MARC – October 9, 2021

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Catfish Sr.

Roctober Racin!

Ashland Massachusetts, October 9, 2021 – Seventeen drivers showed up for the second race of the 2021 – 2022 MARC season.  Once again, we were racing at the slot car Mecca of the world, Modelville Hobby/LenJet.  This time around we would be racing Super Stock on the Champion, the first H.O. track at LenJet and probably the one that gets the most use due to its popularity and versatility for everything from T-Jet to inline cars.  The second race of the day was Modified on the Viper.  The Viper is known for hosting some of the fastest racing in the country.  Always in use for the HOPRA Nationals, it is long and it is fast.  The Modified class was a blast on this track.  The cars are a bit slower that CMPM and most of the club enjoys the speed without the cost of custom armatures and tires.

Practice started on the Champion as drivers quickly dialed in their cars on the fastest small track around.  Setup is a compromise of going low for grip without skating the chassis on the rails or compromising the downhill hairpin or the hook.  Fast laps were in the 2.8 to 3.1 second range.  Ryan Archambault kept his winning streak going, taking the top spot followed by John Pileggi, Tom Gray, and Paul Ryer.  Cody Pare took the top Sportsman spot, followed by Oh Jimmy, Bruce Olson, and Mike Tiffany.

 

Pro Results
Position Driver Red White Blue Yellow Total  Avg
1 Ryan Archambault 93 89 91 88 361.48 90.2
2 John Pileggi 87 90 90 87 354.35 88.5
3 Tom Gray 83 86 84 80 333.40 83.2
4 Paul Ryer 82 78 89 82 331.39 82.8
5 Nick Kanan 80 89 82 78 329.53 82.2
6 Tom Jahl 74 87 86 77 324.47 81
7 Peter Lentros 78 88 78 78 322.46 80.5
8 John Stez 76 83 81 76 316.18 79
9 Rob Hayes 80 82 80 73 315.08 78.8
10 Jim Macartney 62 68 63 68 261.49 65.2
11 Tom Kanan 80 0 72 55 207.01 51.8

 

Sportsman Results
Position Driver Red White Blue Yellow Total  Avg
1 Cody Pare 78 78 74 76 306.1 76.5
2 Jim Colligan 70 80 75 73 298.3 74.5
3 Bruce Olson 73 75 77 70 295.4 73.8
4 Mike Tiffany 67 80 74 67 288.5 72
5 Hal Pierce 70 72 71 70 283.4 70.8
6 Terry Ayer 67 74 72 65 278.4 69.5
Car setups, Super Stock
Sportsman
First Place Second Place Third Place Fourth Place
Driver: Cody Pare Jim Colligan Bruce Olson Mile Tiffany
Chassis: Viper Flex G3RS Medium Viper Medium G3RS Medium
Armature: Wizzard BSRT RPM BSRT
Front Tire Size: .342 .336 .336 .330
Rear Tire Brand/Size: Shepard .424 Wizzard .428 .420 Quicker .430
Pinion/Crown Gear: 7/22 7/22 7/22 7/21
Pro
Driver: Ryan Archambault John Pileggi Tom Gray Paul Ryer
Chassis: Fusion Endbell Fusion Endbell G3RS Flex Fusion Endbell
Armature: Harden Creek Wizzard RPM Wizzard
Front Tire Size: .322 .316 .335 .318
Rear Tire Brand/Size: Sluggo Red .416 Sluggo Red .414 Shepard .418 Wizzard Yellow/White .420
Pinion/Crown Gear: 7/21 7/22 7/21 7/21

 

As usual, Modelville Hobby chieftain Rich Payne was on top of things and made sure pizza arrived to fuel the afternoon of practice and racing. Everybody moved over to the Viper to get setup for Modified.  The challenge with the Modified cars is getting the right setup with slip-on tires.  Having some experience with the class on this track, drivers pretty much dialed in their cars and were ready for a fast-paced race.  Interestingly, the fast laps were in the 2.8 to 3.1 second range like the Champion, but this time a much larger distance was being covered.  Ryan swept the day, garnering another top step on the podium.  Once again, he was being chased by John Pileggi in second place.  Nick Kanan drove to a third-place finish followed by Rob Hayes in fourth.  In Sportsman, Cody struggled with pinion and gear issues, but he limped home to a fourth-place finish.  Terry Ayer took the top spot, followed by Hal Pierce and Oh Jimmy.

Pro Results – Modified
Position Driver Red White Blue Yellow Total  Avg
1 Ryan Archambault 93 89 91 88 361.48 90.2
2 John Pileggi 87 90 90 87 354.35 88.5
3 Tom Gray 83 86 84 80 333.40 83.2
4 Paul Ryer 82 78 89 82 331.39 82.8
5 Nick Kanan 80 89 82 78 329.53 82.2
6 Tom Jahl 74 87 86 77 324.47 81
7 Peter Lentros 78 88 78 78 322.46 80.5
8 John Stez 76 83 81 76 316.18 79
9 Rob Hayes 80 82 80 73 315.08 78.8
10 Jim Macartney 62 68 63 68 261.49 65.2
11 Tom Kanan 80 0 72 55 207.01 51.8

 Sportsman Results – Modified

Position Driver Red White Green Orange Blue Yellow Total  Avg
1 Terry Ayer 64 71 79 75 74 64 427.33 71.2
2 Hal 64 70 73 78 74 68 427.03 71.2
3 Jim C 60 65 66 69 67 63 390.29 65
4 Cody Pare 66 77 80 78 47 13 361.06 60.2

Race Results Tech Sheet

 

Thank you to everyone who showed up for another great day of racing.

Our next race will be November 13th, back at LenJet.  The host is Mike Tiffany, and we will be running Open Weighted on the Champion and Spec Racer on the Boomerang.  Hope to see you there!

The race report as recorded this day,

October 17, 2021

Douglas C. Neidermeyer

Sergeant at Arms

 

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