Texas World Speedway
MapTexas18.jpg (23183 bytes) The Texas World Speedway is an older facility in College Station, Texas, about 90 miles southeast of Waco.

Dennis and Doug left Colorado at 3:00 PM and arrived at the Texas track at 3:00 AM. They swapped driving at gas stops, but it was difficult to sleep in the car. Near the track, they checked into a motel for a quick siesta

Time Trial #1: 1.8 Mile Course

Time trials started at 8:30 AM. The first event was the 1.8 mile road course. The course is fast and included a high percentage of the banked oval. On the third lap, the tires were starting to go away. The car was peaking at 165 mph at 7000 rpm in 4th. A shift to 5th did not bring much additional speed.

 

Position

Number

Entrant

Class

Time

Points

1

2

 1998 Mallett - Chev Corvette SSGT1

3:59.130

510

2

5

 1997 Mosler Raptor SSGT1

4:00.215

505

3

7

 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera Vint For

4:05.671

500

4

10

 1998 Lamborghini Diablo SSGT1

4:05.911

495

5

1

 1997 Mallet - Chev Corvette SSGT1

4:08.630

490

6

87

 1965 Superformance Mk III Vint Amer

4:08.907

485

7

17

 1995 BMW 318 Ti MidPri Sed

4:12.448

480

8

3

 1994 Mercedes Renntech SL600 SSGT1

4:13.089

475

9

14

 1993 Mazda RX-7 SSGT1

4:13.968

470

10

16

 1993 Ford Mustang SSGT2

4:14.822

465

 
MapTexas29.jpg (23595 bytes) Time Trial #2: 2.9 Mile Course

After lunch, it was the 2.9 mile road course, 1.1 miles longer and twice the corners - much harder on the tires.

The tires went away on the second lap. Dennis spun the car on the third lap, made a good recovery and finished, but lost about 14 seconds. Our team finished the second time trial in 8th place.

 

Position

Number

Entrant

Class

Time

Points

1

5

 1997 Mosler Raptor SSGT1

6:00.173

510

2

2

 1998 Mallett - Chev Corvette SSGT1

6:06.667

505

3

7

 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera Vint For

6:06.722

500

4

10

 1998 Lamborghini Diablo SSGT1

6:08.167

495

5

17

 1995 BMW 318 Ti MidPri Sed

6:11.574

490

6

33

 1999 Chevrolet Corvette SSGT1

6:24.089

485

7

14

 1993 Mazda RX-7 SSGT1

6:24.271

480

8

87

 1965 Superformance Mk III Vint Amer

6:24.422

475

9

3

 1994 Mercedes Renntech SL600 SSGT1

6:25.080

470

10

16

 1993 Ford Mustang SSGT2

6:30.078

465

The spin cost some time and allowed the Lamborghini to slip into second place overall. But the excellent recovery and top ten finish kept our boys in third place overall. Still first in class.

Overall after Texas

Position After Texas

Number

Entrant

Class

Points After Texas

1

7

 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera Vint For

2960

2

10

 1998 Lamborghini Diablo SSGT1

2925

3

87

 1965 Superformance Mk III Vint Amer

2920

4

5

 1997 Mosler Raptor SSGT1

2905

5

17

 1995 BMW 318 Ti MidPri Sed

2865

6

2

 1998 Mallett - Chev Corvette SSGT1

2860

7

61

 1998 Mitsubishi Lancer SSGT2

2765

8

14

 1993 Mazda RX-7 SSGT1

2760

9

9

 1998 Mallett - Chev Corvette SSGT1

2735

10

3

 1994 Mercedes Renntech SL600 SSGT1

2635

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