OSCAR Sportscars 4/26/2025

The OSCAR Sportscars returned to Springwater Raceway for the first time since November 2022.
19 racers came from not only the Portland / Vancouver vicinity, bur also from Bend, OR, Roseburg, OR and Seatle WA. Bob Hanna, owner of Sparetime Raceway in Roseburg, OR made the trek to participate and renew some old friendships. Kirk Smith, a local legend, provided his tech savvy and performed the duties of tech inspector and co-race director. It takes a team of people to pull a race with off with the nuances and challenges of utilizing all 8 lanes of Springwater Raceway. This was the first attempt to race on all 8 lanes since the track opened in 2019. With 19 racers, the group is divided into the “A” main and “B” main.
Qualifying, a 1-minute session with the fastest lap recorded for each racer determined which main event the racer would participate in. The race director would split the field in half. The starting position for each racer is chosen from the fastest time to the slowest time in each group. 10 racers would compete in the “B” main, and the winner would have to opportunity to move up the “A” main. The “A” main would consist of 10 racers competing for the overall win. The race consisted of 2 rounds of racing for each racer in both the “A” and “B” mains.
Each racer would have 64 minutes of drive time, except for the “B” main winner. That racer would have 128 minutes of drive time.  Bob Hanna, who won the “B” main, moved up to the “A” main. The Stig, Aka Michael Mitchell, was awarded the “B” main win. Both mains had close racing, bad crashes, cars flying off the track and broker racecars, then…….the power went out during the “B” main and everything came to a screeching halt and a dark, dead race program. What to do? Eat……. The group moved from the dark racetrack to a dining area with windows and we all ate lunch. The power came back on just as we were finishing lunch. Back to racing!!!!! Except, the prior unfinished race was lost. Every effort was made to bring it back. Nothing worked. It was decided to run 1 round to determine the “B” main winner. The “A” main went off as planned and the race was completed by 5pm. Plaques were awarded for 1st through 4th in each of the mains, fast qualifier, and racer’s choice.
The hard luck, to bad for you, bummer award was a choice of rear tires for having such misfortune and trials.
The results:
Fast qualifier: Tom Street – 5.309
“B” main winner: Bob Hanna 321.2 laps
“A” main winner: NakNak, Bob N. 659.9 laps
Racer’s Choice: Bob N. – White Enzo Ferrari
Hard Luck award: Bill Henry.
Thank you are strong enough, words, for how much I appreciate each and every person involved with this event.
The final statistics:
Qualifying results: (Seconds)
1.    Terrible Tommy -  5.309
2.    Stewmeat – 5.346
3.    NakNak – 5.409
4.    HO Mike – 5.555
5.    Mike Guthrie – 5.593
6.    Courteous Curt – 5.595
7.    DC Dynamo – 5.605
8.    The Korbinator – 5.606
9.    Bill henry – 5.722
10.    Captain Chaos – 5.727
11.    Bartman – 5.806
12.    Bad Billy – 5.812
13.    Good Bob – 5.878
14.    The Stig – 6.007
15.    Forrest Not Gump – 6.054
16.    Jimmy Falkens -6.055
17.    Kevin Lewis – 6.062
18.    Al (Meat) – 6.091
19.    Professor Fate – 6.412
“B” Main results:
Name / Laps
Highest lap total: moved up to the “A” main; Bob Hanna – 321.2.
1.    The Stig – 304.9
2.    Bartman – 297.4
3.    Captain Chaos – 296.5
4.    Al (Meat) – 289.0
5.    Jimmy Falkens – 287.9
6.    Professor Fate – 273.7
7.    Kevin Lewis – 267.7
8.    Bad Billy – 265.3
9.    Forrest Not Gump – 255.2
“A” Main:
1.    NakNak – 659.9
2.    Good Bob (Bob Hanna) – 616.6
3.    HO Mike – 612.8
4.    Mike Guthrie – 612.5
5.    DC Dynamo – 608.4
6.    Courteous Curt – 587.4
7.    Stewmeat – 587.3
8.    The Korbinator – 574.4
9.    Terrible Tommy – 559.4
10.    Bill Henry – 203.0

Lap Totals Report: OSCAR Sportscars 4/26/2025
A Main:
Racer                         L1     L1      L2    L2     L3    L3       4    L4      L5     L5      L6      L6    L7    L7       L8     L8     TOTAL
                                 Red    Red   Whi    Whi  Grn   Grn   Org   Org    Blu     Blu     Yel     Yel   Pur    Pur     Blk    Blk
1 NakNak                    39       41     43     42     43     41      42    43     42      42     42     41   40      36     41    41     659.9
2. Good Bob                41       40      38    38     41      40      37   35      41     37      40    39    41     32    38    38      616.6
3. HO Mike                  35       37      41    40     40      40      40    41       36     35      36    37    39    39    39    37     612.8
4. Mike Guthrie            38      36      39     40     39      40      39    39      39     40      36    39    40    38    34    36      612.5 
5. DC Dynamo             37      39      39     39     37      41      34    38      38     40      35    38    39      9    37    38      608.4
6. Courteous Curt        39      39      41     40     40      40      39    38      38     40       36     0     38     41    40   38      587.4
7. Stewmeat               40      41       39     40     41     39      39     39      42     32      41    37    20     34    26   37      587.3
8. Korbinator               39     39       39     38     41      40      41      2       36    40      39    31     38    40    38    33     574.6
9. Terrible Tommy       39      38        42     39     31     39       0     40      35     40      29     36    6      38    30    34     559.4
10. Bill henry              31      0         22      0      0        0       39       0        0      0       39    0      35     0     37     0     203.0