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[Bill Gerhart]

The Mason-Dixon Retro series headed to Farmingdale, NJ, on Dec. 3 for a GTC and Can-Am Retro event on the tricky Hurricane. Practice was well underway at 8 AM with the GTC event going first at about 10:30 AM. A nice field of 18 prepared to qualify.
 
Matt Bruce took the pole and a new track record at 5.112. Tier 1 qualifying procedures were used for both events.
GTC qualifying results:
 
GTC qualifying - to A Main
1. Matt Bruce 5.112 (NTR),   2. Jerry Herbert 5.12  3. Bill Gerhart 5.350  4. Barry Rosenberger 5.356   5. Carmen Veneziale 5.46  6. Dave Demott 5.49
 
GTC qualifying - to B Main
7. Steve Levitsky 5.51  8. Randy Kohr 5.52  9. Ed Chaya 5.56  10. Pat Skeggs 5.57  11. Steve Taxis 5.59  12. Chris Wendel 5.61
 
GTC qualifying - to C Main
13. Max Mohring 5.62  14. Dale Granger 5.65  15. Andy Holman 5.68  16. Jerry Herbert SR 5.72  17. Bill Sutton 5.74  18. Jersey John 6.22
 
The GTC C Main was a battle all the way to the last heat with Max Mohring and Andy Holman advancing.

C Main results:
1. Max Mohring 243 laps
2. Andy Holman 242
3. Dale Granger 241
4. Jerry Herbert Sr 235
5. Bill Sutton 221
6. Jersey John 211
 
The GTC B Main main was up next with four-time Mason Dixon champ Randy Kohr taking the win. Max Mohring advanced again with a second place finish. 

B Main results:
1. Randy Kohr 252 laps
2. Max Mohring 251
3. Chris Wendel 245
4. Andy Holman 241
5. Ed Chaya 239
6. Steve Levitsky 238
7. Pat Skeggs 238
8. Steve Taxis 233
 
The A Main for GTC cars was up next. Jerry Herbert got rolling and took the win. Matt Bruce finished second with Barry Rosenberger joining them on the podium. 

GTC A Main results:
1. Jerry Herbert 266 laps (NTR)
2. Matt Bruce 261
3. Barry Rosenberger 252
4. Max Mohring 252
5. Randy Kohr 251
6. Dave Demott 251
7. Carmen Veneziale 244
8. Bill Gerhart 244 


 
After a quick practice session, we were ready for Can-Am. 21 drivers signed in. Randy Kohr took the pole and NTR with a 5.099. 

Can-Am qualifying results:
 
Can-Am qualifying - to A Main
1. Randy Kohr 5.099 (NTR)  2. Jerry Herbert 5.10  3. Dave Demott 5.12  4. Matt Bruce 5.15  5. Carmen Veneziale 5.15  6. Andy Holman 5.23
 
Can-Am qualifying - to B Main
7. Max Mohring 5.26  8. Dale Granger 5.31  9. Bill Gerhart 5.34   10.Joe Emm 5.36  11.Jerry Herbert Sr. 5.372  12.Chris Wendel 5.373
 
Can-Am Qualifying - to C Main
13. Steve Levitsky 5.37  14. Steve Taxis 5.39  15. Ed Chaya 5.39  16. Kurt Mansfield 5.42  17. Charlie Schlottfield 5.46  18. Pat Skeggs 5.47  19. Barry Rosenberger 5.51  20. Jersey John 5.92  21. Bill Sutton 6.11
 
A nine-man round robin was run for the Can-Am C Main. This was a terrific battle with Kurt Mansfield winning. Charlie Schlottfield nipped Barry for the final transfer. 

Can-Am C Main results:
1. Kurt Mansfield 250 laps
2. Charlie Schlottfield 250
3. Barry Rosenberger 250
4. Steve Taxis 249
5. Pat Skeggs 246
6. Steve Levitsky 242
7. Ed Chaya 231
8. Jersey John 228
9. Bill Sutton 39
 
Joe Emm rolled to a Can-Am B Main win with Max Mohring advancing as well with a second place finish.

Can-Am B Main results:
1 Joe Emm 258 laps
2. Max Mohring 254
3. Charlie Schlottfield 253
4. Kurt Mansfield 252
5. Jerry Herbert Sr. 248
6. Chris Wendel 238
7. Bill Gerhart 133
8. Dale Granger 125
 
The Can-Am A Main was just plain "fierce" competition as Matt Bruce went on to win. Dave Demott had a great run to second with Randy Kohr in third.  Jerry Herbert ran into to some trouble and had to pull while leading.

Can-Am A main results:
1. Matt Bruce 268 laps (new track record)
2. Dave Demott 265
3. Randy Kohr 263
4. Max Mohring 259
5. Andy Holman 254
6. Carmen Veneziale 227
7. Joe Emm 194
8. Jerry Herbert 169


 
Congrats to Jerry and Matt on the big wins! Special Thanks to Jerry Herbert Sr. and the Race Place staff. It was a great event enjoyed by all.

[Bill Gerhart]

GTC podium cars.

 

 

 

[Bill Gerhart]

Can-Am podium cars.