Bondurant West April Recap!

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 How awesome is NASA AZ?!?! So awesome they can throw a track event at a venue that’s closed! That’s right, despite breaking news the week before the event that the track may be closed until further notice, NASA AZ didn’t hesitate in throwing the first ever NASA AZ event at the new Bondurant West, located conveniently next to Blue Stripe Raceway. While thus far the track and surroundings remain unchanged, it was great to see the management and staff of Bondurant out at the event to ensure everything was up to par. We can only look forward to their future enhancements that can only make each event better.

Race Group

 

 

Saturday Big Bore

                Coming out of Turn 5 Jeremy Renshaw and Michael Pinholster were gunning for the lead. Diving into turn 8, Renshaw would out break Pinholster and take the overall race lead early. Dan Maloney followed closely with the rest of the pack in tow. After a few laps, Maloney and Pinholster made the pass on Renshaw who was now being followed by Erik Davis. Running consistent 1:04 lap times, Renshaw carried a bit too much speed into turn 8 taking a detour through the dirt to pick back up on the other side of the carousel. As the track and tires heated up, Maloney reeled in Pinholster for the pass, race lead, and the win.

Saturday Big Bore Results

Super Touring 1

1st – Dan Maloney

Super Unlimited

1st – Michael Pinholster

2nd – Jim Harris

3rd – Michael Papworth

Super Touring 3

1st – Erik Davis

PTB

1st – David Schotz

GTS3

1st – Martin Saltzman

2nd – Phil Buffington

3rd – Jeremy Renshaw

PTC

1st – Justin Markiewicz

Saturday Small Bore

                Saturday afternoon, Eric Dayton flew to a quick lead. Following closely behind was a tightly knit group. Mervin Tan and Doug Evans pushed hard for the second position early in the race. Dayton was living up to his new livery’s reputation and gapping the rest of the pack. Team ArizonaPain.com, Rob Giorgio, and Steven Powers filled the middle of the pack holding each other to mere car lengths of gap. Powers playing follow pushed his away around Giorgio and Team ArizonPain.com keeping his sights on the rest of the field. With half of the race down and warm weather, drivers chopped at the wheel as tires quickly fell off. While putting down some great laps, Team ArizonaPain.com found themselves in the pits with a momentary mechanical issue. In the end, it was Dayton 1st, Team FTW 2nd, and Team LBR 3rd standing on the podium.

Saturday Small Bore Results

Honda Challenge H2

1st – Eric Dayton

2nd – Team FTW

3rd – Team LBR

944 Spec

1st – Rob Giorgio

2nd – Jeff Wojnar

3rd – Dean Schaefer

Spec Miata

1st – Steven Powers

Sunday Big Bore Results

Super Unlimited

1st – Michael Pinholster

2nd – Jim Harris

3rd – Michael Papworth

GTS3

1st – Jeremy Renshaw

2nd – Phil Buffington

3rd – Timothy Bidwill

Super Touring 2

1st – Dan Klaudt

Super Touring 3

1st – Erik Davis

PTB

1st – David Schotz

Sunday Small Bore Results

Honda Challenge H2

1st – Team FTW

2nd – Team LBR

3rd – Jason Noel

944 Spec

1st – Pete Dimuzio

2nd – Jeff Wojnar

3rd – Rob Giorgio

Spec Miata

1st – Steven Powers

Time Trial Saturday

TT-U was an all-day battle between Travis Barnes and Anthony Szirka. With consistent times in the first two sessions from Barnes, Szirka went out and stomped a 1:01.791 in the third session. Barnes just edged him out in the last session with a 1:01.111 for 1st Place TT-U and a new class record. Chris Wilson dominated TT1 for a 1st place finish with a 1:01.471 while Kent Porter going out only in the last session took 2nd place. TT2 welcomed a temporary competitor in Mark Alger who stepped down a class for the day while he mastered the art of instructing. Fast regardless of which Viper he brings from his stable, Alger ran a 1:03.139 for 2nd Place TT2. Taylor Wilson took 1st Place TT2 and a new class record in the second session. Erik Davis took 1st place TT3 by almost a full second. David Schotz was on a record hunt. He fell just short running a 1:04.225 still taking 1st place TTB. Finding time in session 2 Jeff Abrams took 1st place TTC. Never a surprise, Robert Rose ran a 1:06.432 for 1st place TTD. Richard Mazur won TTE by less than a second followed by Paul Bloomberg.

Saturday Time Trial Results

TT-U

1st – Travis Barnes – 1:01.111 – New Record!

2nd – Anthony Szirka – 1:01.791

3rd – Jim Cozzolino – 1:05.680

TT-1

1st – Chris Wilson – 1:01.471

2nd – Kent Porter – 1:03.013

3rd – Ken Gerhart – 1:03.299

TT-2

1st – Taylor Wilson – 1:02.947 – New Record!

2nd – Mark Alger – 1:03.139

3rd – Chris Doyle – 1:05.008

TT-3

1st – Erik Davis – 1:03.479

2nd – Jeremy Renshaw – 1:05.688

3rd – John Friesen – 1:04.329

TT-B

1st – David Schotz – 1:04.225

2nd – Dave Evans – 1:05.655

3rd – Joel Schotz – 1:07.054

TT-C

1st – Jeff Abrams – 1:05.968

2nd – Justin Markiewicz – 1:06.546

3rd – Chris Plumlee – 1:08.888

TT-D

1st – Robert Rose – 1:06.432

2nd – Team FTW – 1:07.702

3rd – Jeff Wojnar – 1:08.967

TT-E

1st – Richard Mazur – 1:09.073

2nd – Paul Bloomberg – 1:09.813

Time Trial Sunday

Travis Barnes doubled up with another 1st place TTU finish Sunday. Chris Wilson repeated his win on Sunday running consistently all weekend. Erik Davis found over a half second from Saturday running a  TT3 1:02.681 for a new class record and the win. David Schotz met his goal and took the TTB record with a 1:03.461. Stenos Wijaya took a step back to TTE Sunday, and a step forward with the win and TTE record at 1:07.377.

Time Trial Results Sunday

TT-U

1st – Travis Barnes – 1:01.828

2nd – Anthony Szirka – 1:02.255

3rd – Jim Cozzolino – 1:05.015

TT-1

1st – Chris Wilson – 1:01.543

2nd – Mark Alger – 1:03.314

3rd – Dan Maloney – 1:04.600

TT-2

1st – Taylor Wilson – 1:03.251

2nd – Chris Doyle – 1:04.900

3rd – David Stark – 1:05.463

TT-3

1st – Erik Davis – 1:02.681 – New Record!

2nd – Brian Turner – 1:02.840

3rd – Adrian Little – 1:03.316

TT-B

1st – David Schotz – 1:03.461 – New Record!

2nd – Dave Evans – 1:06.383

3rd – Joel Schotz – 1:07.420

TT-C

1st – Justin Markiewicz – 1:06.119

2nd – Jeff Abrams – 1:07.157

3rd – Chris Plumlee – 1:08.783

TT-D

1st – Robert Rose – 1:06.599

2nd – Team FTW – 1:07.559

3rd – Jay Ronquillo – 1:08.101

TT-E

1st – Stenos Wijaya – 1:07.546 – New Record!

2nd – Simon Pavlick – 1:08.324

3rd – Paul Bloomberg – 1:10.536

UMS Tuning Time Attack Series

UMS Tuning Time Attack fielded 22 drivers at Bondurant West. With ample time to release all cars, groups were released with plenty of space between each competitor allowing drivers to get tires up to temp and ready to set some fast times!

UMS Tuning Time Attack Results

TA-C

1st – Travis Barnes – 1:01.510 – New Record!

2nd – Taylor Wilson – 1:02.791

3rd – Jim Cozzolino – 1:04.675

TA-B

1st – Justin Markiewicz – 1:06.715

2nd – Joey Sengsavat – 1:08.473

3rd – Chris Plumlee – 1:08.867

TA-A

1st – Jay Ronquillo – 1:08.434

2nd – Aaron Hiar – 1:09.235

3rd – Todd Hiar – 1:10.121

HPDE

HPDE drivers were having a great time at Bondurant West! With limited incidents testing the knowledge of HPDE driver’s flag knowledge and track etiquette, the day ran smoothly! HPDE4 was especially packed keeping drivers within car lengths of each other. While we all know lapping with friends can be fun, we encourage each of you to make the jump to Time Trial or Race Group and really have a blast!

Next Event Info

Inde Motorsports Ranch – May 4-5, 2013 – Willcox, AZ

Event Details

HPDE

UMS Tuning Time Attack Series (Sunday Only – Double Points)

Time Trial (points events both days)

Race Group (sprint/points races both days)

Register here –> https://www.drivenasa.com/event/1632

Draft schedule here –> http://forums.nasaaz.com/showthread.php?t=5864

NASA-AZ Info

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Credits

Written and Edited By: Taylor “Dr. Koby D” Wilson

Photos by: Action Photography by Selina

 

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