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[Bill Gerhart]

After the conclusion of the GTC Am event it was time for the F1 Retro cars. This would be the first event for the F1 cars at DT Hobbies. Robert Rodgers set the F1 track record with a time 4.8891 secs. It was Robert's first Pro T/Q award of the season.

F1 Qualifying Results at DT Hobbies:

1. Robert Rodgers.................4.8891 (NEW TRACK RECORD)
2. Randy Kohr.......................4.8996
3. Gary Culy..........................4.9268
4. Dale Granger.....................4.9489
5. Bill Gerhart........................4.9624
6. Bob Sier............................5.2820

Congrats to Robert for his super-quick qualifying effort!

The main was Randy Kohr right from the start. Randy pretty much dominated the event and cruised to a three lap victory. The real battle was between Robert Rodgers and Bill Gerhart for second. Robert won that battle by about five feet. Dale Granger, Bob Sier, and Gary Culy rounded out the field. Gary had a motor come loose about halfway through the event.

M-D Retro F1 Results at DT Hobbies:

1. Randy Kohr......................272 laps.........................Skunkworks .......................best time 4.9994 (orange) (NEW TRACK RECORD)
2. Robert Rodgers................269 laps.........................Rodgers................................best time 5.0462 (purple)
3. Bill Gerhart.......................269 laps.........................Skunkworks ........................best time 4.9996 (orange)
4. Dale Granger.....................258 laps.........................Skunkworks .......................best time 5.0503 (yellow)
5. Bob Sier............................250 laps........................Sier JK.......................................best time 5.1594 (blue)
6. Gary Culy..........................118 laps........................Skunkworks.........................best time 5.0975 (orange)

Congrats to Randy on his F1 victory.

Up next were the super-quick Can-Am cars. Gary Culy went super-quick with a 4.7916 sec; that stood until Randy Kohr went 4.7868. That's another T/Q Can Am award for Randy.

M-D Retro Can-Am Qualifying Results:

1. Randy Kohr.......................4.7868 secs
2. Gary Culy..........................4.7916
3. Dale Granger.....................4.7963
4. Bill Gerhart........................4.8115
5. Robert Rodgers..................4.9085
6. Ron Pearson.....................5.0194

The main was up next. Bill Gerhart got out front early and led until heat 3. Randy Kohr now moved in front and held the lead until heat 7. Bill G got by Randy at the end of heat 7 and won by less than one lap. Dale Granger nipped Gary Culy for third. The top four finishers were all within three laps! Robert Rodgers and Ron Pearson rounded out the field. Bill's car was a Skunkworks chassis geared 8/29 and equipped with JK Wonders on the rears.

M-D Retro Can-Am Results at DT Hobbies:

1. Bill Gerhart......................279 laps.................Skunkworks .......................best time 4.8902 (blue)
2. Randy Kohr.....................278 laps..................Skunkworks ......................best time 4.9370 (orange)
3. Dale Granger..................276 laps..................Skunkworks ......................best time 4.8898 (orange)
4. Gary Culy........................276 laps.................tonyp...................................best time 4.8394 (yellow) (NEW TRACK RECORD)
5. Robert Rodgers...............263 laps.................Rodgers...............................best time 5.0002 (black)
6. Ron Pearson...................142 laps...............Skunkworks ........................best time 4.9878 (green)

Gary Culy won Can-Am Concours with a beautiful red and white Lola Ti22.

Special thanks to Donnie Teal for hosting the event and providing yet again a wonderful lunch.

NEXT EVENT: M-D RETRO CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT SPEEDZONE in Mt Holly, NJ, on Saturday, March 5, 2011.

[Preston M]

how are the falcons and tsr motors setting faster times than the puppy dogs

[Bill Gerhart]

Not sure the Falcon's and TSR's were any faster. Some of the guys think they might have been a little smoother, or easier to hook up. Like any form of racing, its not about how much power you have, but how much can you use. I considered a Falcon myself in the Cam Am race but opted to use one of my slower Pro Slot puppy dogs so I would not overpower the track. DT Hobbies is a track where you must handle and get your timing down.

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[Robert Rodgers]

Billy is right. The hillclimb at DT is all about finesse and handling. You don't need big power to go fast. I run a hawk 7 in the weekly GTP class and can run with and beat guys running American big arm S16D's.
When I was testing my retro F1 I had a puppy dog in it and it was ballistic down the straight but was almost undriveable. I switched to a falcon and my times dropped 2 tenths and the car was so much smoother.

[Preston M]

oh ok i didnt know what type of track you were on makes sense now