Does anybody know exactly what happened to Dave Wingett. He worked pretty hard
to get to the runoffs.
Jorge
>
> Hi John (et al),
>
> I saw the race on TV... The EP race was pretty bad vis-a-vis Triumphs.
> I'll summarize. Or at least try.
>
> The track appeared to be fairly dry at the start of the race, but I'm
> sure the conditions were otherwise miserable with temps in the low to
> mid-forties and damp. Track temp was "nil".
>
> Sam Halkias got an awesome jump at the start and was up to at least 5th.
> There was a lot of "car control" displayed heading into "madness" by
> everyone, but the cars generally fell into single line by turn 8.
>
> Heading over the "bump" at turn 10, Sam seemed to have lost the back end
> and started a major slide. The ensuing action was pretty dramatic. Bob
> Boig (Miata) (4 time SCCA Runoffs winner and twice in Spitfires) wound up
> hitting the back of Halkias' TR6. It was a pretty hard shunt. Several
> cars wound up in the kitty litter just prior to 11.
>
> >From the results, it appears that Halkias managed about 9 laps before
> retiring. Dave Wingett and Mark Gerdes recorded exacly zero laps, but I
> don't think that Gerdes took the green at all.
>
> As for the race itself, it was actually pretty exciting, with a number of
> laps in the books with 1st, through 4th place runners all within a short
> interval - basically nose to tail. The winner was John Baucom in a Fiat.
>
> On the plus side, at least it wasn't a front wheel drive car...
>
> The GP race on Sunday was also pretty awesome. There was a three/four way
> battle for the lead with Steve Sargis and Kevin Allen (in Spitfires)
> duking it out with John Baucom (yes, that guy!) and T. Reichenbach in
> Fiats, a 124 and an X1/9 respectively. Sadly, Allen and Sargis both fell
> out with mechanical problems just over half way. However, both led for a
> lap or two, maybe more than two for Sargis. This was was a car-control
> classic with late-breaking moves and two-wheels-in-the grass passes along
> with door-to-door driving and nose-to-tail (sometimes nose into tail)
> close action. A very entertaining race. John Baucom wound up on top in
> the end.
>
> On the plus side, Kevin Allen wound up on the podium in the GT3 race,
> albeit not in a Triumph product.
>
> So, while it was not Triumph's most glorious weekend, it was neat to see
> 30 year old cars duking it out with stuff that lots newer. And duking out
> at the front of the pack, no less.
>
> Get out and support your local Triumph racers! Change that - go out and
> _BE_ one of your local Triumph racers!
>
> rml
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