This Saturday, Round 2 takes place on the SR3 straight road course featuring a 300-lap Jag Hobbies NC-2 NASCAR race.
George Peters is currently leading the series after Round 1 on the SR3 oval. 2021 Rookie of the Year, Brad Sandahl, currently in 2nd place, will miss Round 2. We’re also expecting two new drivers, Jerry Pearson and Randy Cook, to enter the series in Round 2. Both drivers have attended open track days on SR3 and both have had impressive results in practice races recently.
Schedule:
Gates Open: 10:00 AM, Practice begins, any car, any voltage, any lane.
11:15 Drivers Meeting, Announcements
Many thanks to those of you who attended the event Saturday. We ran a bunch of practice laps on the SR3 straight road course and then oneĀ IROC fuel race using a house set of 440-X2 “Narrow” Lexan Hammerhead cars.
We also introduced another new driver into the mix. Our most recent new driver, Jerry Pearson, brought along a friend, Randy Cook, who raced 1/24-scale cars years ago as well as 1/1-scale Formula 1000 racing cars.
Seem like Randy and Jerry enjoyed the racing action since both made the podium in the 150-lap IROC race. Nice!
2021 Rookie of the Year, Brad Sandahl, took the top podium spot after battling with Jerry and Randy the whole race.
Both Brad and another new driver, Jared Johnson, brought along their amazing daughters, Carrie and Madeline, who actually did very well driving at lower voltages but amazingly attentive at both driving and marshaling.
While we’re definitely planning a Kid’s Race Day very soon, next Saturday is Round 2 of the NASCAR MADness Series on the SR3 road course. Hoping to see all our new and old drivers battling each other on the road course with NASCAR-style cars next Saturday. Stay tuned for details.
PR-5 Feature event starting grid. Top to bottom, Kevin Webster, Brad Sandhal, Jordan Walker, Home Cook’n, George Peters.
Wow! What an action-packed Day!
We had a smaller field than usual but it was as stacked as ever. The good news was that we were running an oval layout, which allowed us to use wireless call-buttons in lieu of turn marshals. Surprisingly, this actually worked out pretty well and we were able to run six races, including a 480-lap PR-5 Feature race with fuel stops and plenty of drama.
Sadly, the Race Director failed to get many pictures on the day, sorry.
Short story of results are below. George Peters leads in points after Round 1. Things may have been a bit different had Brad Sandhal not had to abandon the final two racesĀ on the schedule due to family commitments. George dominated the NC-2 “Lites” class.
Overall Results and standings after Round 1:
Place
Name
Laps
Points
Total Time
1
George Peters
1063
69
4704.665
2
Brad Sandahl
900
55
3561.313
3
Kevin Webster
839
47
3798.461
4
Jordan Walker
603
25
3717.603
5
Steve Stewart
1207
90
4436.628
Race 1: AFX Magna-Traction Jalopies (IROC)
These were very cool Mercury sedans prepared by GP Designs (Georgie) that were really smooth and fun to drive. Detailed Results
Place
Name
Laps
Points
Total Time
1
Steve Stewart
147
16
695.992
2
Brad Sandahl
143
13
725.377
3
George Peters
139
11
717.186
4
Jordan Walker
116
7
756.994
Race 2: OS3 TFX “Lites” 18v
These cars are always fun and even more so on an oval. Brad had a slight advantage in this one since he was running a Fray-style resin body while the rest of us used NASCAR-style bodies.Ā Kevin Webster bested George for the final podium spot in this hotly contested race. Brad showed he hadn’t lost any of his 2021 Rookie of the Year luster, handily winning the race. (Detailed Results)
Place
Name
Laps
Points
Total Time
1
Brad Sandahl
150
16
629.653
2
Steve Stewart
135
13
636.91
3
Kevin Webster
121
11
644.259
4
George Peters
120
7
749.468
5
Jordan Walker
100
6
705.083
Race 3: OS3 TFX “Stock” House Camaros (IROC)
These are also way fun cars on the oval. Stock isn’t exactly stock since we allow Black Dragon motor magnets to make these cars a little faster and better handling than “box stock.” Brad Sandahl actually won the final heat but some bad luck and mishaps kept him from pressuring Home Cook’n too much. Of course, George, no stranger to T-Jets, took the final podium spot. Kevin Webster was very close throughout the race and even managed a second place finish in Heat 5. Detailed Results
Place
Name
Laps
Points
Total Time
1
Steve Stewart
149
16
784.276
2
Brad Sandahl
141
13
793.091
3
George Peters
113
11
795.812
4
Kevin Webster
108
7
799.975
5
Jordan Walker
83
6
808.517
Race 4: Jag Hobbies PR-5 NASCAR “Lites” Feature Race 16.5v
The “extended” feature race was–as always–full of mayhem, vicious crashes, and major amounts of adrenaline. This race, by far, is the most intense race of the day simply because of the number of laps and the overall duration of the race. Shockingly, George managed to finish on the podium in spite of being heavily distracted throughout the race trying to help/coach Jordan. who was not having a good go of it at all. Jordan actually started out well and was in third place overall after three segments but gradually lost concentration and focus as the grueling race went on. Home Cook’n miraculously avoided much of the carnage the others had to contend with to secure the win in the very fast and furious feature race. Detailed Results
Place
Name
Laps
Points
Total Time
1
Steve Stewart
480
16
1408.693
2
Brad Sandahl
466
13
1413.192
3
George Peters
414
11
1435.543
4
Kevin Webster
392
7
1418.129
5
Jordan Walker
304
6
1447.009
Race 5: Jag Hobbies NC-2 “Lites” NASCAR 16.5v
With Brad out of the line-up and Jordan opting to marshal instead of driving, George was able to concentrate on his own racing, and nicely won the NC-2 race, winning three of the six segments. Detailed Results
Place
Name
Laps
Points
Total Time
1
George Peters
147
16
447.538
2
Steve Stewart
146
13
447.971
3
Kevin Webster
108
11
453.652
Race 6: Tyco 440-X2 Wide-Pan NASCAR Hardbody 15v
The final race of the day was a vintage-class race using our Tomahawk platforms with NASCAR-style hardbodies. George Peters clearly had the horsepower in this one but rear tire troubles plagued him throughout the six 25-lap segments. Home Cook’n manage to secure the win over the hard charging duo. Detailed Results
Place
Name
Laps
Points
Total Time
1
Steve Stewart
150
16
462.786
2
George Peters
130
13
559.118
3
Kevin Webster
110
11
482.446
Many thanks to those of your who participated in making Round 1 a success. The NASCAR theme seems to be enjoyable to everyone and the oval both a fun and challenging course to race on.
Round 2 is slated for June 11, 2022 and will be run on the SR3 straight road course. Stay tuned for details.
It’s a good thing we’re running on the oval since we’ll be short a few of the usual suspects. This is going to be a wide-open series with several drivers already warning of missing more than one event.
When: Saturday, May 28, 2022
Event Schedule:
10:00 ā Gates open, track power on, practice starts
11:15 ā Drivers Meeting/Announcements
11:30 ā Racing Begins (30-lap heats, fuel):
Thank you to all those who showed up for the second Track Day on SR3. We didn’t do any racing but we ran a whole bunch of laps and tested/tuned a few IROC sets to support the upcoming series.
We had a few new drivers show up to check out slot car racing also. Another neighbor, Jared Johnson, stopped by and ran a whole bunch of laps on the oval along with his two kids, Madeline and Mathew. Mathew is only about 2-3 years old but he managed to click off a whole bunch of laps. Madeline clicked off over 600 laps and always wanted to go faster. We’ll have to get the other neighbor kids and my grandsons over for a “Kids Race” sometime.
New driver, Jerry Pearson, made his second visit to SR3 and cut quite a few laps with various loaner cars.Ā Jerry informed us he is planning to build a 4-lane Tomy sectional track soon.Ā Sounds like Jerry’s interest is solid so hope to see him racing with us soon.
We did experience a technical glitch when three lanes suddenly lost power. Appeared to be one of the two Phidget 0/0/4 relay boards losing communication with the computer and had to be reconnected.Ā Obviously need to investigate that and make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Round 1 of our new NASCAR MADness Series is on for next Saturday, May 28, 2022.
Round 1 will feature one “extended” race using the PR-5 āLiteā platform with a NASCAR-style hardbody, expect 50-lap segments and two full rotations for a 300-lap fuel event.
The track layout will be the SR3 Oval course as shown.
When: Saturday, May 28, 2022
Event Schedule:
10:00 ā Gates open, track power on, open practice.
11:15 ā Drivers Meeting/Announcements.
11:30 ā Racing Begins (30-lap heats, fuel):
The NASCAR MADness Series continues…
Many thanks to those of you who attended the event Saturday. We ran a bunch of practice laps on the SR3 straight road course and then oneĀ IROC fuel race using a house set of 440-X2 “Narrow” Lexan Hammerhead cars.
Race 3: OS3 TFX “Stock” House Camaros (IROC)
Race 4: Jag Hobbies PR-5 NASCAR “Lites” Feature Race 16.5v
Race 5: Jag Hobbies NC-2 “Lites” NASCAR 16.5v
Race 6: Tyco 440-X2 Wide-Pan NASCAR Hardbody 15v
The track layout will be the SR3 Oval course as shown.