First off I think a round of thanks should go to Racedepartment for such a wonderful site for all of us to use and to Will Marquez and Kevin Watts for taking the time to put this championship together for all of us. :thanks:
Round 1 @ Leguna Seca had a wonderful turnout with the field starting with 21 cars. In the Starting lineup we have:
Kevin Ascher #3
Joe Hubbard #2
Karl Brankin #15
Lee Ross #6
William Nowell #5
Daz Webb #11
Abdulkadir Ahmed #19
Will Marquez #1
Glenn Petersen #4
George Pilkington #12
Paul W Landis #7
Neale Proud #21
Fernando Mattos #17
Alexander B�rding #18
Onno Naber #9
Kevin Watts #8
Brad Wrenn #13
John Sydenstricker #20
Flavien Vidal #10
Evan F. Madore #14
Eric Estes #16
Into turn one we have trouble as a few car get together:
Hubbard into turn five followed by Brankin, Ross, Ahmed, and Nowell:
Vidal, Watts, and Landis exiting the corkscrew followed by Naber, Wrenn, and Madore:
Vidal loses traction from the curbs as Watts takes the position:
Ross gets around Brankin for 3rd place:
Madore, and Naber start the downhill leaving the corkscrew:
Petersen makes it by as the corkscrew collects Mattos, and Watts:
Brankin spins as Nowell, and Marquez go to the inside to miss by inches as Ahmed goes to the outside:
Sydenstricker drives through the dust entering the corkscrew:
Landis and Wrenn battle coming around turn 11:
Pilkington loses traction on the curb on the uphill climb:
Marquez and Nowell coming around turn 11:
Estes gets a tire in the dirt losing control as teammate Petersen passes through the smoke:
Turn 1 collects Estes and Pilkington, with Vidal getting through:
Sydenstricker spins at the corkscrew managing to keep a bad situation from getting worse as Petersen makes his turn in:
Madore letting Landis know he is there coming out of turn 11:
Ascher catching a bit of right side air off the curbs in turn 4:
Watts going to the inside of Estes into turn 5:
Hubbard has major contact with Watts out of turn 10:
Marquez has major contact with Sydenstricker coming out of the corkscrew:
Webb spins exiting the corkscrew as Marquez and Ahmed pass:
Nowell, Madore, and Webb battle for position around turn 11:
Nowell, Madore, and Webb go three wide into the corkscrew:
Nowell, and Webb make contact as Madore slips into the position
The photo finish for Ascher with an average lap time of 1:43.252
Congrats to our podium winners:
1st : Kevin Ascher
2nd : Lee Ross
3rd : Abdulkadir Ahmed
Round 1 @ Leguna Seca had a wonderful turnout with the field starting with 21 cars. In the Starting lineup we have:
Kevin Ascher #3
Joe Hubbard #2
Karl Brankin #15
Lee Ross #6
William Nowell #5
Daz Webb #11
Abdulkadir Ahmed #19
Will Marquez #1
Glenn Petersen #4
George Pilkington #12
Paul W Landis #7
Neale Proud #21
Fernando Mattos #17
Alexander B�rding #18
Onno Naber #9
Kevin Watts #8
Brad Wrenn #13
John Sydenstricker #20
Flavien Vidal #10
Evan F. Madore #14
Eric Estes #16
![round1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1.jpg&hash=7d51c99f742102dfa7d44b926facf87c)
Into turn one we have trouble as a few car get together:
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Hubbard into turn five followed by Brankin, Ross, Ahmed, and Nowell:
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Vidal, Watts, and Landis exiting the corkscrew followed by Naber, Wrenn, and Madore:
![round1_4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_4.jpg&hash=935394912127e2384f639a93d9480198)
Vidal loses traction from the curbs as Watts takes the position:
![round1_5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_5.jpg&hash=1100a8b749b2c2cc0a93194f0d8bdbaf)
Ross gets around Brankin for 3rd place:
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Madore, and Naber start the downhill leaving the corkscrew:
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Petersen makes it by as the corkscrew collects Mattos, and Watts:
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Brankin spins as Nowell, and Marquez go to the inside to miss by inches as Ahmed goes to the outside:
![round1_9.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_9.jpg&hash=01ddcede930c455880764abc8498c751)
Sydenstricker drives through the dust entering the corkscrew:
![round1_10.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_10.jpg&hash=003beddcd96089efbb1f5fc64e46e8e5)
Landis and Wrenn battle coming around turn 11:
![round1_11.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_11.jpg&hash=042af01680a431d6173a4e84b3edb118)
Pilkington loses traction on the curb on the uphill climb:
![round1_12.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_12.jpg&hash=bad49e400743e4739cac29b23626ae97)
Marquez and Nowell coming around turn 11:
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Estes gets a tire in the dirt losing control as teammate Petersen passes through the smoke:
![round1_14.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_14.jpg&hash=40ee4e7333a6daf69206962d224ad0e0)
Turn 1 collects Estes and Pilkington, with Vidal getting through:
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Sydenstricker spins at the corkscrew managing to keep a bad situation from getting worse as Petersen makes his turn in:
![round1_16.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_16.jpg&hash=a1e3beacb88a8195ad7a952e388dd2b2)
Madore letting Landis know he is there coming out of turn 11:
![round1_17.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_17.jpg&hash=f980895be7fa59cd50462aef1c6c8e0d)
Ascher catching a bit of right side air off the curbs in turn 4:
![round1_18.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_18.jpg&hash=faaad1692d4fddf2b7fa4f076e843c46)
Watts going to the inside of Estes into turn 5:
![round1_19.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_19.jpg&hash=11000cdffa19a5c0c7181dcd91d58859)
Hubbard has major contact with Watts out of turn 10:
![round1_20.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_20.jpg&hash=a72fd59fed9b8f8989a7444b060069ad)
Marquez has major contact with Sydenstricker coming out of the corkscrew:
![round1_21.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_21.jpg&hash=514560bec299b1d6c006988c57475ee0)
Webb spins exiting the corkscrew as Marquez and Ahmed pass:
![round1_22.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_22.jpg&hash=baddb9f73fb3409593067d59223edad1)
Nowell, Madore, and Webb battle for position around turn 11:
![round1_23.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_23.jpg&hash=f481eb08d20e21254b0343a908dfa31e)
Nowell, Madore, and Webb go three wide into the corkscrew:
![round1_24.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_24.jpg&hash=e6f8d1c14e8a9125fde846580e2a6e2a)
Nowell, and Webb make contact as Madore slips into the position
![round1_25.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_25.jpg&hash=0a51dceb2b5764cf454b2aa64e3731d9)
The photo finish for Ascher with an average lap time of 1:43.252
![round1_26.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catalinasgrace.com%2Fmystuff%2Frd%2Fround1_26.jpg&hash=1c097b4af4ab75eb51a3aa5f232a8842)
Congrats to our podium winners:
1st : Kevin Ascher
2nd : Lee Ross
3rd : Abdulkadir Ahmed