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Elkhart Lake, WI (June 22, 2003) Dave Lemon of Mazdatrix in Signal Hill, CA, showed what years of experience can do. After setting a new lap record of 2:32.226, he went to to win the E-Production class.
Dave Lemon, of Signal Hill, Calif., claimed the win by more than five seconds in his Mazdatrix/Mazdaspeed Mazda RX-7. Lemon broke out early and led start-to-finish to capture the EP Sprints crown.
"In Group Four, the largest group of the Sprints, which crowned six separate class winners, it was more a test of longevity than speed, especially in E Production, where top-qualifier Tony Rivera couldn’t make it to the end, spinning on the track (after braking hard in order to avoid another car) and smacking a wall during lap seven at the beginning of the front straightaway. Rivera walked away from the accident, but was diagnosed with a slight concussion after being examined by medical personal. It was a disappointing end for Rivera, who had come into the race posting two record-breaking qualifying runs on Friday and Saturday.
With Rivera out, the door swung wide open for the rest of a field that also battered the old track qualifying mark set by Rivera in 2001. Second-qualifier, David Lemon, of Signal Hill, Calif., claimed the win by more than five seconds in his Mazdatrix/Mazdaspeed Mazda RX-7. Lemon broke out early and led start-to-finish to capture the EP Sprints crown. Jon Brakke, of Fargo, N.D., ran his Calibrated Combustion Motorsports Mazda Miata to second place and Ken Kannard, of East Troy, Wis., finished third. Brakke’s brother, Mark, of Coon Rapids, Minn., grabbed fourth."
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