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SCCA: S2 and T1 Results from Trois-Rivieres

08/06/96

LEWIS TAKES SECOND-STRAIGHT WORLD CHALLENGE S2 WIN; GIGLIOTTI
SCORES FIRST 1996 VICTORY WITH T1 WIN ON STREETS OF TROIS-RIVIERES

TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, Can. -- Shane Lewis, driving the #19 Mosler
Intruder, scored his second-straight SCCA World Challenge S2 class
victory after taking a 0.470-second win on the streets of
Trois-Rivieres over Andy Pilgrim, in the #1 Rohr Engineering Porsche
911 GT2.

Steve Saleen, driving the #65 Saleen/Allen Racing Saleen Mustang,
finished third, followed by Steve Dinan, in the #4 Dinan Engineering
BMW 540 Sport and Thomas Safar II, in the Tsunami Racing Chevrolet
Corvette.

In the T1 class, Lou Gigliotti, in the #28 LG Motorsports Saleen
Mustang, claimed his first 1996 series win after topping Greg Theiss'
Archer Motorsports Eagle Talon AWD Turbo by 1.705 seconds. Finishing
third in T1 was Mark Simo, in the #9 SVD Ford Mustang Cobra, followed
by Brian Clarke, in the #88 Raybestos Callaway Camaro and David
Lapham, in the #7 Mazda RX-7 Turbo.

Lewis, of Jupiter, Fla., started the 35-lap, 52.71-mile combined S2
and T1 class race fifth and steadily improved his position as the
race's early leaders dropped out with mechanical troubles.

"I was sitting third for a while, just holding my position," said
Lewis.  "Some of the guys got a lot of heat into their tires and then
made a few mistakes. I let the race come to me -- my first goal was to
bring the car home."

Lewis claimed a lead he would never relinquish after leader Almo
Coppelli, in the #00 Callaway Corvette, spun on lap 23, one lap after
he passed race-leader Rob Rizzo, in the #55 Saleen/Allen Saleen
Mustang. Rizzo had held the top spot for 13 laps after passing early
race-leader Pilgrim on lap nine.

In the T1 class, Gigliotti was able to out-muscle front-runners
Willy Lewis, in the #33 Team Mirage/Archer Motorsports Eagle Talon AWD
Turbo, and Theiss with a front- straight pass and never looked back,
leading laps 11-34 for the win.

Behind Gigliotti, Lewis and Theiss held the second and third spots
until Lewis' car, damaged after making contact in two on-track
incidents, succomed in the late going, eventually dropping Lewis to
10th as his car came to an on-course halt on the final lap.

TROIS-RIVIERS, Quebec, Can. -- Results from Saturday's 35-lap,
52.71-mile SCCA World Challenge combined S2 and T1 class race, part of
the Grand Prix Player's de Trois-Rivieres, with finishing position,
starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, laps and
reason out.

S2 Class

1, (5), Shane Lewis, Jupiter, Fla., Mosler Intruder, 35.
2, (1), Andy Pilgrim, Cooper City, Fla., Porsche 911 GT2, 35.
3, (8), Steve Saleen, Irvine, Calif., Saleen Mustang, 35.
4, (7), Stephan Dinan, Cupertino, Calif., BMW 540 Sport, 34.
5, (9), Thomas F. Safar II, Point Pleasant, N.J., Chevrolet Corvette, 33.
6, (2), Doc Bundy, Gainesville, Ga., Lotus Esprit Turbo, 28, Crash.
7, (6), Klaus Bytzek, Woodbridge, Ontario, Can., Porsche 933, 27, Crash.
8, (2), Almo Coppelli, Milan, Italy, Callaway Corvette LM, 26, Mechanical.
9, (4), Rob Rizzo, Providence, R.I., Saleen Mustang, 22, Crash.
Time of race: 49 minutes,  16.91 seconds.
Average speed: 64.173 miles-per-hour
Margin of victory: .470 seconds
Fastest race lap: #00 Almo Coppelli, 1:07.732 (80.044 mph)

Lap leaders: laps 1-8, #1 Pilgrim; laps 9-21, #55 Rizzo; lap 22, #00 Coppelli; laps 23-35, #19 Lewis

T1 Class

 1, (5),  Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Saleen Mustang, 34.
 2, (6),  Greg Theiss, Omaha, Neb., Eagle Talon, 34.
 3, (10), Mark Simo, Carlsbad, Calif., Mustang Cobra, 34.
 4, (7),  Brian C. Clarke, E. Haddan, Conn., Callaway Camaro, 34.
 5, (8),  David Lapham, Bronxville, N.Y., Mazda RX-7 Turbo, 34.
 6, (9),  Simon Gregg, Jacksonville, Fla., Saleen Mustang, 33.
 7, (11), Duane Grahovec, Palos Park, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 33.
 8, (12), Grant Carter, Bowie, Md., Chevrolet Camaro, 33.
 9, (13), Bruno Buso, Nobleton, Ontario, Can., Eagle Talon, 33.
10, (1),  Willy Lewis, Portland, Ma., Eagle Talon, 31, Mechanical.
11, (14), Walter M. Swick, Concord, Ohio, BMW M-3, 31.
12, (15), Pierre Bareil, Quebec, Can., Ford Mustang LX, 31.
13, (2),  Kermit Upton III, Ludlow, Vt., BMW M-3, 30.
14, (3),  Peter Cunningham, West Bend, Wis., Acura NSX, 6, Crash.
15, (4),  Rob Fellows, Burlington, Ontario, Can., Ford Mustang, 0, Crash.
Time of race: 49 minutes,  29.672 seconds.
Average speed: 62.072 miles-per-hour
Margin of victory: 1.7049 seconds
Fastest race lap: Lou Gigliotti, 1:11.831 (75.477 mph)
Lap leaders: laps 1-10, #33 Lewis; laps 11-34, Gigliotti

TROIS-RIVIERS, Quebec, Can. -- Qualifying order for Saturday's 35-lap,
52.71-mile combined S2 and T1 SCCA World Challenge race, part of the
Grand Prix Player's de Trois-Rivieres, with starting position,
including inverted top-five, car number, driver, hometown, car, time
and speed in miles-per-hour.

S2 Class
1, (1),  Andy Pilgrim, Cooper City, Fla., Porsche 911 GT2, 1:09.663, 77.826.
2, (50), Doc Bundy, Gainesville, Ga., Lotus Esprit Turbo, 1:08.809, 78.792.
3, (00), Almo Coppelli, Milan, Italy, Corvette LM, 1:08.243, 79.445.
4, (55), Rob Rizzo, Providence, R.I., Saleen Mustang, 1:08.087, 79.627.
5, (19), Shane Lewis, Jupiter, Fla., Mosler Intruder, 1:07.460, 80.367.
6, (09), Klaus Bytzek, Woodbridge, Ontario, Can., Porsche 933, 1:12.599, 74.678.
7, (4),  Stephan Dinan, Cupertino, Calif., BMW 540 Sport, 1:12.690, 74.585.
8, (65), Steve Saleen, Irvine, Calif., Saleen Mustang, 1:18.306, 69.236.
9, (30), Thomas Safar II, Point Pleasant, N.J., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:18.695, 68.893.

T1 Class
 1, (33), Willy Lewis, Portland, Ma., Eagle Talon, 1:12.664, 74.611.
 2, (25), Kermit Upton III, Ludlow, Vt., BMW M-3, 1:11.975, 75.326.
 3, (42), Peter Cunningham, West Bend, Wis., Acura NSX, 1:11.858, 75.448.
 4, (20), Rob Fellows, Burlington, Ontario, Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:11.021, 76.337.
 5, (28), Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Saleen Mustang, 1:10.890, 76.479.
 6, (32), Greg Theiss, Omaha, Neb., Eagle Talon, 1:12.832, 74.439.
 7, (88), Brian C. Clarke, E. Haddan, Conn., Callaway Camaro, 1:13.612, 73.651.
 8, (7),  David Lapham, Bronxville, N.Y., Mazda RX-7 Turbo, 1:14.127, 73.139.
 9, (59), Simon Gregg, Jacksonville, Fla., Saleen Mustang, 1:14.676, 72.601.
10, (9),  Mark Simo, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:14.830, 72.452.
11, (26), Duane Grahovec, Palos Park, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:15.410, 71.894.
12, (31), Grant Carter, Bowie, Md., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:17.924, 69.575.
13, (77), Bruno Buso, Nobleton, Ontario, Eagle Talon, 1:18.106, 69.413.
14, (29), Walter M. Swick, Concord, Ohio, BMW M-3, 1:19.790, 67.948.
15, (12), Pierre Bareil, Quebec, Can., Ford Mustang LX, 1:22.258, 65.909.
16, (5),  Mark Dixon, Ortonville, Mich., Firebird, no time.
17, (16), Chris Camadella, Milford, Pa., Camaro, no time.
18, (24), Kirk Spencer, Simcoe, Ontario, Can., Chevrolet Camaro, no time.
19, (67), Sean Grosman, Ontario, Can., Chevrolet Camaro, no time.
20, (04), Brad Hoyt, Tonka Bay, Minn., Camaro, no time.
21, (05), Richard Holdener, Vacaville, Calif., Saleen Mustang, no time.