Final rounds of the SCCA Western Conference Majors Tour mean the conference championships are decided.
The final rounds of the SCCA Western Conference U.S. Majors Tour wrapped up the championships in several classes as racers battled in unseasonal heat at Portland International Raceway. The 1.979-mile course saw temperatures approaching triple digits on a weekend normally known for mild temperatures and occasional rain.
David Ferguson missed the victory on both days, but still sealed the title in Prototype 2 in his Van Diemen/Mazda. Marc Hoover, on the other hand, won Touring 1 on Saturday in his Miata to claim the championship in that class.
B-Spec went down to the wire. Although Kyle Keenan seems to have the measure of the competition at Portland, it was the two drivers battling for second and third both days that were duking it out for the title. Derrick Ambrose entered the weekend leading the points in his CorkSport Mazda Performance Mazda2, but a third-place finish behind Eric Boucher’s “The Wife” Mazda2 in second on Saturday meant that Boucher would claim the crown, even though they reversed positions on Sunday.
Marco Gallaher claimed his title in Spec Miata, driving the No. 8 First Community Bank Mazda Miata to a second-place finish on Sunday behind Brad Green in the No. 7 www.WaCarProperty.com Mazda Miata.
Michael Tazio Ottis clinched the championship on Saturday, but won again on Sunday just for good measure in his No. 72 Patrick Ottis Company Formula Mazda.
SCCA Western Conference Majors Tour
Rounds 11 and 12
Portland International Raceway
Portland, Are., July 3-5, 2015
Saturday Mazda Winners
| Class | Driver | Hometown | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula Atlantic | Edward Lever | Bakersfield, Calif. | Star Mazda |
| Formula Mazda | Michael Tazio Ottis | Portland, Ore. | Formula Mazda |
| Spec Miata | Marco Gallaher | Santa Rosa, Calif. | Mazda Miata |
| Super Touring Under | Lance Stewart | Coconut Grove, Fla. | Mazda RX-8 |
| Touring 1 | Marc Hoover | Shingle Springs, Calif. | Mazda Miata |
| Touring 4 | Lance Stewart | Coconut Grove, Fla. | Mazda RX-8 |
Sunday Mazda Winners
| Class | Driver | Hometown | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula Atlantic | Edward Lever | Bakersfield, Calif. | Star Mazda |
| Formula Mazda | Michael Tazio Ottis | Portland, Ore. | Formula Mazda |
| Spec Miata | Brad Green | Seattle, Wash. | Mazda Miata |
| Touring 4 | Tom Wickersham | Piedmont, Calif. | Mazda MX-5 |