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Tech has been completed for the JK Spec race, the first official race of the 2008 Sano II. Thirty cars has made it through tech without too much difficulty. It has been decided to hold three 10-man round robins.

This is a restricted race, with the really fast guys not being permitted to enter. After the JK spec race, a warm-up race will be held for the racers who were not allowed to enter JK Spec, plus the podium guys from JK Spec if they wish to enter.



If you've not visited Chicagoland, you may not have seen Mike's elegant "staging" boxes with numbered removable shelves. here's the JK field all boxed up and ready to race.

As at the first Sano last year, we're going to try to post the race info heat by heat. If I can type fast enough, we're going to try to have each heat's results posted before the start of the next one.

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JK Spec Race #1

Red - Bill Worden
White - Dennis Samson
Green - Bill Fulmer
Orange - Rick Hinton
Blue - Allan Reeder
Yellow - Guillermo Suar
Purple - Ray Price
Black - Kirk Galasso

First Sit-Out - Ernest Barnett
Second Sit-Out - Ken Barry

Mike Swiss has held the driver's meeting and the two minute warm-up is starting...

Heat #1:

Ray Price - 30 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.609 secs
Kirk Galasso - 29
Allan Reeder - 29
Guillermo Suar -28
Dennis Samson - 28
Bill Worden - 24
Rick Hinton - 21
Bill Fulmer - 21

Heat #2:

Ray Price - 60 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.609 secs
Allan Reeder - 60
Kirk Galasso - 59
Guillermo Suar - 56
Bill Worden - 49
Bill Fulmer - 45
Rick Hinton - 43
Ernest Barnett - 27

Heat #3:

Allan Reeder - 91 laps
Ray Price - 91 - fast lap of heat - 5.500 secs
Kirk Galasso - 89
Guillermo Suar - 83
Bill Worden - 71
Bill Fulmer - 68
Ernest Barnett - 58
Ken Barry - 22

Heat #4:

Ray Price - 122 laps
Allan Reeder - 121 - fast lap of heat - 5.491 secs
Kirk Galasso - 117
Bill Worden - 96
Bill Fulmer - 92
Ernest Barnett - 90
Dennis Samson - 58
Ken Barry - 46

Heat #5:

Ray Price - 152 laps
Allan Reeder - 151
Bill Worden - 120
Ernest Barnett - 119
Bill Fulmer - 116
Dennis Samson - 85 - fast lap of heat - 5.656 secs
Rick Hinton - 67
Ken Barry - 66

Heat #6:

Allan Reeder - 181 laps
Ernest Barnett - 148
Bill Worden - 145
Bill Fulmer - 138
Dennis Samson - 116 - fast lap of heat - 5.594 secs
Guillermo Suar - 110
Rick Hinton - 91
Ken Barry - 89

Heat #7:

Ernest Barnett - 178 laps
Bill Worden - 171
Bill Fulmer - 161
Dennis Samson - 148 - fast lap of heat - 5.429 secs
Kirk Galasso - 145
Guillermo Suar - 138
Rick Hinton - 114
Ken Barry - 113

Heat #8:

Ernest Barnett - 209 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.491 secs
Bill Worden - 197
Ray Price - 181
Dennis Samson - 176
Kirk Galasso - 173
Guillermo Suar - 167
Ken Barry - 137
Rick Hinton - 134

Heat #9:

Ernest Barnett - 239 laps
Allan Reeder - 212
Ray Price - 211
Dennis Samson - 206 - fast lap of heat - 5.382 secs
Kirk Galasso - 201
Guillermo Suar - 195
Ken Barry - 161
Rick Hinton - 155

Heat #10:

Ray Price - 242 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.493 secs
Allan Reeder - 241
Dennis Samson - 236
Kirk Galasso - 228
Guillermo Suar - 223
Ken Barry - 186
Bill Fulmer - 183
Rick Hinton - 178

Final Results, Race #1, JK Spec

1) Ray Price - 242 laps
2) Allan Reeder - 241
3) Ernest Barnett - 239
4) Dennis Samson - 236 - fast lap of race - 5.382 secs
5) Kirk Galasso - 228
6) Guillermo Suar - 223
7) Bill Worden - 197
8) Ken Barry - 186
9) Bill Fulmer - 183
10) Rick Hinton - 178


JK Spec Race #2

Red - Kyle Stokes
White - Eric Balicki
Green - Dave Crevie
Orange - Jim Bostrom
Blue - Eddy MacDonald
Yellow - Dave Chamberlain
Purple - Jim Hugger
Black - Larry Kelley

First Sit-Out - Ed Dziewior
Second Sit-Out - Jay Howard

Two minute warm-up for race #2 is starting...

Heat #1:

Jim Hugger - 30 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.500 secs
Dave Crevie - 30
Jim Bostrom - 28
Kyles Stokes - 27
Eddy MacDonald - 25
Larry Kelley - 23
Dave Chamberlain - 23
Eric Balicki - 21

Heat #2:

Dave Crevie - 60 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.437 secs
Jim Hugger - 59
Jim Bostrom - 57
Kyles Stokes - 55
Eddy MacDonald - 54
Larry Kelley - 50
Dave Chamberlain - 48
Ed Dziewior - 25

(SRT didn't print heat #3! Grrrr....)

Heat #4:

Jim Hugger - 121 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.555 secs
Dave Crevie - 120
Kyles Stokes - 111
Eddy MacDonald - 110
Larry Kelley - 99
Ed Dziewior - 79
Jay Howard -52
Eric Balicki - 45

Heat #5:

Jim Hugger - 150 laps
Dave Crevie - 149 - fast lap of heat - 5.492 secs
Kyles Stokes - 139
Eddy MacDonald - 138
Ed Dziewior - 103
Jim Bostrom - 83
Jay Howard - 78
Eric Balicki - 66

Heat #6:

Dave Crevie - 180 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.492 secs
Kyles Stokes - 168
Eddy MacDonald - 164
Ed Dziewior - 127
Jim Bostrom - 111
Jay Howard - 105
Dave Chamberlain - 95
Eric Balicki - 90

Heat #7:

Dave Crevie - 210 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.648 secs
Kyles Stokes - 197
Ed Dziewior - 152
Jim Bostrom - 139 - fast lap of heat - 5.648 secs
Jay Howard - 130
Larry Kelley - 124
Dave Chamberlain - 120
Eric Balicki - 111

Heat #8:

Kyles Stokes - 225 laps
Ed Dziewior - 179
Jim Hugger - 179 - fast lap of heat - 5.703 secs
Jim Bostrom - 168
Jay Howard - 157
Larry Kelley - 150
Dave Chamberlain - 146
Eric Balicki - 132

Heat #9:

Jim Hugger - 207 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.710 secs
Ed Dziewior - 202
Jim Bostrom - 195
Eddy MacDonald - 190
Jay Howard - 185
Larry Kelley - 176
Dave Chamberlain - 169
Eric Balicki - 155

Heat #10:

Dave Crevie - 239 laps
Jim Hugger - 237 - fast lap of heat - 5.492 secs
Jim Bostrom - 224
Eddy MacDonald - 218
Jay Howard - 211
Larry Kelley - 203
Dave Chamberlain - 192
Eric Balicki - 181

Final Results, Race #2, JK Spec

1) Dave Crevie - 239 laps
2) Jim Hugger - 237 - fast lap of race - 5.328 secs
3) Kyles Stokes - 225
4) Jim Bostrom - 224
5) Eddy MacDonald - 218
6) Jay Howard - 211
7) Larry Kelley - 203
8) Ed Dziewior - 202
9) Dave Chamberlain - 192
10) Eric Balicki - 181


JK Spec Race #3

Red - Keith Brown
White - Bruce Theisen
Green - Kevin Van Pelt
Orange - Andy Kimbrough
Blue - Ricky Destefano
Yellow - Ken Bryan
Purple - Steve Conyer
Black - Howie Ursaner

First Sit-Out - Basil Michael
Second Sit-Out - Ralph Thorne, Jr.

Two minute warm-up is in progress...

Heat #1:

Ricky Distefano - 31 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.328 secs
Kevin Van Pelt - 30
Howie Ursaner - 29
Bruce Theisen - 28
Ken Bryan - 25
Andy Kimbrough - 25
Keith Brown - 24
Steve Conyer - 23

Heat #2:

Ricky Distefano - 63 laps
Kevin Van Pelt - 62 - fast lap of heat - 5.218 secs
Howie Ursaner - 61
Ken Bryan - 51
Andy Kimbrough - 48
Keith Brown - 47
Steve Conyer - 46
Basil Michael - 28

Heat #3:

Ricky Distefano - 93 laps
Kevin Van Pelt - 93
Howie Ursaner - 91 - fast lap of heat - 5.382 secs
Ken Bryan - 76
Keith Brown - 73
Steve Conyer - 72
Basil Michael - 56
Ralph Thorne - 28

Heat #4:

Ricky Distefano - 124 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.335 secs
Kevin Van Pelt - 123
Howie Ursaner - 121
Keith Brown - 99
Steve Conyer - 98
Basil Michael - 85
Bruce Theisen - 56
Ralph Thorne - 56

Heat #5:

Kevin Van Pelt - 155 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.273 secs
Ricky Distefano - 153
Keith Brown - 122
Steve Conyer - 122
Basil Michael - 112
Bruce Theisen - 86
Ralph Thorne - 80
Andy Kimbrough - 71

Heat #6:

Kevin Van Pelt - 185 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.320 secs
Ricky Distefano - 183
Keith Brown - 146
Basil Michael - 142
Bruce Theisen - 116
Ralph Thorne - 106
Ken Bryan - 100
Andy Kimbrough - 97

Heat #7:

Kevin Van Pelt - 214 laps
Keith Brown - 173
Basil Michael - 170 - fast lap of heat - 5.600 secs
Howie Ursaner - 150
Bruce Theisen - 144
Ralph Thorne - 133
Ken Bryan - 127
Andy Kimbrough - 124

Heat #8:

Basil Michael - 201 laps
Keith Brown - 197
Howie Ursaner - 182 - fast lap of heat - 5.375 secs
Bruce Theisen - 172
Ralph Thorne - 159
Ken Bryan - 155
Andy Kimbrough - 148
Steve Conyer - 138

Heat #9:

Basil Michael - 231 laps
Ricky Distefano - 214
Howie Ursaner - 211 - fast lap of heat - 5.327 secs
Bruce Theisen - 201
Ralph Thorne - 186
Ken Bryan - 181
Andy Kimbrough - 171
Steve Conyer - 164

Heat #10:

Ricky Distefano - 246 - fast lap of heat - 5.327 secs
Kevin Van Pelt - 244
Howie Ursaner - 241
Bruce Theisen - 231
Ralph Thorne - 215
Ken Bryan - 207
Andy Kimbrough - 197
Steve Conyer - 177

Final Results, Race #3, JK Spec

1) Ricky Distefano - 246
2) Kevin Van Pelt - 244 - fast lap of heat - 5.218 secs
3) Howie Ursaner - 241
4) Bruce Theisen - 231
5) Basil Michael - 231
6) Ralph Thorne - 215
7) Ken Bryan - 207
8) Keith Brown - 197
9) Andy Kimbrough - 197
10) Steve Conyer - 177

Combined results from the three races as soon as I can compile 'em...

Combined Results for JK Spec

1) Ricky Distefano - 246 laps
2) Kevin Van Pelt - 244
3) Ray Price - 242
4) Allan Reeder - 241
5) Howie Ursaner - 241
6) Dave Crevie - 239
7) Ernest Barnett - 239
8) Jim Hugger - 237
9) Dennis Samson - 236
10) Bruce Theisen - 231
11) Basil Michael - 231
12) Kirk Galasso - 228
13) Kyle Stokes - 225
14) Jim Bostrom - 224
15) Guillermo Suar - 223
16) Eddy MacDonald - 218
17) Ralph Thorne - 215
18) Jay Howard - 211
19) Ken Bryan - 207
20) Larry Kelley - 203
21) Ed Dziewior - 202
22) Keith Brown - 197
23) Bill Worden - 197
24) Andy Kimbrough - 197
25) Dave Chamberlain - 192
26) Ken Barry - 186
27) Bill Fulmer - 183
28) Eric Balicki - 181
29) Rick Hinton - 178
30) Steve Conyer - 177

Concours: Ed Dziewior

[slotcarone]

Awesome turnout!!!!! Any chance for some chassis pictures?

[Cheater]

Mike,

I did take top and bottom pics of all the JK Spec cars but dunno when I will be able to get 'em posted. If I don't race at least one class, I get a LOT of grief, so I'm gonna run F1 on the King today, which is the first race, so it probably won't happen this morning.

The 30 entries for the restricted JK Spec race was, I think, much larger than expected. We got back to the hotel last night at about 1:30 AM and met for breakfast at 7:00 AM. I'm hoping we don't go quite so late today and tomorrow.

[TSR]

Mike, they all are the same...

[slotcarone]

Yes, but every builder does a little something different. I am building one for the local raceway to put in the counter as a RTR.

[TSR]

Don't forget to mark it so that we know what we are looking at...

[MG Brown]

To heck with the chassis pics - where did you go to breakfast?

The bowling alley or Blueberry Hill?

If the bowling alley; is that busty redhead with the southern drawl still working there???

[Cheater]

MG, we hit Blueberry Hill the first morning in town, after driving all night and arriving too early to wake Swiss up.

Since then we've been doing the free breakfast at the Club Westmont, where we're staying, as it is surprisingly good...

Just where is that bowling alley anyway??

[MG Brown]

Rolling Lanes, 6301 Joliet Rd, Countryside, IL.



Negative points - Classic "diner" ambiance (or lack of), tends to be very busy on weekends. May have to wait for a table. Small groups are encouraged to take a seat at the counter.

Positive points - Portions large enough for two people, friendly and attractive (if tired looking) waitresses, prices direct from 1973 as of last year, coffee better than average diner 90-weight.

[Mr. HP]

Congrats "Retro" Ricky D, not too shabby for a Wing racer.

[mazur50]

His new name is Retro Ricky.

[Mr. HP]

Or... "Tricky Ricky".

[Cheater]

JK Spec Concours winner was Ed Dziewior.



Here Jerry Kulich, who sponsored the concours award for this class (duh!) present Ed with his plaque.