MILLVILLE, N.J. (July 25, 2015) – Someone joked in victory circle that Saturday’s SCCA Majors Northeast Conference Round Nine at New Jersey Motorsports Park should have been renamed the “Phoenix Performance Invitational.”
It wasn’t quite that dramatic, but Phoenix-prepared cars took wins in six classes during the afternoon’s 25-minute timed races.
The Aquilante family scored three wins themselves, beginning with Andrew’s Touring 3 win in the No. 32 Phoenix Performance/Hoosier/Hawk Ford Mustang. Tom Aquilante, Andrew’s uncle, snagged the Touring 4 win in the No. 54 TAR/Hoosier/Hawk Chevrolet Camaro.
The highlight came in American Sedan, however, when Amy Aquilante – the daughter of Tom – scored a thrilling win in the No. 5 Tom Aquilante Racing/Hoosier/Hawk Pontiac Firebird. Aquilante came out on top in a back and forth battle with Daniel Richardson’s No. 15 Hoosier/Performance Auto Works/Auto Gear/Hayworth Racing Brakes Chevrolet Camaro.
David Sanders, Kurt Rezzetano, and Preston Calvert added to the prep shop’s success at their home track.
Joe Sammut traveled down from Locust Valley, New York, taking two wins on Saturday himself. Sammut began the day with a Formula Enterprises win behind the wheel of the No. 57 Pencils Plus/Motion Dynamic Formula Enterprises/Ford, then came back just a couple of hours later to win Spec Racer Ford Gen 3 in the No. 57 Pencils Plus/Motion Dynamic Spec Racer Ford. Sammut was joined on the podium by his brother, Raffaele.
The Northeast Conference continues with the doubleheader weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Sunday, with live timing and notes available at SCCA.com/live for the 22 lap races beginning at 10:15 a.m. EST.
A complete list of provisional winners follows, with class: name, hometown and car.
American Sedan: Amy Aquilante, Phoenixville, Pa., Pontiac Firebird
B-Spec: Brian Audet, Alexandria, Va., Mini Cooper
E Production: Chris Dryden, New Freedom, Pa., BMW Z3
F Production: Charlie Campbell, Corry, Pa., Mazda Miata
H Production: Johannes Krauss, Prattsville, N.Y., Volkswagen Scirocco
Formula 500: David Lapham, Irvington, N.Y., Invader Qc-1
Formula 1000: Jason Slahor, Ellicott City, Md., Citation F1000
Formula Atlantic: Garth Rickards, Mechanicsburg, Pa., Swift 016/Mazda
Formula Continental: Doug Rocco, Sandisfield, Mass., Van Diemen DPO2
Formula Enterprises: Jospeh Sammut, Locust Valley, N.Y., Formula Enterprises/Ford
Formula F: Austin Mack, Warren, R.I., Mygale/Honda
Formula Vee: Roger Siebenaler, North Hero, Vt., Mysterian M-2/Volkswagen
GT-1: Scott Quaile, Copake Falls, N.Y., Chevrolet Camaro
GT-2: Preston Calvert, Potomac, Md., Chevrolet Corvette
GT-3: Christopher Howard, Holliston, Mass., Mazda Miata
GT-Lite: Kyle Disque, Philadelphia, Pa., Toyota Tercel
Prototype 1: Greg Bell, Ottawa, Ontario, Stohr WF-1
Prototype 2: Dennis Hanratty, Mechanicsburg, Pa., West WR-1000
Spec Miata: Tyler Kicera, Manheim, Pa., Mazda Miata
Spec Racer Ford Gen 3: Joseph Sammut, Locust Valley, N.Y., Spec Racer Ford
Spec Racer Ford: Bruce Myers, Geenland, N.H., Spec Racer Ford
Super Touring Lite: John Hainsworth, Marlton, N.J., Mazda RX-7
Super Touring Under: Elivan Goulart, Shelton, Ct., Lotus Exige
Touring 1: David Sanders, Boothwyn, Pa., Chevrolet Corvette
Touring 2: Kurt Rezzetano, Phoenixville, Pa., Ford Mustang
Touring 3: Andrew Aquilante, Chester Sprints, Pa., Ford Mustang
Touring 4: Tom Aquilante, Phoenixville, Pa., Chevrolet Camaro
