{"id":1629,"date":"2019-09-21T22:19:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T02:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2023-05-04T13:42:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:42:16","slug":"boris-said-dominates-trans-am-at-virginia-international-raceway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/21\/boris-said-dominates-trans-am-at-virginia-international-raceway\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Said Dominates Trans Am at Virginia International Raceway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Kezman and Steve Davison have encore podium performances in the SGT and GT classes<\/em><\/p>\n

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Video-\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/GnhVkm438Vg<\/a>
\nRace Results\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

ALTON, Vir.\u00a0(21 September 2019)- After being edged out by two one thousandths of a second in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli qualifying on Friday, Boris Said strapped into his newly-built No. 2 Technique\/SRI Performance Dodge Challenger with a vengeance on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Said stormed to a dominating win in the all green 100-mile Trans Am class\u00a0feature at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), taking the checkered more than 10 seconds ahead of championship leader Ernie Francis Jr. (No. 98 Frameless Shower Doors Ford Mustang).<\/p>\n

Tomy Drisi (No. 8 Lucas Oil Slick Mist\/Axalta Chevrolet Camaro) rounded out the podium in third.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just driving as hard as I could,\u201d commented Said. \u201cPancho Weaver built such a great car. It\u2019s the best car out there. It\u2019s a new Trans Am car and if the competition isn\u2019t driving one of these, they aren\u2019t winning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said returned to the Trans Am class lineup at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and again at Watkins Glen International Raceway, but mechanical bugs in the new design forced Said to the pits early in both races. But the third time was the charm as Said was unbeatable on the technical VIR road course.<\/p>\n

\u201cVIR is one of the nicest tracks in the country,\u201d Said continued. \u201cThese cars are so much fun with so much power, no ABS, no traction control at 185 miles per hour, this place is a blast. I was going easy in the beginning, and I wish that Chris (Dyson) stayed in because the battle would have been epic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contending for a championship, Chris Dyson (No. 20 Plaid Ford Mustang) started on pole. Dyson was fast off the start, but began facing mechanical issues by Lap 3 and reluctantly pulled into the pits. His CD Racing crew identified an electrical issue and sent\u00a0the Plaid machine back on track.\u00a0\u00a0Dyson returned\u00a0to clock the fastest lap of the race,\u00a0earning additional points on his way to seventh.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate, we had the fastest car on the track by far today,\u201d Dyson said. \u201cThe car was just brilliant today, so this was just a huge opportunity missed for us. After coming here making pole and setting fast lap, it was quite disappointing because we were trying to put ourselves back into championship contention. In the next couple rounds, we are going to have to go for broke and hope for the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coming off back-to-back wins, Francis Jr. battled with Tony Ave (No. 04 Ave Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette) early in the race until Ave broke down in the Esses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe race went pretty well, and no matter what, we got great points for the championship,\u201d Francis Jr. said. \u201cI was trying to catch Boris (Said) but we really needed a caution to make the race interesting. We are really trying to finish off this championship in the last two rounds. It should be a great battle and great racing to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

SCCA racing legend Richard Grant (No. 30 Grant Racing \/ Chevrolet Corvette) crossed the line sixth, earning the TA Masters Class award.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a great time today,\u201d said R. Grant. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing this for 46 years now. This is one of my favorite tracks, and I really like running the TA car here.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Baucom was honored on the podium after starting 100 TA races in the same TA No. 86 Baucom Motorsports \/RoadRaceParts.com<\/a>\u00a0Ford Mustang on his home track.<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly want to thank my family and my wife for putting up with this for 100 races,\u201d said Baucom. \u201cAlso the support from all my crew, especially, Alan, my crew chief and mechanic, who has been with me for 98 of the 100 starts. We have a dedicated crew.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fall-Line Motorsports Porsches swept the podium in the SGT feature with Tim Kezman \u00a0(No. 44\u00a0Lemons of Love \/ Porsche 991 GT3 Cup)\u00a0in first, Mark Boden (No. 46 Beverage Flavors International \/ Porsche 991 GT3 Cup) in second and Tom Herb (No. 16 Fall-Line Motorsports \/ Porsche 991 GT3 Cup) in third.<\/p>\n

After experiencing a total loss at WGI just two weekends ago, Kezman drove flag-to-flag in his new Porsche 991 GT3 Cup to beat SGT championship leader Boden for the third time this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great group of guys and a great team,\u201d said Kezman. \u201cAfter the debacle we had at Watkins Glen, the Fall-Line guys found me a new car and in three days turned it around. This is a testament to these guys and their hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also driving a Porsche 991, Milton Grant (No. 55 SentrySelfStorage\/FairfieldInn \/ Porsche 991.3 GT3 Cup) earned the Masters Award after finishing the SGT race fifth overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great track and great weather,\u201d said M. Grant. \u201cI want to thank Jesus Christ for giving me my health to still be around to compete and for Trans Am for providing me the platform to race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steve Davison (No. 22 Davinci Plastic Surgery \/ Aston Martin Vantage) finished first in the GT class, despite losing ABS and rev limit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was quite the dance out there,\u201d Davison said. \u201cI was contesting for the top spots in the SGT class, until I had a mechanical. I was able to keep it on the track to finish phenomenally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following an incident in qualifying, Ken Thwaits\u2019 No. 5 Wilwood Brakes\/Franklin Road Apparel Audi R8 was in a pile of pieces.\u00a0 Working through the night into the early morning, Thwaits made the grid for the SGT race to take fourth-place. The never-give-up attitude earned Thwaits the Cool Shirt Cool Move of the Race award.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looked like we had a yard sale in the paddock last night, and everyone thought we weren\u2019t going to make it,\u201d Thwaits laughed. \u201cWe flew in parts overnight to Charlotte, went to pick those up and we got everything together at 2 a.m. this morning. The guys hung in there. The car ran great and we got it together to finish fourth. I\u2019ll take it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Trans Am Series returns to action Oct. 4-6 at the prestigious Circuit of the Americas, coming together with the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli West Coast Championship.<\/p>\n

Fans can keep up with the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli throughout the event at\u00a0www.gotransam.com<\/a>, on Facebook at\u00a0www.facebook.com\/gotransam<\/a>\u00a0and on Twitter at @gotransam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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