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Mother Nature played a factor at the 2016 TireRack Crows Landing ProSolo on Saturday, as competitors were barraged with high winds, making those racing with aerodynamics even more challenging. The beguiling Shelly Monfort designed course was challenging and included parts that required a deft touch of the gas and brake, as well as a nice balance of transitional elements and sweepers.
In stock, Ken Motonishi used his afternoon runs to take a 2.3 second lead over Monty Pack in the six-person Super Street class, while Kevin Schulz likewise did the same thing en route to a 2.2 second advantage over Craig Boyle in E-Street.
B-Street was an interesting story, as day-one leader, Brandon Porambo, was not originally registered in that class. He was supposed to compete in the STX Berry Family BMW, but the car broke last weekend. Unable to find a ride in STX all week, it wasn’t until Friday that he found a ride with Dan Shaw in his 2002 Corvette. Making the best of his situation, Porambo found time on his last runs on both sides to take a .369 lead. Alex Muresan is in second place in the 13-driver class, with Brian Coulson two-tenths behind in third and Dan Bullis four-tenths back to claim the final trophy spot.
In C-Street, the top three drivers used a combination of fastest morning/afternoon runs as their best, with Adam Ruff from Vancouver leading the way by .679 over Jeffrey Bandes, and Wayne Dyck from Calgary in third nearly seven-tenths back.
The eight-person F-Street class has the top three within eight-tenths of each other, but it's Ryan Otis with a sixth-tenth advantage over Sean O’Boyle, with Matthew Ales in third. One of the favorites in the class, Mark Scroggs, sits in seventh after three red-lights and cones on two of his other runs.
A-Street, D-Street, H-Street, and G-Street got bumped together for the 12-driver B2 class, and it's Ken Mollenauer leading the way only .072 ahead of Glen Hernandez. However, Hernandez' car broke on Saturday afternoon, and at the time of publishing, the status of him jumping into another car is unknown.
In Street Touring Ultra, class favorite Bryan Heitkotter leads the pack with a .588 advantage over Doug Mikko. Third-place Mark DeShon and fourth-place Jeff Stuart are a combined .081 back of Mikko, however, so expect some shifting in the standings come Sunday.
James Yom is the day-one leader in the large 16-person STR class, earning a .643 advantage over Ron Bauer. Kevin Dietz is just two-tenths back in third place, with Praneil Prasad .477 behind in fourth, and Bob Endicott less than a tenth back for the final trophy spot.
Another big class, STX, saw many shifts in the lead on Saturday, but ultimately it was Karlton Lew who put down the best times in the 15-driver class. He leads Justin Tsang by nearly half a second, but then it gets interesting, as Mack Tsang and Richard Hayter are a combined .118 behind the runner-up spot.
The top trophy position in STS will be determined on Sunday as Jeff Wong maintains a mere .107 advantage over Shane Jensen. The third and final trophy will also come down to the wire as Pete Loney has a .037 lead over Brent Glad. In STF, Michael Heinitz is the day-one leader, 1.8-seconds ahead of Joseph Austin.
Mitch Fagundes and Steve Lau are battling it out for the win in SSP, with Fagundes taking the initial two-tenths advantage. Likewise, George Doganis and Brock Palmer are also contending for the hardware as Doganis has a .251 lead in C-Street Prepared. Another tightly contested class, Street Modified, has Joey Sim ahead of Eric Hyman by just .014.
Anthony Porta leads the 18-driver Bump Class 4 (which includes cars from ASP, BSP, ESP, SSR, KM, and STP), capitalizing on a pair of afternoon runs to vault past Brian Peters by a mere .045. Expect a lot of movement from this class on Sunday, though, as Paul Russell sits two-tenths back in third, Geoff Clark fourth, Tom Berry fifth, and Tim Bergstrom sixth.
Moving to the ladies classes, Christine Grice is on top of the eight-driver L1 class by just a tenth over Laurie Hyman. Diane Bollenbecker is .423 behind in third, while Caitlin Snell is breathing down her back almost two-tenths behind. Shelly Monfort maintains a 1.5-second advantage in the 11-person L2 class, with Jami Olerich in second, Kristen Acharya in third, and Deanna Kelley in fourth.
Watch out for L3 on day two, as Nicole Wong sports a tiny .026 lead against Tasha Mikko in the 16-driver class. Catherine Tran moved up to third place following her afternoon runs, while Annie Gill is fourth and Mindi Cross fifth. (Of note in both L3 and STS, husband-wife duo of Jeff and Nicole Wong rebuilt their entire engine after it failed the previous weekend at the Crows Tour).
The fastest raw times class of the day saw Jeff Kiesel with the advantage in R1, leading by .167 ahead of Jonathan Clements. KJ Christopher, who won the El Toro ProSolo, could not drive his A-Mod car at 100 percent due to the wind and his aerodynamics, but watch for him to make a move on Sunday with the wind expected to diminish.
Justin Moore is the day-one leader in R2 with a sixth-tenths gain on Joshua Salvage, but Andrew McKee is right there just .013 in third. Dennis Healy enjoys a 3.5-second lead in CAM, while in Junior B, Erika McKee has a 6.2-second advantage in the three-driver class. Running unopposed, Robert Ekstrand rounds out Junior-A.
Tune in on Sunday for the conclusion of the Crows Landing ProSolo at http://sololive.scca.com/PS/index.php.
