SCCA Solo Nationals F Prepared Z has Still Got It!

[jmark]

Results after the first day. One to go.

F Prepared Drivers: 20 Trophies: 6

T 1 123 John Timothy Thomas 1971 Datsun 240Z Blu Hoosier 49.435 49.073 49.194 49.073

[23] Tampa, FL Zee Racing Mississipp

T 2 125 Radomin Delgado 2004 PORSCHE 911 GT3 Gr Hoosier 50.776 49.848 49.443 49.443

[25] Edison, NJ Northern N (0.370)

T 3 199 Tom Holt 1974 Datsun 280Z Wht Hoosier 50.114 49.488 49.950 49.488

[99] Round Rock, TX Road Trip Racing Team Lone Star (0.045)

T 4 111 Randy Chase 2005 Lotus Elise Ylw Hoosier 50.706 56.545 50.647 50.647

[11] San Diego, CA ChaseCam / Blackwatch Ra San Diego (1.159)

T 5 128 Michael Hoyt 1992 Plymouth Laser Red Hoosier 52.383 52.016 50.674 50.674

[28] Omaha, NE Nebraska R (0.027)

T 6 23 Lance Coley 1971 Datsun 240Z Blu Hoosier 54.038 50.735 DNF 50.735

[123] Utica, MS Zee Racing Mississipp (0.061)

7 99 Ward Clinton Marshal 1975 Datsun 260Z Wht Hoosier 52.901 61.381(4) 50.847 50.847

[199] Dripping Springs, TX Road Trip Racing Team Lone Star (0.112)

8 151 Michael A Tews 1972 Datsun 240Z Wht Hoosier 52.605(1) 50.909 DNF 50.909

[51] Sussex, WI J & M Autocrossers Milwaukee (0.062)

9 198 Richard L Tomlin 1985 BMW 325 Blk,Wht Kumho 52.024 50.996 53.286(1) 50.996

[98] Friendswood, TX apexvinyltx.com Houston Re (0.087)

10 9 Jonathan P Jackson 1973 Porsche 914-6 Ylw Hoosier 54.061 51.260 56.716(3) 51.260

Maumelle, AR PERFECTION PLUS Arkansas R (0.264)

11 28 Kent Hoyt 1992 Plymouth Laser Red Hoosier 54.964(1) 51.941 52.080 51.941

[128] Omaha, NE Nebraska R (0.681)

12 25 Christopher Chang 2004 Porsche GT3 Gry 54.779 52.347 51.994 51.994

[125] , (0.053)

13 98 Roger Howard Johnson 1985 BMW formerly known Kumho 54.865 52.490 54.646(1) 52.490

[198] Houston, TX Home of the Criminally I Houston Re (0.496)

14 124 Don Bunt 1973 Datsun 240z Red Goodyear 54.790 53.611 54.416 53.611

[24] Rockford, IL DB Racing Chicago Re (1.121)

15 51 Lucas David Anderson 1972 Datsun 240Z Wht Hoosier DNF 55.063 59.526(2) 55.063

[151] Oak Creek, WI J&M Autocrossers Milwaukee (1.452)

16 6 Charlie Clark 1985 Mazda RX7 Grn Goodyear 57.124 72.082(3) 56.636 56.636

Mission, KS KC Raceware Kansas Cit (1.573)

17 24 Matthew Checkon 1973 Datsun 240z Red Goodyear 61.167 60.224 56.790 56.790

[124] Grayslake, IL DB Racing Chicago Re (0.154)

18 11 Babak Marefat 2005 Lotus Elise Ylw Hoosier 60.173 57.642 57.951 57.642

[111] Topeka, KS ChaseCam/Blackwatch Raci Kansas Reg (0.852)

19 30 Brian Andersen 1985 mazda rx7 Blk,Slv, Hoosier 62.142(1) DNS DNS 62.142

[130] Norman, OK Oklahoma R (4.500)

20 130 Mark Akridge 1985 Mazda RX7 Blk,Slv, Hoosier DNS DNS DNS No Time

[30] Mustang, OK Oklahoma R

[Red-Eye]

Impressive! Thanks for posting that...Robert

[xray]

Speaking of Zs in the SCCA, I Just checked both speedtv.com and scca.org and couldn't see when the runoffs were scheduled to air...anyone know?

Thanks,

Steve

Edit: Found it mentioned in an article---telecast for runoffs will be in November and December.

[26th-Z]

HEy Congrats John Thomas!

[jmortensen]

If that picture is current, it doesn't look like he's taking the weight penalty and running the 12" wheels... interesting.

[John Coffey]

John Thomas is from another world when it comes to driving a prepared car. He could probably beat the class running 8" wide wheels.

[26th-Z]

No, the picture was taken over a year ago.

[jmark]

What amazes me is the modern cars the Z is beating.

F Prepared Drivers: 20 Trophies: 6

T 1 123 John Timothy Thomas 1971 Datsun 240Z Blu Hoosier 49.435 49.073 49.194 99.732

[23] Tampa, FL Zee Racing Mississipp 50.852 50.747 50.659

T 2 125 Radomin Delgado 2004 PORSCHE 911 GT3 Gr Hoosier 50.776 49.848 49.443 100.486

[25] Edison, NJ Northern N 56.344(2) 51.043 54.795(2) (0.754)

T 3 199 Tom Holt 1974 Datsun 280Z Wht Hoosier 50.114 49.488 49.950 100.517

[99] Round Rock, TX Road Trip Racing Team Lone Star 51.979 51.029 55.689(2) (0.031)

T 4 111 Randy Chase 2005 Lotus Elise Ylw Hoosier 50.706 56.545 50.647 102.595

[11] San Diego, CA ChaseCam / Blackwatch Ra San Diego 52.442 52.289 51.948 (2.078)

T 5 151 Michael A Tews 1972 Datsun 240Z Wht Hoosier 52.605(1) 50.909 DNF 103.418

[51] Sussex, WI J & M Autocrossers Milwaukee 54.302 52.509 52.557 (0.823)

T 6 23 Lance Coley 1971 Datsun 240Z Blu Hoosier 54.038 50.735 DNF 103.838

[123] Utica, MS Zee Racing Mississipp 64.799 53.669 53.103 (0.420)

7 99 Ward Clinton Marshal 1975 Datsun 260Z Wht Hoosier 52.901 61.381(4) 50.847 104.064

[199] Dripping Springs, TX Road Trip Racing Team Lone Star 56.932 54.163 53.217 (0.226)

8 128 Michael Hoyt 1992 Plymouth Laser Red Hoosier 52.383 52.016 50.674 105.152

[28] Omaha, NE Nebraska R 54.478 57.632 55.106 (1.088)

9 9 Jonathan P Jackson 1973 Porsche 914-6 Ylw Hoosier 54.061 51.260 56.716(3) 105.390

Maumelle, AR PERFECTION PLUS Arkansas R 57.168 55.359 54.130 (0.238)

10 25 Christopher Chang 2004 Porsche GT3 Gry 54.779 52.347 51.994 105.455

[125] , 55.854 53.461 53.653 (0.065)

[xray]

That's great---I know Randy Chase from the Elisetalk.com forum I visit...He's been big on his Elise at the Nationals...I'm getting a kick seeing the Z dominate!

[c david]

john is back and on top.

i've seen this car and it is l i t e.

cd

[tholt29]

I was wondering if anyone was paying attention to us cone crushers in Kansas last week! John did a great job leading the class both days and I did the best I could to make the Z's finish 1-2, but fell .031 seconds short. Kudos to Radomin Delgado in the GT3 Porsche... He did really well in a street legal car that only had the interior removed... It still had AC (including the cabin air filter). He left the door open for me on the last run by hitting a cone, so I charged as hard as I could, but went too hot into the last decreasing slalom before the finish and tagged a couple of cones!

John's car still looks just like that... He's still on 10" wheels (as am I). We both have to weigh 2065 lbs. Bigger wheels would incur an additional 100 lbs. Since we have moved from the super grippy and bumpy concrete at Forbes Field over to the super smooth and not too grippy asphalt at Heartland Park, a lot of people were trying very different setups, mostly with poor results in FP. Note the 2+ second gap back to 4th place. I know John and I pretty much stuck with our old setups and lowered tire pressures a bit and it worked pretty well. Many of the cars in other classes with big power and really fat tires had a really hard time. HPT is a very different place.

This was the biggest showing in FP in a long time and we had a wide range of makes and models but the Z's were the most dominant taking 4 of the 6 trophies. I was a great time. I have a few pics of the complete FP field that I can post as soon as I get them resized a bit.

Tom

[jmark]

I was Tom. Congrats to you & John as well as all the Z FP runners. Looking forward to the pics. I leave Sat. for HPT myself. Heading out to the Runoffs. Hopefully get to see some more Z wins! I'll be shooting tons of pics.