With the day finished up and the pesky details like contingencies squared away on day one, Sunday’s Matching yielded to be quite interesting. With the earlier start on Sunday by an hour, the dropping temperatures were a factor as drivers adjusted their cars accordingly to deal with the less grip the surface yielded as a result. Having a clean slate Sunday, drivers were able to set aside the woes of potential bad drives on Day One, and just focus on getting three solid runs in in the morning, with the matching to be done in the afternoon.
Heat One Qualifying
Top
- Mark Scroggs - DS - Best Time: 48.451
- Hank
Yamfang - GS - Best Time: 49.846 - Michael Parker - GS - Best Time: 49.927
- Wiggy
Greacen - GS - Best Time: 50.012 - Tony Rodriguez - BS - Best Time: 49.113
- Jason
Bucki - FS - Best Time: 49.851 - Andy Ordonez - CS - Best Time: 49.516
- Michael Heinitz - ES - Best Time: 50.572
Underdog:
- Dennis Trevino - GS - Best Time - 50.701
- Scott Lewis - CS - Best Time - 49.732
- Derek Romero - GS - Best Time - 50.672
- Kaustav Acharya - GS - Best Time - 51.078
- Peter Loney - STS - Best Time - 49.546
- Craig Naylor - STS - Best Time - 49.650
- Max Hayter - CS - Best Time - 50.175
- Chris Bomberger - GS - Best Time - 51.336
Heat Two Qualifying
Top
- Jon
Lugod - STX - Best Time - 47.670 - Jeff Wong - STX - Best Time - 48.093
- Connor Bloum - STR - Best Time - 47.736
- Matthew Gonzales - AS - Best Time - 48.499
- Jimmy Au-Yeung - STU - Best Time - 47.911
- Steve O’blenes - STX - Best Time - 48.884
- Robert Joe - STR - Best Time - 48.464
- Jason Munchoff - STR - Best Time - 48.560
Underdog:
- Alden Rush - STR - Best Time - 48.588
- Terence Chang - STX - Best Time - 49.153
- Nicole Wong - STX - Best Time - 49.264
- Randy Gonzales - AS - Best Time - 49.481
- James Yom - STR - Best Time - 48.868
- Tim Schultz - AS - Best Time - 49.583
- Seb Rios - STR - Best Time - 49.027
- Thomas Smith - STX - Best Time - 49.563
Heat Three Qualifying
Top Dog:
- Jeff Kiesel - EM - Best Time - 42.586
- Zak Kiesel - FM - Best Time - 42.205
- Mark Huffman - DM - Best Time - 42.983
- Jason Swindle - CM - Best Time - 43.860
- Tony Rivera - BSP - Best Time - 46.363
- Eric Clements - CM - Best Time - 43.915
- Jeff Stuart - SM - Best Time - 46.440
- Michael Korody - KM - Best Time - 42.593
Underdog:
- Casey Quinn - CM - Best Time - 44.470
- Peter Bollenbecker - SM - Best Time - 46.677
- Mark DeShon - SM - Best Time - 46.711
- George Shilling - CM - Best Time - 44.645
- William Wong - KM - Best Time - 43.065
- Carl Lewis - KM - Best Time - 43.065
- Shawn Kiesel - EM - Best Time - 44.949
- CR Dutch - ASP - Best
TIme - 48.180
After some intense battles amongst all qualifiers, there could only be one victor per qualifying group.
Congratulations to:
Top Dog Challenge Winner: Jeff Wong STX FRS
Side note - Some here have a knack of trolling their competition before they go out on their run ;-)
We also found out that Connor Bloum (Pro IMSA Racer) got knocked out of heat because a loose tire pressure gauge fell out of the car during his run which resulted in a cone penalty knocking him out of the running for the Top Dog.
Underdog Challenge Winner - James Yom - STR S2000
Lucky Dog Winner - Mark Wolfe - ES Miata
Mark will be receiving his first contingency payout this weekend from Mazda and Hawk driving his 2000 ES Miata. The car also won the class on Saturday.
Many thanks to Arvind Govindaraj and Ric Senior along help with other members of San Diego Region for designing an absolutely fantastic course that so many people enjoyed driving. The lot’s deteriorating surface conditions always makes for difficult course layouts, but this was definitely memorable, fast-paced, adrenaline pumping, and beautifully marked
If you missed out on this event, you missed huge laughs, great camaraderie, and awesome competition. With Qualcomm Stadium’s future being uncertain
Thank you to all those involved and San Diego Region for an outstanding event!
