Some notes from Hagerstown this weekend
 

Some notes and thoughts from this past weekend at Hagerstown:

-Track on Saturday. I know the track was a bit iffy for a few folks on Saturday. After talking to Elmer on Saturday evening, they scraped, dragged and sprayed the track and it seemed to be much better on Sunday. Also on Sunday there were very few street tire'd cars, which helped. I apologize to those who may have had some trouble on Saturday, and hope things were better for you on Sunday.

-Also, I want to apologize to anyone who gets sick this week. My mom and I picked a bad week to come down with a pretty bad head/sinus/chest cold. Both of our voices sounded like crap, and we had to kind of lean in and shout when talking to people, especially when cars were idling/racing nearby. So don't think I was yelling at you, my voice was just about gone and had to yell for anyone to hear me.

-Test and tune. I know I had stated in the sticky topic that was on here, that "You will have no problem making as many runs as you want". Normally, that is the case. However, I can not recall that many cars there on a Saturday as was there last weekend. 58 S/SS cars is more than double the normal amount on a Saturday, and a ton of bracket and street cars were there as well. I hope you weren't terribly disapointed if you only got 3 or 4 runs.

-We had a LOT of first timers at Hagerstown. New to either this race, or one of my races in general. I would like to hear your (or anyone who was there) input if there is anything we (myself and the track) can do to better improve our race programs.

As stated, we had 73 cars for the weekend. By far, the biggest race I have ever done. We actually broke the record on Saturday, with 58. The 63 cars for first round was also a record car count for a first round. Hopefully this race can keep on growing.

A special shout-out to Aris Asdourian. Third round on Saturday, he broke in his SS/C AMX. Took it home, and brought back his D/SA AMX to race on Sunday. Thanks Aris, your efforts are very much appreciated. The racing this weekend was pretty good. It was hard to hear the speakers on the starting line, but heard a lot of good reaction times and close MOV's at the stripe. Once I get my clipboards back from the track, I will post all the round by round info, as well as update our points and figure out the champion and other money winners.

Speaking of money, did someone that was a second round loser on Sunday not get their money at the timeslip booth? We ended up with an extra $50 somehow. Mom thought she had paid everyone of the 16 2nd round losers that had money coming, but we may not have. So if you lost second round Sunday and did not get your $50, please let me know.

Also, I don't know who did it, but to the racer, and racers, who took up a collection for me in appreciation for doing these races, a heart-felt thank you. That was very kind and wasn't necesary. But again, thank you. I really appreciate it.

Finally, I sincerely want to thank everyone who attended. Whether as a racer, crew member or spectator. I hope you enjoyed the show and had a great time this weekend. And thanks to those who helped spread the word to other races and recruited them to come. We thank you very much, and look forward to hopefully a better 2012 season of S/SS races.

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That would be big Tim Worner. I chipped in quickly after I saw him holding Cupp upside down by his legs and shaking him while Bryan gathered up what fell out of his pockets. Hope you can use the finger nail clippers, rabbits foot and pocket lint. Thanks again to you and your Mom for going thru all the agravation to put these things on. ----------------Also Can you convey to Elmer our thanks for listening to and adressing the traction concerns that we discussed last month.---------Thanks, Danny

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Thanks Dan, and thank you Tim and everyone. We were really touched. And will do about the track.

Also, to anyone who is planning on racing with us next year, I have some info posted here:

http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=37069

Also a big thanks to Larry Mohar to books our annual Racer Dinner at the Crazy Horse Steakhouse. This years was huge. We had to move people around, add a table, and I still don't know if we got everyone in the room. Tim Worner, Tommy and Harry Sheehan shared some pretty good jokes and stories as well.

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One more thing I forgot. I know Mr Jack Matyas catches flack on here for being the NorthEast's 'Rain Man'. Well, he's been to Hagerstown twice now, and we had sunny, nice weather all four days he was here, in 2009 and 2011. So it must be something/someone else.

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Mike , our group had a great time. Ken was a little happier then the rest. Thanks again..............Bob

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Hey Mikey,if no one claims the $50 send it to me.I can use the money.

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Congratulations on a great and sucessful race Mike. Hope I can make it there for next year. I miss being there. Tell your Mom and Dad I said hello.

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Mike, you really put on a great show at Mason-Dixon this past weekend! The racing was fantastic and other than being a little(!) cold in the morning, the weather was perfect! I also made some new friends, who I think I'll keep forever!!

All-in-all a wonderful weekend of doing what I love, having fun drag racing! I'm really looking forward to next years program!!

Thanks again!

Lew

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Mike, i'm really sorry i didnt end up making it this past weekend. I left work early on Friday just not feeling right, ended up catching something and pretty much sleep from Friday till Sunday evening. Rick had his other pure stock thunderbird for me to drive and all ready to go, just felt like death. I'll have my car back together next year (hopefully) but if not i'll try and run Rick's T-bird and get back out there and hit some more races. Tell your mom and dad i said hi, and hope you and her get to feeling better..
Duane

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Mike,
Our whole family had a great time.Broke 2 of the 5 cars we had but thats racing.Track was great , espically the scenery everywhere you looked.Congrats on a very successful event.We'll be back(as long as the weather looks good).
Jeff Ross
Ross Family Racing

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Although my son Corey & I were there this weekend to get his feet wet in his "new" AMX as part of the T&T and Footbrake events, it was a blast to see a bunch of the WVa AMC friends I've made over the years for the first time in w-a-y too long. Elmer & Kathy are first-class people with a nice facility well worth our 3-hour drive. Mike did a great job w/ his race, had a record turnout, and when you throw in the great weather, the weekend couldn't have been much better.

Looking forward to 2012...

-Don Bangs

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That track has a very differtant tool / way to scrape the track . It worked very well . They are on to something , it did the job very quickly too . Thanks again Mike & your Mom too .

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You all are welcome.

Here are the race results from each day last weekend...finally got my notebooks and clipboards back from the track.

Saturday's race, 41 cars
Round 1:
Dave Camploito R/SA '96 Caprice def Jeff Ross F/SA '72 Cuda
Dan Fahey G/PS '96 Impala def Chris Bowman K/CM '84 Mustang
Larry Miller SS/FA '70 Cuda def Zach Ross A/FCM '00 Sebring
Kevin Anderson H/SA '69 Camaro def Luke Morris N/SA '82 Malibu wagon
Jeff Jewell SS/PAA-1 '67 Corvette def Doug Chervanik GT/LA '86 Camaro
Al Ross SS/KA '72 Challenger def Carroll Morris SS/IA '71 Mustang
Terry Knott H/CM '73 Dart def Mike Ross F/CM '72 Duster
Bobby Fazio G/PS /90 Mustang def Jack Matyas E/SA '04 GTO
Nick Scardelli GT/KA '85 Capri def Tommy SHeehan GT/IA '00 Sebring
Brad Ross B/FCM '00 Sebring def George Yago G/SA '85 Camaro
Augutus Adkins SS/B '69 AMX def Russ Linke Sr SS/IA '73 Corvette
Rick Golliday C/PS '95 Camaro def Eugene Chipps SS/PAA-1 '70 AMX
Roger Resse SS/DA '70 Chevelle def Danny Henderson SS/FA '70 Challenger
Jeff Roell GT/GA '88 Mustang def Tom Losket C/SA '69 Roadrunner
PJ Ballog SS/I '67 Camaro def Ronnie Proctor GT/GA '86 T-bird
Craig Tarbucco GT/CA '86 Camaro def Marc Labrecque GT/TC '01 S-10
Doug Linke GT/LA '97 Firebird def Bob Bender O/SA '69 Kingswood wagon
Ken Robinson D/SA '67 Camaro def Robert Brinkman SS/CM '62 Corvette
Aris Asdourian SS/C '69 AMX def Byron Worner SS/IA '96 Camaro
Brent Darroch B/FI '94 Camaro def Bill Taylor B/S '69 Camaro
Jeff Gardiner S/GTC '85 Cutlass bye run

2nd round:
J Jewell def Miller
Fazio def Knott
Trabucco def Scardelli
R Golliday def B Ross
Fahey def Darroch
Campolito def Anderson
Roell def Gardner
D Linke def R Reese
Robinson def Ballog
Asdourian def A Ross
Adkins bye run

Round 3:
R Golliday def J Jewell
D Linke def Fahey
Robinson def Campolito
Trabucco def Roell
Adkinds def Asdourian
Fazio bye run

Round 4:
R Golliday 12.53 (12.49 dial) def Adkins 9.12 (9.15) (Red)
Robinson 11.11 (11.07) def Trabucco 9.98 (9.83)
Fazio 13.53 (13.52) def D Linke 10.77 (10.78 (R)

Round 5:
Fazio 13.55 (13.53) def R Golliday 12.51 (12.51) (R)
Robinson bye run (11.85)

Final:
Robinson 11.089 (11.08) .013 RT def Fazio 13.496 (13.55) .052

Ken Robison wins the 2nd Annual Mason-Dixon S/SS race over Bobby Fazio. It was to pay $900 winner and 400 R/U, but they elected to change it to 800 and 500. Not bad for a $50 entry. Semi paid 200, 1/4 paid 100 and 3rd round paid 50. The 41 cars was about as big as a normal Sunday race for car count.


Sunday's race, 63 cars ran
Round 1:
Luke Morris def Bob Schmalz E/SA '69 Camaro
Nick Scardelli def Patrick Fox SS/IA '69 AMX
Mike Cashman HF/SA '95 Escort def Chris Bowman
George Yago def Wallace Dent C/SA '00 Camaro
Chris KIlraine H/A '67 Fairlane wagon def Terry Knott
Bobby Fazio def Larry Pappas B/SA '00 Firebird
Roger Reese def Eugene Chipps
Ronnie Dicks H/SA '69 Camaro def Dan Lattimore D/SA '70 Cutlass
Bill Taylor def Steve Klacik H/PS '89 Mustang
Shelby Hurley Q/SA '55 Chevy def Doug Chervanik
Vic Guilmino D/SA '71 Mustang def Garret Reese SS/KA '64 Nova
Brian Fain SS/M '69 AMX def Bill Eyring I/SA '87 Camaro
Dan Henderson def Bob Bender
Bubba Linke SS/JA '73 Corvette def Bob Cupp SS/KA '65 Malibu
Marc Labrecque def Brad Ross
Jack Matyas def Carroll Morris
Holgar Kurshner F/SA '71 Duster def Rick Golliday
Nicole Dimelar H/CM '72 Duster def Ryan Horensky A/SA '67 Shelby
Ken Robison def Jeff Gardiner
Ed Newton SS/AX '80 Monza def Bart Kilraine D/SA '69 Cougar
Larry Miller def Ron Urquhart E/SA '68 Camaro
PJ Ballog def Marty Flegal Sr I/SA '88 Camaro
Craig Trabucco def Byron Worner
Doug Linke def Dave Campolito
Jeff Ross def Augustus Adkins
Robert Brinkman def Mike Ross
Larry Jewell def Jim Evanuik GT/A '02 Escort
Carl Schodde Jr GT/HA '93 LeBaron def Aris Asdourian D/SA '69 AMX
Tommy Sheehan def Kevin Anderson
Larry Mohar SS/IA '69 Camaro def Gene McBean SS/FA '69 Mustang
Jeff Roell def Jeff Jewell
Harry Golliday SS/F '67 Camaro bye run

Round 2:
Guilmino def Cashman
L Morris def Matyas
Dicks def R Reese
Sheehan def Ballog
Roell def Henderson
Brinkman def B Linke
Mohar def Yago
Labrecque def Robinson
Dimelar def Fazio
Schodde def Fain
Kurshner def Hurley
Miller def Scardelli
H Golliday def Trabucco
L Jewell def C Kilraine
J Ross def Taylor
D Linke def Newton

Round 3:
L Morris def Guilmino
Roell def Labrecque
Schodde def H Golliday
L Jewell def Dimelar
Mohar def Dicks
Miller def Sheehan
J Ross def D Linke
Kurshner def Brinkman

Round 4:
L Jewell 9.49 (9.48) def Ross 11.14 (11.16)
L Morris 12.54 (12.54) def Kurhner 10.88 (10.89)
Miller 9.87 (9.84) def Schodde 10.37 (10.35)
Mohar 9.97 (9.95) def Roell 9.98 (9.97)

Round 5:
Miller 9.84 (9.83) def L Morris 12.54 (12.53)
L Jewell 9.50 (9.48 def Mohar 9.96 (9.95)

Final:
L Jewell 9.479 (9.48) .034 def Miller 10.17 (9.84) -.018 Red

Larry Jewell, who won the Dutch Classic three weeks earlier, caps of the season with a win in the 11th annual (named) Lee Sherman Memorial S/SS race and takes home over $2K for the win. Larry 'Bunk' Miller, who won this race in '04 and was R/U in '09, just missed the tree, and takes home $1K for the r/u.

We had 73 total cars for the weekend; several broke on Saturday or Sunday morning. Weather was great; sunny, a bit breezy, and air that, most of the weekend, corrected to numbers at or below sea level. The track, which was a bit suspect at times Saturday, was much better for Sunday.

I thank everyone who came out this past weekend (and to all the racers who attended our events in 2011). 2012 should be a better year with possibly some money/sponsors coming on board. So if you don't get caught up in the usual 'spending 3-4 days at a track chasing a Wally' kind of stuff, come out and race with us next season. It's the only way our series will be able to continue beyond next season.

Look forward to seeing you in 2012!!