WE'LL DO IT LIVE, BLOG! #GRIDLIFE Alpine Horizon - TrackBattle Round 5
TRACKBATTLE EVENT PODIUM
TRACKBATTLE OVERALL RESULTS
TRACKBATTLE SEASON POINTS
GLTC WEEKEND OFFICIAL RESULTS
RACE HERO LIVE TIMING
EVENT SCHEDULE
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2021.07.25 - 1000 - End of TrackBattle Day 3
It was all eyes on the time attack this morning as drivers had one last attempt to improve times set in the first 2 days of this event. Shawn Krebsbach had been struggling with ABS issues all weekend, but diagnosed a faulty ground on the steering wheel angle sensor. With Dewey and Moss sidelined with mechanical issues, Shawn made 4 flying lap attempts during the last session. It was the last one that mattered most, as he was able to jump to P1 overall in class with a 58.432 and take back his class record at PPIR. Congratulations to all drivers out here setting records and new personal bests. Alpine Horizon has grown to become an incredible event with competitors traveling from all over the country to join us for what is one of the wildest events on the 2021 calendar. We’ll see you all in a few weeks at Mid-Ohio for the Mid-Summer Meet.
TRACKBATTLE HEAT 7 RESULTS
2021.07.24 - 1830 - End of TrackBattle Day 2
The level of competition continued to heat up for TrackBattle Day 2 at Alpine Horizon in 2021. A sold out event meant that there were plenty of spectators to see the incredible pace of the time attack cars and the great racing in GLTC. Not content to just set the overall track record and FTD for the weekend, Feras Qartoumy fitted some tires to enter the Track Modified Class as well. Amazingly, the difference in time was only 1 second between his race tires and his street tires. Feras now holds both the Unlimited and Track Modified records with a 53.233 and 54.232 respectively. In the Street Modified class, Alex Moss continued to lead with a 58.750 but Shawn Krebsbach has been battling issues and has yet to make a flying lap that shows the pace that we know his car has. He’s done it before here in 2019. Both Dewey and Alex appear to be done for the weekend after heat 6 with mechanical issues in their transmissions. All eyes will be on Shawn to see if he can improve in heat 7 on Sunday. In the Club TR Class, Ben Thorn has a formidable challenger in Ryan Seiler for the rest of the season. In heat 6, Seiler was able to take the lead from Thorn with a 1:03.221, who could only manage a 1:03.376. This is Seiler’s first class win with GRIDLIFE TrackBattle and we’re excited to see his luck turn after a few tough events earlier this season. In Street Class, a 3 way battle between Mike Coons, Adam Wood and Charles Miller left drivers fighting for tenths of a second to secure the podium. It was Coons coming out on top with a 1:02.143 and setting a record in class. Gregory Paine and Micah Evonitz battled in Street GT, with Paine managing a 1:02.599 in his Shelby GT350R, Evonitz was not far behind with a 1:02.660.
TRACKBATTLE HEAT 4 RESULTS
TRACKBATTLE HEAT 5 RESULTS
TRACKBATTLE HEAT 6 RESULTS
The Top 10 Shootout made a return at Alpine Horizon after a lengthy hiatus in our race format. Here drivers get 1 hot lap to set the grid order for race 3. With plenty of time attack experience, it was Jeremy Swenson that came out on top with a 1:01.858 to take pole for Race 3. This format is awesome, and definitely worth a watch below.
In GLTC race 3, it was Justin Kelly that took an early lead following a strong Top 10 shootout in the morning. Heitkotter battled Kelly for several laps before muscling by him in the infield. Swenson continued to battle for the weekend championship, with a solid P3 finish.
GLTC RACE 3 RESULTS
A wild race with wet weather conditions and some light contact on the oval affected race 4. It was Heitkotter with a strong finish at the end of the race that led to his first overall weekend victory in GLTC with Chris Forsberg Racing.
GLTC RACE 4 RESULTS
2021.07.23 - 1830 - End of TrackBattle Day 1
Drivers wasted no time getting reacquainted with the course, as Heat 1 began with many still unloading trailers from the long haul out to Alpine Horizon Festival for TrackBattle Round 5. On his first hot lap Feras Qartoumy bested his previous overall track record by nearly 1.5 seconds with a 55.0s on this short circuit in his Unlimited Class Twin Turbo Corvette. With plenty of tracktime to go, it’s almost guaranteed that he’ll go faster this weekend. Alex Moss was the first Street Modified class car that was able to break into the sub-1 minute times, but with Dewey DeWitt and Shawn Krebsbach also here competing this weekend, everyone will have to improve to beat Alex’s 58.546 record from 2020.
TRACKBATTLE HEAT 1 RESULTS
TRACKBATTLE HEAT 2 RESULTS
TRACKBATTLE HEAT 3 RESULTS
GLTC action was continuous throughout the day. Bryan Heitkotter’s program with Chris Forsberg Racing is constantly improving, and he looks to be in winning form this weekend after a strong qualifying session. His 1:01.872 set’s the new GLTC lap record here, and puts him into P1 for Race 1. Jeremy Swenson and his Corvette were not far behind. Only 0.4s separated P1 and P2.
GLTC QUALIFYING RESULTS
In race 1, a strong start gave Swenson the early lead from Heitkotter. Eric Jenson jockeyed for position before getting passed around the outside in the infield during lap 1. Heitkotter was forced to battle with Jenson, allowing Swenson to stretch his lead. Near the end of the race, the gap was reduced to just more than 0.3s, but it was too much to overcome and Swenson managed to secure the win.
GLTC RACE 1 RESULTS
In Race 2, Heitkotter had the better start and was able to take the early lead into turn 1. Swenson was able to power through into turn 3 and take that lead away. Much like race 1, Sweson stretched with early pace and was able to hold the lead all the way to the checkered flag.
GLTC RACE 2 RESULTS
