Sounds like a great battle in Race 1 with Arthur Kowitz just edging out Bill Himmelsbach on the two TTX bikes at the front followed by Virginia Tech in 3rd who must have just edged out new Empulse R owner, Peter Nicolosi, in 4th. Lap times looked very, very close between the competitors:
Arthur Kowitz (Empulse TTX) best lap: 1:49.290 - 1st Place
Bill Himmelsbach (Empulse TTX) best lap: 1:50.360 - 2nd Place
Peter Nicolosi (Empulse R) best lap: 1:50.608 - 4th Place
Andrew Cowell (Empulse R) best lap: 1:50.105 (crashed out of race)
No lap times for VT as I'd guess their transponder was having problems with electrical interference, which is common. Based on total time, the lap times must've been pretty close though.
I'm looking forward to hearing what happens in Race 2 today. I just wish there was better coverage. Instead, I'm having to piece the results together from multiple sources...