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Trois Rivieres-Sun. A.M. Warm-Up
Sunday, August 3, 1997 Welcome to round three of the Player’s Challenge for the KOOL/TOYOTA Atlantic Championship - - the eighth race of the 12-race Atlantic championship sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing. A ...
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Sunday, August 3, 1997
Welcome to round three of the Player’s Challenge for the KOOL/TOYOTA Atlantic Championship - - the eighth race of the 12-race Atlantic championship sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing. A 15 minute practice session is scheduled today between 8:15 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.. Today’s race is scheduled to begin at 2:05 p.m. Miller Milling Company, which is the primary sponsor for Atlantic rookie driver STEVE KNAPP, is one of the largest U.S. millers of durum wheat for the pasta industry, producing well in excess of one million pounds daily. Miller Milling Co. operates state-of-the-art facilities in Winchester, Virginia; Fresno, California; and a new mill project in Mexico. (Scott Gates)
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WARM-UP
8:15 a.m. - - Session begins under heavy cloud cover, light breezes, and temperatures in the mid 60s.
8:18 a.m. - - #72 DeSOTO makes contact with the turn 10 wall; #21 COGAN contacts the tire wall in turn eight; brings out a BLACK FLAG; both drivers are out and okay.
8:29 a.m. - - GREEN FLAG
8:33 a.m. - - Contact between #95 SMITH and #26 CUTLER; #95 SMITH suffers nose cone damage and returns to pit lane for repairs.
8:38 a.m. - - Light contact reported between #15 LANG and #26 CUTLER while exiting onto the main straight-away; both cars continue.
8:42 a.m. - - Session ends;
#32 ALEX BARRON, of Vista, Calif., is fastest at 1:03.298 - 85879 mph; #43 JOAO BARBOSA, of Valongo, Portugal, is second fastest at 1:03.320 - 85.879 mph.
SUNDAY WARM UP SESSION Player’s Challenge for the KOOL/Toyota Atlantic Championship Round Eight - Grand Prix Player's de Trois-Rivieres
Ps. Car# Driver Hometown Sponsor/Car
Time Speed
1 32 Alex Barron (R), Vista, Calif. Lynx Racing, Ralt
RT-41 1:03.298 85.879
2 43 Joao Barbosa (R), Valongo, Portugal RDS Mtsp., Ralt
RT-41 1:03.320 85.849
3 96 Jeret Schroeder, Vineland, N.J. P.P.I., Ralt RT-41
1:03.593 85.481
4 50 Kenny Wilden, Burlington, Ont. P1 Racing, Ralt
RT-41 1:03.735 85.290
5 33 Bertrand Godin (R), St. Hyacinthe, Que. Players Forsythe
Racing, Ralt RT-40 1:03.763 85.253
6 35 David Pook, Long Beach, Calif. B.D.J.Sr, Ralt RT-40
1:03.805 85.197
7 66 Alexandre Tagliani, Lachenaie, Que. Players Forsythe
Racing, Ralt RT-40 1:03.918 85.046
8 4 Anthony Lazzaro, Acworth, Ga. Phillips Mtsp.,
Ralt RT-41 1:03.975 84.970
9 19 Memo Gidley (R), San Rafael, Calif. Lynx Racing, Ralt
RT-41 1:03.979 84.965
10 85 Steve Knapp (R), Salem, Wis. P1 Racing, Ralt
RT-41 1:04.407 84.400
11 7 Cam Binder, Calgary, Alta. Binder Racing, Ralt RT-41
1:04.938 83.710
12 95 Chris Smith, Redondo Beach, Calif. P.P.I., Ralt RT-41
1:05.081 83.526
13 11 Ted Sahley, Cleveland, Ohio Sahley Racing, Ralt
RT-41 1:05.465 83.036
14 14 Chuck West, Sonoma, Calif. World Speed Mtsp.,
Ralt RT-41 1:05.552 82.926
15 3 Michael David, Corona, Calif. PDR Enterprises., Ralt
RT-41 1:05.771 82.650
16 15 Eric Lang, New York, N.Y. D&L Racing, Ralt
RT-41 1:05.857 82.542
17 29 Case Montgomery, Salinas, Calif. Binder Racing, Ralt
RT-41 1:06.025 82.332
18 10 Mark Tague (R), Laguna Hills, Calif. World Speed Mtsp.,
Ralt RT-41 1:06.364 81.911
19 26 David Cutler, Medina, Wash. Binder Racing, Ralt
RT-41 1:06.460 81.793
20 44 Carol Soucy (R), Sept-Iles, Que. Dominic Scalzo
Racing, Ralt RT-41 1:06.618 81.599
21 23 Martin Roy, St. Jean Baptiste, Que. La Volant, Raven
RVN-93 1:07.202 80.890
22 39 Stephane Roy (R), Saint-Sauveur, Que. Hammerhead Racing,
Ralt RT-40 1:08.188 79.720
23 41 Bob Thomas (R), Clarkston, Mich. Different Drummer
Racing, XFR GS-96 1:08.237 79.663
24 18 Bob Siska, San Francisco, Calif. RJS Motorsports,
Ralt RT-40 1:09.966 77.694
25 99 Jimmy Pugliese (C2), Oceanside, N.Y. Hunter-Smith
Pugliese, Swift DB-4 1:12.635 74.839
26 9 George Frazier (R), Prospect, Ky. Arcadia Motorsports
Limited, Ralt RT-41 No-Time
27 21 Kevin Cogan (R), Plattsburgh, N.Y. Cogan Motorsports,
Raven RVN-93 No-Time
28 71 Joaquin DeSoto (R)(C2), Miami, Fla. Weld Mtsp., Reynard
93H No-Time
@ Time Greater than 115% of avg. of top three in class ** Better than the Existing Track Record
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