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Posted 15 March 2008 - 11:22 AM

Let's get started with the coverage of this terrific event.

Jay and I left Atlanta about 4:00 pm on Thursday (Jay continued to illustrate why I call him "the late Jay Guard"; we had hoped to get out of town by 2:30 or so... LOL!), which put into Columbus about 2:00 am Friday morning. Since Tom Thumb was opening Friday at 10:00 am, we did get a decent amount of shut-eye.

We got to the track few minutes after 10:00, and there were already a fair number of racers already tweaking, testing, and tuning. It was immediately clear that the qualty of retro racers showing up for this event is, if anything, exceeding the high standard set at the Sano. We'll start with some pictures of the racers in attendance.

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Garry Haworth, Noblesville, IN.

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Jay Guard, Anniston, AL

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Bill Fulmer, Canton, OH

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Bill "BillyBob" Newland, Indianapolis, IN

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Bob Oaks, Wauconda, IL

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Front to back, Butch Dunaway, Oxford, OH; Dennis Samson, Irvine, CA; and Joe Neumeister, Denville, NJ.

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Jack Beers, Hanover Park, IL

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Ray Price, Rolling Meadows, IL in front, Basil Michael of Des Plaines, IL, in the rear.

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 11:53 AM

Pictures of the racers here will continue later in this thread, as the first class of the R4 event, GT Coupe, is getting ready to begin.

By lucky happenstance, we have 32 entries for GT Coupe, which means a tidy four full mains.

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Concours was judged by Mike McMasters before we started racing and the winners were Joe "Noose" Neumeister (1st) Jack Beers (2nd), and Dennis Samson (3rd). I missed snapping a pics of the concours winners, so you'll need to refer to the car pics in the cars thread.

The A main will run first and here's the line-up:

Ken Green - red
Brian McPherson - white
Bill Fulmer - green
Bob Oaks - orange
Garry Haworth - blue
Ray Price - yellow
Joe Neumeister - purple
Dave Fiedler - black

As at the Sano, we'll be attempting to upload the heat results to Slotblog before the next heat starts. Just keep this thread open in your browser and hit "refresh" every five or so minutes.

GT Coupe, A Main

Heat 1:

Dave Fiedler - 34 laps
Joe Neumeister - 33
Ray Price - 31
Bob Oaks - 31
Ken Green - 30
Garry Haworth - 29
Brian McPherson - 25
Bill Fullmer - 4

Heat 2:

Dave Fiedler - 67 laps
Joe Neumeister - 64
Ken Green - 62
Bob Oaks - 62
Ray Price - 60
Garry Haworth - 56
Brian McPherson - 53
Bill Fullmer - 29

Heat 3:

Dave Fiedler - 101 laps
Joe Neumeister - 95
Ken Green - 94
Bob Oaks - 92
Ray Price - 91
Garry Haworth - 85
Brian McPherson - 80
Bill Fullmer - 54

Heat 4:

Dave Fiedler - 134 laps
Joe Neumeister - 126
Ken Green - 125
Bob Oaks - 123
Ray Price - 121
Garry Haworth - 116
Brian McPherson - 111
Bill Fullmer - 80

Heat 5:

Dave Fiedler - 166 laps
Ken Green - 157
Joe Neumeister - 157
Bob Oaks - 154
Ray Price - 151
Garry Haworth - 146
Brian McPherson - 139
Bill Fullmer - 109

Heat 6:

Dave Fiedler - 199 laps
Ken Green - 189
Joe Neumeister - 186
Bob Oaks - 185
Ray Price - 180
Garry Haworth - 173
Brian McPherson - 168
Bill Fullmer - 134

Heat 7:

Dave Fiedler - 232 laps
Ken Green - 222
Joe Neumeister - 217
Bob Oaks - 214
Ray Price - 211
Garry Haworth - 198
Brian McPherson - 198
Bill Fullmer - 159

Result, GT Coupe, A Main:

Dave Fiedler - 265 laps, best lap of 5.050 secs on blue
Ken Green - 253, 5.219 on yellow
Bob Oaks - 246, 5.269 on yellow
Joe Neumeister - 246, 5.110 on purple
Ray Price - 240, 5.378 on orange
Brian McPherson - 227, 5.430 on orange
Garry Haworth - 226, 5.429 on yellow
Bill Fullmer - 185, 5.769 on yellow

Next is the B Main for GT Coupe. Here's the line-up;

Malcolm Lovelace - red
Mike Patterson - white
Bob Kurkowski - green
Dennis Samson - orange
Rob Hanson - bue
Matt Bruce - yellow
Paul "Pablo" Wolcott - purple
Jack Beers - black

GT Coupe, B Main

Heat 1:

Matt Bruce - 34 laps
Rob Hanson - 32
Mike Patterson - 32
Pablo Wolcott - 31
Bob Kurkowski - 31
Dennis Samson - 28
Malcolm Lovelace - 28
Jack Beers - 23

Heat 2:

Matt Bruce - 68 laps
Rob Hanson - 64
Bob Kurkowski - 64
Mike Patterson - 62
Malcolm Lovelace - 59
Pablo Wolcott - 56
Dennis Samson - 52
Jack Beers - 43

Heat 3:

Matt Bruce - 100 laps
Bob Kurkowski - 96
Rob Hanson - 96
Mike Patterson - 91
Malcolm Lovelace - 88
Pablo Wolcott - 86
Dennis Samson - 80
Jack Beers - 76

Heat 4:

Matt Bruce - 133 laps
Bob Kurkowski - 128
Rob Hanson - 128
Mike Patterson - 122
Pablo Wolcott - 118
Malcolm Lovelace - 117
Dennis Samson - 109
Jack Beers - 108

Heat 5:

Matt Bruce - 167 laps
Bob Kurkowski - 162
Rob Hanson - 159
Mike Patterson - 152
Pablo Wolcott - 149
Malcolm Lovelace - 143
Jack Beers - 140
Dennis Samson - 139

Heat 6:

Matt Bruce - 202 laps
Bob Kurkowski - 196
Rob Hanson - 191
Mike Patterson - 183
Pablo Wolcott - 180
Malcolm Lovelace - 174
Dennis Samson - 170
Jack Beers - 166

Heat 7:

Matt Bruce - 235 laps
Bob Kurkowski - 227
Rob Hanson - 221
Mike Patterson - 215
Pablo Wolcott - 211
Malcolm Lovelace - 205
Dennis Samson - 201
Jack Beers - 195

Results, GT Coupe, B Main:

Matt Bruce - 267 laps, best lap of 5.047 secs on blue
Bob Kurlowski - 259, 5.052 on orange
Rob Hanson - 252, 5.270 on yellow
Mike Patterson - 245, 5.109 on orange
Paul "Pablo" Wolcott - 244, 5.219 on blue
Malcolm Lovelace - 236, 5.379 on orange
Dennis Samson - 233, 5.328 on yellow
Jack Beers - 227, 5.211 on orange

Scrolling to the bottom of this long post is getting a bit tiresome, so I'm going to start new thread for the C and D GT Coupe mains...

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 12:06 PM

Super turn-out. I wish I was there.

Good luck to all, especially dem Chicago guys.

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 12:24 PM

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 12:29 PM

Mike,

We ALL wish you were here, too.

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 12:47 PM

Best regards to EVERYONE at the R4! Like Mike, I wish I could be there.

Greg's live coverage is great while I'm here in the pharmacy!

Be Good,

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 01:47 PM

Here's the line-up for the C Main, GT Coupe:

Ken Swanson - red
Jay Guard - white
Ron Hershman - green
Rande Marshall - orange
Dave Reed - blue
Bill "BilliBob" Newland - yellow
Josh Crutchfield - purple
Larry Mattingly - black

GT Coupe, C Main

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Race director Lou Cicconi moved the show along so quickly that I couldn't get too many pre-race driver line-ups, but that is NOT a complaint! That's Ken Green marshalling the chute.

Heat 1:

Ron Hershman - 34 laps
Rande Marshall - 33
Josh Crutchfield - 33
Ken Swanson - 31
Jay Guard - 30
Larry Mattingly - 29
Dave Reed - 28
Bill Newland - 25

Heat 2:

Ron Hershman - 69 laps
Rande Marshall - 66
Josh Crutchfield - 63
Ken Swanson - 62
Larry Mattingly - 61
Jay Guard - 60
Dave Reed - 56
Bill Newland - 53

Heat 3:

Ron Hershman - 103 laps
Rande Marshall - 99
Josh Crutchfield - 96
Larry Mattingly - 92
Jay Guard - 89
Dave Reed - 84
Bill Newland - 79
Ken Swanson - 62

Heat 4:

Ron Hershman - 136 laps
Rande Marshall - 131
Josh Crutchfield - 128
Larry Mattingly - 122
Jay Guard - 119
Dave Reed - 112
Bill Newland - 105
Ken Swanson - 83

Heat 5:

Ron Hershman - 169 laps
Rande Marshall - 164
Josh Crutchfield - 162
Larry Mattingly - 153
Jay Guard - 146
Dave Reed - 140
Bill Newland - 132
Ken Swanson - 111

Heat 6:

Ron Hershman - 203 laps
Rande Marshall - 197
Josh Crutchfield - 194
Larry Mattingly - 180
Jay Guard - 172
Dave Reed - 169
Bill Newland - 160
Ken Swanson - 114

Heat 7:

Ron Hershman - 237 laps
Rande Marshall - 230
Josh Crutchfield - 227
Larry Mattingly - 203
Jay Guard - 201
Dave Reed - 196
Bill Newland - 188
Ken Swanson - 114

Results, GT Coupe, C Main:

Ron Hershman - 270 laps, best lap of 4.948 secs on orange
Rande Marshall - 263, 5.000 on yellow
Josh Crutchfield - 258, (rider)
Larry Mattingly - 233, 5.328 on orange
Jay Guard - 228, 5.161 on orange
Dave Reed - 225, 5.551 on yellow
Bill Newland - 216, 5.602 on purple
Ken Swanson - 114, 5.102 on green

GT Coupe, D Main

Heat 1:

Jay Kisling - 33 laps
Butch Dunaway - 32
Greg Wells - 31
Lou Cicconi - 31
Basil Michael - 29
Jim Bostrum - 27
Rick Bennardo - 27
Vince Del Viscio- 1

Heat 2:

Lou Cicconi - 64 laps
Jay Kisling - 62 laps
Butch Dunaway - 62
Greg Wells - 62
Basil Michael - 59
Rick Bennardo - 57
Jim Bostrum - 55
Vince Del Viscio- 13

Heat 3:

Lou Cicconi - 96 laps
Jay Kisling - 96
Butch Dunaway - 92
Greg Wells - 92
Rick Bennardo - 88
Basil Michael - 87
Jim Bostrum - 84
Vince Del Viscio- 19

Heat 4:

Jay Kisling - 130
Lou Cicconi - 129 laps
Butch Dunaway - 125
Greg Wells - 122
Rick Bennardo - 117
Jim Bostrum - 116
Basil Michael - 116
Vince Del Viscio- 19

Heat 5:

Jay Kisling - 164 laps
Lou Cicconi - 161
Butch Dunaway - 158
Greg Wells - 151
Rick Bennardo - 147
Jim Bostrum - 146
Basil Michael - 144
Vince Del Viscio- 19

Heat 6:

Jay Kisling - 198 laps
Butch Dunaway - 190
Lou Cicconi - 177
Greg Wells - 183
Rick Bennardo - 176
Basil Michael - 176
Jim Bostrum - 175
Vince Del Viscio- 19

Heat 7:

Jay Kisling - 231 laps
Butch Dunaway - 219
Greg Wells - 183
Jim Bostrum - 208
Basil Michael - 206
Rick Bennardo - 204
Lou Cicconi - 177
Vince Del Viscio- 19

Results, GT Coupe, D Main:

Jay Kisling - 265 laps, best lap of 4.949 secs on purple
Butch Dunaway - 251, 5.219 on yellow
Greg Wells - 246, 5.269 on purple
Jim Bostrum - 238, 5.210 on white
Basil Michael - 235, 5.218 on purple
Rick Bennardo - 232, 5.379 on yellow
Lou Cicconi - 177, 5.051 on yellow
Vince Del Viscio - 19, 6.098 on yellow

Note: Since I was racing, Ray Price kindly volunteered to collate the heat data for me. That's why we didn't get heat by heat totals up in near real time... Sorry!

GT Coupe, Combined Results

1) Ron Hershman - 270 laps
2) Matt Bruce - 267
3) Dave Fiedler - 265*
4) Jay Kisling - 265*
5) Rande Marshall - 263
6) Bob Kurkowski - 259
7) Josh Crutchfield - 258
8) Ken Green - 253
9) Rob Hanson - 252
10) Butch Dunaway - 251
11) Bob Oaks - 246*
12) Joe Neumeister - 246*
13) Greg Wells - 246*
14) Mike Patterson - 245
15) Paul "Pablo" Wolcott - 244
16) Ray Price - 240
17) Jim Bostrum - 238
18) Malcolm Lovelace - 236
19) Basil Michael - 235
20) Larry Mattingly - 233*
21) Dennis Samson - 233*
22) Rick Bennardo - 232
23) Jay Guard - 228
24) Jack Beers - 227*
25) Brian McPherson - 227*
26) Garry Haworth - 226
27) Dave Reed - 225
28) Bill "BillyBob" Newland - 216
29) Bill Fulmer - 185
30) Lou Cicconi - 177
31) Ken Swanson - 114
32) Vince Del Viscio - 19

* Sections were not recorded; finishing positions were determined by markers placed on the track wall.

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As da Chicago boys say, da winners o' da GT Coupe race, l-to-r: Bruce, Hershman, Fiedler. Wonder if they're having fun? :laugh2:

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Ron's First Place car

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Matt's Second place car

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Dave's Third Place car

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 01:48 PM

Way to go, Matt & Jay !! :dance4: :dance3: :good: :popcorm1:

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 02:58 PM

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 03:41 PM

Now that the GT Coupe class is complete, and while the combined results are being collated, I'll post some more pictures of the racers in attendance.

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Ken Green, Greenwood, IN.

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Lou Cicconi, Aston, PA.

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Malcolm Lovelace, South Vienna, OH.

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Ron Hanson, Somonauk, IL.

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Bob Kurkowski, Parma, OH.

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Matt Bruce, Summerdale, NJ.

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Dustin Morris, Birdsboro, PA.

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 06:11 PM

Now it's time for F1 and we have twenty-nine (29) entries for the class, including some of the nicest open wheel slot cars seen in many a year. Pics will be posted later, so make sure to check 'em out after I find the time to post them.

As an aside, I wonder when the last F1 race that attracted 29 entries was held? Not for many years, I'm betting.

The results of concours judging were Dennis Samson in first place, Joe Neumeister in second, and Jack Beers in third.

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We'll be running three round robin mains, two of ten racers and one of nine.

The first main to run is the C Main, which is the nine-man race. Here's the line-up:

Gary Echelbarger - red
Bob Kurkowski - white
Bill Newland - green
Jay Kisling - blue
Butch Dunaway - yellow
Ron Hershman - purple
Jack Beers - black
Ken Green - sit-out

F1, C Main

Heat 1:

Jay Kisling - 33 laps
Bob Kurkowski - 31
Ron Hershman - 30
Malcolm Lovelace - 29
Jack Beers - 28
Butch Dunaway - 27
Bill Newland - 27
Gary Echelbarger - 22

Heat 2:

Jay Kisling - 66 laps
Ron Hershman - 62
Jack Beers - 59
Malcolm Lovelace - 58
Butch Dunaway - 57
Bill Newland - 55
Gary Echelbarger - 49
Ken Green - 30

Heat 3:

Jay Kisling - 98 laps
Ron Hershman - 96
Jack Beers - 89
Butch Dunaway - 86
Bill Newland - 81
Gary Echelbarger - 75
Ken Green - 62
Bob Kurkowski - 62

Heat 4:

Jay Kisling - 131 laps
Ron Hershman - 129
Jack Beers - 119
Bill Newland - 108
Gary Echelbarger - 100
Ken Green - 94
Bob Kurkowski - 94
Malcolm Lovelace - 86

Heat 5:

Jay Kisling - 165 laps
Ron Hershman - 162
Bill Newland - 131
Bob Kurkowski - 127
Gary Echelbarger - 124
Ken Green - 124
Malcolm Lovelace - 115
Butch Dunaway - 114

Heat 6:

Jay Kisling - 199 laps
Bob Kurkowski - 159
Bill Newland - 158
Ken Green - 155
Gary Echelbarger - 151
Jack Beers - 149
Butch Dunaway - 145
Malcolm Lovelace - 144

Heat 7:

Ron Hershman - 194
Bob Kurkowski - 190
Ken Green - 188
Bill Newland - 181
Gary Echelbarger - 179
Jack Beers - 179
Butch Dunaway - 174
Malcolm Lovelace - 172

Heat 8:

Jay Kisling - 232
Ron Hershman - 228
Bob Kurkowski - 224
Ken Green - 221
Jack Beers - 210
Butch Dunaway - 205
Gary Echelbarger - 204
Malcolm Lovelace - 200

Heat 9:

Jay Kisling - 266
Ron Hershman - 260
Bob Kurkowski - 257
Ken Green - 253
Jack Beers - 241
Butch Dunaway - 232
Malcolm Lovelace - 229
Bill Newland - 205

Final Results for F1, C Main

1) Jay Kisling - 266 laps, best lap of 4.999 secs in white (!!!)
2) Ron Hershman - 260, 5.000 in blue
3) Bob Kurkowski - 257, 5.156 in orange
4) Ken Gren - 253, 5.273 in white
5) Jack Beers - 241, 5.484 in green
6) Butch Dunaway, 232, 5.546 in green
7) Malcolm Lovelace - 229, 5.491 in blue
8) Bill Newland - 205, 5.711 in orange
9) Gary Echelbarger - 204, 5.493 in purple


Next race to be run is the F1 B Main. Here's the line-up:

Bill Fulmer - red
Matt Bruce - white
Brian McPherson - green
Rob Voska - orange
Basil Michael - blue
Dustin Morris - yellow
Dennis Samson - purple
Bob Oaks - black
Paul Wolcott - sit-out 1
Rande Marshall - sit-out 2

F1, B Main

We experienced some SRT lap counter problems during the course of this race, first losing printer output then having successive heats print inaccurately.

We're deleting the heat-by-heat results for F1 B Main, as they are not accurate.

Final Results for F1, B Main

1) Matt Bruce - 257 laps, best lap of 5.102 in orange
2) Rande Marshall, 253, 5.157 in orange
3) Dennis Samson, 251, 5.109 on blue
4) Rob Voska, 250, 5.273 on yellow
5) Brian McPherson, 228, 5.601 on purple
6) Paul "Pablo" Wolcott, 221, 5.436 in white
7) Bill Fulmer, 207, 5.710 on white
8) Basil Michael, 206, 5.264 on yellow
9) Dustin Morris, 193, 5.156 on yellow
10) Bob Oaks, 80, 5.274 on orange

Last race in this class is the F1 A Main. Here is the line-up:

Dave Fiedler - red
Lou Cicconi - white
Ray Price - green
Ken Swanson - orange
Jason Echelbarger - blue
Vince Del Visco - yellow
Joe Neumeister - purple
Larry Mattingly - black
Jay Guard - sit-out 1
Rick Bennardo - sit-out 2

Heat 1:

Dave Fiedler - 31 laps
Lou Cicconi - 30
Joe Neumeister - 29
Jason Echelbarger - 28
Ray Price - 27
Larry Mattingly - 25
Vince Del Visco - 25
Ken Swanson - 15

Heat 2:

Dave Fiedler - 63 laps
Joe Neumeister - 60
Ray Price - 57
Jason Echelbarger - 55
Larry Mattingly - 54
Vince Del Visco - 54
Ken Swanson - 30
Jay Guard - 29

Heat 3:

Dave Fiedler - 96 laps
Joe Neumeister - 92
Larry Mattingly - 83
Jason Echelbarger - 82
Ray Price - 81
Vince Del Visco - 81
Jay Guard - 59
Rick Bennardo - 27

Heat 4:

Dave Fiedler - 129 laps
Joe Neumeister - 121
Jason Echelbarger - 112
Larry Mattingly - 108
Ray Price - 107
Jay Guard - 89
Lou Cicconi - 62
Rick Bennardo - 55

Heat 5:

Dave Fiedler - 160 laps
Joe Neumeister - 147
Jason Echelbarger - 139
Ray Price - 137
Jay Guard - 118
Rick Bennardo - 86
Lou Cicconi - 85
Ken Swanson - 30

Heat 6:

Dave Fiedler - 193 laps
Ray Price -168
Jason Echelbarger - 168
Jay Guard - 146
Rick Bennardo - 116
Vince Del Visco - 107
Lou Cicconi - 87
Ken Swanson - 59

Heat 7:

Dave Fiedler - 228 laps
Ray Price - 199
Jay Guard - 176
Vince Del Visco - 135
Larry Mattingly - 134
Rick Bennardo - 116
Lou Cicconi - 87
Ken Swanson - 74

Heat 8:

Dave Fiedler - 260 laps
Jay Guard - 208
Joe Neumeister - 179
Vince Del Visco - 162
Larry Mattingly - 161
Rick Bennardo - 118
Lou Cicconi - 87
Ken Swanson - 74

Heat 9:

Jay Guard - 240
Joe Neumeister - 212
Jason Echelbarger - 195
Vince Del Visco - 190
Larry Mattingly - 189
Rick Bennardo - 118
Lou Cicconi - 87
Ken Swanson - 74

Heat 10:

Joe Neumeister - 244
Ray Price - 228
Jason Echelbarger - 225
Larry Mattingly - 218
Vince Del Visco - 217
Rick Bennardo - 118
Lou Cicconi - 87
Ken Swanson - 74

F1, Combined Results

1) Jay Kisling - 266 laps
2) Ron Hershman - 260
3) Dave Fiedler - 260
4) Matt Bruce - 257
5) Bob Kurkowski - 257
6) Ken Green - 253
7) Rande Marshall - 253
8) Dennis Samson - 251
9) Rob Voska - 250
10) Joe Neumeister - 244
11) Jack Beers - 241
12) Jay Guard - 240
13) Butch Dunaway - 232
14) Malcolm Lovelace - 229
15) Brian McPherson - 228
16) Ray Price - 228
17) Jason Echelbarger - 225
18) Paul Wolcott - 221
19) Larry Mattingly - 218
20) Vince Del Viscio - 217
21) Bill Fulmer - 207
22) Basil Michael - 206
23) Bill Newland - 205
24) Gary Echelbarger - 204
25) Dustin Morris - 193
26) Rick Bennardo - 118
27) Lou Cicconi - 87
28) Bob Oaks - 80
29) Ken Swanson - 74

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l-to-r, Hershman, Kisling, Fiedler

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Jay's First Place Car

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Ron's Second Place car

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 09:40 PM

:wub: Awesome turn-out. :wub: Man, am I missing this one.

Thank you, Greg, for your undying devotion and supreme efforts!

Somebody please give Garry Haworth a HI! for me :)

Good show, Ron!

Good luck to all racers!
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Posted 15 March 2008 - 09:49 PM

Ron Hershman is handing out an unending supply of race prizes to all participants as the day is winding down. As might be imagined, we're all pretty tired.

I have a BUNCH of pictures to post but these will have to wait until there's time to get to it. Just like at the Sano, every car will be shown, top and bottom.

R4 race coverage will start up again in morning!

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Posted 16 March 2008 - 07:30 AM

Somebody please give Garry Haworth a HI! for me smile.gif

 

Bob,

Your greetings to Garry have been delivered.

Garry said, "Bob's a good friend. See my slot box? Bob backed over it in his truck a while back..."

Methinks Gary must have a low standard for friends!!! LOL!!!


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Posted 16 March 2008 - 07:58 AM

Good morning!

Has everyone recovered? :drinks:

Actually I meant from all the racing activity. :lol:
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Posted 16 March 2008 - 08:02 AM

:D Looks like our East Coast Retro guys are doing pretty good!!! Way to go, Jay!!!

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Posted 16 March 2008 - 08:48 AM

"Does Flexi count for final points??" unsure.gif

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Unlike the Sano, there is no combined points scheme here at the R4. Basically, every race stands alone.


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Posted 16 March 2008 - 10:30 AM

Has everyone recovered? :drinks:

Actually I meant from all the racing activity.

 

Ray,

Not sure what took more out of folks, the racing or the bench racing...

Yesterday, everyone was pumped and smiling. This morning, folks are still excited about being here, but everyone looks pretty tired!


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Posted 16 March 2008 - 10:36 AM

Sounds like everyone is having a great time! And great race reports, Greg!

I want to know what's up with Jay Guard. He was a force to be reckoned with when he lived and raced in Texas.
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Posted 16 March 2008 - 10:52 AM

Phil,

You know Jay's getting up in years, but his biggest problem is the guy he's traveling with... :shok:

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Posted 16 March 2008 - 11:04 AM

It's Sunday and that means Retro Can-Am, IRRA's premier class. A total of 34 entries have made their way through the excellent and efficient tech inspection conducted by Dennis Samson and Joe Neumeister, with some guy taking pictures with his Brownie camera.

Here's an overall shot of the most impressive group of scratchbuilt Can-Ams I've ever seen:

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As trying to include all the Can-Ams in a single shot doesn't give much detail, here are some shots giving more detail:

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Concours was won by, who else?, Joe "Noose" Neumeister, with second place going to Ray Price (L) and third to Ken Swanson.

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We've decided to run four mains, two of eight and two of nine racers. The D Main will run first and here's the line-up:

Jack Beers - red
Jason Echelbarger - white
Joe Neumeister - green
Rick Bennardo - orange
Matt Bruce - blue
Jim Bostrum - yellow
Jay Kisling - purple
Jay Guard - black
Bob Oaks - sit-out

Retro Can-Am, D Main

Heat 1:

Jay Kisling - 33 laps
Matt Bruce - 33
Jack Beers - 32
Jay Guard - 31
Rick Bennardo - 30
Jim Bostrom - 28
Joe Neumeister - 27
Jason Echelbarger - 19

Heat 2:

Matt Bruce - 68 laps
Jay Kisling - 67
Jay Guard - 64
Rick Bennardo - 61
Jack Beers - 59
Joe Neumeister - 58
Jim Bostrom - 33
Bob Oaks - 31

Heat 3:

Matt Bruce - 102 laps
Jay Kisling - 100
Jay Guard - 96
Joe Neumeister - 90
Jack Beers - 89
Bob Oaks - 61
Jim Bostrom - 59
Jason Echelbarger - 43

Heat 4:

Matt Bruce - 137 laps
Jay Kisling - 132
Jay Guard - 130
Joe Neumeister - 121
Jack Beers - 121
Bob Oaks - 92
Rick Bennardo - 90
Jason Echelbarger - 52

Heat 5:

Matt Bruce - 172 laps
Jay Kisling - 165
Joe Neumeister - 152
Jack Beers - 149
Bob Oaks - 124
Rick Bennardo - 120
Jim Bostrom - 87
Jason Echelbarger - 71

Heat 6:

Matt Bruce - 205 laps
Joe Neumeister - 183
Jack Beers - 182
Jay Guard - 164
Bob Oaks - 155
Rick Bennardo - 149
Jim Bostrom - 119
Jason Echelbarger - 71

Heat 7:

Jack Beers - 214
Joe Neumeister - 213
Jay Kisling - 199
Jay Guard - 196
Bob Oaks - 188
Rick Bennardo - 178
Jim Bostrom - 149
Jason Echelbarger - 71

Heat 8:

Jack Beers - 247
Matt Bruce - 239
Jay Kisling - 234
Jay Guard - 231
Bob Oaks - 219
Rick Bennardo - 209
Jim Bostrom - 180
Jason Echelbarger - 90

Heat 9:

Matt Bruce - 273
Jay Kisling - 269
Jay Guard - 263
Bob Oaks - 248
Joe Neumeister - 243
Rick Bennardo - 239
Jim Bostrom - 206
Jason Echelbarger - 120

The next Retro-Can-Am Race is the C Main:

Mike McMasters - red
Mike Patterson - white
Greg Wells - green
Garry Haworth - orange
Dave Reed - blue
Vince Del Viscio - ywllow
Bill Newland - purple
Bill Fulmer - black
Josh Crutchfield sit-out

Retro Can-Am, C Main

Heat 1:

Mike McMasters - 34
Greg Wells - 32
Garry Haworth - 31
Vince Del Viscio - 29
Bill Newland - 28
Bill Fulmer - 26
Dave Reed - 26
Mike Patterson - 25

Heat 2:

Mike McMasters - 67
Greg Wells - 65
Garry Haworth - 62
Vince Del Viscio - 59
Bill Newland - 55
Bill Fulmer - 54
Dave Reed - 45
Josh Crutchfield - 31

Heat 3:

Mike McMasters - 101
Greg Wells - 99
Vince Del Viscio - 87
Bill Fulmer - 82
Bill Newland - 77
Dave Reed - 72
Josh Crutchfield - 64
Mike Patterson - 53

Heat 4:

Mike McMasters - 135
Greg Wells - 130
Bill Fulmer - 107
Bill Newland - 106
Josh Crutchfield - 98
Garry Haworth - 93
Dave Reed - 78
Mike Patterson - 78

Heat 5:

Mike McMasters - 166
Greg Wells - 163
Bill Newland - 132
Josh Crutchfield - 131
Garry Haworth - 126
Vince Del Viscio - 114
Mike Patterson - 79
Dave Reed - 78

Heat 6:

Mike McMasters - 201
Greg Wells - 196
Josh Crutchfield - 163
Garry Haworth - 157
Vince Del Viscio - 144
Bill Fulmer - 134
Mike Patterson - 110
Dave Reed - 107

Heat 7:

Mike McMasters - 235
Greg Wells - 228
Josh Crutchfield - 196
Garry Haworth - 189
Vince Del Viscio - 172
Bill Fulmer - 159
Bill Newland - 157
Mike Patterson - 140

Heat 8:

Mike McMasters - 269
Josh Crutchfield - 230
Garry Haworth - 220
Vince Del Viscio - 200
Bill Fulmer - 186
Bill Newland - 184
Mike Patterson - 169
Dave Reed - 133

Heat 9:

Josh Crutchfield - 264
Greg Wells - 260
Garry Haworth - 253
Vince Del Viscio - 229
Bill Fulmer - 214
Bill Newland - 213
Mike Patterson - 200
Dave Reed - 161

The third race for Retro Can-Am will be the B Main. Here's the line-up:

Dustin Morris - red
Rande Marshall - white
Dave Fiedler - green
Ken Green - orange
Larry Mattingly - blue
Basil Michael - yellow
Eric Balicki - purple
Dennis Samson - black

Retro Can-Am, C Main

Heat 1:

Dave Fiedler - 34 laps
Dennis Samson - 33
Ken Green - 33
Rande Marshall - 33
Dustin Morris - 33
Larry Mattingly - 32
Eric Balicki - 29
Basil Michael - 12

Heat 2:

Dave Fiedler - 68 laps
Ken Green - 66
Larry Mattingly - 63
Dustin Morris - 63
Rande Marshall - 59
Eric Balicki - 58
Dennis Samson - 47
Basil Michael - 12

Heat 3:

Dave Fiedler - 102 laps
Ken Green - 99
Dustin Morris - 98
Rande Marshall - 94
Larry Mattingly - 93
Eric Balicki - 88
Dennis Samson - 81
Basil Michael - 12

Heat 4:

Dave Fiedler - 135 laps
Dustin Morris - 133
Ken Green - 131
Larry Mattingly - 124
Rande Marshall - 124
Eric Balicki - 118
Dennis Samson - 113
Basil Michael - 12

Heat 5:

Dave Fiedler - 168 laps
Dustin Morris - 167
Ken Green - 164
Rande Marshall - 159
Larry Mattingly - 155
Eric Balicki - 148
Dennis Samson - 145
Basil Michael - 12

Heat 6:

Dustin Morris - 202 laps
Dave Fiedler - 201
Ken Green - 198
Rande Marshall - 193
Larry Mattingly - 185
Dennis Samson - 179
Eric Balicki - 175
Basil Michael - 12

Heat 7:

Dustin Morris - 235 laps
Dave Fiedler - 234
Ken Green - 231
Rande Marshall - 226
Larry Mattingly - 216
Dennis Samson - 211
Eric Balicki - 204
Basil Michael - 12

Heat 8:

Dustin Morris - 267 laps
Dave Fiedler - 266
Ken Green - 263
Rande Marshall - 261
Dennis Samson - 245
Larry Mattingly - 245
Eric Balicki - 234
Basil Michael - 12

The last of the four Retro Can-Am mains is the A Main and here's the line-up:

Gary Echelbarger - red
Malcolm Lovelace - white
Ken Swanson - green
Ray Price - orange
Paul Wolcott - blue
Ron Hershman - yellow
Butch Dunaway - purple
Rob Hanson - black

Retro Can-Am, A Main

Heat 1:

Ron Hershman - 33 laps
Paul Wolcott - 32
Rob Hanson - 31
Ken Swanson - 31
Butch Dunaway - 30
Ray Price - 30
Malcolm Lovelace - 30
Gary Echelbarger - 21

Heat 2:

Ron Hershman - 66 laps
Rob Hanson - 64
Ken Swanson - 64
Paul Wolcott - 63
Malcolm Lovelace - 62
Butch Dunaway - 61
Ray Price - 59
Gary Echelbarger - 46

Heat 3:

Ron Hershman - 100 laps
Rob Hanson - 97
Ken Swanson - 95
Malcolm Lovelace - 94
Paul Wolcott - 93
Butch Dunaway - 93
Ray Price - 88
Gary Echelbarger - 71

Heat 4:

Ron Hershman - 134 laps
Rob Hanson - 128
Ken Swanson - 126
Paul Wolcott - 124
Malcolm Lovelace - 124
Butch Dunaway - 123
Ray Price - 118
Gary Echelbarger - 78

Heat 5:

Ron Hershman - 168 laps
Ken Swanson - 160
Rob Hanson - 160
Malcolm Lovelace - 155
Butch Dunaway - 154
Paul Wolcott - 150
Ray Price - 148
Gary Echelbarger - 82

Heat 6:

Ron Hershman - 203 laps
Ken Swanson - 193
Rob Hanson - 192
Malcolm Lovelace - 185
Butch Dunaway - 185
Paul Wolcott - 182
Ray Price - 178
Gary Echelbarger - 107

Heat 7:

Ron Hershman - 238 laps
Rob Hanson - 225
Ken Swanson - 224
Butch Dunaway - 216
Malcolm Lovelace - 215
Paul Wolcott - 214
Ray Price - 207
Gary Echelbarger - 134

Heat 8:

Ron Hershman - 271 laps
Rob Hanson - 258
Ken Swanson - 255
Malcolm Lovelace - 247
Butch Dunaway - 246
Paul Wolcott - 246
Ray Price - 238
Gary Echelbarger - 160

Retro Can-Am, Combined Results

1) Matt Bruce - 273
2) Ron Hershman - 271
3) Jay Kisling - 269
4) Mike McMasters - 269
5) Dustin Morris - 267
6) Dave Fiedler - 266
7) Josh Crutchfield - 264
8) Jay Guard - 263
9) Ken Green - 263
10) Rande Marshall - 261
11) Greg Wells - 260
12) Rob Hanson - 258
13) Ken Swanson - 255
14) Garry Haworth - 253
15) Bob Oaks - 248
16) Malcolm Lovelace - 247
17) Jack Beers - 247
18) Paul Wolcott - 246
19) Butch Dunaway - 246
20) Dennis Samson - 245
21) Larry Mattingly - 245
22) Joe Neumeister - 243
23) Rick Bennardo - 239
24) Ray Price - 238
25) Eric Balicki - 234
26) Vince Del Viscio - 229
27) Bill Fulmer - 214
28) Bill Newland - 213
29) Jim Bostrom - 206
30) Mike Patterson - 200
31) Dave Reed - 161
32) Gary Echelbarger - 160
33) Jason Echelbarger - 120
34) Basil Michael - 12

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Matt's First Place car

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Ron's Second Place car

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Jay's Third Place car

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Posted 16 March 2008 - 11:57 AM

Garry said, "Bob's a good friend. See my slot box? Bob backed over it in his truck a while back..."

:shok: Oh, the memories. :laugh2: Let's see... twelve years ago?!
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Posted 16 March 2008 - 12:23 PM

Ninth heat delay... Must be a power failure, or Kisling blew something up. :laugh2:
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Posted 16 March 2008 - 12:36 PM

Ray,

Nah, they made me race in the C Main and I couldn't get the previous race postings finished before I had to hook-up. I'm doing it now... Mr. Impatience!! LOL!

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Posted 16 March 2008 - 12:45 PM

I think Ray's guess was correct... along those same lines I was thinking he tripped on the main power cord for the computer banged his head on the corner of the race directors stand, bled all over the floor on the way to the nearest running car willing to hike him to the ER for more stiches!!!

Damn, I wish I was there. Thanks, Greg, for the updates. Good luck with the C Main race.

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