Racing in the middle of Nowhere!

Hingham Massachusetts, December 10, 2022 – It seems that some think that traveling to the South Shore of Massachusetts is akin to going to the moon.  Obviously, these hillbillies from western Massachusetts are confused on what being in the middle of

nowhere means.  On the other hand, Dan DeCosmo knows this place is Heaven on Earth and made the trip from California just to get some laps on Elvis.  A total of sixteen brave souls made the trip the South Shore Speedway located in the swanky ‘tuck neighborhood of Hingham for a day of racing on the iconic Elvis racetrack.  Peter Medeiros won the recruitment award (a pat on the back and a hardy handshake) by bringing his friend Matt Furtado to join the fun.  Matt seems like a natural and we hope to see him at upcoming events.  First up was Open Weighted where rear tire sizes in .420” range seem to defy the high force of the MaxTrax that Elvis is constructed from.  After some donuts, coffee, and practice, the drivers were ready for some racing.

 

Sportsman Open Weighted – Oh Jimmy might have had a bit of an advantage since he is very familiar with this track.  In any case he put that knowledge and a well setup car to good use by taking the top spot on the podium.  Peter Medeiros and Terry Ayer on the other hand had a close battle.  In the end, the gutters decided the race. Peter’s better run in red gave him second over Terry’s better run in green which gave him third.  Hakim is always a threat to grab a spot on the podium and he tool fourth in this race.

Sportsman Results
Drivers	Green	Blue	Yellow	Red	Total	Avg	Best Lap
Jim Colligan	63	67	71	62	263.14	65.80	3.932 Blue
Peter Medeiros	56	62	65	65	248.26	62.00	3.679 Yellow
Terry Ayer	60	64	67	56	247.04	61.80	4.020 Blue
Hakim Harris	49	59	61	56	225.14	56.20	4.073 Blue
Hal Pierce	52	54	58	51	215.18	53.80	4.206 Blue
Mike Tiffany	52	51	54	52	209.11	52.20	4.697 Yellow
Matt Furtado	42	48	52	40	182.24	45.50	4.064 Yellow
Cedric Prevoe	26	45	47	42	160.14	40.00	5.529 Blue

 

Pro Open Weighted – The Pro podium was not populated by the usual suspects.  Dan DeCosmo showed he still has what it takes by belting out 286 laps to take the top spot.  Apparently rusty is not a term Dan is familiar with.  Coming off a big win at the 2022 Halloween Havoc, Greg Burstein once again showed everyone that yes, he can drive magnet cars.  Coming off a 3-year hiatus, John Reimels showed he’s still got the trigger finger and equipment to get on the podium.  Track owner Paul Ryer just snuck past Ryan for the last spot on the podium.   I would have won, but since I was hosting, I was distracted making sure everything was running smoothly.  Yeah, yeah, that’s it.

Pro Results
Drivers	Green	Blue	Yellow	Red	Total	Avg	Best Lap
Dan Decosmo	70	77	69	70	286.18	71.50	3.451 Blue
Greg Burstein	67	72	68	77	284.20	71.00	3.590 Blue
John Reimels	65	72	73	63	273.29	68.20	3.845 Yellow
Paul Ryer	68	72	67	64	271.08	67.80	3.785 Blue
Ryan Archambault	62	70	67	70	269.15	67.20	3.502 Blue
Rob Hayes	66	63	66	70	265.13	66.20	3.792 Yellow
Tom Gray	53	64	64	54	235.10	58.80	4.801 Yellow
Tom Jahl	54	62	55	58	229.17	57.20	4.031 Yellow

Lunch was a bit a smorgasbord of pizza and leftover Italian dishes from Mrs. South Shore’s neighborhood party the night before.  It seemed to meet with the crowd’s approval and the family was saved from multiple dinners or leftovers.  Super Stock was on the menu for the afternoon race.  Dan and Greg had to mosey so 14 racers were remained for the fun and festivities.  Lately Wizzard Fusion has been the ticket to the podium, but a couple of BSRT G3RS chassis snuck onto the podium.  As with Open Weighted, the setups seemed to go against the “MaxTrax has too much downforce” mantra with Fusions rear tire sizes in .418” to .424” range and G chassis in .430” to .436 range.

 

Sportsman Super Stock – Welcome to the Hakim and Terry show.  These guys put on quite the show battling back and forth.  In the end Hakim’s better run in blue put him on the top spot with Terry taking second.  Peter Medeiros motored to a solid third place and Jim Colligan completed the podium in fourth place.

Sportsman Results
Drivers	Green	Blue	Yellow	Red	Total	Avg	Best Lap
Hakim Harris	84	99	99	87	369.28	92.20	2.653 Yellow
Terry Ayer	87	95	98	89	369.24	92.20	2.681 Yellow
Peter Medeiros	87	94	93	85	359.12	89.80	2.736 Yellow
Jim Colligan	78	89	94	85	346.09	86.50	2.948 Yellow
Hal Pierce	75	88	84	79	326.15	81.50	2.859 Blue
Cedric Prevoe	76	83	86	75	320.13	80.00	2.879 Yellow
Mike Tiffany	68	77	79	69	293.10	73.20	3.263 Blue
Matt Furtado	68	74	83	64	289.10	72.20	2.898 Blue

 

 

 

Pro Super Stock – Super Stock is a blast on Elvis.  This class seems to suit this track perfectly, but I may be biased.  Ryan was pretty much unstoppable and took the top spot over second place track owner Paul Ryer who drove the only G chassis on the pro-podium.  Rob Hayes cruised to an uncontested third place.  Tom Gray took the last spot but was pace for a second or third finish until his front end decided to separate from the car.  Tom quicky fixed the issue, but the deficit was too much to overcome.

Pro Results
Drivers	Green	Blue	Yellow	Red	Total	Avg	Best Lap
Ryan Archambault	92	103	102	97	394.20	98.50	2.514 Blue
Paul Ryer	87	103	105	91	386.18	96.50	2.659 Yellow
Rob Hayes	84	97	100	94	375.28	93.80	2.664 Yellow
Tom Gray	89	106	100	57	352.21	88.00	2.625 Blue
John Reimels	81	91	93	81	346.11	86.50	2.984 Blue
Tom Jahl	73	90	102	76	341.07	85.20	2.617 Yellow

 

Thanks to everyone who made the trip to our neck of the woods.  A great day of racing as always with some close battles.  Next race will be January 14^th at LenJet.  Hope to see you there!

The race report faithfully submitted this day,

December 18, 2022

Douglas C. Neidermeyer

Sergeant At Arms