Can-Am on the Figure 8 – 7/9/24
MVH Tuesday night Retro racers headed to the Figure 8 this week to run their Can-Am cars. Ten Tuesday night regulars were joined by long-time racer Speedy Lang as eleven drivers presented their cars to tech with racing on the middle six lanes over eleven heats.
From the onset, there was a lot of on-track action with multiple cars needing visits to the pits for repairs of one sort or another making it difficult to develop a rhythm for the track. Despite the chaos, there was close racing throughout the field, other than the race for the win. In that department, John Weaver drove away from everyone else, posting blistering lap times on his way to winning the race by a 25-lap margin over second place.
However, the race for second was another story with Cody Pare and Woody Hazelwood running neck-and-neck for the entire race. When time ran out, the podium order was determined by two track sections as Woody edged Cody for second. Dave Panich finished two laps off the podium in fourth while Rolly Lapierre Jr. claimed fifth. Further back, there was another close race as Richard Payne took seventh place from a somewhat faster Speedy Lang by two laps and, at the back of the pack, John Esposito took ninth place by a one lap margin over Dan Savage.
Not only did Woody and Cody finish within ten feet of each other, their fast lap times were identical. However, Weaver’s fast lap was a tenth and a half faster. Although finishing well back in the field, Speedy did post the fifth fastest lap of the night. The purple lane was the quick way around the Figure 8 this week as five of the eleven drivers posted their fastest time on purple.
Finishing order, laps completed, best-lap time and best-lap lane
1) John Weaver 354 2.859 GN
2) Bob Hazelwood 329/7 3.016 YL
3) Cody Pare 329/5 3.016 GN
4) Dave Panich 327 3.023 OR
5) Rolly Lapierre Jr. 322 3.125 PU
6) Joe Yates 312 3.180 PU
7) Richard Payne 306 3.125 PU
8) Speedy Lang 304 3.024 PU
9) John Esposito 297 3.179 WT
10) Dan Savage 296 3.133 PU
11) Rick Pare 236 3.187 WT
UPCOMING EVENTS:
MVH Tuesday Night Retro Race Schedule for the rest of July:
July 16 Coupes on the Aristocrat
July 23 Stock Cars on the Royal
July 30 F-1 on the King
Podium: (L to R):
2nd Place – Woody Hazelwood, 1st Place – John Weaver, 3rd Place – Cody Pare
John’s 1st Place Chassis:
Woody’s 2nd Place Chassis:
Cody’s 3rd Place Chassis:
