Nationals in Full Swing

rev up
June - July 2005
The Official Bi-monthly Newsletter of Roar
Nationals
in Full Swing
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ncase you haven’t noticed, the RC racing season is in full swing.
We’re currently in the middle of the Nationals with still more to go. Take a look
at the upcoming Nationals and if you haven’t entered yet, do it now.
2005 National Championship Schedule
Modified Off-Road Nationals
R/C Madness—Enfield, Connecticut
860.741.6501, [email protected]
www.rcmadness.com
July 21-24, 2005
Fuel ‘Open’ On-Road Nationals
Full Throttle Speedway—Kissimmee, Florida
407.791.2321, [email protected]
www.fullthrottlespeedway.com
November 3-6, 2005
Paved On-Road Electric Nationals
Speedline Hobbies—Holiday, Florida
727.536.7223. October 6-9, 2005
Stock Off-Road Nationals
Scottsdale R/C Speedway—Scottsdale Arizona
480.945.2186, [email protected]
www.scottsdalerc.com. October 20-23, 2005
Paved Oval Nationals
Blountville Model Speedway—Blountville,
Tennessee. 423.323.1513, [email protected]
www.racebms.com. September 29 - October 2, 2005
Fuel ‘Sedan’ On-Road Nationals
RCRC of North Texas—Dallas, Texas
817.477.4777, [email protected]
www.RCRCNT.com. July 14-17, 2005
Fifth Scale Nationals—T.B.D.
REMINDER:
ALL BIDS FOR NATIONAL EVENTS FOR 2006 ARE DUE BY JULY 31, 2005
TO DAVID LEE, ROAR COMPETITION DIRECTOR [email protected].
Recently Approved Motors:
The following Brushless Modified
Teardown is approved:
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Modified Novak Novak Brushless, 1050 Teardown,
bare Al can ends, purple band 3.28.2005
Recently Approved Battery:
At this time the following battery is
approved effective January 1, 2005:
●
GP Epic Monster Metal Shrink Description:
Black center band with edges of black and
white diagonal stripes.
Rule Changes
CARPET OVAL NATIONALS (ONLY)
The following deviations that came as requests
from the Oval Rules Committee and were approved
by majority votes of the ExCom.
Brushless and Open Modified:
We are modifying the position of brushless in open
modified for the 2005 Oval Nationals only. Brushless
will be run as a separate class and will not be
included in open modified for oval racing.
Body trimming:
A deviation has been approved to resolve a conflict in the rule book for oval bodies. The body rule
(6.1.15) requires the body to be cut at the molded
trim line and a minimum body height as shown
on rule 8.9.8. We typically have enforced the ride
height as the trim line would usually make the body
stick way up in the air. For the 2005 Oval Nationals
the minimum ride height “C” will be the governing
dimension.
1/12 scale NASCAR bodies:
A deviation request was approved for 1/12 scale
NASCAR bodies. The approved 1/12 scale NASCAR
bodies for oval are not available (Bolink is out of
business and Proline/Protoform 1/12 NASCAR
bodies will not be made anymore). Because of this,
the 1/12 scale class will be allowed to run what
ever 1/12 scale body they can find to run. Supplies
are very limited at best. The deviation request is
to not require the use of an approved 1/12 scale
oval body due to availability concerns of the
effected drivers.
Recently Approved Bodies
The following bodies are approved for competition:
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1/10 Supertruck McAllister Chev Silverado 215—03.26.08
1/10 Nextel Cup McAllister ’05 Dodge Charger 216—03.26.08
InsiDe this issue:
Region 1 .............................................. pg 4
Region 2 ............................................. pg 5
Region 3 .............................................. pg 6
Region 4 .............................................. pg 7
Region 5 .............................................. pg 8
Regions 6, 7 & 8 .................................. pg 9
Regions 9 & 10 ....................................pg 10
Region 11 ........................................... pg 11
Region 12 ........................................... pg 12
Regions 14 & Canada ........................ pg 16
2005 Fuel Off-Road Nationals .............pg 13
ROAR Race Flyers ....................pgs 14 & 15
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Administrators Column
Fred Hohwart
Our ROAR membership statistics indicate that a
majority of members reading this issue are new this
year and are reading the June issue of Rev-Up for the
first time. I generally repeat some of the information
annually, including a description of how the ROAR
insurance program works and what a great benefit it
is to ROAR members.
How ROAR Insurance Works
The ROAR insurance program is one of the most
valuable aspects of ROAR membership. The insurance
policies are complex but I would like to try to
summarize the key parts of the insurance program in
layman’s terms, particularly for the new members, as
part of my annual column on this subject.
ROAR members are covered by two ROAR insurance
policies, liability and bodily injury, while participating in a ROAR sanctioned race or a practice for
such a race.
Liability: This policy protects members from
claims resulting from damage caused by their
R/C car to spectators and others. The insurance
company has the right and duty to defend the
insured (member) against any suit seeking damages because of bodily injury or property damage,
and pay those sums the insured becomes legally
obligated to pay up to the $ 1 Million policy limit.
This applies to ROAR sanctioned races and practices and basically applies to accidents directly
related to the operation of an R/C car. Damage
caused by a wind blown pit umbrella or shade
tent isn’t covered. Often that kind of coverage
is provided by your homeowners policy. In my
opinion, the greatest value here is the protection
from lawyers and lawsuits. (Insurance company
has the duty to defend...). You’ve got to have a
real bummer of an accident to cause $1 Million in
damage. In terms of cost, this liability coverage
currently represents about $4.80 of your annual
membership fee. The liability cost per member
has increased compared to a few years ago,
primarily because the insurance industry is experiencing more lawsuits and larger damage awards
for liability claims in general.
Bodily Injury: I like to think of this as a “no-fault”
injury policy because it pays medical expenses if
you hurt yourself in a ROAR sanctioned race (trip
over your own feet turn-marshalling) up to $10,000.
Most member’s accidents are minor and fall within
the current $200 deductible for each claim, however,
a broken leg with resulting hospital and doctor bills
adds up real fast with today’s high medical costs. In
terms of cost, the bodily
injury coverage currently represents $1.40 of your
annual membership fee. During the last few years,
the insurance company has paid claims including
one for nearly $6000 to cover medical costs for a
member’s broken arm. It also rejected one claim for
nearly $1000 identified by the Emergency Room physician as a skateboarding injury, which obviously was
not RC related. One aspect of both policies of insurance is that they are secondary to any coverage you
may have that is already obligated to pay the covered
expenses. In other words, you would not be able to
receive payment twice for the same expense.
A ROAR sanctioned race is one run by a ROAR Club
or Track with an approved sanction from ROAR. Clubs
are automatically issued a certificate of insurance
naming them as an additional insured under the
member policy. If they use someone else’s property
for a race, the insurance company will add that party,
(landlord, city park, shopping center) as an additional
insured for a nominal fee (currently $67.11 including
insurance tax). These additional insured parties have
the same coverage as the member. Again, remember
the main value here is the insurance company’s “duty
to defend” and the lawyers tendency to sue anyone
even remotely connected with the event looking for
deep pockets. The key element to all of this, particularly for the Clubs, is that the insurance coverage is
related to the individual member insurance, and if
the person having an accident is not a ROAR member
officers
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President: Rick Wilson
535 Crater Camp Dr., Monte Nido, CA 91302
Phone: 818.591.7531; [email protected]
Track Director: Kenny Bergschultz
2830 South 12th St., Sheboygan, WI 53081
Phone: 920.457.5266; [email protected]
Vice President: Mike Queller
9212 Gallant Fox, Austin, TX 78737
Phone: 512.326.8481; [email protected]
Technical Director: Bob Ingersoll
2921 Harlee Dr., Farmers Branch, TX 75234-5007
Phone: 972.620.0407; [email protected]
Secretary / Treasurer: Randy Holst
9400 NE 121st St., Kirkland, WA 98034
Phone: 425.373.4875; [email protected]
Competition Director: David Lee
1280 Timber Creek Ln., Greenwood, IN 46142
Phone: 317.859.0596; [email protected]
Promotions Director: Dawn Sanchez
6207 W. Monterey St., Chandler, AZ 85226
Phone: 480.699.4722; [email protected]
ROAR Administrator: (non-voting member)
Fred Hohwart
30872 S. Coast Hwy., #111, Laguna Beach, CA 92651.
Phone: 949.494.0515 [email protected]
the insurance company won’t know him. The track’s
coverage depends upon having all racers be ROAR
members. Remember to let the race director or track
owner know of any accident, and write down his name
and number, so the insurance company can verify the
details of any claim submitted.
The $6.20 of your membership fee devoted to the
insurance program is an excellent value particularly
in this day and age when there are so many lawsuits.
We want to make sure that all racers at our events
are protected by the insurance coverage, so make
sure that you are participating in a ROAR sanctioned
race run by a ROAR Club (listed here in Rev-Up under
your Region report), and that everyone participating
in your club events is a ROAR member. It’s cheap
insurance. n
Competition Director
David Lee
One of my duties is to solicit the bids for level 4 events
for the coming year. ROAR has offered championships
in all racing classes since it’s early days. Now is the
time for clubs, commercial tracks and racing facilities to consider hosting one of these championship
events for 2006.
The ROAR process is for an interested host to construct and submit a bid to me for the championship
they wish to hold. The bid will then be sent to the
class committees overseeing each racing discipline
for endorsement of the best bid or location for the
event. The bids and the endorsements will then come
under review of the Executive Committee for final
determination of the successful bids for 2006.
Bids shall follow the format identified by the
template on the ROAR internet site. The template is
located in the Nationals section. It includes topics
such as description of the racing facilities, proposed
date of the event, classes offered, identification of
race officials and their qualifications and others relevant to the success of the proposed event.
Three national championship events have been
completed at the date this article is written. Two of the
events have been conducted without a hitch, while
one of the events had numerous issues even though
there were great racing and worthy champions. ROAR
has learned that the staff conducting the event is very
important to the success attained.
Many times it is easy to overcome deficiencies in
the staff, but every once in a while, that is impossible.
There have been suggestions that ROAR establish a
permanent team of officials to staff these events. I
agree this is a solution that will reduce the possibility
the event will have uncorrectable problems. This is an
important topic the Executive Committee will discuss
relating to future level 4 events. One of the negatives
for a move like this is the cost to retain and travel a
competent team of officials. Part of the discussion
will be to compare those costs against the value they
represent. I personally hope those costs do not out
weigh ROAR’s interest to high value events. n
Promotions Director
Current Affiliates continued:
Dawn Sanchez
Greetings ROAR members! This month I wanted to
remind all track affiliates that we are attempting to
advertise in the national magazines all the sanctioned
races but, it takes getting the information to do it! I
hear all the time, what does ROAR do for me.. well,
c’mon guys....send me the date, track, contact info,
type of racing information of all your sanctioned
events and we’ll get them advertised!
Also, we are able to get the magazines to print
the national event entry forms but remember, three
months ahead of time is when we have to have them
to make on time printing!
ROAR banners have been mailed out to the national
venues and I recently received one banner for each
region director to take to events and races they attend
to do some promotions! I will be mailing those out
very soon. (sorry I haven’t done that already!)
Please, contact me at [email protected]
should you have any promotional ideas or want to
step up and do some good with ROAR. Class committees are always looking for participants and personally, I’ll take whatever help I can get! n
Ashford Hobby
PO Box 840, Boalsburg PA 16827 USA
[email protected]; www.ashfordhobby.com
Panther Products, Inc.
1100 Marlborough Ave., Riverside CA 92507 USA
[email protected]; www.panther-rc.com
Associated Electrics
3585 Cadillac Ave., Costa Mesa CA 92626 USA
[email protected]; www.rc10.com
Parma International, Inc.
13927 Progress Pkwy, N. Royalton OH 44133 USA
[email protected]; www.parmapse.com
BK Racing
10315 Joaquin, Dallas TX 75228 USA
[email protected]; www.BKRacingFuel.com
Pro-Line
PO Box 456, Beaumont CA 92223 USA
[email protected]
www.prolineracing.com
Byron Originals, Inc.
PO Box 279, Ida Grove IA 51445 USA
[email protected]; www.byronfuels.com
Castle Creations
402 E. Pendleton, Wellsville KS 66092 USA
[email protected]; www.castlecreations.com
Hobbies ‘N Stuff
2801-P Eubank NE, Albuquerque NM 87112 USA
[email protected]; www.hobbies-n-stuff.com
Lunsford Industries, Inc.
2500 Three Lakes Rd. #A, Albany OR 97321 USA
[email protected]; www.lunsfordracing.com
Molzer Mowery Racing
6528 Winsdale St., Golden Valley MN 55427 USA
[email protected]
www.molzermoweryracing.com
Robinson Racing Products
4968 Meadow View Drive, Mariposa CA 95336 USA
[email protected]; www.robinsonracing.com
Schumacher, Inc.
6302 Benjamin Rd. #404, Tampa FL 33634 USA
[email protected]; www.racing-cars.com
Speedline/Racer’s Choice
9212 Gallant Fox, Austin TX 78737 USA
[email protected]; www.speedline-rc.com
Stormer Hobbies
PO Box 126, Glasgow MT 59230 USA
[email protected]; www.stormerhobbies.com
Team Losi
4710 E. Gausti Road, Ontario CA 91761 USA
[email protected]; www.teamlosi.com
Motor Saver Filters
PO Box 9078, Moreno Valley CA 92552 USA
[email protected]; www.motorsaverfilters.com
Tekin, Inc.
PO Box 2189, McCall ID 83638 USA
sup[[email protected]; www.teamtekin.com
New Era Models
One Cannon Drive, Nashua NH 03062 USA
[email protected]; www.nemscalecars.com
Think Omnnimedia LLC
2000 S. Grove Ave # A-111, Ontario CA 91761 USA
[email protected]; www.rc411.com
Nimble Motorsports, LLC
372 Florin Rd. #302, Sacramento CA 95831 USA
[email protected]
www.nimblemotorsports.com
W.S. Deans Co.
10875 Portal Drive, Los Alamitos CA 90720 USA
[email protected]; www.wsdeans.com
Novak Electronics, Inc.
17032 Armstrong Ave., Irvine CA 92614 USA
[email protected]; www.teamnovak.com
Yokomo USA, Inc.
17951 Skypark Cir #B35-K, Irvine CA 92614 USA
[email protected]; www.yokomousa.com
Check the track listings for your Region...
is the track where you race listed?
If you don’t see it remind them to sign up
or renew their affilitation with ROAR for 2005.
Renew your memebership today!
> > > www.ROARracing.com
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regional reports
rEGION 1
Region Director: Chris Raffaelli
[email protected]; 914.715.5620
Area Coordinators:
Jim LaStella
[email protected]; 631.667.6599
Raul Garcia
[email protected]
Connecticut ● Maine ● Massachusett
New Hampshire ● New York ● Rhode Island
Vermont
Things have be kind of quiet in Region 1 since the
Nationals at Hobby Chamber while people switching from electric to nitro. Writing this in May, we
have seen a lot of rain washing out the early portions of the outdoor season. Many of the ‘kick off’
kind of races have been washed out.
Hobby Chamber hosted the 2005 Carpet
Onroad Nationals back in March. What an interesting event—interesting is probably an understatement. Lots have been said about how poorly
this event was executed. Most of which is true.
It is easy to point fingers at ROAR and/or Hobby
Chamber for the event, which many did. I was
there, I saw. I was involved in some of the planning. I know some of the inside issues. Many situations were handled poorly all around, leading up
to, during and after the event.
On September 1, 2005 I will review all bids
received for the sanctioned events of 2006. If
you would like to host sanctioned events in 2006
please submit a sanctioning form to me. This will
be a first come first serve. Tracks submitting by
September 1st will have preference.
RC Madness will host the ROAR Modified Off-road
Nationals July 21-24. Goto Rc Madness’ web site
for the entry form and the information. Madness
has been working hard to cover all angles of this
event to ensure that is will be a success.
Don’t forget about the calendar at http://
www.localendar.com/public/region1. The entire
Epic Center Raceway
2793 Wehrle Dr.
Williamsville NY 14221 USA
716 565-3742
www.epic-center.com
Fanatic Remote Racerz
4516 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Far Rockaway NY 11691 USA
Site: Floyd Bennett Field
646 286-4316
[email protected]
www.FRRacers.TK
Hill Top R/C
PO Box 36,
Ashuelot NH 03441 USA
Site: 20 Ashuelot Main St.
603 239-6111
[email protected]
www.hilltoprc.com
Hobby Chamber
743 Boston Post Rd.,
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rEGION 2
schedule in and around Region 1 is
included—well at least the facilities that sent me information. If you
would like your race event or weekly racing included, please drop me a line. The following
is the listing of the ROAR sanctioned events. For
non ROAR sanctioned events, see the calendar.
The schedule is jam packed. If your event has yet
to be scheduled, let me know the details and I will
help promote it, ROAR or not.
Schedule of 2005 events
June 4-5 2005
ROAR NERCAR Club. Level 1, NERCAR.
June 12 2005
ROAR BARCARC Club. Level 1, BARCARC.
June 18-19 2005
NERCAR Nor’Easter. Level 2, NERCAR.
June 25-26 2005
ROAR Region 1 Electric Off-road Regional
Championship. Level 3, RC Madness.
June 26 2005
ROAR BARCARC Club. Level 1, BARCARC.
July 9-10 2005
ROAR NERCAR Club. Level 1, NERCAR.
July 17 2005
ROAR BARCARC Club. Level 1, BARCARC.
July 21-24 2005
ROAR Modified Offroad Electric Nationals. Level
4, RC Madness.
July 30-31 2005
ROAR Region 1 1/8 Fuel Onroad Regional
Championship. Level 3, NERCAR.
West Haven CT 06516 USA
203 934-7317
www. hobbychamber.com
K&N RC Speedway LLC
PO Box 64,
Stafford Springs CT 06076 USA
Site: 55 West St.,
860 508-3815
[email protected]
www.knrcspeedway.com
Keep It Tight
1125 North Ave.,
Bridgeport CT 06604 USA
Site: Alice & Sedgewick
203 258-7334
Lakes Region R/C Speedway
66 Birchwood Way,
Laconia NH 03246 USA
Site: 182 Lily Pond, Gilford
603 524-2909
[email protected]
August 20-21 2005
ROAR NERCAR Club. Level 1, NERCAR.
August 27-28 2005
ROAR Region 1 190/200mm Paved On-Road
Regional Championships. Level 3, RC Madness
2004 Champs:
2wd Modified Electric Off-Road: Josh Knight
Modified Electric Truck: Al Ford
1/8 Fuel On-Road: Vincent Jackson
1/10 Fuel Sedan: Eric Jones
1/10 Mod Electric Sedan: Billy Spence
1/10 Stock Electric Sedan: Jeff Cuffs
1/10 Fuel Off-Road Truck: Kevin Ganoe
1/8 Fuel Buggy Off-Road: Jamie Grayek
18th Monster Truck: David Saunders
1/10 Stock Carpet Sedan: Jason Schreffler
1/12 Stock: Mark Unrath
1/12 Modified: Jeff Cuffs
September 10-11 2005
ROAR Region 1 Fuel Offroad Regionals.
Level 3, RC Madness
Septmeber 10-11 2005
ROAR NERCAR Club. Level 1, NERCAR.
September 18 2005
ROAR BARCARC Club. Level 1, BARCARC.
September 29-October 2 2005
ROAR Paved Oval Nationals. Level 4
2005 Champs:
1/10 19T Electric Sedan: Craig Xavier
1/10 Stock Electric Sedan: Dan Hartman
1/12 Stock: Heimbert Olmos
October 1-2 2005
NERCAR Trophy Race. Level 2, NERCAR.
October 9 2005
ROAR BARCARC Club. Level 1, BARCARC.
October 22-23 2005
ROAR NERCAR Club. Level 1, NERCAR.
October 30 2005
ROAR BARCARC Club. Level 1, BARCARC.
November 3-6 2005
ROAR Fuel On Road Open Nationals. Level 4.
[email protected]
www.newmarket-offroadrc.com
Maximus Indoor R/C Raceway
12 Raydon Road,
York ME 03909 USA
Site: Meadowbrook Plaza, 647 US 1
207 351-1520
[email protected]
www.teammaximus.com
North East Auto Racers
683 Old Shaker Rd.,
Louden NH 03307 USA
Site: Route 106 Racepark, Pembroke,
603 783-9844
[email protected]
www.nearclub.com
NERCAR
1 Pumpkin St.,
E. Northport NY 11731 USA
Site: Turnpike Office Pk., Middlebury.
631 368-4832
[email protected]
www.nercar.com
On Site Racing
40 Charlotte Ave.,
Hicksville NY 11801 USA
516 937-1500
[email protected]
R/C Madness Inc.
PO Box 64,
Enfield CT 06083 USA
Site: 640 Enfield St.,
860 741-6501
[email protected]
www.rcmadness.com
Off-Road Assistant Director: Homer Allman,
540.828.3476; [email protected]
Delaware ● Maryland ● New Jersey
Pennsylvania ● Washington DC
Virgina ● West Virginia
Region 2 Champions
August 28 2005
ROAR BARCARC Club. Level 1, BARCARC.
[email protected]
www.lakesregionrc.com
New Market Off Road Racing
1 Doe Farm Lane,
Newmarket NH 03857 USA
603 292-5334
Region Director: Carl Giordano
136 Day Court, Mahwah, NJ 07430
201.848.5171-home; 201.788.5525-cell
August 7 2005
ROAR BARCARC Club. Level 1, BARCARC.
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For a few Region 2 members, this receipt of this report
will be old news. That’s because a few members are
on the Region 2 e-mail distribution list and have
already received this article via e-mail. If you’d like
to be added to distribution list, please forward your
e-mail address to [email protected].
The planning of regional events for the year 2005
has been slow. To better administer the region, I’ve
asked Mark Somerville who was instrumental in coordinating the 2004 Fuel Off-Road Points Series to assist
as the Off-Road Regional Director. Unfortunately, I’ve
been unable to coordinate and get a schedule set
for the Region 2 Regional off-road electric and Fuel
Championships. Homer Allman has expressed and
interest in hosting the electric off-road, date to be
determined and I’m still waiting to hear from Tony
West, the new operator of Pasadena raceway, Homer
and Mark about a fuel off-road points series. I’m sure
we will have something set soon which will be highly
advertised on all the Internet forums.
In an earlier press release, I expressed my goal for
2005 and this upcoming 2-year term would be a continuation of what I’ve already started. To improve ROAR’s
presence and ensure there exists a fair and consistent
level of racing at all Regional, State Championships
and High Profile events throughout our Region. Lets
dissect this goal. I will continue to enforce the concept of creating a fair and consistent level of racing
throughout our region. I’m passionate about this and
feel it will lead to a greater level of competitive racing
throughout our region. This quality of competitiveness
was evident at the On-Road
Carpet Regionals hosted by The
Track this past April. I will however not waste anymore of my
time defending the actions of
ROAR in what I believe are the
organizations weaknesses. Just after
the on-road carpet nationals, I submitted my thoughts
to the executive committee and everyone involved
with ROAR as guidance to improve ROAR’s presence
at future national and regional level events. With the
exception of a few regional directors voicing support
for my program, I’ve not heard a word from any of the
decision makers at ROAR. I’m very disappointed.
Race Report: During the time since my last Rev-Up
release, The Track in Gaithersburg, MD hosted the
2005 On-Road Regional. Just like the 2005 MidAtlantic Carpet Clash, the turnout for this event drew
the top on-road drivers from throughout the region.
As I expected the race program as support was exceptional. Special thanks Perry Caswell, race director and
to Glenn Peters and Scott Buller for assisting me in
tech throughout the event. FYI, Mimi has expressed
an interest in hosting the 2006 Carpet Nationals,
which I will campaign ROAR. Of special note, the level
of racing displayed during this event far exceeded
that which I witnessed during the carpet nationals. During the 1/12th Stock A-Main the difference
between 1st and 3rd, Heimbert Olmos, Perry Caswell
and Heon Ryou overall was less than 8 seconds, with
Perry finishing just 2 seconds behind Heimbert. Even
the 1/12th B-Main proved to be a competitive battle
between Charles Leinbach and Robert Paoge. In Stock
Sedan, Dan Hartman and Chris Vogan battled it out
finishing 1st and 2nd respectively, separated by less
than 2 seconds. In 19T Sedan A-Main, Craig Xavier
was in a class by himself, finishing almost a lap on
2nd place Billy Spence. The battle during this race
was for 2nd place as 2nd through 6th all finished with
24 laps and within 6 seconds of each other. For me
the race was great, even though I decided not to race
and focused on overseeing tech. This also allowed
me the time to sit back and enjoy the main events.
I’m also please to report that we had no instances of
any technical violations. The results of the race are
as follows:
1/12 Stock A-Main: Heimbert Olmos, Perry Caswell,
Heon Ryou, (TQ) Vincent Jackson, Dave Rasnake,
Keith Wright.
1/12 Stock B-Main: Charles Leinbach, Robert Poage,
Rod Mitchell, Stephene Ludlum, Gareret Hufffman,
Steve Walter.
Stock Sedan A-Main: (TQ) Dan Hartman, Chris Vogan,
Mike McDaniels, Keith Trapp, Ike Peacock,
Anthony Saunders, Michael Mulherin, Wayne Hanbury,
Wade Shive, Shawn Davis.
Stock Sedan B-Main: John Ceci, Bill Dolch,
Austin Huffman, Steve Walter, Kevin Bojarski,
Reggie Barnes, Anthony Reynolds, Russell King,
Mike Fraser, Ron Follett.
Stock Sedan C-Main: Melvin Aulston, Jake Pocock,
Cody Buehler, Dimitri Benitez, Jorge Garcia,
James Underhill, Shawn Patterson, Dave Williams.
19 Turn Sedan A-Main: (TQ) Craig Xavier, Billy Spence,
Mike Dunnigan, Keith Koway, Chris Hawkins,
Tim Gitchell, Greg Fangonil, Komkit Litisard,
Mark Unrath, Jeff Cuffs.
19 Turn Sedan B-Main: Aaron Sanford, Jeff Bagamaspad,
Larry Fairtrace, Thomas Keiser, Arvin Nano,
Robbie Dodge, Danny Jenkins, Rob Estep, Sutton Boo,
Binky Griffin.
19 Turn Sedan C-Main: Kevin Turner, Dennis Storti,
Ian Mulhern, Tim Vause, Isaac Wilson, Fred Borderabe,
John Ceci, Mark Folderavek, Mike McBride,
Kevin Bojarski , Dave Irrgang.
I’m pleased to announce and welcome two additional
Region 2 tracks to the list of ROAR affiliates. RCTRACK
and STEEL CITY HOBBIES will both host regional
events for 2005. Even more exciting for Region 2 is
the return of a Carpet Oval Regional Event, hosted by
Steel City Hobbies. Please check out their websites for
the regional application forms and information.
Confirmed Events:
April 2, 2005—Carpet On-Road Regional
RC Track. www.rctrack.com
May 22, 2005—Carpet Oval Regional
Steel City Hobbies. www.steelcityhobbies.com
June 25-26, 2005—1/10 Fuel Sedan Regional
1/8 East Coast Championship
Fastlane. www.fastlanerc.com
July 23-24, 2005 1/5 Scale Regional
Fastlane. www.fastlanerc.com
August 13, 2005—Electric Asphalt On-Road
Jackson RC. www.jacksonrcracing.com
August 27-28, 2005—1/8 Big Apple Super Regional
BARCAR. Edison, NJ
September 10, 2005—VA State Fuel Championship
PetesRCRaceway. www.petesrcraceway.com
Pending Regional host tracks and events:
PetesRCRaceway—Regional Fuel Off-Road
TBD (based upon point off-road series schedule)
Tiltyard—Electric Off-Road
TBD
Tiltyard—Regional Fuel Off-Road
TBD (based upon point series schedule)
More to come in the next few weeks. This is all of the
interest that I’ve received so far. n
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rEGIONAL rEPOrTS
BARCARC
41 Watchling Plaza #83
Montclair NJ 07042 USA
Site: Middlesex Cty. College
973 497-9400; [email protected]
www.BARCARC.com
D R C W Raceway
1828 S. Military Hwy., Chesapeake VA
23320 USA 757 361-6681
[email protected]
www.debbiesrcworld.com
Fastlane R/C
PO Box 23302, Washington DC 20026
USA Site: Perrywood Elementary
301 213-6274; [email protected]
www.fastlanerc.com
Hillhoppers Racing Club
65932 McGregor Hill Rd., Bellaire OH
26003 USA
Site: Point Run Rd., Triadelphia.
740 676-5537
[email protected]
www.hillhoppers.org
Horsham R/C Racing
935 Horsham Rd. #G, Horsham PA
19044 USA 215 672-4750
[email protected]
www.horshamrcracing.com
Jackson R/C Racing Assoc.
PO Box 565, Jackson NJ 08527 USA
Site: Columbus Blvd., 908 489-2368
[email protected]
www.jacksonrcracing.com
Nuclear RC
4411 North Wood Trail,
Hampstead MD 21074 USA
rEGION 3
The Paved Oval Regional has been scheduled for
August 6,2005 at Blountville Model Speedway in
Blountville Tennessee. For info on the race contact
Dale Benton at [email protected]. The Electric
Off-road Regional is almost set and will be in late
September. The host track will be in the next region
report. The Paved and Carpet onroad regionals are
still not scheduled. Contact me if your track is interested in hosting either of these races.
Below are the results from the 2004 Fuel Offroad
regionals held at The Proving Grounds in Sumter
South Carolina.
1/8 Scale D-Main:
1 Jon Marshal, 2 Jim May, 3 Ricky Osteen,
4 Allen Champ, 5 Karl Kobernus, 6 Blake Taylor.
1/8 Scale C-Main:
1 Brian Keith, 2 Eric Smith, 3 Jon Marshal,
4 Steve Smith, 5 Brent Roupe, 6 Glen Gioia,
7 Mike Bermudez, 8 Travis Phillips,
Badlands R/C Super Cross
13 Smith Blvd., Myrtle Beach SC
29588 USA Site: Socastee Park
843 385-3862
[email protected]
www.badlandsrc.com
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RC Pro Racing
7106 Hayes Shopping Ct.,
Hayes VA 23072 USA 804 642-1114
[email protected]
www.rcproracing.com
Rhondaveuzz RC Track
10415 Virginia Ave.,
Bassett VA 24055 USA
276 629-2413
[email protected]
Round Back RC Track
23420 File Rd., Bowling Green VA
22427 USA 804 633-0658
[email protected]
www.roundbackrctrack.com
9 David Saunders,
10 Gus Primm.
Region Director: Mike Russell
PO Box 222, Pine Bluff NC 28373
910.281.5844; [email protected]
sandhillsraceway.com
Alabama ● Georgia ● North Carolina
South Carolina ● Tennessee
410 374-2270
[email protected];
www.nuclear-rc.com
Steel City Hobbies
1155 Washington Pike,
Bridgeville PA 15017 USA
412 220-7515
[email protected]
www.steelcityhobbies.com
The Track of USA
16806 Oakmont Ave.,
Gaithersburg MD 20877 USA
301 417-9630
[email protected]
www.rctrack.com
VORRA
7730 Nathan Lane,
Richmond VA 23235 USA
Site: 360 West Shopping Center
804 276-5756
[email protected]
www.vorra.org
6 Brian Higgins, 7 Lance Norrick,
8 Rusty Mihelich, 9 Steven Wren,
10 Cliff Spangler. n
Gas Truck B-Main:
1 Bobby Patsel, 2 Gus Prim.
1/8 Scale B-Main:
1 Brian Higgins, 2 Pete Worth, 3 Mark Johnson,
4 Chuck Tutt, 5 Hart Wilkie, 6 Brian Keith,
7 David Jessen, 8 Dell Mathis, 9 Greg Smith,
10 Michael Roy.
Novice Gas Truck A-Main:
1 Phil Brooks (TQ), 2 Tim Ford, 3 Marty Null,
4 Mike Allsbrook, 5 John Kelley.
Region 3 Champions
Paved Oval Modified—Mike Russell
Paved Oval 19turn—Marty Hillman
Paved Oval Stock—Brandon Sutherland
Paved Oval Spec Stock—Barney Bradley
Fuel Offroad 1/10 Truck—Travis Dupree
Fuel Offroad 1/8 Scale—Glen Harrison
2wd Stock Offroad—Rodney West
2wd Modified Offroad—Travis Dupree
1/8 Sportsman A-Main:
1 Nick Smith, 2 Jody Ogle, 3 Mitch Looper,
4 Taylor Winstean, 5 Jeff Pate (TQ), 6 Ed Paoquen.
4wd Modified Offroad—Steve Beasley
Gas Truck A-Main:
1 Travis Dupree (TQ), 2 Mike Kendall,
3 Lance Norrick, 4 Steven Tingen, 5 Seth Wrobel,
6 Bobby Patsel, 7 Jason Brown, 8 Pete Worth,
9 Kevin Bullock, 10 Todd Norder.
Touring Stock –Carpet—Mike Collins
1/8 Scale A-Main:
1 Glenn Harrison, 2 Daniel Aycoth (TQ),
3 Robin Nelson, 4 Chris Crews, 5 Jason Brown,
Touring Stock Paved—Jimmy Macintyre
FASTRACK Racing & Hobbies
916 Redbank Rd., Goose Creek SC
29445 USA 843 553-2002
[email protected]
www.fastrackhobbies.com
Blountville Model Speedway
204 Christopher Ct.,
Blountville TN 37617 USA
Site: 5237 Hwy. 126
423 323-8349; [email protected]
www.racebms.com
Lexington Hobby Raceway
528-D Columbia Ave.,
Lexington SC 29072 USA
Site: 5020 Platt Springs Rd.
803 356-4226;
[email protected]
www.lexhobby.com
Dirtslingers
1314 S. Fourth St.,
Hartsville SC 29550 USA
843-383-0017
[email protected]
www.dands-speedway.50megs.com
MSRA Mid South Racing Assoc.
6445 Carolot Ln., Bartlett TN 38135
USA Sites: Hobbytown & Midsouth
Hobbies. 901 371-8956
[email protected]
www.msra-racing.com
Stock Truck Offroad—Jason Brown
Modified Truck Offroad—Jason Brown
19Turn Touring-Carpet—Mike Collins
1/12 Stock Onroad Carpet—Michael Skeen
1/12 Mod Onroad Carpet—James Grubbs
Touring Modified Paved—Brandon Melton
Fuel Touring Paved—Thomas Medlin
Panther R/C Raceway
2480 Turleymill Rd.,
Morristown TN 37814 USA
Site: 710 Morelock Rd.
423 312-5079; [email protected]
www.pantherrcraceway.com
Pete’s RC Raceway
8105 Spotswood Rd., Summerfield
NC 27358 USA Site: 2176 W. Main,
Danville VA. 336 362-1730
[email protected]
www.petesrcraceway.com
Rodslinger RC Raceway
2182 Willaimson/Zebulon Rd.
Williamson GA 30292 USA
770 567-8693;
[email protected]
www.rodslingerrcraceway.com
Rush & Son RC Racing
1000 Guy McAdams Rd., Henderson TN
38340 USA 731 989-4340
[email protected]
S.C.O.R.E
416 East 61st St., Savannah GA 31405
USA Site: Lake Mayer Park
912 303-9808; [email protected]
www.score-racing.org
Spartanburg RC Racing Assoc.
PO Box 462, Inman SC 29349 USA
864 266-1988; [email protected]
The Proving Grounds
876 West Liberty St., Sumter SC 29150
USA Site: Dillon Park, 803 418-0445
[email protected]
www.theracetrack.50megs.com
rEGION 4
Region Director: Bill Fraden
9711 Sharing Cross Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32257.
904.268.1948, [email protected]
Co-Assistant Directors:
Izzy Santiago and John Malin
On-Road Director: John Grant
Off-Road Director: Jeff Keeton
Oval Director: Ken Holmes
Nitro On-Road Director: Jarrod Pilone
Florida
It’s spring and going into summertime here in Florida.
I’ve only gotten one report on the Electric On-road series
this time. The new Off-road director had a race this past
weekend and it will not be possible for a report at this
time. The Nitro On-road regional was rained out I believe
and I have not heard anything yet. However I’ll see the
nitro director this coming weekend. Hopefully on the
next Rev-up I’ll have many articles and updates on the
different series racing. I do know many racers here in
Florida are gearing up for the On-road Electric and Nitro
Open Nationals coming here in October and November.
There will also be a nationals warm up (electric) in
September so check Speedline hobbies website for current information.
The FSEARA series is going to be celebrating our 25th
anniversary next month in Daytona at Strickland R/C
track. They will be giving several special awards to the
“New Hall of Fame.” I know I’ll be one of them—I’ve been
racing in the series of 24 years. I can say it’s been a real
interesting time. I’ve meant so many people, some real
characters thru the years. Also made some great friends
and have enjoyed traveling around the state. Although
it’s an old saying any weekend racing is better than
working. Now days the racing weekends are just the
Broward County R/C Race Club
13310 Mustang Trail, Sunshine Ranches
FL 33330 USA Site: Mills Pond Pk, Ft.
Lauderdale. 954 525-3304
[email protected]
www.rc-racing.com /Broward conf.
state race weekends. This will soon change as
a new permanent track will be build about 3
miles from my house (Sunbeam R/C Raceway).
They will have both an On-road track and an
Off-Road track.
Also new in the state is what was formerly known as Full Throttle Speedway is now
Kissimmee R/C Raceway. The new partners
Rafael Angula and Kevin Hutchinson will be fixing up the
place and Hosting the ROAR Nitro On-Road Nationals on
November 3rd-6th. I’m sure with these new owners and
what they have planned for the place everyone will see a
big impovement. I’m looking forward to racing my electric
cars and watching the planes fly around. Oh yes and a
few golfers having a good round or two.
Searching the internet today I’ve got some racing dates
for the Ft. Myers R/C Club: June 4-5, July 16-17, August
13-14. Saturdays practice all day from 9:30 to 3:30pm.
Sunday practice 9:00am-10:30 with two rounds of qualifying and the mains. Also The Sunshine Bandits of Central
Florida have released their club race schedule: August
27 28, September 10-11, October 15-16, November 12-13,
January 28-29, March 18-19 and April 15-16 Trophy Dash.
The Forgass Series for 2004-2005 is finished. This year
the series has grown and here are the top three in each
of the classes.
1/8—Chuck Moon (Series Director), Aston Brinson,
Ryan Rhodes.
1/10 Outlaw—Collin Ashley, Jim Rice, Julian Hope.
200mm—Scotty Gray, Maxy Velazco, DJ Apolaro.
While searching the web I also found out that the 2006
Winter Nats are being planned for February 12-18. I usually get the paperwork in the summer so we see if these
dates are correct.
FSEARA race winners correction for our 1st race. Steve
McNichols in 19t touring and Art Jenson in modified
Touring. Sorry for the wrong information I posted. Now as
for the third race that was actually our second—hosted
by Superior Hobbies in Orlando. Saturday was interrupted by rain after the first round of qualifying. So for
Sunday we decided to have two rounds and the mains.
Here’s the results:
Touring Stock A main: Team Butter, Michael Abraira,
Ben Griffin, Rolando Cusine.
Touring Stock B Main: Juan Mercado, Tim Kowal,
Todd Allen.
Touring Stock C Main: Martin Grace, John Golden,
Mark Mixon.
Touring Stock D Main: Andrew Beck, Johnny Book Jr.,
Jon Beck.
Touring Stock E Main: Josh Cornwall, Tony Munno,
David Book.
1/12 19t A main: Michael Bruce, Hector Garcia,
Shad Galante.
1/12 19t B Main: Mark Mixon, John Grant, Lynn Munno.
Touring 19t A Main: Shad Galante, Joel Bandera,
Michael Abraira.
Touring 19t B Main: Hector Garcia, Tony Padilla,
Rolando Cusine.
Touring 19t C Main: Gregory Hunsinger Jr.,
Juan Mercado, Kent Perlinski.
Sportman Stock A Main: Kyle Calkins, Stephan PantoN,
Robert Falcon.
Touring Mod A Main: Paul Wynn, Jeff Brown,
Steve McNichols.
Touring Mod B Main: Alexander Lopez, Art Jensen,
Matt Kauffman. n
New Red Hobbies & Raceway
Jacksonville Sandslingers R/C Club
609 NW 4th Ave. #C, Ocala FL 34475 USA
933 Millard Ct. E., Jacksonville FL 32225
USA 904 338-6963; [email protected] 352 671-7302; [email protected]
Florida On-Road Gas State Series
www.newredhobbies.com
4320 NE 12 Terr., Pompano Beach FL 33064
Kissimmee RC Raceway
USA Sites: Various
13127 Zori Ln., Windermere FL 34786 USA
Ocala Radio Controlled Car Club
561 644-6610; [email protected]
Site: Kissimmee Golf Course
PO Box 6932, Ocala FL 34478 USA
www.forgas.org
Central FL Racers Assoc.
407 924-5529; [email protected] Site: 3500 SW 67 Ave. 352 351-5293
[email protected]; www.orccc.org
5600 W. Colonial Dr. #310, Orlando FL
www.kissimmeerceaceway.com
Florida St. El. Auto Racing Assoc
32808 USA 407 295-9256
1561 Ardenwood Ln., Deltona FL 32738 USA
River City R/C Car Club
[email protected]
Lee County R/C Racers
Sites: Various/Series
www.centralfloridahobbies.com
143 SE 19th Lane, Cape Coral FL 33990 USA 2208-B W. 21st St., Jacksonville FL 32209
386 532-6204; [email protected]
Site: Amtel Flea Market Mall, Ft. Myers. 239 USA 904 268-1948; [email protected]
www.fseara.org
772-9023
Charlotte R/C Car Club
Royal Palm Raceway
[email protected]
2106 Winningway St., Port Charlotte FL
Florida State Off-Road Series
10839 Snapper Creek Dr., Miami FL 33173
33948 USA Site: Charlotte Sport Comples
4510 Foxcreek Dr., Mulberry FL 33860
941 766-1686; [email protected]
USA Site: 14955 SW 192 Ave.
MB Racing
USA Sites: Various throughout Florida
786 206-9006; [email protected]
www.RC-Racing.org
863 221-0607; [email protected] 835 Dougherty St., New Smyrna Beach FL
32168 USA Site: Strickland R/C Park
www.royalpalmraceway.com
www.fsors.com
386 427-7416; [email protected]
Coral Springs R/C Racing Club, Inc.
Speedline Hobbies
11300 NW 24th St., Coral Springs FL 33065 Ft. Myers R/C Car Club
MDI Racing
USA Site: 10050 NW 11th Manor
6565 1/2 Ulmerton Rd., Largo FL 33771 USA
1454 Cumberland Ct., Ft. Myers FL 33919
954 493-7307; [email protected]
10351 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach FL 727 536-7223; [email protected]
USA Site: Lee Civic Center
33411 USA 561 798-2433
www.speedlinehobbies.com
239 936-2516; [email protected]
DC Off Road R/C Park
[email protected]; www.mdiracing.com
3100 Bristol St., Sebring FL 33872 USA
Strickland R/C Park
Hobby World
Miami R/C Raceway
863 386-5084; [email protected]
2401 Lipizzan Tr., Ormond Beach FL 32174
7273 103rd St., Jacksonville FL 32210 USA
12260 SW 8 St. #126, Miami FL 33184 USA USA Site: Strickland Park, Daytona Bch.
904 772-9445; [email protected]
Extreme Outdoors
Site: 20800 SW 117th Ave.; 305 551-1008
386 451-3460; [email protected]
www.hobbyworld.biz
Ortegon St. 468, Rio Grande PR 00745 USA
[email protected]
daytonarc.homeip.net
787 562-5590; [email protected]
Jack’s Hobbies Raceway
Minnreg R/C Club
Sunshine Bandits of Central Florida
1759 NE Jacksonville Rd., Ocala FL 34470
Fast ‘n’ Furious R/C
5941 42 Ave., St. Petersburg FL 33709 USA 5022 Cambry Lane, Lakeland FL 33805 USA
USA 352 351-2224
8322 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise FL
Site: 6340 126th Ave., Largo
Site: Linder Airport. 863 688-7276
[email protected]
33322 USA 954 578-5696
727 403-7110; [email protected]
www.jackshobbies.com
[email protected]
www.minnregrcc.com
www.fastnfurious-rc.com
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rEGIONAL rEPOrTS
Superior Hobbies R/C Racing
1436 SR 436 #1040, Casselberry FL
32707 USA 407 834-9299
[email protected]
www.superiorhobbies.com
T.Q. Hobbies & Raceway
541 East SR 434, Longwood FL 32750
The Swamp
489 Yellowbird St., Marco Island FL
34145 USA Site: Florida Sports Park,
Naples. 239 394-7330
[email protected]
Treasure Coast R/C at Grand Prix
203 Tumblin Kling Rd., Ft. Pierce FL
34982 USA Site: 2551 Peters Rd.
772 216-9701; [email protected]
www.tatersrcworld.com
USA Site: Bartow Park.
863 860-3620; [email protected]
www.bartowrc.com
rEGION 6
Region Director: Ed Hill
P.O. Box 7401, Jackson, MS 39282
601.924.6416;
[email protected]
Triple Nickel Raceway
1812 Farrington Dr., Lakeland FL 33809
Arkansas ● Louisiana ● Mississippi
rEGION 5
Region Director: John Kohan
[email protected]
Illinois ● Indiana ● Kentucky ● Michigan
Ohio ● Wisconsin
Region 5 Champions
Oval 1/10 Brushless—Mike Kingsley
Oval 1/10 Modified—Frank Ulbrik
Oval 1/10 Stock—Chris Ulbrik
I’m glad to see the activity in the region heating up.
So far Region 5 has hosted the Oval Carpet Regional
as well as the Carpet Oval Nationals. Halo Hobbies in
Toledo Ohio hosted both races.
The regional has hosted on March 12 and went off
without a hitch. Halo put their best foot forward and
it showed. Qualifying was for three rounds followed
by the mains. Halo listened to the Oval Community
and added a Brushless class. In the mains, the
Brushless classes were faster then the Stock classes.
A.O.S.C.A.
1708 Empire Road, Wickliffe OH 44092
USA Site: Hobbytown, Mentor;
Wiseco Piston. 440 944-9966
[email protected]
www.AOSCA.8M.com
ABC R/C Inc.
244 W. Main St., Waukesha WI 53186
USA 262 542-1245
[email protected]
www.abcrchobby.com
Chicago Radio Car Club
21520 W. Chestnut Lane, Planfield IL
60544 USA Site: 550 Howard Ave.,
Des Plaines. 815 372-0647
[email protected]
Columbus RC Race Club
PO Box 414, Hilliard OH 43026 USA
Site: Franklin Cty. Fairgrounds
614 771-0121; www.CRCRC.com
Custom Made Raceway
1600 Morningstar Lane, Decatur IN
46733 USA 260 724-3040
[email protected]
www.custommadehobbies.com
Detroit R/C Car Club
709 Bauman, Royal Oak MI 48073 USA
248 872-6531
[email protected]
www.myrcworld.net/drcccdetroitmi
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USA 407 339-1899; [email protected]
www.tqhobbies.com
Halo Hobbies
3725 Williston Rd. #824,
Northwood OH 43619 USA
419 693-0253;
[email protected]
The racers that ran the brushless
systems, all Novak, are committed
to see that class grow.
In the end, Mike Kingsley won
the 1/10 Brushless, Frank Ulbrik
won the 1/10 Modified, and Chris
Ulbrik won 1/10 Stock. The mains
were a blast to watch and I’m glad
I had the opportunity to meet many of the
Oval racers.
Some of the regional’s have now been awarded.
They are:
● Electric Off-road Regional, CRCRC—10/8/2005.
● Gas Off-Road Regional, JCP—TBA.
● Paved Oval Regional, Hobby Hub—6/10/2005.
● Michigan State Championships (Off-Road),
Redline Racing—9/17/2005.
I’m also working with a club to host the Ill electric
Off-Road Champs and by the time you read this, the
event dates will be set. There are still several events
to be hosted for the 2005 season. So far there are no
Hobby-Sports.com
9782 Portage Road, Portage MI
49002 USA 269 323-3686
[email protected]
www.hobby-sports.com
JCP RC
1088 Sunmeadow Cir., Franklin IN
46131 USA Site: Johnson County Park
317 501-5254; [email protected]
www.jcprc.com
Leisure Hours Hobbies
2712 Plainfield Rd., Joliet IL 60435
USA Site: 820 Brian Dr., Crest Hill
815 439-1477; www.leisurehours.com
M-40 RC Track
60466 Old 119, Jones MI 49061 USA
269 244-5962; [email protected]
Mentor On-Road Racers
8026 Bellflower Rd.,
Mentor OH 44060 USA
Site: Great Lakes Mall
440 974-8179
[email protected]
www.mytsn.com
Monee R/C Raceway
755 Ash St., Flossmoor IL 60422 USA
Site: 26049 S. Ridgeland, Monee
708 799-5597; [email protected]
One-Eighth Racers of Toledo
251 Valleywood, Toledo OH
43605 USA Site: Woodville Mall,
Northwood. 419 691-4136
[email protected]
www.oneeighthracers.com
ON-ROAD events awarded. If you are interested in
attending an On-Road sanctioned event, please get
with your club and see if they are interested. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Available sanctioned races that are yet to be
awarded in Region 5 for 2005
Oval Events (carpet, dirt, paved): Region 5 Dirt
Oval Championship, State Dirt Oval Championship,
State Carpet Oval Championship, State Paved Oval
Championship.
On-Road Events (electric and fuel): Region 5 Fuel
On-Road Championship (asphalt), Region 5 Electric
On-Road Championship (asphalt), Region 5 Electric
On-Road Championship (carpet), State Fuel On-Road
Championship (asphalt), State Electric On-Road
Championship (asphalt), State Electric On-Road
Championship (carpet).
Off-Road Events (electric and fuel): State Electric
Off-Road Championship, State Fuel Off-Road
Championship. n
One Up One Down R/C
12319 Tuscora Ave., Cleveland OH
44108 USA Site: Woods King Armory
216 681-7134; [email protected]
Planet RC Raceway
4375 Sellers St., Lawrence IN 46226
USA 317 377-0690
[email protected]
www.planetrcraceway.com
Rector’s R/C Raceway
RR #3 Box 104, Albion IL 62806 USA
618 446-3282; [email protected]
Well, here it is, time to write another Rev-Up report, and there
have been no trophy type races in the region so far this year.
Although I have no race results to report, I can report that
R/C racing on a local level has been very active. Our weather,
which has been milder than normal, has let all of our region’s
tracks continue to be very active.
Meridian R/C Speedway has continued to lead our region
with the largest group of racers interested in dirt oval racing.
While they race all classes, nitro trucks still seem to be very
popular. I have been told that a new off road track is under
construction. When it is completed I will want to check it out.
Meridian R/C Speedway races every Friday evening.
Red Stick R/C Raceway is the only indoor racing facility in
our region. The Pino family just celebrated 5 years in business and son Todd’s birthday with a special weekend race.
The celebration race was well attended and as expected,
Meridian R/C Speedway
PO Box 229, Meridian MS 39302 USA
Site: 1615 Sowashee St.
601 483-7000; [email protected]
Red Stick R/C Raceway
7545 Pippen Lane, Greenwell Sprgs LA 70739
USA Site: 8844 Greenwell Springs Rd.,
Baton Rouge. 225 261-0855
[email protected]; www.redstickraceway.com
Rick’s RC
2353 Airport Rd., Hot Springs AR 71913 USA
everyone had a great time. Red Stick R/C Raceway is going
to try racing every other weekend and see how this schedule
works out.
Rick’s R/C is the newest track in our region. They have a
paved banked oval track as well as an off road track. These
folks are very eager to become known as a fun place to visit.
It is very nice to have another paved oval in our region.
Small Cars Unlimited is still going strong and racing every
Saturday. With 2 off road tracks, a dirt oval track, an asphalt
on road track, and a concrete high banked tri-oval track,
Small Cars can run any ROAR class from 1/18 scale up to 1/5
scale. June of this year, Small Cars will celebrate 17 years in
business. How much longer do you think Ed can put up with
R/C racers?
Minnesota ● North Dakota ● South Dakota
Small Cars Unlimited
820 Cooper Rd., Jackson MS 39212 USA
601 372-3278; [email protected]
www.smallcarsunlimited.com
Tri-City RC Racers
1147 Oak Harbor Dr.,
Morgan City LA 70380 USA
Site: Hwy. 90 E. Patterson. 985 384-4202
[email protected]; www.tricityrc.com
Tri-City R/C Racers is alive and well. They are continuing their successful every other weekend schedule. The
Louisiana R/C Challenge has had to be rescheduled, due
to rain. The new date is June 4, 2005. Tri-City races all ROAR
nitro off road classes. The motto of Tri-City R/C Racers is
“Where the tires leave the track.”
By the time this article is published, Small Cars Unlimited
will have held The Mississippi State Championships for all
classes. The race results will be published in the next Rev-Up.
I hope to be able to announce a date and location for
the Louisiana State Championships as well as a date and
location for the Arkansas State Championships in the next
Rev-Up. It may take some “arm twisting” on my part. Track
owners BEWARE! That’s all for now. n
Lake Superior RC Car Club
1131 86th Ave. West, Duluth MN 55808 USA Site: Spirit Mountain
218 626-3156; [email protected]; www.LSRCC.com
rEGION 7
Region Director: Rahe Koch
7800 Xerxes Ave. N., Brooklyn Park, MN
55428. 763 315.8700; [email protected]
501 767-2238; [email protected]
S.A.R.C.A.R.
4105 Drexel Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57106 USA 605 361-0439
[email protected]
THIS rEGION NOT
rEPOrTING.
Wheels Wings-N-Hobbies
1800 40th Ave. SE, Mandan ND 58554 USA 701 667-7200
[email protected]; www.WWNH.net
[email protected]
The Nitro Farm
N 3268 Schmidt Rd., Jefferson WI
53549 USA 414 405-9110
[email protected]
Thunder R.C.
N. 4268 Hwy H, Elkhorn WI 53121 USA
262 723-5793
[email protected]
http://thunderrc.hp.ms
Tri-State RC Auto Racers
736 E. Epworth, Cincinnati OH 45232
Redline Racing R/C Club
USA Site: Joyce Park, Hamilton
4050 Tarabrook Ln., Port Huron MI
513 608-9693; [email protected]
48060 USA Site: Goodells County Park www.tri-statercautoracers.com/
810 985-5539; [email protected]
Vicksburg Off-Road R/C Raceway
Redline RC Raceway
721 Grand St., Portage MI 49024 USA
3000 W. DeYoung, Marion IL 62959
269 323-7963; [email protected]
USA 618 997-9755
[email protected]
Xtreme RC Sports
www.redline-rc.com
44884 US 20, Oberlin OH 44074 USA
440 775-1300; [email protected]
Road Runners Racing Club
www.xrcsports.com
29 Edgehill Dr., Newark OH 43055 USA
Site: 990 E. Main, 740 366-0045
Y-City Hobby and Speedway
[email protected]
120 South Sixth Street, Zanesville OH
http://my.voyager.net/inkbgvw/
43701 USA 740 455-3025
[email protected]
Stateline RC Speedway
www.ycityhobby.com
7992 N. Silver Rd., Fremont IN 46737
USA Site: 2962 N. Silver Rd.
Zingers RC Racing
260 800-8484; [email protected]
W5594 Muskellunge Lk. Rd.,
www.statelinerc.com
Tomahawk WI 54487 USA
715 453-6144;
T.C.R.C.O.R.
[email protected]
10820 Herring Rd., Litchfield MI
www.zingerspaintball.com
49252 USA 517 542-3128
rEGION 8
Region Director: Alex Sturgeon
3211 Gold St., Omaha NE 98105
402.345.7603; [email protected]
Oval Assistant: Phil Beardshear
7602 S 136, Omaha NE 68138. 402.896.5192
Iowa ● Kansas ● Missouri ● Nebraska
Hello once again, fellow racers. I write this article in early
May, long after the busy winter racing season is over and
right before the summer season officially begins. I thought
it would be a good time to reflect on what I’ve learned
since taking over as region 8 director.
For starters, this job is not easy. One of the largest
problems we face, especially in winter, is scheduling.
Unfortunately, every track in the Midwest schedules its
trophy races in the span of about two months, and there
are some races that have been going on for years on the
same dates. The January off road race in Chillicothe is just
one example. Picking the dates for the carpet on road and
oval regionals was especially tough this year, because
February and March are jam-packed. I tried to schedule
the races far enough away from everyone else’s races to
at least give region 8 roar members the opportunity to go
to as many of those races as they could.
In the future I hope to avoid any more problems by doing
what I’ve done this year with the electric off road regionals.
Because the summer time
is such a ruckus of activity with annual races, the
electric off road regionals
are taking place in October
on what is normally the fall
race in Chillicothe. Scheduling regionals in place of the
host track’s well known and attended event will hopefully
keep conflicts to a minimum, and I hope to do more of the
same in the future.
The other thing I learned is that Oval racing is not only
tough, but also alive and kicking in our region. The carpet
oval regionals took place March 4-6 at the Hobbytown
Hobbyplex is Omaha, Nebraska, and oh man, was it a
great race. Oval racing is fun to watch and even more fun
to announce. A majority of the time these guys are less
than an inch from each other bumpers and some of the
passes I saw were downright pretty.
As it was with the on road regionals, the oval regionals
attracted racers from outside the region. There was a great
group of guys from Colorado, that were extremely fast,
as well as a few guys from Region 5 including Snowbirds
winner Sonny Brown. There were 99 entries total, another
success in 2005.
Practice started early on Friday; with the groove left by
the on road regionals the previous week disappearing in
a matter of hours, and the oval groove got blacker than I’d
ever seen. If you got out of that groove you were toast.
Three rounds of qualifying took place Saturday, and it
was super close, especially in 4-cell stock. A resort was
done after two rounds, and there was very little movement
in the top ten of each class, until the last chance qualifier
on Sunday.
Oval racing is great because you only need one good
run to get in the show. And there were several drivers that
got in the main on the last day by bearing down and getting it done. Single A-mains were run in the afternoon on
Sunday, and what a set of races it was. In 4-cell stock, Mike
Kelm TQ’d all four rounds of qualifying and stayed out in
front the whole main while tight clean racing took place
behind him. 4-cell 19t was a surprise as Brittany Murdock
showed up on Sunday, unable to make qualifying on
Saturday, qualified 2nd and then drove to the lead in the
main to take the win. Jeff Goodier proved that nothing is
set in stone when he took the win in 19t 12th scale. TQ
Sonny Brown got into trouble early and never recovered.
2005 National brushless class winner Phil Beardshear
hinted at his later success by taking the regional brushless championship after he TQ’d all four rounds and drove
away in the main. Danny Bartholemew continued his great
success by winning the coveted 4-cell mod class in a close
race with Sonny Brown and Rob Murdock. Mike Lafferty
waded through absolute terror in the Hobbyplex’s very
own Plexcup class. TQ Phil Beardshear had a target on his
rear bumper and Craig Maline found it…and then found
it again. Plexcup is a stock class with cost in mind, only
allowing spec tires and a spoiler on the body instead of a
wing. It was carnage, but fun carnage…
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rEGIONAL rEPOrTS
Full results can be found at www.hobbyplexraceway.com. Make sure to check the facility while browsing it is a great racetrack with the promise of many
future successes.
By the time you read this the off road nitro regionals will have taken place June 17-19 at Novelty RC
Clover Dell Speedway
1512 S. Prospect, Sedalia MO 65301
USA Site: Clover Dell Park
660 827-7386
[email protected]
www.sedaliagroundpounders.com
Fastlane Raceway & Hobbies LLC
2850 W. 40 Hwy #F, Blue Springs MO
64015 USA 816 220-0100
[email protected]
www.fastlanehobbies.com
Hi Performance Hobbies
2601 E. 4th, Hutchinson KS 67501 USA
620 665-6633; [email protected]
Raceway in Novelty, Missouri. www.noveltyrc.com. I’ll
get the results in the next rev-up. I’ll also have some
results from the Nebraska State off road champs that
will take place June 5th, and the Missouri Hall of Fame
Race taking place June 10-12. Also start making plans
for the electric off road regionals at North Missouri Off
www.hphobbies.com
Hobbytown Raceway Park—Lincoln
3120 Pine Lake Rd. #4, Lincoln NE
68516 USA Site: Oak Lake Park
402 434-5040; [email protected]
www.lincolnrcracing.com
Road Raceway, October 7-9. www.nmr-c.com.
If any one is interested in hosting a state race let
me know. Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa are lacking a
state championship race for all the classes that we
run. Let’s step up and host and event. It’s as easy as
picking up the phone or writing e-mail-Alex. n
64601 USA Site: 223 Graves St.
660 646-1120; [email protected]
www.nmr-c.com
USA Site: Hader Park
402 644-7922; [email protected]
http://users.conpoint.com/jschoenr/
Grand Junction R/C
222 N. 10th,
Grand Junction CO 81503 USA
Site: 715 33rd St. 970 242-9515
Novelty R/C Raceway
RR 1 Box 132, Novelty MO 63460 USA
Site: 6th & Main. 660 739-4530
[email protected]
www.noveltyrc.com
Ozark Mountain Racing Assoc.
3245 S. Elmira, Springfield MO 65807
USA Site: Niel Grubaugh Park, Ozark
417 883-2373; [email protected]
www.ozarkrcracing.com
Intermountain R/C Raceway
8481 West 2700 South,
Magna UT 84044 USA
801 250-8303;
Mid America Hobbies
215 Hwy. 965 #1, North Liberty IA 52317
O.N.R.O.A.D.
USA 319 665-9655
[email protected]
3307 N 58 St., Omaha NE 68104 USA
www.midamericahobbies.com
402 556-8674; [email protected]
North MO R/C Raceway
200 S. Washington St., Chillicothe MO
Over The Wall Gang
55192 849th Rd., Norfolk NE 68701
St. Louis Dirt Burners
PO Box 335, Valley Park MO 63088
USA Site: Greentree Park, Marshal Rd.
314 495-3145; [email protected]
www.dirtburners.org
rEGION 9
Region Director: Gary O’Brien
8708 N. McMillan, Oklahoma City OK 73132
405.503.0364 (cell); [email protected]
Oklahoma ● Texas
Hello racers. Not to much to talk about this month. The
Texas Biggie will be over by the time you read this, and
I will have a report next month on it. RCRCNT Has spent
Action RC Speedway
3616 SE 59th, Oklahoma City OK 73135
USA 405 670-7770
[email protected]
www.actionrc.com
Competition RC
100 SE 89th St., Oklahoma City OK
73149 USA 405 634-0809
[email protected]
DLA Raceway
7111 Woodland Oaks, Magnolia TX
77354 USA 281 259-6564
[email protected]
Dunn’s R/C Hobbies
1801 N. Harrison, Shawnee OK 74804
USA 405 275-2381; [email protected]
Enid R/C Speedway
1419 W. Maine, Enid OK 73703 USA
Site: 1817 S. Van Buren. 580 554-9400;
a great deal of time and effort
to improve there facility for the
Biggie and the Sedan Nationals.
I will be at the Biggie, the Sedan
Nationals, and I am going to race at
the Electric Mod. Nationals. So till then, see
you at the races!
I still need tracks to host regional events. If you or your
local ROAR sanctioned track wish to host any events,
[email protected]
www.enidrcracing.com
Gears R/C Car Club
PO Box 3194, Harlingen TX 78551 USA
Site: 401 Wichata. 956 423-7725
[email protected]
www.gearsrc.org
HobbyTown USA—San Antonio
1201 Austin Hwy. #102, San Antonio TX
78209 USA 210 829-8697
[email protected]
www.hobbytownSATX.com
Indy R.C. World
2020 Saturn Road, Garland TX 75041
USA 972 271-4844
[email protected]
www.indyrcworld.net
Mike’s Hobby Shop Superstore
1201 N-I 35 E., Carrollton TX 75006 USA
feel free to email me. [email protected].
Promotions note: The 2005 Off Road Fuel Nationals
was recently held in this region and was very successful. For results, please visit www.gearsrc.org or contact
Burt Bowers at the GEARS R/C Club in Harlingen, Texas.
This region director was unable to attend and a written
report of the event can be found in this issue. n
972 2424930
[email protected]
www.mikeshobbyshop.com
T & T Racing
3420 Avenue K Ste 154, Plano TX 75074
USA 972 633-2470
North Houston Speedway
18732 Keenan Cut Off Rd.,
Montgomery TX 77316 USA
Site: 11847 Spears Rd., Houston.
936 449-5059; [email protected]
www.northhoustonspeedway.com
T.O.R.C. Tulsa OK Racing Club
2616 S. Lynn Lane,
Broken Arrow OK 74012 USA
Site 26th St. S.@ Lynn Ln.
918 853-6805; [email protected]
www.TulsaRacing.net
R.C.C.A.R.S.
9212 Gallant Fox, Austin TX 78737 USA
Site:Texas Events Center.
512 326-8481
[email protected]
Tailgaters R/C Club
1309 N. York, Muskogee OK 74403 USA
Site: Muskogee Fair Grounds
918 683-8383;
[email protected]
RCRC of North Texas
950 Turner Way, Mansfield TX 76063
USA Site: Rendon Rd. S of FM1187,
Rendon. 817 473-1007
[email protected];
www.rcrcnt.com
West Odessa RC Raceway
9017 W. 26th, Odessa TX 79763 USA
Site: 700 Ave. F, 432 556-2427
[email protected]
www.odessar-cassociation.com
rEGION 10
Region Director: Teresa Mott
8481 West 2700 South, Magna UT 84044.
801.361.4918 (After 6pm)
www.ROARRegion10.com;
[email protected]
New Assistant Director: Charlie Perez
[email protected]
Colorado ● New Mexico ● Utah ● Wyoming
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Hello Region 10. Wyoming Modelers Park will hold
the Wyoming State Championships July 23-24. You
Albuquerque R/C Off Road
PO Box 21885,
Albuquerque NM 87154 USA
Site: Tom Tenorio Park
505 237-8915;
[email protected]
www.ARCORRaceway.com
can contact Shannon at (307) 857-0418
or (307) 851-8140 for more information.
Intermountain R/C Raceway will hold
the On-Road Regional Championships.
(As of today a Date has not yet been set.)
Call Jeremy at 801-250-8303 Tuesday
or Fridays 4pm-8pm for more information. No other tracks have submitted any
information.
I received an e-mail from a fellow Regional
Director that was concerned about the up-coming
On-Road Nationals, were he heard that the 19T
Motor Class was not going to be allowed. He was
also concerned about the Brushless Motors being
allowed at the 2005 Carpet On-Road Nationals.
As of today, there are not any 19t Motors approved
from ROAR, (Because none of the manufacturer’s
have submitted any).
I would like to know how you, as Region 10 members, feel about the 19T Class and the Brushless
Motor System.
Please E-Mail me with your opinion of the 19T
Class and Brushless Motors so I can pass it on the
the ROAR EX-COM Committee. n
[email protected]
www.IRCRaceway.com
MARCAR
209 Auburn Drive,
Colorado Springs CO 80909 USA
Site: Citadel Mall
719 578-8467;
[email protected]
www.marcar.org
MHOR R/C Raceway
15540 E. Batavia Dr.,
Aurora CO 80011 USA
303 343-0151;
[email protected]
www.mhorrc.com
Northern NM R/C Car Club
332 Joy A Loop,
Los Alamos NM 87544 USA
Site: Overlook RC Park
505 672-9133;
[email protected]
www.rcnm.net
S.C.O.R.E. RC
1306 N. Hudson,
Silver City NM 88061 USA
Site: 1184 Hwy. 180.
505 538-2311
[email protected];
gilanet.com/scorerc
RAT Raceway
3600 Blake St.,
Denver CO 80205 USA
303 295-RACE;
[email protected]
www.RATRaceway.com
Wyoming Modeler’s Park
407 Wagon Circle,
Riverton WY 82501 USA
Site: 2675 N. Federal Blvd.
307 856-9442
[email protected]
www.wyomingmodelerspark.com
rEGION 11
Region Director: Mark L. Taylor
2603 SE 138th Ave., Portland, OR 97236
503.720.4891 (c); 503.761.1334 (m)
[email protected]; www.roarregion11.com
Idaho ● Montana ● Oregon ● Washington
Alaska
Region 11 Off-Road Gas 1/8 and 1/10 scale
Championships will be hosted by RCCCW. Check
there web site for more info: www.rcccw.com. June
25th and 26th.
Contact phone: 509-679-4713
Region 11 On-Road Gas 1/8 and 1/10 scale
Championships will be hosted by SARCAR. Check
there web site for more info: www.sarcar.org.
September 17th and 18th.
Contact phone: 206-730-6605
Thanks for everything Mike,
Mark L. Taylor
Region 11 Director
503-720-4891
[email protected]
Results from Region 11 On-Road
Carpet Championship
1/12 Scale Stock Triple A-Main Final:
1. Domini Chung
A.R.O.A.R.A.
14521 W. Lake Ridge Dr.,
Anchorage AK 99577 USA
Sites: Fairview Rec. Ctr./S. Anchorage
Sports Cplx.
907 317-6145; [email protected]
Magic City RC
3733 Banff Ave.,
Billings MT 59102 USA
Site: Shrine Auditorium.
406 652-2524
[email protected]
www.magiccityrc.com
R/C Supercross
3963 Pam St.,
Eugene OR 97402 USA
2. Sam Forbes
3. Steve Rubart
4. Tom Davies
5. Wes Zook
6. Jack Balchin
7. Mike Godson
8. John Brandon
5. Doug Amende
6. Wes Zook
7. Dominc Chung
8. Robert Pemberton
Sedan Stock Triple A-Main Final:
1. Adam Maloy
2. Chris Perry
3. Tom Buchanan
4. Mike Malkinson
5. Robert Pemberton
6. Doug Amende
7. Sean Maybell
8. Tiffany Curtis
19-Turn Touring Car Triple A-Main Final:
1. Adam Maloy
2. Sean Maybell
3. Sam Forbes
4. Tom Buchanan
Site: Pleasant Hill. 541 687-8632
[email protected]
www.rcsupercross.com
Rain City RC Raceway
2006 196 St. SW #119,
Lynnwood WA 98036 USA 425 776-8241
[email protected]
www.raincityraceway.com
RC Car Club of Spokane
PO Box 18656,
Spokane WA 99205 USA
Site: Sulivian Park. 509 995-8851
[email protected]; www.rcccs.com
RC Car Club of Wenatchee
PO Box 2483,
Modified Touring Car Triple A-Main Final:
1. Chris Tosolini
2. Peter Robinson
3. Darren Shank
4. Chad Kramer
5. Waylin Rose
6. TJ Bradley
7. Korey Harbke
8. Travis Schreven
1/12-Scale Modified Triple A-Main Final:
1. Peter Robinson
2. Chad Kramer
3. TJ Bradley
4. Waylin Rose
5. Darren Shank ■
Wenatchee WA 98807 USA
Site: Douglas County park
509 679-4713; [email protected]
www.RCCCW.com
RC Plus Hobbies Raceway
1685 25th St. SE,
Salem OR 97302 USA
503 364-9188; [email protected]
www.rcplus.com
Rose City Scale Racing
c/oChung 20765 SW Gracie St.,
Beaverton OR 97006 USA Site: Liberty
High School, Hillsboro;
503 484-8887
[email protected];
www.rc-cars.com
S.A.R.C.A.R.
16212 178th Pl. NE,
Woodinville WA 98072 USA
Site: Renton Two Place
206 730-6605;
[email protected]
www.sarcar.org
Timezone Raceway Park
29718 NE 132nd Ave.,
Battle Ground WA 98604 USA
360 687-5100
www.timezoneracing.com
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rEGIONAL rEPOrTS
rEGION 12
Region Director: Steve Wang
717 Brea Canyon Rd., #12, Walnut CA 91789
909.869.9443
[email protected]
California ● Nevada ● Arizona
We are excited to announce two more upcoming
ROAR Region 12 races:
The ROAR Region 12 Paved On-Road Regional well
be held this year at the beautiful SpeedWorld
Raceway in Roseville California September 2nd-4th.
For more information please contact:
SpeedWorld Raceway and Hobbies
Director: Billy Bowerman
90 Corporation Yard Rd., Roseville, CA 95678
Tel: (916) 783-8864
The crew at SpeedWorld really knows how to run
4 Aces Racing Association
1523 W. Bradfox Lane,
N. Las Vegas NV 89032 USA
Site: Silverbowl Raceway
702 326-3573
[email protected]
www.4acesracing.com
4 Fun Hobbies & Raceway
15885 Bear Valley Rd., Hesperia CA
92345 USA 760 956-6646
[email protected]
www.4funhobbiesandraceway.com
Boulder City R/C Speedway
122 Vista Del Lago, Henderson NV
89015 USA 702 564-7578
Crystal Park Raceway
123 E. Artesia Blvd., Compton CA
90220 USA Site: Crystal Park Casino
Parking Lot. 310 631-0307
[email protected]
Cycle Art Raceway
2211 N. Pleasant Way, Fresno CA
93705 USA 559 233-3665
[email protected]
Finishline R/C Raceway
PO Box 751041, Las Vegas NV 89136
USA Site: 1000 N. Nellis Blvd
702 408-8621; [email protected]
www.finishlinercraceway.com
Fog Town Frequencies
270 Vista Grande Ave., Daly City CA
94014 USA 650 755-8308
[email protected]; www.team-j3.com
High Desert RC
3807 S. Carson St., Carson City
NV 89701 USA Site: Eagle Station
Shopping Ctr. 775 883-5553
[email protected]
Hobby World
6901 Monterey Road, Gilroy CA
95020 USA 408 847-8799
[email protected]
www.hobby-world.com
HobbyTown USA—Fremont
39252 Fremont Hub, Fremont CA
94538 USA 510 796-2744
[email protected]
www.HobbyTown.com
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a good show and was the host
of ROAR national race before, so
you know you can expect a good
race weekend from these guys.
SpeedWorld
raceway
is also one of the most
beautiful permanent outdoor facilities on the west
coast, with great traction,
challenging layout, just a lot of fun to run on. Online
registration for the race should be available soon on
the SpeedWorld Raceway’s website.
Another exciting race this year will be the ROAR
Region 12 Carpet On-Road Regional, held at the new
Hobby World Raceway in Gilroy California October
21st-23rd. For more information please contact:
HobbyTown USA—San Jose
638 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose CA
95123 USA Site: Sunrise Plaza
408 229-1972
[email protected]
www.sanjoseca.hobbytown.com
Minature Hot Rod Assoc.
154 W. Foothill Blvd. #A-312, Upland
CA 91786 USA Site: Rialto Airport
Speedway. 909 949-2660
[email protected]
www.MHRADragRacing.com
Modesto Hobby Raceway
401 Bang’s Ave. #H, Modesto CA
95356 USA 209 529-7310
[email protected]
www.modestohobby.com
Hobby World of Gilroy is one of the largest indoor
carpet track on the west coast, built on ultra smooth
surface, so the quality of the track surface will be
great. The crew also operates a very efficient race
program, so should be an awesome event at Hobby
World.
Attention track owners: We are still looking for host
for ROAR Region 12 off-road events (both electric
and nitro). If you’re interested, please fax a completed sanction form to: 909- 869-6535. If you would
like more information, please contact me through
the communication channels listed above.
Thank you ROAR Region 12 Members! We are working hard to make this an exciting year for ROAR
Region 12 with more races to come! n
Hobby World of Gilroy
Director: Nick Martinez
HobbyTown USA—Fresno
3069 W. Bullard Ave., Fresno CA
93711 USA 559 435-3342
[email protected]
6901 Monterey Road, Gilroy, CA 95020
Tel: (408) 482-5698
USA 209 536-6232
[email protected]
www.pa-hobby.com
R.A.M.S.
6496 Greatstone Mead. Cir., San Jose
CA 95120 USA Site: Mission College,
Sta. Clara. 408 927-8276
[email protected]
www.rams-rc.com
R.O.C.K.S
240 Folland, American Canyon CA
94503 USA Site: Big K-Mart, Fairfield
707 704-7014; [email protected]
Ragged Edge R/C Raceway
227 Vanessa Ave., Ridgecrest CA
93555 USA Site: Desert Empire
Fairgrounds. 760 384-4556
[email protected]
RC Tech
1618 Sullivan Ave. #105, Daly City CA
94015 USA 650 992-7600
N.C.R.C. Raceway
[email protected]
2411 St. Yorre Ct., Ukiah CA 95482 USA www.rctechonline.com
Site: 12th Dist.Agricultural Assoc.
707 462-9569; [email protected] RCCAR
472 Glenmor Cir., Milpitas CA 95035
Outer Limits R/C Raceway
USA Site: 2900 Mead, Sta. Clara
HCR 31 Box 311, Sandy Valley NV
408 887-7910; [email protected]
89019 USA 2365 Iron Ave.
www.rccar.com
702 723-5243
[email protected]
Redwood Empire RC Grd. Pounders
www.outerlimitsraceway.com
714 College Ave. #3, Santa Rosa
CA 95404 USA Sites: MGM Brakes,
Palomar RC Flyers, Inc.
Peterson CAT. 707 586-3375
PO Box 141, San Marcos CA 92079
[email protected]
USA Site: I 15 & Hwy 76, Fallbrook
www.thegroundpounders.com
858 794-4665
[email protected]
Ripon R/C Speedway
www.palomarraceway.com
701 N. Acacia Ave., Ripon CA 95366
USA 209 599-2769
Pegasus Hobbies
[email protected]
5515 Moreno St., Montclair CA
www.riponspeedway.com
91763 USA 909 931-4872
Sacramento Red Barons
Pro-Line Racing
1911 Douglas, #85, Box 126,
PO Box 456, Beaumont CA 92223 USA Roseville CA 95661 USA
Site 201 W. Lincoln, Banning
Site: Athens @ Fiddyment Rd.
909 849-9781
916 645-9740
[email protected]
www.sacredbarons.com
www.prolineracing.com
Santa Cruz Race Club
Pure Adrenaline Raceway
1435 Eastcrest Ct., Santa Cruz CA
659 Sanguinetti Rd., Sonora CA 95370 95062 USA Site: 375 Encinal St.
831 477-7097
[email protected]
Scottsdale R/C Speedway
3023 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale AZ
85251 USA 480 945-2186
[email protected]
www.scottsdalerc.com
So Cal R/C Raceway
19118 Brookhurst, Huntington Beach
CA 92646 USA 714 963-7484
www.socalrc.com
Speedworld Raceway
90 Corporation Yard Rd., Roseville CA
95678 USA 916 783-8864
[email protected]
www.speedworldrcraceway.com
Stacy Off-Road R/C Club
2046 Zoe Lane, Manteca CA 95336
USA Site: Manteca Water Treatment
Plant. 209 825-2777
[email protected]
Stockton RC Raceway
264 E. Churchill St., Stockton CA
95204 USA Site: 1658 S. Airport Way,
Stockton. 209 481-2879
[email protected]
www.stocktonrcraceway.com
2005 Fuel Off-Road Nationals
All I can say about the 2005 Fuel Off-Road Nationals this year is WOW!
E
verything went as planned without a single major problem. Drivers started showing up on Sunday (3 days before
they were allowed on the track), and were happy to just look around. Tuesday we ran four rounds of 10-minute heats,
with about 50% of the racers having already shown up. Wednesday we got in 3 rounds of 10-minute heats, more
racers now. Thursday started a little late with 100% of racers on sight we only got in 2 rounds of 5-minute heats (some
were a little bummed), but was fair for all there.
Thursday night at the banquet with about 85% in
attendance we served up some of the best fajitas
in South Texas, with beans, rice and flour tortillas.
Also for entertainment we had one of the leading
Mariachi Bands in the US playing for our enjoyment
(they were a little loud at times). Speakers at the
banquet included Gabriel Gonzalez (City Manager),
Delia Martinez (Chamber of Commerce), Jeff Lyssy
(Parks Department), Jerry Lewis (President of GEARS
Club), Jason Ashton and Jared Tebo. And we will never
forget the courageous Carlton Eppes for taking on the
duty of M.C. and putting up with all of us for 5 days!
Thursday practice all the guys you would expect to
be fast, were fast. But when it came to qualifying that
was another story. The track had some really rough
sections that acted as equalizers, and gave some of
the drivers a better shot at making a higher main.
Also it put a lot of the better drivers in lower mains, for
example Jeremy Kortz qualified 47th in 1/8 bumped
all the way to the A-Main and finished 8th at the end
of the day. Man that’s what I call driving the wheels
off a Buggy.
MT A-Main was no exception to the rest of the
week. Jason Ashton looked like the man to beat all
week, but electrical gremlins jumped on his truck for
the Main. And ROAR crowned its first MT Champion,
Jay Halsey (seems to be first to do everything). Dean
Sexton coming in second 2 laps back, and Kris Moore
in third 3 laps back of Dean. Jason not even finishing
out the full 45 minutes (38.57) still pulled out a sixth
place finish. Jason was on rails for most of the race
and looked unbeatable.
Gas Truck A-Main was as most expected from the
beginning to finish. Jared Tebo got the whole shot
on the grid, and didn’t look back for the next 15 laps,
during pit stops Ryan Cavalieri got the lead and held
on till lap 40 when he relinquished the lead back to
Jared. Three laps later Ryan had some major problems
and was in the pits for several minutes dropping him
back to 13th on the field. Jared kept on trucking for the
next 67 laps to pull of another big win for AE. Pulling
off the other podium spots were two other AE pilots
Taylor James in second and Marty Korn in third. The
track defiantly took its toll on some of the driver’s
rides with only ten of the fourteen finishing the full
one hour main, and most several laps down.
1/8th Buggy WOW!!! Best finish in years!! With most
of the race being a total blurr we will take it to the
finish. Carlton calling the race with less than a minute
to go with Mark Pavidis in first and Ryan Cavalieri in
second, time running down quick as both drivers were
coming to the table top, Mark took the safe jump as
Ryan took the jump full wood. Mark landing and going
through the land mine turn (named by Carlton) Ryan
hit the table top and landed just inches in front of
Mark. Down the short shoot and to the finish line both
cars were wheel-to-wheel, tangled up and crashed
(beating the horn). Marks car ended up on its lid (right
in front of a turn marshal) Ryan landed on his wheels
and completed his last lap just 3 seconds ahead of
Mark. Jared Tebo crossed the line in third 2 laps down
from the leaders. Believe me if that next to last lap
would have been the finish, we would still be looking
at the tape trying to determine who won this one!
Thanks to all who made this race happen! Our
sponsors; Byron Original Race Fuels, OS/Futaba,
Panther Tires, R/C Car Magazine, Kyosho, Avid Bearings,
Kinetix, Team Losi, Racers Edge, Team Associated,
Mugen Seiki, X-Ray and Fusion Motorsports. And
a special thanks to the City of Harlingen, for doing
everything you’ve done for the R/C industry over the
last 6 years. And we could never had done it without
our fearless leader Jerry Lewis and his partners in crime;
Bob Prince, Carlton and Mary Eppes, Mike Partusch,
John Chandler, Bryan Bowers, Randy Conway, Tony
Sorimon, Roy Garza, Brian Senney, Tony Cepeda, Kevin
and Laura Nunn, Jack and everyone else who helped
along the way. And to complete this report a huge
thanks to Dawn Sanchez from ROAR and all the racers
who attended, to make this a race to remember for
years to come!
For complete results go to www.gearsrc.org. SEE YA
AT THE RACES!!!!! Burt Bowers, RGV GEARS Club. n
Sun Valley Speedway
PO Box 785, Sun Valley CA 91353 USA
Site: 8295 Tujunga Ave. Sun Valley
818 771-1003; [email protected]
www.SVSpeedway.com
Team Bandit Racing R/C Club
1634 Barston Pl., Glendora CA 91740
USA 626 914-5106
[email protected]
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Team RCoholic
12 Clement St., San Francisco CA 94118
USA Site: Various. 415 831-4108
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140 E. Stetson #300, Hemet CA 92543
USA Site: 146 S. Santa Fe St.
951 925-7592; [email protected]
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661 Maalahi St., Wailuku HI 96793 USA
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