BUCKEYE RETRO SERIES (BRS) … MMW … Race # 4 By Larry Mattingly DAVE GARDINER GARNERS TWO IN BRS COMBO RACE AT MMW Hometown ace Dave Gardiner became the fourth different driver in as many races to score double wins in Buckeye Retro Series (BRS) action, driving to victory in the Saturday, Nov. 9, North/South series Combo event at Mark Kitto’s Mark’s Model World (MMW) raceway in Canton, Ohio. Greg Fox picked-up the win in the companion Retro-Flexi contest. FORMULA ONE / INDY RESULTS QUALIFYING Prior to the F1/Indy qualifying session Mark Picione was a bit apprehensive about using his new Difalco controller. It was needless worry, as Picione led a group of eight competitors who managed to qualify in the five second bracket on the demanding 16 foot, relatively flat, King track. Picone’s 5.021 just edged Ron Hershman’s 5.026 and Tom Lauterbach’s 5.033. Mike Panko (5.048), Mark Gardiner (5.053), Ron Smith (5.076), Willy Custer (5.089), and Dave Gardiner (5.093) rounded out the top eight qualifiers. The elite eight just missed Ron Hershman’s track record mark of 4.994. 1. Mark Picione – 5.021 2. Ron Hershman – 5.026 3. Tom Lauterbach – 5.033 4. Mike Panko – 5.048 5. Mark Gardiner – 5.053 6. Ron Smith – 5.076 7. Willy Custer – 5.089 8. Dave Gardiner – 5.093 9. Greg Fox – 5.125 10. Bud Bartos – 5.151 11. Dave Simerka – 5.156 12. Ross Scharf – 5.183 13. Jeff Lauterbach – 5.189 14. Don Weidig – 5.195 15. Scott Lemon – 5.275 16. Den Krivacek – 5.316 17. Al Rutti – 5.353 18. Steve Radcliffe – 5.355 19. Bob Summers – 5.357 20. Larry Mattingly – 5.360 21. Ken Kanyok – 5.370 22. Mike Duke – 5.406 23. Frankie Schaffier – 5.486 24. Dan Myers – 5.578 25. Earl Graybill – 5.780 26. Matt Esterday – 5.785 27. Dan ‘Pops’ Myers – 6.074 FORMULA ONE / INDY MAINS Note: The MMW Track Mate timing and scoring system does not provide complete heat-by-heat results. Thus, we were not able to do the normal comparison results story. C-Main This nine-man round robin main essentially ended up as a battle between Larry Mattingly and Frankie Schaffier for the top spot, as both racers were in a dead heat going into the final two segments of the contest. Schaffier finished on purple and black, while Mattingly ended on orange and white. That proved to the tale of the tape, as Mattingly pulled out to a three lap cushion at the checker. Mike Duke had a solid run to finish on the podium, five laps down, while Matt Easterday continued to make progress, finishing fourth. Dan Myers salvaged fifth, despite having the front axle torn off his car twice in grinding crashes. Earl Graybill was sixth, in front of Dan ‘Pops’ Myers, Bob Summers and Ken Kanyok. Both Summers and Kanyok experienced mechanical problems throughout the race. FAST FACTS… 1. Larry Mattingly Chassis: Built by Tom Lauterbach / R-Geo (117.7g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S McLaren M9 … Controller: Third Eye Renegade 2. Frankie Schaffier Chassis: Built by CHR cars / FSF (106.8g) … Gear Ratio: 7/27 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Koford … Body: Parma Matra … Controller: Difalco 3. Mike Duke Chassis: Built by RPM / JK (126.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: No Data … Controller: Third Eye 4. Matt Easterday Chassis: Built by Rick Davis / JK (111.5g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Koford … Body: O/S McLaren … Controller: Difalco 5. Dan Myers Chassis: Built by James Merriman / Merry Muffin (104.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/27 … Front Tire: Custom … Rear tire: JK treated … Body: O/S McLaren M9 … Controller: Ruddick 6. Earl Graybill Chassis: Built by RPM / JK (108.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: RPM Rear Tires: Koford … Body: O/S McLaren M7 … Controller: Difalco 7. Dan ‘Pops’ Myers Chassis: Built by CHR cars / JK (108.3g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: Parma Matra … Controller: Third Eye 8. Bob Summers Chassis: Built by MMW /MMW (109.2g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: No Data Rear Tires: JK … Body: O/S McLaren … Controller: Difalco 9. Ken Kanyok Chassis: Built by Rick Davis / JK (110.1g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: No Data Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S McLaren … Controller: Difalco B-Main The B-Main was loaded with drivers you normally would expect to qualify into the ‘A’, and a trio of them – Jeff Lauterbach, Dave Simerka and Bud Bartos – led the way from the drop of the green. At the finish Lauterbach and Simerka ended up tied with 259-laps, with Jeff getting the nod on track position, finishing six sections better than ’Shadow’ Dave. The pair swapped the lead back and forth throughout the contest, but the black lane was the deciding factor. Lauterbach turned in a 32-lap effort, while Simerka struggled, getting only 29 markers in the gutter. Bartos ran a strong race, but fell three laps short at the end to finish third, one-lap in front of MMW racer Scott Lemon. Ross Scharf edged Al Rutti for the fifth slot on track position, while Steve Radcliffe, Don Weidig and Den Krivacek rounded out the field. FAST FACTS… 1. Jeff Lauterbach Chassis: Built by T.Lauterbach / TL (116g) … Gear Ratio: 7/29 … Front Tires: TL Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S McLaren M7 … Controller: Third Eye 2. Dave Simerka Chassis: Built by Bud Bartos / Bartos Int. (112.5g) … Gear Ratio: 7/29 … Front Tires: Bartos Rear Tires: JK … Body: O/S McLaren M7 … Controller: Difalco 3. Bud Bartos Chassis: Built by Bud Bartos / ChicagoLand (115.3g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: Bartos Rear Tires: Parma Tuna … Body: Parma Matra … Controller: Third Eye 4. Scott Lemon Chassis: Built by Dave Gardiner / FSF (115.3g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires; No data Rear Tires: JK … Body: O/S McLaren … Controller: Difalco 5. Ross Scharf Chassis: Built by Dave Gardiner / FSF (115.0g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S McClaren … Controller: Difalco 6. Al Rutti Chassis: Built by Bud Bartos / Bartos Int. (110.9g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: Bartos Rear Tires: JK … Body: O/S McClaren … Controller: Difalco 7. Steve Radcliffe Chassis: Built by Brian Cox / FSF (113.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: Sonic Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S McClaren M9 … Controller: Third Eye 8. Don Weidig Chassis: Built by Mark Kitto / MMW (114.9g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: JK treated … Body: O/S Lotus 49 … Controller: Difalco 9. Den Krivacek Chassis: Built by Den Krivacek . den K. (118.7g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: Den K. Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S McClaren M7 … Controller: Third Eye A-Main In one of the few times in recent memory there was no clear cut favorite going into the A-Main, as only seven hundredths of a second separated the top-eight competitors after qualifying. And, the race was as close and hotly contested as expected, with a margin of only four laps between the first and sixth place finishers. When the dust settled local hot shoe Dave Gardiner held off Ron Hershman by two-laps (267 to 265) to annex his first BRS victory. Gardiner and Hershman raced each other even across the board, with the exception of the yellow lane where Gardiner slammed the door with a 35 lap effort, compared to Hershman’s 32-laps. Another local racer, Ron Smith took third place, nipping Tom Lauterbach by just seven sections on track position. Both drivers registered 264 laps. Mike Panko and top qualifier Mark Picione also finished in tie for fifth, with Panko getting the nod on the virtue of track position. Mark Gardiner squeezed by Willy Custer for seventh, while Greg Fox finished ninth after experiencing mechanical ills on the blue lane. Gardiner fell one-lap short of equaling Ron Hershman’s Formula One/Indy track record of 268 laps. FAST FACTS… 1. Dave Gardiner Chassis: Built by Dave Gardiner / FSF (115.5g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: JK … Body: O/S McClaren … Controller: Difalco 2. Ron Hershman Chassis: Built by RPM / JK (112.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: REM Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S MLaren M7 … Controller: Difalco 3. Ron Smith Chassis built by Mark Kitto / MMW (110.8g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S McLaren … Controller: Difalco 4. Tom Lauterbach Chassis: Built by T. Lauterbach / T,L. (117.5g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: T.L. Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: OS Lotus 49 … Controller: Third Eye 5. Mike Panko Chassis: Built by Mark Kitto / MMW (116.3g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: Parma Matra … Controller: Difalco 6. Mark Picione Chassis: Built by Mark Picione / Scratch (108.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: Swiss Rear Tires: Koford … Body: Parma Matra … Controller: Difalco 7. Mark Gardiner Chassis: Built by Dave Gardiner / FSF (115.7g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: JK … Body: O/S McClaren … Controller: No Data 8. Willy Custer Chassis: Built by Mark Kitto / MMW (116.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S McLaren … Controller: Difalco 9. Greg Fox Chassis: Built by Greg Fox / R-Geo (118.3g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: HVR Rear Tires: Parma … Body: Parma Matra … Controller: Ruddick FORMULA ONE/INDY OVERALL FINISH 1. Dave Gardiner – 267 2. Ron Hershman – 265 3. Ron Smith – 264+10 4. Tom Lauterbach – 264+3 5. Mike Panko – 263+21 6. Mark Picione – 263+2 7. Jeff Lauterbach – 259+14 8. Dave Simerka – 259+8 9. Mark Gardiner – 257+13 10. Willy Custer – 257+8 11. Bud Bartos – 256 12. Scott Lemon - 255 13. Ross Scharf – 252+15 14. Al Rutti – 252+10 15. Steve Radcliffe – 250 16. Don Weidig – 247 17. Larry Mattingly - 238. 18. Den Krivacek – 236 19. Frankie Schaffier – 235 20. Mike Duke – 232 21. Greg Fox – 227 22. Matt Easterday – 222 23. Dan Myers – 217 24. Earl Graybill – 212 25. Dan ‘Pops’ Myers – 196 26. Bob Summers – 191 27. Ken Kanyok – 132 CAN-AM RESULTS QUALIFYING Ron Hershman led the way in Can-Am time trials, setting the pace with a lap of 4.882. Hershman, the proprietor of Outisight Bodies and Fast Ones motors, was followed by seven racers who were in the ‘nines’. Ron Smith was the quickest of that group with a run of 4.930, followed by Scott Lemon (4.933), Mark Picione (4.940), Dave Gardiner (4.967), Bud Bartos (4.979), Brian Ambrose (4.986) and Greg Fox (4.986). Hershman’s track record of 4.731 was not challenged. 1. Ron Hershman – 4.822 2. Ron Smith – 4.930 3. Scott Lemon – 4.933 4. Mark Picione – 4.940 5. Dave Gardiner – 4.976 6. Bud Bartos – 4.979 7. Brian Ambrose – 4.986 8. Greg Fox – 4.986 9. Mark Gardiner – 5.006 10. Willy Custer – 5.008 11. Don Weidig – 5.010 12. Mike Panko – 5.029 13. Tom Lauterbach – 5.030 14. Jeff Lauterbach – 5.055 15. Dave Simerka – 5.076 16. Den Krivacek – 5.127 17. Al Rutti – 5.146 18. Dan Myers – 5.150 19. Ken Kanyok – 5.176 20. Ross Scharf – 5.334 21. Bob Summers – 5.352 22. George Katzakis – 5.367 23. Frankie Schaffier – 5.373 24. Steve Ratcliffe – 5.373 25. Larry Mattingly – 5.394 26. Joel Dine – 5.470 27. Earl Graybill – 5.585 28. Larry Kowicki – 5.674 29. Jim Doolan – 5.675 30. Matt Easterday – 5.807 31. Rick Moody – 5.818 32. Dan ‘Pops’ Myers – 5.823 33. Rob Easterday – 8.192 CAN-AM MAINS D-Main Larry Kowicki had little trouble winning the nine-man round robin D-Main, cruising to a five lap win over the rest of the pack. The best battle was for the runner-up position as Larry Mattingly finished ahead of Jim Doolan by a mere three track sections when the power went off for the final time. Both racers finished with 238-laps. Earl Graybill secured the fourth position with a good run, placing ahead of Joel Dine, Matt Easterday, Dan ‘Pops’ Myers, Rob Esterday and Rick Moody. FAST FACTS… 1. Larry Kowicki Chassis: Built by Brian McPherson / FSF (116.9g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: No Data 2. Larry Mattingly Chassis: Built by RPM / JK (118.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: RPM Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/s Ti-22 NN L … Controller: Third Eye 3. Jim Doolan Chassis built by Greg Fox / No Data (115.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: JK treated … Body: O/S Ti-22 NN … Controller: Difalco 4. Earl Graybill Chassis built by RPM / JK (114.7g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: REM Rear Tires: Koford … Body: O/S Ti-22 L … Controller: Difalco 5. Joel Dine Chassis built by Mark Kitto / MMW (115.5g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: No Data 6. Matt Easterday Chassis: Built by Josh Crutchfield / JK (119.8g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: Alpha Rear Tires: Koford … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 7. Dan ‘Pops’ Myers Chassis: Built by CHR Cars / JK (112.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Koford …Body: Parma Lola … Controller: Third Eye 8. Rob Easterday Chassis: Built by No Data / No Data (113.5g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: Alpha Rear Tires: Koford … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 9. Rick Moody Chassis: Built by Greg Fox / JK (114..7g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco C-Main The C-Main was a donnybrook from start to finish as three different drivers led the contest at one point in time. Al Rutti and Dan Myers swapped the lead during the early stages of the race, but George Katzakis, who was close to the leaders throughout the race, surged to the front during the final stages to win by one-lap over Rutti, and two laps over Myers. Ross Scharf was six laps further back to nail down fourth. Ken Kanyok was fifth, trailed by Bob Summers. Frankie Schaffier and Steve Radcliffe, both of whom experienced problems, were next in line. FAST FACTS… 1. George Katzakis Chassis: Built by George Katzakis / JK (110.8g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear tTres: JK … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Conytoller: Third Eye 2. Al Rutti Chassis: Built by Bud Bartos / Bartos Int. (110.4g) … Gear Ratio: No Data … Front Tires: Bartos Rear Tires: JK … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: No Data 3. Dan Meyers Chassis: Built by James Merriman / Merry Muffin (100.1g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 NNL … Controller: Ruddick 4. Ross Scharf Chassis: Built by RPM / JK (121.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 5. Ken Kanyok Chassis: Built by Bud Bartos / JK (115.6g) … Gear Ratio: 7/29 … Front Tires: No Data Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 6. Bob Summers Chassis: Built by Bob Summers / No Data (115.9g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: No Data Rear Tires: Koford … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 7. Frankie Schaffier Chassis: Built by CHR Cars / CHR (105.4g) … Gear Ratio: 7/27 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Koford … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 8. Steve Radcliffe Chassis: Built by Steve Radcliffe / Radcliffe ( 115.2g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 NN … Controller: Third Eye B-Main The B-Main once again demonstrated just how tough the local MMW racers are on their own turf, as Don Weidig and Mark Gardiner battled to the wire for the victory, with Weidig getting the bragging rights by track position … 266+18 to Gardiner’s 266+4. Tom Lauterbach attempted to chase them down, but had to settle for third with 263-laps. Mike Panko was one-lap further back in fourth, beating back the challenges of Willy Custer and Dave Simerka. Jeff Lauterbach and Den Krivacek, who battled handling problems the entire race, rounded out the pack. FAST FACTS… 1. Don Weidig Chassis: Built by Pops Keller / Keller (119.3g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: JK treated … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 2. Mark Gardiner Chassis: Built by Dave Gardiner / JK (105g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: JK … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Ruddick 3. Tom Lauterbach Chassis: Built by T. Lauterbach / JK (122.0g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: T.L. Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Third Eye 4. Mike Panko Chassis: Built by Mark Kitto / MMW (117.8g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 5. Willy Custer Chassis: Built by RPM / JK (119.0g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 6. Dave Simerka Chassis: Built by Bud Bartos / Bartos Int. (119.9g) … Gear Ratio: 7/29 … Front Tires: Bartos Rear Tires: JK … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 7. Jeff Lauterbach Chassis: Built by T. Lauterbach / JK (107.1g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: T.L. Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Third Eye 8. Den Krivacek Chassis: Built by Den Krivacek / Krivacek (116.9g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 Front Tires: Alpha Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Third Eye A-Main Dave Gardiner took no prisoners in the A-Main, as he ran away and hid from the rest of the field to annex his second win of the day. Gardiner took the lead in the first segment and increased his margin of victory to seven-laps over runner-up Ron Hershman by the conclusion of the race. Greg Fox was a distant third, 10-laps down to the leader. Mark Picione was two laps further back in fourth, in front of Ron Smith, Bud Bartos, Scott Lemon and Florida visitor Brian Ambose, who was an early DNF. Despite Gardiner’s domination he was well off the track record of 281-laps held by Ron Hershman. FAST FACTS… 1. Dave Gardiner Chassis: Built by Dave Gardiner / JK (107.8g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: JK … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 2. Ron Hershman Chassis: Built by RPM / JK (114.2g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: RPM Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 3. Greg Fox Chassis: Built by DK/GF / JK (107.0g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: JK … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: DR 4. Mark Picione Chassis: Built by Mark Picione / Picione (102.2g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: BRP Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 5. Ron Smith Chassis: Built by Dave Gardiner / JK (106.7g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Koford … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 6. Bud Bartos Chassis: Built by Bud Bartos / JK/Swiss (112.2g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: Bartos Rear Tires: JK … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Third Eye 7. Scott Lemon Chassis: Built by Dave Gardiner / JK (110.0g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: JK … Body: Parma Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco 8. Brian Ambrose Chassis: Built by RPM / JK (111.0g) … Gear Ratio: 7/28 … Front Tires: JK Rear Tires: Alpha … Body: O/S Ti-22 … Controller: Difalco CAN-AM OVERALL FINISH 1. Dave Gardiner – 277 2. Ron Hershman – 270 3. Greg Fox – 267 4. Don Weidig – 266+18 5. Mark Gardiner – 266+11 6. Mark Picione – 265 7. Tom Lauterbach – 263+13 8. Ron Smith – 263+10 9. Mike Panko – 262+13 10. Bud Bartos – 262+5 11. Willy Custer – 262+2 12. Dave Simerka – 261 13. Scott Lemon – 259 14. Jeff Lauterbach – 258 15. George Katzakis – 254 16. Al Rutti – 253 17. Dan Myers – 252 18. Ross Scharf – 248 19. Den Krivocek – 245+21 20. Ken Kanyok – 245+10 21. Larry Kowicki – 243 22. Bob Summers – 239 23. Larry Mattingly – 238+8 24. Jim Doolan – 238+5 25. Earl Graybill – 234 26. Joel Dine – 230 27. Matt Easterday – 228 28. Frankie Schaffier – 216 29. Dan ‘Pops’ Myers – 210 30. Rob Easterday – 176 31. Rick Moody – 129 32. Brian Ambrose – 83 33. Steve Radcliffe RETRO-FLEXI Greg Fox made short work of a slim six-car Retro-Flexi field to win the main going away over Brian Ambrose. Don Weidig was third, followed by Dan Myers, Dan ‘Pops’ Myers and Ron Smith. 1. Greg Fox – 192 2. Brian Ambrose – 186 3. Don Weidig – 182 4. Dan Myers – 170 5. Dan ‘Pops’ Myers – 136 6. Ron Smith – 69 OUTISIGHT DESIGN BRS CONCOURS AWARDS Formula One/Indy North Series: 1. Don Weidig 2. Ron Smith 3. Mark Picione South Series: 1. Earl Graybill 2. Larry Mattingly 3.Steve Radcliffe Can-Am North Series: 1. Rick Moody 2. Don Weidig 3. Ron Smith South Series: 1. Earl Graybill 2. Dan Myers 3. Steve Radcliffe MMW SIDEBAR … The traveling BRS crew ran into a buzz saw in race #4 at MMW in the form of a very competitive group of house racers who proved to be very competitive across the board. A dozen entrants, who call MMW home, competed in the BRS event, with Dave Gardiner winning both the F1/Indy and Can-Am races. Five MMW racers qualified into the F1/Indy A-Main, while four raced in the Can-Am A-Main. MMW boasts the strongest weekly retro racing program in the nation, attracting 15 plus racers on a regular basis … The MMW 161 foot King track, built by owner Mark Kitto, continued to live up to its reputation as being a true drivers track, as virtually every turn is a challenge, and the ‘finger’ is still the toughest corner to master in retro racing … Mark Kitto was the consummate host with his up beat personality dominating the Saturday event. Mark provided food for the racers all day Sat., and also had free hot dogs, pasta salad and chips on hand for those who practiced on Friday … MMW was a bee hive of activity. Aside from the BRS contest there was a well attended hard body FCR race Friday evening on the oval, and a number of casual racers renting time on their flat track on both days … How important is practice and testing? Most racers will tell you that it is imperative if one expects to be successful. REM regulars George Katzakis and Larry Kowicki arrived on Sat. morning just as qualifying was ready to begin. Neither driver had turned a lap of practice. Katzakis ended up winning the Can-Am C-Main, while Kowicki duplicated that performance in the D-Main … Good to see Steve Radcliffe aka ‘Scuz’ back in action after a long absence … Florida visitor Brian Ambrose, the only racer attired in shorts on a brisk Ohio weekend, was again on hand, and qualified into the Can-Am A-Main. Brian tips that he will be moving to St. Louis in the near future … Another mystery solved. While chatting with Mike Panko, he revealed that the former Seven Caves Raceway Ogilvie King and Hill Climb tracks, formerly located in southern Ohio, are now at Speed Freaks Raceway in Greely CO. The King track is a mainstay on the Rocky mountain retro circuit … BRS racer Ross Scharf announced that he will soon be opening a new raceway in northern Ohio. Ross purchased a 148’ reverse Engleman that was housed in Tennessee. Many who have previously raced on the track give it high marks. While the new store location has not been determined, Ross said it will be called HIGH BANK RACEWAY … The BRS prides itself on efficiency. Despite 60 entries, which necessitated seven mains (four of which were round-robins), it had those racers running F1/Indy and Can-Am out the door and on the road by 6:15 PM … The BRS has announced that beginning with race #6 in Jan. at MMW, it will no longer be ‘officially’ sanctioning a third class of racing at race meets. Participating BRS tracks may run additional classes following the BRS event, but those races will be totally under the supervision of the host track… Like to give a shout out to Greg Fox,who gave the BRS officials a helping hand in lining up cars for time trial runs. Much appreciated … Also, again, a thank you to Shontel Howard for keeping everyone abreast of results throughout the day. And, as Dan Myers found out, don’t be late relaying the results to her. NEXT RACE: BRS North … Race #5 Sat. Dec. 14 … Route 93 Raceway, Akron, OH * This race will also be the second leg of the American Raceway Series , and a warm-up for the March 1-2 ‘All Star / Invitational’ Classic *
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