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[tonyp]

April 25, 2010
Longwood, Florida



Kenny Holton's ASR Indoor Motorsports was the home to the first GRRR retro race held on actual Florida soil or swampland, depending on how you look at it. Florida's newest raceway is pretty awesome, with a wonderful "drivers" blue King and a Hillclimb, with a promise of a dragstrip in the not so distant future.

Now you have to understand that only three people in Florida run retro: Rick Moore, Marty Stanley, and myself and the first two races were held four-plus hours away from us in GA which had teriffic turnouts with the Smoky Mountain and SERRA™ guys attending. We knew the entries would be low but you have to start somewhere. The good news is a lot of people showed up to check out retro and we were glad to have Terry Tawney officially join us. Too bad all the other guys with JK specs I raced with a few months back when I first got down here could not make it. We can only grow from here.



A special thanks goes out to Joe Hutson and Steve McBride from making the trip from GA for the race... Although I am not sure Stan remembers much of Saturday night... LOL



Marty Stanley choose not to race to handle tech and run the whole deal. Great job, Marty, especially with the race announcing!

JK SPEC




Concours was a tonyp rattle can and sharpie mess vs the Noose work of art on Rick Moore's car.


JK Spec Qualifying:



This old wino wandered in off the street and put his car on the pole.

tonyp 4.901 spec
Rick Moore 5.056
Kenny Holton, 5.548
Terry Tawney, 5.555

JK Spec A Main



What can I say, I loaned my spare to Rick, I had him cover until his motor started to fly as mine faded. Nothing I could do but watch him go by in the end. Rick once again drove a great race turning a faster lap in the race them TQ time. Terry Tawney got a good third with an underpowered car. Great drive, Terry...

Heat Leaders

1. tonyp 36, Rick Moore 33, Kenny Holton 31
2. tonyp 69, Rick Moore 67, Kenny Hoton, 63
3. tonyp 102, Rick Moore 100, Kenny Hoton, 94
4. tonyp 137, Rick Moore 135, Kenny Holton 123
5. tonyp172, Rick Moore171, Terry Tawney 153
6. Rick Moore 206, tonyp 205, Terry Tawney 186
7. Rick Moore 241, tonyp 239, Terry Tawney 216

Final Results
1. Rick Moore 276 laps
2. tonyp 274
3. Terry Tawney 248
4. Kenny Holton 246

Fastest of the fast, single race lap, Rick Moore 4.879 secs in yellow...
Fastest of the fast, best heat total, 36 laps, tonyp blue, Rick Moore, purple





Ricks winning car. tonyp p loaner, Aplha rear tires, Chicagoland fronts, and Team EPIC Evil Bucks Racer Heatsink. Body is a Noose painted JK Ti22. I also used this car in GTCoupe for third place with a change of body. But by then Rick had worn out the motor. lol.




My TQ and second place car. It was a rocket until the motor gave up the ghost in the sixth heat. Really went up the donut. Same set-up as Ricks above.





Terry Tawney's third place car. Torsion style JK chassis self-built. Terry is one tough customer and just needed a bit more horsepower. A great guy to race against...



Time for the cute dog picture...

GT COUPE





The GT Coupe field- all different!



My GT Coupe with a Noose-painted Lola T70 won best appearing.



Stan Hutson's Chevron was voted most realistic.


GT Couple Qualifying

For some reason the GT Coupe qualifying page was all messed up and I am sure Marty will dig up the official times for our track records.
As best as I remember, so don't get upset if It is wrong...




Kenny took the pole with his borrowed tonyp car. I got to stop doing that.

Kenny Holton 4.99 secs
Stan Hutson
tonyp
Rick Moore
Grant Goerener
Steve McBride





Kenny's TQ car. tonyp/Warmack "V" prototype. F7 motor, Alpha rears, Chicagoland fronts, and a Noose-painted Chevron body



I was third with the same car Rick won the JK Spec race with but the motor was played about halfway through. Rick again drove a great race to win a close one. Stan, man I though he had it until he had a bad last heat letting Rick get by. Great race, close finish all things considered.

Heat Leaders

1. tonyp 34, Stan Hutson 33, Kenny Holton 33
2. Stan Hutson 66, tonyp65, Rick Moore, 64
3. Stan Hutson100, tonyp 98, Rick Moore 98
4. Stan Hutson 133, tonyp 132, Rick Moore 131
5. Stan Hutson 165, tonyp 164, Rick Moore 164
6. Stan Hutson 198, Rick Moore 197, tonyp 196
7. Stan Hutson 232, Rick Moore 231, tonyp 229

Final Results

1. Rick Moore 263 laps
2. Stan Hutson, 263
3. tonyp 262
4. Kenny Holton 253
5. Grant Goerener 244
6. Steve McBride 241

Fastest of the fast single race lap, Steve McBride 5.050 secs
Fastest of the fast, best heat total, Steve McBride 35 laps, yellow.






Rick's winner. Moore 19th Nervous Breakdown Chassis. Worked really really well. Body is a Ford Mk5 self-painted. TSR motor, JK Wonder rear tires.





Stan's second place machine. Hutson chassis, TSR moto,r O/S Chevron and Kelly tires. Great job, Stan.

A fun time was had by all the guys that came to run retro. A special thanks to Kenny's daughters who were forced to marshall the GTC main. They did a great job..

The track was great, the power excellent, and Marty sure can run a race...

Flexi up next.

[Larry Mattingly]

Good retro start in Florida...

Dan Artman's former King track looks great. The 'old style' Ogilvie King may be the 'best' retro track out there.

We should have never left this track get out of the OH-PA region...

LM

[tonyp]

FLEXI GT







Robert Dewoody took most realistic with his Marty Stanley loaner, painted by Marty of course.





Grant Goerener took most realistic.


Flexi GT Qualifying



Bill Pinch easily TQed the Flexi GT race with his rocket.

Bill Pinch 4.773 secs
Terry Tawney 4.801
tonyp 4.972
Grant Goerner 5.121
Doc Dougherty 5.127
Steve McBride 5.166
Robert Dewoody 5.297



Robert DeWoody hadn't raced in years, showed up, borrowed a car and got a well-deserved third place. Terry Tawney took the win, set the fastest race lap, and ran the highest lap totals more times than anyone. Bill Pinch was fast had some problems and still managed a good second place.

Heat Leader Round Robin Formula
1. Bill Pinch, 36, tonyp 33, Doc Dougherty 31
2. Bill Pinch 72, tonyp 66, Doc Dougherty 63
3. Bill Pinch 102, tonyp 98, Doc Dougherty 95
4. Bill Pinch 137, tonyp 130 Grant Goerener 119
5. Bill Pinch 171, tonyp 158, Grant Goerener 150
6. Bill Pinch 206, Grant Goerener 181, Robert DeWoody 160
7. Grant Goerener 213, Robert DeWoody 193, Terry Tawney 176
8. Grant Goerener 243, Robert DeWoody 225, Terry Tawney 208
9. Robert DeWoody 257, Terry Tawney 244, Bill Pinch 240

Final Results
1. Terry Tawney 280 laps
2. Bill Pinch 273
3. Robert DeWoody 257
4. Steve McBride 256
5. Doc Daugherty 254
6. tonyp 252
7. Grant Goerener 243

Fastest of the fast single race lap, Terry Tawney 4.660 secs in purple
Fastest of the fast best heat total, 36 laps Terry Tawney, green, purple, yellow, orange, Bill Pinch purple



Terry's winner was a Kelly racing chassis that was a rocket on this track...

Well, guys, that is it. Feel free to add what I may have missed and more photos if you have them.

Next time we are back at the "Pit" in Thomasville.

[Dominator]

Alright, Tony, I've stared at your JK spec chassis for fifteen minutes and still can't figure out what the function of the wire in front of the bite bar.

[tonyp]

Mine or the one Rick ran? If it is ricks it is a spring that loads the pans side to side.

[Dominator]

Yes Tony I meant the one that Rick ran. That's a neat idea.

[Rick Moore]

I'd like to say thanks to Kenny and his whole family for letting all of us come and play at his top-notch facility. And Joey says thanks too and "Hi" to the girls. Thanks also to the magnanimous TonyP for letting me have the good five heats of his seven heat motor and car, allowing me to pull the JK Spec win outta my proverbial behind; and for the rubber to luck out again in GT Coupe. Stan and Tony both put on a great race, and the close finish shows it. And finally thanks to Marty for his relentless efforts to bring ret-ro racing to FLexi-dada, and his fine work as race director. (Hey Marty, you really do sound like one of those early FM radio guys; I kept expecting to hear some Thelonius Monk or Charlie Parker between track calls…)

Alright, all you FL slot car racers need to step up and at least bring your Flexi-GT's and get in on some of this premier racing GRRR is putting on. There are usually loaners available for the scratchbuild classes too. You just might decide to build one of your own; JK Spec is a great class to start. And don't worry about burning your fingers; a frosty beverage nearby is a good remedy, and besides you will build up calluses eventually…

Looking forward to seeing many of y'all at GRRR # 4 at the Viper Pit.

Rick

[Pablo]

Thanks for posting photos, Tony !!
Wish I had been there !

Hi Joey Hi Rick

[tonyp]

Note to self, Don't loan Rick anything. LOL...

[Noose]

Did the old wino bring enough one? Great job guys. Nice going Rick!

[tonyp]

Thunderbird and Boones farm for everyone.

[Bill from NH]

Do they still sell Ripple?

[tonyp]

LOL.... Don't know, All I know is it was the drink of choice of Fred Sanford.

[Marty Stanley]

Note to self, Don't loan Rick anything. LOL...

Tony,

Ain't that just a little late? I mean you lent him a TSR motor at GRRR #2 and he went out and whipped up on everyone in the GT-Coupe category then. His car, my tires and your motor! H'mmm, I think I see a pattern emerging here! Don't you?

BTW, if you have no problem, I'd like to suggest we make "Big Joe" the official mascot of GRRR. His 'official title' would be "Gator Baiter".

Gator Baiter

So the question is what will you be lending to Rick up at GRRR #4? Everyone is waiting for your answer!

I mean you lent Kenny Holton your backup GT-Coupe car and he went and TQ'd you! You need to talk to some of the other guys - they all lend their slower cars out. But not you! You always give your best car to the competition!

BTW, I've been chasing Terry Tawney around the track for years. You don't have to explain how tough he is! Once we teach him a little bit about chassis, well just you watch out!

[Tex]

Grats on the wins, Rick!

Seems like Tony's fadin' fast; are your Depends on too tight?

I'm one to talk; ain't been to a track in over a month.

[tonyp]

Its the Lizards. Everytime you make eye contact with one it drains a percent of your life force.

[Marty Stanley]

Yo Tony,

What about the photos of the 3rd place finisher in GT-Coupe? Did you forget the photos of it?

[tonyp]

My Third GT coupe was the same JK Spec Rick ran. I edited the picture to reflect that.

[Grant G.]

I just wanted to say that I had a lot of fun racing with everyone that attended.

A Big THANKYOU to Marty for running the show and doing a great job announcing. He also generously loaned me one of his cars to run in GT-Coupe. It was a dream to drive. He had warned me before the race that the motor was going south and I could replace it if I wanted to. I decided a little less power wouldn't be such a bad thing the first time around. I hope I managed to stay out of everyones way.

I would like to also thank Bill Pinch for the great paint job on my concours winning flexi. And of course Kenny Holton for the fantastic racing facility!!

[CoastalAngler1]

Sure wish we had a King in FL...GRRR Rocks!   Tribute to Marty Stanley 

April 25, 2010
Longwood, Florida



Kenny Holton's ASR Indoor Motorsports was the home to the first GRRR retro race held on actual Florida soil or swampland, depending on how you look at it. Florida's newest raceway is pretty awesome, with a wonderful "drivers" blue King and a Hillclimb, with a promise of a dragstrip in the not so distant future.

Now you have to understand that only three people in Florida run retro: Rick Moore, Marty Stanley, and myself and the first two races were held four-plus hours away from us in GA which had teriffic turnouts with the Smoky Mountain and SERRA™ guys attending. We knew the entries would be low but you have to start somewhere. The good news is a lot of people showed up to check out retro and we were glad to have Terry Tawney officially join us. Too bad all the other guys with JK specs I raced with a few months back when I first got down here could not make it. We can only grow from here.



A special thanks goes out to Joe Hutson and Steve McBride from making the trip from GA for the race... Although I am not sure Stan remembers much of Saturday night... LOL



Marty Stanley choose not to race to handle tech and run the whole deal. Great job, Marty, especially with the race announcing!

JK SPEC




Concours was a tonyp rattle can and sharpie mess vs the Noose work of art on Rick Moore's car.


JK Spec Qualifying:



This old wino wandered in off the street and put his car on the pole.

tonyp 4.901 spec
Rick Moore 5.056
Kenny Holton, 5.548
Terry Tawney, 5.555

JK Spec A Main



What can I say, I loaned my spare to Rick, I had him cover until his motor started to fly as mine faded. Nothing I could do but watch him go by in the end. Rick once again drove a great race turning a faster lap in the race them TQ time. Terry Tawney got a good third with an underpowered car. Great drive, Terry...

Heat Leaders

1. tonyp 36, Rick Moore 33, Kenny Holton 31
2. tonyp 69, Rick Moore 67, Kenny Hoton, 63
3. tonyp 102, Rick Moore 100, Kenny Hoton, 94
4. tonyp 137, Rick Moore 135, Kenny Holton 123
5. tonyp172, Rick Moore171, Terry Tawney 153
6. Rick Moore 206, tonyp 205, Terry Tawney 186
7. Rick Moore 241, tonyp 239, Terry Tawney 216

Final Results
1. Rick Moore 276 laps
2. tonyp 274
3. Terry Tawney 248
4. Kenny Holton 246

Fastest of the fast, single race lap, Rick Moore 4.879 secs in yellow...
Fastest of the fast, best heat total, 36 laps, tonyp blue, Rick Moore, purple





Ricks winning car. tonyp p loaner, Aplha rear tires, Chicagoland fronts, and Team EPIC Evil Bucks Racer Heatsink. Body is a Noose painted JK Ti22. I also used this car in GTCoupe for third place with a change of body. But by then Rick had worn out the motor. lol.




My TQ and second place car. It was a rocket until the motor gave up the ghost in the sixth heat. Really went up the donut. Same set-up as Ricks above.





Terry Tawney's third place car. Torsion style JK chassis self-built. Terry is one tough customer and just needed a bit more horsepower. A great guy to race against...



Time for the cute dog picture...

GT COUPE





The GT Coupe field- all different!



My GT Coupe with a Noose-painted Lola T70 won best appearing.



Stan Hutson's Chevron was voted most realistic.


GT Couple Qualifying

For some reason the GT Coupe qualifying page was all messed up and I am sure Marty will dig up the official times for our track records.
As best as I remember, so don't get upset if It is wrong...




Kenny took the pole with his borrowed tonyp car. I got to stop doing that.

Kenny Holton 4.99 secs
Stan Hutson
tonyp
Rick Moore
Grant Goerener
Steve McBride





Kenny's TQ car. tonyp/Warmack "V" prototype. F7 motor, Alpha rears, Chicagoland fronts, and a Noose-painted Chevron body



I was third with the same car Rick won the JK Spec race with but the motor was played about halfway through. Rick again drove a great race to win a close one. Stan, man I though he had it until he had a bad last heat letting Rick get by. Great race, close finish all things considered.

Heat Leaders

1. tonyp 34, Stan Hutson 33, Kenny Holton 33
2. Stan Hutson 66, tonyp65, Rick Moore, 64
3. Stan Hutson100, tonyp 98, Rick Moore 98
4. Stan Hutson 133, tonyp 132, Rick Moore 131
5. Stan Hutson 165, tonyp 164, Rick Moore 164
6. Stan Hutson 198, Rick Moore 197, tonyp 196
7. Stan Hutson 232, Rick Moore 231, tonyp 229

Final Results

1. Rick Moore 263 laps
2. Stan Hutson, 263
3. tonyp 262
4. Kenny Holton 253
5. Grant Goerener 244
6. Steve McBride 241

Fastest of the fast single race lap, Steve McBride 5.050 secs
Fastest of the fast, best heat total, Steve McBride 35 laps, yellow.






Rick's winner. Moore 19th Nervous Breakdown Chassis. Worked really really well. Body is a Ford Mk5 self-painted. TSR motor, JK Wonder rear tires.





Stan's second place machine. Hutson chassis, TSR moto,r O/S Chevron and Kelly tires. Great job, Stan.

A fun time was had by all the guys that came to run retro. A special thanks to Kenny's daughters who were forced to marshall the GTC main. They did a great job..

The track was great, the power excellent, and Marty sure can run a race...

Flexi up next.

[tonyp]

Me too.

[Half Fast]

What happened to that King?

 

Cheers

[tonyp]

Troy bought it and it is in storage in fla with the hope he will open a shop.