BACK BY REQUEST!!!!

Due to the positive feedback, S&S Speedway will host another IROC night of racing this Thursday night, June 24th. S&S will have two new classes of IROC cars (Marcos and Vanquish), and will race two other IROC classes from a choice vote of racers who come out to race, so JJ, if you can make it, bring those FLY Porsches!  It's another "just bring your troller night".....  or any other cars you may wish to test and tune.... Doors open at 6:45 for practice, and racing should begin around 7:30ish, so see you at the track!!

THURSDAY I.R.O.C.

One word describes it....  BLAST!!!  Eleven Racers showed up to run four classes of equally prepared cars....  We even had a lady racer show up, Samantha, who did really well for her first time...  Here's how it went... Four classes were chosen from the possible six. FLY Racing Porsche GT1's, FLY Corvette CR5's, NSR Moslers and Artin NASCARS got the nod... Drivers ran 10 lap heats in each lane, straight rotation, accumulating laps from all four classes. New class cars were rotated in where the driver came out in the Yellow lane. Just a breakdown to show how close the racing was...  Sam Sr. had seven heat wins, Frank and Jr. had six heat wins, JJ and Dean had five heat wins, Tom G. had four heat wins, Scott, Chip and Rich accumulated three heat wins...  And O' Captain, my Captain, Dave K., finished with one heat win...  More IROC nights are in the planning stages with the possibility of two more classes to be added. Thursday night racing at S&S is always open to any interested, non-mag racers. Several micro towels were brought out to clean the drool off the raceway as Dave Kennedy brought out the NEW Carrera Can Am cars...  wow, did they go over huge!!!

And now the video....

THURSDAY NIGHT R.O.C.!!!!

This Thursday, June 10th, S&S Speedway will host Night ROC. It's a "just bring your troller", night  of racing!!  S&S will host up to 5 classes of I.R.O.C. prepared classes including J-J's super FLY Porsche GT1's and the new NSR Mosler class!!!  (click on the image for a full shot of the field, less J-J's cars I didn't have) Practice begins at 6:45.  See you at the track!

SPRING SERIES FINALE!!!

The Spring Series is over and congrats to J-J who mopped up the competition!!! Impressive was Dean, who podiumed fourth place! First time racer Tim ran hot this season and Rich didn't do so shabby as well...  There was only a 40 lap separation between first and fourth places.


Track property owner, as opposed to track manager, has opted to level the Senior Division because three of the four racers missed two or more races.  Since Frank and Chip missed three and Clem missed two, The property owner and track manager has eliminated three nights of races for Sr., one night of races from Clem, counting a total of six races for the Senior Division points standings.  Talk about tight....  Chip, after a two week hiatus, came on strong and finished tied for first with Sr. with 663 laps!  Frank was right behind them with 662 laps, while Clem finished with 658 laps!

LAST WEEK!

Great night mixing it up at S&S last Thursday... JJ ended up with a first, while Frank smoked with a second place podium and two third place podiums. Jr. nabbed a first and second place, while Sr. pinned a first, second and a third place podium.  Dean ran a solid, "quazi" race for Chip, hope to see him at the driver's stations this week.  This week is our final points week and consists of DTM Lighted, LMP and FLY Capris.  S&S is going to host a "FUNROCK" night, featuring up to five IROC classes to drive, FLY Chevrons, Corvettes, RACE Porsche GT1's and NSR Moslers...  Just bring your controllers and your munchies!

Just Two Weeks Left!!

Man, what a race night!  JJ conquered two classes with first place podiums, while Dean snapped up two, second place podiums...  Sr. secured a second place podium, while Frank, Tim and Jr. collected each a 3rd place.  The front motor class was Fast and fun! Hope to see that class come back to play in the future.  This week we have Super JGT, SCX Lighted and the third class was to be voted in...  We forgot to pull a number, so I had Sr. pull a number and NINCO GT came up.  Gentlemen, please make sure your cars are up to rule specs.  The class rules for racing are in place to ensure fair, consistent, tight lap total racing.  If a class is "Stock", then all stock parts, unless specified, must be used, and no aftermarket wheel or gear ratio allowed.  See you at the track.

It's May!

Fellas,  It's May with 4 weeks left in the series.  JJ remains atop the points lead who had two first place heat victories in Super JGT and ChevROCK classes. Sam Sr. accumulated two seconds in the Super JGT class and the SCX lighted class, while while Chip rounded out the second place podium in ChevROCK. Tim and Dean both placed with thirds in SCX for Dean and ChevROCK for Tim.  Also noteable was Rich's consistency in the last two heats, Clem's first heat and, Dave, AKA, "Capt. C" showed up with a basket of blue eggs and consistent laps in the last two events. This week we have LMP, DTM Lighted and FLY Capris. See you at the track!

Nearly Half Way...

JJ still has the points lead. Carlisle called out to our master's class racers, and Frank and Chip were missed for their competitive entries...  Hope to see those laps up next week.  Tim and Dean once again showed his consistency with several heat wins each, while Rich drove to three heat victories.  Next week we have Super JGT, SCX Lighted and FLYROCK Chevrons as the class draw....  See you at the track!

Second Week A Charm?

Was the second week a charm? Sure seemed to be for Chip who ran strong and topped the IROC, Bonus, Chevron Round.  Tim continues to show his consistency, while Dean ran strong AGAIN.  Both Tim and Dean continue to become faster and more consistent as they drive the track.  Jr. and Sr. are tied.  Frank fired his spotter after the first heat, but is tied for second in the Master's Class.  JJ Continues to show dominance with top laps, even while pulling a left-handed, peg-legged, pirate heat.  Next week features LMP, DTM Lighted and FLY Racing Capris. Please check out the class rules and have those cars prepped. S&S will be closed for practice this weekend, however, there will be test and tune opportunities early next week...  Call, text or blog ahead of time to check track times.

Not April Fools...

This past Thursday opened with strong performances from JJ, Chip and Dean, who unfortunately had to leave after the second heat.  Most notable was Dean's performance with the new SCX Cuda. New driver Tim showed he is really getting around the speedway as well, while Rich returned for the new series.  Scott showed up with hopeful driver Jayson. Hope they can both run some more races. Chip leads the master's class with Frank and Sam Sr. a close second and third.  The next week features SCX GT lighted, Super JGT and IROC, Asphalt modified Stockers.  Please check out the class rules and have those cars prepped accordingly.

Closed Poll On Spring Classes

Thanks to the member racers of S&S Speedway for casting your vote.  Seems there's an overwhelming interest in DTM Lighted, LMP and Trans-Am...  Vanquish returns with a strong six votes and tied at five votes are Super JGT, SCX Lighted, FLY Racing Capris and Front Motor GT classes.

Since there are four remaining classes tied, in fairness, I will create a short poll to vote on two of the remaining four classes, and the two classes which do not receive favor, will be two classes we add as the "voted in" classes.

Received an off list question concerning the Colgate motors for LMP...  We all know the real LMP world is open to any motor for fastest lap times...  At S&S, it has been tested that higher RPM motors do not necessarily provide an advantage to lap times, UNLESS, you are running Hendrickson tires, and not everyone is privy to having them, so a totally "open" LMP class creates a distinct disadvantage.  Initially, it is a reasonable thought to try Colgate motors, since they are cheap, plenitful and spec out like an NC5 and closed can, Slot-It BOXER, which cost 7 times more.  Fiddling with gear combinations and wheel diameters should provide plenty of power down the S&S straight, with just enough grunt to get through the twisties with manageable power.

This Thursday is a casual. "run for fun" night and general testing...  Along with bringing some cars to test for the spring, bring your LMP, stuff it full of a big motor you would wish to run and see how she handles... solder up a set of motor leads to a Colgate motor and bring that along too.  I, for one, will be testing the SCX Prospeed motor, and a Slot-It closed can BOXER to see how it fairs against the Colgate...  We can always modify rules, at this point, to suit the masses if the Colgate doesn't suit our needs...

SB2

SCX Corvette In-Car!!!!

Keychain Cam mountain on the roof of an SCX Corvette.

Thinking Spring!

The warm weather is upon us, however we have a series to contend with before we hang up our controllers for the summer.

Here's a list of the classes we have run so far at S&S;

Carrera Group 5 lighted

Carrera GT lighted

NINCO GT

NINCO Super JGT

SCX GT lighted

SCX Rally

Vanquish

NASCAR

Vintage LeMans day and night

Vintage GT

March Madness

FLY RACING Capris RS

Trans-Am

Slot-It Group C

Vintage Can AM 1/32

Some idle chatter suggests interest in the following classes we have not run;

LMP

DTM lighted

Group 5

Front Motor GT

Vintage F1 (Cartrix style)

GT1

Spirit Pugeot Sport

NSR Classic according to national rules