All about Stewart Raceway
Yea, I know, nobody in our club has any kids that qualify for this event.
Our neighbor’s kids and our grandsons will fill the field, and hopefully, a few more neighborhood kids also.
Just 20-lap segments, one rotation, on the SR3 straight road course. All participants receive a medal and valuable track time on SR3. Oh, and they get to swim all afternoon and enjoy a BBQ.
Now I need to find a bomb-proof IROC set to pull this off with…
Should be fun!
Okay, shut up and drive!
While Round 2 was expected to see a full field of drivers, five were unable to appear for Saturday’s event.
The good news was four drivers rolled through the gates in time to start racing. Well, actually a couple strolled through the gates due to a landscaping crew blocking the entrance to Stewart Raceway.
Anyway, we got a bit of a late start but with only four drivers, the schedule would certainly get compressed. In fact, after the first race, we shut down the two gutter lanes and started racing with just four of the six lanes on SR3.
The short story is George Peters remains the series points leader after two rounds. While the summary results tell a different story, the battle for this round was a lot closer. In fact, several races were lost on the final lap or final corner. That’s exciting racing!
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | George Peters | 565 | 78 | 6145.547 |
| 2 | Kevin Webster | 521 | 66 | 6182.358 |
| 3 | Jerry Pearson | 260 | 21 | 3487.966 |
| 4 | Steve Stewart | 589 | 96 | 6017.514 |
Round 2 was NASCAR racing on the SR3 road course, which meant slightly shorter segments but still six races, including a feature race of 150-laps with Jag Hobbies NC-2 cars with NASCAR livery.
Jerry Pearson started out his racing debut with a solid second-place finish in the first heat and a very close Run Time to the winner of the heat. The number 7 Lumina body was lowered by GP Designs (George) and worked quite well. Detailed Results
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 120 | 16 | 1131.07 |
| 2 | George Peters | 111 | 13 | 1162.899 |
| 3 | Kevin Webster | 102 | 11 | 1160.71 |
| 4 | Jerry Pearson | 95 | 7 | 1224.1 |
This was Jerry’s first crack at a “gravity car” race but he actually did pretty well, staying very close in total laps for many heats and increasing his lap times throughout the race. George–again– was very close and he had the best median lap time. Detailed Results
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 120 | 16 | 1497.009 |
| 2 | George Peters | 111 | 13 | 1537.096 |
| 3 | Kevin Webster | 106 | 11 | 1532.322 |
| 4 | Jerry Pearson | 99 | 7 | 1545.817 |
This was another hotly contested race with George and Kevin Webster both winning heats and Jerry besting Kevin by one lap in the final segment. The TR-3’s used are slightly hopped-up with Jag IFE fronts and DF rear wheels. Details
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 79 | 16 | 710.183 |
| 2 | George Peters | 79 | 13 | 720.339 |
| 3 | Kevin Webster | 71 | 11 | 759.035 |
| 4 | Jerry Pearson | 66 | 7 | 718.049 |
The”Feature”race was another barn-burner with plenty of drama and controversy. We lost Jerry after the lone IROC race but the three remaining drivers soldiered on through the rest of the schedule using only three lanes and Call Buttons to manage the racing.
Home Cook’n clearly had the better car in the feature race thanks to the use of a Johnny Lightning Thunderjet500 “Pull-Back” snap-on body. We use some of their screw-on bodies for the TFX cars. They make two versions: one for T-Jet screw-on bodies; and one for snap-on AFX bodies. There was some discussion after the races about this body not being commercially available but clearly, it is. Detailed Results
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 150 | 16 | 1388.062 |
| 2 | George Peters | 144 | 13 | 1422.24 |
| 3 | Kevin Webster | 137 | 11 | 1413.449 |
Yet another hotly contested race with George Peters very narrowly losing this one to Home Cook’n again. Kevin Webster kept up the good fight, only losing a couple of laps per segment, but first and second were both neck and neck on total laps and just two seconds separating them at the finish–that’s close!! Details
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 60 | 16 | 697.351 |
| 2 | George Peters | 60 | 13 | 699.638 |
| 3 | Kevin Webster | 53 | 11 | 709.432 |
The final race of the day was nearly a repeat of Race 5, with only tenths of a second separating George Peters and Home Cook’n in the final two segments. Kevin Webster remained focused but didn’t have a Lexan body prepared and was forced to run a hardbody, which is obviously a disadvantage in this class.
This was also a “Concourse” race, in which George easily bagged those style points with a nicely prepared Lexan Lumina (middle). Detailed Results
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 60 | 16 | 593.839 |
| 2 | George Peters | 60 | 13 | 603.335 |
| 3 | Kevin Webster | 52 | 11 | 607.41 |
Again, thank all of you who braved the heat and beach traffic to come out in the sticks and race little cars with us. Round 3 of the NASCAR MADness Series is slated for June 25, 2022. Stay tuned for details.
| Place | Driver | Race #1 | #2 | Appear | Total Points | Average |
| 1 | George Peters | 70 | 57 | 2 | 129 | 63.5 |
| 2 | Kevin Webster | 49 | 57 | 2 | 108 | 49.0 |
| 3 | Brad Sandahl | 55 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 55.0 |
| 4 | Jordan Walker | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Jerry Pearson | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 10.5 |
Okay, shut up and drive!
The NASCAR MADness Series continues…
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
11:30 Racing Begins…
Race 1: Tyco 440-X2 Wide-Pan NASCAR Livery (Tomahawk rules), 15v
Race 2: OS3 TFX “Lites” NASCAR Livery, 18v
Race 3: Jag Hobbies TR-3 Augorans (IROC)
Lunch Break
Race 4: Jag Hobbies NC-2 “Lites” NASCAR Livery, 300-laps, 50-lap segments, 15v
Race 5: Jag Hobbies PR-5 “Lites” NASCAR Livery, 16.5v
Race 6: VSR Viper Jet (SPEC JET), NASCAR livery, 12v
Open Practice, any car, any voltage, any lane.
Unless otherwise specified, all races will be at least 20-lap segments (heats).
Okay, shut up and drive!
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 one 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.
Okay, shut up and drive!
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 races on the schedule due to family commitments. George dominated the NC-2 “Lites” class.
| 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 |
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” 18vThese 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. 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 16.5vThe “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 16.5vWith 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 15vThe 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.
Okay, shut up and drive!
