NASA AZ ran AMP for the first time in the CCW direction this past weekend. It's always fun running the best track in AZ, but doing it in the opposite direction was a bonus for the 5 944 Spec racers who attended.
Things were pretty hot for April, with the highs getting up to 100F. Sunday's race from the 944 Spec perspective.
Things started off a bit rough, with Rob Giorgio's hood popping up at the green flag. An inverted start meant that Norm Hamden and Jeff Wojnar had to pass Keith Jones and Rob Davis if they wanted to win the race.
Jeff got a good jump off the start and passed Keith shortly afterwards. He was able to get past Rob at the end of the first lap, pulling into the lead. Norm had to work a bit harder, passing Rob and getting by a couple of Miatas before taking Keith on the second lap.
Jeff had clear sailing at the top of pack, with Norm chasing him and very slowly gaining. Jeff's luck ran out about halfway through the race, however, when electrical gremlins caused him to have to park the car and reset everything.
This gave Norm the clear advantage, but as the race ended he started encountering high engine temperatures, forcing him to slow down. That allowed Keith to gain some time, but not enough to catch Norm at the end.
