Archambault Wins Two in Pro; Bussmann and Pare Split in Sportsman!
Ashland Massachusetts, November 13, 2021 – In spite of an ominous weather
Racing on the Boomerang
forecast, 18 intrepid racers showed up at Lenjet with racing on their minds. As it turned out the weather was of no consequence, ending before we did. A good thing too because it sure did rain (We had to turn the sound up on the computer because the rain on the steel roof of LenJet was so loud)!
Sportsman Open Weight -It was obvious early on that Tom Bussmann was going to set the pace on the smooth, flowing Champion. Several other drivers
Open Weight Sportsman Podium - Cody Pare 3rd, Tom Bussmann 1st, Terry Ayer 2nd and Bruce Olson 4th
showed good pace though and it looked to be an interesting race (Fast laps were just under 4.5 seconds). Mr. Bussmann promptly scampered into the lead early on, winning the first three heats handily. Only in yellow did he slip, recording one less lap than Terry Ayer who finished in second place overall. Cody Pare in third and Bruce Olson in fourth rounded out the podium.
| Sportsman Results | |||||||
| Position | Driver | Red | White | Blue | Yellow | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Tom Bussmann | 60 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 241.02 | 60.2 |
| 2 | Terry Ayer | 57 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 233.39 | 58.2 |
| 3 | Cody Pare | 57 | 53 | 62 | 59 | 231.35 | 57.8 |
| 4 | Bruce Olson | 54 | 56 | 57 | 51 | 218.21 | 54.5 |
| 5 | Hal Pierce | 52 | 56 | 58 | 48 | 214.53 | 53.5 |
| 6 | Mike Tiffany | 49 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 208.49 | 52 |
| 7 | Jim Colligan | 53 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 207.33 | 51.8 |
| 8 | John Shortsleves | 48 | 51 | 47 | 50 | 196.22 | 49 |
| 9 | Dave Muse | 46 | 45 | 48 | 44 | 183.20 | 45.8 |
Pro Open Weight -Nobody seemed to have a clear advantage in practice, and it became
Open Weight Pro Podium - Paul Ryer 4th, Ryan Archambault 1st, Peter Lentros 3rd and John Pileggi 2nd
clear that this race was going to be decided on setup and consistency. Both Peter Lentros and Paul Ryer recorded some pretty amazing laps – Ryer ran a 3.643 in gutter red and Lentros managed a 3.518 in blue (Those might have been riders. Fast laps overall were right around 4 seconds). In the end though, nobody could match the pace of Ryan Archambault who finished in first with 265 laps, followed by John Pileggi with 253 laps. Peter Lentros in third and Paul Ryer in fourth completed the podium.
| Pro Results | |||||||
| Position | Driver | Red | White | Blue | Yellow | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Ryan Archambault | 67 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 265.21 | 66.2 |
| 3 | Peter Lentros | 62 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 253.49 | 63.2 |
| 2 | John Pileggi | 62 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 253.44 | 63.2 |
| 4 | Paul Ryer | 65 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 252.22 | 63 |
| 5 | Tom Gray | 58 | 58 | 61 | 57 | 234.08 | 58.5 |
| 6 | Jim Macartney | 54 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 221.55 | 55.2 |
| 7 | Tom Jahl | 52 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 217.11 | 54.2 |
| 8 | Tom Kanan | 48 | 50 | 56 | 53 | 207.33 | 51.8 |
| 9 | Nick Kanan | 51 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 206.42 | 51.5 |
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Car Setups – Open Weight |
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Sportsman |
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| First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Fourth Place | |
| Driver: | Tom Bussmann | Terry Ayer | Cody Pare | Bruce Olson |
| Chassis: | Viper Flex | Viper | G3RS Flex | Viper |
| Armature: | BSRT | Wizzard | BSRT 7 ohm | Viper |
| Front Tire Size: | .330 | .328 | .340 | .332 |
| Rear Tire Brand/Size: | Viper .420 | Viper .420 | BSRT .428 | Viper .416 |
| Pinion/Crown Gear: | 7/21 | 7/21 | 7/20 | 7/23 |
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Pro |
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| Driver: | Ryan Archambault | Peter Lentros | John Pileggi | Paul Ryer |
| Chassis: | G3RS | G3RS | G3RS | Viper Medium |
| Armature: | HOST | |||
| Front Tire Size: | .336 | .334 | .332 | .328 |
| Rear Tire Brand/Size: | Viper Black Medium .418 | Viper Pink .418 | Super Tires Orange .414 | Viper Pink .420 |
| Pinion/Crown Gear: | 7/23 Viper | 7/21 RPM | 7/23 Viper | 7/20 BSRT |
As usual, Modelville Hobby’s 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 Boomerang to get their setup for Spec Racer.
Sports Racer Sportsman Podium - Cody Pare 1st, Tom Bussmann 3rd, Terry Ayer 2nd and Hal Pierce 4th
Sportsman Spec Racer - Looking at the lap times it’s pretty clear who dominated the race (Fast laps were just under 4 seconds). Cody Pare finished atop the podium with 262 laps, 15 laps ahead of Terry Ayer with 247. Third and fourth place went to Tom Bussmann and Hal Pierce.
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Sportsman Results |
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Position |
Driver |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
Red |
Total |
Avg |
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1 |
Cody Pare |
65 |
65 |
70 |
62 |
262.63 |
65.5 |
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2 |
Terry Ayer |
61 |
62 |
60 |
64 |
247.23 |
61.8 |
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3 |
Tom Bussmann |
59 |
61 |
62 |
59 |
241.33 |
60.2 |
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4 |
Hal Pierce |
54 |
60 |
62 |
62 |
238.37 |
59.5 |
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5 |
Mike Tiffany |
57 |
61 |
61 |
58 |
237.04 |
59.2 |
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6 |
Dave Muse |
58 |
59 |
53 |
59 |
229.09 |
57.2 |
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7 |
Bruce Olson |
58 |
56 |
53 |
61 |
228.60 |
58.5 |
Pro Spec Racer -Second Pro race of the day and the same circumstances cropped up-
Sports Racer Pro Podium - John Pilegg1 4th, Peter Lentros 3rd, Tom Kanan 2nd and Ryan Archambault 1st
you better have the setup and you’d better be consistent (Fast laps were just over 3.5 seconds). Nobody recognized that better than Ryan Archambalt who recorded 303 laps on his way to victory. MAHOPRA’S Tom Kanan recorded 296 laps, Peter Lentros took third with 284 laps and John Pileggi finished fourth with 283. Close race there.
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Pro Results |
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Position |
Driver |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
Red |
Total |
Avg |
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1 |
Ryan Archambault |
75 |
78 |
77 |
73 |
303.44 |
75.8 |
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2 |
Tom Kanan |
68 |
80 |
77 |
71 |
296.13 |
74.0 |
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3 |
Peter Lentros |
66 |
76 |
72 |
70 |
284.07 |
71.0 |
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4 |
John Pileggi |
71 |
71 |
72 |
69 |
283.30 |
70.8 |
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5 |
Nick Kanan |
68 |
75 |
70 |
68 |
281..46 |
70.2 |
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6 |
Paul Ryer |
67 |
68 |
72 |
66 |
273.02 |
68.2 |
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7 |
Jim Macartney |
62 |
69 |
73 |
67 |
271.29 |
67.8 |
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8 |
Tom Gray |
60 |
71 |
68 |
67 |
266.36 |
66.5 |
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9 |
Tom Jahl |
61 |
60 |
57 |
62 |
240.13 |
60.0 |
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Car Setups – Spec Racer |
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Sportsman |
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| First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Fourth Place | |
| Driver: | Cody Pare | Terry Ayer | Tom Bussmann | Hal Pierce |
| Chassis: | Viper | Viper | Viper | Viper |
| Armature: | Viper | Wizzard | Viper | Wizzard |
| Front Tire Size: | .330 | .340 | .340 | .334 |
| Rear Tire Brand/Size: | .430 | .422 Firm Super Tire | .420 | .420 BSRT |
| Pinion/Crown Gear: | 7/23 | 7/23 | 7/23 | 7/23 |
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Pro |
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| Driver: | Ryan Archambault | Tom Kanan | Peter Lentros | John Pileggi |
| Chassis: | Fusion Medium | G3RS | Viper Medium | Viper |
| Armature: | Wizzard | RPMS | RPMS | BSRT |
| Front Tire Size: | .326 | .326 | .336 | .332 |
| Rear Tire Brand/Size: | Molter .416 Blue | Viper Black .426 | Viper Albino .418 | Super Tire Gray .422 |
| Pinion/Crown Gear: | 7 Jag/23 Quicker | 7 Jag/23 RPMS | 7 Jag /23 Viper | 7 BSRT/23 Viper |
As always, fast close racing. Many thanks to all who made it possible and especially Peter Lentros. See you next month back at LenJet. The host is Peter Lentros and we will be racing Spec Racer on the Scorpion. Sportsman will then run Super Stock on the Champion and the Pros will be racing CMPM on the Viper. Hope to see you there!
The race report as recorded this day, November 20, 2021
Mike Tiffany
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