Miata Challenge Round 2: Big Willow (2/20/2010)
 

If you look at these photos, you’ll know you want to come have fun with us. 19 competitors showed to the last event and it was fun to have a good opening to the season. Needless to say, Round 2 is coming up and the hunt for season points is still wide open.

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Per usual, Speed Ventures credits on rewarded to the podium finishers of each class.

• 1st: $40
• 2nd: $30
• 3rd: $20

And remember, you guys are starting this year fighting for the season grand prizes, as per the 2009 season finale.

• 1st: $200 SV credit AND 1 set of 949Racing 6UL wheels (Gen 2)
• 2nd: $100 SV credit AND choice of either a $200 949Racing voucher towards $1000+ purchase or $100 gift certificate
• 3rd: $50 SV credit AND choice of either $100 949Racing voucher towards $700+ purchase or $50 gift certificate

Round 2 registration link: Sat, Feb. 20th, Big Willow
(Note: TRANSPONDERS ARE REQUIRED. Please order one during online registration.)

2010 Rules and Regulations link: PLEASE READ
It is the competitor’s responsibility to read and understand these rules in their entirety.

Current Standings: As of Round 1


Round 1 Summary:

With a lot of hype from the finale of the 2009 season, a lot newcomers came to Buttonwillow for a good start in the hunt for championship points. One of the newcomers includes Alex Cao who each received a very respectable 1st place in his series debut in Street class. This definitely puts the defending champion, Roger Lee, at odds with his 4th place finish. In the meanwhile, the current champion for the Modified class, Leonard Patterson, is no where to be found as newcomer Christopher Huang took 1st place also in his debut.

In contrast, Unlimited class had the usual suspects appear to face off for the debut round, but with the champion, Andrew Kidd was also nowhere to be found. That left Gordon Jennings and Sonny Watanasirisuk to do battle, with Gordon easily taking an important first win for his bid to be the fastest Miata driver in MC.

Sonny,
What's this "second place" crap? you're starting to slack off...when are you going to stop racing your street car, and start racing your track car?

:P

When I actually have a track car to drive. :P

Don't worry, I'm working on it. BTW, I'm still on my first and only engine for MC, unlike my rivals. Hell, I almost won MC last year because of my consistancy (tied for 1st overall in Unlimited with Savington, but he won the tiebreaker because he had more wins in the season).

lol, i'm working on my street car too, maybe i can get it running like your msm, might have to bring it back out to LA ;)

as you can see, i'm working on making the improvements you mentioned :D

link in sig

Results are up: Miata Challenge
Podium photos are up too: Miata Challenge

Round 2 @ Big Willow Results

Unlimited:

1. Gordon Jennings - 1.31.284
2. William Chen - 1.32.305
3. Sonny Watanasirisuk - 1.33.905
4. Andrew Kidd - 1.29.108 (DSQ due to passing a leading car during TT)

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Modified:

1. Christopher Huang - 1:40.284
2. Brian Wood - 1:42.464
3. Edward Krisher - 1:45.178
4. Matthew Jones - 1:46.341
5. Grant Heathman - 1:46.631
6. Alex Renderos - 1:54.297

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Street:

1. Derek Dicker - 1:44.561
2. Leonard Patterson - 1:45.834

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