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| CORINTHIAN EXCLUSIVE: BORA GULARI IS 2007 AUDI MELGES 24 U.S. NATIONAL CORINTHIAN CHAMPION | |||
Under light, variable conditions and plentiful sunshine the fleet was surprised to have some decent breeze after yesterday's breeze did not look promising. With races starting on time, flat water and 5-7 knots of breeze the fleet went racing and completed all races schedule for the event. For the Corinthians in the fleet, progress within the fleet was slow. Tough starts and missed shifts really hurt those that need big results in order to maintain a decent score. In race one overnight leader Paul Hulsey on Hoodlum and second overall Mike Dow on Toaster were buried three rows back in the start, then went right. A double whammie as the slow start didn't help and a shifting breeze worked against the right. Those that stayed more left included Marc Hollerbach on Fu rounding the top mark first in the Corinthian division (rounding seventh overall), then USMCA President Scott Gregory on Team Satisfaction, Gulari taking his place in the rounding in third, followed by Fred Rozelle on 'Rustler and Alex Shafer on Sweaty Betty. Hollerbach called the shifts on the first downwind run moving up to fourth overall. Gregory and Gulari split the difference at the gate rounding almost simultaneously. During the last half of the race Hollerbach's progress slipped a little leaving him to finish fifth. Gulari moved up to finish seventh overall. The next best Corinthian finish was Shaffer back in fifteenth overall. Race two proved to be sensational for Gulari as his results just got better. A fourth place finish overall secured the title for the Flyer crew. For Dow and Hulsey it was too little, too late. Poor results of 25th for Hulsey and 12th for Dow sent them falling in the overalls. Shaffer on the other hand held on to a nineth place finish. Third Corinthian finish was Dow. Besides the extraordinary team of Gulari, Holzman, Drummond and Firestone taking the eight place spot overall, Alex Shafer and his crew of Justin Hood, Josh Willis and Bill Wiggins are the only other Corinthian crew that made the top ten overalls too in ninth. Third in the Corinthian standing was Mike Dow and his Flying Toaster crew of Bob Clark, Brad Savage and Greg Diehl. FINAL CORINTHIAN OVERALL RESULTS 1.) Bora Gulari/Chuck Holzman, Flyer 2.) Alex Shafer, Sweaty Betty 3.) Mike Dow, Toaster 4.) Paul Hulsey, Hoodlum 5.) Marc Hollerbach, Fu 6.) Scott Gregory, Team Satisfaction 7.) Fred Rozelle, Rustler 8.) Simon Strauss, Team Gill 9.) Jeff Lindhiem, Tamarack Racing 10.) Marty Jensen, Moxie 11.) Bob Pethick, Bretwalda 12.) Greg McCliment, Cujo 13.) Rob Bunn, Rumblur 14.) Bill Carleton, Tiburon 15.) Charlie Hess, Temerity 16.) Geoffery Pierini, Gazoo 17.) Bob McElwain, Silver 18.) Marc Steyn, Vapour Trail 19.) Tony Stanley, Hermes 20.) Lance Smotherman, Evolution 21.) Jeff Wittenberg, Sand Taco FULL OVERALL RESULTS ABOUT AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. Audi offers a line of premium vehicles through a network of 270 dealers including the Audi A3 compact; the sporty A4 sedan, Avant and Cabriolet models; the high performance S4 sedan, Avant and Cabriolet models; the high-revving RS 4 sports sedan and Cabriolet (November 2007 launch); the all-new S5 coupe (November 2007 launch) with 354 hp; the design-leading A6 sedan and Avant; the V10-powered high performance S6 sedan; the Audi Q7 performance SUV; the new all-aluminum Audi A8; the S8 with V10 power; the all-new 2008 TT Coupe and Roadster models; and the all-new all-aluminum R8, one of the most exclusive sports cars in the world. ABOUT THE 2007 AUDI MELGES 24 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP The 2007 Audi Melges 24 U.S. National Championship is hosted by Bayview Yacht Club, with the support of Sponsor/Partners Audi of America, Inc., the Detroit-Area Audi Metro Dealers, Barefoot Wines, Yachtscoring.com, Latis Yachting Solutions, the Detroit Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Rock City Marine, RejeX Corrosion Technologies, Tim Wilkes Photography, and Penalty Box Productions. The Melges 24 is designed by Reichel Pugh and considered the most unique one design sportboat in the world as well as one of the fastest-growing classes of high performance yachts. More information can be found at the Official Web site of the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USMCA), the International Melges 24 Class Association (IMCA) and at the Midwest Melges 24 Regional Web Site. EVENT PRESS OFFICER Alan Block (248) 563-0657 - mobile (248) 808-4086 - office U.S. MELGES 24 CLASS ASSOCIATION (USMCA) PRESS OFFICER Joy Dunigan, USMCA Communications Director (912) 398-5776 - mobile |
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