Kamikawa And Shea Dominate West Bendby John Wiedemann
7/2/2009
West Bend, WI - The ISF drivers travelled to the northern most circuit on the schedule for the West Bend Grand Prix presented by XtraLaps.com. Everet Kamikawa and John Shea made the trek north worthwhile with wins in the GTP and F1 divisions respectively.
Mike Lack started off the GTP racing action by putting his Jaguar on the pole, for the second straight race, at a pace eight tenths of a second quicker than his pole run at the same track earlier this year. Lack went on to win his heat race and Kamikawa blazed to his heat race win. Kamikawa remained on fire in the B main, winning the race with ease setting up a battle with Lack in the feature.
Kamikawa really let loose in the A main. Drivers that tried ot run with him soon found themselves driving over their heads and out of control. John Wiedemann and Lack fell behind in the first half of the race and decided to let Kamikawa run while they battled for second between each other. When the race ended, Kamikawa held a fourteen lap lead over second place. Wiedemann was able to sneak ahead of Lack to take second with Lack finishing third. Mike Fitzlaff struggled with contol issues and finished fourth.
Dominance was the theme of the night as John Shea's Ferrari was the class of the field in the F1 division. Shea captured the pole in qualifying and easily won his heat race. The second heat was captured by last week's F1 winner, Mike Fitzlaff. Walczak,Wiedemann and Dan Margetta transferred to the B main to take on Fitzlaff. Margetta struggled mightily in the B main with handling issues and crashed out sending the other drivers on to the A main.
When asked if he was ok, a despondent Margetta responded, "Well duh, I didn't drive all the way up here to finish fifth, and wherever the heck I finished in GTP." He was later seen pushing media members away from the post race buffet.
Shea quickly showed that his car was on another level as he lapped through the field in the first during the first portion of the race. Wiedemann, Fitzlaff and Walczak were left behind to battle for the scraps of second place. During the second half Wiedemann and Fitzlaff were able to pick up the pace while Walczak succumbed to handling issues. What was a twenty-five lap deficit was whittled down to six laps by Wiedemann. To get those laps back, Wiedemann pushed his ride to the limit and beyond, but in the end it wasn't enough as Shea took the win, his second of the season.
On tap next week, the GTP and GT division take to the quick and hilly Turtle Creek for the Turtle Trot.
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSCAR FEDERATION
Official Finish, Event # 2009-11-114
XtraLaps.com / RacingWisconsin.com Grand Prix
July 2, 2009
Lack Track
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GTP Category -- 16 Minute Final
Fin. Str.
Pos. Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 6 Everet Kamikawa Marlboro Toyota CV89 226 Running
2 2 John Wiedemann Silk Cut Jaguar XJR9 212 Running
3 1 Mike Lack Tamiya Jaguar XJR9 207 Running
4 4 Mike Fitzlaff Castrol Jaguar XJR9 103 Running
5 5 John Shea Minolta Toyota CV89 125 Running
6 7 Mark Walczak Red Bull Jaguar XJR7 104 Running
7 8 Larry Rotter Denso Toyota CV89 102 Running
8 3 Dan Margetta Red Bull Toyota CV89 70 Running
Fastest Qualifier -- Lack; 3.545 seconds.
A Main -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Wiedemann; 3. Lack; 4. Fitzlaff. (Fastest Lap -- Lack; 3.828 seconds)
B Main -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Wiedemann; 3. Fitzlaff; 4. Shea. (Fastest Lap -- Wiedemann; 4.018 seconds)
Fast Heat -- 1. Lack; 2. Fitzlaff; 3. Wiedemann; 4. Margetta. (Fastest Lap -- Wiedemann; 4.005 seconds)
Reg. Heat -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Shea; 3. Walczak; 4. Rotter. (Fastest Lap -- Shea; 4.026 seconds)
Qualifying -- 1. Lack, 3.545; 2. Wiedemann, 3.711; 3. Margetta, 3.767; 4. Fitzlaff, 3.793; 5. Shea, 3.827; 6. Kamikawa, 3.977; 7. Walczak, 4.084; 8. Rotter, 4.227.
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F1 Grand Prix Category -- 16 Minute Final
Fin. Str.
Pos. Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 1 John Shea Ferrari 183 Running
2 2 John Wiedemann Jaguar 177 Running
3 6 Mike Fitzlaff Jordan-Peugeot 170 Running
4 4 Mark Walczak Red Bull-Renault 145 Running
5 5 Dan Margetta Red Bull-Renault 64 Running
6 7 Larry Rotter McLaren-Mercedes 106 Running
7 8 Everet Kamikawa Ferrari 88 Running
8 3 Mike Lack Jaguar 59 Running
Fastest Qualifier -- Shea; 3.675 seconds.
A Main -- 1. Shea; 2. Wiedemann; 3. Fitzlaff; 4. Walczak. (Fastest Lap -- Shea; 3.791 seconds)
B Main -- 1. Walczak; 2. Fitzlaff; 3. Wiedemann; 4. Margetta. (Fastest Lap -- Fitzlaff; 4.324 seconds)
Fast Heat -- 1. Shea; 2. Walczak; 3. Wiedemann; 4. Lack. (Fastest Lap -- Shea; 3.902 seconds)
Reg. Heat -- 1. Fitzlaff; 2. Margetta; 3. Rotter; 4. Kamikawa. (Fastest Lap -- Kamikawa; 4.589 seconds)
Qualifying -- 1. Shea, 3.675; 2. Wiedemann, 3.784; 3. Lack, 3.840; 4. Walczak, 4.018; 5. Margetta, 4.172; 6. Fitzlaff, 4.292; 7. Rotter, 4.349; 8. Kamikawa, 4.479.
7/2/2009
West Bend, WI - The ISF drivers travelled to the northern most circuit on the schedule for the West Bend Grand Prix presented by XtraLaps.com. Everet Kamikawa and John Shea made the trek north worthwhile with wins in the GTP and F1 divisions respectively.
Mike Lack started off the GTP racing action by putting his Jaguar on the pole, for the second straight race, at a pace eight tenths of a second quicker than his pole run at the same track earlier this year. Lack went on to win his heat race and Kamikawa blazed to his heat race win. Kamikawa remained on fire in the B main, winning the race with ease setting up a battle with Lack in the feature.
Kamikawa really let loose in the A main. Drivers that tried ot run with him soon found themselves driving over their heads and out of control. John Wiedemann and Lack fell behind in the first half of the race and decided to let Kamikawa run while they battled for second between each other. When the race ended, Kamikawa held a fourteen lap lead over second place. Wiedemann was able to sneak ahead of Lack to take second with Lack finishing third. Mike Fitzlaff struggled with contol issues and finished fourth.
Dominance was the theme of the night as John Shea's Ferrari was the class of the field in the F1 division. Shea captured the pole in qualifying and easily won his heat race. The second heat was captured by last week's F1 winner, Mike Fitzlaff. Walczak,Wiedemann and Dan Margetta transferred to the B main to take on Fitzlaff. Margetta struggled mightily in the B main with handling issues and crashed out sending the other drivers on to the A main.
When asked if he was ok, a despondent Margetta responded, "Well duh, I didn't drive all the way up here to finish fifth, and wherever the heck I finished in GTP." He was later seen pushing media members away from the post race buffet.
Shea quickly showed that his car was on another level as he lapped through the field in the first during the first portion of the race. Wiedemann, Fitzlaff and Walczak were left behind to battle for the scraps of second place. During the second half Wiedemann and Fitzlaff were able to pick up the pace while Walczak succumbed to handling issues. What was a twenty-five lap deficit was whittled down to six laps by Wiedemann. To get those laps back, Wiedemann pushed his ride to the limit and beyond, but in the end it wasn't enough as Shea took the win, his second of the season.
On tap next week, the GTP and GT division take to the quick and hilly Turtle Creek for the Turtle Trot.
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSCAR FEDERATION
Official Finish, Event # 2009-11-114
XtraLaps.com / RacingWisconsin.com Grand Prix
July 2, 2009
Lack Track
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GTP Category -- 16 Minute Final
Fin. Str.
Pos. Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 6 Everet Kamikawa Marlboro Toyota CV89 226 Running
2 2 John Wiedemann Silk Cut Jaguar XJR9 212 Running
3 1 Mike Lack Tamiya Jaguar XJR9 207 Running
4 4 Mike Fitzlaff Castrol Jaguar XJR9 103 Running
5 5 John Shea Minolta Toyota CV89 125 Running
6 7 Mark Walczak Red Bull Jaguar XJR7 104 Running
7 8 Larry Rotter Denso Toyota CV89 102 Running
8 3 Dan Margetta Red Bull Toyota CV89 70 Running
Fastest Qualifier -- Lack; 3.545 seconds.
A Main -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Wiedemann; 3. Lack; 4. Fitzlaff. (Fastest Lap -- Lack; 3.828 seconds)
B Main -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Wiedemann; 3. Fitzlaff; 4. Shea. (Fastest Lap -- Wiedemann; 4.018 seconds)
Fast Heat -- 1. Lack; 2. Fitzlaff; 3. Wiedemann; 4. Margetta. (Fastest Lap -- Wiedemann; 4.005 seconds)
Reg. Heat -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Shea; 3. Walczak; 4. Rotter. (Fastest Lap -- Shea; 4.026 seconds)
Qualifying -- 1. Lack, 3.545; 2. Wiedemann, 3.711; 3. Margetta, 3.767; 4. Fitzlaff, 3.793; 5. Shea, 3.827; 6. Kamikawa, 3.977; 7. Walczak, 4.084; 8. Rotter, 4.227.
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F1 Grand Prix Category -- 16 Minute Final
Fin. Str.
Pos. Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 1 John Shea Ferrari 183 Running
2 2 John Wiedemann Jaguar 177 Running
3 6 Mike Fitzlaff Jordan-Peugeot 170 Running
4 4 Mark Walczak Red Bull-Renault 145 Running
5 5 Dan Margetta Red Bull-Renault 64 Running
6 7 Larry Rotter McLaren-Mercedes 106 Running
7 8 Everet Kamikawa Ferrari 88 Running
8 3 Mike Lack Jaguar 59 Running
Fastest Qualifier -- Shea; 3.675 seconds.
A Main -- 1. Shea; 2. Wiedemann; 3. Fitzlaff; 4. Walczak. (Fastest Lap -- Shea; 3.791 seconds)
B Main -- 1. Walczak; 2. Fitzlaff; 3. Wiedemann; 4. Margetta. (Fastest Lap -- Fitzlaff; 4.324 seconds)
Fast Heat -- 1. Shea; 2. Walczak; 3. Wiedemann; 4. Lack. (Fastest Lap -- Shea; 3.902 seconds)
Reg. Heat -- 1. Fitzlaff; 2. Margetta; 3. Rotter; 4. Kamikawa. (Fastest Lap -- Kamikawa; 4.589 seconds)
Qualifying -- 1. Shea, 3.675; 2. Wiedemann, 3.784; 3. Lack, 3.840; 4. Walczak, 4.018; 5. Margetta, 4.172; 6. Fitzlaff, 4.292; 7. Rotter, 4.349; 8. Kamikawa, 4.479.
Everet Kamikawa put his ride in Victory Circle at the Lack Track.
The Ferrari of John Shea in Victory Circle.
The GTP podium: Mike Lack (3rd), bear, Everet Kamikawa (winner), John Wiedemann (2nd)
F1 podium: John Wiedemann (2nd), John Shea (1st), Mike Fitzlaff (3rd)
GTP feature lineup: Mike Fitzlaff, John Wiedemann, Mike Lack, Everet Kamikawa
The field lined up after qualifying at the Lack Track.
An interloper finds that it is not a good idea to mess with the victory circle photo celebrations.
