A December to Remember!
Ashland, Massachusetts, December 11, 2021 – Fifteen drivers showed up at LenJet for the December festivities. The Kanans have become MARC regulars, now that Nick is continuing his studies in Massachusetts. Bill Bonsma dropped in with his son William to see if he’s still got controller skills. And the Usual Suspects were there for some Spec Racer on the Scorpion (everybody’s favorite…), Super Stock on the Champion for the Sportsmen, and CMPM on the Boomerang for the Pros. As usual, there was a great day of racing in store for those in attendance.
Sportsman Spec Racer – Bruce Olson, a recent convert to the HO racing world was dialed in and drove consistently across all lanes. I’m pretty sure this is Bruce’s first time on the top spot of the podium, but I think we’ll see him here more in the future. Terry Ayer was 11 laps behind Bruce in third, and Bill Bonsma came from deep in the woods to land a few laps behind Terry for third. Hal Pierce took the last podium spot. Most of the Sportsmen were running fast laps in the 2.8 – 3.1 second just a few tenths off the pros.

Sportsman Spec Racer Podium. From left: Hal Pierce 4th, Bruce Olson 1st, Terry Ayer 2nd, and Bill Bonsma 3rd.
Sportsman Results – Spec Racer |
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Position |
Driver |
Red |
White |
Green |
Orange |
Blue |
Yellow |
Total |
Avg |
1 |
Bruce Olson |
75 |
80 |
80 |
86 |
87 |
80 |
488 |
81.3 |
2 |
Terry Ayer |
67 |
79 |
84 |
90 |
82 |
77 |
479 |
79.8 |
3 |
Bill Bonsma |
65 |
85 |
75 |
89 |
79 |
80 |
473 |
78.8 |
4 |
Hal Pierce |
68 |
74 |
86 |
86 |
79 |
74 |
467 |
77.8 |
5 |
Cody Pare |
80 |
83 |
86 |
74 |
48 |
80 |
451 |
75.2 |
6 |
Dave Muse |
54 |
67 |
51 |
72 |
72 |
62 |
378 |
63 |
7 |
William Bonsma |
50 |
56 |
78 |
63 |
71 |
51 |
369 |
61.5 |
Pro Spec Racer – Tom Kanan made his drive from NY worth the trip, taking the top spot by 14 laps. Pretty good, considering he had Dr. Pileggi, Nick the Quick, and Ryan chasing him! Nick and Ryan finished on the same lap! These guys created a big gap to the rest of the field. Fast lap times were in the 2.5 to 3.0 second range.
Pro Results – Spec Racer |
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Position |
Driver |
Red |
White |
Green |
Orange |
Blue |
Yellow |
Total |
Avg |
1 |
Tom Kanan |
78 |
99 |
96 |
105 |
99 |
99 |
576 |
96 |
2 |
John Pileggi |
88 |
99 |
95 |
94 |
91 |
95 |
562 |
93.7 |
3 |
Nick Kanan |
84 |
92 |
93 |
95 |
100 |
96 |
560 |
93.3 |
4 |
Ryan Archambault |
83 |
96 |
103 |
104 |
91 |
83 |
560 |
93.3 |
5 |
Tom Gray |
79 |
94 |
91 |
98 |
95 |
84 |
541 |
90.2 |
6 |
Peter Lentros |
79 |
84 |
93 |
97 |
92 |
79 |
524 |
87.3 |
7 |
Paul Ryer |
72 |
86 |
68 |
97 |
93 |
79 |
495 |
82.5 |
8 |
Jim Macartney |
81 |
72 |
81 |
84 |
72 |
71 |
461 |
76.8 |
Car Setups |
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Sportsman |
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First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Fourth Place | |
Driver: | Bruce Olson | Terry Ayer | Bill Bonsma | Hal Pierce |
Chassis: | Viper | Viper | Thundercat T3 | Viper |
Armature: | Wizzard | Wizzard | OnSlot | Viper |
Front Tire Size: | .334 | .346 | .358 | ,342 |
Rear Tire Brand/Size: | Viper Albino .428 | Viper Rock .432 | .462 | .432 |
Pinion/Crown Gear: | 7/23 | 7/23 | 7/23 | 7/23 |
Pro |
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Driver: | Tom Kanan | John Pileggi | Nick Kanan | Ryan Archambault |
Chassis: | Viper Medium | Fusion Endbell | Fusion Stiff | Viper Medium |
Armature: | RPMS | BSRT | RPMS | Harden Creek O timed |
Front Tire Size: | .330 | .334/.336 | .314 | .342 |
Rear Tire Brand/Size: | .426 Super Tire B | .426 BSRT | .420 Viper Albino | .432 BSRT |
Pinion/Crown Gear: | 7/23 | 7/23 | 7/23 | 7/23 |
As usual, Modelville’s Rich Payne was on top of things and made sure pizza arrived to fuel our afternoon of practice and racing. The Sportsmen headed to the Champion to get ready for Super Stock, and the Pros headed to the Boomerang for CMPM
Sportsman Super Stock - Looking at the lap times it’s pretty clear who dominated the race, as there was only one driver with fast laps under 3 seconds. Cody Pare finished atop the podium with 351 laps, 47 laps (!) ahead of Terry Ayer in second. Father Rick Pare channeled some of that Cody Magic to take third. Bill (Deep Woods) Bonsma got his second podium of the day, finishing in fourth.

Sportsman Super Stock Podium. From left, Rick Pare 3rd, Cody Pare 1st, Terry Ayer 2nd, and Bill Bonsma 4th.
Sportsman Results |
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Position |
Driver |
Red |
White |
Blue |
Yellow |
Total |
Avg |
1 |
Cody Pare |
85 |
86 |
92 |
88 |
351 |
87.8 |
2 |
Terry Ayer |
78 |
74 |
80 |
72 |
304 |
76 |
3 |
Rick Pare |
77 |
78 |
75 |
71 |
301 |
75.2 |
4 |
Bill Bonsma |
69 |
80 |
79 |
73 |
301 |
75.2 |
5 |
Hal Pierce |
75 |
78 |
75 |
71 |
299 |
74.8 |
6 |
Bruce Olson |
76 |
79 |
70 |
69 |
294 |
73.5 |
7 |
Dave Muse |
64 |
72 |
69 |
67 |
272 |
68 |
8 |
William Bonsma |
65 |
65 |
67 |
58 |
255 |
63.8 |
Car Setups |
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Sportsman |
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First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Fourth Place | |
Driver: | Cody Pare | Terry Ayer | Rick Pare | Bill Bonsma |
Chassis: | Viper | Viper | Viper | Viper |
Armature: | Viper | Wizzard | Viper | Viper |
Front Tire Size: | .336 | .322 | .336 | .334 |
Rear Tire Brand/Size: | .426 | .420 | .426 | .420 |
Pinion/Crown Gear: | 7/21 | 7/21 | 7/21 | 7/21 |
Pro CMPM – CMPM is a blast on the big ol’ Boomerang. Lots of speed and some big sweeping corners, but some tight corners as well, forcing you to stay on top of the car. Nick The Quick lived up to his nickname, taking down the win with Ryan chasing him for second. John Pileggi took the third spot and Peter Lentros rounded out the podium. Fast laps were right around 3 seconds.

Pro CMPM Podium: From left, Peter Lentros 4th, Dr. John Pileggi 3rd, Ryan Archambault 2nd, and Nick Kanan 1st.
Pro Results |
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Position |
Driver |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
Red |
Total |
Avg |
1 |
Nick Kanan |
87 |
92 |
92 |
81 |
352 |
88 |
2 |
Ryan Archambault |
71 |
86 |
93 |
90 |
340 |
85 |
3 |
John Pileggi |
83 |
87 |
84 |
79 |
333 |
83.2 |
4 |
Peter Lentros |
73 |
85 |
86 |
80 |
324 |
81 |
5 |
Tom Gray |
76 |
80 |
87 |
79 |
322 |
80.5 |
6 |
Paul Ryer |
79 |
79 |
83 |
79 |
320 |
80 |
7 |
Tom Kanan |
77 |
73 |
82 |
74 |
306 |
76.5 |
8 |
Jim Macartney |
65 |
76 |
82 |
74 |
297 |
74.2 |
Car Setups |
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Pro |
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Driver: | Nick Kanan | Ryan Archambault | John Pileggi | Peter Lentros |
Chassis: | Viper Stiff | Viper Med w/T+ bulkhead | G3RS | G3R Medium |
Armature: | BSRT 36.5 | BSRT 35 | BSRT 35 | BSRT 37 |
Front Tire Size: | .332 | .346 | .330/.328 | .344 |
Rear Tire Brand/Size: | .430 Gator 2 | .442 Quicker CMPM | Shepherd .438 | Quicker CMPM .436 |
Pinion/Crown Gear: | 7/24 | 7/22 | 7/23 | 7/22 |
As always, fast, close racing. Many thanks to all who made it possible, and most especially Peter Lentros. See you in February back at LenJet. We’ll have Super Stock on the Bear, the Sportsmen will run Modified on the Scorpion, and the Pros will run Neo on the Viper. Hope to see you there!
The race report faithfully submitted this day,
January 22, 2022
Douglas C. Neidermeyer
Sergeant At Arms