2.5 Challenge

**italcarguy** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-05-2003, 11:15 PM

For all of you in the Pacific Northwest, 2.5 Challenge will be racing at Portland International Raceway next weekend. AlfaBB members:

Anthony Rimicci (#681 GT Jr.), Richard Beard (#181 GTV), Chris Kattchee (#65 Giulia Ti), Tedd Kattchee (#65 Giulia Ti), and Kevin McKee (#830 GTV) will be racing. About 30,000 people are expected to come watch. Also as a bonus...Jon Norman will be racing his Trans Am #58 GTV as well as John Morton is a Datsun 510.

Come check it out and say hello if you decide to stop by. Richard and I will be parked together with the other 2.5 Challenge cars.

**67GTV** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-06-2003, 02:01 AM

I hope some one will be able to take some great photos for the gallery. Perhaps some day we'll be able to set up live web broadcasts.

Have a great time guys!

**smestas** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-14-2003, 01:54 PM

Does anyone know the results from this last weekends Portland race?

Who did what etc....?

**italcarguy** · #4 (**permalink**) 07-17-2003, 08:39 AM

POS # Driver Car Time Laps
1 46 John Morton 510 1:29 19
2 830 Kevin Mckee GTV 1:29 19
3 14 Jeff Hecox 2002 1 :29 19
4 49 Steve Link 510 1:31 19
5 83 Mickey Cohen 510 1:30 19
6 58 Jon Norman GTV 1:31 19
7 181 Richard Beard GTV 1:30 19
8 65 Tedd Kattchee Giulia Ti 1:33 19
9 681 Anthony Rimicci GT Jr. 1:34 19
10 21 Jake Grubb GTV 1:37 18
11 52 Tom O'Callaghan GTV 1:39 18
12 08 Kathleen Joy 510 1:39 17
13 12 Don Forrester GTV 1:41 17
14 98 Doug Ellinger GTV 1:44 17
DNF 61 Doug Avery RX3 1:35 8
DNF 44 John McCoy Escort 1:36 8
DNF 86 Chris Horn 510 1:32 7
DNF 2 Jim Froula Escort 1:33 5
DNS 18 Allen Denson Capri
DNS 22 Marissa Clay 2002
DNS 01 John Hall GTV
DNS 4 Rob Vincent GTV
DNS 7 Dennis Pillar Giulia Ti
DNS 8 George Willet GTV
DNS 82 Ron Dempsey 2002
DNS 171 CJ Bonura Cortina

I will post pictures as soon as I get some.

Bruce Colby · #5 (**permalink**) 07-17-2003, 01:00 PM

The times for positions 4 -> 7 seem out of order. Am I missing something?

**italcarguy** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-17-2003, 01:18 PM

its like that because those two drivers...mickey cohen and richard beard were stuck behind the other two cars. mickey cohen was turning 1:29's all weekend until the race. richard beard probably turned that lap time on one of the laps when he was making up time after an early race spin. problem with portland is that it's a tight track...most of the passing is done at the end of the front and back straights. two of the best battles of the racer were between steve link, mickey cohen, jon norman, and richard beard (they were all less than a second apart from each other the whole race, their battle defines the meaning of a "train race") the other great battle was between ted kattchee and myself. it took me a few laps to catch him and for about 16 laps, nobody knew who was gonna be infront of who when we came by the start finish line. this was by far not my best performance but one of my best races so far because there was someone else the same speed as me. we are all really looking forward tobuttonwillow in september.