MARC 2026 – 2027 Season – Race Two, Saturday October 10, 2026

Pileggi Prevails

Fiddlehead Raceway, Rochester NH

Twas a nice fall day in New Hampshire, and we had a total of 12 racers that participated in the festivities. Bruce’s GPS cooperated this year, so he was in the house. Dan was in NE following his stint at the Big E, so he joined us. Also in the house was the original owner of the Max track that now has become Fiddlehead Raceway, the one and only Rob Hayes.

The first race of the day was Spec Racer. We have run this class here in the past, so the guys were ready to go after 1 ½ hours of practice. In the end, yours truly took down the win with an endbell Fusion. My V3 was very close in performance, and Dan drove it to a 2^nd place finish. Here are the results:

Finishing Position	Racer	Total Laps
1	John Pileggi	391
2	Dan CeCosmo	376
3	Hakim Harris	372
4	Bruce Olsen	349
5	Rob Hayes	346
6	Tom Gray	338
7	Jim Macartney	336
8	Paul Ryer	330
9	Tom Jahl	310
10	Hal Pierce	307
11	Sam Ryer	290
12	Terry Ayer	266

Lunch was next, consisting of hot dogs and mac and cheese. Thank you, Mrs. P, for preparing and setting this up!

The next and final class of the day was Modified. The Max is a high downforce track, and a racer must guard against excessive heat in this class. And sure enough, Bruce and Tom Gray were casualties. Tom Jahl, last year’s victor, had a body that repeatedly separated itself from the chassis. After my issues last year in this class, I was determined to get through the race unscathed. I prevailed with a V3. Here are the results:

Finishing Position	Racer	Total Laps
1	John Pileggi	425
2	Dan CeCosmo	390
3	Rob Hayes	381
4	Jim Macartney	366
5	Hakim Harris	351
6	Tom Jahl	340
7	Sam Ryer	326
8	Terry Ayer	325
9	Hal Pierce	322
10	Paul Ryer	316
11	Bruce Olsen	179
12	Tom Gray	88

Interesting observation – 1/3 of the racers turned more laps in Spec Racer than Modified.

Thanks to all who came! Our next race will be at Terry’s Ralph Spoilsport Speedway on November 14th. Hope to see you there!

JP