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#38686 from Ken Sutherland · No action required · Minutes (2025-10 Fastrack)
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| Track | Class | Sessions | Typical gap to class best | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road America (4.05 mi) | SM | 18 | +1.055s (0.58%) | +0.000s (0.00%) |
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.40 mi) | SM | 12 | +1.977s (1.94%) | +1.032s (1.00%) |
| Sonoma Raceway (2.52 mi) | SM | 4 | +0.177s (0.15%) | +0.000s (0.00%) |
| Unknown track (2.52 mi) | SM | 7 | +0.666s (0.58%) | +0.000s (0.00%) |
| Portland International Raceway (1.98 mi) | SM | 4 | +0.000s (0.00%) | +0.000s (0.00%) |
Gap is the driver's best lap in a session against the fastest lap in their class in that same session (zero is fastest in class), shown as time lost and as a share of the lap, so conditions cancel out and tracks can be compared. Typical is the median session.
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runoffs 2026 | SM National Championship Race | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 22/35 | 2:44.650 | 2:42.725Francisco Barroso | +1.925s (1.18%) | 116.723/35 | 119.6Wyatt Couch | -2.9 mph (-2.4%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | SM Qualifying 3 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 14/34 | 2:43.448 | 2:42.173Brett Kowalski | +1.275s (0.79%) | 117.76/34 | 118.6Ryan Maloney | -0.9 mph (-0.7%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | SM Qualifying 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 11/30 | 3:05.679 | 3:01.691Danny Steyn | +3.988s (2.19%) | 111.96/30 | 114.4Nick Leverone | -2.5 mph (-2.2%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | SM Qualifying 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 8/26 | 3:06.717 | 3:04.138Christian Meyer | +2.579s (1.40%) | 111.82/26 | 111.9Elivan Goulart | -0.2 mph (-0.1%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Wed Grp 7 SM Run 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 8/24 | 2:55.567 | 2:49.986Christian Meyer | +5.581s (3.28%) | 112.49/24 | 114.8Andrew Devoto | -2.4 mph (-2.1%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Wed Grp 7 SM Run 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 3/21 | 3:02.227 | 3:01.502Christian Meyer | +0.725s (0.40%) | 113.03/21 | 113.8Danny Steyn | -0.8 mph (-0.7%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Tue Grp 5 SM STL Run 3 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 12/23 | 2:45.249 | 2:33.841Brett Kowalski | +11.408s (7.42%) | 117.47/23 | 129.7Brett Kowalski | -12.3 mph (-9.5%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Tue Grp 5 SM STL Run 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 6/20 | 2:44.410 | 2:43.632Tyler Brown | +0.778s (0.48%) | 115.214/20 | 118.7Cole Lucas | -3.5 mph (-3.0%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Tue Grp 5 SM STL Run 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 9/18 | 2:44.781 | 2:43.120James Newell | +1.661s (1.02%) | 116.59/18 | 118.9Elivan Goulart | -2.4 mph (-2.0%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Mon Grp 1 SM SMX Run 4 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 2/6 | 2:44.920 | 2:44.866Wyatt Couch | +0.054s (0.03%) | 115.44/6 | 116.2Jason Rawlins | -0.8 mph (-0.7%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Mon Grp 1 SM SMX Run 3 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 1/7 | 2:43.951 | 2:43.951you | +0.000s (0.00%) | 116.74/7 | 117.6John Salerno | -0.8 mph (-0.7%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Mon Grp 1 SM SMX Run 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 1/8 | 2:43.423 | 2:43.423you | +0.000s (0.00%) | 116.71/8 | 116.7Danny Steyn | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| Runoffs 2026 | Mon Grp 1 SM SMX Run 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 2/4 | 2:46.440 | 2:46.387Jason Rawlins | +0.053s (0.03%) | 112.41/4 | 112.4you | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| June Sprints 2026 | Grp 1 SM Race 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 11/27 | 2:43.273 | 2:42.672Brett Kowalski | +0.601s (0.37%) | 117.015/27 | 119.0Michael Carter | -2.0 mph (-1.7%) |
| June Sprints 2026 | Grp 1 SM Race 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 11/28 | 2:44.626 | 2:43.372Kyle Greenhill | +1.254s (0.77%) | 116.312/28 | 118.0Michael Carter | -1.7 mph (-1.4%) |
| June Sprints 2026 | Grp 1 SM Qual 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 12/29 | 58.359 | 37.562Leland Werner | +20.797s (55.37%) | 117.55/29 | 119.2Danny Steyn | -1.7 mph (-1.4%) |
| June Sprints 2026 | Grp 1 SM Qual 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 3/27 | 3:03.390 | 3:02.335Sean Varwig | +1.055s (0.58%) | 113.12/27 | 113.9Danny Steyn | -0.8 mph (-0.7%) |
| June Sprints 2025 | Grp 4 SM Race 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 7/28 | 2:42.977 | 2:42.977you | +0.000s (0.00%) | 118.74/28 | 119.4Senter Smith | -0.7 mph (-0.6%) |
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 7 SM Race 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 23/38 | 1:43.982 | 1:42.740Tyler Brown | +1.242s (1.21%) | 111.513/38 | 112.4Robert Kucera | -0.9 mph (-0.8%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 7 SM Race 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 27/37 | 1:45.810 | 1:43.771Gavin Vaughan | +2.039s (1.96%) | 110.911/37 | 111.8Tyler Brown | -0.9 mph (-0.8%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 7 SM Qual 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 27/39 | 1:44.094 | 1:42.117Max Stallone | +1.977s (1.94%) | 111.319/39 | 113.2Matthew Dirks | -1.8 mph (-1.6%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 7 SM Qual 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 23/37 | 1:43.928 | 1:42.359Max Stallone | +1.569s (1.53%) | 111.66/37 | 112.5Justin Hille | -0.9 mph (-0.8%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Test Grp 3 Run 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 13/23 | 1:43.918 | 1:42.886Alexander Doss | +1.032s (1.00%) | 108.218/23 | 111.3Christian Meyer | -3.1 mph (-2.8%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Test Grp 2 Run 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 12/16 | 1:44.619 | 1:35.129Alexander Doss | +9.490s (9.98%) | |||
| Ohio Valley Great Lakes Champions 2025 | Grp 6 SM Race 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 18/36 | 1:43.745 | 1:42.372Max Stallone | +1.373s (1.34%) | 111.81/36 | 111.8Alexander Doss | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| Ohio Valley Great Lakes Champions 2025 | Grp 6 SM Race 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 20/38 | 1:44.704 | 1:42.696David Moreno | +2.008s (1.96%) | 112.05/38 | 112.6Justin Gravett | -0.6 mph (-0.5%) |
| Ohio Valley Great Lakes Champions 2025 | Grp 6 SM Qual 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 34/38 | 1:52.482 | 1:44.874Alexander Doss | +7.608s (7.25%) | 0.733/37 | 109.0Jason Rawlins | -108.3 mph (-99.3%) |
| Ohio Valley Great Lakes Champions 2025 | Grp 6 SM Qual 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 27/38 | 1:45.394 | 1:43.432Will Dodd | +1.962s (1.90%) | 110.311/38 | 111.2Justin Gravett | -0.9 mph (-0.8%) |
| Ohio Valley Great Lakes Champions 2025 | Grp 6 SM Practice | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 27/40 | 1:45.016 | 1:42.860Max Stallone | +2.156s (2.10%) | 110.87/40 | 111.4David Moreno | -0.6 mph (-0.5%) |
| Ohio Valley Great Lakes Champions 2025 | Thursday | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata (1991) | 11/15 | 1:43.760 | 1:27.642Jason Rawlins | +16.118s (18.39%) | 125.04/14 | 138.1Jason Rawlins | -13.1 mph (-9.5%) |
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runoffs 2018 | SM Race | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 9/48 | 1:55.625 | 1:55.278Michael Carter | +0.347s (0.30%) | 97.716/47 | 101.8Tristan Littlehale | -4.1 mph (-4.0%) |
| Runoffs 2018 | SM Qual 3 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 2/47 | 1:54.884 | 1:54.707Mark Drennan | +0.177s (0.15%) | |||
| Runoffs 2018 | SM Qual 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 5/45 | 1:55.450 | 1:55.124Marc Cefalo | +0.326s (0.28%) | 98.413/45 | 101.4Austin Newmark | -3.0 mph (-3.0%) |
| Runoffs 2018 | SM Qual 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 1/48 | 1:54.355 | 1:54.355you | +0.000s (0.00%) | 98.77/48 | 102.2Danny Steyn | -3.4 mph (-3.3%) |
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runoffs 2018 | Mon Grp 5 Run 3 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 1/20 | 1:55.898 | 1:55.898you | +0.000s (0.00%) | |||
| Runoffs 2018 | Mon Grp 5 Run 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 1/25 | 1:55.609 | 1:55.609you | +0.000s (0.00%) | |||
| Runoffs 2018 | Mon Grp 5 Run 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 3/24 | 1:56.371 | 1:55.705Preston Pardus | +0.666s (0.58%) | |||
| Runoffs 2018 | Sun Grp 5 Run 4 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 1/16 | 1:55.801 | 1:48.809Nils Musaeus | +6.992s (6.43%) | |||
| Runoffs 2018 | Sun Grp 5 Run 3 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 2/21 | 1:56.224 | 1:54.847Mark Drennan | +1.377s (1.20%) | |||
| Runoffs 2018 | Sun Grp 5 Run 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 3/19 | 1:55.283 | 1:54.563Mark Drennan | +0.720s (0.63%) | |||
| Runoffs 2018 | Sun Grp 5 Run 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 1/21 | 1:55.560 | 1:55.560you | +0.000s (0.00%) |
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland International Raceway 2018 | Grp 4 SM,EP,FP,HP,GTL,B-Spec Race 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 1/14 | 1:30.876 | 1:30.876you | +0.000s (0.00%) | |||
| Portland International Raceway 2018 | Grp 4 SM,EP,FP,HP,GTL,B-Spec Qual 2 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 1/15 | 1:30.551 | 1:30.551you | +0.000s (0.00%) | |||
| Portland International Raceway 2018 | Grp 4 SM,EP,FP,HP,GTL,B-Spec Race 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 1/14 | 1:31.298 | 1:31.028Tyler Kicera | +0.270s (0.30%) | |||
| Portland International Raceway 2018 | Grp 4 SM,EP,FP,HP,GTL,B-Spec Qual 1 | SM | 94 | Mazda Miata | 1/15 | 1:30.269 | 1:30.269you | +0.000s (0.00%) |
#38686 from Ken Sutherland · No action required · Minutes (2025-10 Fastrack)
Thank you for your detailed response. Please see letter #38969 in September 2025 Fastrack.
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