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A photo of the start grid from a turn marshal's perspective.
L to R - Ted, Bob, and Blake hooking up their controllers before the start of the heat race.
Colin takes a position as a turn marshal.
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Ted servicing his car at the end of a heat race and prepping it for the next heat.
Terry appears to be having a good time!
Gearloose contemplating the competition.
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Beau seems to always be having a good time!
Ted's '55 Chevy Sportsman on the track.
Terry servicing his '57 Chevy and prepping it for the start of the next heat race.
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Bob N's '49 Ford sitting on his tech block cooling down the motor between heat races.
Blake's '49 Merc on track. It is a lot faster than it looks!
Bob N's '49 Ford on track.
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Here's Ted explaining why he is so damn fast!
Marty's '53 Ford Sportsman on track.
Terry' '57 Chevy Sportsman entry on track.
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Gearloose's '49 Ford Sportsman car on track.
L to R- Blake and Howie discussing the results from the last heat race.
This is the view a lot of racers saw of Gearloose's Ford.
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Colin's "57 Ford Sportsman on track.
Marty and Colin between heat races.
Beau's '56 Ford Sportsman on track.
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Close racing between Ted and Blake.
Bob's Ford vs Terry's Chevy.
Ted's Chevy and Bob's Ford in the banking.
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Blake's Mercury and Terry's Chevrolet.
Marty's 1953 Ford Sportsman entry.
Marty's Ford in the banking at Rapid Raceway.
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Between heat races, Bob servicing and prepping his Ford, Marty giving his Ford's motor the sniff test.
Bob cooling the motor on his Sportsman car between heat races.
Ted & Howie giving each other the "is that your car stinking?" look. Turns out it was Colin's car!
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Cars on the track as they finished in one of the heat races.
A serious look from Beau. Not the kind of look you want to see from a racer when you're a turn marshal!
Marty, always a gentleman racer!
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What drivers look like during an incident - action sequence.
Colin & Terry Part 1
Colin & Terry Part 2
Colin & Terry Part 3
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Colin's Ford Sportsman car on track.
Gearloose's Ford Sportsman.
Gearloose prepares for battle.
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Results of the race on Nov. 3:
1st. Howie....................377 laps.
2nd. Gearloose.............376
3rd. Bob......................376
4th. Bryan...................375
5th. Ted.......................359
6th. Blake....................358
7th. Beau.....................351
8th. Terry.....................343
9th. Marty....................317
10th. Bill......................251
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Photos from the November 3rd race -
Drivers anticipate the start of the race. L-R: Bob, Terry, Bryan, Blake, Howie. Sitting in forefront: Marty.
Turn marshals L-R: Marty & Blake. Sitting forefront: Bob.
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Sportsman Class starting grid.
Drivers on track, courtesy of Bryan photo-bomb selfie!
Drivers with cars sitting on motor coolers between heats. These cars run HOT!
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Video from the November 3rd race
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Results of the Nov. 17th. race:
4 minute heats, two times through.
1st. Howie..................390 laps.
2nd. Ted.....................385
3rd. Gearloose............382
4th. Bob.....................377
5th. Bryan..................377
6th. Terry...................351
7th. Blake...................331
8th. Marty...................319
9th. Rico.....................315
The Sportsman class is close competition and a lot of fun with a simple designed chassis!
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Video of a Sportsman heat race, courtesy of Howie.
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Points for the 2019 season after 3 races with 3 races to go for the Sportsman class:
1st. Gearloose.............29 points.
2nd. Bob .....................25
3rd. Howie...................25
4th. Ted.......................24
5th. Blake....................20
6th. Terry.....................14
7th. Marty....................13
8th. Bryan...................13
9th. Bill.........................8
10th.Beau......................8
11th. Colin.....................2
12th. Rico......................2
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Results of the Dec. 1st. race.
1. Bryan......................373 laps.
2. Blake.......................372
3. Bob.........................372
4. Gearloose................371
5. Dennis....................366
6. Howie......................354
7. Bill..........................352
8. Terry.......................351
9. Ted.........................344
10. Marty......................335
11. Rico......................323
12. Colin.....................321
13. Beau.....................307
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Great racing last night!
Thanks Howie!
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I’ll second that
Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win.
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