Well, the weather outside was unseasonably cool and breezy, but the racing inside Palouse (WA) Slots and Hobbies was hot. A record turnout of 12 racers showed up for some quality racing, coming from north (Spokane), northwest (Chelan), southwest (Tri-Cities) and east (Moscow, ID). In all, there were 44 entries in the 4 classes, and racing was relaxed but close.
Rick Dodge was the most decorated racer of our number, and took top place in three of the four events, prevented from a sweep by his Chelan-area sidekick Garrett. The race also saw the racing debut of owner Leroy's grandson Bradyn. Despite his tender young age of about 10, Bradyn bested three adults in his first race and finished firmly in the center of the pack in only his second race. I predict a bright racing future for that racer.
As usual, we alternated races on the red and blue tracks, with the first race on Ken's old (blue) track. Rick Dodge would be the runaway winner on both races on the red track, but would have a battle on the blue, winning by 1 and finishing second by 3.
By the way, I need last names for Garrett, Bradyn, and the "other" Paul (not Dwyer). If someone can give me those, I will update the results accordingly.
Race 1 -- Stock Cars
This was perhaps the closest race of the day, with the top 3 racers each separated by a lap. And only 10 laps separated first place from 7th.
1. Rick Dodge 110 laps
2. Garrett 109
3. Ken Bryan 108
4. Robert Clements 105
5. Tom Sunday 104
6. Tom Brown 102
7. Paul Dwyer 100
8. Leroy Sanders 93
9. Bradyn ® 91
10. Paul ??? 90
11. John Wimett 89
12. Frank Sperle 79
Race 2 -- Formula Cars (red track)
1. Rick Dodge 145 laps
2. Garrett 136
3. Robert Clements 133
4. Paul Dwyer 127
5. Tom Sunday 125
6. Bradyn 125
7. Leroy Sanders 124
8. Ken Bryan 117
9. Frank Sperle 111
10. Paul 107
11. John Wimett 102
12. Tom Brown 36 (DNF, car trouble)
Race 3 -- Coupe (blue track)
1. Garrett 116 laps
2. Rick Dodge 113
3. Robert Clements 110
4. Tom Sunday 109
5. Ken Bryan 108
6. Paul Dwyer 107
7. Leroy Sanders 105
8. John Wimett 98
9. Paul 95
10. Frank Sperle 85
11. Tom Brown 24 (DNF, driver issues)
Race 4 -- Can Am (red track)
1. Rick Dodge 146 laps (4.357 in blue)
2. Tom Sunday 136 (4.545 in green)
3. Garrett 133 (4.353 in red)
4. Leroy Sanders 129 (4.605 in blue)
5. Paul Dwyer 121 (4.814 in blue)
6. Ken Bryan 120 (4.792 in red)
7. Robert Clements 117 (4.745 in red)
8. Frank Sperle 112 (5.202 in red)
9. John Wimett 107 (4.920 in red)
Pictures to follow.
Ken Bryan
