Dateline: 21, January, 2012
This Saturday, 1/21/2012, saw 2 events on the Beast of the East with about 19 racers braving the winter elements Mother Nature tossed out. Some 10 otherrs calledf to let Bruce know they couldn't be there due ro weather. This was a very competitive and sizeable field with great racing by all!! Bruce, and Yucha, provided a day long of racing. sustenance and libation not to mention prizes. Prizes and sustenance were also provided by the Big Guy, Anthony, 'Yes my friend' I'm a builder & a racer, Zampelli.
Those I recall who braved the elements and a name to go with them were:
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Bruce Gordon Yucha Anthony Zampelli Rob Hayes John Stezelecki Dave Muse John Reimels Phil Hilgert Paul Crosby Tom Smith |
Tom Gumina Rudy Urban Chuck Turner Chris Takacs Bill Craven Paul Reyer Sam Reyer Don ???? Peter Lentros |
Dateline: 27, October, 2011
Echorrs Promoter Hiram Durant has posted the 2011 Echorrs Results with a recap commentary at the following link:
Challenge 2011 Race Report
Dateline: 26, October, 2011
The following is an addition in conjunction with the ECHORRS 2011 event and a result of one of our New England racers 2nd place finish in the individual Indy Car competition where he ran 'with the Big Boys' and showed his 'stuff'.
I'd like to draw attention to a fellow racer who may not have got as much notice on this website and is overdo. Greg Burstein is a young man who loves to race. He has raced 1/24th scale where he has had much success. This was due to his tuned skill and talent to take a car around a track as good as any racer. He decided to try his hand out at the 1/64th HO scale cars and although different from what he was used to racing there was little to no transition period needed. He quickly grasped the necessary awareness, sense and feeling for the cars. He has been consistantly finding himself on the podium either winning races, chasing the winner close behind them and/or coming in 3rd! He has a terrific knack for the hobby/sport and ranks with the Tindalls, Luxes, Lockwoods, Wards, Bournes and other drivers who comprise the best in the hobby. Greg will be around for sometime turning heads and making others aware he is a force to reckon with. You will be hearing more from this young gun as he is loaded for bear when the green flag drops.
Dateline: 18, October, 2011
Team East Coast Outlaws
To start with I was looking for a higher level of competition that would make wins tough. I was pleasantly surprised that despite that level being there the team won 5 matches with an either way 6th that went in the loss column but was close. Our wins matched last years wins. We were around 10th out of 15 teams until #1, 2 and 3 were DQ'ed. We then moved to around 7th out of 15 teams.
Rick M had some hesitancy which I found normal. The 7 different tracks by design and material would be cause for concern for a first timer. But Rick M put on his race face and supported the effort well. Rick isn't new to racing, just the race format and the huge amount of competition.
Jim and Rick H were often gunning for the win and had a share of them. While Rich Phillis was taking down a good number of wins for us.
Rick Phillis is amazing on and off the track. Rick H and I watched him do stuff and came away with some fascinating nuances in setting up a chassis etc.Rich Phillis, Rick H and Jim made the final 8 and with competition at such a level that was a real accomplishment.
Rick (Hubbs) took down a 6th place finish in the Indy final. After he told me he thought he could have done better as he had some offs that hurt him as they always do. Paul Kniffen took the checkered flag and win with Greg Burstein in hot pursuit 2nd place. Paul also complimented Rick on a well deserved effort and driving well.
Kudos to Greg Burstein as well for his podium finish in the Indy Cars.
While that great event was going on I was running in the Nostalgia event where I finished 14th or something. The car ran great. Needed a bit more speed. Handled fine.
But, the rest of the field was so good. The final saw James Tindall, Rick Phillis, Jim Hoar, Dave Lockwood, Joel Lux, Greg Wisniewski, Ryan Peoples and one other racer. Here are a few comments:
It was a near flawless race for the top 2 as I can't recall either coming off. They ran 20 lap heats across the board with Joel edging out James. Both had killer cars with speed and handles. It was interesting to watch Greg W going against Joel as Greg stayed with him for quite a few laps before an off let Joel by. Not sure who was 3rd but Rick Phillis took a 4th in this and next to a win that's an excellent effort. Jim H kept it in but his quarter horse couldn't keep up with the thorougbreds. Despite being 8th he made the final edging out Warren Lux for that right.The IROC race ran 7 heats and then the computer glitched requiring a complete restart/rerun. Not enough were in favor and the race was cancelled.
The event draws so many from near and far. You get to see what other clubs and racers have in their arsenal(s) and a variety of methods of setting up the chassis motors, handles and stuff.
Thank you to the Outlaws and team.
Looking forward to 2012,
Whatever team I might be on,
Roooster
The Mini Indy Grand Prix results this past Saturday at Lenjet HO Club Raceway, Ashland, MA.POS Driver Laps Sections 1 Bruce Gordon 122 15 2 Greg Wisniewski 119 3 Paul Ryer 118 4 Phillip Hilgert 115 5 John Reimels 112 15 6 Jonathan Reimels 112 13 7 David Vickers 112 03 8 Greg Burstein 111 19 9 John Hotyckey 111 14 10 Peter Lentros 111 01 11 John Pileggi 110 12 Tom Bussman 109 21 13 Manuel Pino 109 19 14 Bill Craven 109 11 15 Tom Gumina 109 16 Vince Tamburo 108 17 Rudy Urban 107 11 18 Sam Ryer 107 07 19 Don Hall 103 18 20 Mustard Counts 103 18 21 Chuck Turner 102 22 Tom Smith 100 23 Dick Griffin 99 24 Dave Howarth 97 25 John Obrien 96 26 Brian Skidmore 95 27 Jerome Burwell 85 28 Rob Hayes DQ 29 Peter B. DQ |
Rob Hayes had the incorrect magnets. Peter Barclay had the correct magnets but a significant amount of paint on the magnets was missing from the 40 year old magnets. Top 12 drivers in the U S G-Jet Grand Prix 10/08/2011 on the Car Model Magazine Track from 33 entries: POS Driver Laps 1 John Reimels 273 2 Tom Kanan 272 3 Paul Ryer 268 4 Rob Hayes 264 5 Jonathan Reimels 261 6 Greg Williams 257 7 John Pileggi 256 8 Eric Echardt 255 9 Vince Tamburo 254 10 Dave Muse 244 11 Peter Lentros 243 12 Bruce Gordon 240 |
Results of the BSRT 902 Grand Prix at Lenjet HO Raceway, Ashland, MA on 10/09/2011 from 22 entries on the Buck Scorpion:POS Driver Laps Sections 1 Rob Hayes 539 2 Tom Kanan 533 3 Greg Williams 524 4 Pete Barclay 520 5 John Stezelecki 501 6 John Reimels 496 7 Jerome Burwell 494 8 D. Mustard Counts 491 9 John Obrien 478 16 10 Mike Resnick 478 12 11 Tom Bussman 466 12 Paul Ryer 457 13 Nick Kanan 452 14 Phillip Hilgert 447 15 Dave Vickers 439 16 Bruce Gordon 435 17 Dick Griffin 403 18 Sam Ryer 398 20 19 Bob Hughes 398 12 20 Bill Craven 393 21 Eric Handel 388 22 Dave Howarth 343 |