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[Cheater]

F1 A Semi.

 

 

Rick Bennardo, Jr, Willy Custer, Greg Fox, and Joe Neumeister will advance to the F1 Final.

[Cheater]

F1 Semis combined overall finishes.

 

 

The F1 Final drivers have ten minutes to prepare their cars before the race starts.

[Cheater]

F1 Final.

 

 

Cap Henry earns the sweep - GTC-Pro, Can-Am, and F1. Against the group of racers at R4/8, that is an incredible achievement. 

 

Congrats, Cap!

 

 

[Tom Eatherly]

Well heck, Congrats to Cap. What a weekend! Man! You guys certainly seemed to have a pretty damn good weekend of racing. Again, congratulations to Cap. From the West Coast to the Ohio Valley, Good job.

[Steve Deiters]

Another R4 success is in the books and behind us. 
 
Lots of new faces. Many who travelled a long way. Thanks for making the trip and hope you come back for more racing next year.
 
Several combos of father/son and grandfather/grandson racers. All of the them engaged, with the youngsters being well mannered and friendly not to mention them being extremely competitive. They made their adult counterparts, and slot racing as a whole community proud. With younger racers like this the future of the hobby is much brighter than we think.
 
Many racers from the past coming back into the fold. Welcome! Come back for more...
 
A local racer with limited competition experience, David Clarkin, wins his first race... ever... with an off the shelf/over the counter JK chassis and using a Parma Turbo controller. Talk about getting back to grassroots racing basics in Retro racing... good stuff. Hope to see more of it (and David) in the future.
 
Lots of bucket list racers this race as in the past. Please don't limit your R4 interest to a single visit...
 
Thanks to Cheater for keeping the outside world posted on a daily basis the R4 happenings, Bill Fulmer for documenting with photos as he does every year the qualified cars and overall atmosphere of the event, and Steve Koepp of Parma who conducted a paint clinic on slot car body painting and painted bodies for participating racers. 
 
Many thanks to Eric Balicki for doing and outstanding job race directing when Mike McMasters was busy elsewhere. Efficient and fair. He also had an outstanding weekend on the track...
 
Also thanks to all of the sponsors, too numerous for me to post here - I'll defer to Tom Thumb in their acknowledgements, the details of who supported the event with sponsorship. All of their donations for "goodie bags" for the racers were very much appreciated by all the racers.
 
Congrats to Cap Henry with his "clean sweep" of victories in all of the classes that were run this weekend. What can one say about that? The success speaks for itself. Hard work plus attention to detail equals success times three. Also congratulations to all the "main" winners in the respective levels and skill sets that qualifying format of this racing brings to the program.
 
Racers who were missed greatly at the R4... Manta Ray and Jay Kisling... RIP.
 
Finally to Mike and Cindy McMaster, their extended family, and staff many thanks for putting on a world-class event... again. Lots of work leading up to, before, during, and after putting on an event at this level that happens unseen. 
 
What can one say when one leaves a race to head home and looking forward to the race next year. See everyone next year.

[Mbloes]

Both the Checkpoint and this race are raced on a King.

 

Why is TQ at the Checkpoint 3.8 seconds and TQ here 4.6 seconds?

[Tom Thumb Hobbies]

The R4 is raced on an original American Blue King from the '60s. The Checkpoint is on a modern "speedway" style King. Wider lane spacing, bigger radius corners, most or all the corners banked unlike the original Kings.

In other words, the newer track was built for higher speeds unlike the original decades-old tracks.

[Mbloes]

Thanks, Mike. I've seen the BPR King, but have never seen yours.

[Mark Johnson]

Cap, lovely race managment!

[Cheater]

It's been a long day.... Jay, Bobby, and I left Columbus this morning at 7 AM and I am currently having a bite to eat (and a tall beer!) at an Applebee's in Douglasville, GA, about 50 miles from home.

I still have a good many pictures to post and will be doing a thread on Steve Koepp's painting seminar, so the reportage isn't done yet.

The R4 keeps getting better and better every year. If Retro racing is your passion, you really need to put the 2016 edition on your calendar now. The closeness of the racing and the level of competition is simply off the charts.

Thanks to all of the extended McMasters family for all they do to put on this great event and for striving to improve it every year.

[raisin27]

Better keep an eye on this kid Cap Henry, I think he's gonna turn out to be good!
 
Congrats on a great R4, Cap.

[JohnnySlotcar]

Wonder what would happen if he got behind the wheel of a real race car? ROFL. 

Great runs, Cap.

[Cap Henry]

Ask Willy and Ross about going karting LOL.

Thanks, guys, it means a lot. Luck was on my side, and I managed my racing race program this year better.

[The Number of]

Luck was on my side.

 
Good luck is excellent preparation meeting opportunity.

[Pappy]

And not having me running next to you.   

[Cheater]

C'mon, Butch, just having you on the track in the same race is a recipe for disaster... you don't have to be on an adjacent lane... LOL!

[The Number of]

And this from a guy that took out me and Josh Crutchfield at the same time in the deadman in a previous R4. Still waiting to get even for that!

[Cheater]

Another reason I don't race much any more...

FWIW I have no recollection of that... but that probably doesn't surprise you... LOL!

[Pappy]

I always knew you had a good memory, Cheater, it's just not too long.   

[Brinkley47]

I am disappointed...

That the next R4 race is nearly twelve months away! Easily the best slot car race I have attended. Thank you to everyone involved in making this race happen. I am already making plans for next year.

Thanks to Casey Dill and Gil Gundersen for being great bunkmates. We were laughing all weekend.

[Bill from NH]

What does the asterisks after some of the lap totals in the race results indicate?

[Team Trend]

I think it's showing the lane they started in

[Noose]

Yes, that is what it means.

[Bill from NH]

Thanks!