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MVH "END of the NERR SEASON & SUMMER IS HERE!" RETRO RACE - June 10, 2017

 

 

MVH kicked off the summer of 2017 with a weekend of retro racing.  Race No. 1 saw Retro Coupes take on the 155 foot Gerding G7 King while the second race was supposed to pit IRRA Can-Am cars against the American “Purple Mile” Sovereign, though that was revised due to the light turnout. 

 

First up was the Retro Coupe race with a field of 8 necessitating running in the 4/4 format.  Even though the field was small for a weekend race there was still some great racing for those that did show up.

 

Peter Lentros posted the fastest lap of the race but he was in a heated battle with second fastest racer Bob Blanchette and almost-as-fast Richard Payne for the final two steps on the podium.  While all this was going on in his review mirrors, Ray Lee was cruising to a three-lap win. At the checkered flag Richard held on to claim 2^nd place by a two track-section margin while Peter nosed out Bob as they both finished on the same track-section separated by about a foot.  Six laps back Rolly Lapierre, Jr. led the rest of the comparatively spread out field, followed by Dan Savage, Dick Griffin and John Sutherland. 

 

Coupe finishing order, laps completed, best-lap time and best-lap lane:

     1)    Ray Lee                  305/7     4.558   YL

     2)    Richard Payne       302/11   4.557   PU

     3)    Peter Lentros          302/9     4.499   BL

     4)    Bob Blanchette       302/9     4.500   GN

     5)    Rolly Lapierre, Jr.   296/2     4.609   PU

     6)    Dan Savage           292/13   4.551   GN

     7)    Dick Griffin              280/1     4.890   BL

     8)    John Sutherland     277/17   4.718   GN

 

After a break for lunch, racing continued with the running of the Can-Am class. Though scheduled to be run on the “Purple Mile”, it was decided to relocate the race to the King to allow adequate marshals. Racing was again in the 4/4 format.   

 

Though not quite as close as the Coupe race, the races for 2^nd and 4^th places were tight enough to be interesting as once again Ray Lee cruised to the win with a comfortable margin.  Nick Ball posted the fastest lap of the race but was in a duel with Peter Lentros for the 2^nd finishing position and eventually had to settle for 3^rd as Peter bested him by one lap.  A couple of laps back Rolly Lapierre, Jr. and Richard Payne were in a similar battle that saw Rolly prevail by slightly less than a lap to claim 4^th.

 

Third fastest racer Bob Blanchette finished in 6^th followed by Dan Savage, John Sutherland and Dick Griffin. A recent returnee to slot racing, John was pleased to improve his finishing position from the Coupe race. 

 

Can-Am finishing order, laps completed, best-lap time and best-lap lane:

     1)    Ray Lee                  313/12   4.398   OR

     2)    Peter Lentros          309/2     4.500   BL

     3)    Nick Ball                 308/3     4.386   PU

     4)    Rolly Lapierre, Jr.   306/2     4.499   GN

     5)    Richard Payne       305/8     4.550   YL

     6)    Bob Blanchette       299/1     4.449   WT

     7)    Dan Savage           292/2     4.609   GN

     8)    John Sutherland     289/7     4.660   GN

     9)    Dick Griffin              279/3     4.777   BL