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Rob plans to be ready for the next season, continuing the Monday program and classes. We will keep you updated here.
Thanks Rob for a really fun season and program! Your hot dogs are AWESOME, and your track is fast and provided for some excellent racing action! I'm looking forward to next season!
Last up were the Midgets (I was told I couldn't call them "Midgets" anymore because it is an improper term.....Too Bad!....). The Midgets were gridded last, but they were not the least in terms fo excitement! There were some spectacular crashes (as usual for the Midgets). Speed is a realitve term in this class, as well as handling.....Surviving is something all the racers can relate to!
Mike G. again lead the way to the finish line, with Bill H. following closely behind in second.
Fast laps are also a relative term in the Midget class. Mike and Bill H. were also top of the heap there!
The next group of cars to hit the track were the Flexi Class cars. Since their introduction to the group, the JK cars have been the dominant force at Redline Raceway.
Although no records were set, the racing was extremely fast in the Flexi class! Mike G. set the pace and pushed through to the win.
The fastest laps belonged to Mike G. and Bill H. Nice racing guys!
Last night was the last race race of the season at Rob's Redline Raceway. Although we had a slim turn out, it seemed as though the racers that did make it had a very good time! Rob was out with a back issue that kept him from standing so he volunteered to turn marshal. That left us with four racers so we ran just three lanes of the track. At the Redline we can efficiently race three lanes with just two turn marshals.
Most everybody started off the evening with one of Rob's awesome hot dogs, a soda, and some practice on the track. The first cars to be gridded for the first race were the Production Class cars. 
Since this class was implemented into the race program at The Redline, racers have been making modifications to the cars to improve their performance on the very fast Redline Raceway! The introduction of the NSR Hypercar has upped the ante a bit. At the conclusion of the Production Class race Hypercars finished one and two.
The fastest lap times also belonged to a Hypercar that was built and tuned by Mike G.
I am planning to go to the OSCAR NASCAR race at Tom's World in Bend next week. I have an open passenger seat for anyone interested. I will leave Friday May 15th around noon or so, and return Saturday May 16th after the race. First come first serve, claim your passage now!
The seat has been spoken for and the bus is now FULL!
Race photos:
If you want to come up and take a look at what is left before I put these on Ebay let me know. Once they are on Ebay prices are out of my control!
I am selling the rest of the "Goose" collection. The cars I put aside for my own personal collection are being posted on Ebay, 10 cars per week. I have no room to display them, and I need more room for track operation. Here's a last look:
Bob's winning car!
Bryan's second place car, and Best Of Show by driver's vote!
Herb's third place car.
Craig's fourth place car.
A fantastic day of racing! Thank you to all my friends!
You just gotta love those Team Bluegroove Can Am bodies!
After lunch we headed back to the track to finish out the race. With two rounds of racing remaining the intensity grew. The fast got faster, and the side by side racing became more frequent. Two thirds of the way through the race it was tight, but Bob Nakamura had gained a substantial lead on the field. Bob's beautiful chassis, combined with his driving skill made it very difficult for the rest of us to keep pace.
Results after two rounds:
The final round was just as fast and intense as the first! Every racer in this race had the potential to win! What made the differences were a few equipment issues, and just very few driver mistakes! For the most part, every racer was on his game! Here are the final results:
Here are some note worthy statistics:
1. Almost all of the racer's fastest lap times were under 4.7 seconds! (Howie's car had a bad motor and was down on power).
2. ALL of the racer's fastest laps were within 2/10ths of each other!
3. The racer's lap time averages were all below 5.5 seconds! The majority ranged from 4.9 seconds to 5.2 seconds, an AVERAGE spread of just 3/10ths of a second (over the entire race)!
This is an indicator of some skilled racers! The overall atmosphere was an indicator of some great friends together for some fun and exciting racing! I want to thank everyone that came out for the race! Especially those that travelled a ways to make the race; Dennis & Craig from Seattle, Kirk from Canby, and Herb from Salem! You guys helped make the event a success!
Here are the OFFICIAL results:
1st Bob Nak 576 laps
2nd Bryan 563
3rd Herb 559
4th Craig 554
5th Mike 549
6th Bill H. 545
7th Bill B. 522
8th Howie 452
DQ Dennis 553 Voluntary DQ - ran sidewinder chassis to help fill the field.
After we ran through the first round of racing we took a break for lunch. Mike Guthrie had helped me set up the canopy on Friday to provide us with some extra room (thank you Mike for all the help getting ready on Friday!). The nice weather allowed us to open up the overhead shop door and to dine outside. Diane fixed us delicious pulled pork sliders and deli sandwich fixings. There were side dishes to go along with the sandwiches. (Another big thank you to Diane!). We took a leisurely lunch, another side benefit of slightly smaller racer turnouts!
Although he did not have tme to race, Bart did stop by to check things out, AND...bring us chocolate chip cookies! I felt that alone deserved the "Best Of Show" award, but it was not to be.....We just ate the cookies! Thank you Bart, we weren't expecting that for sure!
Saturday's Can Am race had nine entries. This was the first PASER Can Am race under the new revised rules requiring inline motor configured chassis only. The other rule revision was the requirement for Team Bluegroove .030" bodies to be used, but that rule was not strictly enforced for this race due to the short notice for the rule change. Bottom line, most all of the entries had Team Bluegroove bodies, and all but one entry had inline motors. The one entry that did not have an inline motor configuration used a sidewinder that was legal per the previous rules. That racer voluntarily took a DQ.
Nine racers made for a nice casual day of racing! The doors opened at 9:00 am for practice. A couple of racers showed up early to test their new fresh builds that had not yet been on a track! Seattle racers showed up early and began thrashing to get cars together per the new rules. Tech inspection was set to start at 10:30 am, but as racers got their work completed and got their fill of practice, the tech inspector got busy! Kirk Smith made the trip up to serve as our Technical Inspector and Race Director. I want to give Kirk a big thank you! Your participation was greatly appreciated! Now we can start working on getting you back ON the track! By 10:45 am all of the entries had made their way through tech.
The race was set up for three rounds of four minute heat races. After a short driver's meeting, the green flag was dropped. It was evident within the first few minutes of the first heat this was going to be a fast race! The Can Am cars were very fast and handled great! Chassis construction varied from Retro and D3 type chassis, to heavier OSCAR style builds. Their did not seem to be any stand outs that seemed superior in performance. The real advantage seemed to be driver skill.
Another very nice car Jim!
Thanks for posting your work!
I've been preparing the shop and the track for tomorrow's Can Am race. Since the weather is supposed to be good, I decided to put up the canopy in the driveway for some extra pit space, and a place to put out the lunch Diane is preparing for us. Mike came over today and helped me get the canopy up. Thanks Mike, as always, I really apprecitae your help!
I tested out my new sprayer to apply the traction compound to the track surface. I am really pleased with how this sprayer worked! I poured my traction compound mixture into the tank, then used my compressor to presurize the tank to 30 PSI. After that it was push down on the lever and go. No more pumping and re-pumping. It sprayed in a nice consistant even mist. This thing is The BOMB!
Doors open at 9:00 A.M. in the morning.
Bottom line; we are going to miss Springwater Raceway!
Qualifying/Time trials started the day of racing.
Bob was the Top Qualifyer for the race.
There was a "Racer's Choice" award for the best appearing car based on a driver's vote.
There was a large turn out of great racers for this last race at Springwater!
Tim from Portland.
Herb from Salem.
Stuart from Portland.
Bill H. from Vancouver.
Chris from Bend.
Bryan from Portland.
The OSCAR Trans Am class was the class for the last race at Springwater.
Michael and Jim from Bend.
Mike from Vancouver.
Both sides of "The legend"; Curt from Bend.
JP, also from Bend.
The tech/pit area in the back could get busy and slightly crowded at times!
Turn marshalling the "Lead On" could be challenging. Typically there's lots of action there!
Stuart suffered some mechanical issues, but fought back to a good finish.
The Springwater track was located in the basement of a chuch in outer Southeast Portland, close to Gresham. It provided plenty of space for the track and racers. It was a great venue for the track! Thank you again Bob Nak!
There was a small room off of the main area the track was located in. This room served well for Kirk completing tech inspections, and was my favorite pit area.
Saying goodbye to Springwater is tough. It has been a big part of our local racing scene for a number of years now. A race at Springwater has always drawn a big crowd! Races were high speed and exciting! The road course was challenging and often times left racers with damaged and broken cars. We tore up a lot of equipment on this track, but that just made the wins even more significant. Even finishing a race was an accomplishment and something to take pride in! Winning at Springwater required excellent car preparation, excellent driving, being able to "read" taffic, and lastly, a fast car! Nobody won by accident at Springwater!
Here are some photos I took at the last OSCAR race at Springwater Raceway:
The good news is; Ken Palfenier, one of our local racers, purchased Springwater and will be keeping it in our area. The track will be set back up and put into use just as soon as Ken can secure a spot for it. Ken is looking forward to holding races in the future!
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