Sat Unlim and Sport Gold Quicky

[W J Pearce]

Blue Thunder took the checkered about 8 second ahead of 33, 3x was third. Some laps were in the 375 range I think.

Strega came from the back up to second then maydayed out. Finish was:

1. 232
2. 8
3. 86
4. 105
5. 99
6. 13
7. Bad Tude
8. Strega DNF

[Lowell]

Re: Sat Unlim and Sport Gold Quicky

WHERE WAS RACE 105?

[W J Pearce]

Re: Sat Unlim and Sport Gold Quicky

WHERE WAS RACE 105?

Sorry:

1. 232
2. 8
3. 86
4. 105
5. 99
6. 13
7. Bad Tude
8. Strega DNF

[W J Pearce]

Re: Sat Unlim and Sport Gold Quicky

Sport was:

1. Parker @ 370.045
2. Von Grote @ 364.032
3. Sharp @ 343.853
4. Dacey @ 326.980
5. Farnsworth @ 326.855
6. Wright @ 322.664
7. Behel @ 319.506
8. Eldredge @ 315.722

Sharp cut the start pylon
Farnsworth cut pylon 1 on lap 5
Wright cut pylon 2 on lap 2

I think that 370 is a new record and I think this is the first time that ll finished the race above 300 mph. Cool stuff. The sports are really coming of age. Tomorrow should be awesome!

[Tin Man]

Re: Sat Unlim and Sport Gold Quicky

Great reporting
Thanks from all of us Sport Class fans
Tom

[Lowell]

Re: Sat Unlim and Sport Gold Quicky

370 CERTAINLY is a new record. Darryl's best Heat race speed ever (last year) was 359.691 in Heat 1A. He won the Gold at 364.95.

John last year had a best Heat (also 1A) of 355.098 and a Gold finish 2005 of 356.738.

Seems to be more pylon cuts in the Sport Class this year than usual. Anything different?

How close was Sharp behind #33 had he not had the penalty?

[W J Pearce]

Re: Sat Unlim and Sport Gold Quicky

Seems to be more pylon cuts in the Sport Class this year than usual. Anything different?

How close was Sharp behind #33 had he not had the penalty?

Pylon cuts are not caused by anything I know of. John's unusual cut of the first lap of the first race was chalked up to not being on that course since 2004.

I think 3x was about 4 seconds behind 33.

[Lowell]

Re: Sat Unlim and Sport Gold Quicky

Thank you again Bill for the great coverage. You are usually the first to get us a post on the Unlimiteds and Sport Gold activity and we MUCH appreciate it!!!

Send me a home address on a PM and I will for sure get you that vintage Thunder Mustang 6 hour tape I told you about last year.

I will be away from a computer all day (till about 10pm) so BEST WISHES to the whole Blue Thunder team! Put a V-12 in the Gold winner's circle today.

Lowell Thompson