Time to Nominate!
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Time to Nominate!
rev up August - September 2005 The Official Bi-monthly Newsletter of Roar Time to Nominate! It’s that time again. Put on your thinking cap and talk to your racing buddies. Find out who’s ready to be a ROAR Region Director for ODD numbered regions, including Canada, and Vice President. If you know someone who’s qualified and would be willing to handle the job talk to them about it and nominate them using the form in this issue of REVUP (page 3). NEW ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT for President and Vice President The President and Vice President must have been a member in good standing for a year prior to election. Each must have had at least one year experience in one of the following prior to being nominated for office: Region Director, Class Committee Member, Executive Committee Member.” Announcement! 2005 ROAR Off Road Stock Nationals to INCLUDE Master’s Truck as a class for competition. Please ‘write in’ on an available line “MASTERS TRUCK” with your frequency information. Available classes are: 2wd buggy, 2wd truck, 4wd buggy, Juniors buggy and MASTER’S TRUCK for this event. Recently Approved Bodies ● 1/10 .12 FUEL TOURING Protoform Stratus 3.1 (200mm) #1477—6.30.2008 Recently Approved Motors: ● ● ● Associated/Reedy Modified Associated/Reedy Yokomo 111604 Ti Worlds w/ or w/o SMC, ld br, 5mm blank, .35 comm. Fuel ‘Open’ On-Road Nationals Full Throttle Speedway—Kissimmee, Florida 407.791.2321, defiante9@aol.com www.fullthrottlespeedway.com November 3-6, 2005 Modified Associated/Reedy Yokomo 111603 Ti Worlds w/ or w/o SMC, ld br, 5mm blank, .35 comm. Paved On-Road Electric Nationals Speedline Hobbies—Holiday, Florida 727.536.7223. October 6-9, 2005 EPIC Modified Trinity Epic Shock Teardown w/EX (TM-14A) Blank. Stock Off-Road Nationals Scottsdale R/C Speedway—Scottsdale Arizona 480.945.2186, Anfinson1@yahoo.com www.scottsdalerc.com. October 20-23, 2005 ● Modified Trinity Epic Shock Teardown w/Torque (TM-79-8) Blank. ● Modified Trinity Epic Shock Teardown w/Tri-Rotor (TM-67) Blank. Modified Trinity Epic Shock Teardown w/D2 Blank. ● 2005 National Championship Schedule Paved Oval Nationals Blountville Model Speedway—Blountville, Tennessee. 423.323.1513, drdaleb@charter.net www.racebms.com. September 29 - October 2, 2005 Fifth Scale Nationals—T.B.D. InsiDe this issue: Region 1 .............................................. pg 4 Region 2 ............................................. pg 5 Region 3 .............................................. pg 6 Region 4 .............................................. pg 7 Region 5 .............................................. pg 8 Region 6 .............................................. pg 9 Regions 7, 8 & 9 .................................pg 10 Region 10 ........................................... pg 11 Region 11 ........................................... pg 12 Region 12 ........................................... pg 13 Regions 14 & Canada ........................ pg 16 ROAR Race Flyers ....................pgs 14 & 15 ROAR Income & Expense Analysis 6 Months 2005 REVENUE Membership Fees: ..........................$95,842 Nationals Fees: ................................. $2,865 Nationals Deposits: ...........................$1,000 IFMAR Entries: .................................$12,056 Bank Acct. Interest: ............................. $670 Product Approvals: .............................. $200 Less: Refunds & Returned Checks: ...$(435) TOTAL REVENUE: ...........................$112.198 EXPENSES Administrator: ....................................................$15,000 Region Director Expenses: .................................$3,860 Travel Expense:...................................................$9,825 Worlds Expenses: ..............................................$11,486 Insurance: ......................................................... $34,432 Legal & Accounting: ........................................... $1,000 Office Expenses: ................................................. $3,188 Postage & Mailing:........................................... $10,826 Print Rev-Up Newsletters: ................................ $13,050 Telephone & Fax: ................................................... $472 Website: ................................................................. $769 Promotions—Expenses: ......................................$1,255 TOTAL EXPENSES: ...........................................$105,163 YEAR TO DATE OPERATIONS (NET): ........................ $7,035 FUNDS AVAILABLE JANUARY 1, 2005: ......................... $139,048 CURRENT YEAR OPERATIONS (NET): ........................ $7,035 FUNDS AVAILABLE JULY 1, 2005: ................................. $146,083 Interested in becoming a ROAR MEMEBER or AFFILIATED CLUB? Get involved! sign up at: www.ROARracing.com officers rEPOrTS Presidents Column Administrators Column Rick Wilson Fred Hohwart We are in the middle of our Nationals season and are seeing places that ROAR can improve for its members. The entire ExCom is in middle of important and serious discussions about establishing a Nationals Management Team. This team would take complete responsibility for the running of the race. No longer would we have to deal with a lack of consistency in the management and handling of the event. We the ROAR officials can be responsible for making consistent and fair judgments for all 10 nationals. We would be in charge of the teching of the vehicles, scoring (with our own computer and scoring systems), qualifying, rules judgments and all decisions that could affect the outcome of the race. In turn we can make sure the track hosting the race makes a fair amount of money for having the event. The track owners and administrators will no longer have to bear the impact (financial or judgmental) of hosting the race. ROAR will step up and take the responsibility to hosting the best nationals profits will be turned over to the host tracks. We believe this will provide not only better racing but make more tracks interested in hosting nationals for ROAR. This will give us more and better options in putting the races at the best venues and the ability to move the Nat’s around the US so all ROAR members have a chance to attend. There is also discussion in some sort of qualifying system or at least mandatory attendance at level 3 events to be able to attend the Nationals. We want to make sure the racers who attend nationals have a level of experience to understand the rules and racing experience at a level 4 event. The nationals need to represent the best ROAR has to offer. Situations in the past number have years have exposed the weaker aspects of the current system ROAR is proactively looking to grow from these experiences and move in the right direction rather than just more of the same. ROAR is working for you our members. We want you constructive input. We want to advance the fun in racing at every level from you local club races to the Nationals our premier events. n We continue to send out renewal notices to remind you when your membership is expiring. These are timed to arrive about 2 weeks before your membership is due. Sometimes the post cards get lost in the mail, so check the address label on your Rev-Up, it always gives your ROAR number as well as membership expiration date. Send your renewal in directly to ROAR as soon as you get the reminder, or 2 weeks before expiration and you won’t have any problem maintaining continuous membership. Waiting to sign up at the next race can often delay your membership 60 to 90 days, an inconvenience if you want to race elsewhere again after that race. We continue to see the growth of ROAR, both individual memberships and ROAR Club affiliations and our financial condition continues strong as reflected by the financial data included in this Rev-Up. These improvements are a reflection of the increased interest in competitive racing and the excellent club insurance program ROAR provides for those willing to put forth the effort to run a club race program. It also reflects the time and effort the Executive Committee and Region Directors have contributed to improve ROAR and make it a success. Nomination forms are included in this issue for Vice President and odd numbered Region Directors, and Canada, to serve 2 years starting in January. A change to the ROAR By-Laws approved last October includes the following requirements for eligibility for the office of President or Vice President: “The President and Vice President must have been a member in good standing for a year prior to election. Each must have had at least one year experience in one of the following prior to being nominated for office: Region Director, Class Committee Member, Executive Committee Member.” If you want to nominate someone for one of these positions, make sure they agree to accept and are willing to devote the necessary time and effort to the job so we can continue to travel the successful road of the last several years. The nominees will appear on the ballot included in the October-November election issue of Rev-Up and the results of the election will appear on our website officers 2 President: Rick Wilson 535 Crater Camp Dr., Monte Nido, CA 91302 Phone: 818.591.7531; fastracer02@yahoo.com Track Director: Kenny Bergschultz 2830 South 12th St., Sheboygan, WI 53081 Phone: 920.457.5266; kenny@team1rc.com Vice President: Mike Queller 9212 Gallant Fox, Austin, TX 78737 Phone: 512.326.8481; spdln@aol.com Technical Director: Bob Ingersoll 2921 Harlee Dr., Farmers Branch, TX 75234-5007 Phone: 972.620.0407; Roarrhi@aol.com Secretary / Treasurer: Randy Holst 9400 NE 121st St., Kirkland, WA 98034 Phone: 425.373.4875; randyholst@hotmail.com Competition Director: David Lee 1280 Timber Creek Ln., Greenwood, IN 46142 Phone: 317.859.0596; LeeDA@Mail.TQCI.net Promotions Director: Dawn Sanchez 6207 W. Monterey St., Chandler, AZ 85226 Phone: 480.699.4722; roarpromotions@cox.net ROAR Administrator: (non-voting member) Fred Hohwart 30872 S. Coast Hwy., #111, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Phone: 949.494.0515 FredROAR@aol.com Current Affiliates continued: www.roarracing.com, when available, and included in the December-January Rev-Up. n Competition Director David Lee I want to start by thanking the interested organizations for submitting bids for ROAR National Championship events for 2006. I received many submissions directly after my last report, so your response to my request was very good. The nationals bid process is functioning as you read this report and I am confident there will be some great events for your participation in 2006. I also have received some interest in change by the membership. Some have asked for longer races in electric because the current type of battery has larger capacity. I have received requests to add new types of batteries, called LiPoly, to our racing venues. I have heard discussions from pro drivers that feel the best thing to do in electric racing is to somehow slow down the cars. There are some interesting points to support each of these topics. A comparison of the pros and cons of all of these points is required to determine the best direction ROAR should take regarding each topic. I will start with the LiPoly battery. ROAR has received a letter from a product supplier of these batteries, so dialog has now begun to address all of the issues. Let me list a few of them for you that I am currently aware. First is the discussion of safety related to our application of the product. The batteries that I have seen and used consist of a jell contained in a flexible, possibly fabric, covering. I have personally learned that overcharging these cells lead to a swelling of the battery, and I am sure that the covering would eventually rupture. I have been told that the jell will immediately ignite into fire once exposed to the atmosphere, so it appears to me that this battery must be evaluated carefully. We need to determine if the battery can be safely charged in a way that supports the need of “quick charging” in preparation for a race. We also need to determine if the battery can be supported and protected in the car so that a driving accident will not puncture or rupture that covering, exposing the jell to the atmosphere. That is what I know or have been told so far. There may be more safety issues like this that will be identified in the future. But please also consider that the current round cells and the LiPoly cell do not have the same voltage rating. It doesn’t appear that combining these two battery types in the same race is viable. More later. The next topic is to consider lengthening the electric races. There are some good things related to doing this, but it would also create other problems. The Competition Director considers what is good for racing. I have observed and competed in many onroad and oval events and offer this to the discussion. We can adequately determine a race winner within the current time frames allowed for each class. As it stands now, there are only 3 people out of 10 on the same lap at the end of a stock oval main. We are running 30 laps in stock touring car on-road mains. That also is enough time to validate a winner. The other side is that increasing race lengths produce a time issue for the host to finish the program. The point here is that all the points must be considered and compared to establish what is best for all involved. That includes the drivers, the racing equipment, the host of the event, and ROAR. Finally, there are comments that the cars are too fast. Radar speeds in modified touring and modified 1/12 scale on carpet with over 70 feet straights are in the mid to high 40 MPH range. Stock speeds in the same tracks are now at the mid 30 MPH range. I remember the same measurements in 1998 had the modified cars straight lining at the same speeds currently attained in stock on road racing. People that I respect have now come out and said this is too fast. That there are few people in the world that are capable of consistently controlling their cars at these speeds. And there isn’t any place for the new, novice, or junior driver to compete because they are not ready to go that fast, irregardless of the car. I will be observing this situation very closely and willing to take opinions from the membership if this situation is true, if it is an issue, and what can be done to bring electric on-road racing into a window of safe, reliable and competitive speeds. Good luck to all as we move to the last half of the 2005 racing season. I look forward to meeting and conversing with all members at the upcoming events. n Ashford Hobby PO Box 840, Boalsburg PA 16827 USA robert@ashfordhobby.com; www.ashfordhobby.com Panther Products, Inc. 1100 Marlborough Ave., Riverside CA 92507 USA mortanmold@aol.com; www.panther-rc.com Associated Electrics 3585 Cadillac Ave., Costa Mesa CA 92626 USA brent@aeteam.net; www.rc10.com Parma International, Inc. 13927 Progress Pkwy, N. Royalton OH 44133 USA tech@parmapse.com; www.parmapse.com BK Racing 10315 Joaquin, Dallas TX 75228 USA tprat75302@aol.com; www.BKRacingFuel.com Pro-Line PO Box 456, Beaumont CA 92223 USA customerservice@prolineracing.com www.prolineracing.com Byron Originals, Inc. PO Box 279, Ida Grove IA 51445 USA byromarc@pionet.net; www.byronfuels.com Castle Creations 402 E. Pendleton, Wellsville KS 66092 USA shawnp@castlecreations.com; www.castlecreations.com Hobbies ‘N Stuff 2801-P Eubank NE, Albuquerque NM 87112 USA info@hobbies-n-stuff.com; www.hobbies-n-stuff.com Lunsford Industries, Inc. 2500 Three Lakes Rd. #A, Albany OR 97321 USA sales@lunsfordracing.com; www.lunsfordracing.com Molzer Mowery Racing 6528 Winsdale St., Golden Valley MN 55427 USA sales@molzermoweryracing.com www.molzermoweryracing.com Robinson Racing Products 4968 Meadow View Drive, Mariposa CA 95336 USA rrp@yosemite.net; www.robinsonracing.com Schumacher, Inc. 6302 Benjamin Rd. #404, Tampa FL 33634 USA info@schumacherusa.net; www.racing-cars.com Speedline/Racer’s Choice 9212 Gallant Fox, Austin TX 78737 USA SPDLN@aol.com; www.speedline-rc.com Stormer Hobbies PO Box 126, Glasgow MT 59230 USA sales@stormerhobbies.com; www.stormerhobbies.com Team Losi 4710 E. Gausti Road, Ontario CA 91761 USA garyk@teamlosi.com; www.teamlosi.com Motor Saver Filters PO Box 9078, Moreno Valley CA 92552 USA motor.saver@verizon.net; www.motorsaverfilters.com Tekin, Inc. PO Box 2189, McCall ID 83638 USA sup[port@teamtekin.com; www.teamtekin.com New Era Models One Cannon Drive, Nashua NH 03062 USA frankdes@empire.net; www.nemscalecars.com Think Omnnimedia LLC 2000 S. Grove Ave # A-111, Ontario CA 91761 USA mikev@rc411.com; www.rc411.com Nimble Motorsports, LLC 372 Florin Rd. #302, Sacramento CA 95831 USA kelly@nimblemotorsports.com www.nimblemotorsports.com W.S. Deans Co. 10875 Portal Drive, Los Alamitos CA 90720 USA deansco@earthlink.net; www.wsdeans.com Yokomo USA, Inc. 17951 Skypark Cir #B35-K, Irvine CA 92614 USA bkroells@yokomousa.com; www.yokomousa.com Novak Electronics, Inc. 17032 Armstrong Ave., Irvine CA 92614 USA bob@teamnovak.com; www.teamnovak.com Do you know someone who can do a good job for ROAR? NOMINATIONS MUST BE IN BY SEPTEMBER 15! Below is a nomination form for the upcoming ROAR election. Please fill in the nominee for the appropriate position. Once the form has been filled our, mail it to the ROAR Office. These positions are all on a volunteer basis and are very time consuming. Nominations for Region Directors must be made by ROAR members within the Region. Nominee must be agreeable to serve, should he/she be elected, in advance of nomination. Any current member may nominate a candidate for Vice President. Region Director Nominee (odd-numbered Region Directors Only) Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and ROAR Canada. Nominee for Vice President: Nominated by: Region #: _____________________________________________________ Name: ________________________________________________________ Name of Nominee: ______________________________________________ ROAR #: ______________________________________________________ Nominee’s ROAR #: __________________________ Exp: ______________ Expiration Date: ________________________________________________ Nominee’s Address: _____________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ City: _______________________________ State: ___ Zip: _____________ City: _______________________________ State: ___ Zip: _____________ H Phone: _____________________ W Phone: ________________________ H Phone: _____________________ W Phone: ________________________ Background & qualifications of Nominee: ___________________________ Region #: _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Nominee for Region Director (including ROAR Canada): Region #: _____________________________________________________ Name of Nominee: ______________________________________________ Nominee’s ROAR #: __________________________ Exp: ______________ Nominee’s Address: _____________________________________________ City: _______________________________ State: ___ Zip: _____________ H Phone: _____________________ W Phone: ________________________ Background & qualifications of Nominee: ___________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Eligibility requirement for President and Vice President: The President and Vice President must have been a member in good standing for a year prior to election. Each must have had at least one year experience in one of the following prior to being nominated for office: Region Director, Class Committee Member, Executive Committee Member.” Send Nominations to: ROAR Administrator Fred Hohwart 30872 Coast Highway #111 Laguna Beach, CA 92651 3 regional reports rEGION 1 Region Director: Chris Raffaelli chrisraffaelli@optonline; 914.715.5620 White, 4 DNF Dean Isaac, 5 DNF Alex Frank, 6 DNF Burt Kos., 7 DNF Clarence Rose, 8 DNF Jimmy Houser, 9 DNF Vidal, 10DNF Quincy Davis. Area Coordinator: Jim LaStella jimlastella@aol.com; 631.667.6599 Connecticut ● Maine ● Massachusett New Hampshire ● New York ● Rhode Island Vermont On September 1, 2005 I will review all bids received for the sanctioned events of 2006. If you would like to host sanctioned events in 2006 please submit a sanctioning form to me. This will be a first come first serve. Tracks submitting by September 1st will have preference. Requests for fuel off-road, electric off-road and carpet On-road Regional have all been requested already. In this issue you should find the nomination ballots for all the odd numbered regions, including region 1, and the Vice President. Don’t let the election slide by without you voting. Don’t forget about the calendar at www.localendar. com/public/region1. The entire schedule in and around Region 1 is included—well at least the facilities that sent me information. If you would like your race event or weekly racing included, please drop me a line. The following is the listing of the ROAR sanctioned events. For non ROAR sanctioned events, see the calendar. The schedule is jam packed. If your event has yet to be scheduled, let me know the details and I will help promote it, ROAR or not. New comers to the ROAR on-road racing scene are www.frracers.com running the club in Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. There first ever event was on May 15, 2003. The results are: Nitro Touring A-Main: 1 69 20:16.87 Jamie Corrado, 2 67 20:08.00 Carl Edwards, 3 62 20:11.26 Robert Mostaka, 4 60 19:32.77 Wael Zeidan, 5 56 20:00.86 George Martinez, 6 56 20:17.75 Eric Godoy, 7 52 20:13.02 Rick Hill, 8 50 20:06.70 Nelson Morales, 9 DNF Abe Alicea, 10DNF Tiger. 1/8 Scale A-Main: 1 79 20:14.06 Richard Siriano, 2 77 20:03.32 Joseph Wright, 3 75 20:21.10 Pooh Epic Center Raceway 2793 Wehrle Dr., Williamsville NY 14221 USA 716 565-3742 www.epic-center.com Fanatic Remote Racerz 4516 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Far Rockaway NY 11691 USA Site: Floyd Bennett Field 646 286-4316. Kcrunchone@aol.com www.FRRacers.TK Fast Traxx R/C Club of Southern ME 93 Old Route 4, Berwick ME 03901 USA 207 384-5287 Hill Top R/C PO Box 36, Ashuelot NH 03441 USA Site: 20 Ashuelot Main St. 4 A-Main 4WD Buggy Modified: 1 Mark Westerfield 18, 2 Jay Livingstone 17, 3 Carissa Figelski 15, 4 Dan Laurence 14, 5 Scott Robert 13, 6 Kevin Hetmanski 11 , 7 Paul Ethier Jr 8, 8 Ryan Archambault 7, 9 Evan Shelansky 4, 10 Reinaldo Torres 3. Their second event was a mammoth turnout on 7/3/05. It rivaled the largest events in the country. It is clear that the northeast is ready to host racing fuel on-road events on a national level. Here is a report provided by the club: The day started out like any other and turned out to be quite different in deed. As I arrived to the track roughly 15 tents already set up and guys working on their cars already greeted me. The track was set up but just needed to be blown off and sprayed for traction and give the track a bit of bite. As the day moved more and more cars truck vans and all other means of transportation showed up. We had visitors from Maryland, Virginia, Boston, and as far as Carolina and a few Floridians. The day turned out 105 racers for the day and an actual number of 101 racers. The day was amazing and turned out to be a scorching day as well as one hell of a race day. Each and every main seemed to have an A main quality about it. Even the electric turn out which is normally very low was a bit better and sustained the same characteristics as the fuel powered big brothers. The event prename the July 3rd blow out was more than anyone had expected. We carried a total of 11 heats in all. So many racers that data entry was now a fulltime job and took away from the day’s event but that was the only downside. The evening topped off by trophy presentations and fire works over the water as a few of the racers and our local members stayed and chatted during clean up. The entire event was a total success for RC, which is the main reason the club was formed. FANATIC REMOTE RACERS AND BROOKLYN HOBBIES hosted one serious RC extravaganza and will be doing so with every event scheduled. Hope to see even more people at the next blast. Nitro Touring A-Main: 1 52 15:06.86 Steve Sohl, 2 52 15:14.71 Vincent Jackson, 3 49 15:03.10 Robey Calloway,4 35 15:11.44 Eric Jones, 5 DNF Craig B, 6 DNF Mikey Mike, 7 DNF Mike Malinconico, 8 DNF 603 239-6111. hilltoprc@netzero.net www.hilltoprc.com Hobby Chamber 743 Boston Post Rd., West Haven CT 06516 USA 203 934-7317 www. hobbychamber.com K&N RC Speedway LLC PO Box 64, Stafford Springs CT 06076 USA Site: 55 West St. 860 508-3815. chad@knrcspeedway.com www.knrcspeedway.com Keep It Tight 1125 North Ave., Bridgeport CT 06604 USA Site: Alice & Sedgewick 203 258-7334 http://www.kissimmeercraceway.com Richie Torres, 9 DNF Bill Hamlin, 10 DNF Roland Shao. 1/8 Scale A-Main: 1 60 15:10.10 Alex Frank, 2 59 15:09.81 Pooh White, 3 57 15:03.14 Charlie Williams, 4 57 15:06.89 Taureen Bennett, 5 48 15:04.78 Richard Siriano, 6 35 15:13.53 Quincy Davis, 7 DNF Jamie Coraddo, 8 DNF Joseph Wright, 9 DNF Renato Dias, DNS Vincent Jackson. RC Madness hosted the Electric Off-road Regionals on June 25 and 26. As usual, Chris Marcy produced a flawless event. The track layout was well thought out. RC Madness is just simply one of the good places to race. Double A’s were run across the board. Mark Westerfield is now won 2 consecutive modified 4WD Regional Championships. Rob Meyer was a force all weekend and won 3 of the 4 classes he entered! Some notable people in attendance were 1/12 National Champion Mark Strasnick, Eric Desrosiers/AE, Kevin Hetmanski/Car Action, Jason Brolet/Extreme RC, Todd Anderson/RC Excitement. Here are the results: A-Main Stock Truck: 1 Eric Desrosiers 20,2 Scott Furtado 16, 3 Rob Meyer 15, 4 Mark Strasnick 13, 5 Sean Smith 10, 6 David DeOliveira 8, 7 Steve O’brian 7, 8 Fast Eddie” Robinson 7, 9 Joe Marino 7, 10 Chris Proctor 7. A-Main Stock Buggy: 1 Rob Meyer 19, 2 Eric Desrosiers 19, 3 Scott Furtado 15, 4 Sean Smith 14, 5 Steve O’brian 13, 6 David DeOliveira 9, 7 Joe Marino 8, 8 Mark Westerfield 5, 9 Nick Lagrega 5, 10 Sean Norgaard 3. A-Main 4WD Stock Buggy: 1 Evan “Squirrel” Shelansky 18, 2 Sean Norgaard 18, 3 Cory Macmaster 18, 4 Mark Barletta 14. A-Main Modified Buggy: 1 Rob Meyer 19, 2 Max Kim 17, 3 Sean Smith 15, 4 James Schlick 12, 5 Mark Westerfield 11, 6 Scott Robert 11, 7 Chris Proctor 8, 8 Jason Brolet 7, 9 Dan Laurence 7, 10 Eric Desrosiers 3. Lakes Region R/C Speedway 66 Birchwood Way, Laconia NH 03246 USA Site: 182 Lily Pond, Gilford 603 524-2909. LRRCS@metrocast.net www.lakesregionrc.com Maximus Indoor R/C Raceway 12 Raydon Road, York ME 03909 USA Site: Meadowbrook Plaza, 647 US 1 207 351-1520. info@teammaximus.com www.teammaximus.com NERCAR 1 Pumpkin St., E. Northport NY 11731 USA Site: Turnpike Office Pk., Middlebury. 631 368-4832 ralph@TQRacing.com; www.nercar.com New Market Off Road Racing 1 Doe Farm Lane, Newmarket NH 03857 USA 603 292-5334 lugnutracing@comcast.net www.newmarket-offroadrc.com North East Auto Racers 683 Old Shaker Rd., Louden NH 03307 USA Site: Route 106 Racepark, Pembroke. 603 783-9844 braove67@prodigy.net; www.nearclub.com On Site Racing 40 Charlotte Ave., Hicksville NY 11801 USA 516 937-1500 mike@onsite-energy.com R/C Madness Inc. PO Box 64, Enfield CT 06083 USA Site: 640 Enfield St., 860 741-6501 cmarcy@rcmadness.com www.rcmadness.com A-Main Modified Truck: 1 Rob Meyer 19, 2 James Schlick 17, 3 Ryan Achambault 13, 4 Sean Smith 12, 5 Eddie Robinson 12, 6 Eric Desrosiers 10, 7 Chris Proctor 8, 8 David DeOliveira 8, 9 Steve OBrian 7, rEGION 2 Region Director: Carl Giordano 136 Day Court, Mahwah, NJ 07430 201.848.5171-home; 201.788.5525-cell carl.giordano@cit.com Off-Road Assistant Director: Craig Rawling, usaspringbreak@aol.com Delaware ● Maryland ● New Jersey Pennsylvania ● Washington DC Virgina ● West Virginia Region 2 Champions 2004 Champs: 2wd Modified Electric Off-Road: Josh Knight Modified Electric Truck: Al Ford 1/8 Fuel On-Road: Vincent Jackson 1/10 Fuel Sedan: Eric Jones 1/10 Mod Electric Sedan: Billy Spence 1/10 Stock Electric Sedan: Jeff Cuffs 1/10 Fuel Off-Road Truck: Kevin Ganoe 1/8 Fuel Buggy Off-Road: Jamie Grayek 18th Monster Truck: David Saunders 1/10 Stock Carpet Sedan: Jason Schreffler 1/12 Stock: Mark Unrath 1/12 Modified: Jeff Cuffs 2005 Champs: 1/10 19T Electric Sedan: Craig Xavier 1/10 Stock Electric Sedan: Dan Hartman 1/12 Stock: Heimbert Olmos 4-Cell Stock NASCAR: Bill Osborn Since our last Rev-Up article there has been 2 Regional Championship events and the 1st leg of the Fuel Off-Road Championship Series Regional Event. Steel City Hobbies hosted the Carpet Oval Regional and the Fastlane R/C Club hosted the 1/10 Fuel Sedan Regional. I’m pleased to announce that Craig Rawling has been appointed the Off-Road Region 2 Director. Craig and I will work together in coordinating events with Craig focusing on the off-road venues. Craig is a seasoned R/C enthusiast and his volunteering for the position is much appreciated. Both Craig and his dad are committed to maintaining the highest level of off-road racing throughout the region. Potential Carpet On-Road National in Region 2 for 2006. The Track in Gaithersburg MD has put in a request to host the event. Bob VanWagner and Mimi Wong have prepared a comprehensive and well plan package to put before the ROAR Nationals committee. A decision will be made sometime during the fall of 2005, lets keep our fingers crossed. 10 Dan Laurence 4. Remaining schedule of 2005 events: September 10-11 2005: ROAR NERCAR Club, Level 1, NERCAR. September 18 2005: ROAR BARCARC Club, Level 1, BARCARC. September 29-Octobe 2 2005: ROAR Paved Oval Nationals, Level 4. October 1-2 2005: NERCAR Trophy Race, Level 2, NERCAR. October 9 2005: ROAR BARCARC Club, Level 1, BARCARC. October 22-23 2005: ROAR NERCAR Club, Level 1, NERCAR. October 30 2005: ROAR BARCARC Club, Level 1, BARCARC. November 3-6 2005: ROAR Fuel On Road Open Nationals, Level 4. n Race Report: Carpet Oval Regional On May 22nd, Steel City Hobbies hosted the 4-Cell Stock NASCAR Region 2 Carpet Oval Regional. To enhance the overall turnout Steel City sponsored other classes of racing which include, stock mini truck, 19T sedan and modified stadium truck. 4-Cell Stock NASCAR attracted 3 full heats of racers. Oval racing, both dirt and carpet is one of the largest forms of racing throughout the region. Special thanks to Steel City Hobbies for stepping up this year and returning a ROAR titled oval event to the Region. Check out their website to see what upcoming events they have scheduled. Mike Rooney of Steel City has a great deal of experience in marketing and promotion outside of the hobby industry and has incorporated this experience into further promoting the hobby beyond the walls of his hobby shop. Wish I lived closer. The results of the event are as follows: the series. Well off to round two at the tiltyard. Overall results after the first leg are as follows: 4 Cell Stock NASCAR A-Main: Bill Osborn, Bobby Scherff, Adam Martin, Mike O’Brien, Randy Ciccone, Joel Biro, Matt Kirby, Ronald Housman, Clayton Anderson, Eric Hutkay. 19 Turn oval 4 Cell A Main: Jeff Carapellatti, Jeff Patch, Matt Kirby, Danny Demyan, Tim Dilg, Jimmy Daugherty. Bomber A-Main: Joe Martinez, John Oldfield, Dennis Maitland, Chris Anderson. Stock Mini Truck Road A-Main: Janice Himes 19 Turn Sedan A-Main: Frank Dempster, Tony Palmerine, Rob Walbrown, Mike Rooney, John King, Nick Eger, Dennis Maitland. Mod Stadium Truck A-Main: Danny Demyan, Janice Himes, John Dailey, Tony Palmerine, Josh Davis, Mike Rooney. 1/10 Gas Truck: Kevin Ganoe 100, Todd Lewis 99, Bob Moore 98, Brian Miskokzi 97, Dave Mcewwn 96, Tony West 95, Russell Williams 94, Stephen Warrington 93, Saint Arpus 92, Binky Griffon 91, Jasen Keller 90. 1st Leg of the Fuel Off-Road Region 2 Championship Points Series: (Reported by Craig Rawling, Off-Road Director) Well region 2 is shaping up to be a series to talk about. Region 2 has the best drivers in the east coast. Pasadena held the first leg of a three leg series race. Everything went very smooth and no problems to report. The 10th scale class was great to watch. Kevin Ganoe again put on a great show. Todd Lewis was right behind on Kevin’s tail until he had car troubles. The 1/8 scale racing was very close. Chris Crews was first and Jamie Grayek was close behind and shaping up to be a great race. Chris Crews had car troubles and Jamie went on to a first place finish. Monster Truck was on fire. Anthony Wilkins drove the pants off of his Hot Bodies to a first place finish. Want to thank Tony West and Binky for putting on a great show. Want to also thank TQ Fuel, Embods and Tony Screws for sponsoring 1/8 Buggy: Jaime Grayek 100, Tony West 99, Binky Griffon 98, Micheal Odonnell 97, Anthony Wilkins 96, Kelpby Roberts 95, Jason Miller 94, Chris Crews 93, Craig Rawling 92, Brian Miskokzi 91, Vincent Barret 90, Doug Washington 89, Chris Codoley 88, Bob Chartos 87, Antwaan Mosley 86, Wayne Miller 85, Jasen Wyche 84, Mark Christman 83, John Warrington 82, Chris Perry 81, Chris Gibson 80, Lloyd Tiger 79, Jay Miller 78, Bubba Lee 77, GT Eddie 76, Rohit Katwia 75, Jack Honeycutt 74, Warren Govan 73, Russell Williams 72, Saint Arpus 71, Curtis Benko 70, Tony Delk 69, Jeffrey Kinnamon 68. Monster Truck: Anthony Wilkins 100, Antwaan Mosley 99, Warren Govan 98, Jasen Wyche 97, Chris Perry 96, Curtis Benko 95, Kevin Parlet 94, Victor Giardina 93, Craig Rawling 92, Ryan Mccord 91, Richard Sains 90, Tony Delk 89, John Greer 88, Mike Branham 87. 1/10 Fuel Sedan: Coverage of this event will be included in the next Rev-up publication and e-mail. Confirmed Events: April 2, 2005: Carpet On-Road Regional, RC Track www. rctrack.com. May 22, 2005: Carpet Oval Regional, Steel City Hobbies www.steelcityhobbies.com. June 25-26, 2005: 1/10 Fuel Sedan Regional, Fastlane, 1/8 East Coast Championship www.fastlanerc.com. July 23-24, 2005: 1/5 Scale Regional, Fastlane www. fastlanerc.com. August 13, 2005: Electric Asphalt On-Road, Jackson RC www.jacksonrcracing.com. August 13, 2005: 3rd Leg Off-Road Fuel Series, Hobby Hut August 27-28, 2005: 1/8 Big Apple Super Regional BARCAR www.barcarc.com. September 10, 2005: VA State Fuel Championship PetesRCRaceway www.petesrcraceway.com Pending Regional host tracks and events: Tiltyard Electric Off-Road TBD If you’d like to be added to distribution list, please forward your e-mail address to carl.giordano@cit.com. n 5 rEGIONAL rEPOrTS BARCARC 41 Watchling Plaza #83, Montclair NJ 07042 USA Site: Middlesex Cty. College 973 497-9400. isabelinof@aol.com www.BARCARC.com D R C W Raceway 1828 S. Military Hwy., Chesapeake VA 23320 USA 757 361-6681 eric@debbiesrcworld.com www.debbiesrcworld.com Fastlane R/C PO Box 23302, Washington DC 20026 USA Site: Perrywood Elementary 301 213-6274. info@fastlanerc.com www.fastlanerc.com Hillhoppers Racing Club 65932 McGregor Hill Rd., Bellaire OH 26003 USA Site: Point Run Rd., Triadelphia. 740 676-5537 fredsnively@sbcglobal.net www.hillhoppers.org Hobby Hut Raceway 609 S. Trooper Rd., Audubon PA 19403 USA 610 635-1606. allen@hobbyhut.com www.hobbyhut.com Horsham R/C Racin 935 Horsham Rd. #G, Horsham PA 19044 USA 215 672-4750 dhyoung@horshamrcracing.com www.horshamrcracing.com Jackson R/C Racing Assoc. PO Box 565, Jackson NJ 08527 USA Site: Columbus Blvd. 908 489-2368 NJEYEGUY@OPTONLINE.NET www.jacksonrcracing.com Nuclear RC 4411 North Wood Trail, Hampstead MD 21074 USA 410 374-2270 jsko@adelphia.net; www.nuclear-rc.com rEGION 3 Region Director: Mike Russell PO Box 222, Pine Bluff NC 28373 910.281.5844; MRussell4@NC.RR.com sandhillsraceway.com; www.ovalmasters.com http://bigpermraceway.tripod.com Alabama ● Georgia ● North Carolina South Carolina ● Tennessee The Paved Oval Nationals are in Region 3 this year at Blounville Model Speedway in Blountville, TN on September 30-October 2. Contact Dale Benton at drdaleb@charter.net or visit their site at www. racebms.com. Still looking for bids for paved and carpet on-road and the electric off-road regionals. Any track interested should contact me as soon as possible. Badlands R/C Super Cross 13 Smith Blvd., Myrtle Beach SC 29588 USA Site: Socastee Park 843 385-3862 BradSmith@badlandsrc.com www.badlandsrc.com Blountville Model Speedway 204 Christopher Ct., Blountville TN 37617 USA Site: 5237 Hwy. 126 423 323-8349. drdaleb@charter.net www.racebms.com Dirtslingers 1314 S. Fourth St., Hartsville SC 29550 USA 843 383-0017 dshobbiesdon@aol.com www.dands-speedway.50megs.com 6 Pasadena Raceway 4675 Winterberry Ln., Oxen Hill MD 20745 USA Site: Jacobsville Park, Pasadena. 310 894-4084 tonywestinc@hotmail.com www.pasadena-offroad.com Steel City Hobbies 1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville PA 15017 USA 412 220-7515 info@steelcityhobbies.com www.steelcityhobbies.com RC Pro Racing 7106 Hayes Shopping Ct., Hayes VA 23072 USA 804 642-1114 rcproracing@hotmail.com www.rcproracing.com The Tiltyard 6994 Tiltyard Dr., Dayton VA 22821 USA 540 828-3476. lisa@tiltyard.com www.tiltyard.com Rhondaveuzz RC Track 10415 Virginia Ave., Bassett VA 24055 USA 2 76 629-2413 rhondaveuzz@earthlink.net The Track of USA 16806 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg MD 20877 USA 301 417-9630 mimithetrack@yahoo.com www.rctrack.com Round Back RC Track 23420 File Rd., Bowling Green VA 22427 USA 804 633-0658. cgibson783@aol.com www.roundbackrctrack.com VORRA 7730 Nathan Lane, Richmond VA 23235 USA Site: 360 West Shopping Center 804 276-5756. eingram@infionline.net www.vorra.org Region 3 Champions Coming up in November are elections for odd number regions. I am not running for re-election this time but I do have a couple of people interested in the position. I still don’t have a firm commitment from either but hope to soon. Anyone else interested should make sure they are nominated and get on the ballot. I wish I had more time to devote to this job but I just don’t. I would however be interested in remaining as an assistant director to whoever wins the election. I would like to welcome RC Motorspotrs as the newest Region3 sanctioned track. RC Motorsports is located near Nashville, Tn and have carpet oval, on-road, and off-road tracks. You can find them on the web at rcmotorsportsracing.com. n Grassy Creek R/C Raceway 2170 Weaver Ford Road, Grassy Creek NC 28631 USA 336 384-4360 Wezman3@fastransit.net Lexington Hobby Raceway 528-D Columbia Ave., Lexington SC 29072 USA Site: 5020 Platt Springs Rd. 803 356-4226. lexhobby@alltel.net www.lexhobby.com MSRA Mid South Racing Assoc. 6445 Carolot Ln., Bartlett TN 38135 USA Sites: Hobbytown & Midsouth Hobbies. 901 371-8956 bigdogracing@midsouth.rr.com www.msra-racing.com Panther R/C Raceway FASTRACK Racing & Hobbies 2480 Turleymill Rd., 916 Redbank Rd., Goose Creek SC 29445 Morristown TN 37814 USA USA 843 553-2002. Site: 710 Morelock Rd. fastrack@comcast.net 423 312-5079. allanc1@msn.com www.fastrackhobbies.com www.pantherrcraceway.com Paved Oval Modified—Mike Russell Paved Oval 19turn—Marty Hillman Paved Oval Stock—Brandon Sutherland Paved Oval Spec Stock—Barney Bradley Fuel Offroad 1/10 Truck—Travis Dupree Fuel Offroad 1/8 Scale—Glen Harrison 2wd Stock Offroad—Rodney West 2wd Modified Offroad—Travis Dupree 4wd Modified Offroad—Steve Beasley Stock Truck Offroad—Jason Brown Modified Truck Offroad—Jason Brown Touring Stock –Carpet—Mike Collins 19Turn Touring-Carpet—Mike Collins 1/12 Stock Onroad Carpet—Michael Skeen 1/12 Mod Onroad Carpet—James Grubbs Touring Modified Paved—Brandon Melton Touring Stock Paved—Jimmy Macintyre Fuel Touring Paved—Thomas Medlin Pete’s RC Raceway 8105 Spotswood Rd., Summerfield NC 27358 USA Site: 2176 W. Main, Danville VA. 336 362-1730 cathyyates@bellsouth.com www.petesrcraceway.com S.C.O.R.E 416 East 61st St., Savannah GA 31405 USA Site: Lake Mayer Park 912 303-9808. bonescom@bellsouth.net www.score-racing.org RC Motorsports 404 Keeton Ave., Old Hickory TN 37138 USA Site: 810 Cherokee, Nashville 615 642-5900 www.RCmotorsportsRacing.com Sandhills Raceway PO Box 222, Pinebluff NC 28373 USA Site: 4930 US 1 Hwy , Vass 910 281-5844. mrussell4@hc.rr.com Rodslinger RC Raceway 2182 Willaimson/Zebulon Rd., Williamson GA 30292 USA 770 567-8693. boyztoyz@peoplepc.com www.rodslingerrcraceway.com Rush & Son RC Racing 1000 Guy McAdams Rd., Henderson TN 38340 USA 731 989-4340 hardtailrush@yahoo.com Spartanburg RC Racing Assoc. PO Box 462, Inman SC 29349 USA 864 266-1988. owensauto@juno.com The Proving Grounds 876 West Liberty St., Sumter SC 29150 USA Site: Dillon Park. 803 418-0445 AMainRacing@yahoo.com www.theracetrack.50megs.com rEGION 4 Region Director: Bill Fraden 9711 Sharing Cross Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32257. 904.268.1948, wfraden1@aol.com Co-Assistant Directors: Izzy Santiago and John Malin On-Road Director: John Grant Off-Road Director: Jeff Keeton Oval Director: Ken Holmes Nitro On-Road Director: Jarrod Pilone Florida It’s Summer time here in Florida and Mother Nature is rearing her ugly head early. Lucky for us the On-Road Nationals are being held later in the year than usual. Something else I’ve noticed in the last 6 months our Florida ROAR membership is going down from last year. What I think is the problem is the Oval Series. They are not a ROAR sanctioned series this year and I doubt they will. All the other series are affiliated and growing. The other thing bad right now is the weather and having to possible canceling a local or state race till later. There are some that will never do anything with our organization—I just went to his website a few weeks ago and read the statement. Is it about time to let it go (1986) or remember 1995? I’m going to stray a little bit more than usual by bring up some subjects the On-Road committee has been discussing for awhile. (factory drivers, 19t motors and batteries). Before we go further these are my personal beliefs not ROAR’s. We have been discussing this for several months. Factory Drivers: having been around for along time I’ve seen a lot. Trying to describe a factory driver good luck. We’ve also got 50% guys and many small R/C companies and also hobby shop sponsored. How do you get the list? Are you going to get the complete list- no ringers? I doubt it. A lot of races I’ve been to they have ringers. I’d say the 50% guys only get some things at just under what everyone else can buy them for. Or maybe you get some stuff free and have to pay 50% for others. Remember 50% is the suggested retail prices not the price you can get it on the street. So you can see the dilemma on trying to come up with a solution. 19T motors: Well one company started the motor- Trinity, Thank you. Then ROAR made the rules for his motor. To my knowledge it has never been submitted for approval. If it was we would not have any problems (but it’s not). I’m speaking about the on-road/off-road motors with 24 degree fixed timing. Since that time others have come out with motors with either a different type of wind and or a regular shaft. What to do? I say by January 1st 2006 Broward County R/C Race Club 13310 Mustang Trail, Sunshine Ranches FL 33330 USA Site: Mills Pond Pk, Ft. Lauderdale. 954 525-3304 quads216@bellsouth.net www.rc-racing.com /Broward conf. Central FL Racers Assoc. 5600 W. Colonial Dr. #310, Orlando FL 32808 USA 407 295-9256 cfhhobby@aol.com www.centralfloridahobbies.com no motors submitted it can’t be a legal class. If we need to change the way it’s wound then lets do it, shorter (regular) shaft again do it. Just how long does it take to have the manufacturer to submit a motor for approval. It’s been several years already. You got a solution let me know. Batteries: Everyone got new batteries coming out. Our year process works fine to me—it’s not the battery of the month. Now everyone complains about the batteries being bigger and it’s ROAR’s fault. Its our specs—wrong it an international standard. Look the R/C business is a lot smaller than the electric tool business. If the batteries are made for the many electric tools and the batteries don’t fit there battery holders who fault is that. Who going to buy the most batteries—electric tools. Are they going to tell them to re design there tools to fit there batteries—I doubt it. The Battery company are going to have to re design them. When I first start racing we were using 1200’s and now legally there is 3300 in the same case. With the Li-poly batteries coming just how long is it going to be before things are really going to get thrown into a spin? Who’s coming to Florida- everyone shortly for two of the biggest ROAR Nationals. Coming up September 3rd and 4th Speedline is hosting a warm-up race. Then on October 6th-9th it’s the Nationals at Speedline (Electric On-road). Coming up in November 3rd-6th is the Fuel Open On Road Nationals at Kissimmee. Dateline “The Florida On-Road Gas State Series” has a new website, http://www.forgass.com. They will also be celebrating their 30th racing season in September. Last year was a record breaker for attendance. The 2005-2006 schedule is as follows: September 24th-25th—Lakeland October 29th-30th—Kissimmee December 10th-11th—Miami January 14th-15th—Fort Myers March 4th-5th—Lakeland April 1st-2nd—Kissimmee April29th-30th—Fort Myers (Sour Grapes/trophy presentation). Dateline Stricklands (Daytona Beach) for the Florida State Electric On-Road Series. Where else but the famous place for speed should the Series celebrate our 25th anniversary. They also started a hall of Fame with the first 4 members being inducted. Bill Fraden has been with the series since 1981. In 1995 he won the Digger class and in 1996 the Legends class. He’s also been the region director for the past 14 years. Troy Schafer has also been a pioneer with the state series. In 2000 he was the 19t modified class Champion. Charlotte R/C Car Club 2106 Winningway St., Port Charlotte FL 33948 USA Site: Charlotte Sport Comples 941 766-1686. Nite_Trax@comcast.net www.RC-Racing.org Coral Springs R/C Racing Club, Inc. 11300 NW 24th St., Coral Springs FL 33065 USA Site: 10050 NW 11th Manor 954 493-7307. gcheck@bellsouth.net He also been a Class director and the series director. Bob Hall is a multiple times champion in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997 and 1998. He was also the state series director until 1998. Our Honorary Member is Eddie Herrmann. He was one of the first pioneers to help establish this great series. Back in the beginning he also help save the series after our big meeting in Orlando. He won the Legends championship in 2000. He passed away (3 years ago in September) and left us our dream to continue this great series. Both his wife Linda and son Butch came down for the day and accepted his award. Soon we hope Butch will again be racing in the series. Something new again to the series was a special race with the 1/10 pan cars (stock-6 cell). Maybe we’ll see this class return in 2006? With the wild weather we have been having lately we held the induction ceremony around 10:30. About half way thru it started with the sprinkles from above. That didn’t last to long about a hour. We got one complete round in before it started raining again. So we set up for two qualifiers on Sunday and the mains. Funny thing happened Sunday morning. Leaving the restaurant at the hotel and it was pouring. Go down the road to the track and it’s never rained a drop. Anyway Sunday went on without a problem. We also picked up a new series sponsor as they showed up all the way from Atlanta GA Team Much More. Here are the A main results: Touring Stock A-Main: Mark Burt, Ben Griffin, Michael Abraira. Novice Touring A-Main: Austin Harrison, Kyle Calking, Larry Marshall. Touring 19T A-Main: Ben Griffin, Rob Michael, Steve McNichols. Touring Mod A-Main: Paul Wynn, Jeff Brown, Greg Hunsinger Jr. 1/12 19T A-Main: Eddie Shaffer, Charles Bone, Hector Garcia. 1/10 GTP A-Main: Tony Padilla, Mike Bean, Bill Fraden. Dateline Ocala: Someone we have not heard from in a long time ORCCC. It looks like Danny Mayer got the city/county to give them a section of the Ocala Regional Sportsplex for there new home. On April 30th they hosted a free race with 25 old friends coming out to race. They are presently working on the electrical system to provide power for everyone. The track also has an irrigation system to help things out. I always enjoy reading the reports from Bonita Hamilton- keep them coming. Also In Ocala- Jacks Hobbies will be hosting his last Onroad state race on July 16th-17th. He’s sold the building and the track. His new shop will not have a track- that’s ashame. I’ve enjoyed racing at his track these past two years. Until next time. Have Fun-it’s Racing time. n DC Off Road R/C Park 3100 Bristol St., Sebring FL 33872 USA 863 386-5084. keilocke@cs.com Extreme Outdoors Ortegon St. 468, Rio Grande PR 00745 USA 787 562-5590. gabriel15@caribe.net Fast ‘n’ Furious R/C 8322 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise FL 33322 USA 954 578-5696 info@fastnfurious-rc.com www.fastnfurious-rc.com Florida On-Road Gas State Series 4320 NE 12 Terr., Pompano Beach FL 33064 USA Sites: Various 561 644-6610. JPILONE@jpsportspics.com www.forgas.org Florida St. El. Auto Racing Assoc 1561 Ardenwood Ln., Deltona FL 32738 USA Sites: Various/Series. 386 532-6204 izzy@fseara.org; www.fseara.org 7 rEGIONAL rEPOrTS Florida State Off-Road Series 4510 Foxcreek Dr., Mulberry FL 33860 USA Sites: Various throughout Florida 863 221-0607. www.fsors.com dcubbage@tampabay.rr.com Lee County R/C Racers 143 SE 19th Lane, Cape Coral FL 33990 USA Site: Amtel Flea Market Mall, Ft. Myers. 239 772-9023 kenjodidavis@aol.com River City R/C Car Club Ft. Myers R/C Car Club MB Racing 2208-B W. 21st St., Jacksonville FL 32209 1454 Cumberland Ct., Ft. Myers FL 33919 835 Dougherty St., New Smyrna Beach FL USA 904 268-1948. wfraden1@aol.com USA Site: Lee Civic Center 32168 USA Site: Strickland R/C Park 239 936-2516. ricekj@comcast.net 386 427-7416. RCBean2@aol.com Royal Palm Raceway 10839 Snapper Creek Dr., Miami FL 33173 Hobby World MDI Racing USA Site: 14955 SW 192 Ave. 7273 103rd St., Jacksonville FL 32210 USA 10351 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach 786 206-9006. nextedge@bellsouth.net 904 772-9445. hobbyworld@ilnk.com FL 33411 USA 561 798-2433 www.royalpalmraceway.com www.hobbyworld.biz steve@mdiracing.com www.mdiracing.com Speedline Hobbies Jack’s Hobbies Raceway 6565 1/2 Ulmerton Rd., Largo FL 33771 1759 NE Jacksonville Rd., Ocala FL 34470 Miami R/C Raceway USA 727 536-7223 USA 352 351-2224 12260 SW 8 St. #126, Miami FL 33184 USA speedlinehobbies@aol.com jackshobbies@earthlink.net Site: 20800 SW 117th Ave. 305 551-1008 www.speedlinehobbies.com www.jackshobbies.com sanchezcandido@yahoo.com Strickland R/C Park Jacksonville Sandslingers R/C Club Minnreg R/C Club 2401 Lipizzan Tr., Ormond Beach FL 32174 933 Millard Ct. E., Jacksonville FL 32225 5941 42 Ave., St. Petersburg FL 33709 USA USA Site: Strickland Park, Daytona Bch. USA 904 338-6963. Site: 6340 126th Ave., Largo 386 451-3460. moxnicht@aol.com xfiles2011@comcast.net 727 403-7110. samledford@yahoo.com daytonarc.homeip.net www.minnregrcc.com Kissimmee RC Raceway Sunshine Bandits of Central Florida 13127 Zori Ln., Windermere FL 34786 USA New Red Hobbies & Raceway 5022 Cambry Lane, Lakeland FL 33805 Site: Kissimmee Golf Course 609 NW 4th Ave. #C, Ocala FL 34475 USA USA Site:Linder Airport. 863 688-7276 407 924-5529. RafaelAAngulo@gmail.com 352 671-7302. Tom@newredhobbies.com www.kissimmeerceaceway.com www.newredhobbies.com Superior Hobbies R/C Racing 1436 SR 436 #1040, Casselberry FL rEGION 5 Region Director: John Kohan jkohan@columbus.rr.com Illinois ● Indiana ● Kentucky ● Michigan Ohio ● Wisconsin What’s Going On In The Region: Well the Region continues to grow in membership & track affiliations. This year we have 4 Regional races scheduled/run and 2 state races scheduled. I’m currently working in a 5th regional and two more state races. I want to thank all the members and track affiliates for their continued support. Why ROAR: Why ROAR? I get this question almost every time I’m at the track. It maybe “Why should I join ROAR”, “What made you want to be Region Director”, or “What has ROAR done for me”. Below is a response I made some time ago on the Internet, with a few edits, and I hope it gives you an understanding of why all of us should care about ROAR. The one question that always comes up is “What do I get for $30”. If you look at the car/truck/buggy that you race, you see what you already have. Also every day you spend at the track you see what you already have. The cars/trucks/buggy’s that we race all (99%) based upon ROAR specifications. This helps level 8 Ocala Radio Controlled Car Club PO Box 6932, Ocala FL 34478 USA Site: 3500 SW 67 Ave. 352 351-5293 staff@orccc.org; www.orccc.org the playing field so that racing is as fair and balanced as possible. If you want to see what could happen to racing without rules, just look at the Monster Truck class. It is a fun and growing class but is no consistent specifications between trucks or how to race them. (Although ROAR now has a set of proposed rules through the help of many knowledgeable racers). Once you get to the track you benefit from ROAR. You know the rules (Some call them guidelines) on track specifications and what is expected of you. I’m sure you have traveled to race and it is a nice feeling to know what to expect when you visit a new track for the first time. So far you have benefited in equipment and race day programs and have not spent a dime. Those of us who do join carry the monetary burden for those who don’t join. It is not an issue to me to carry this burden because I fully understand where racing will be in a very short time without rules. Once racers understand the greater good that ROAR is providing, for the most part, they are happy to join and help this hobby/sport we all enjoy. With the $1000’s we have invested, not spending $30 to support racing is loosing focus on what really matters. I have found that ROAR is what you want to make of it. If you want ROAR to be a pain, then sit home and 32707 USA 407 834-9299 racing@superiorhobbies.com www.superiorhobbies.com T.Q. Hobbies & Raceway 541 East SR 434, Longwood FL 32750 USA 407 339-1899. TQHobbies@aol.com www.tqhobbies.com The Swamp 489 Yellowbird St., Marco Island FL 34145 USA Site: Florida Sports Park, Naples 239 394-7330. mfowlerchr@netscape.net Treasure Coast R/C at Grand Prix 203 Tumblin Kling Rd., Ft. Pierce FL 34982 USA Site: 2551 Peters Rd. 772 216-9701 reellove@acninc.net www.tatersrcworld.com Triple Nickel Raceway 1812 Farrington Dr., Lakeland FL 33809 USA Site: Bartow Park. 863 860-3620 beheamith@aol.com; www.bartowrc.com West Coast RC Club 4132 Winding River Way, LandOLakes FL 34639 USA Site: Lake Park, Lutz 813 368-4962 stress about every little rule in the book. But if you want to support the hobby, help build and maintain a fair set of rules, or you just want to get involved, then ROAR is there to help & support. It takes effort but without the people behind the tracks, the race directors, local clubs, Sanctioning Bodies, and people that just enjoy helping, we would all be spending our weekends doing something else. Race fee $10 Weekly ROAR membership ($30/52) $0.57 Racing with friends all day Priceless ps, I never even said anything about the ins, rev-up, or help with sponsorships. 2006 Regional’s: All right, it’s time to get the 2006 regional races scheduled. I would like to begin to see the first set of “Bids” in by November and hope to have races scheduled Sometime in December. These races don’t schedule themselves, so please lets get those bids in. If you don’t run a track, ask them to hold a regional. Feel free to lean your help if it will make it easier for them. These are your races so lets have them were YOU want! Remember ROAR gets $0 for regional races, the host track keeps 100% of the entry fees. n Here are the 2005 scheduled ROAR Region 5 sanctioned events: Race Sanction No. Club Date Oval Carpet Regional .............................................................. 05-05-03 .....................................Halo .................................................................... 3/11/2005 Electric Off-road Regional ....................................................... 05-05-01 ......................................CRCRC................................................................. 10/8/2005 Gas Off-Road Regional ........................................................... 05-05-02 .....................................JCP ...................................................................... 8/13/2005 Paved Oval Regional ............................................................... 05-05-04 .....................................Hobby Hub ......................................................... 6/10/2005 Michigan State Championships (Off-Road) ............................ 05-05-05 .....................................Redline Racing ................................................... 9/17/2005 Illinois State Off road ‘Championship (Electric) ..................... 05-05-06 .....................................Redline R/C Raceway & Hobbies ........................ 10/29/2005 A.O.S.C.A. 1708 Empire Road, Wickliffe OH 44092 USA Site:Hobbytown, Mentor; Wiseco Piston 440 944-9966. ozzcotool@aol.com www.AOSCA.8M.com Hobby-Sports.com 9782 Portage Road, Portage MI 49002 USA 269 323-3686. info@hobby-sports.com www.hobby-sports.com JCP RC 1088 Sunmeadow Cir., Franklin IN 46131 USA Site: Johnson County Park. 317 501-5254 windellme@yahoo.com; www.jcprc.com Planet RC Raceway 517 542-3128. kwhamilton@core.com 4375 Sellers St., Lawrence IN 46226 USA 317 377-0690. sburns@planetrcraceway.com The Nitro Farm www.planetrcraceway.com N 3268 Schmidt Rd., Jefferson WI 53549 USA 414 405-9110. nitrofarm@WI.rr.com RCScrewZ ABC R/C Inc. 42774 Redfern St., Canton MI 48187 USA Thunder R.C. 244 W. Main St., Waukesha WI 53186 USA Site: 12119 Levan, Livonia. 734 765-8870 N. 4268 Hwy H, Elkhorn WI 53121 USA 262 542-1245. help@abcrchobby.com sales@RCScrewZ; www.RCScrewZ.com 262 723-5793. hunderrctrack@netscape.net www.abcrchobby.com Leisure Hours Hobbies http://thunderrc.hp.ms 2712 Plainfield Rd., Joliet IL 60435 USA Rector’s R/C Raceway Chicago Radio Car Club Site: 820 Brian Dr., Crest Hill. 815 439-1477 RR #3 Box 104, Albion IL 62806 USA Tri-State RC Auto Racers 21520 W. Chestnut Lane, Planfield IL 60544 www.leisurehours.com 618 446-3282. jogma1@yahoo.com 736 E. Epworth, Cincinnati OH 45232 USA USA Site: 550 Howard Ave., Des Plaines Site: Joyce Park, Hamilton. 513 608-9693 815 372-0647. jerarg@msn.com M-40 RC Track Redline Racing R/C Club JOHNSCHW@aol.com 60466 Old 119, Jones MI 49061 USA 4050 Tarabrook Ln., Port Huron MI 48060 www.tri-statercautoracers.com/ Columbus RC Race Club 269 244-5962. lamottal@aol.com USA Site: Goodells County Park PO Box 414, Hilliard OH 43026 USA 810 985-5539. GWL4050@aol.com Vicksburg Off-Road R/C Raceway Site: Franklin Cty. Fairgrounds Mentor On-Road Racers www.redlineracingrctrack.com 721 Grand St., Portage MI 49024 USA 614 771-0121. Secretary@CRCRC.com 8026 Bellflower Rd., Mentor OH 44060 USA 269 323-7963. timdog792@aol.com www.CRCRC.com Site: Great Lakes Mall. 440 974-8179 Redline RC Raceway morronroad@yahoo.com; www.mytsn.com 3000 W. DeYoung, Marion IL 62959 USA Xtreme RC Sports Custom Made Raceway 618 997-9755. trent@shawneelink.net 44884 US 20, Oberlin OH 44074 USA 1600 Morningstar Lane, Decatur IN 46733 Monee R/C Raceway www.redline-rc.com 440 775-1300. xrcsports@aol.com USA 260 724-3040. flopez@onlyinternet.net 755 Ash St., Flossmoor IL 60422 USA www.xrcsports.com www.custommadehobbies.com Site: 26049 S. Ridgeland, Monee Road Runners Racing Club 708 799-5597. rm@moodyauto.com 29 Edgehill Dr., Newark OH 43055 USA Y-City Hobby and Speedway Detroit R/C Car Club Site: 990 E. Main. 740 366-0045 120 South Sixth Street, Zanesville OH 43701 709 Bauman, Royal Oak MI 48073 USA One-Eighth Racers of Toledo K68GVW@voyage.net USA 740 455-3025 248 872-6531. tomwattskelley@yahoo.com 251 Valleywood, Toledo OH 43605 USA http://my.voyager.net/inkbgvw/ mckennaZ@columbus.rr.com www.myrcworld.net/drcccdetroitmi Site: Woodville Mall, Northwood www.ycityhobby.com 419 691-4136. Rfrazier@buckeye-Express.com Stateline RC Speedway Halo Hobbies www.oneeighthracers.com 7992 N. Silver Rd., Fremont IN 46737 USA Zingers RC Racing 3725 Williston Rd. #824, Northwood OH Site: 2962 N. Silver Rd., 260 800-8484 W5594 Muskellunge Lk. Rd., Tomahawk WI 43619 USA 419 693-0253 One Up One Down R/C info@staelinerc.com; www.statelinerc.com 54487 USA 715 453-6144 joshcyrul@cefx.net 12319 Tuscora Ave., Cleveland OH 44108 zingers@newnorth.net USA Site: Woods King Armory T.C.R.C.O.R. www.zingerspaintball.com 216 681-7134. racingrob1@aol.com 10820 Herring Rd., Litchfield MI 49252 USA rEGION 6 Region Director: Ed Hill P.O. Box 7401, Jackson, MS 39282 601.924.6416; fast@smallcarsunlimited.com Arkansas ● Louisiana ● Mississippi Well, well, well. It’s time to write another Rev Up report. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Fred Hohwart for the little reminders that he sends me. It makes me look like I can remember EVERYTHING! HA! Thanks Fred. All Mississippi State Championships were scheduled in June this year. Small Cars Unlimited Ran its first race on its first racetrack in June of 1988. Do the math – that’s 17 years! So the State Champs were also an anniversary celebration. To the racers who have come and gone, and especially the racers who have never left, THANK YOU FOR MANY PLEASANT MEMORIES. June 11, 2005, The Magnolia (that’s Mississippi to you Yankees) State ROAR Off Road Championships were held at Small Cars Unlimited in Jackson Mississippi. It was a typical Southern Summer day. If you didn’t bring shade to pit under, you should have brought some sunscreen (maximum strength). Race results for this event are as follows: Stock Truck—TQ, Brenden Nolan; 1st Brenden Nolan; 2nd, Jody Jordan; 3rd, Bret Hemphill. Modified Truck—TQ Alan Jenkins; 1st, Cliff LeBlanc; 2nd, Jody Jordan; 3rd Shane Martz. Stock Buggy—TQ, Terry Vaughn; 1st, Tommy Banes; 2nd, Brandon Tucker; 3rd, Terry Vaughn. Modified Buggy—TQ, Terry Vaughn; 1st, Terry Vaughn; 2nd, David Bates; 3rd, Josh Jones. B N D Raceway 1516 Keyser Ave., Natchitoches LA 71457 USA 318 354-0710 Meridian R/C Speedway PO Box 229, Meridian MS 39302 USA Site: 1615 Sowashee St., 601 483-7000. bamaal69@aol.com Red Stick R/C Raceway 7545 Pippen Lane, Greenwell Sprgs LA 70739 USA Site: 8844 Greenwell Springs Rd., Baton Rouge. 225 261-0855. mpino@cox.net; www.redstickraceway.com Rick’s RC 2353 Airport Rd., Hot Springs AR 71913 USA 501 767-2238. DGale7@cablelynx.com Small Cars Unlimited 820 Cooper Rd., Jackson MS 39212 USA 601 372-3278. fast@smallcarsunlimited.com www.smallcarsunlimited.com Tri-City RC Racers 1147 Oak Harbor Dr., Morgan City LA 70380 USA Site: Hwy. 90 E. , Patterson. 985 384-4202 viper@teche.net; www.tricityrc.com Wolfpack Track & Hobbies 3256 Airport Rd., Pearcy AR 71964 USA 501 760-1739. ejoslin@yahoo.com; www.wolfpackracetrack.com Monster Truck—TQ, Mitch Saxton; 1st, Mitch Saxton; 2nd, David Reed; 3rd, David Castle. 1/10 Nitro Truck—TQ, Zachary Harper; 1st, Zachary Harper; 2nd, Ed Matlage; 3rd, Geremy Jones. 1/8 4WD Nitro Buggy—TQ, David Castle; 1st, Wesley Harper; 2nd, Daryl Barnes; 3rd. David Castle. out the awards. I also suggested that everyone look up at the threatening sky and thank God for letting us finish the day. GOD GOT A STANDING OVATION. Everybody clapped. Kool! Five minutes after everything was done (including emptying the trash cans) the rain came down in buckets. In Mississippi we call this a “frog drowner”. June 25, 2005 was the scheduled date for the Magnolia State ROAR Paved Oval and Paved On Road Championships. The weatherman said that we were going to get wet. The day arrived, dark and gloomy. Toni started cooking breakfast for everyone and we all felt better. I told everyone, that if all we did was eat, talk about racing and reschedule the race date, it would still be a good day. When the time came to start racing, we were still dry. At the drivers meeting, I said that I would be pushing everyone to be ready early. If we were to get rained out, I wanted every racer to get at least one qualifier. After the first qualifier, we tried for a second set and completed it. When we completed the third qualifier we were all surprised. We set up for the Mains in record time. The day looked like night. We even turned on the lights. When the Mains were complete, I asked everyone to pack up first, and then come to the store where we would hand Race results for this event are as follows: 6 Cell Stock Oval—TQ, Jimmy Flack; 1st, Chris Tunstall; 2nd, David Wilson; 3rd, Mike Seymour Oval Nitro Trucks—TQ, Jody Jordan; 1st, Milton Kelly; 2nd, Jody Jordan; 3rd, David Castle. 1/12 Stock On Road—TQ, Bret Hemphill; 1st, Bret Hemphill; 2nd, Mark Cook; 3rd, Chris Cook. Stock Sedan—TQ, Jason Lutz; 1st, Terry Vaughn; 2nd, Brandon Tucker; 3rd, David Bates. Modified Sedan—TQ, David Bates; 1st, David Bates; 2nd, David Hill; 3rd, Terry Vaughn. We had so many sedans this year that we may consider having a Sedan only Championship next year. Let’s just wait and see. If individual lap times or any other race details are desired, these can be seen on the Small Cars Unlimited website. www.smallcar9 rEGIONAL rEPOrTS sunlimited.com Click on race results and pick the race you want. These two events were very special to me. Not only was the anniversary special, but the fact that NO ONE GOT UGLY made the day extra special. In the last Rev-Up issue, I welcomed Rick’s R/C in Hot Springs Arkansas to our region. Recently, Rick has had a heart attack. He is on the road to recovery. I know that we all wish him to get well quick! On top of his fight to recover, Rick now has another problem to contend with. Rick’s R/C store was broken into and burglarized. I understand that he lost quite a lot. I know the feeling Rick, it has happened to me. Makes you want to go out and hurt someone doesn’t it? I think that someone must have spilled some “R/C enthusiasm” seeds in Hot Springs Arkansas. Wolfpack Race Track (named after the local football team) is up and running. These guys really seem to have it together. They have a great looking track, an auto count system, and a fantastic gang starting devise. Check out their website. www.wolfpackracetrack.com In the last Rev-Up I warned everyone that I was going to do some “arm-twisting” in hopes of having State Championships in Louisiana and Arkansas. Before I could check with anyone, the powers to be at the Wolfpack Race Track in Hot Springs Arkansas submitted their bid for the Off Road State Championships. The paperwork rEGION 7 Lake Superior RC Car Club 1131 86th Ave. West, Duluth MN 55808 USA Site: Spirit Mountain 218 626-3156. jgutowski@chartermi.net; www.LSRCC.com S.A.R.C.A.R. 4105 Drexel Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57106 USA 605 361-0439 blackcloudracing@hotmail.com Minnesota ● North Dakota ● South Dakota THIS rEGION NOT rEPOrTING. rEGION 8 Wheels Wings-N-Hobbies 1800 40th Ave. SE, Mandan ND 58554 USA 701 667-7200 jeff@wwnh.net; www.WWNH.net Action RC Speedway 3616 SE 59th, Oklahoma City OK 73135 USA 405 670-7770 ginnahawthorne@cox.net www.actionrc.com Competition RC 100 SE 89th St., Oklahoma City OK 73149 USA 405 634-0809. comprc1@aol.com DLA Raceway 7111 Woodland Oaks, Magnolia TX 77354 USA 281 259-6564 TMS139@houston.rr.com Dunn’s R/C Hobbies 1801 N. Harrison, Shawnee OK 74804 USA 405 275-2381. ledunn@charter.net Enid R/C Speedway 1419 W. Maine, Enid OK 73703 USA Site: 1817 S. Van Buren. 580 554-9400 darin@enidrcracing.com www.enidrcracing.com select running candidates for region director. After holding this position for the last 4 years, I am ready to step aside. I would be willing to continue as an assistant director if the newly elected director wishes to have an assistant. I believe our region needs this because as I live in the northern part of our region, the Gears R/C Car Club PO Box 3194, Harlingen TX 78551 USA Site: 401 Wichata. 956 423-7725 burt_bowers@yahoo.com www.gearsrc.org Gulf Coast Raceway 21768 E. Knox Dr., Porter TX 77365 USA 281 577-8250. mikeshobbyshop@aol.com www.mikes-hobbyshop.com HobbyTown USA—San Antonio 1201 Austin Hwy. #102, San Antonio TX 78209 USA 210 829-8697 sanhobby@aol.com www.hobbytownSATX.com Indy R.C. World 2020 Saturn Road, Garland TX 75041 USA 972 271-4844. steve@indyrcworld.net www.indyrcworld.net Liberty RC Raceway 1087 N. 427, Pryor OK 74361 USA Site: 15956 Hwy. 62, Tahlequah 918 530-1330. southern most parts of Texas don’t receive the needed representation they deserve. So racers, select someone who is a member, is willing to serve, and has the time to dedicate to the position. So, till next time, see you at the races! Gary O. n jimmy@LibertyRCRacing.com wwww.LibertyRCRacing.com Mike’s Hobby Shop Superstore 1201 N-I 35 E., Carrollton TX 75006 USA 972 242-4930. info@mikeshobbyshop.com www.mikeshobbyshop.com North Houston Speedway 18732 Keenan Cut Off Rd., Montgomery TX 77316 USA Site: 11847 Spears Rd., Houston. 936 449-5059 scott@hgh4us.com www.northhoustonspeedway.com R.C.C.A.R.S. 9212 Gallant Fox, Austin TX 78737 USA Site: Texas Events Center. 512 326-8481 Racermbg@aol.com RCRC of North Texas 950 Turner Way, Mansfield TX 76063 USA Site: Rendon Rd. S of FM1187, Rendon 817 473-1007. arlpaver@flash.net www.rcrcnt.com T & T Racing 3420 Avenue K Ste 154, Plano TX 75074 USA 972 633-2470 T.O.R.C. Tulsa OK Racing Club 2216 S. Lynn Lane, Broken Arrow OK 74012 USA Site: 26th St. S.@ Lynn Ln. 918 853-6805. tulsaracing@yahoo.com www.TulsaRacing.net Tailgaters R/C Club 1309 N. York, Muskogee OK 74403 USA Site: Muskogee Fair Grounds 918 683-8383. tailgatetools@starnetok.net West Odessa RC Raceway 9017 W. 26th, Odessa TX 79763 USA Site: 700 Ave. F. 432 556-2427 duck-123@msn.com www.odessar-cassociation.com rEGION 10 MidAmerica Hobbies 215 Hwy. 965 #1, North Liberty IA 52317 USA 319 665-9655 bill@midamericahobbies.com www.midamericahobbies.com Oval Assistant: Phil Beardshear 7602 S 136, Omaha NE 68138. 402.896.5192 Iowa ● Kansas ● Missouri ● Nebraska Hi Performance Hobbies 2601 E. 4th, Hutchinson KS 67501 USA 620 665-6633 steve@hphobbies.com www.hphobbies.com Hobbytown Raceway Park—Lincoln 3120 Pine Lake Rd. #4, Lincoln NE 68516 USA Site: Oak Lake Park 402 434-5040. alex_S@radiks.net www.lincolnrcracing.com North MO R/C Raceway 200 S. Washington St., Chillicothe MO 64601 USA Site: 223 Graves St. 660 646-1120. billy1@cmuonline.net www.nmr-c.com Novelty R/C Raceway RR 1 Box 132, Novelty MO 63460 USA Site: 6th & Main. 660 739-4530 noveltyrc@noveltyrc.com www.noveltyrc.com O.N.R.O.A.D. 3307 N 58 St., Omaha NE 68104 USA 402 556-8674. red38@mitec.net Over The Wall Gang 55192 849th Rd., Norfolk NE 68701 USA Site: Hader Park. 402 644-7922 jschoenr@conpoint.com http://users.conpoint.com/jschoenr/ Ozark Mountain Racing Assoc. 3245 S. Elmira, Springfield MO 65807 USA Site: Niel Grubaugh Park, Ozark 417 883-2373. rcmodified3@aol.com www.ozarkrcracing.com St. Louis Dirt Burners PO Box 335, Valley Park MO 63088 USA Site: Greentree Park, Marshal Rd. 314 495-3145. tboard@dirtburners.org www.dirtburners.org rEGION 9 Region Director: Gary O’Brien 8708 N. McMillan, Oklahoma City OK 73132 405.503.0364 (cell); garyjokc@aol.com Oklahoma ● Texas 10 I am still requesting bids on any level 2 or 3 event for our region. I need bids on all races and scales. If you wish to submit bids, please do so ASAP. Racers, talk to your tracks to see if they would be willing to host an event. Once again it is time for odd numbered regions to THIS rEGION NOT rEPOrTING. Region Director: Alex Sturgeon 3211 Gold St., Omaha NE 98105 402.345.7603; tpqlfyer@cox.net Fastlane Raceway & Hobbies LLC 2850 W. 40 Hwy #F, Blue Springs MO 64015 USA 816 220-0100 info@fastlanehobbies.com www.fastlanehobbies.com Promotions Note: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ed Hill for wonderful work in region 6 and hoping ROAR never loses such a hardworking contributor again! Dawn n Gladstone Gassers RC Club PO Box 127, Gladstone ND 58630 USA 701 483-7071. KevinBook@yahoo.com Region Director: Rahe Koch 7800 Xerxes Ave. N., Brooklyn Park, MN 55428. 763 315.8700; Rahek@msn.com Clover Dell Speedway 1512 S. Prospect, Sedalia MO 65301 USA Site: Clover Dell Park 660 827-7386 DLKeele@sedaliagroundpounders.com www.sedaliagroundpounders.com has been approved and the event is scheduled for August 20, and 21, 2005 with open practice on Friday August 19, 2005. This event will be titled the 2005 ROAR Razorback State Off Road Championships. Track owners BEWARE. I would like to see more State Championships. Paved Oval? On Road? Louisiana Off Road? I am still in arm-twisting mode! Yours in racing, Ed Hill Hello racers, On May 28th, I ventured south to the DFW area to watch the running of the 28th Annual Texas Biggie. The event was held at the RCRCNT site in Rendon, TX. After driving thru several rainstorms I arrived at the track to very few racers and rainstorms that hadn’t let up all day. So the first 3 rounds of qualifying was a wash. Sunday proved to be very different, with sunny skies and no rain in sight. After 3 rounds of qualifying, the tq’s were Mike Swauger in 1/10 sedan and in 1/8 4wd and Heinz Meyer in 1/10 4wd. Monday started with lower mains and some very intense racing. But mother nature showed up again, starting with showers, then the track crew drying the track, and then she decided that no other races were to be ran by producing a downpour. Main events up to the b mains were run by then, but daylight was running low by then. The A main events were decided by qualifying order and awards were passed out. With the level of racing being this good at the Biggie, I can’t wait to see the Sedan Nats. The racing ought to be very good. Region Director: Teresa Mott 8481 West 2700 South, Magna UT 84044. 801.361.4918 (After 6pm) www.ROARRegion10.com; ROARRegion10@aol.com New Assistant Director: Charlie Perez Rezman@hotmail.com Colorado ● New Mexico ● Utah ● Wyoming Hello Region 10, I have to apology for the Web site being down. I ran into some trouble with the host site and hope to have it back up and running by the time this article is printed. I have received reports from only 2 Region 10 Tracks. If you do not see anything about your track and would like to, ask your track to please send in a report to me. I can not report what I do not know. A.R.C.O.R. reports: The 10th Annual Tumbleweed Albuquerque R/C Off Road PO Box 21885, Albuquerque NM 87154 USA Site: Tom Tenorio Park 505 237-8915. littlefruog@aol.com www.ARCORRaceway.com Classic will be held Sept 9-11 at A.R.C.O.R. in Albuquerque, NM. Sign ups are due by Aug 27th. No entry without payment. $35.00 for the first class and $15.00 for each additional class. No 1/8 scale buggy or Monster Truck will be run this year. For more information visit our website www.arcorraceway.com or call Christina at 505-307-2035. Intermountain R/C Raceway reports: The Utah State On-Road Championships were held July 16th. The weather was hot with the track temperature reaching 150 degrees +. The track was hooked up with the new surface and everything had a fresh coat of paint. Jeromy and the Track Crew done a fantastic job with the track and running the races. They deserve a big thanks. 6. Keith Daugherty. Here are the results Stock Sedan A-Main: 1. Jim Rose TQ, 2. Bill Pendleton, 3. Jessie, 4. Jerrit Knight, 5. Carl Hynhman, 19T Sedan A-Main: 1. Carl Hyndman TQ, 2. Skyler Gall, 3. Ron Reid, 4. Bill Hammond, 5. Owen, 6. Jake Swenson, 7. Keith Daugherty, 8. Cory BEntly, 9. Steve Duncan. n IRCraceway@aol.com www.IRCRaceway.com MARCAR 209 Auburn Drive, Colorado Springs CO 80909 USA Site: Citadel Mall Grand Junction R/C 719 578-8467. scdifazio@adelphia.net 222 N. 10th, Grand Junction CO 81503 USA www.marcar.org Site: 715 33rd St., 970 242-9515 MHOR R/C Raceway Intermountain R/C Raceway 15540 E. Batavia Dr., Aurora CO 80011 USA 8481 West 2700 South, Magna UT 84044 303 343-0151. mhorrc@aol.com USA 801 250-8303. www.mhorrc.com Novice Sedan A-Main: 1. Randy TQ, 2. Joey Norton, 3. Mike Jensen. 1/12 Scale: 1. Carl Hyndman, 2. Jim Rose TQ, 3. Jim Hildebrant, 4. Russ Horton, 5. Owen, 6. Cory Bently, 7. Bill Hammond, 8. Ron Reid, 9. Keith Daugherty. Nitro Sedan A-Main: 1. Ed, 2. Tony Newland TQ, 3. Steve Duncan, 4. Bill Pendleton, 5. Bill Hammond, 6. Russ Horton, 7. Robert Veilleux, 8. Jim Hildebrandt. Nitro Sedan B-Main: 1. Jim Hildebrandt, 2. Robert Veilleux, 3. Gus Wood, 4. Jake Swenson, 5. Corndog. Northern NM R/C Car Club 332 Joy A Loop, Los Alamos NM 87544 USA Site: Overlook RC Park 505 672-9133. fordfanv@peoplepc.com www.rcnm.net RAT Raceway 3600 Blake St., Denver CO 80205 USA 303 295-RACE. RATRaceway@hotmail.com www.RATRaceway.com S.C.O.R.E. RC 1306 N. Hudson, Silver City NM 88061 USA Site: 1184 Hwy. 180 505 538-2311. sav-on@zianet.com gilanet.com/scorerc Wyoming Modeler’s Park 407 Wagon Circle, Riverton WY 82501 USA Site: 2675 N. Federal Blvd., 307 856-9442 info@wyomingmodelerspark.com www.wyomingmodelerspark.com 11 rEGIONAL rEPOrTS rEGION 11 rEGION 12 Region Director: Mark L. Taylor 2603 SE 138th Ave., Portland, OR 97236 503.720.4891 (c); 503.761.1334 (m) rcmark@comcast.net; www.roarregion11.com Region Director: Steve Wang 717 Brea Canyon Rd., #12, Walnut CA 91789 909.869.9443 Steve@speedtechrc.com Idaho ● Montana ● Oregon ● Washington Alaska California ● Nevada ● Arizona On June 24-26; The Region 11 Off-Road Gas Championships were held in Wenatchee, WA, one of the premier facilities in the Northwest. Home of RCCCW, The Radio Control Car Club of Wenatchee. The Wenatchee area is a great place to hold a regional event due to its location and weather. The track is built inside an old bumper boat pool, which creates a unique and safe racing environment. Marcus Neuspeed from Spokane, WA. TQ’d Gas Truck and went on to win the 45 minute main event followed by Taylor Peterson, Tiffany Dunlap, Randy Nolan, Jordan Hestness, Chris Hart, Craig Hamilton (with a JATO!), Jeremy Friesz, Reggie Tongue and Randy Sides in the A-Main. Jordan Hestness and Craig Hamilton were the bumps from the B Main, great job guys! A.R.O.A.R.A. 14521 W. Lake Ridge Dr., Anchorage AK 99577 USA Sites: Fairviw Rec. Ctr./S.Anchorage Sports Cplx. 907 317-6145. simple@alaska.net Magic City RC 3733 Banff Ave., Billings MT 59102 USA Site: Shrine Auditorium 406 652-2524. wwjd@tgrsolution.net www.magiccityrc.com R/C Supercross 3963 Pam St., Eugene OR 97402 USA Mike Dana TQ’d the 1/8 Scale Buggy Class and Marcus Neuspeed came through for the win in another grueling 45 minute A-Main. Mike Stanton was second, followed by Wade Lammar, Garrett Smith, George Templeton, Jordan Hestness, Mike Phillips, Ray Villeneuve, Mike Dana and Randy Nolan. Mike Phillips and Randy Nolan were the B Main bumps; Randy Nolan and Chris hart were the C Main bumps. Great job Randy! We also ran two exhibition classes; Super Monster Truck and 1/8 Scale Stadium Truck. Our Super Monster Truck Class follows the Northwest Championship tour rules; basically no Truggies allowed. Ryan McCrery TQ’d and won the 45-minute main event with Roy Pitchlynn, John Collins, Ron Anderson, Craig Hamilton, Torry Hadley, James Site: Pleasant Hill. 541 687-8632 rcsupercross@comcast.net www.rcsupercross.com Rain City RC Raceway 2006 196 St. SW #119, Lynnwood WA 98036 USA 425 776-8241 raincityraceway@verizon.net www.raincityraceway.com RC Car Club of Spokane PO Box 18656, Spokane WA 99205 USA Site: Sulivian Park 509 995-8851. colin@rcccs.com www.rcccs.com Russell, AJ Tubb and Jay Harrison in the A-Main. In the 1/8 Stadium Truck Class; Mike Dana TQ’d with Marcus Neuspeed taking the win in another 45 minute main event with George Templeton, Corey Ecalbarger, John Collins, Mike Dana, Reggie Tongue and Ron Auger in the A-Main. Many thanks to Jay Harrison, Corey Ecalbarger, Jay Campbell and the rest of the RCCCW members for putting on a great event. Special thanks to Jim and Kim Dunlap for their assistance all weekend in the tech tent. Your help was immensely appreciated! Marcus was the man this weekend, three 45-minute A-Main wins! Wow! ■ RC Car Club of Wenatchee PO Box 2483, Wenatchee WA 98807 USA Site: Douglas County park 509 679-4713. crashin73@msn.com www.RCCCW.com RC Plus Hobbies Raceway 1685 25th St. SE, Salem OR 97302 USA 503 364-9188 rcplus@rcplus.com; www.rcplus.com Rose City Scale Racing c/oChung 20765 SW Gracie St., Beaverton OR 97006 USA 4 Aces Racing Association 1523 W. Bradfox Lane, N. Las Vegas NV 89032 USA Site: Silverbowl Raceway 702 326-3573. teamtaylorracing@cox.net www.4acesracing.com 4 Fun Hobbies & Raceway 15885 Bear Valley Rd., Hesperia CA 92345 USA 760 956-6646 4FHR@charterinternet.com www.4funhobbiesandraceway.com Site: Liberty High School, Hillsboro 503 484-8887. dominic@rc-cars.com www.rc-cars.com S.A.R.C.A.R. 16212 178th Pl. NE, Woodinville WA 98072 USA Site: Renton Two Place 206 730-6605. blbodine@comcast.net www.sarcar.org Timezone Raceway Park 29718 NE 132nd Ave., Battle Ground WA 98604 USA 360 687-5100 www.timezoneracing.com Check the track listings for your Region... is the track where you race listed? If you don’t see it remind them to sign up or renew their affilitation with ROAR for 2005. Renew your memebership today! > > > www.ROARracing.com 12 Dear ROAR Region 12 Tracks owners, Thank you to those who took used the proper channels in obtaining ROAR sanctioned events. This is my first year so it took a little longer to get the races scheduled and for us to get acquainted with each other. There has been some confusion in the past about the process of obtaining a regional race, and one thing I would like Boulder City R/C Speedway 122 Vista Del Lago, Henderson NV 89015 USA 702 564-7578 Crystal Park Raceway 123 E. Artesia Blvd., Compton CA 90220 USA Site: Crystal Park Casino Parking Lot 310 631-0307. reesso@sbcglobal.net Cycle Art Raceway 2211 N. Pleasant Way, Fresno CA 93705 USA 559 233-3665. doodle5927@aol.com Delta R/C Raceway 2017 Kendree St., Antioch CA 94509 USA Site: 1201 W. 10th St.(Fairground) 925 778-2965. deltarc@direcway.com www.deltarc.com Finishline R/C Raceway PO Box 751041, Las Vegas NV 89136 USA Site: 1000 N. Nellis Blvd 702 408-8621. juspresso@netzero.net www.finishlinercraceway.com Fog Town Frequencies 270 Vista Grande Ave., Daly City CA 94014 USA 650 755-8308 jen@team-j3.com; www.team-j3.com High Desert RC 3807 S. Carson St., Carson City NV 89701 USA Site: Eagle Station Shopping Ctr. 775 883-5553. HTUCarsonCity@aol.com Hobby World 6901 Monterey Road, Gilroy CA 95020 USA 408 847-8799 to continue to emphasize with the track is if you’re interested in holding a ROAR Region 12 race, you must submit the sanction form to me to have it signed. Without the region director’s signature, technically speaking the race did not happen. hobbyworld@hotmail.com www.hobby-world.com HobbyTown USA—Fremont 39252 Fremont Hub, Fremont CA 94538 USA 510 796-2744 htunewarkca@SBSBCglobal.net www.HobbyTown.com HobbyTown USA—Fresno 3069 W. Bullard Ave., Fresno CA 93711 USA 559 435-3342. HTUFresno@aol.com HobbyTown USA—San Jose 638 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose CA 95123 USA Site: Sunrise Plaza. 408 229-1972 htnsanjoseca@yahoo.com www.sanjoseca.hobbytown.com Minature Hot Rod Assoc. 154 W. Foothill Blvd. #A-312, Upland CA 91786 USA Site: Rialto Airport Speedway 909 949-2660. MHRARacer@aol.com www.MHRADragRacing.com Modesto Hobby Raceway 401 Bang’s Ave. #H, Modesto CA 95356 USA 209 529-7310 info@modestohobby.com www.modestohobby.com N.C.R.C. Raceway 2411 St. Yorre Ct., Ukiah CA 95482 USA Site: 12th Dist.Agricultural Assoc. 707 462-9569. ncrcraceway@excite.com Outer Limits R/C Raceway HCR 31 Box 311, S andy Valley NV 89019 USA 2365 Iron Ave., 702 723-5243 info@outerlimitsraceway.com www.outerlimitsraceway.com Palomar RC Flyers, Inc. PO Box 141, San Marcos CA 92079 USA Site: I 15 & Hwy 76, Fallbrook 858 794-4665. info@palomarraceway.com www.palomarraceway.com Pegasus Hobbies 5515 Moreno St., Montclair CA 91763 USA 909 931-4872 Pro-Line Racing PO Box 456, Beaumont CA 92223 USA Site 201 W. Lincoln, Banning 909 849-9781 customerservice@prolineracing.com www.prolineracing.com We will start scheduling region 12 events a lot earlier for next year. Starting November 1st, we will start accepting sanction forms for consideration for all Region 12 races next year (on-road and off-road, nitro and electric) so track owners and directors, start planning your 2006 calendars now. n Pure Adrenaline Raceway 659 Sanguinetti Rd., Sonora CA 95370 USA 209 536-6232. pahobby@mlode.com www.pa-hobby.com Scottsdale R/C Speedway 3023 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale AZ 85251 USA 480 945-2186 anfinson1@yahoo.com www.scottsdalerc.com R.A.M.S. 6496 Greatstone Mead. Cir., San Jose CA 95120 USA Site: Mission College, Sta. Clara. 408 927-8276 ramsrcpres@yahoo.com www.rams-rc.com So Cal R/C Raceway 19118 Brookhurst, Huntington Beach CA 92646 USA 714 963-7484 www.socalrc.com R.O.C.K.S 240 Folland, American Canyon CA 94503 USA Site: Big K-Mart, Fairfield 707 704-7014. bigmatt@castles.com Speedworld Raceway 90 Corporation Yard Rd., Roseville CA 95678 USA 916 783-8864 speeddog@mindsync.com www.speedworldrcraceway.com Ragged Edge R/C Raceway 227 Vanessa Ave., Ridgecrest CA 93555 USA Site: Desert Empire Fairgrounds 760 384-4556. rsread@ridgenet.net Stacy Off-Road R/C Club 2046 Zoe Lane, Manteca CA 95336 USA Site: Manteca Water Treatment Plant 209 825-2777. shagy05@msn.com RC Tech 1618 Sullivan Ave. #105, Daly City CA 94015 USA. 650 992-7600 rctech@sbcglobal.net www.rctechonline.com Stockton RC Raceway 264 E. Churchill St., Stockton CA 95204 USA Site: 1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton 209 481-2879 ruben@stocktonrcraceway.com www.stocktonrcraceway.com RCCAR 472 Glenmor Cir., Milpitas CA 95035 USA Site: 2900 Mead, Sta. Clara 408 887-7910. DT408@yahoo.com www.rccar.com Redwood Empire RC Grd. Pounders 714 College Ave. #3, Santa Rosa CA 95404 USA Sites: MGM Brakes, Peterson CAT 707 586-3375. JPHRacing001@aol.com www.thegroundpounders.com Ripon R/C Speedway 701 N. Acacia Ave., Ripon CA 95366 USA 209 599-2769. dan@riponspeedway.com www.riponspeedway.com Sacramento Red Barons 1911 Douglas, #85, Box 126, Roseville CA 95661 USA Site: Athens@ Fiddyment Rd. 916 645-9740. www.sacredbarons.com Santa Cruz Race Club 1435 Eastcrest Ct., Santa Cruz CA 95062 USA Site: 375 Encinal St. 831 477-7097. dstroud@bellsports.com Sun Valley Speedway PO Box 785, Sun Valley CA 91353 USA Site: 8295 Tujunga Ave. Sun Valley 818 771-1003. marvin@SVSpeedway.com www.SVSpeedway.com Team Bandit Racing R/C Club 1634 Barston Pl., Glendora CA 91740 USA 626 914-5106 don@teambanditracing.com www.teambanditracing.com Team RCoholic 12 Clement St. San Francisco CA 94118 USA Site: Various 415 831-4108 nitroracing@gmail.com www.rcoholic.com THE DIRT Racepark 140 E. Stetson #300 Hemet CA 92543 USA Site: 146 S. Santa Fe St. 951 925-7592 thedirtracing@aol.com www.thedirtracing.com 13 regional reports Big Island R/C Assoc. 1328 Komohana St., Hilo HI 96720 USA Site: 855 Keaha Kai St., 808 987-0210 rEGION 14 Garden Isle RC Racers 5855 Ahakea St., Kapaa HI 96746 USA Site: Wailua next to Golf Course 808 823-0856. arnoldmorales-58@MSN.net Region Director: Frank Correa 94-971 Ka’aholo Street Waipahu, HI 96797. 808.677.9057; Frank.Correa@hickam.af.mil Maui R/C Racing Association 661 Maalahi St., Wailuku HI 96793 USA Sites: Kahului Library, Punnee Race park 808 283-9436. kennedyg002@hawaii.rr.com Hawaii RC Auto Racing Hawaii 2219 Ahe Place, Honolulu HI 96816 USA Site: H.CC. Aero. Technology. 808 732-7481 THIS rEGION NOT rEPOrTING. rOAr CANADA THIS rEGION NOT rEPOrTING. Grande Prairie Model Racers Assoc. 9710-66 Ave., Grande Prairie ALB T8W 2W1 CANADA 780 518-2217. bugaring@telus.nret; www.grandeprairieracing.net Mid-Canada R/C Auto Racing Box 45, Oakbank MAN R0E 1J0 CANADA 204 444-4230. midcanadarc@mts.net; www.midcanadarcautoracing.com/ Murray’s Off Road 189 Harris Rd., Deleware ONT N0L 1E0 CANADA. 519 652-2421. ennio@hobby-junction.com Ontario 1/8 On Rd. Racing Club 167 Lighthouse Dr., RR #7 Dunville ONT N1A 2W6 CANADA. Site: 75 Frid Street, Hamilton. 905 701-6255. ontarioonroadracing@swayze.ca; www.swayze.ca/O1-8ORRC RCXpress/Sammy’s Speedway 16 Roman Cr., London ONT N5V 4W4 CANADA. Site: 1815 Trafalgar St. 519 777-0051. info@Sammysspeedway.com; www.SammysSpeedway.com Remote Racers of London 37-44 Edgevalley Rd., London ONT N5Y 5P7 CANADA. Site: 758 Third St., London 519 951-9966. info@rrol.ca; www.RROL.ca Sudbury Organized Auto Racing 1586 Gauthier, Val Therese ONT P3P 1S7 CANADA. 705 969-5280 www.personainternet.com/peacocks/index.html 30872 Coast Hwy., #111 Laguna Beach, CA 92651 PRESORTED STD US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 104 SAN DIMAS, CA 16 www.ROARracing.com ROAR INTERESTED IN BECOMING A ROAR MEMBER OR AFFILIATED CLUB? Canada Director: TBA