRX. Like Sunday Whiting was able Leonardo Del Castillo to the line by ored. to cover the field and best his closest 0.869-second. In addition, Harris also rival, Thomas Lepper. claimed a new track record. At Pacific Raceways, drivers from 24 Runoffs-eligible classes completed Lance Stewart, of Coconut Grove, Further back, the battle for B-Spec six 20-lap races at the 10-turn, 2.25- Florida, also snagged the win by, once supremacy was renewed between mile circuit. The starting grid for each again, finishing ahead of Kristina Eric Boucher and Derrick Ambrose. race was ordered by the fastest single Etherington. Boucher, of Auburn, California com- lap turned by each driver throughout pleted the sweep while also setting the weekend, up until Monday.