Fuerst and Boldt, Finish 1 and 2
Canfield Takes the Pole for the Long Race

A crisp fall weekend lead to some great racing during the Chicagoland Sportscar Club's Long Race.  It's a 50 lap event that either requires a fuel stop or a highly conservative race style to complete the event. Also, many different classes of cars compete in this event.  Elite Drivers, Larry Fuerst, Car 04, Mike Canfield, Car 9, and Mel Boldt, Car 31, went with opposing strategies--Larry and Mike went all out with fuel stops in middle of the race and Mel drove conservatively. Mike Canfield had the pole (Congrats Mike!) and lead the first six laps of the race. At lap 17, Mike tangled with a lapped car and it, sadly, took him out of the race. At the halfway point, the Elite Team had a fabulous pit stop that kept Larry in the thick of things. Mel  took the lead at Lap 39, but Larry was gaining ground with every lap. Mel kept the lead through up until the very last lap, where Larry passed him for the win. It was a very exciting and enjoyable race to watch.  

Other Elite drivers finishing well included: Theresa Ziemer, Car 3, who finished 3rd in the Spec Racer class and 8th overall.  

Also, a special congrats to Lexi, Beau's daughter, who took a podium 3rd place finish in the Big Wheel Race held earlier in the day!  

Elite Autosport Full Prep and Rental Drivers are denoted in red.
Bold type indicates drivers that have an association with Elite.