VIR and Road Atlanta 2005

FINAL THREE EVENTS of 2005	September 29 - October 2 October 20-23 November 11-13

SVRA FORMULA CAR FESTIVAL *Presented By* Alton, VA September 29 - October 2

Pete Gulick in his B23 - Photo by Bob Harrington
- Photo by Victor Newman

Bernard Bradpiece had a terrific run in his Merlyn F/F (shown here at the Glen, due to lack of any VIR photos!) - Photo by Bob Harrington

Rick Carlino ties one round the old Oak Tree in his Gropa Chevron - Photo by Bob Harrington
Racer Rick, now in pursuit of Derek Harling - Photo by Victor Newman
...and then chasing Travis Engen - Photo by Victor Newman

"The Formula 70 cars were now up. Peter Gulick's '78 Chevron B42 was clearly the class of the field in this one, motoring away from the pack. Bob Goeldner in second with his '78 Ralt RT1 never relinquished the position, but didn't have an easy time of it either. For the first two laps it was Lee Brahin's '77 Chevron B39 doing the chasing and then, for the balance of the race Mark Harmer's 69 Surtees TS5 loomed large in his mirrors." - Robert Harrington for SVRA
	Formula 70 Podium Mark Harmer, Pete Gulick & Bob Goeldner - Photo by Bob Harrington WELL DONE PETE!!! (click photos to enlarge)
*"The final race of the weekend, the Group 4/5/7 Mike StottUBS Financial sprint, had one of the tightest battles of the day for the lead. Peter Gulick, '73 Chevron B23, led from flag to flag but Lee Brahin's '75 Lola T296 was all over him, but just couldn't get by crossing the finish line just :00.264 behind. Rounding out the top three was Jeffery Wright's '86 Swift DB2." - Robert Harrington for SVRA Group 7 Podium**	Jeffrey Wright, Pete Gulick & Lee Brahin - Photo by Bob Harrington


- Photo by Bob Harrington	*SVRA Season Finale* Motorsports Park Braselton, GA October 20-23 (click photos to enlarge)

Asa Candler followed by Paul Flowers in his winning Elva Mk7	Pete Gulick's B23 on the tail of Steve Simpson - Photos by Bob Harrington (click to enlarge)
"The first race of this Twenty-fifth Anniversary event was the first of the two Motorcheck On-site Enduros. From the start it was, Welcome-Party host, Juan Gonzales leading the way in his ’64 Elva Mk VIIs with Asa Candler, ’70 Royale RP4 and Kent Bain, ’72 Porsche 914/6 pushing hard. The next time by it was all sports racers out front with Travis Engen having taken over third in his ’62 Lotus 23b. Four laps later, the third spot changed hands again with Robert McClenagan’s ’66 Brabham BT8 taking over, while a lap later we had a change in leaders with Candler passing Gonzalez. McClenagan only held third for two laps though before he was passed by the ’63 Elva Mk VIIs of Paul Flowers. The next change on the leader board came on lap twelve when Gonzalez retired, moving Flowers up to second and McClenagan to third. We were now into the window for pitstops and when the lead car pitted, he had a very long stop, rejoining way back in twelfth. Flowers now had the lead followed by McClenagan and Engen, with all three them yet to make their stops. When they headed for the pits, Nort Northam, ’88 Porsche 944 took over the lead until he too pitted. When all the stops were completed the order was again Flowers, McClenagan and Engen with that being the order to the checker." - Bob Harrington for SVRA

Paul Flowers dons Yeager's famous hat to present the 2005 Tom Yeager Sports Challenge Award to Bob Wagner Robert McClenagan, Paul Flowers & Travis Engen after the MotorCheck Enduro WELL DONE PAUL!!!	- Photos by Bob Harrington

	Richard Carlino in his ’71 Gropa Chevron "The Group 5 Mike StottUBS Sprint was a classic handling vs. brute horsepower battle. Richard Carlino, ’71 Gropa Chevron* had the lead from the start with Paul Flower’s ’63 Elva Mk VIIs next and the ’63 Duntov Corvette of Alan Sevadjian with its huge 455 c.i. engine. By the end of the first lap Sevadjian had thundered into the lead, but the next time by Carlino had it back and was pulling away with a big pack behind the Corvette looking for a way past."
"While Carlino was getting the lead back, Asa Candler, ’70 Royale RP4, had taken over third, trying very hard coming up through the esses to find a way past the Corvette. It took him two laps before he could get by, but by then Carlino had built up enough of a lead that Candler could not catch him." - Bob Harrington for SVRA
Rick Carlino takes the Group 5 Win - WAY TO GO RICK! - Photo by Bob Harrington


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