The Week that Was, and the Week that Will Be

This past week say some tight racing in both the Vanquish Can-Am and Modern NASCAR classes. A lower car count made for a quick evening, with both races finished before 9:15!

Can-Am
John showed a major improvement this week, battling for the heat wins in all four lanes. Bill W. was on a leisurely stroll, shaking down his recent addition to the Watkins Racing stable, and had the best looking car on the track. Scott got the win, with Dean a close second.

NASCAR
Through perseverance and determination Joe knocked down the competition for an upset win. Sam Sr. had what looked to be the fastest car on the track, with Scott close behind. Only Sam would finish on the podium. Mark took his turn with a new car, and finished respectively for the maiden voyage.

Next Week, April 14th
Racing will be held at S&S Speedway, with Daytona Prototype and NSR GT classes.

Daytona Prototype (DP)

• Racer Sideways or Flyslot Daytona Prototype
• Motor limited to 18,000 RPM
• Flyslot may use stock motor but Must use 15mm wheels
• Motor must be inline mounted
• Gearing is open
• Wheels 17mm maximum

NSR GT

• Porsche, Corvette, Audi or Aston Martin
• Motor limited to 18,000 RPM
• Gearing is open
• Wheels must be 17mm
• Tires must be rubber

March 1st, the series will return to Kozo Raceway Park with the 1/24 H&R classes. Just a reminder that KRP is only 3-1/2" lane spacing. The 1/24 cars will fit, we have tested them out before. There will be a tech inspection for rear wheel and overall width... The overall width is not a mandated size, though i would hope most of the cars are under 3-3/8", but will be used to determine which drivers can race next to each other, and which cannot.

Racing Returns to S&S Speedway April 17th

The Weekly Series returns to S&S Speedway this week featuring our Modern NASCAR class and Vanquish Can-Am.

New Timing and Scoring system

Thanks to Bill W.,Dean, Evan, Joe, John, Mark, Sam Sr., and Sean for putting up with the new timing system. Deciding to race the Carrera Group 5 Lighted class first proved to be an interest trial run for Race Coordinator. Some very interesting features allowed for some new information to be displayed of the race screen. Sam Sr. was able to arrive in time to race in the Trans Am Stock race, and we were glad to have him for his first slot car race in 4 weeks!!!

Carrera Group 5 Lighted Results
Trans Am Stock Results

Carrera Group 5 class started at dusk, finishing in twilight. The race started with Mark showing promise, leading 4 laps, and setting one of the faster laps at 8.999 sec. in white, finishing 2nd overall! Evan had a strong race closing out the podium at 3rd, with 1 lap lead. First place went to Dean, setting a blistering average pace of 9.585 sec. over all three lanes and leading 52 laps. The fastest lap times went to Mark in red, 9.018, and Scott in white and blue, 8.891 and 9.037.

The Trans Am class saw some more consistent marshaling and driving. Sam Sr. arrived in time to race, and I bet he is glad he did!!! Sam was untouchable as his Pioneer Mustang was on a rail leading 37 laps. Setting the fast laps in all three lanes, 8.882 8.282 8.532, and an average of 9.272. Finishing second was Dean falling just one lap short. Third was Scott who lead 21 laps, with Bill W. an honorable mention tied on laps, finishing 4.79 sec behind Scott.

April Race Date at Kozo Raceway Park

This Thursday racing is at Kozo Raceway Park. The featured classes are Trans-Am stock and Carrera Group 5 lighted stock. The Carrera Group 5 class will race in twilight. Also, KRP will be using a new timing and scoring system this week. It is a new program all together and seems to have many useful and interesting features. If anyone is interested, it is Race Coordinator.

Carrera Can-Am

Racing this week is at Kozo Raceway Park. We have Monogram Grand National NASCAR and Carrera Can-Am. Rules can be viewed by following the link in the red bar at the top of this page.

Also, this Saturday is the 5th race in the NSR GT Challange series at Robert Holt's Ninco track in New Jersey. Sam and I expressed interest in going. I'm sure we will discuss travel Thursday night.

Next week is back to S&S Speedway for 1/24 H&R racing.

See you our at the tracks!

Monogram Grand National NASCAR

Upcoming Week and Events

The weekly series will remain in action at S & S Speedway for another week (March 20th,) due to scheduling conflicts, and Kozo Raceway Park will host on March 27th. All schedules on the blog have been updated accordingly. Remember that all rules can be found by clicking on "Car Class Rules" in the red banner at the top of the page.

Classes for Thursday, March 20th are as follows:

• Slot.it C-Class 18,000 RPM
• GT SCX Lighted

Coming up, we have a 1/24 H&R race tomorrow, March  15th, at Speed Zone in Mt Holly, NJ. The Trans-Am and IMSA GTO class will be raced. Doors open at 9:30 AM, racing to start at 12:00. Sam Jr., Bill W., Clem and Scott are scheduled to participate, anyone else interested in going should let us know.
Also on March 15th, Doug is hosting an NSR GT practice race at his 4 lane 1/32 wood track in Philadelphia with his doors opening at 6:00 PM. This race will follow the same rules as the NSR race hosted by KRP on March 1st.

At the end or the month, March 29th, is the 5th race of the NSR GT series. It will be held at Robert Holt's Ninco track in New Jersey. The series allows each driver to drop their worst points race, and then adds the other 5. Currently in the point hunt is Scott, Sam Jr., Dean and John, with Clem, Bryan, Sam Sr. and Chip participation in at least 1 race. More discussion for travel arrangements will follow.

Thursday Weekly Racing

Through discussion with the management at S & S Speedway, a schedule has been decided for the upcoming spring series, Kozo Raceway Park will host every third week. This will ensure each main class will be raced at KRP, sub class to be determined the week before.

Schedule at Kozo Raceway Park
March 27th - KRP - NASCAR, Can-Am
Apr. 10th - KRP - Trans Am, Group 5
May 1st - KRP - 1/24 H&R Hard Bodies
May 22nd - KRP - Le Mans, Touring


Also, I have done my best to compile, in writing, our class rules. I have provided a link at the top of all of my blog pages called "Car Class Rules" This is all the classes I can recall at the moment, without the H&R listed because they are posted elsewhere.

Racing Feb. 27th and March 1st

Kozo Raceway Park will host the weekly racing this Thursday, 2/27. Classes will be 1965-72 LeMans and GT1. Both classes are limited to 18k RPM motors and 17mm wheels.

Also, on March 1st, KRP will host the 4th round of the NSR GT Challange series directed by Doug. I am still awaiting to hear form our traveling friends as to what time they will be arriving.  If anyone needs help with setup please let me know. The format will be 2 rotations through the 3 lanes for a total of 6 race heats per driver. Each driver must use 2 different cars (ex. Mosler and Auid, Mosler and Porsche, 2 Corvettes, Aston and Audi, Aston and Porsche)

KRP to host Thursday Night Racing

On Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 Kozo Raceway Park will host for weekly racing. On the docket for this week is;

• LMP
  Up to 18k RPM (Blue Hawk)
  Unlimited wheels, tires, guide, braid, lead wire, chassis
  
• Vintage GT
  Up to 14k RPM (Jack Rabbit)
  Rubber tires

The track will be open at 6:00 PM

Race Date for NSR GT Series.

The 4th event in Doug's NSR GT series will be held at Kozo Raceway Park on March 1st, 2014 at 1:00 PM. Racing to start 3:00 PM.