7/23/2009
St. Francis, WI - Everet Kamikawa swept three fourths of the feature racing at South Shore Field in the FHM/Maxim/Stuff Grand Prix. After winning the GTP feature and leading the first half of the GT feature, handling difficulties and John Shea had other plans for Kamikawa.
John Shea captured the pole for the GTP division while Mike Lack won the fast heat race. Kamikawa and Larry Rotter dominated their heat races. Add these together and all the ingredients were in place for a dog fight of a feature race. The racers did not disappoint.
Shea took the early lead with Lack and Kamikawa following closely behind. At the end of the first half, only four laps separated the top three. Switching lanes for the second half Lack and Kamikawa worked their way past Shea and left him behind to settle the race between themselves. At the end, it was Kamikawa in front with a slight one lap advantage over Lack. Shea survived to hold on to third with Rotter finishing fourth.
As much as the mid-race break helped Kamikawa in the GTP feature, it hurt him in the GT event. Shea again was the quickest in qualifying, but Kamikawa had the dominant car in heat races and the B feature.
The first half of the feature was all Kamikawa as he built a two lap lead over his competitors. But, the pace that he ran in the first half would not work in the second and handling issues forced him out of the race prematurely. The same characters in the GTP feature race were also racing in the GT race. Shea took the lead over Lack and Rotter in the second half. Not giving in easily was Lack as he tried to chase down Shea, but once again this evening, Lack would have to settle for the runner up spot as Shea took the checkers in front. Rotter claimed the final spot on the podium with his third place run.
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSCAR FEDERATION
Official Finish, Event # 2009-14-117
Maxim Grand Prix
July 23, 2009
South Shore Speedway
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GTP Category -- 16 Minute Final
Fin. Str.
Pos. Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 6 Everet Kamikawa Marlboro Toyota CV89 278 Running
2 2 Mike Lack Tamiya Jaguar XJR9 277 Running
3 1 John Shea Minolta Toyota CV89 260 Running
4 7 Larry Rotter Denso Toyota CV89 256 Running
5 3 Dan Margetta Red Bull Toyota CV89 101 Accident
6 9 Mark Walczak Red Bull Jaguar XJR7 147 Running
7 8 Cory Galbraith Tenoras Toyota CV89 146 Running
8 4 Mike Fitzlaff Castrol Jaguar XJR9 102 Running
9 5 John Wiedemann Silk Cut Jaguar XJR9 93 Running
Fastest Qualifier -- Shea; 2.850 seconds.
A Main -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Lack; 3. Shea; 4. Rotter. (Fastest Lap -- Shea; 3.006 seconds)
B Main -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Lack; 3. Rotter; 4. Margetta. (Fastest Lap -- Margetta; 3.139 seconds)
Fast Heat -- 1. Lack; 2. Shea; 3. Margetta. (Fastest Lap -- Lack; 3.026 seconds)
Reg. Heat -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Fitzlaff; 3. Wiedemann. (Fastest Lap -- Wiedemann; 3.014 seconds)
Slow Heat -- 1. Rotter; 2. Walczak; 3. Galbraith. (Fastest Lap -- Walczak; 3.370 seconds)
Qualifying -- 1. Shea, 2.850; 2. Lack, 2.944; 3. Margetta, 2.985; 4. Fitzlaff, 2.992; 5. Wiedemann, 3.098; 6. Kamikawa, 3.125; 7. Rotter, 3.156; 8. Galbraith, 3.208; 9. Walczak, 3.229.
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GT Category -- 12 Minute Final
Fin. Str.
Pos. Pos. Driver Car Laps Status
1 1 John Shea Corvette C5 199 Running
2 2 Mike Lack Ford GT 197 Running
3 9 Larry Rotter Toyota Supra 181 Running
4 5 Everet Kamikawa Ferrari 575-GT 157 Running
5 3 Dan Margetta Ford GT 129 Running
6 5 John Wiedemann Ford GT 156 Running
7 8 Mark Walczak Aston Martin Vanquish 113 Off
8 7 Cory Galbraith Ford GT 112 Off
9 4 Mike Fitzlaff Corvette C5 100 Off
Fastest Qualifier -- Shea; 2.823 seconds.
A Main -- 1. Shea; 2. Lack; 3. Rotter; 4. Kamikawa. (Fastest Lap -- Kamikawa; 3.005 seconds)
B Main -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Lack; 3. Rotter; 4. Margetta. (Fastest Lap -- Kamikawa; 3.142 seconds)
Fast Heat -- 1. Shea; 2. Lack; 3. Margetta. (Fastest Lap -- Margetta; 3.039 seconds)
Reg. Heat -- 1. Kamikawa; 2. Wiedemann; 3. Fitzlaff. (Fastest Lap -- Kamikawa; 3.139 seconds)
Slow Heat -- 1. Rotter; 2. Walczak; 3. Galbraith. (Fastest Lap -- Rotter; 3.318 seconds)
Qualifying -- 1. Shea, 2.823; 2. Lack, 2.934; 3. Margetta, 2.947; 4. Fitzlaff, 2.955; 5. Kamikawa, 3.064; 6. Wiedemann, 3.232; 7. Galbraith, 3.277; 8. Walczak, 3.348; 9. Rotter, 3.371.
