Memorial Day Cup Results

Starting Order
Mark & Clem (3rd) Dean & Bill (2nd) Joe & Scott (1st)

Thanks to the racers that were able to make it for the inaugural KRP Memorial Day Cup. Qualifying sorted out the teams of Scott & Joe, Dean & Bill, and Clem & Mark. The teams decided to extend the race, and use both team cars, 6 heats each. With the extended race, we went form 6 heats to 12 heats. Also after qualifying, management decided to handicap the fastest drivers, with a 8.200 second break out. Scott fell victim to the break out 12 times, and was unable to recover from the lost laps.

Finishing Order (Back to Front)
Scott & Joe 3rd
Bill & Dean 2nd
Clem & Mark 1st

The rest of the race panned out like this. Some strategy decisions made by the teams gave an interesting turn for the race. Dean & Bill decided to use the fast car first, and rode that to a heat win in white, with a total of 6 heat wins, the most of everyone. Both teams, Clem & Mark and Scott & Joe elected to start with the slower car. As the dust settled, Clem & Mark came back with 4 heat wins, while Scott & Joe were able to sneak in for 2 heats.

Again with team strategy, Dean made chassis adjustments, and had a flat tire to start the 11th heat. After looking through the data, it appears this is when the pass for the lead by Clem & Mark was made. At the midway point of the race, Clem & Mark and Dean & Bill were tied.

Scott & Joe were able to lead 1 lap, while Dean & Bill lead for 47 laps and Clem & Mark lead the most, at 374 laps.

You can review all the race data in the following links.
Qualifying Results  Memorial Day Cup 

KRP Memorial Day Classic

Kozo Raceway Park is proud to host the Inaugural Memorial Day Classic. The race will actually be on Thursday night instead of on Memorial Day itself. Rules are going to be simple, and I would like to use this format for a summer points series.

All drivers will run 10 qualifying laps with their own car. They will be paired fastest-slowest, 2nd fastest-2nd slowest and so on.

We will run 5 minute heats, with each driver running 3 heats, exception to a 3-man team, at 2 heats each.

The cars will be any Slot.it Group C or IMSA cars. The motor must be the 18k RPM H&R Blue Hawk, in inline configuration. The wheels must be 15 x 8mm, and have proper inserts. Tires for this race must be Slot.it. Gearing is open choice. Guide flag, braid and lead wire is also open choice.

Doors will open at 6:00 and racing will start around 7:30. With up to 18 drivers, 9 teams, we should be done before 9:45, easily. Hope to see you all at the track!

Past week, and upcoming events.

Photo from Overlook Hills Raceway, NSR GT Challenge

First, a big thanks to Doug for hosting the final race in the NSR GT Challenge series. The six races spanned from NJ up to NEPA, with 3 races in Philly. Everything came down to the final race with Dave D. edging out Scott K. by less than 1/3 a lap for both the race and series win! Great racing combined with the usual banter and busting made for a very enjoyable series. Congratulations to Dave and everyone else that was able to compete for overall points positions.

Revell/Monogram NASCAR

Coming up this week at S&S Speedway we will be racing Monogram Grand National NASCARs and 1:32 Can-Am classes.

Can-Am

• Any 1:32 car that raced in Can-Am race series
• No Slot.it cars
• Motor Limited to 18,000 RPM
• Must race as RTR

Some examples of Can-Am cars

NASCAR Grand National

• Revell/Monogram Grand National NASCAR cars
• Motor may be either stock or limited to 18,000 RPM
• Stock motor must use stock gear ratio
• 18,000 RPM motor must use 11/32
• Wheels 15mm tall maximum, 8mm wide maximum

1:24 Hardbody Racing

Clem marshals as Mark, Sam Sr. and John race Trans-Am

Clem (first car), Frank and Bill W. at the line

 First up was the Trans-Am class. Racing was tight with some close quarters passing. Everyone kept the cars tracking nicely and there was a minimal amount of nerfing. Heat wins stacked up like this, Scott (3), John (2), Bill (1), Sam Sr. (1). There were only two drivers to lead at least one lap, and that was Scott (56) and John (1).

The full results can be viewed here.
Trans-Am




Next race was the '65-'72 Vintage Endurance cars. The vintage cars proved to be the best racing of the night, with very few mistakes. The race was drawn out due to timing and scoring errors, which were corrected. Scott had 3 heat wins with Clem, Frank, John and Mark 1 each. Four drivers were able to lead at least one lap this race; Scott (29), John (26), Clem (7) and Frank (1).

The full results can be viewed here.
Vintage

Mark (Clem's Car) and Sam Sr.

Mark marshals as Frank,

at the end of the heat

John and Clem race Vintage class

Finally, the IMSA class was raced. Bill, Sam Sr. and John won 2 heats each with Scott winning the remaining heat. Three drivers were able to lead a lap; Sam Sr. (51), Scott (7) and Frank (1)

The full results can be viewed here.
IMSA

Racing returns to S&S Speedway for Thursday, May 8th, 2014. The classes are Trans-Am stock and Group 5 18k spec. As always, the rules can be found at the top right of the blog.

Racing May 1st, 2014

Racing returns to Kozo Raceway Park this week with the H&R 1/24th scale classes. Please make sure your rear axles fit the template width 3.25". I will be checking for rear tire width, as well as overall car body width. The body width is to make sure we do not have two "large" bodies next to each other. This will help to facilitate clean passing. The 1/24 cars have been tested at KRP and we have run three of them at a time, so we know it is possible.

Hope to see you all at the track!

Opening Night on the Oval

Bill W. , Tom 2, Mark and John during practice

Tonight was opening night at the KRP Annex at Warrior Run Raceway four lane oval track. The haulers were plentiful with six teams bringing multiple cars each. The Modern NASCAR class ran well, most lap times around 2.8 seconds. Monogram vintage NASCARs also fared well, with great handling through the corners. The stock Scalextric Indy cars were last to hit open practice, but were one of the faster classes present.

There was a request for two test races, to break in the track. First up was Modern NASCAR, and bow was it a blast. Every driver was able to win a heat, and the racing was close. There was only an eight lap difference between 1st and 5th. Lap times were even across all racers, with the inside lane usually having the better over the outside.

Next up was a special request for Mark, the stock Scalextric Indy cars. Just like their 1:1 counterparts, a few cars managed to loose their front and rear wings during crashes. The action on track did eventually calm down long enough to see some good racing. In the last heat Bill W. in blue was neck and neck with Scott in white, and that lasted almost all heat long.

Wreck in Turn 1

Warrior Run Racing

Overview of track

brought ALL the cars out

Thanks to everyone who came out to shake down the track. Also, thanks for your patience with the maintenance crew during the early delay for electrical issues.

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.