Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series CMP Report
04-11-2012, 03:51 PM
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Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series CMP Report
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series racers descended on Carolina Motorsports Park near Kershaw, South Carolina on March 31 & April 1 for the third round of the 2012 season. The event was hosted by the South Carolina Region SCCA at their annual Buck Muse Memorial races. Twenty V8 racers were on hand for the weekend including four time V8 GT-1 champ Dave Machavern and SCCA Trans Am 2011 runner up Simon Gregg. Both Gregg and Machavern tested on Friday with the two running similar lap times. Machavern, who was making his season debut after suffering a non racing related neck and back injury, had a high speed spin during the test which aggravated his neck injury. Mac decided that it would be best to sit this one out, recover fully and return at Daytona in May. V8 SPO racer Randy Gay had his late model out for the test and cut some quick laps before succumbing to a mechanical problems that sidelined him for the weekend. The Hoopaugh Grading Company, owned by V8 racer and two champion Larry Hoopaugh, came on board for the event, sponsoring Hoosier tire bucks for the four winners of Sundays races. Saturday morning's qualifying went off on a damp track with a few of the group deciding to sit it out and just start from the back. With Machavern out, Gregg was easily the class of the field, grabbing the class and overall pole by a wide margin.
Behind Gregg, Bill Porter put his fast Pontiac Grand Prix in the second overall and first in the V8 GTA class. Porter was followed by Wayne Cabaniss in his Corvette V8 GT-1, Steve Epley in his V8 GT2 Corvette and Randy Walker in his V8 GTA Monte Carlo. Michael Moulton, Ricky Sanders, Mark Davis, Miles Barefoot and Tom Vlasak rounded out the top ten overall.
By early afternoon the clouds and light rain had moved on and the race went off at 3:45 as scheduled. At the start, Simon Gregg lit the fire in his 800 plus horsepower Derhaag Motorsports Corvette, the same immaculately prepared machine that carried him to a runner up finish in the 2011 SCCA Trans Am Championship. While the near bulletproof rocket of Gregg was running off and hiding from the field, there was some good racing going on with Bill Porter, Wayne Cabaniss, Steve Epley and Ricky Sanders battling.
Cabaniss was strong early in his C4 V8 GT-1 utilizing his "little" 331 cubic inch motor move into second overall past Porter before his brakes and well used rubber began to give up. Ricky Sanders was on the move and was now challenging Cabaniss and Porter. Epley was still running strong in his V8 GT2 Corvette, which really handles well in a straight line with its' LS7 mill. Porter hung onto the V8 GTA lead for nine laps despite Sanders putting the pressure on. On lap 10 of 14, Porter got in to turn 10 a bit hot letting Sanders get by for a lead he would not relinquish.
At the checker, Gregg had built up nearly a forty second margin over second overall running Sanders and had lapped all but Sanders and Porter. Epley came home fourth overall and first in V8 GT2 with Cabaniss fifth and the hard charging Hoopaugh up to sixth overall, and first in V8 SPO. Miles Barefoot got second in V8 GT2 in his Porsche. Newcomer Stuart Lysett ran strong early in his new V8 SPO Camaro as did Mickey Wright in her Ford Fusion that is prepped by Lysett. V8 GT2 new guys Mike Moulton and Tom Vlasak had good runs in their Porsche's. V8 Series veteran Mark Davis picked up a podium in V8 GT-1 in his Camaro.
Sunday's race again was marked by the speed of Simon Gregg in the Corvette. Gregg won again overall but maybe more impressively this marked the 57th race in a row in his Derhaag Motorsports Corvette without a DNF. Larry Hoopaugh and crew had been feverishly working on the car to get it better hooked up and it paid off with a second overall and first in V8 SPO. Sanders again took the win in V8 GTA while grabbing the third overall spot. Stuart Lysett came home fourth overall and second in V8 SPO in the new Camaro. Lysett, a short track racer was in his first road racing weekend. Bill Porter brought his racer home fifth overall and second in V8 GTA despite finishing on totally worn out rubber. Miles Barefoot got his first Crane Cams V8 Series win in the V8 GT2 class in his Porsche over Epley, Moulton and Vlasak. Mickey Wright came home seventh overall and continues to improve after coming over from circle track racing.
Ricky Sanders and Miles Barefoot won the drawing for 250 bucks each of Crane Cams Products and the duo also picked up Hoosier tire bucks courtesy of the Hoopaugh Grading Company for their Sunday wins as did Simon Gregg.
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series thanks the South Carolina Region SCCA for putting on a fine event with their usual great hospitality.
The V8 Series also thanks its' partners and they are: Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine, SafeRacer
Behind Gregg, Bill Porter put his fast Pontiac Grand Prix in the second overall and first in the V8 GTA class. Porter was followed by Wayne Cabaniss in his Corvette V8 GT-1, Steve Epley in his V8 GT2 Corvette and Randy Walker in his V8 GTA Monte Carlo. Michael Moulton, Ricky Sanders, Mark Davis, Miles Barefoot and Tom Vlasak rounded out the top ten overall.
By early afternoon the clouds and light rain had moved on and the race went off at 3:45 as scheduled. At the start, Simon Gregg lit the fire in his 800 plus horsepower Derhaag Motorsports Corvette, the same immaculately prepared machine that carried him to a runner up finish in the 2011 SCCA Trans Am Championship. While the near bulletproof rocket of Gregg was running off and hiding from the field, there was some good racing going on with Bill Porter, Wayne Cabaniss, Steve Epley and Ricky Sanders battling.
Cabaniss was strong early in his C4 V8 GT-1 utilizing his "little" 331 cubic inch motor move into second overall past Porter before his brakes and well used rubber began to give up. Ricky Sanders was on the move and was now challenging Cabaniss and Porter. Epley was still running strong in his V8 GT2 Corvette, which really handles well in a straight line with its' LS7 mill. Porter hung onto the V8 GTA lead for nine laps despite Sanders putting the pressure on. On lap 10 of 14, Porter got in to turn 10 a bit hot letting Sanders get by for a lead he would not relinquish.
At the checker, Gregg had built up nearly a forty second margin over second overall running Sanders and had lapped all but Sanders and Porter. Epley came home fourth overall and first in V8 GT2 with Cabaniss fifth and the hard charging Hoopaugh up to sixth overall, and first in V8 SPO. Miles Barefoot got second in V8 GT2 in his Porsche. Newcomer Stuart Lysett ran strong early in his new V8 SPO Camaro as did Mickey Wright in her Ford Fusion that is prepped by Lysett. V8 GT2 new guys Mike Moulton and Tom Vlasak had good runs in their Porsche's. V8 Series veteran Mark Davis picked up a podium in V8 GT-1 in his Camaro.
Sunday's race again was marked by the speed of Simon Gregg in the Corvette. Gregg won again overall but maybe more impressively this marked the 57th race in a row in his Derhaag Motorsports Corvette without a DNF. Larry Hoopaugh and crew had been feverishly working on the car to get it better hooked up and it paid off with a second overall and first in V8 SPO. Sanders again took the win in V8 GTA while grabbing the third overall spot. Stuart Lysett came home fourth overall and second in V8 SPO in the new Camaro. Lysett, a short track racer was in his first road racing weekend. Bill Porter brought his racer home fifth overall and second in V8 GTA despite finishing on totally worn out rubber. Miles Barefoot got his first Crane Cams V8 Series win in the V8 GT2 class in his Porsche over Epley, Moulton and Vlasak. Mickey Wright came home seventh overall and continues to improve after coming over from circle track racing.
Ricky Sanders and Miles Barefoot won the drawing for 250 bucks each of Crane Cams Products and the duo also picked up Hoosier tire bucks courtesy of the Hoopaugh Grading Company for their Sunday wins as did Simon Gregg.
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series thanks the South Carolina Region SCCA for putting on a fine event with their usual great hospitality.
The V8 Series also thanks its' partners and they are: Crane Cams, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine, SafeRacer
04-11-2012, 03:55 PM
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The Bad ride of CMP overall winner, Simon Gregg. Simon now leads the V8 GT-1 points 92 to 88 over Charles Wicht and his Rocketsports Corvette. Both will be on hand at Daytona, May 5-6 to do battle.
