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[Jeff Cox]

The first Florida Wing Car Race was well attended with 26 total entries over three classes, a big Thank You goes out to Bill Pinch and Bob Rondinone from The Raceway.biz for making the day a great success.
 
The remaining schedule will be as follows
 
2/17 Fastrax, Avon Park. This date was changed in hopes of having the best turn-out possible.
 
3/17 P-1, Winter Garden
 
4/21 Fast Eddie's, Pinellas Park

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[Jeff Cox]

Here are the totals right now.

[gatormark]

When you're done at Ed's will you start over again going into summer?

[Twisted Metal]

Guys,
 
We look forward to everyone coming to the race tomorrow and should have a descent crowd for this race. Several of us are meeting around 8 AM for breakfast at Parkside Cafe located at 8180 49th Street North ,Pinellas Park, FL 33781 if you're able to join us that would be great.

Doors will open at 9 AM tomorrow and hopefully we will be able to start the first race around 10:30-11 AM.
 
Mark... will you be joining us?

[gatormark]

No, we run our Beagles on Saturdays as long as the weather is cool.

I might race this summer, if I'm not skiing or boarding with the kids on the lake. Busy man these days.

[Twisted Metal]

Mark...

I am pushing to have the Florida Wing Car Series run more on Sundays moving forward, at least at my place.

Is that something you would be able to participate in? Surely finding one day a month to support a hobby you seem to so vocal about shouldn't be that hard.

[Twisted Metal]

Jeff,
 
Will you be posting new rules discussed at the last race and current standings?
 
Here are the results from Fast Eddie's SC&R Florida Wing Car Championships
 
Thanks to everyone that came out to support this race and join in a day of fun at the raceway. 
 
First up was Type F wing cars. We had 18 total entries in this class and qualified on orange. The top six went into the A Main, with the other 12 racers battling it out in the B Main for the final two positions to move up.
 
Type F

TQ - Jeff Cox 3.484

 

 

 

B Main results
Mike Moock - 229.6 laps,
Randy Shearl - 227.10
Shawn Naughton - 221.11
Carman Spence - 221.9
Warner Bingham - 220.8
John Putnam - 218
Tommy Stringfield - 215
Donny "Shrek" Caron - 211
Jaxson Chesler - 197
Dan Gruver - 174,
Greg Gruver - 161,
Dave Butterfield - 86 DNF.
Mike Moock & Randy Shearl would move up into the A Main.

 

 

 

 
A Main results
Randy Shearl - 238.4 laps
Mike Moock - 235.13
Don Mathison - 232.18
Eddie Hoffman - 230.11
Jeff Bonanno - 220
Andrew Pasternak - 216
Jeff Cox - 212
Denny Neighbor - 159 DNF
Awesome racing from Randy and Mike to take first and second in both races!!

 

 

 
In the Group 12 Lite cars we had eight entries and the racing was extremely tight throughout the race. Here's how they all finished.

Jeff Bonanno - 263.10 laps
Dave Butterfield - 257.7
Don Mathison - 250.7
Randy Shearl - 249
Carman Spence - 243
Tommy Stringfield - 242
Mike Wilson - 141 DNF
Eddie Hoffman - 55 DNF.

 

 

 
The final race on the day was the Group 12 cars.

Early on we lost two good cars/racers with mechanical issues. Going into the last heat the top three were very close and any of the three could have one. Dave drove a great last heat to make up some laps and take the checkered flag. 

Here's how they all finished.

Group 12
Dave Butterfield - 267.18 laps
Andrew Pasternak - 266.9
Jeff Bonanno - 265.19
Don Mathison - 253.10
Carman Spence - 253.1
Tommy Stringfield - 22 DNF
John Putnam - DNF.

 

 

 
Congratulations to all the podium winners and to all the racers for making this an awesome day of racing!!

[Jeff Cox]

The first Fl wing car series has finished and it was very well attended, thank you to all of the racers that participated.

The final points are as follows.

 

GROUP F

1st. Jeff Cox-64

2nd Grant Worden-34

3rd Don Mathison-34

 

Tie breaker- Grant had 1 race win.

 

 

Group 12 Lite

1st Dave Butterfield-64

2nd Tommy Stringfield-56

3rd Grant Worden-38

 

 

Group 12

1st Andrew Pasternak-70

2nd Tommy Stringfield-58

3rd Dave Butterfield-44

 

 

The next point series will begin May 19th at The Raceway.Biz in Melbourne at 10am.

 

The rest of the schedule will be announced soon however we will be taking the months of June and August off as several racers have expressed interest in attending the NASRA warm-up race in June and the NASRA nats in August.

 

A few rules changes where decided after the race at Fast Eddies.

 

Any steel chassis with axle bearings for all classes. No aluminum.

 

Group F will remain the same.

 

Group 12 Lite motor rules will be only plastic endbell, no shunts or spring insulation, may install bearings in can and endbell.

 

Group 12 will remain the same with the inclusion of hawk 6 motors with aluminum endbells.

 

Entry fees will remain the same however a $10.00 pit fee/practice fee will be charged for each racer per day.

[Jeff Cox]

We will try to move the races to Sunday for the rest of the schedule.

[Twisted Metal]

Jeff,

 

Thank you for posting the top 3 for each class we ran. Do you have a total count now of racers who participated in each of the 3 classes and overall standings?

If so, when you get the chance please e-mail me the final points and i'll post it at my raceway for the racers to see.

[Twisted Metal]

Congratulations to Andrew, Dave, Don, Grant, Jeff & Tommy on their finishes and to all the racers that participated in this series!!

[Jeff Cox]

Here are the final standing for first series.   

 

 

 

[Tampabay racer]

Crickets from Gator Mark.

[Twisted Metal]

Jeff,

 

Please confirm the race schedule date for the July race at Fast Traxx's in Avon Park.

Bill Piich is still posting that it will be held the same day as our GRRR endurance race Saturday July 21st.

We need enough of an advanced notice so racers can plan ahead.

 

Thank you,

[gatormark]

Mike Moock,

 

Gatormark is busy fishing, boarding, on my tractor mowing (pastures are growing), and just generally running his arse off LOL. Might see you at Avon Park race, might even enter a car or two.

 

Take care, Go Gators.

[Bartx7001]

When and where is the next race?

[Marcus P1 Raceway]

Fast Trax - Avon Park
Tomorrow - 10:00am

[Twisted Metal]

Folks.....we need a schedule up for the remainder of the year for the wing car series so racers know where & when we are racing.
My understanding talking to Marcus today that the next race is at P1 Raceway Sunday September 16th. What about October, November & December?

[dalek]

Where can the complete set of rules be found?

[gatormark]

Bill Pinch at raceway,biz should have the rules posted on Facebook page.

[Twisted Metal]

Good luck to all the wing car racers today. Have fun and wish I could have been there today but had already scheduled a birthday party at the raceway.

[gatormark]

Thinking I will run Group F when the race goes to Melbourne, he races Saturdays. I don't race on Sundays, and church and family day.s

[CharlieTaylor]

Hi Everybody

A past slot car racer, wing cars. Got away from it in the late 80's, racing Intl 15 motors with scratch built chassis. Desire to get back into it. I go to the Melbourne track running my older stuff turning 3.8 secs average.  What are the current classes of wing cars, what armatures, can you use a scratch built chassis? Many more questions just don't want to build a car and find out it does make the rules.

Thanks in advance

Charlie

[Mr. M]

Hi Charlie! Group F, 12, and 12 Lite. Group F is Hawk 6 or Hawk 7, 12 Lite is a Hawk 6 with a 12 arm, 12 is a 12 arm with full size ceramic magnets. Jeff Cox is the race dir for FL, you can IM him on Slotblog. There is a published rule set. Group F usually allows scratch builds. A Zap type chassis is unusual, but can be quite competitive. Group F is around a 3.5 sec lap for calibration.

[CharlieTaylor]

Thanks Chris

I called Jeff, got a basic of the rules. Just want to attend a race soon, meet everybody. Working on assembling two Group 12 cars for myself and my son.

Thanks

Charlie