Ron VW,
Yes, you should have been here. Too much fun and the best group of racers I've ever had the pleasure of spending a weekend with.
Jay Guard and I both have to work tomorrow, so as soon as I get the combined results from the Retro Can-Am race posted, we're outa here. It's nine hours to my hovel and then another hour and a half for Jay.
After the Can-Am race, Ron Heshman began randomly drawing names for race prizes. While there were a couple of really nice prizes shown below, every racer received several goodies thanks to the many sponsors who donated goods for this race. No one went away empty-handed! Please refer to Ron's post elsewhere in this thread where he lists the many fine companies that made prize donations for the R4. Please let the sponsors know you appreciated their involvement when and if you can.
The most lusted-for race price was the Third Eye controller donated by Third Eye Technology and the lucky winner was Jason Echelbarger.
Then there was the special engraved R-Geo chassis jig set-up which was won by Yours Truly. I guess this means it's time for me to retire that old ABC jig I've used for years... this one will be much better for Retro chassis.
A big round of applause to Liquid Lou Cicconi for race-directing almost the entire event, except when he was racing. His steady finger on the track call button was appreciated by almost everyone. And kudos to everyone for moving the program forward well, which meant the races finished at a decent hour each day.
And a huge THANKS to Mike and Cindy McMasters and family for putting on a great event in one of the cleanest hobby shops in the business. They could not have been more accomodating or welcoming. Their King track has only been up (this go-round) since early December, so Tom Thumb has not got regular or weekly racing happening yet. But Mike was as excited as a kid with a new toy on Christmas morning and I'm betting there's going to be a resurgence of slot racing at Tom Thumb in the months to come.
