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GTP Le Mans Series
Castrol Grand Prix of Trial Mountain
Round 8 is in the books, and this event has really shaken things up a bit in GTPLMS competition.
Qualifying
For the first time in LMS competition, all four classes had a different driver take pole. P1 saw RACECAR take pole, while P2 had ICallShotgun take point. GTS had Ballstothewall win pole, and GT had GTXDriver win his pole.
Race
The races were a bit of a mix-up. Penalties galore were handed out in each division, and a massive crash by ICallShotgun in P1 took him out of the running for possibly the season.
RACECAR took his second win in a row, as Delfino was handed a late-submission penalty.
ICallShotgun took wins in both P2 and GTS as weekly favorites Delfino and Drew22 had troubles with penalties and mechanicals respectively.
GT had a changing of the guard as the crafty veteran oldphart takes his first win of the season.
Congratulations to all winners, and finishers this week in a very weakly attended event. Hopefully with the DOUBLE POINTS available at both Petit Le Mans and the Monterey Sports Car Championships, attendance should be up.
Speaking of Points, the Championships have taken a huge turn this week with the mysterious absense of Drew22, GT points have tightened up as teammate Ballstothewall climbs to within 4 points of the lead. GTS had the tenacious ICallShotgun attain the lead as Drew22 falters. P2 has ICallShotgun slightly raising his lead against Delfino, while P1 has RACECAR climb to 2nd behind Delfino as ICallShotgun slides to 3rd.
Round 8 Qualifying Results
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[color=darkred][u]Driver Car Time (mm:ss.000)[/u]
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[b][color=darkred][center][size=2]LM Prototype 1:[/b][/color][/size][/center]
[color=#C3A519]RACECAR #12 Hewlett-Packard BMW V12 LMR 1:07.578[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=#959595]Delfino #18 Dell Audi R8 DNQ[/color]
[color=#E8733A]ICallShotgun #16 Norcold Dyson BMW V12 LMR DNQ[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]LM Prototype 2:[/b][/color][/size][/center]
[color=#C3A519]ICallShotgun #33 Intersport Pescarolo C60 1:07.747[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=#959595]Delfino #28 Lowes BMW V12 LM DNQ[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]Grand Touring Sport (GT1):[/b][/color][/size][/center]
[color=#C3A519]Ballstothewall #54 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR 1:15.849[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=#959595]ICallshotgun #53 Visteon Dodge Viper GTS DNQ[/color]
[color=#E8733A]Delfino #68 Dell Chevy Corvette C5R DNQ[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]Grand Touring (GT2):[/b][/color][/size][/center]
[color=#C3A519]GTXDriver #99 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM 1:14.933[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=#959595]CAMikaze #65 Goodyear Chevy Camaro LM 1:15.525[/color]
[color=#E8733A]Ballstothewall #69 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM 1:15.806[/color]
[color=navy]oldphart #76 DHL Ford GT LM Spec II 1:16.117[/color]
[color=navy]Drew22 #96 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM 1:16.515[/color]
[color=navy]ICallShotgun #84 BMW Finance BMW M3 GTR DNQ[/color]
Round 8 Race Results
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[color=darkred][u]Driver Car Time (mm:ss.000)[/u]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]LM Prototype 1:[/b][/color][/size][/center]
[color=#C3A519]RACECAR #12 Hewlett-Packard BMW V12 LMR 21:20.767[/color][color=#00ef07] 10pts[/color]
[color=#959595]Delfino #18 Dell Audi R8 24:28.274[color=red]**[/color][/color][color=#00ef07] 8pts[/color]
[color=#E8733A]ICallShotgun #16 Norcold Dyson BMW V12 LMR DNF[color=red]*[/color][/color][color=#00ef07] 6pts[/color]
[color=blue]Best lap goes to [u]Delfino[/u] - 1:11.583[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=red]*ICallShotgun crashed on lap 13, but completed >70% of the laps.
**Delfino incurred a 3m penalty for late time submission[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]LM Prototype 2:[/b][/color][/size][/center]
[color=#C3A519]ICallShotgun #33 Intersport Pescarolo C60 21:36.134[/color][color=#00ef07] 10pts[/color]
[color=#959595]Delfino #28 Lowes BMW V12 LM 24:59.992[color=red]*[/color][/color][color=#00ef07] 8pts[/color]
[color=blue]Best lap goes to [u]ICallShotgun[/u] - 1:12.651[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=red]*Delfino received a 3m penalty for late time submission[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]Grand Touring Sport (GT1):[/b][/color][/size][/center]
[color=#C3A519]ICallShotgun #53 Visteon Dodge Viper GTS 23:16.112[/color][color=#00ef07] 10pts[/color]
[color=#959595]Ballstothewall #54 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR 23:47.762[/color][color=#00ef07] 8pts[/color]
[color=#E8733A]Delfino #68 Dell Chevy Corvette C5R 26:48.301[color=red]*[/color][/color][color=#00ef07] 6pts[/color]
[color=blue]Best lap goes to [u]ICallShotgun[/u] - 1:18.097[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=red]*Delfino received a 3m penalty for late time-submission[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]Grand Touring (GT2):[/b][/color][/size][/center]
[color=#C3A519]oldphart #76 DHL Ford GT LM Spec II 22:12.227[/color][color=#00ef07] 10pts[/color]
[color=#959595]Ballstothewall #69 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM 23:15.845[/color][color=#00ef07] 8pts[/color]
[color=#E8733A]Drew22 #96 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM 23:24.076[/color][color=#00ef07] 6pts[/color]
[color=navy]GTXDriver #99 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM 23:40.392[/color][color=#00ef07] 4pts[/color]
[color=navy]CAMikaze #65 Goodyear Chevy Camaro LM 24:00.165[/color][color=#00ef07] 2pts[/color]
[color=navy]ICallShotgun #84 BMW Finance BMW M3 GTR 24:47.201[color=red]*[/color][/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=blue]Best lap goes to [u]oldphart[/u] - 1:19.051[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=red]*ICallShotgun received a 48s penalty for late time submission[/color]
Prototype 1:
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[u][b]Driver: Total Pts: Car: [/u][/b]
[b]Delfino[/b] 71pts [u]#18 Dell Audi R8[/u]
[b]RACECAR[/b] 61pts [u]#12 HP BMW V12LMR[/u]
[b]ICallShotgun[/b] 58pts [u]#16 Norcold Dyson BMW V12LMR[/u]
[b]east[/b] 31ts [u]#13 GranTurismo Audi R8[/u]
[b]Earth[/b] 17pts [u]#6 Microsoft Pescarolo PS2[/u]
[b]racefan88501[/b] 12pts [u]#1 Dell Audi R8[/u]
[b]GTXDriver[/b] 7pts [u]#14 GranTurismo Audi R8[/u]
[b]nitro_2005[/b] 1pts [u]#11 Heineken Pescarolo PS2[/u]
[b]ls2_297[/b] 0pts [u]#17 Playstation Pescarolo PS2[/u]
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[u][b]Driver: Total Pts: Car: [/u][/b]
[b]ICallShotgun[/b] 86pts [u]#33 Intersport Pescarolo C60[/u]
[b]Delfino[/b] 76pts [u]#28 Lowes BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]racefan88501[/b] 21pts [u]#21 Lowes BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]GT3Emperor[/b] 17pts [u]#57 SuperPro Racing BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]PitwrkzZ1[/b] 8pts [u]#22 Deutsche-Bank XMarkets BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]m.piedgros[/b] 0pts [u]#36 Deutsche-Bank XMarkets BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]Ford_Fan90[/b] 0pts [u]#37 Deutsche-Bank XMarkets BMW V12LM[/u]
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[u][b]Driver: Total Pts: Car: [/u][/b]
[b]ICallShotgun[/b] 63pts [u]#53 Visteon Dodge Viper GTS[/u]
[b]Drew22[/b] 61pts [u]#45 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR[/u]
[b]BallstotheWall[/b] 55pts [u]#54 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR[/u]
[b]Delfino[/b] 49pts [u]#68 Dell Chevy Corvette C5R[/u]
[b]GT3Emperor[/b] 20pts [u]#56 Super Pro Racing Pagani Zonda LM[/u]
[b]east[/b] 13pts [u]#48 Pirelli Tires BMW McLaren F1 GTR[/u]
[b]racefan88501[/b] 6pts [u]#41 Dell Cehvy Corvette C5R[/u]
[b]PitwrkzZ1[/b] 2pts [u]#42 Motorola BMW McLaren F1 GTR[/u]
[b]m.piedgros[/b] 0pts [u]#63 Bentley Publishing Panoz Esperante GTR-1[/u]
[b]ls2_297[/b] 0pts [u]#64 GM Goodwrench Chevy Corvette C5R[/u]
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[u][b]Driver: Total Pts: Car: [/u][/b]
[b]Drew22[/b] 79pts [u]#96 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM[/u]
[b]BallstotheWall[/b] 75pts [u]#69 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM[/u]
[b]oldphart[/b] 47pts [u]#76 DHL Ford GT LM SpecII[/u]
[b]Delfino[/b] 30pts [u]#78 Red Bull Nissan 350Z LM[/u]
[b]GTXDriver[/b] 25pts [u]#99 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM[/u]
[b]ICallShotgun[/b] 18pts [u]#84 BMW Finance BMW M3 GTR[/u]
[b]east[/b] 10pts [u]#66 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM[/u]
[b]CAMikaze[/b] 9pts [u]#65 Goodyear Chevy Camaro LM[/u]
[b]GT3Emperor[/b] 8pts [u]#50 Super Pro Chevy Camaro LM[/u]
[b]RACECAR[/b] 2pts [u]#82 Red Bull BMW M3 GTR[/u]
[b]racefan88501[/b] 2pts [u]#77 Red Bull Nissan 350Z LM[/u]
[b]Ford_Fan90[/b] 0pts [u]#74 DHL Ford GT LM SpecII[/u]
The Manufacturer's Championship Points are same scale as the Driver's Championship.
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[color=darkred][u][b]LM Prototype 1:[/u][/b]
Manufacturer Points
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Audi 68pts
BMW 60pts
Pescarolo 16pts
[color=darkred][u][b]LM Prototype 2:[/u][/b][/color]
Pescarolo 74pts
BMW 66pts
[color=darkred][u][b]LM Grand Touring Sport:[/u][/b][/color]
BMW 74pts
Dodge 56pts
Chevrolet 42pts
Pagani 14pts
Panoz 0pts
[color=darkred][u][b]LM Grand Touring:[/u][/b][/color]
Mazda 78pts
Ford 40pts
Nissan 25pts
BMW 11pts
Chevrolet 8pts