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Formula 1 on the King – 4/20/21

 

F-1 returned to the Gerding King this week for some 4-20 MVH Tuesday night retro racing action. A larger-than-usual field of nine drivers ran 18 heats in the 4/4 format for an extensive night of racing.  

 

F-1 Tech:

 

Ray Lee returned from his annual migration to Florida to help boost the size of the field. In addition, he was able to show the regulars how it is done. Though not the fastest car on the track, Ray jumped out to an early lead, sporting a two-lap lead (163-161) over Bob “Woody” Hazelwood at the move to the inside lanes. John Weaver was running a lap behind Woody and two laps up on Dave Panich in the hunt for a podium finish. Six laps back, Peter Lentros (152), Rob Hayes (151) and Dan Savage (150) were in a mid-field battle for “best of the rest”.

 

As racing on the inside lanes progressed Woody was able to get close enough to Ray to make the race interesting but not enough to catch him as Ray hung on for the win. Dave couldn’t close the gap to Weaver who took the 3^rd step on the podium. A dozen laps back Peter held onto fifth place while Dan got around Rob to take 6^th. Richard Payne and Tom Smith closed out the field.

 

Woody posted the fastest lap of the evening with a 4.280 with Ray right behind him at 4.289.

 

Finishing order, laps completed, best lap time, best lap lane:

1. Ray Lee                    321/31      4.289     OR 
2. Woody Hazelwood   321/14      4.280     GN
3. John Weaver            318/15      4.297     OR
4. Dave Panich             316/19      4.343     BL
5. Peter Lentros            304/24      4.546     WT
6. Dan Savage              302/9        4.335     OR
7. Rob Hayes                300/14      4.399     OR
8. Richard Payne          289/19      4.609     YL
9. Tom Smith                 282/21      4.719     YL

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 

      Next Tuesday at MVH:

            April 27         Can-Am on the Figure 8

  

      NERR Series: May 8^th at 1010 Raceway in Bristol, CT:

            If we can get enough racers to commit, the NERR Season will continue at 1010 Raceway, with Coupes and Can-Am running on the King.

            Please email davidpanich@yahoo.com to confirm your plans to race. NERR will post further information about this race on Slotblog and the NERR Facebook page as it becomes available.   

 

Podium: (L to R):  2^nd Place – Bob Hazelwood, 1^st Place – Ray Lee, 3^rd Place – John Weaver

 

Ray's 1^st Place Chassis:

 

Woody’s 2^nd Place Chassis:

 

Weaver’s 3^rd Place Chassis: