[Fot] EP final results

[jason at multivintage.com]

Hand picked parts, yes. Legal no. 
Just heard from Sam, the Honda was thrown out for a bit too much compression. Moving him up to 3rd. 
The plot thickens. 
Jason, FGR
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-----Original Message-----
From: BillDentin at aol.com
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:52:08 
To: <jason at multivintage.com>; <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] EP final results

In a message dated 09/25/2011 5:46:11 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jason at multivintage.com writes:


> Sam Halkias finished just off the podium in a hard fought race in
> heavy rain. Third for a while, but a hard charging Honda (Sponsored by 
> David
> Hobbs no less) took him off the podium. Sam was trying hard to keep him
> behind and got wiggly in turn one and ended up sideways at the exit 
> halfway
> over the rumble strips facing corner station 2. He managed to get going
> again rather quickly but almost got T-boned by the 5th place car who ended
> up in the tire wall. Visibility appeared to be awful, and much of the 
> field
> found their way into the kitty litter.
> In a field of some pretty tough competition he finished a respectable
> fourth.
> Way to go Sam!
> 
I too watched the EP race on line yesterday, and agree, "Way to go Sam!"  
Actually, all of the drivers that drove in a National Championship race under 
those conditions deserve kudos and free clean underwear.  Sam's issue 
getting sideways and off circuit coming out of Turn 1 was unfortunate.  The 
announcers claim the corner worker had signaled Sam to hold his position because 
of oncoming traffic.  But who can fault him.  Perhaps he did not see their 
signal, or the heat of the moment took over, but the results were unfortunate 
for the then 5th placed car.  Sam's car is really impressive with 
straightaway speed.  

But I was also impressed with that Honda Prelude driver who went from 26th 
to 3rd in the race.  Given a few more laps, I don't think he was through.  
Talk about a Swamp Fox.  My first impression was that with David Hobbs Honda 
as his sponsor, did he have some help from the manufacturer (i.e. legal, but 
hand picked parts to build a very special engine).  But were that so, why 
did he only qualify 26th?  The guy's from northern Minnesota, so I'm 
convinced it's far more likely he's an ice racer that found himself comfortable with 
those slippery conditions at Road America yesterday.  Surely that run from 
26th to 3rd had to be one of THE highlights at the National Run Offs this 
year.

Bill Dentinger