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For those who might be interested here are the results of the race in Dallas this weekend: #848 of 851 by Jake Koetting (jakepkoe) on Mon Sep 26 15:01:39 2005:

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09/24/2005

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MT_exp B Main Round# 4,
Race# 1

________________________Driver___Car#____Laps____RaceTime____Fast
Lap___Behind_
Jason Worley #6 38 25:15.495 34.996

Trevor Johnson #5 37 25:37.448 36.354

Mike Stoker #8 35 25:31.560 36.698

Jeff Felty #9 29 25:32.391 40.634

Patrick Kivin #3 27 19:31.593 36.040

Jeff Dufrene #7 22 24:49.544 37.360

Cliff Hudson #1 16 11:01.748 36.579

Ed Garcia #4 13 13:10.175 36.819

Dan Gavere #10 10 17:00.916 35.454

Steve Pak #11 0 0.000

James Green #2 0 0.000
0.000

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MT_sport A Main Round# 4,
Race# 2

________________________Driver___Car#____Laps____RaceTime____Fast
Lap___Behind_
Nathan Brooks #2 44 30:17.778 36.615

Bruce Edwards #8 42 30:05.105 38.133

Kelly Hilmer #10 41 30:33.286 3.733

Joshua Hart #5 39 30:23.726 40.104

John Gandy #3 31 30:15.881 36.655

Chris Mitcham #1 29 27:23.893 35.386

Johnny Holley #7 28 30:01.862 17.714

Richard Holdcroft #4 17 12:18.733 35.333

Justin Jordan #9 0 0.000

Mike Cook #6 0 0.000
0.000

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09/24/2005

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MAT_Sport A Main Round# 4,
Race# 3

________________________Driver___Car#____Laps____RaceTime____Fast
Lap___Behind_
Brian Walker #2 46 28:09.657 32.570

Darrell Bird #3 44 30:38.995 34.913

Alan Mason #6 37 30:19.984 36.580

Hunter Kinsey #4 23 25:15.625 33.378

Kelly Hilmer #7 21 24:27.419 37.726

Rafael Soto #5 13 14:09.703 35.334

Brian Rickard #8 0 0.000

Tye Love #1 0 0.000
0.000

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09/24/2005

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MT_exp A Main Round# 4,
Race# 4

________________________Driver___Car#____Laps____RaceTime____Fast
Lap___Behind_
Tim Roberts #3 74 45:05.730 33.349

Steve Slayden #7 73 45:01.754 33.697

Matt Gosch #2 70 45:03.582 33.494

Craig Hamilton #4 68 45:08.484 33.428

Chris Shivers #6 68 45:13.779 35.585
5.295
Ross Denny #9 66 44:05.264 31.677

Mike Battaile #1 65 45:02.088 33.549

Trevor Johnson #12 62 45:04.822 35.366

Roy Pitchlynn #8 61 43:01.281 34.387

Derek Guidry #10 58 45:12.319 35.807

Michael Harrison #5 34 21:12.748 34.356

Jason Worley #11 31 21:28.852 36.563


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09/24/2005

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MAT_exp A Main Round# 4,
Race# 5

________________________Driver___Car#____Laps____RaceTime____Fast
Lap___Behind_
Steve Slayden #11 76 45:22.142 33.004

Matt Gosch #3 70 45:14.344 31.076

Jim Matzler #8 69 45:29.017 33.300

Mike Battaile #9 60 39:02.330 32.954

Mike McCrary #2 46 32:18.467 31.246

Dan Gavere #7 14 18:38.055 34.168

Patrick Holley #1 13 7:55.199 30.397

Will Schlentz #6 8 4:47.231 31.170

Derek Guidry #12 0 0.000

James Green #10 0 0.000
0.000
Quincy Hughes #5 0 0.000
0.000
Steve Lambert #4 0 0.000
0.000




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#849 of 851 by Jake Koetting (jakepkoe) on Mon Sep 26 15:17:59 2005:

What a GREAT bunch of racers! The hurricane scared a bunch of racers
away but those who did show up made the best of it. It was a pleasure
hosting this event. Can't say enough good about the racers who braved
the storm for some Monster Truck racing action!



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Oh, some pics http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=e034hv http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=e034u9

congrats

Congrats Dude.

Bruce = Satoch?

Thanks guys. I just wish "ya'll" had been there also.
Bruce

ok. Nice finish! That must have been a great racing experience!

It was a very educational trip and I got to meet, and make friends with, a lot of the pros.

Actually, Slayden ran, and will be running in the future, a black wing that I designed out of pint Dimitri vodka bottles. (No kidding) You'll see it in pix on the TM powered stock chassis Revo he ran in the Pro MT class.

I told them all about the new LH track and everyone is excited to come check it out. Several guys want to come here to race this fall/early winter yet.

I've had a few ideas inspired by vodka bottles, but they were mostly bad ideas!!

It will be great to see the finished LH's and the racers it attracts!

It would definetly be nice to see some of the west coast guys come to IL for some racing. Seem like a bunch of cool guys.

that would be kewl if roy and some of the traxxas guys come here to race. Definatly think it would be a great time. Man is that new track open yet. Theres literally hundreds of people waiting for it lol.

Good job Bruce. What engine did you run in your Revo?

I ran a fresh TNT Mods OS .18TZ http://www.tntmods.com , a Hyper7 38mm flywheel (thanks Lance!), Ofna aluminum shoes w/1.0 springs, a Racers Edge 17t narrow clutch bell, and a 38t spur. I locked the truck in first gear so it was a single speed. P1's w/40 wt, white/green springs, 30k diff lube, Pythons on Hurricanes

I was thinking about this last night.....as Bruce attended a major event and placed well he certainly ranks as one of the serious Chicago based RC racers in off road. And he's connected to this board (and others I'm sure).

My questions is this, How many "pro" level racers are in Chicago, and how many of them are hooked up to an Inet community like this one, and/or is Chitown RC "THE" RC forum where the best offroad racers are? Or do most RC "pros" not take the time to participate on boards, or are there just not very many "pros" in Chicago? That's what I was wondering..... and I know that's more than one question.

First, Bruce is not "pro" , but he is very serious about racing.

There are a couple sponsored drivers that post here.

"most" pro drivers post at the s-grid message boards.

And yeah, alot of the pro drivers talk on message boards. the boards and rc'ing go hand in hand IMO

So how big is the "semi-pro" class in the Chicago area?

define "semi-pro"

does that mean you have some sponsors but you don't race for a living?

"pro" means your job is to race and you get paid pretty well for it.

There are numerous (like 20) "semi pro" sponsored drivers in the chicagoland area. That's just an estimate. I'm not too sure if there are any "pro" drivers.

Then you have the "amature" racers which is what most of us are. If you race all the time and you are half way decent then your an "amature" in my book.

I'd agree with Tex, I'm not a pro! LMAO!! Have you ever raced with me?! LOL!! 'nough said.

I also agree with the rest of what he said. I think until we have a magazine based in this area we won't have any/many truly professional drivers in the Midwest. We have to market ourselves via the boards and by travelling to the East/West/South coast races.

This will get the manufacturers familiar enough with us as a viable market worthy of sponsoring races. I started the ball rolling this weekend by talking to reps (not just drivers) from Traxxas, Byron's, Majestic Bodies and RD Racing Products among others.

I've got them interested in LH but Bernie has got to get that damned thing built. It should be fairly easy to lure a good number of pros here for a spring race if the marketing starts now. I learned that it takes about 4+ months, and a lot of money, to properly organize and promote a national event. Maybe it could be the grand opening event.

That would be cool! Not like my son and I are going to go pro or anything, we have yet to go to a track and see if our little truck will even complete one lap! But it would be cool to see pros go to LH; certainly would make it exciting to watch races. Tex that S-Grid site is nice but very robust. There is almost to much info to navigate.

In motorcross ure considered a pro when u place well in enough local events and the AMA gives u a pro card that allows u too run in the national events. Kinda like the pro series u cant run the national unless u do well enough in the regional events. So if u can make it to the big show i would say ure a pro even if your not employed or a factory driver. Looks like fun Bruce glad u had a nice time!

it would be interesting to have a national event @ LH but i agree it does still need to be built.

Satoch a pro.... :bustingup :bustingup :bustingup

Sorry i couldnt help myself... You can punch me in the arm if it'll make u feel better :bustingup :bustingup