The third event was a drag race. Points were awarded based on lowest ET. Doug took the helm and turned in a 12.48 for fourth place. Traction was a problem for Doug and other front-engined cars. The first three cars in the drags were either mid-engined or rear-engined. Doug was the first front-engined car. The list of cars he outran is pretty impressive.

Note that the #17 BMW 318ti is back in 17^th on this round.

The fourth event in Memphis was a bracket race. Dennis was back in the saddle after Doug’s fine performance in the first drag round. Dennis dialed in at 12.5 seconds, based on Doug’s run in the drags. He won the first round, but broke out in the second round at 12:47 seconds.

Fortunately, the position is based how far you got in the brackets and there are a lot of ties. Making the second round was good for a 23 way tie for 7^th spot and 480 points. With so may ties, there are actually 12 cars in the top ten. This is the first event that our team did not finish in the top ten, but they earned solid points anyhow.

The #7 BMW won the bracket event. His times were not that good, but he drove well and didn’t break out.

After Memphis, Dennis and Doug remained in a strong fourth position overall. They were still first in their class as they had been throughout the event. The #7 Porsche, #10 Lamborghini, and #5 Raptor held the point lead, but the points gap between first and fifth was only 85 points after 10 of the 14 events. The gap from fifth to sixth, the #17 BMW, was another 80 points. It was still a tight race with four events to go.

Back in the car and off the Atlanta, a trip of 452.3 miles - a short leg! Southeast through Tupelo to Birmingham, then east through Anniston to Atlanta and Braselton.