Team Cranbrook Racing notched its first feature race class P1 victory this past weekend at Thunderhill Raceway in the prestigious BF Goodrich Tires Super Tour event. This race is part of the new SCCA Majors Tour series which showcases the best amateur racers in the country. Check these out ...

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This was our second outing in the new Norma M20FC and we are continuing to get great results. In addition to the win, we finished 2nd in the sprint race in class P1. We were 2nd overall in both races in this multi-class format. Our run group for qualifying and the sprint race included over 50 cars on track at the same time which created some interesting moments and a lot of incidents. For the feature race, officials altered the schedule and gave the 3 fastest classes their own run group and we were able to run lots of wide open race laps. However, lapped traffic ultimately came into play and allowed my closest pursuer to get around me after I had to check up costing me the overall win so I was disappointed from that perspective.

Best news was we were able to beat the two reigning national champs in what used to be CSR and DSR (now merged into class P1) at least once each over the course of the weekend so notice has been served that we are to be taken seriously as we can run fast, clean, and reliably. Now we need to focus on increasing our lap speed over one lap as we are still a bit behind these guys in that regard.

The Majors tour victory celebration included a trophy presentation and podium champagne spray so that was kind of neat. Also, we finally found a camera system that can keep the video rolling during the race so we are preparing some YouTube video highlight links that will be ready shortly. The camera is mounted right next to my helmet at eye level so it provides a good view of the action. Next Majors race in two weeks at Buttonwillow Raceway in Bakersfield.
Jim