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CJ Posting from Marty's Account...

One last update before we're back on the road heading home. The race went very well with a good start and lots of hairy action, none of which Marty was involved in. After moving his way through early traffic and picking off a few spots here and there Marty settled in around 14th place, which is where he finished. He fought forward and kept others from making their way by with some nice rally moves taking all four off several times creating a James Bond like "dirt screen" behind him. It was quite the show with only very minor rear bumper damage from a little close quarters maneuvering through the bus stop. The Subies took 1st Chuck H., 2nd Kristen S. and third was Will T. in his BMW. The Hard Charger award which is given to the driver that moves forward the most positions was given to, none other than our very own, MARTY GRAND in his AMS Performance EVO 9!!! I'm sure Marty was glad to top his successful inaugural season off with a very respectable performance at the Championship Runoffs. For those of us that know Marty well, the Hard Charger award should come as no surprise

Be sure to tune in to Speed Channel later this fall and watch the action unfold in true Hollywood style.

VIPGarage

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Marty called me after the race to fill me in. Great job guys. an 8 spot jump is no small thing. Congrats on the award. We are very proud of what you did this weekend and we know this is just the start.

Can't wait for next year. Marty and CJ will own all and we will do everything in our power to make sure it happens.

AutoMotoSports

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NICE JOB MARTY!!! 8 spots is CRAZY!!! I cant wait to see the in car footage

AMS

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Congrats to Marty. This is Marty's first year at this and I'm very impressed with his efforts and results. He has so much potential that I think next season will be even more impressive. Again he was out his first time on the new suspension, new setup and he got more track time during the race than all his quals combined!

VR4orceCJ

Looks like the BMW M3 that Marty fought it out with was penalized for an "on track incident" (put back 9 positions) so Marty's final finishing spot was 13th.

Ovr No of Fastest
Pos Car Driver/Hometown/Div/Region Sponsor Make/Model Laps Lap
1 95 Chuck Hemmingson/West Des Moines, IA/MW/DMV 06Subaru WRX Sti 18 1:55.815
2 69 Kristian Skavnes/Sparta, NJ/NE/NNJ Subaru/Goodyear/Valvoline 0xSubaru WRX Sti 18 1:55.940
3 91 Will Turner/Amesbury, MA/NE/NEng Turner Motorsport/Toyo Tires 05BMW M3 18 1:56.197
4 12 Robert Schader/Boulder, CO/RM/Colo Hoosier/Red Line/Boulder Nissan 05Nissan 350Z 18 1:56.003
5 7 Ken Dobson/Sonoma, CA/NP/SanF Temp Control System/Hoosier Tire/Nissan05Nissan 350Z 18 1:56.768
6 06 David Rosenblum/Langhorne, PA/SE/Fla Subaru Of America 06Subaru WRX Sti 18 1:56.350
7 05 William Ziegler/Stamford, CT/NE/NEng Swisher/Phoenix 05Mitsibushi Evolution 18 1:56.796
8 23 Derek Butts/San Bruno, CA/NP/SanF Hoosier 05Subaru WRX Sti 18 1:57.003
9 16 Michael Santos/San Lorenzo, CA/NP/SanF Hankook Tire/Works 05Mitsubishi Evolution 18 1:57.435
10 02 George Biskup/Naperville, IL/CE/Chi Biskup Motorsports 05Dodge SRT4 18 1:57.724
11 01 Chris Brannon/Mountain Home, AR/MW/OzMt TRM Classics/Jegs/Goodyear 05Pontiac GTO 18 1:57.702
12 75 Dave Schotz/Phoeniz, AZ/RM/ArzB SCCAForums.com/Kumho/Carbotech/HP201Pontiac Formula 18 1:57.767
13 34 Marty Grand/Manassas Park, VA/NE/WDC Amsperformance.com 06Mitsubishi Evolution 18 1:58.12814 98 Bill Baten/Indianapolis, IN/CE/Indy Online Arch/Marksadr/Goodyear 01Chevrolet Camaro Z28 18 1:57.212
15 99 Jason Henderson/Cincinnati, OH/CE/Cinc Trailex /Forgeline/Hoosier 03Nissan 350Z 18 1:57.571
16 33 William Moore/Chagrin Falls, OH/CE/NeOh Msports/Swift Filters/Tim Lally 02Chevrolet Camaro 18 1:58.909
17 74 Gregory Meindl/Levittown, NY/NE/NY Raceshopper.com 01Pontiac Firebird 18 1:59.327
18 9 Kumar Viswalingam/Cincinnati, OH/MW/StL Hoosier/Predatormotorsport/Meineke 99Pontiac Firebird 18 2:00.550
19 15 Richard Roberts/Chicago, IL/CE/Chi Kinetic Energy Resources/Fall-Line 03BMW M3 18 1:59.963
20 73 John Buttermore/Bloomfield Hills, MI/CE/Det Nearbrook Motorsports 04Cadillac CTS-Z 17 1:58.045
21 04 Paul Barnhart/Houston, TX/SW/Hous Tom Mitchell 02BMW M3 18 1:57.995
22 27 Tony Rivera/Missouri City, TX/SW/Hous MSR Houston/Hoosier/GotGripe.com 06BMW M3 * 16 1:57.833
23 44 Rob Hines/Arlington, VA/NE/WDC Kumho/Nissan/RedLine 03Nissan 350Z * 11 1:58.049
24 08 Adam Treadway/Findlay, OH/CE/NwOh Treadway Chrysler 04Dodge SRT4 * 9 1:59.794
DNF 4 Dennis AuBuchon/Arnold, MO/MW/StL Kumho/Weber Chevrolet 01Chevrolet Camaro * 8 1:59.122
DNF 07 Nathaniel Ellis/Marysville, OH/CE/OhV Team Honda Research 02Honda S2000 * 2 2:25.991
DNS 14 Alfred Mitchell/Sugar Land, TX/SW/Tex MSR Houston 02BMW M3 No Time
DNS 24 Josh Sirota/Cupertino, CA/NP/SanF Hoosier 05Subaru WRX Sti No Time
DNS 5 Tom Nastasi/Stamford, CT/SE/CFla Ford Racing Performance Parts 05Ford Mustang No Time
DNS 2 Steve Valentinetti/Seattle, WA/NP/Nwst Cirasport/Airline Shuttle/AMI 98Toyota Supra No Time
DNS 22 Joe Hermes/Happy Valley, OR/NP/Ore Gran Prix Imports/Kumho Tire 03Nissan 350Z No Time
DNS 86 Jay Culbertson/Portland, OR/NP/Ore Temp Control Mechanical Corp/Hoosier 05Nissan 350Z No Time
DNS 46 Mark Boden/Winnetka, IL/CE/Chi Fall-Line Motorsports 04BMW M3 No Time
DNS 20 Bryan Viviani/Leechburg, PA/NE/StCt 02Pontiac Firebird No Time
Number of Starters: 26 Lap leaders: Best time establishes new Runoffs Race Record.
Number of Finishers: 24 95:1-18 * Not Running at the Finish
O/A Time of Race: 35 minutes 5.180 Seconds
Length of Race: 45 Miles Mark Waggoner
Margin of victory: -03.520 sec. 76.953 MPH Average Lap Speed Chief Timing & Scoring
Fastest Race Lap:1:55.815 by Chuck Hemmingson in Car # 95
Hard Charger: Marty Grand Posted at: 7:40 P.M.
Car 04 9-position penalty per SOM - on track incident

sccavee

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Good job we need to get more Evo's running. I have thought about getting one for T2, but I like open wheel too much.

VR4orceCJ

Marty has provided that the Speed Channel debut will be:

Tuesday, 11/28

4 p.m.

Touring 2

Be sure to tune in!

VIPGarage

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programming the DVR the second i get home!

Silencer

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Check this out. The in-car video is from a GTO in T2. However, it clearly shows Mike Santos in his white Evo battling it out with at least a half a dozen cars. All in front of the GTO for the first 3 laps. Pretty cool!

See link:
http://sccaforums.com/forums/thread/217108.aspx

Dave

Galant VR-4 #34

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Chris in the GTO is a good guy, I was a couple cars back of him at the finish. I got stuck battling a couple cars behind Chris early on and by the time I cleared them, he had a few seconds on me, My tires were pretty spent at that point and I just didnt have enough left to run him down, maybe next year In case you are wondering how the Evo does in a straight compared to the 6.0 liter Goat, I was able to pull him but not by much. Little SCCA article attached

http://www.scca.com/News/News.asp?Ref=692
Marty

VR4orceCJ

Speed channel has changed the schedule:

Touring 2

Thu. 11/30

2 p.m.

Reset your DVRs!