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We ( Bob, Bill, and myself ) are considering a Columbia Gorge Championship series using the Porsche 962. Here is the talk so far: Each track ( Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway, Springwater Raceway and Rapid Raceway ) would have one race designed after the Rapid 500, 4 times through, 4 min. heats. Plaques and points at each race. Points total for all three tracks would bring the high points racer a Columbia Gorge Championship. We would have a second and third place also. These races would be scheduled during the 2020 season. These talks are just in the beginning stages, things could be added or subtracted as planning develops.

Feel free to comment on this subject.

Results of the Rapid Grand Prix on May 4, 2019:

First half of the race, two times through at 4 min. heats.

1...Ted...............356 laps.
2...Gearloose......343
3...Bob..............339
4...Howie............339
5...Beau.............334
6...Marty.............325
7...Scott.............299
8...Al..................298

Second half:

1...Ted................355
2...Gearloose.......351
3...Howie.............350
4...Marty.............349
5...Beau..............343
6...Blake.............330
7...Bob...............317
8...Al..................301
9...Scott.............245

Total race results:

1...Ted.................711
2...Gearloose........694
3...Howie..............689
4...Beau...............677
5,,,Marty...............674
6...Bob.................656
7...All...................599
8...Scott...............544
9...Blake...............330

Dennis, here is the deal from my perspective: I have confidence in the racers who have raced here for several years that they will tell me when their cars are illegal and they have done that. Now I have a problem, you never told me you had an illegal car, I had to find it!
So beginning next season I will come up with a plan to make sure everyone is legal BEFORE the points race starts. So thanks to you that means I will have to take time to tech the cars. As every one knows I do not like to take the time to tech, honesty has been playing here for quite some time, but now I must take the bull by the horns and do what is right for everyone! Thanks Dennis!

Yes! I am pissed, especially now that you have made it public in the comment above by making sure you let every one know you "won" the race! NOT COOL!

This is the way the votes went for what we will run for the first half of the 2020 racing season:

1.....Late model Sportsman, years '59 to '72 full size American iron will run for points.

2.....TA2 ( late model Mustang, Camaro, Challenger ) as backup.

Here is the way the voting went:

1....Late model Sportsman and TA2 were tied with 5 votes each, a coin was tossed, Sportsman won.

2....Early Sportsman 3 votes.

3....962 and NASCAR 2 votes each.

4....Can-Am, Indy car, Early Modified 1 vote each.

5....NASTRUCK, 0 votes.

Results of the Apr. 20, 2019 race:

1......Gearloose..............385 laps.
2......Ted........................370
3......Bob.......................368
4......Howie....................365
5......Marty....................344
6......Scott....................237
7......Blake....................54
8......Dennis..................DQ.

Race results of April 13, 2019:

1....Gearloose...................228 laps.
2....Howie.........................228
3....Marty..........................225
4....Ted.............................222
5....Blake..........................210
6....Bob............................210
7....Beau...........................210
8....Scott..........................116

Results of the race of March 30, 2019.

1..........Howie......................224 laps.
2..........Gearloose................218
3..........Terry.......................202
4..........Beau.......................202
5..........Blake.......................186
6..........Mitch.......................177
7..........Scott.......................166
8..........Ted..........................98

Race results of March 23rd. 2019:

1.......Bob Nak..................223 laps.
2.......Gearloose................218
3.......Bryan......................214
4.......Howie......................207
5.......Terry.......................195
6.......Ted.........................194
7.......Beau.......................181
8.......Stuart.....................157
9.......Scott......................142
10.....DC..........................115
11.....Blake.......................96
12.....Mitch.......................62

Fellow racers; I got word from John Gill that Eagle Distributing did not let Bob Nakumura take over the parts. In fact Eagle stopped John also! So we can get together at this Saturday's race and decide what to do. We will no longer get to buy at dealers cost but we can order parts like tires, gears etc. as a group and perhaps save on shipping and have them here in stock. Something to think about.

"Stuff" happens Mitch! Looking forward to your return with the repairs you made to your Early Modified.

Thanks to Bill ( our official news man ) for taking the pictures and cool video of the action.

Here is the official results of the March 9 2019 race:

Note: all ties are broken by the racer who turns in the fastest lap.

1....Marty.......................226 laps.
2....DC Dynamo..............226
3....Bryan.......................223
4....Bob..........................222
5....Ted...........................220
6....Mitch........................161
7....Bill...........................129
8....Beau........................122
9....Howie.......................70
10..Al.............................61
11..Gearloose..................DQ

Fellow racers; I would like to announce that Bob Nakamura is taking over the parts department that John Gill ran for years. Bob will be bringing parts to the races at Rapid as he attends the races. I believe this will work out well. Thanks to John for the parts department that he set up and has supplied the parts for us all these yrs.