USRA Div II "Nats" 2019 - Day Two Results GTP

25th April - GTP on the 150’ Hasse King Cobra

Concours - Timmy Bottoms (painted by Christi Bottoms)

Qualifying results:

1) Ralph Thorne - 3.323 secs

2) Guy Spaulding - 3.385

3) Walker McAnulty - 3.438

4) Ron Hershman - 3.464

5) Terry Watson - 3.489

6) Justin Colvin - 3.494

7) Paul Gawronski - 3.496

8) Bobby Beauchemin - 3.526

9) Joe Pelan - 3.538

10) Tony Powell - 3.547

11) Russ Martin - 3.573

12) Carl Burrow - 3.580

13) Glen Dement - 3.592

14) Timmy Bottoms - 3.656

15) Don Gunn - 3.751

16) Roger Schmitt - 3.810

17) Tony Moore - 3.836

18) Brandon Andrews - 3.860

19) Wayne Little - 3.929

20) Ryan Moore - 3.938

21) Mark Cauble - 4.585

C Main 

1) Roger Schmitt - 354 laps, best lap of 3.679 in orange

2) Brandon Andrews - 347, 3.571 in yellow

3) Wayne Little - 342, 3.789 in blue

4) Tony Moore - 314, 3.840 in yellow

5) Ryan Moore - 269, 3.953 in blue

6) Don Gunn - 129, 3.949 in white

7) Mark Cauble - 56, 4.340 in yellow 

B Main

1) Joe Pelan - 357 laps, best lap of 3.570 secs in yellow

2) Russ Martin - 355, 3.621 in blue

3) Glen Dement - 344, 3.570 in yellow

4) Tony Powell - 340, 3.727 in green

5) Carl Burrow - 334, 3.512 in yellow

6) Timmy Bottoms - 321, 3.519 in yellow

7) Bobby Beauchemin - 178, 3.629 in green

A Main

1) Walker McAnulty - 383 laps, best lap of 3.457 in black

2) Paul Gawronski - 371, 3,567 in yellow

3) Justin Colvin - 368, 3.511 in yellow

4) Terry Watson - 360, 3.621 in blue

5) Ron Hershman - 351, (best lap was a rider)

6) Guy Spaulding - 314, 3.621 in yellow

7) Ralph Thorne - 293, 3.462 in orange

Combined GTP results

1) Walker McAnulty - 383 laps, best lap of 3.457 in black

2) Paul Gawronski - 371, 3,567 in yellow

3) Justin Colvin - 368, 3.511 in yellow

4) Terry Watson - 360, 3.621 in blue

5) Joe Pelan - 357, 3.570 in yellow

6) Russ Martin - 355, 3.621 in blue

7) Roger Schmitt - 354, 3.679 in orange

8) Ron Hershman - 351, (best lap was a rider)

9) Brandon Andrews - 347, 3.571 in yellow

10) Glen Dement - 344, 3.570 in yellow

11) Wayne Little - 342, 3.789 in blue

12) Tony Powell - 340, 3.727 in green

13) Carl Burrow - 334, 3.512 in yellow

14) Timmy Bottoms - 321, 3.519 in yellow

15) Guy Spaulding - 314, 3.621 in yellow

16) Tony Moore - 314, 3.840 in yellow

17) Ralph Thorne - 293, 3.462 in orange

18) Ryan Moore - 269, 3.953 in blue

19) Bobby Beauchemin - 178, 3.629 in green

20) Don Gunn - 129, 3.949 in white

21) Mark Cauble - 56, 4.340 in yellow

           L to R, Paul Gawronski, Walker McAnulty, Justin Colvin

USRA Div II "Nats" 2019 - Day One Results 4 ½" Stock Car

4 ½" Stock Car Qualifying on the Oval.

Qualifying results:

1) Terry Watson - 1.1759 secs
2) Roger Schmitt - 1.1864
3) Tony Powell - 1.1896
4) Ron Hershman - 1.2034
5) Ralph Thorne - 1.2147
6) Bobby Beauchemin - 1.2304
7) Shane Parent - 1.2338
8) Paul Gawronski - 1.2341
9) Joe Pelan - 1.2471
10) Timmy Bottoms - 1.2495
11) Byron Peacock - 1.2735
12) Robbie Deese - 1.2800

13) Matt Ashby - 1.3036

14) Tim Varner - 1.3282

15) Ryan Moore - 1.3285

C Main

1) Guy Spaulding - 881 laps

2) Josh Barbee - 861

3) Bob Palmer - 831

4) Walker McAnulty - 816
5) Trey Foster - 750

6) Garland Brown - 644

7) Chris Crofts - 554

8) Shelly McAnulty - 472

B Main

1) Tim Varner - 863 laps, best lap of 1.414 secs in black

2) Matt Ashby - 799, 1.414 in orange

3) Timmy Bottoms - 782, 1.305 in blue

4) Ryan Moore - 740, 1.421 in black

5) Joe Pelan - 673, 1.304 in yellow

6) Jimmy Johnson - 560, 1.413 in black

7) Byron Peacock - 252, 1.476 in white

8) Robbie Deese - 155, 1.415 in black

A Main

1) Roger Schmitt - 1,030 laps, best lap of 1.257 secs in black

2) Bobby Beauchemin - 1,013, 1.257 in black

3) Ralph Thorne - 1,012, 1.257 in black

4) Paul Gawronski - 1,010, 1.211 in black

5) Ron Hershman - 997, 1.195 in yellow

6) Shane Parent - 961, 1.304 in black

7) Tony Powell - 669, 1.257 in blue

8) Terry Watson, 107, 1.304 in yellow

Combined 4.5" Stock Car results

1) Roger Schmitt - 1,030 laps

2) Bobby Beauchemin - 1,013

3) Ralph Thorne - 1,012

4) Paul Gawronski - 1,010

5) Ron Hershman - 997  (DQ - body)

6) Shane Parent - 961

7) Guy Spaulding - 881

8) Tim Varner - 863

9) Josh Barbee - 861

10) Bob Palmer - 831

11) Walker McAnulty - 816

12) Matt Ashby - 799

13) Timmy Bottoms - 782

14) Trey Foster - 750

15) Ryan Moore - 740

16) Joe Pelan - 673

17) Tony Powell - 669

18) Garland Brown - 644

19) Jimmy Johnson - 560

20) Chris Crofts - 554

21) Shelley McAnulty - 472

22) Byron Peacock - 252

23) Bobby Deese - 155

24) Terry Watson - 107

4 ½ Stock Car Podium
L to R: Bobby Beauchemin, Roger Schmitt, Ralph Thorne

USRA Div II "Nats" 2019 - Day One Results JRL

JRL on the MTT flat track

18 entries.

Concours: Chris Crofts

This class was run as three mains, with the results based on lap total.

C Main

1) Carl Burrow - 236.07 laps, best lap of 5.691 secs
2) Guy Spaulding - 235.07, 5.482
3) Timmy Bottoms - 231.99, 5.415
4) Tony Moore - 220.74, 5.624
5) Dale Lipe - 211.31, 5,887
6) Chris Crofts - 126.99, 5,644

B Main

1) Tom Adams - 257.89 laps, best lap of 5.124 secs
2) James Merriman - 254.81, 5.308
3) Rick Dodge - 252.16, 5.309
4) Jason Hooper - 248.52, 5.390
5) Roger Schmitt - 245.20, 5.848
6) Chris Barnes - 235.07, 5.280

A Main

1) Chris Radisich - 275.63 laps, best lap of 4.903
2) Walker McAnulty - 274.99, 4.810
3) Jonathan Forsyth - 269.60, 5.309
4) Paul Gawronski - 269.18, 5.077
5) Luiz 'Gugu' Bernardino - 260.28, 5.084
6) Jonathan Madtes - 246.33, 5.623

Combined JRL lap totals

1) Chris Radisich - 275.71 laps, best lap of 4.903 secs
2) Walker McAnulty - 274.73, 4.808
3) Jonathan Forsyth - 269.60, 4.948
4) Paul Gawronski - 269.25, 4.974
5) Luiz 'Gugu' Barnardino - 260.38, 5.084
6) Tom Adams - 257.71, 5.118
7) James Merriman - 254.70, 5.179
8) Rick Dodge - 252.21, 5.309
9) Jason Hooper - 248.61, 5.287
10) Jonathan Madtes - 246.41, 5.223
11) Roger Schmitt - 245.25, 5.323
12) Carl Burrow - 236.10, 5.460
13) Guy Spaulding - 235.11, 5.471
14) Chris Barnes - 235.07, 5.280
15) Timmy Bottoms - 231.90, 5.358
16) Tony Moore - 220.69, 5.456
17) Dale Lipe - 211.40, 5.508
18) Chris Crofts - 126.60, 5.644

JRL Podium

L to R Walker McAnulty, Chris Radisich and Jonathan Forsyth

Ostorero Slot Announces 1:32 Indy Kurtis Novi 4WD

Ostorero Slot announces 3 new Indy 1956 Kurtis Novi Roadsters in 1:32 scale with a clever 4WD chassis that mimic the iconic Indy racers.

4WD Chassis

The versions available now are: J.R. "Jimmy" Davies (white with # 31- DNQ) and Paul Russo (red with # 29- 33rd) versions from the 1956 Indy "500".

J.R. Davies version

Paul Russo version

Also available is a "fantasy" version inspired at the comic book "Michel Vaillant", this Novi was driven in the comic book by "Steve Warson", (white with #1), who challenged Michel Vaillant at the Indy 500.

"Steve Warson" version

These 3 RTR versions are a limited and numbered edition of 150 pieces each.

As usual Ostorero models are designed and made for collectors; the body of the model is in resin, chassis in SLS Nylon and all the mechanical parts are slot.it including the 21.000 rpm motor.

The RTR versions of the 1956 Novi are now available at €195.00 + post on www.ostorero.com and in the next few weeks the kit versions will be available.

2019 USRA Scale (Division 2) National Championship Races

2019 USRA Div II Scale Nats 

Slot Car Track Concord

11 Union St. South 

Suite LL202

Concord, North Carolina

http://www.theslotcartrack.com

theslotcartrack@gmail.com

(980) 521-3643

Schedule of Events 

Pre Nats Races:

Tuesday Apr 23

Morning - JRL on MTT flat track $20

Afternoon – ISRA Production 1/24 on MTT flat track $30 Body: 2018 LADA

2019 Nats Div II Race Schedule:

Wednesday Apr 24

Morning – 4.5 Stock Car on Tri Oval $20

Afternoon – Amateur GT-12 on King Cobra $20.

Thursday Apr 25 

Morning – GTP on King Cobra $30

Afternoon – 1/32 F1 Eurosport on MTT flat track $40

Friday Apr 26

Morning – Group 10 on King Cobra $20 - Body: O/S 354 2K8 Stock Car

Afternoon – 1/32 Eurosport on MTT flat track $40

Saturday Apr 27

Morning – Junior LMP (ages 13 and under) on King Cobra $20 plus motor

Late Morning – Pro GT-12 on MTT flat track $30

Afternoon – LMP on King Cobra $20 plus motor

Sunday Apr 28 

All day – 1/24 Eurosport on MTT flat track $40 Body: 2019 RF Concept Long

Contact Walter McAnulty at the Slot Car Track Concord if you have questions about any of the above.

First 2019 Products From Mossetti Racing

New Mossetti Racing Patriot "Avenger" 4" Flexi-style chassis with assortment of accessories.

Expected to be in stock at distributors by the end of February 2019. MSRP - T.B.A.

These parts have been submitted to USRA and FNRS for approval and are pending.

Upcoming AWRA Events

More Information: AWRA Page on Facebook

New 1/24 24 Hour World Endurance Record Set at Mark's Model World

A New World Record for Flexi type slot cars in a 24 Hour Endurance race was set February 10, 2019 at MMW in Canton Ohio.

The New World Record is 19,951 laps, 585.682 actual miles. The old record was 16,640 and 488.5 miles set in 2005. This was the first 24 Hour event since 2005 for flexi type cars. In fact, 7 of the 8 teams were above the old record.

Congrats to Team Chubby for the Win and the New World Record. The team consisted of Joe (Chubby) Salzman, Jimmy Williams, Justin Colvin, Matt Bruce, Doug Bauer, Chris Radisich and Paul (Chickie) Ciccarello.

The drivers for the winning team

The race was very competitive throughout the race the top three teams at the end in contention throughout the race at a chance at victory.

Team Chubby led early and much of the first 11 hours when Team Plan B moved into the lead until heat 17 when Team Chubby moved back in front and survived and held on for the Win. Team Plan B finished 2nd, Team MIGO 3rd after keeping in touch of the front two teams throughout the event.

The Results

Team Chubby 19,951
Team Plan B 19,640
Team MIGO 19,518
Team Mid America 18,392
Team MMW 18,298
Team Slot Slayers 18,174
Team Gray Reapers 18,006
Team HO'ers 16,369

Congrats to ALL of the teams on their excellent Sportsmanship, Racing and Participation. Most every participant was on hand and in the building during the event. Lots of conversation, catching up and meeting new friends took place along with several "cat naps", eating, smiling, laughter, wise cracks, hand shaking, arguing, anger, frustration and emotion.

Congrats to ALL of the teams for finishing the race and that it's self is a Win and Victory for all of the teams. Every team finished the race. That is Victory for each team. No one gave up or quit. It was a fight for each team trying to move up one position during the event.

Thanks to Mark Kitto owner of Mark's Model World for hosting the event. Mark is a GREAT HOST and Cook/Chef. He kept everyone full of food the entire 24 hours as well as had everything running well. Other than a couple of track calls for some braid being loose or up, the track was great and performed perfectly. Lap Master scored perfectly and worked perfectly once we figured out how to set it up after a 10 minute race time start delay.

Drivers meeting before the start

The ProSlot Hand Out Motors and Tires worked out for every team. Each team had two motors and 8 pairs of tires. There were no motor failures except for brush wear and that is to be expected with running one or two motors in a 24 hour period. All teams changed motors during the event for their own reasons. Team Chubby ran their first motor 17 hours before changing to their 2nd motor. Teams changed their tires on their own strategy. Some teams ran their tires as much as 4 heats/hours before changing.

It was typical 24 hour race with lots of broken parts..... guides, lead wires, burnt braid, wheels falling off, toothless gears at times and lots of crunched bodies. The chassis held up quite well with some tweaking/straightening here and there. All teams used the Mossetti Patriot chassis. Two used Strikers and the rest used Defenders.

The Winning Car

There were no track calls except for track issues and the braid needed repairing a few times. The only other track calls were for riders (unintended) and due to setting up the lap counter with a minimum lap time (by accident) and that caused the track to shut off when a rider went across the lap counter. In hindsight, this was probably a good accident because it saved a few cars taking a wide open wall shot in the deadman.

We can not thank everyone enough for participating and making the event run smoothly and for the GREAT TIME we all had. It was GREAT and History was made with the New World Record as well as organizing a event with so many Slot Racing Champions ever assembled in one building at one time. Fifty some racers with 100's of National and World Championships all together have a great time and a great race. We had Wing guys, Scale guys, Retro Guys, Flexi guys, 1/32 guys, RC guys and H.O. guys.

So until next time...... THANKS to EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU for your participation, dedication, desire, fire, competitive spirit to do your best and be your best. It was GREAT event and Time and THANKS to each and everyone of you for doing so.

David Liebenthal of PRI Passes Away

David Liebenthal of Alpharetta Georgia passed away January 13, 2019 after a long battle with diabetes. 

David was the owner of Performance Racing Inc. a 1:24 slot car parts and services company. PRI was best known for their Wing Car Chassis and armature balancing services. May he rest in peace.

This post will be updated when arrangements have been published.

Upcoming AWRA Events Mar-Apr 2019

Here are a few of the races upcoming on the AWRA Calendar-

New AWRA Series Hosted by PJ Raceway

The AWRA is happy to announce that Port Jefferson Raceway in Ronkonkoma, New York is starting a weekly WOMP series on Friday, January 4th for AWRA Outlaw Legends cars. We wish them the very best of luck!

For More Information visit the AWRA page on Facebook.

Dave Geehring, Thazer Raceway Owner Remembered.

David Geehring, Slot Car racer and owner of Thazer Raceway in South Bend, IN USA passed away on January 4, 2019 after a short battle with cancer.

Here is his obituary:

David Alan Geehring 

South Bend - David Alan Geehring, 63, recently passed away surrounded by his family.

David was born October 29, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio to David and Virginia (Cade) Geehring. David is preceded in death by his mother, Virginia Geehring and niece, Vanessa Griffee.

On November 10, 1996 in Bethany Lutheran Church, David married the love of his life, Marcia (Skorupski) Geehring. She survives along with his father, David Geehring; children, Brian (Christina) Vargo, and Laura (Chad) Picking; grandchildren, Brian & Caden Vargo, Benjamin, Henry, Maxwell & Laine Picking; sisters, Cynthia Buda, Connie (Jim) Stephens; brothers, Douglas (Karen) Geehring, and Jeff (Carol) Geehring; nieces and nephews, Christopher (Janet) Stephens, Jennifer (Matt) Bowes, Weston & Katy Buda, Indica Geehring, Jeremy Geehring , and Jarrett (Brandi) Griffee.

David and Marcia were the loves of each other’s lives. They reconnected at their 20 year high school reunion, became inseparable, and were married two years later. They had 22 wonderful years together. Their time was spent making memories with family that will last a lifetime. They retired together, making plans to travel and watch their grandchildren grow up. Though he will be missed every day for the rest of our lives, his memory will be carried on by everyone who knew and loved him.

David served 21 years in the United States Air Force, rising to the rank of MSgt/ E7. He started his Air Force career as a jet engine repair technician and soon went on to manage entire shops and eventually became a leading instructor. Over his career he was stationed all over the continental US and did a tour in South Korea where he developed a love for Korean food. After his military service he joined The Sweeper Company with his brothers, continuing a generational institution that started with their father. His hobbies were slot cars and models, a lifelong interest that started when he was a child. As he grew older so did his passion and he began opening his own slot car tracks, the latest being Thazer Raceway, one of many tracks he designed and built himself. David was an integral part of the model racing community and made friends globally through his hobby. 

Visitation for David will be 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Rd. where a Funeral Service will begin at 12:00 pm in the Funeral Home Chapel.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 130 Red Coach Dr., Mishawaka, Indiana 46545.

Condolences for the family may be made at www.sjfh.net.