Sunday, August 13, 2023

Complete Results of the 2023 Slot.it USA Nationals



 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hosted by Electric Dreams, El Segundo, CA
August 8-13 2023
 
75 Racers Registered (Fully Subscribed)

QUALIFYING: 
 
POLE WINNER - Ian Douglas: 5.946s (new track record)
2nd - Todd Ulery - 6.052
3rd - Rick Jocham - 6.121
4th - Walter Baynes - 6.250
5th - Herman James - 6.254
6th - Ed Shorer - 6.267
7th - Michael McCleneghan - 6.270
8th - Brandon Phillips - 6.293
9th - Cedric Harris - 6.377
10th - Mario Alvarado - 6.409
11th - Bob Ahulii - 6.428
12th - Jim Rose - 6.431
13th - Marc Natividad - 6.496
14th - Chris Sukimoto - 6.523
15th - Dominic Santa Croce - 6.525
16th - Martin Muehlegger - 6.536
17th - Blake Bengston - 6.464
18th - Franky Valles - 6.561
19th - Dennis Samson - 6.572
20th - Rick Reed - 6.583
21st - Maurizio Ferrari - 6.593
22nd - Phil Nyland - 6.616
23rd - Shaun Lee - 6.649
24th - Bob Brown - 6.677
25th - Ted Niida - 6.682
26th - Greg Gaub - 6.711
27th - Daniel Noval - 6.712
28th - Mike Luther - 6.736
29th - Dan Tufts - 6.737
30th - Thom Narita - 6.744
31st - That Slot Car Guy - 6.745
32nd - Bob Scott - 6.786
33rd - Rob Bender - 6.792
34th - Elias Mohn - 6.851
35th - Richard Rodriguez - 6.873
36th - Mark Perkins - 6.881
37th - Mike Sheridan - 6.884
38th - Michael Andrews - 6.910
39th - Paul Hendricks - 6.930
40th - Jerry Campos - 6.933
41st - Andres Andrieu - 6.950
42nd - Larry Stevens - 6.977
43rd - Roberto Zuleta - 6.990
44th - Lance Gallagher - 7.022
45th - Jeffrey Senske - 7.032
46th - Dave Rose - 7.069
47th - Juan Lopez - 7.073
48th - Dennis Brown - 7.090
49th - Tony Castillo - 7.156
50th - Stephen Farr-Jones - 7.184
51st - Michael Low - 7.240 
52nd - Luis Martines - 7.431
53rd - John Breidenbach - 7.442
54th - Ronnie Melchor - 7.487
55th - Cody Jones - 7.867
56th - Jim Monda - 7.904
57th - David Reynolds - 7.937
58th - Jimmy Casale - 7.985
59th - Pat Flynn - 8.090 
60th - Jay Komadina - 8.579
61st - Dewann Clark - 9.058
62nd - Al Castillon - NO TIME
63rd - Tim Herrera - NO TIME
64th - David Angelucci - NO TIME 
 
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HEAT RACE CLASSIFICATION: 
 
1st - Ian Douglass (Nissan 89c) - 170.25 (Heat Winner)
2nd - Rick Jocham (Nissan 89c) - 167.76
3rd - Todd Ulery (Nissan 89c) - 164.06
4th - Ed Shorer (Nissan 89c) - 164.04
5th - Bob Ahulii (Jaguar XJR10) - 159.62 (Heat Winner)
6th - Walter Baynes (Nissan 89c) - 158.28
7th - Jim Rose (Nissan 89c) - 157.35
8th - Michael McCleneghan (Nissan 89c) - 157.27
9th - Al Castillon (Nissan 89c) - 157.08 (Heat Winner)
10th - Brandon Phillips (Nissan 89c) - - 156.38
11th - Cedric Harris (Porsche 962c) - 156.28
12th - Herman James (Nissan 89c) - 155.07
13th - Maurizio Ferrari - 154.77 (Heat Winner)
14th - Chris Sukimoto - 154.50
15th - Franky Valles - 152.11
16th - Dan Tufts - 151.60 (Heat Winner)
17th - Phil Nyland - 150.40
18th - Tim Herrera - 150.32
19th - Dennis Samson - 150.09
20th - Dominic Santa Croce - 149.80
21st - Blake Bengston - 149.64
22nd - Mike Luther - 149.30
23rd - Thom Narita - 148.79
24th - Mario Alvarado - 148.63
25th - Martin Muehlegger - 147.39
26th - Jeffrey Senske - 146.68 (Heat Winner)
27th - Ted Niida - 146.58
28th - Michael Andrews - 145.87 (Heat Winner)
29th - Daniel Noval - 145.83
30th - Shaun Lee - 145.37 
31st - Rob Bender - 145.36 (Heat Winner)
32nd - Elias Mohn - 144.61 
33rd - Rick Reed - 143.64
34th - Mark Perkins - 143.62
35th - Dennis Brown - 143.59
36th - Bob Brown - 143.27
37th - Richard Rodriguez - 142.08
38th - Marc Natividad - 141.78
39th - Bob Scott - 140.59
40th - Mike Sheridan - 140.36
41st - Stephen Farr-Jones (Heat Winner)
42nd - That Slot Car Guy - 138.12
43rd - Jerry Campos - 137.62
44th - Dave Rose - 136.74
45th - Paul Hendricks - 136.06
46th - Tony Castillo - 136.04
47th - Luis Martines - 135.22
48th - Larry Stevens - 134.82
49th - Andrés Andrieu - 134.07
50th - Roberto Zuleta - 133.58
51st - Michael Low - 132.09
52nd - David Angelucci - 127.40 
53rd - John Breidenbach - 127.15
54th - Dewann Clark - 127.08
55th - Jimmy Casale - 126.42 (Heat Winner)
56th - Cody Jones - 125.12
57th - Jim Monda - 124.24
58th - Ronnie Melchor - 123.49
59th - Lance Gallagher - 123.20
60th - Greg Gaub - 123.19
61st - David Reynolds - 116.34
62nd - Pat Flynn - 115.18
63rd - Jay Komadina - 115.06
64tth - Juan Lopez - 112.66
65th - Tim Fleenor - DNS
66th - Jackie Fleenor - DNS
67th - Richard Dwyer - DNS
68th - Frank Sisto Jr. - DNS
69th - Ruben Torres - DNS
70th - Jim Williams - DNS
71st - J.R. Ewing - DNS
72nd - Brian Harriger - DNS 
73rd - Philippe de Lespinay - DNS
74th - Chris Griffiths - DNS
 
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SEMI-FINALS:
 
1st - Rick Jocham - 170.75 laps
2nd - Ian Douglass - 170.16
3rd - Todd Ulery - 165.37
4th - Ed Shorer - 164.25
5th - Herman James - 159.05
6th - Cedric Harris - 158.78
 
7th - Walter Baynes - 158.73
8th - Michael McCleneghan - 157.60
9th - Al Castillon - 156.75
10th - Brandon Phillips - 155.02
11th - Bob Ahulii - 155.30
12th - Jim Rose - 150.36
 
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THE FINAL (5-minute heats):
 
2023 Slot.it USA Champion: Ian Douglas - 286.37
 
2nd - Rick Jocham - 285.07
3rd - Herman James - 272.63
4th - Ed Shorer - 270.80
5th - Todd Ulery - 270.75
6th - Cedric Harris - 261.23
 
FASTEST LAP: Ian Douglass - 6.013 (Black Lane)
 
Links to YouTube Coverage of the event are below:
 

Friday, August 11, 2023

The Raceway, Cleveland TN begins NSR GT-3 Weekly Racing

The Raceway, Cleveland TN has begun weekly racing with 1/32 NSR "GT-3" racing cars.

The cars must be box stock with the "red" angle winder chassis pod except for the following:
  • May remove magnets and add weight in the magnet pocket
  • May use NSR flexible wings and mirrors
  • Tires must not extend beyond the wheel openings front and rear
  • May use any sponge rear tire no wider than .600" that uses a 3/32" axle and is large enough diameter to pass clearance in tech
  • May use any "wood track" guide flag designed for the NSR cars
  • The NSR Mosler is not legal for these races
Contact The Raceway Cleveland TN for the current schedule of racing nights and any updates to the rules.
 
The Raceway Cleveland TN has a complete stock of NSR ready to run cars and a full inventory of parts.