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Posted 18 March 2017 - 10:43 AM

Qualifying for Group 1 has completed and Group 2 will shortly start their qualifying session.

Still a few racers working on getting their cars through tech. The only ones still in line were those unfortunate enough to get bounced the first time through.

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 11:06 AM

As all Group 2 racers have now cleared tech, qualifying is starting for that group now.

There are 58 entries in the Can-Am class at R4/10, for both Open and Senior divisions.

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 11:15 AM

R4/10 is being streamed at:

 

http://tomthumbhobbies.com/LiveTiming/

 

 


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 11:18 AM

Thank you, Greg!

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 11:51 AM

News flash.
 
Saturday morning tweet from the POTUS:
 
"Senior" Bud Bartos runs 4.582 at R4/10... refuses to produce birth certificate to prove age... #sad.


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 12:07 PM

Can-Am qualifying results:

 

caq1a1.jpg

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This is the combined regular and Senior divisions. The Senior racers are denoted with a capital S appended to their surnames.


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 12:35 PM

TQ is .002 seconds slower than last year. Must be the lack of adequate preparation time.


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 12:42 PM

"Senior" Bud Bartos runs 4.582 at R4/10... refuses to produce birth certificate to prove age... #sad.


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(But Pappy says this isn't proof of anything... he demands to see a fake birth certificate.)

LOL...
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Posted 18 March 2017 - 12:46 PM

After the announcement of the winner of the 'Mac' Award (info on this to be posted shortly) and the traditional playing of the national anthem, Can-Am racing is beginning.

There are nineteen Senior Can-Am entries, so the format with be two races, a ten-man B Main (two sit-outs) and a nine-man A Main (one sit-out), using the 'one and done" method. i.e. final placing will be determined by lap totals.

The B Main is starting now...

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 12:51 PM

(But Pappy says this isn't proof of anything... he demands to see a fake birth certificate.)


Driver's license?
 
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Posted 18 March 2017 - 01:12 PM

The well-deserving recipient of the 2017 'Mac' Award, in memory of Ralph 'Mac' McMasters who opened Tom Thumb Hobbies in 1963, is Steve Koepp, one of the most talented and nicest people in the slot car world.

The Mac award is given (in years when a deserving candidate is identified by the R4 Committee) "for contributions to the growth of IRRA™ and Retro racing."

 

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 01:19 PM

The racers at the R4 were treated to another great lunch on Saturday, cooked and served by the R4 ladies support staff.

 

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Unfortunately, I screwed around posting stuff and missed out completely... it was all gone when I headed for the counter. LOL. 

 

I'm not likely to be harmed by missing a meal or two...


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 01:28 PM

Here's the car staging rack used during qualifying and it wasn't nearly large enough, as evidenced by the extra cars  in the cardboard flats on the floor.

 

Florida racers will almost certainly recognize the wacko who photobombed the top pic... LOL.

 

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 01:34 PM

Bud's old.

 

He's three years younger than me and I'm 66!


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 01:46 PM

Awesome run Rick Sr winning 'old guy' Can-Am B Main!
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Posted 18 March 2017 - 01:59 PM

Congrats to Steve Koepp on winning the Mac award. Very well deserved indeed!


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 02:03 PM

Drivers at the panel during the Senior B Main.
 
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L to R: Gary Echelbarger, Lester Lucas, James Fetheroff, Bill Fulmer, Bob Appelle, Jim Verga, Ron Thomas, and Rick Bennardo Sr. Straighaway marshal is George Katzakis,
 
Here are the results of the Can-Am Senior B Main:
 
ca.senior.b.results.jpg
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Posted 18 March 2017 - 02:46 PM

Nice run, Rick!!!


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 02:58 PM

Drivers in the Senior A Main get ready for the green flag to drop.

 

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The results from the Can-Am Senior A Main:

 

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 03:00 PM

These are the combined results of the Can-Am Senior class:

 

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And the actual vs. potential results for Can-Am Senior:

 

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 03:39 PM

Bud's old.

 

He's three years younger than me and I'm 66!

 

I knew he was older than me (I'm 61).

 

I just figured with a 4.5 car, he was still tender enough to give Cap and Willy something to chew on. LOL.


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 04:03 PM

The regular Can-Am class has 39 entries, which means five quarter-final races, four with eight drivers and one with seven. The top sixteen lap totals from the quarterfinals will be seeded into two semifinal races, with the top four finishers in each semi advancing to the final.
 
The Can-Am E Quarterfinal is lining up now. Here's the seven drivers at the start:
 
CA.eqtr.panel.jpg
 
L to R: Bill Fulmer, Nate Graham, Bryant Fetheroff, Joe Elliot, Steve Johnson, Earl Graybill, and Kevin Myhaver.
 
And here are the E Quarterfinal results:
 
CA.eqtr.results.jpg


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Posted 18 March 2017 - 04:13 PM

Next is, of course, the D Quarterfinal of the regular Can-Am class. Here's the pre-race drivers panel shot:

 

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L to R: Steve Dieters, Gary Adams, John Good, Jim Leezer, Steve Davidson, David Clarkin, Matt Sheldon, and Eric Balicki.

 

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 04:49 PM

The C Quarterfinal is next to race. The drivers have finished their one-minute warm-up and are ready to pull the trigger.

 

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L to R: Adam Chaya, Jeff Middaugh, Jason Echelbarger, Thom Greene, Jason 'Butters' Engel, Kyle Snyder, Ryan Bruce, and Taylor Davis.

 

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 05:38 PM

The quarterfinals are winding down... this is the B Qtr, next to the last one. These are the drivers at the panel before the start of the race.

 

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L to R: Steve Koepp, Dave Smierka, Bobby Robinson, Jay Guard, Tom Adams, Jeremy Wyant, Jimmy Williams, and Josh Crutchfield.

 

Here are the B Quarterfinal results:

 

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