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Coupe on the Aristocrat – 7/15/25
 
The order of business in this week’s MVH Tuesday Night Retro Race was Coupes on the American Aristocrat. A field of seven allowed the race to be run in the 4-on/3-off format with three marshals on the corners over the fourteen heats required to determine the results.
 
Seven Coupes in Tech:

 
Dave Panich returned to the control panel after a five-week absence and was joined by six MVH Tuesday night regulars. He didn’t seem to have any trouble getting back up to speed as he was in the lead at the change to the inside lanes. Cody Pare was three laps off the pace with 141 laps while Bob Blanchette was another six laps back in third. Dan Savage was running in fourth with 131 laps but was being hotly pursued by Rick Pare and Richard Payne who were tied at 130 laps. Steven Sacchetti closed out the field.
 
After the move to the inside lanes Cody was closing the gap to Dave. At the start of the final heat, he and Dave were on the same lap and separated by just a few feet. However, when the power came on, his car failed to launch. After a second try with the same result his motor was deemed to be dead, so he resorted to a backup car. Unfortunately, it didn’t have an equivalent pace and when time ran out Dave took the win by two laps. Bob held on to finish third while Rick, who managed to get past Dan, closed the gap to miss the podium by just one lap. The race for fifth was another tight contest as Richard also passed Dan to take fifth by two laps.
 
Dave posted the fastest lap of the night with a 4.286 on yellow. Cody had the second fastest time, a 4.353, also on yellow.
 
Finishing order, laps completed, best lap time, best lap lane:

•  Dave Panich             298/24       4.286       YL
•  Cody Pare                296/16       4.353       YL
•  Bob Blanchette         276/2         4.689       YL
•  Rick Pare                 275/2         4.603       BK
•  Richard Payne         265/2         4.862       PU
•  Dan Savage             263/2         4.691       OR
•  Steven Sacchetti      236/22       5.034       BK          

UPCOMING EVENTS:
         MVH Tuesday night Retro race schedule for the remainder of July:
              7/22   Stock Car on the Royal
              7/29   Can-Am on the King
 
Podium (L to R):
2^nd Place – Cody Pare, 1^st Place – Dave Panich, 3^rd Place – Bob Blanchette

 
Dave’s 1st place chassis: 

 
Cody’s 2nd place chassis: 

 
Bob’s 3rd place chassis: 

 
Racing action on the Aristocrat: 

[Bridgehampton66]

Thank you, Dave!