WE'LL DO IT LIVE, BLOG! #GRIDLIFE Road America - TrackBattle Round 6

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2020.09.13 - 9:20 - End of TrackBattle Heat 4

Dry track on Sunday morning as drivers were eager to lay down some faster lap times. Ryan Matthews wasted no time and was able to reset the SM record with a 2:21.067.

TrackBattle Heat 4 Results

2020.09.12 - 18:00 - End of GLTC Race 1

#GRIDLIFE Touring Cup at the National Park of Speed took off Saturday with a wild start in the rain. Second place starter Tom O'Gorman braked late into turn one, edging out polesitter Todd Kaley. Out of turn two, Eric Kutil used his front-wheel drive grip to accelerate past O'Gorman's S2000, and took the lead into turn 5. Behind them, D.j. Alessandrini and Ryan Kristoff  sliced through the field, gaining 11 and 15 spots respectively. Through the kink, Ben Hawrysko's E46 M3 hydroplaned, making heavy contact with the driver's right wall and brought out a full course yellow. The cleanup was extensive, and the race ended under caution, giving Eric Kutil his 13th victory in the series, with Emile Tabb 2nd, O'Gorman 3rd, Kaley 4th, and Pervez Randelia's FR-S in 5th.

GLTC Race 2 Results

2020.09.12 - 15:20 - End of TrackBattle Heat 3

Tom O’Gorman is co-driving Steve Loudin’s C7 ZR-1 this weekend, and I think that everyone is on the edge of their seat to see how fast the car can go, once the weather dries up. In this session, he was able to secure an overall best time of 2:23.443. Definitely a respectable time during the session, but no where near the full potential of this car on a dry track. Streetmod driver Ryan Matthews was only a tenth behind him with a class leading 2:23.539. The SM record from last year is 2:21.895 by Dewey DeWitt, but I don’t expect that one will last to the end of the day tomorrow. In SGT, Coby Shield improved on his best from 2019 with a 2:26.238.

2020.09.12 - 12:40 - End of TrackBattle Heat 2

Drivers took to a drying track, though no one was near their personal bests from last year. The weather is expected to clear up for the final session this afternoon, so we’re looking for everyone to improve in Heat 3.

TrackBattle Heat 2 Results

2020.09.12 - 11:40 - End of GLTC Qualifying

Todd Kaley made a long drive from Florida, to rejoin GLTC here at Road America. Todd ran well at the SLB/Gridlife GLTC event at COTA in February, and wasted no time showing the field how to be quick in the rain here in Wisconsin. 2:50.666 was about six tenths faster than 2nd place Tom O’Gorman.

GLTC Qualifying Results

2020.09.12 - 11:00 - End of TrackBattle Heat 1

A soggy track and an early start on Saturday morning eased some of the tension that’s typical before drivers take to the track for the first time on a race weekend. Drivers can rest assured knowing that they don't have much to gain by going hard the in the wet, as the track is set to dry by the end of the day today. Coby Shield in his SGT Camaro was fastest overall, with Jackie Ding not far behind. Coby’s 2:54.029 is impressive on a track with standing water.

TrackBattle Heat 1 Results



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