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[Dominator]

Scientifically developed mass dampening tubes

[Samiam]

I would be more interested to know the purpose of the tubing over the tuning fork on both sides of the motor?

I'm going to guess that they shift fore and aft and are there to confuse people.

[Tom Eatherly]

[Bruce Wayne]

Thanks for the pics, Bryan. Can't wait to see the full report!
 
Great to see Chuck Vaughn (Mr VTech) was in the race, too!

[Greg VanPeenen]

I'm going to guess that they shift fore and aft and are there to confuse people.

They don't move.

[Bryan Warmack]

PRESENTATION CONCOURS


First plce - Haruki Kan - Noose paint
 

Second place - Jay Henry - Noose paint
 

Third place - Omi - Hashimoto paint
 

Fourth place - Tom Hansen - Hansen paint
 
 
 REALISTIC CONCOURS


First place - Earl McCutcheon - McCutcheon paint
 

Second place - Marc Franco - Franco paint
 

Third place - Mike Low - Noose paint
 


Can-Am Concours Winners
Haruki and Earl
BEAUTIFUL CARS!!
 

The 2014 Parma Checkpoint Cup Racers!!!... bask in the 80 degree weather!
 

A quick pic of just some of the race prizes. Thanks to all the sponsors!! Parma, TrueScale, Alpha, Outisight, Retro Tokyo, Cort, R-Geo, Electric Dreams, Samson Classics, DR Racing Products, Mid-America Raceway, Hudson Valley Raceway, Jeff Bell, Mill Conroy, Jeff Bigelow, VTeck, and Haruki for his delivery of his Lifeguard power drink the week before the race!!
 

Can-Am cars ready for qualifying...

[Bryan Warmack]

Some local yokel in qualfying... Tore! 
 

Another local yokel... Duran!
 

 


No one in the 3's but all very close!! 4.29 get you 31st!! Great run, Matt, and Charlie Nelson is moving up!!
 

H Main racers
 

H Main podium
1) Jeff Bell
2) Tim Burgess
3) Mark Wampler
Jeff moves to the G.
 

G Main racers


G Main results
 

G Main podium
1) Tim Neja
2) Craig Corriea
3) Marc Franco
Tim moves to the F.

[Bryan Warmack]

F Main racers.
 

F Main results
Tim again with Dennis Rios very close!
 

F Main podium
1) Tim Neja
2) Dennis Rios
3) Hector Gonzales
Tim moves to the E.
 

E Main racers
 

E Main results
Great run, Terry!
 

E Main podium
1) Terry Schmid
2) Tim Neja
3) Phil Nyland
 

D Main racers
 

D Main results
Great race between Sam and Kacho!!
 

D Main podium
1) Sam Rackham
2) Kacho
3) Mill Conroy
 
 
 
 We'll take a little break here with more Can Am action tomorrow!!........Where's Haruki with the Lifeguard!! 

[usadar]

Great pictures, Bryan!!
 
I enjoy talking to Keith Tanaka in the same picture.
 
Haruki

[DCR]

Thank you again, Bryan, for all you do for the racers and SCRRA.

DC

[Bryan Warmack]

More Can-Am action...


C Main racers: Sam Rackham, James Grinstead, Kamo, Jerry Johnson, Wes Pikunis, John Gorski, Tom Hansen, Tebu.
 

C Main results      
Jerry just steadily pulled away from Sam and the rest.
 

C Main podium
1) Jerry Johnson
2) Sam Rackham
3) Tebu
Jerry and Sam move to the B.
 

B Main racers: Sam Rackham, TJ Albu, Jerry Johnson, Mike Isles, Charlie Nelson, Haruki, Tore Anderson, Alex Freund.
 

B Main results    
Close race with Tore JUST edging Haruki. Great run, Sam Rackham, to come all the way from the D Main!
 

B Main podium
1) Tore Anderson
2) Haruki
3) Alex Freund
Tore and Haruki move to the A Main as '60s Team Checkpoint racer Lee Hines tells Haruki where to stand!!
 

A Main racers: Don Campbell, Duran Trujillo, Tore Anderson, Gary Donahoe, Matt Bruce, Haruki, Bryan Warmack, Howie Ursaner.    
One hell of a field here for this year's Parma Checkpoint A Main final. A little bit of everything... old racers, new racers, local racers, national racers, and international racers!!! 
 

A Main results
Another great A Main at the Parma Checkpoint!! At half distance it was anyone's race but Duran's motor slowed and Matt slowly pulled away from Bryan in second. Great run, Gary, in third and fantastic effort by Haruki to earn a fine fourth, coming from the B. Fourth through seventh separated by less than a lap! Congrats, Matt, on a flawless race!!
 

A Main podium
1) Matt Bruce
2) Bryan Warmack
3) Gary Donahoe

[Bryan Warmack]

A Main podium cars...



First place - Matt Bruce - Greg VanPeenen/R-Geo chassis
 



Second place - Bryan Warmack - Warmack chassis
 
 


Third place - Gary Donahoe - Don Campbell chassis
 
Last race of the weekend, F1, tomorrow!!

[Tex]

Lookit that pan hinge on Gary's chassis... a little battle damage, eh?
 
And look at Matt's asymmetrical pans (rear of the pans). I'd read earlier about him adding weight to the inside rear wheel (re: donut) but later removing it.

I know I'd heard about adding weight to only one side, and done it myself a few years back. But I'd fallen out of the "habit" and needed to be re-awoken to such "possibilities". Adding weight asymmetrically isn't always needed, but being open to such considerations IS needed... keeping an open mind to try whatever may need to be done. Thanks for the wake-up call!
 
(That's probably the 33rd time I've been presented with that lesson... guess I can't say I've learned it yet.  )

[Gary Donahoe]

Lookit that pan hinge on Gary's chassis... a little battle damage, eh?

Yup, in the third heat while on the black lane I failed to avoid a car off in the donut. It buckled the body, bent the outrigger, and dislodged the LF pin. Luckily Don had included an extra down stop or I would have been out.

[DCR]

Yes, Gary that must have been a hard hit... to bend that .063" pan hinge it would take a lot of force. The down-stop tube and its supports where ripped off the pan {my first solder break in a year}... but the forward pan down-stop saved your entire race... without that you would of been DONE! After the blast your car wasn't as fast as before, but held in there for four-five more heats so you could finish third.

I can repair it and it will be better than new... and build you something fresh to add to your fleet. I'm working on some new F1 chassis right now... Im going to figure those F1s out this time!

Great race weekend for you, Gary! Good job, my friend!

DC