P1 Superstock debut in Tampa tumultuous for #33 CL-Alpha
by Gene Weeks on 18 Jul 2014
#33 CL-Alpha Cheoy Lee
The P1 Superstock debut in Tampa, FL was tumultuous for the #33 CL-Alpha team as they fell from first to fourth place following a weekend of foul-ups and potential fouls.
The weekend started strong, as Paula and Gene Weeks won the drag-style qualifier to claim pole position in the first race, which they led until the last lap. 'In the last half of the last lap Andy [Biddel] and Tracy [Blumenstein] closed about six boat lengths to beat us by a length,' Gene Weeks lamented, referring to the #01 Team Pro Boat from New Jersey. 'They came out of nowhere, which is so unusual in this class because everything is so equal.'
What Weeks described as an 'emotionally disappointing weekend' was made so in part by steering issues that hindered at least three boats in Sunday's racing and a potential penalty of an illegal pass of two boats that is under protest and review.
#33 Cl-Alpha is just one point behind #7 GD Environmental and #13 Space Coast, and 12 points down from Team Pro Boat. The team feels confident it has plenty of time to work the gremlins out before the next race in Cocoa Beach, Florida, August 23 - 24.
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