Round 1 - USA (Phoenix)
Only three competitors did a qualifying run for this first event of the
season. Phoenix seems to be the "oh no" track for many of the drivers.
DutchTEK's Marcel Offermans set the first pole of the season and was
rewarded with 20 points. Offermans, Leighton and Wallwork could gain
valuable points if only those three start the race.
Pos Driver Team Time Diff. Points
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1. Marcel Offermans DutchTEK 1:16.040 20
2. Gary Leighton S.RS Turbo 1:16.931 +0.891 16
3. Mark Wallwork Track Debris F1 1:27.616 +11.576 14
All of the four Semi-Pro competitors that entered the first event of the
season saw the flag after the 41 laps. Paul Robins is the name of the
first winner of a Semi-Pro GP ever. He was able to achieve a lead of over
one minute to Gary Leighton from S.RS Racing although Leighton drove the
fastest lap of the race with a 1:18.936. Mark Wallwork from Track-Debris
F1 and Willy Maier from the Cyclone team gained the points for position 3
and 4.
Pos Driver Team Time Diff. Pts
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1. Paul Robins Blue Fliers 0h56m06.218 175
2. Gary Leighton S.RS 0h57m17.076 +01m10.858 170
3. Mark Wallwork Track-Debris F1 0h59m38.811 +03m32.593 165
4. Willy Maier Cyclone 1h00m41.844 +04m35.626 160
Fastest Lap: Gary Leighton (S.RS) 1:18.936
Last modified: Fri Nov 15 22:04:40 1996