SCORE JOURNAL
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38TH SCORE SAN FELIPE 250 BUGGY CLASSES
DEFENDING THE CHAMP
Adam Pfankuch Takes Class 1 Victory For
Cody Reid
BY MIKE VIEIRA
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dam Pfankuch sat in for Cody Reid, the driver of record for the 168
RPI buggy, and defended the Class 1 Champion while Reid was
recovering from back problems. It wasn't easy, but Pfankuch drove
to the Class 1 win to start securing the 2025 Championship for the
RPI team.
The race began, however, with some issues for Pfankuch. GPS calibration
problems caused him to miss a VCP early on, and to overshoot a turn that led to
a slow tire leak. A reboot of the system put the navigation system back in order,
but the leaking tire slowed him down until he could pit for a new one. Despite
that, Pfankuch was able to work his way up in the AWD Alumicraft buggy from his
last on-the-road starting position to first position by mile 65. Then, around mile
150, the team had another flat in the wash and lost about five minutes changing
it. Nevertheless, they held onto the lead and won the class by nearly 39 minutes.
"No one really gave me time splits or anything, because I think they just wanted
me to go," said Pfankuch. "I don't think we were passed by anyone, other than
when we had the flat tire. After that, we were just playing with the two-wheel-
