Black, Lack and Fitzlaff Victorious In The Falls
F1
Mike Fitzlaff continued his dominance of the F1 division
starting off the night with a pole run in qualifying just over a tenth of a
second off of his own track record. Bill
Black shined in the heat race, keeping up with leader John Wiedemann in the
opening half and holding on to second to transfer to the B Main. Mike Kristof, running Fitz Motorsports
chassis for the evening, showed the team power by winning the B main and also
set the fastest lap in the A main at 3.385 seconds, quicker than the track
qualifying record. But it was Fitzlaff,
who started the feature race on the option tire, who dominated the A main and
led Mike Lack by 14 laps at the halfway break.
Switching to the stock tire, Fitzlaff was still quick in the second
half, turning only one lap less that he did on the stickier tire. Wiedemann took over second place from
teammate Lack but couldn't do anything with Fitzlaff, finishing 14 laps behind
as Fitzlaff took the win.
F1 (3 laps)
Qualifications
Mike Fitzlaff 3.599
seconds
Mike Kristof 3.815
Mike Lack 3.948
John Wiedemann
4.101
Andy Black 4.574
Bill Black 5.643
Pete Dorn 6.431
Heat (6 minutes)
John Wiedemann 73
laps
Bill Black 62
Pete Dorn 54
Andy Black 46
B Main (6 minutes)
Mike Kristof 82
laps
John Wiedemann 82
Mike Lack 79
Bill Black 60
A Main (12 minutes)
Mike Fitzlaff 183
laps
John Wiedemann 169
Mike Lack 162
Mike Kristof 161
GTP
Mike Lack set the track record for GTP as the cars took
to the track for the first time in the Menomonee Falls location. Lack's time of 3.381 seconds beat out
teammate John Wiedemann by 96 thousandths of a second. Wiedemann captured the heat point in the
opening race by holding off Lack by a straightaway at the checkers. Mike Kristof grabbed the win in the second
heat race after a tight battle with Pete Dorn.
The B main was shortened after Kristof crashed out, sending Wiedemann,
Mike Fitzlaff and Dorn to challenge Lack.
At the halfway break of the A main, just a lap separated the top three
with Lack leading Wiedemann and Fitzlaff.
But the second half was all Lack as the polesitter set a quick lap just
over a tenth of a second under his qualifying record and pulled away to an
eight lap victory.
GTP (12 laps)
Qualifications
Mike Lack 3.381
seconds
John Wiedemann
3.477
Mike Fitzlaff
3.547
Mike Kristof 3.712
Pete Dorn 3.854
Andy Black 4.084
Bill Black 4.346
Heat 1 (6 minutes)
John Wiedemann 88
laps
Mike Lack 88
Mike Fitzlaff 81
Heat 2 (6 minutes)
Mike Kristof 80
laps
Pete Dorn 73
Bill Black 64
Andy Black 63
B Main (6 minutes)
John Wiedemann 54
laps
Mike Fitzlaff 52
Pete Dorn 48
Mike Kristof 41
A Main (10 minutes)
Mike Lack 149 laps
John Wiedemann 141
Mike Fitzlaff 136
Pete Dorn 120
SHMUC
The opening heat race was a clinic put on by last
season's SHMUC champion Mike Fitzlaff leading the first half by a lap and then
increasing the distance to five laps over this year's point Mike Lack. The second heat featured Fitzlaff's team car
driven by Mike Kristof who laid down a 3.050 second lap on his way to victory
over Bill Black. Those four drivers
transferred to the feature with overpowered cars that were feeling the
overheating effects of a heat race.
Fitzlaff and teammate Kristof were quick early but crashes and body
damage held them back from the front of the pack. Lack led the opening half with Black just a
lap behind but seriously suffering overheating issues. The second half was quite a battle for the
lead as Lack would spin and allow Black to take the lead, only to pass him back
a few laps later. A true tortoise and
the hare battle continued as Black was full throttle but not getting the speed
out of the car that he wanted. With time
running out, Lack got it together and pulled out to a couple lap lead, only to
suffer a dramatic loss in speed as his ride overheated. Steady and full throttle, Bill Black passed
the crawling ride driven by Lack and captured his first victory in the SHMUC
series and put a halt to Lack's five race win streak. Lack held on to second. Kristof finished third, a lap ahead of
Fitzlaff, after turning the fastest laps in each of the halfs – 3.175 seconds
in the first half and 3.168 seconds in the closing half. Black's 128 laps raced shattered the track
record previously held by Fitzlaff at 111 laps.
SHMUC
Heat 1 (6 minutes)
Mike Fitzlaff 93
laps
Mike Lack 88
John Wiedemann 81
Pete Dorn 62
Heat 2 (6 minutes)
Mike Kristof 90
laps
Bill Black 87
Andy Black 62
A Main (8 minutes)
Bill Black 128
laps
Mike Lack 124
Mike Kristof 118
Mike Fitzlaff 117
Point Standings (after 4 races)
Mike Lack 69
points (3 wins)
John Wiedemann 49
Mike Fitzlaff 47
Bill Black 31 (1 win)
Ev Kamikawa 29
Pete Dorn 27
Mike Kristof 17
Andy Black 11
