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[Bill Gerhart]

With the Amateur event concluded, and the NAPHTHA in place, it was time for the Mason-Dixon Retro GT Coupe class. 7 drivers signed in for the event.

Mason-Dixon Retro GT Coupe qualifying results :

1. Bobby Davis..........................4.8872
2. Randy Kohr............................4.9280
3. Robert Rodgers......................5.0007
4. Bill Gerhart.............................5.1308
5. Dale Granger.........................5.1690
6. Tom Adams...........................5.1990
7. Gary Culy..............................5.2447

Congratulations to Bobby Davis for his Fast Time Award 4.8872.

After a quick warmup, we were ready for the main. Bobby Davis got out front early with Randy and Bill in tow. Gary Culy dropped out with car trouble in the 2nd segment. Bobby was really flying by the 4th segment and had a 2 lap lead. Randy and Bill were on the same lap and fighting it out for the runner up spot. It was Bobby's first retro event, and he cruised to a big win. Bill Gerhart finished 2nd by half a lap over Randy Kohr in 3rd. Dale Granger finished 4th followed by GT C AM. winner Robert Rodgers in 5th. Tom Adams and Gary Culy rounded out the finishing order.

MASON-DIXON RETRO GT COUPE Results :

1. Bobby Davis.............................................278 laps (new track record) ............DT CRUISER............best time 4.8320 (new race record)
2. Bill Gerhart...............................................274 laps..........................................SKUNKWORKS........best time 5.0509
3. Randy Kohr..............................................273 laps............................................SKUNKWORKS........best time 4.9879
4. Dale Granger...........................................258 laps............................................SKUNKWORKS........best time 5.1084
5. Robert Rodgers........................................257 laps............................................Rodgers JK...............best time 5.0506
6. Tom Adams..............................................238 laps............................................ADAMS JK..................best time 5.1092
7. Gary Culy....................................................53 laps...........................................SKUNKWORKS........best time 5.3780

Bobby's new DT Cruiser chassis was equipped with JK Wonder rear tires.

Congratulations to Bobby Davis on winning his first Mason Dixon Retro event !

The MASON-DIXON RETRO CAN AM cars were up next. Seven can am drivers signed in for the event. After a brief half hour practice, it was time for qualifying.

MASON-DIXON RETRO CAN AM qualifying results:

1. Randy Kohr.............................4.7705
2. Bill Gerhart.............................4.8130
3. Carl Calhoun..........................4.8830
4. Gary Culy...............................4.9744
5. Dale Granger..........................4.9829
6. Tom Adams............................5.1700
7. Bob Sier.................................5.9250

After lane selections and a brief warm up we were ready for the main event. Dale Granger got out front early followed by Randy Kohr and Bill Gerhart. By the 2nd heat, Randy had taken over the lead with Bill following closely in 2nd. Gary Culy was having a great run now in 3rd. By the 6th heat Randy and Bill were having one of their duels and still on the same lap. This was going to be another close finish. In the beginning of the 7th heat, Bill got caught up in trouble on the backstretch and broke his flag, this knocked him out of contention. Randy went on to score another big win with Gary Hip Culy finishing 2nd in his first M-D Retro Can AM event. Dale Granger finished 3rd, followed by Tom Adams in 4th. Carl Calhoun, Bill Gerhart and Bob Sier rounded out the finishing order.

M-D Retro CAN AM results:

1. Randy Kohr................................275 laps...............................SKUNKWORKS......................................best time 4.8902
2. Gary Culy..................................269 laps...............................TONY P...................................................best time 4.9886
3. Dale Granger............................262 laps...............................SKUNKWORKS.......................................best time 5.0003
4. Tom Adams..............................257 laps................................ADAMS JK...............................................best time 4.9999
5. Carl Calhoun.............................252 laps................................SAMSON..................................................best time 5.0465
6. Bill Gerhart................................244 laps................................SKUNKWORKS......................................best time 4.9408
7. Bob Sier....................................241 laps................................SIER JK..................................................best time 5.4884

Fastest lap of the race: Randy Kohr 4.8902

Randy's 275 laps in Can AM is a new Mason-Dixon Retro record at DT Hobbies.

Randy's Skunkworks chassis was equipped with JK Wonder and was geared 8-29.

Congrats to Randy, Gary and Dale on their podium finish.

Mason Dixon Retro would like to thank Gary Culy for making our Victory Lane banner and displays for the podium cars. VERY NICE !

Thank You to Donnie Teal and his staff for hosting a great event and providing a wonderful lunch. Racing was concluded by 4 pm. Mason-Dixon Retro returns to DT Hobbies on Dec. 4, 2010 for the 4th race of the season.

NEXT EVENT: OCTOBER 23, 2010 at THE TRACK in Gaithersburg, MD.

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[slotcarone]

Thanks for the great report Bill!! Looks like a fun time was had by all!!!

[JerseyJohn]

Great run guys. looking forward to seeing you at your Speedzone race in November!!!

[Noose]

Nice going guys and way to go Hip!

[tonyp]

GREAT RACE GUYS. CONGRATS, ESPECIALLY TO MY OLD HIPPIE FRIEND..

Tune in, turn on, Kick ***.

[Robert Rodgers]

Congrats to both Bobby and Hip on the great runs this weekend.Was glad to see the local guys have a strong showing against some of the best retro races in the east.

[Hipsticker]

Congrats to you too Bob you were flyin man!...im glad to see you win with the car you been working on there .i know you have put a lot of effort in that new chassis [ you were pretty bummed after palooza] and thanks for the super light paint job you whipped on my can-am .Congrats to bobby d. also glad to see you have a great run in pro coupes ! pretty flawless race there buddy! [that has to be the brightest yellow paint ever made on that body ] .I was i bit dissapointed more guys didnt come to race ,but it is what it is....on to the king track!

[tonyp]

Tom Adams is not the Tom Adams I know is it?

[Hipsticker]

I really want to thank a few men that have helped me along slot racing this summer beyond the rehlm of just giving some advise ...r-geo rick ,tony p. randy kohr and billy gerhart have almost daily and weekly listened to my questions and taken time to explain and give sound reasoning to make my slot cars perform flawless.. appreciate all you men have taught and will use your advise forever. thank you for building great race cars men.hope i can win one some day.

rule# 1 dont wreck , you cant get that lap back.....lol

[Bobby Davis]

Thanks to eveyone for having the event. It was fun. It brought back alot of fond memories running with Randy, Dale, and Billy. The only one missing was Stoudty from the old days with the womps. I never listed my gearing on my coupe on the sheet. I was geared10-28 with jk wonder tires. Best wishes to everyone with the series.

[twistafatty]

Congrats Bobby on your win.I'll be racing in the near future with the Mason-Dixon probably sometime in November.

[twistafatty]

Yes,Tony its the same Tom Adams from Camen.

Tom Adams is not the Tom Adams I know is it?

[Larry Labounty]

Tony, I think Tom did some R/C racing back in the 80's with Jon Laster. Saw them down at Williamstown .N.J. when that club was one of the better groups for 1/8 scale. It would be neat to get the old crew together for a reunion dinner Larry

[Rick]

Tom was racing slots in the late 90's. He was concentrating on Int15 at the time and then switched to scale for a while. Raced with him many times in the mid 90's.

[Noose]

Did I see that someone ran a 10/28 on the Hillclimb there?

[twistafatty]

Yes,Bobby Davis the winner of GTC said he ran 10/28 with wonder rubber.

Did I see that someone ran a 10/28 on the Hillclimb there?

[Tom Adams]

Tom Adams is not the Tom Adams I know is it?

[Tom Adams]

Yes Tony, it sure is. When I walked into the track, I kept thinking about the first time I raced you on the BIR hillclimb. I was in the lead after 4 segments, then I found out what it was like to drive over the crossovers. At that point I knew I was schooled!

[tonyp]

I loved that hillclimb... Bogut was my bitch on it... LOL..

[Bobby Davis]

I loved that hillclimb... Bogut was my bitch on it... LOL..

It would be nice to see you again mac. Yeah I used 10-28 and I believe I killed the motor doing so. I'm going to try to zap it. That thing was awesome.

I got to talk with Tom Adams after the race, what a nice guy. I hope to see him more.

[SSR]

I just wanted to say thanks for everyone who came out and the supported the Mason Dixon and DT Hobbies last weekend. I hope we can get some more racers for the next race at DT Hobbies, so I am going to waive the Pit Pass for our next race on Dec. 4th. Thats right, no pit pass for the next race here.

Special thanks to Hip for the Mason Dixon victory banner and the podium board for the pictures.

Thanks
Donnie
www.dthobbies.com