Category: Lotus49

Breuning took the lead from the pole and never looked back at Mosport, except for maybe one off track in turn 2, that cost him a few seconds. It wasn’t enough for Smithem to close the gap despite his running the fastest lap. Rod Potgieter finished 3rd, ahead of Ian Wilson and Andrew Forrester.

Pole sitter Marc Breuning took the lead and never looked back, staying ahead of Bill Smithem, Steven Kiefer and Charles Harris at Mid Ohio. Unfortunately a very small field, but it was good practice as always in the Lotus 49!

Starting from the pole, Breuning was among several drivers having a good chance of winning the race at Pocono; Bill Smithem was in the mix until a slight touch with Breuning sent him into the wall. Mike Erter was in the mix as well as Warren Rodgers until they got together in the heat of the battle. Ultimately, it was Breuning and Warren that were going for the win, with Warren scuffing the wall on the last turn, denying himself a good run at the top spot. He had to settle for 2nd, followed by Smithem, Rodgers and Kiefer.

Pole sitter Chris Ragan led the first 12 laps with easy as none of his pursuers had anything for him. Then, going into lap 12 on turn one, he appeared to miss his brake marker and went off into the barriers, handing the lead to Breuning on a silver platter.

Of the 8 starters, only 4 made it to the finish, proving that sticking around earns points. Breuning kept it up front followed by Bill Smithem, Don Warren and Larry Eaglen, with Ragan scoring 5th place points despite not making it to the end.

Starting from the pole, Mike Erter didn’t have it easy all the time up front, but he managed to stay in control of his pursuers, with Breuning just 0.075 behind him at the finish and Don Warren right there in 3rd despite brushing the wall earlier in the race. The lucky dog rule got him right back in contention. Roland Olsen was 4th, sticking with the leaders for the second part of the race in one of his best performances to date, but not finding a way to challenge them. Steven Kiefer rounded out the top 5.