The Group 2 qualifying effort had so many incidents, we were repeatedly called into the pits so most everyone got maybe one legitimate lap in traffic. Despite that challenge we got in a decent time that put us on outside pole for the first sprint race. We ran a strong 2nd both in overall and class P1 for the entire race. With 52 cars on track it was a madhouse…I only wish I had captured it on film. Well actually I did, but we forgot to zip tie the camera to the mount so it spun around like a top rendering the footage unusable. Wrecks and cars off track everywhere, including the final lap where they rolled two safety vehicles out on track while we were racing. Anyway fun but harrowing.

The qualifying order for the Sunday feature race was set by either your fastest lap time in the first qualifying or your fastest race lap. Based on that I started outside pole again. There was a strong tail/side wind of maybe 20-25 mph and on the opening lap, I got the car sideways twice but was able to catch it. Eventually the tires came up to temperature and it got better, especially after the leader slowed and I took over the overall and class lead. Because of the carnage in Saturdays race, our Sunday run group only included the 3 fastest classes so lots of wide open racing.

I’ll let the video link tell the rest of the story:

Highlights from Thunderhill Majors Tour Race

Last weekend’s time sheets are attached for those who want to see the details. Click here.
Jim