Spring Series Race #5 at The Big Shop

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Why is this man smiling? A race win, a P2 Cup Qualifier, a double raffle winner, race prizes, and $33 in race hosting fees!


Saturday afternoon at The BIG Shop!!	Modified podium

R/O Podium	Neo podium

Z-Racer slays the dreaded reed switch	Gene Bellegarde rewards Dennis Tate for his Modified event win

Modified Main Event
Position	Driver	Fast Lap	Heat1	Heat2	Heat3	Heat4	Total
1	Dennis Tate	2.949	54	56	46	58	214
2	Scott Dunlap	3.087	53	49	51	52	205
3	Doug Shepard	3.070	52	49	49	52	202
4	John Zurman	3.090	48	50	52	52	202
5	Gary Morgan	3.084	53	54	36	51	194
6	Gene Bellegarde	3.193	42	50	49	52	193
7	Craig Correia	3.108	42	52	46	50	190
8	Francis McEntee	3.225	48	49	43	43	183

I Got Beat By What?
Modified	Chassis	Fr End	Arm	Wind	MtrMags	TracMags	Gears	Ratio	Tires	Controller
Dennis Tate	P2	BSRT	Wizzard	Stk	P2	P2	BSRT	7/20	Quicker	DR-40
Scott Dunlap	P2	Wizzard	Wizzard	Stk	P2	P2	Wizzard	7/20	Wizzard	Eagle 1
Doug Shepard	P2	BSRT	Wizzard	Stk	P2	P2	BSRT	7/22	Wizzard	DR-40
John Zurman	P2	Wizzard	Wizzard	Stk	P2	P2	BSRT	7/22	Wizzard	Parma
Gary Morgan	P2	BSRT	Wizzard	Stk	P2	P2	BSRT	7/22	Wizzard	Cidex
Gene Bellegarde	Tomy	BSRT	Wizzard	Stk	Stk	BSRT	BSRT	7/22	Legend	DR-40
Craig Correia	P2	Wizzard	BSRT	Stk	P2	P2	Quicker	7/22	Wizzard	Eagle 1
Francis McEntee	Tomy	BSRT	Tomy	Stk	Stk	Stk	BSRT	7/22	Legend	DR-40

R/O Main Event
Position	Driver	Fast Lap	Heat1	Heat2	Heat3	Heat4	Total
1	Gary Morgan	2.595	57	61	62	60	240
2	Dennis Tate	2.489	58	58	56	62	234
3	Scott Dunlap	2.561	58	57	57	56	228
4	Doug Shepard	2.601	54	59	51	58	222
5	Gene Bellegarde	2.429	55	58	53	53	219
6	Francis McEntee	2.516	52	54	53	60	219
7	Craig Correia	2.613	58	56	54	49	217
8	John Zurman	2.651	47	47	50	53	197

I Got Beat By What?
R/O	Chassis	Fr End	Arm	Wind	MtrMags	TracMags	Gears	Ratio	Tires	Controller
Gary Morgan	Tyco	Wizzard	BSRT	36	Slottech	Wizzard	Wizzard	7/24	BSRT	Cidex
Dennis Tate	P2	BSRT	Slottech	D38	P2	P2	Wizzard	7/22	Wizzard	DR-40
Scott Dunlap	P2	Wizzard	BSRT	36	P2	P2	BSRT	7/24	Wizzard	Eagle-1
Doug Shepard	P2	BSRT	Wizzard	35.5	P2	P2	Quicker	7/24	Wizzard	DR-40
Gene Bellegarde	P2	Wizzard	BSRT	36	P2	P2	BSRT	7/22	Legend	DR-40
Francis McEntee	Tomy	BSRT	BSRT	36	BSRT	BSRT	BSRT	7/22	BSRT	DR-40
Craig Correia	P2	Wizzard	BSRT	35.5	P2	P2	Quicker	7/24	Wizzard	Eagle 1
John Zurman	P2	Wizzard	BSRT	36	P2	P2	Wizzard	7/24	Wizzard	Parma

Neo Main Event
Position	Driver	Fast Lap	Heat1	Heat2	Heat3	Heat4	Total
1	Gary Morgan	1.952	78	85	80	75	318
2	Doug Shepard	2.068	77	70	74	83	304
3	Gene Bellegarde	2.168	70	76	73	81	300
4	Scott Dunlap	2.249	70	74	70	77	291
5	Francis McEntee	2.203	69	71	73	76	289
6	Craig Correia	2.126	79	71	70	65	285
7	Dennis Tate	2.019	79	68	67	70	284
8	John Zurman	2.012	64	59	73	33	229

I Got Beat By What?
Neo	Chassis	Fr End	Arm	Wind	MtrMags	TracMags	Gears	Ratio	Tires	Controller
Gary Morgan	P2	BSRT	BSRT	33	P2	P2	Wizzard	7/24	Slottech	Cidex
Doug Shepard	P2	BSRT	Wizzard	33.5	P2	P2	Wizzard	7/24	Slottech	DR-40
Gene Bellegarde	P2	BSRT	BSRT	33	P2	P2	Wizzard	7/25	Slottech	DR-40
Scott Dunlap	P2	Wizzard	BSRT	34	P2	P2	Wizzard	7/23	Slottech	Eagle 1
Francis McEntee	P2	BSRT	BSRT	35	P2	P2	BSRT	7/22	Slottech	DR-40
Craig Correia	P2	Wizzard	BSRT	34	P2	P2	Wizzard	7/23	Quicker	Eagle 1
Dennis Tate	P2	BSRT	BSRT	33.5	P2	P2	Wizzard	7/22	Legend	DR-40
John Zurman	P2	BSRT	BSRT	32	P2	P2	BSRT	7/25	Slottech	Parma

P2 Cup Challenge IROC Race
	*Presented by*

Featuring the Patriot 2 Extreme:

In the spirit of cross-promotional marketing Speed Merchants conducted the UFHORA P2 Cup Challenge regional qualifying race for Southern California as a feature event at The Big Shop hosted by Dennis Tate. At stake was eligibility to compete at the 2001 UFHORA Nationals P2 Cup Challenge.

Since Speed Merchants is otherwise oriented towards high performance rather than entry level equipment and racing, an IROC race program ensured that all Speed Merchants prepared cars would be equally and properly equipped, and that only pure driving skill under the tightest technical scrutiny and the most level possible playing field would determine the most qualified Top 3 Finalists from among the nine participants.

The stock Patriot 2 Extreme cars themselves had their crown gears re-spaced, the body posts were drilled out, the body pins were taped, ski springs were tweaked for slightly less tension, and each car had 30 minutes of power supply break in. Each car's body was color keyed to its lane. One half drop of oil at crucial points per the manufacturer's instructions and we're off to the races!

A fifth P2E IROC "green" car was available all morning for practice laps and making controller adjustments. This was helpful because when you race IROC style at The Big Shop it's step up, hook up, shut up - and drive!

The track was cleaned to keep things fresh. The fastest car was assigned to the fastest lane just for temptation. Total laps across both Semis determined move ups. Each heat of the Semis and Main began just as as soon as the cars were inspected, prepped and returned to the starting line. Skis and tires were cleaned after each heat, cars were oiled once per semi/main. Partial laps counted only in the last heat. And no running lap totals were given out during the race.

Ty Brittain (1st), Dennis Tate (2nd) and Gary Morgan (3rd) were indeed up for the challenge!

The stock packaged P2E cars themselves showed little or no wear even under such grueling racing conditions as a punishing IROC event, and the only mechanical mishap was one car's brush barrel allen screw backing out. Oh well, justice and fairness still prevailed since the guy who prepped the cars was driving it at the time.

Special thanks to Wizzard High Performance, Inc. for their assistance and support. The Speed Merchants IROC Used Car Raffle following the race contributed an additional $53 towards the Spring Championship Points Series awards fund. For Gary Morgan and Dennis Tate it was icing on the cake following their earlier Speed Merchants event wins. And for Ty Brittain the $2.00 to enter the P2 Cup Challenge was a better bet than on any horse at Del Mar!


UFHORA P2 Cup Challenge Qualifiers Dennis Tate - Ty Brittain - Gary Morgan	Speed Merchants raffle winners

*P2 Cup Challenge IROC Main Event*
Position	Driver	Fast Lap	Heat1	Heat2	Heat3	Heat4	Total
1	Ty Brittain	3.306	43	44	43	50	180
2	Dennis Tate	3.317	44	44	43	48	179
3	Gary Morgan	3.448	40	43	44	49	176
4	Francis McEntee	3.426	40	44	49	43	176
5	Gene Bellegarde	3.712	45	42	39	41	167
6	Doug Shepard	3.511	42	47	37	40	166

Try It, You’ll Like It!!
*Gary Morgan* and *Francis McEntee* renewed their annual membership in *Southern California’s Premier Slot Car Racing Organization. Ty Brittain* also made a guest appearance just for the fun of it! Are Championship Points Series points retroactive with your annual membership dues? You bet!

Do You Speak San Diego?
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Gary Morgan Dennis Tate Ty Brittain Gene Bellegarde John Zurman Francis McEntee	Ironman Z-Racer What Da Too Fast Daddy-O Geean

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