AFFORDABLE RACING TECHNOLOGY

RACERS SPECIAL FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH:

 

BUY 2 PACKS OF CLUTCH SHOE CARRIERS W/ WASHERS (ST6125)at $25.00 ea., GET 4 RED SPRINGS FREE.

Myerstown, PA - March 2nd, 2010 (Issue 18):  The Shellhammers Pre-Entry that was available at Reading, due to a miscommunication on my end, as I was trying to help get things rolling, I had the wrong address on the handout and also some other info that Brenda wants everyone to know about. She is putting a full scale release out on March 15th with all the info for the Memorial Day Classic .It will be posted on the Shellhammers website as well as being put on the Speedway Entertainment site. Please hold off sending them to us. They will be mailed to the track address when the full pre-entry forms are ready.

 

In a conversation with Jim Strouse, he was asked to be the Slingshot tech official at Kutztown on Weds in 2010.In addition to his duties at Shellhammers, this will help consolidate officiating at these 2 speedways. Jim was one of the first Slingshot owners and drivers in the early years and has great knowledge of these cars. Please cooperate with Jim during teching.

 

As of now anyone that has not registered, the deadline has passed and it will now be 92 for registration. All numbers not seen on the Driver Rosters are open. It is 1 number per state and letters can be used before or after the number you would like to use if already taken. Currently 110 shocks have been ordered by various race teams. The Lebanon Race Fest is being held this weekend. Please contact Dan Culhane if you still would like to display your car.

The 22nd annual Lebanon Race Car Show opens it's doors for the showing of the areas race cars at the Lebanon Expo Center  80 Rockerty Road   South Lebanon Township Pa.  After 5 PM on March 3rd,  is a happy "Move-in Party",  when the shiny racers going on display will be greeted by music, Pepsi products, snacks and sandwiches from Len's Friendly Food Market, ready to take their place in the West Hall of the EXPO Center.

Myerstown, PA - Feb 25th, 2010 (Issue 17):  The advance popularity of the upcoming Bilstein Shock shipment has given us the opportunity to have a pre-sell on the 1st 400 heading our way. The Bilstein Shocks will sell for $89.21 which is a little over $4.00 more than the AFCO's, but from the extensive testing they will save you that money after just a few races on them. You will be allowed to mix and match Bilstein's with AFCO or run all 4 of each brand. AFCO use will be discontinued after August 15th,2011 so there is plenty of races to use your old stock up.

 

The pre-buy will limit all orders to 8 shocks. Realistically that is only 50 cars right now and I have gotten that response long before the season started. You will be required to put a 50% deposit on your pre-order. You can purchase any number from 1 to 8 . The next run of 400 will take 14 weeks from the time we submit the Purchase Order. I will be doing a running tab of purchases and from the time I send this out, the orders will be filled as I receive them. To make things simple, the pre-order will be based on $45.00 / shock ordered. Deposit needed 1-$45 2-$90 3-$135 4-$180 5-$225 6-$270 7-$315 8-$360

Myerstown, PA - Feb 24th, 2010 (Issue 16):  The Bilsteins are scheduled to be shipped to us the first full week of April. You CAN mix and match with the AFCO's. When the Bilstein's arrive you will have until August 15,2011 to use your AFCO stock.

 

OVDO has rescheduled their Empire Region and Junior National tour date to June 5th from June 12th.June 12th is an open week for them

 

The Shellhammers Memorial Classic with $2000 to win now has a Pre-Entry Form. They are available at track table display at the Reading show or from me. If the interest or return responses are large I will send it out as a group email. The track point show during Speedweeks will remain on their schedule.

 

Many emails asking about the track qualifiers for the Pit Stop 100 Challenge races. I will be getting the info from them ASAP. Currently Hamlin has their qualifiers for the PSC 100 listed as 6/26 Caroga Creek,7/3 Hamlin's actual PSC 100,7/10 Linda's qualifier and 7/24 the Walkill qualifier. The Linda's PSC100 will be their Lebanon Valley 100 on Sept 24-25.New Jersey Motorsports Park will be having the PSC 100 on August 15th with a race scheduled on their 1/5 mi tri-oval on Aug 14th.Caroga Creek will be holding their event on Sept 10th as the Walkill Slingshot Club is currently working on finalizing their date.

 

Special thanks to Brett Deyo and staff as well as Pete Knappenberger and Barry Angstadt for the Small Car Roundtable Discussion last night. Slingshot drivers, Brad Arnold, Kurt Bettler, Kaitie and Joe McCardle were part of the driver interviews. I was given a few minutes to let all in attendance know that we do give back in some way with our contributions to RAACE and SJCRH as well as the scholarship funds for Billy V, Jr's and Matt Reiley's causes as well as the Humane Society.

 

Randy Smith returns back from FL as the current Sunshine Regional and National point leader. Hamlin is having their rules meeting this Sunday at S&S Speedway. Anyone even thinking about running at Hamlin should attend the meeting. I'm glad to see the response to the Face book group for the Slingshot by Tobias racers. A BIG THANK YOU to Mark Clauss' wife for submitting pictures to the group from the Florida races. I will be at Reading's show the next 4 nights and have the owners packets along.

Myerstown, PA - Feb 22nd, 2010 (Issue 15):  I just received a letter from the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital thanking everyone for their generosity at the Awards Banquet. The $500 donation to the SJCR was in honor of Cody Kline's 2009 National Championship and is rightly denoted on the thank you letter.

Our money is helping with the research for Dylan who was diagnosed with a kidney tumor. The research has given him a 70% chance of survival compared to the 15% before he was admitted. Dylan's current condition was noted as him having acute myeloid leukemia and he is now in chemotherapy with prospects getting better with each passing day.

 

I also got a thank you from the Humane Society for our contribution from the banquet. The money bought dry food and kitty litter for the sheltered animals there.

 

Anyone heading out to the Reading Racing Reunion this week will see 2009 Kutztown Point Champion Nate Christman as part of the special LM night on Thurs. Nate will also be a guest bartender after the Thurs night festivities. Tonight Rich Tobias will be holding a seminar on open wheel racing with Pete Knappenberger and Barry Angstadt taking the reins for the Small Car Forum Tues. night at 7:30.Plenty to see and do during this weeks event.

 

Special thanks to Barry Shollenberger, Brad Arnold Racing, Jim Glass / Rick Nicholas Racing and The Wild Child 95 Team of Anthony Schlosser-White for having their Slingshots on display.

 

I will have the owners packets along with me again tomorrow night and the rest of the week. If you can take a friends or neighbors along it would be a major help. I just got a few back from the Post Office due to the envelope being 1/4" oversize.

 

As soon as I get the complete Florida rundown I will make it public. I do know that Randy Smith won both Friday night and the Sat Super National with Earl Maxham putting his name in the record books with a Sunshine Region win on Sunday. They are already looking into the planning stages for 2011 and hope to see more invaders heading south.

 

Speedway Entertainment will not be open this Saturday.

 

Congrats to all the Linda's Speedway Award winners at their annual banquet last Saturday. Getting special awards were Rookie of the Year Kim Dornblaser, Most Improved went to Kyle Hieber, Sportsmanship Award went to Matt Miller with Mike Fry getting the Hard Luck Award.

Myerstown, PA - Feb 21st, 2010 (Issue 14):  The Sumter Co Motopark Prelim feature went off without a hitch and when the checkers was displayed for the solid 18 car field, the winner was Mr. S&S himself, Randy "Boris Said" Smith. The win was in one of his unrented cars and Randy made the best of the opportunity to get behind the wheel and grab the win. Chasing Randy across the line was Branden Clauss in the Florida Slingshots # 1C.Notching 3rd was Earl "Bad Fast" Roberts who had a strong run in the top 3 during the whole A Main in the newly purchased 2010 show car.

 

1.    #55  Randy Smith   2.    #1c  Branden Clauss   3.    #2   Earl Roberts   4.    #99 Mike Smith   5.    #0   Shane Melnick   6.    #5s  Adam Schradin   7.    #10  Matthew Langbein   8.    #428 Jason Ford   9.    #42  Earl Maxham   10.  #22  Justin Thompson   11.  #72x Paul Britten   12.  #0  C. R. Hill   13.  #4  Phil Rosa   14.  #97 Gail Maxham   15.  #5x Roy Bryan   16.  #41  Brian Smith   (2 cars were entered but did not take any of the green flags for qualifying).

 

There is a chance for an over 20 Slingshot entry list for tonight's Sumter Super National. Hoping to end some recent bad luck will be 2009 Gulf Coast Champion Robby Sweeten, who had his last late race run wiped out on the last lap.

DASH TAGS are not to be removed. If you sell your car, the DASH TAG goes along with it. New cars will have the Dash Tag installed on them.

 

The order for hats is on the work schedule at Weikel's and should be ready for pickup very soon. Flex Fit, adjustable and even visors will be here soon. Flex Fit caps will be $12.00 each with the adjustable and visors being $15.The Flex Fit come in a S-M and L-XL.

Myerstown, PA - Feb 18th, 2010 (Issue 13):  I WILL BE HERE this Saturday. I'm planning on a 9 AM to 1 PM day. I can stay a little longer if  your travel plans get messed up, but need to be on my way by 2:15 at the latest. Please call if you will be delayed. You can pickup engines, parts, drop engines off for work (remember there needs to be at least a $200 deposit) and I also will try to have all the Owners Packets done. If you are heading this way and can pick up one or 2 for some owners nearby, it will be a great help.

 

The 9.50 tires are finally being shipped to the suppliers so we will most likely not be seeing any until next Tues at the earliest.

Remember slicks can be used on any racing surface now, if someone would like to give that a try. We have some rear slicks in stock as well as the 18 X 8.50 Saw tooth tires. The red clutch spring and shock cover special is over. Many teams took advantage of the holiday offer.

 

Please when sending your engine here by UPS, Fed-EX or USPS, please have a note what you want done and please try to clean your engine before shipping. If we must pressure wash it just to disassemble it there is a washing fee of 30.00. and it does take about 30 minutes of time to do. Adding 30 minutes up for every cleaning sets back the work on your engine that much longer. The stripping down of the engine will save you money. On a recent check I did a short block at 67 lbs. was shipped out for 31.00.A 96 lb. complete engine is roughly anywhere from $39 to $58.

 

A few answers about the new mufflers. The new mufflers are available. They are 168.00 each. The testing had them very equal to the old style with a .0032% boost in power, so that will keep both muffler uses equal. The old style are discontinued due to the elimination of the muffler used with the collector. Currently there is no maximum use time for these. If they last you until 2015, still will be legal as of 2010 Rule Book.

 

On behalf of the Twin Valley School District and the Laps for Literacy Campaign created by Kaitie McCardle over $ 800 was presented to the school board. The money will be used for an after school tutoring program for students of all ages. Kaitie and her brother Joe will be visiting numerous classes to share their ideas on why reading is so important and how reading can be fun and educational at the same time.

 

The McCardle Racing Team will continue the LFL in 2010 with special decals printed for all teams interested in helping keep this project alive. The goal for 2010 is $1000 and both Kaitie and Joe will be giving back to the LFL with a percentage of their race winnings set aside until next year's presentation. Donations will be accepted throughout the year and 100% of the sale of the decals will also be added to the total.

 

Kaitie will be out to lay claim as a contender for the coveted 2010 SpeedSTR Championship with Joe taking over the seat of the potent Slingshot vacated by Kaitie's move. Anyone interested can get in touch with me here or The McCardle's at kart1112@aol.com. As an added donation, I personally will add $1.00 for every win the leading winner with a visible 2010 LFL decal has on after the Linda Lebanon Valley 100.

 

Myerstown, PA - Feb 16th, 2010 (Issue 12):  For everyone needing engine work a deposit of at least $200 is needed. There currently is no $50 parts rebate special. That was part of the holiday racers special. There will one later in the season and the $50 rebate must be used on a later purchase, not in conjunction with the parts needed for the engine work. I will be contacting Bilstein Shocks in the upcoming week to get a lowdown on the progress of the new shocks. I will let everyone know the news as I get it.

 

Since many of you do not get your emails until you get home from school or work. I will allow any email orders for the clutch spring and shock covers special made tonight to be valid. Just a reminder red clutch springs (normally 3.24 ea) are $2.50 each, limit of 12.The shock covers (normally 24.99 / pr.) on sale for 22.00/ pr with the red covers being 20.00.These prices are in effect for any email order through tonight.

 

I was asked by a few people if I could be here on Sat. for a few hours. If enough people are planning on stopping in I will gladly do that for you. I need to know before committing to 3 or 4 hours and it being weather dependant. The machine shop is back in operation after the recent snow storms, so the engine rebuilds will be getting back on schedule.

 

A note from Walkill Slingshot Club. The track will be enlarged and they are asking anyone that wants early pre-season test and tunes to notify them for rental times and costs.

 

Dan Culhane is not only looking for local race teams to display their 2010 rides but all outsiders are welcome to participate in this years Lebanon Race Fest. The fan base for the Lebanon show has been increasing yearly and this trend looks to continue for the March show. Great way of getting your sponsors some recognition in an area they are not normally seen in.

 

Talk of a Slingshot size track in the Phoenixville, PA area have really spread. No real plans have been drawn up. They are looking at the pros and cons with no small car racing track within that area if teams will show up in what ever classes they would decide to run.

 

Myerstown, PA - Feb 13th, 2010 (Issue 11):  The top 5 from East Bay on Thursday night went as follows. 1. Adam Schradin # 5S S&S Rental  2. Brian Smith # 41  3. Mike Smith # 99  4.Matt Langbein # 10  5.Dean Comunal # 55 S&S Rental

 

18 cars entered. Friday nights action rained out. Super National tomorrow night under sunny skies. Estimated entries for Saturday night will be 24. Then it's off to Sumter Co. for action on the 1/5th mile next Fri, Sat and Sun with open practice on Thurs night.

Myerstown, PA - Feb 9th, 2010 (Issue 10):  Please stop emailing me about the owner's packets. I have gotten 47 emails asking for the owner's packets. The owners cards were misprinted and I'm awaiting the replacements.

 

I realize some of you are working on your car graphics. Here is a quick answer .Please leave part of your right side door open for contingency decals. Whether it be the top front on the lower bottom, there are 6 decals to be placed on the car. Due to the size of the K&N decal (6 X 8) it could be placed on the inside door panel that would face the fans.

 

For everyone looking into the gray areas of the rule book, here are a few answers to some questions. Tires cannot be re-grooved, siped or treated. They can be buffed and sanded. The Durometer readings are based on the majority getting teched. If there are 23 drivers with a reading of 60 and yours is 53, you will be asked to change it or be DQ'd. SE clutch springs can be mixed or matched. You can run a full set of red or white or mix them.

 

Air filters must either be the KNRD-0720 or an exact cross reference. No big bowl or angled ones will be allowed. No liquid ballast other than the fuel in your fuel cell. No filling front axles. The ST74 18.5 X 8.5 Saw-tooth tire IS...I repeat IS LEGAL. Check with your speedway to see if it is legal for the track, but it is legal for the Slingshots in 2010. There is a definite weight difference of 4 pounds, these weigh 13 pounds compared to 9 for a regular 9.50.

 

It has been a rule since Day 1 that only 1 number allowed per state. Letters can be added in front or behind a number if you want it bad enough and someone else already has it. Taking over numbers for 2010 due to the registration deadline passing are Louden Reimert taking the 58, Rob Kibler getting the 18 and Justin Thompson using 22.

 

Engines currently awaiting pickup belong to Dealaman, Brink (2) and 1 Hoffmaster engine. 2005 bodies are legal through the end of 2010, 2008's are good through the end of the 2013 season.

 

I will be contacting the Reading Fairgrounds group to get a head start on the Nostalgia Nationals. Speedweeks payout has grown but it is now being cut down to the Top 5 instead of the Top 10. It is 325 to win, up from 200 with 5th getting 100. Regional payouts will revert back to the top 3 for 2010. The Elite 11 for the All-Stars and the Great 8 Junior National payouts will remain the same.

 

I will try to give everyone the results from Florida as I get them. We wish everyone running this weekend and next weekend all the best. Time will tell if we have 6 different winners and who the early season National point leaders will be.

 

Now is the time to get your team merchandise ordered. Take some time and visit Weikel Sportswear, Bob Hilbert Racewear, Legends Graphics, Mystic Screen Printing, Fast Tees and many more.

Myerstown, PA - Feb 8th, 2010 (Issue 9):  In an effort to keep the shelves stocked for the upcoming season, clutch shoe and brake shoe cores are always needed. The clutch shoe core credit is 6.25 per shoe and the manual brake shoe cores have gone up from 4.50 a pair to 5.00 a pair. The credits will be applied to your account and can be used for payment on future purchases.

 

The February Racers Special has been so overwhelming that there currently is a backorder in the 9.50 tires. We are allowing up to the purchase of 5 pair of springs which also includes a 9.50 tire for 25.00 for each pair ordered.

 

The Speedway Entertainment hauler will be heading to Florida Slingerweeks II Tues afternoon at 4 PM. The S&S Speedways hauler is also heading south to help with parts sales for the many teams heading to the Sunshine State. Mark Clauss at Florida Slingshots has a room offer at the Wildwood Sleep Inn for 50.00 a night. The rooms were very nice, the food selection for breakfast was more than enough and the only drawback is the early hours closing for many of the eating establishments in that area. The Sports Bar up the road was very good, but closed before 11 PM.

 

The upcoming indoor racing shows will be here shortly, please make sure you are registered and ready to go for the various ones in this area. A special thank you to Herr's for their sponsorship of the AC Indoor Classic.

Myerstown, PA - Feb 5th, 2010 (Issue 8):  Buy 2 Coil over Springs (60,80 or 100 lb / mix or match.) and get an 18 X 9.50 ribbed tire for $25.00.Regular tire price is $44.32 Special runs until Feb.26th. Looks like California cannot live without the Slingshots as a rejuvenated interest is bringing the Slingshots back to the West Coast. Tim Etchison will be in charge of scheduling and has a few teams interested in ordering some cars. Awaiting the Great Lakes Region Tour Schedule. Will let everyone know when I receive it. Their late season national has seen many teams invade Button Buck and have an enjoyable experience.

 

Here is the explanation for the red seal rule. The red seals were started in June 2008.The understanding that the lack of engine work done here longer than 2 years could have varying results, so we want to make sure that everyone is within the legal boundaries with all engines. Side covers must be taken off for inspection and a quick check of the heads will be done. This cannot be done while you wait. You have until August 15th to have red seals.

 

The 2010 Owners Cards have been missing from the owners packets. They will be picked up and inserted into the new owners packets that were just received from this weekend's mailings. The others will be shipped with the Inspection stickers or I will have them along at some of the early races. 2010 Rule Books can be sent online like I did for the Parts Price Sheets. If you want your Rule Book sent as an attachment please let me know.

 

The Florida Winter National and Slingerweeks II dates are quickly approaching. Rich still has room in the SE hauler for car transportation. He is planning on leaving Feb 9th and will be heading back immediately after the Feb 21st event at Sumter Co.$175 for transportation. Randy Smith will also be heading down and will have parts to help with Florida Slingshots dealer, Mark Clauss. Randy might have a rental left for some of these races, give him a call at S&S Speedways, if interested. Both weekends will find Super National points for each of the Saturday events.

 

The $80 registration, where does it go??? Some of it is absorbed in the point funds, some of it is part of my yearly salary to make sure that all the points are up to date, that you receive the group emails, that the weekly track winners get some recognition, that the website stays up to date, that race teams get some publicity on the website or in the racing papers, some of it heads back to race sponsorships at various tracks, some of it is used to make sure that everyone runs under the same rules and abides by them. I can go on and on. Think of what you would be paying a media rep. to get some of the exposure that we give many teams here. I try to include everyone sometime during the year. There are a few people that feel the money isn't used properly. Tell that to your senator or governor, you pay for personal vehicle registrations every year and you have no clue where that money goes, so now I'm telling you where the Slingshot money goes. I hope this clears some thoughts up.

Myerstown, PA - Feb 1st, 2010 (Issue 7):  Here is something to think about for some of the National Points Elite 11 hopefuls. The East Bay Winter National and now the Sumter Co Slingerweeks II weekends will both contain Super National points status races. The Feb 13th show at East Bay and the Feb 20th A Main at Sumter County will have at least 800 to win thus having Rich Tobias give the added points for each of these races. With 30 cars entered 150 points will be given to the winner of each Super National with 30th earning 60 points instead of 120 and 30.The deduction for 2 points per car under 30 entered will be used.

 

The AC Indoor Classic's Herr's Snack Bowl 25 was a success and from a few responses heard from the fans filtering out on Saturday night, the Slingshots were the most exciting, had the most passing and looked like race cars than many local fans drive each weekend to see and it made them forget about the 7 inches of snow outside. The 3 and 4 wide racing during the Friday qualifiers rank up there with some of the best racing ever by the Slingshots, no matter what track. The Herr's Snack Bowl 25 banner made a great backdrop for winner Kyle Hieber. Congrats go to the Bucks County International Team for it's strong showing. Thanks for all teams that ventured to the Garden State.

 

Due to many people asking about the office being closed for 2 Fridays and the possibility of not getting 2010 registrations, I will extend the $80.00 offer until the 8th, but the number choice for this season is now closed and everyone with their registration and number in will be the only one in that state to have the number selected.

 

Kyle Ebersole ,former Slingshot champion at Linda's, was a great guest on BCTV's Strapped In show last Weds. If anyone wants to check it out it can be seen at www.bctv.org on the Archived Show link and then click Strapped In. Rich Tobias was a guest on the Racers Roundtable radio show Sunday night and his outlook for 2010 is promising. I will be starting to send the driver rosters to the website.

 

Just in from Dan Culhane:

 It's sign-in time for the Lebanon Race Car Show, at  the Lebanon Motorsports Expo, South  Lebanon  Township, Move-in time  5 PM  to  8 PM  on  Wednesday, March 3rd.  A fun time 'Move-in Party' will welcome the race crews, as they bring a variety of shiny race cars into the West Hall of the Lebanon Valley Exposition Complex on 80 Rockerty Road, Lebanon.  A capacity of 100 cars can be accommodated without overcrowding the well lighted interior of the West Hall.  After some interest,  followed by concerned consideration by the Race Show committee, it was decided to welcome a limited number of area Custom Car vehicles warmly displayed side by side,  with the annual race car entries.  Custom Car owners are requested to apply for a berth at their earliest time, to assure a display space, for these beautiful re-birth cars of yesteryear.  Call the Motorsports EXPO  at  717 866 5456,  to request a proper application.

 

The continuing interest in Lebanon County's legendary Penn National Speedway, that closed its doors in 1996,  is showing interest by other race car shows,  has increased the desire by past Penn National Fans  to come and see,  without pre-notification, the amateur and professional films,  scheduled to be shown daily,  at the Lebanon Motorsports EXPO event.  Penn National Speedway programs and photographs of the Runners and the Winners, will be displayed for all to see, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, near the Big Mike's Central Pennsylvania Speedway Racing Videos,  display  booth.  Come  and  See,  and Remember,  the great Sunday night racing at Penn National Speedway  at the Lebanon Motorsports EXPO. 

 

Myerstown, PA - Jan. 28th, 2010 (Issue 6):  The shop will be completely closed Friday the 29th.We will reopen at 7 on Monday. I'm currently working to complete the 2010 owners packets. If you are not attending the AC Herr's Snack Bowl 25 and  have a friend that is, if they can pickup your packet it will be a big help.

You must be registered to race AC. I will have 2020 Registrations along.

 

It is with great sorrow that I have to publicly announce the passing of longtime photographer and friend of racing, Bill Hess. Bill was progressing later in the season in 2009,but complications set in and he will be heading to the big track above. I have known Bill since the early 70's and he never had a nasty word to say about anyone. If anyone visited Linda's or Kutztown in the last 5 years, it is a certainty that you had a photo taken by Bill Hess. Everyone at SE sends their condolences to Bill's wife Ann and the rest of the Hess Family. Here is the link for Bill Hess Memorial Contributions, Thank you.

http://www.legacy.com/ReadingEagle/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=139009659

 

Rich has 1 more slot in the SE hauler to take a Slingshot to Florida. If you are interested please call us ASAP 717-866-7450.Transportation costs round trip for car hauling is $ 175.00.You must have car at Rich's house Feb 6th or 7th.East Bay and Sumter County are waiting for the Slingshot weekends to get here.

 

Registrations must be postmarked no later than January 31st in order to keep your 2009 car number. They can be taken from the website and FAX'd to us at 717-866-7402.Currently I have 7 new teams that want numbers being used in 2009 and they will get them if I don't have your registration by next Weds. This includes MN ,FL, NY, PA, NJ teams.1 number per state has been the rule since day 1.

 

Once we get into racing season, the office will be closing around 5 PM. I will try to work with everyone for Saturday pickups during the season, but May will definitely be ruled out since I will be at NASCAR races all that month.

 

Indoor race shows are getting a lot of foot traffic from shoppers. If you have a sponsor that wants some local exposure, please display your Slingshot at one of these shows. Reading, Phillipsburg and Pottstown currently have the 3 biggest in this area with Dan Culhane's Lebanon County show well attended and receiving great local publicity. Check them out.

Myerstown, PA - Jan. 26th, 2010 (Issue 5):  The 2009 Slingshot Show Car is now for sale. Included in the full price is the following: Oil Pressure Light Kit, Bead Protectors (All 4 wheels), Full Containment Seat, Polished Sheet Metal, Nickel Plated Bumper Set, List Price $8,802.12, Show Car Special $7,600.00, Less Engine $5,700.00.

It was great talking to everyone that stopped by the Speedway Entertainment booth at Motorsports. Among some of the conversations was everyone looking at the Bilstein test shocks that were mounted on the front of the show car, the self-containment seat that was installed in the show car, the great tour schedule for 2010 and the addition of the Junior Class and the All Star National payout at Kutztown in August.

 

Had quite a few people inquiring about the happenings during the Florida Speedweeks both at East Bay and Sumter County. Everything is ready to go. Rich still has room for another 1 or 2 Slingshots if anyone has any last minute decisions about going.$175 for the round trip transportation. Many older gentlemen inquired about driver ages and I basically told many of them ,that the Slingshots have no age boundaries.

 

Some drivers got to question Rich about the Pit Stop Challenge races. Randy Smith will be holding the Hamlin Pit Stop Challenge during the Hamlin Hundred. I even had some people asking if they could be a pit crew member and the answer was just get to the races we will find a team for them. Right now there is talk of a once in a lifetime chance for many of the Slingshot drivers, plans must be worked out regarding number of cars allowed to start, a payout, some testing and a time we can slot this in.

 

The New Jersey Motorsports Park has approved of the 2 race deal for August. We are looking to use the top 5 finish from the Tri-oval race as being locked into the top 5 starting spots for the Road Course Pit Stop Challenge the next day. The 8 /15 race at NJMP will be a National.

 

Next up is the Herr's Snack Bowl 25 at AC's Boardwalk Hall on the 29th & 30th.Entries are locked for all divisions. Please make sure you are at the drivers meeting and have the proper safety equipment at the state insp.2 years for belts and under 16 needing birth certificate proof. No fuel allowed in hauler or car.

 

Special thanks to Langhorne Motorsports drivers Kyle and Gary Hieber for displaying their Slingshots at Motorsports. Brett Deyo is still accepting entries for the Reading Racing Reunion on Feb 21 -27.

Myerstown, PA - Jan. 21st, 2010 (Issue 4):  The Pit Stop Challenge races for 2010 will have qualifiers at all 5 tracks during the 2010 season. Walkill, Hamlin, Linda's, Caroga Creek and New Jersey Motorsports Park all will have Pit Stop Challenge Races for the other events as well as the PSC at their track. The Lebanon Valley 100 at Linda's on Sept. 25 is the Super National and will be a Pit Stop Challenge event.

 

The 2 day event at NJMP will see the Slingshots on the tri-oval on Sat Aug 14th.The top 4 in the tri-oval finish will be locked into the top 4 for the road course race the next day. We are looking to be done in time for everyone to get a chance to watch the ARCA race there later that afternoon. The top 2 from each qualifier will be locked in for the PSC race at that designated track. This will lock the top spots in for every race on the schedule. For anyone that attends the track alone, we will definitely find someone that will work as your crew member for these special races.

 

Since the proposed 33% JR .Nat point system was sent to everyone, there were over 40 responses that approved of the idea. For anyone that has missed this it will be 33% of your weekly track finish points, 33% of the JR. National tour races at the weekly tracks and 33% of the 2 Neutral Track Races  will make up the Junior National Champion for 2010. The neutral track races are at DunnHill2 Speedway on July 11th and the Reading Fairgrounds on August 2nd. For the travelers you will pickup your points at the tour races and neutral track events, for the weekly track points racers, your points will come from the home track and the 2 neutral track races. I have reworked different scenarios countless times and it is the closest and fairest way of crowning a Junior Champion. Car counts are also in the equation.

 

The Herr's Snack Bowl 25 at AC will start loading trailers into the hall from 5 to 9 on Thurs Jan 28th.

Myerstown, PA - Jan. 19th, 2010 (Issue 3):  After a quick discussion with Danny Sammons, they WILL NOT lower the starting field for the Herr's Snack Bowl 25.If there are more entries until the end of the day tomorrow, it will mean some teams will DNQ, but currently all entries are in the field. That does not mean with 1 lap to go and you are 4th you take the first 3 cars out for the win. It will not happen. He was worried about the 4 car finish last year. I had mentioned that in '08 we had 14 cars finish and in '07 there were 17 that finished. I am very happy with his decision, now it is up to YOU the drivers to make this work. Officials, crew members, fans and sponsors cannot drive the cars for you. Please respect fellow drivers equipment, not only in AC but at all tracks. Take the time to thank him for this decision whether you see him at Motorsports or at AC. If anyone can be of help in parts or engine deliveries from either Motorsports or AC, please let us know and we will bring the items along. The shop will not be open at any time this weekend or next weekend due to the events scheduled.

 

For everyone looking to the Florida Winter Nationals and Slingerweeks II, the payout for the regular events at East Bay and Sumter Co. will be 250 to win for the regular events and $ 800 to win the Super National on Feb 13th at East Bay and $800 to win the National at Sumter Co on the 20th. The Grand Sleep Inn at Wildwood, FL is offering a $49 room rate when Sumter Co. Speedway is mentioned. Highly recommended by everyone that stayed there last year. Breakfast is worth the room price alone. 20 minutes from Sumter Co Motopark. This is a great way to get some early season National point races out of the way and still have a nice vacation as well.

 

Printer problems have put a setback on the owners packets. I will have everything done for AC and should have all received registrations out by the end of the month. The 2010 Inspection form is now online and available for anyone to download and print off a copy.

 

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New Jersey Motorsports Park has approved a 2 day weekend on August 14 -15 for a tri-oval event on the 14th and an early hour scheduled race on the 15th in conjunction with the ARCA 100 which will be the Pit Stop Challenge National on the road course. The timing of this event is to be completed so the teams can watch the scheduled ARCA event later in the day. The passes used for the Slingshots can be used for the ARCA race.

 

Hamlin will be having their annual rules meeting on Feb 28th at S&S Speedways. Time and other info can be had by visiting www.hamlinspeedway.com. The 1st Slingshot event at Linda's for 2010 will be a $500 to win show. The new lighting and track prep have really done a lot in giving the race teams a sign of positive happenings at the Jonestown, PA oval. For anyone that missed the announcement at the banquet from Steve Heckman and Rich Raidline, the West End Fair Small Car Nationals will also be included as a Slingshot National for 2010 in addition to a MA Silver event. Team support and fan support were instrumental in the decision. Still looking for Slingshots to be displayed at the Reading Racing Reunion and the Flemington-Harmony Reunions. For more info contact Brett Deyo at deyo99h@aol.com

 

 

Myerstown, PA - Jan. 15th, 2010 (Issue 2):   Just got off the phone with Danny Sammons, the Raceceiver's are NOT mandatory, but for any Sammons promotion hereafter, they will be used at all events. Parking at AC will start Thurs night. Where you are parked is your spot for the rest of the weekend. State insp. and Rich tech inspections will be run as smoothly as possible. No fuel is allowed inside the Hall, all fuel will be dispensed outside. No liquid weight allowed other than your fuel and the oil in your engine. No weight allowed inside the bumpers or side rails (inside or outside). Weight must secure whether inside cockpit or on the tabs. No more than 30 lbs. allowed in the front. Random scaling is possible. Registrations can be taken care of and owners packets can be picked up at AC.

 

There will be $500 heading to the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis as part of the Cody Kline National Champions Charity of Choice. I'm also preparing a $300.00 donation to the Dorritie & Fahey Scholarship Fund on behalf of 2009 Junior National Champion Matt Reiley. All contributions also state that it is with great pride from these drivers and also the entire Slingshot by Tobias Family. The remaining $11 are being used to purchase items for the Berks County Humane Society.

 

I want to personally thank each and everyone of you who made a contribution to this honorable act of kindness. Without your contributions and the thoughtfulness of the donators of the charity items this would not be possible. In the 3 years that we have taken on this ,we have sent out over $2,000 to 2 Scholarship Funds, the RAACE, St. Jude's and the Humane Society.

 

Just wanted everyone to know that the Slingerganza for $2000 to win is at Shellhammers. I didn't have the track listed with the story. Shellhammers will run a Junior Class weekly as long as 4 cars are entered, if not you have the option of running with the All Stars or have a 15 lap Feature (Heat & Feature combined)

 

Kutztown Fair Speedway is looking to give back to the race teams for it's August 19th National as they prepare to secure sponsorship and outside contributions to add to the purse, lap money and possibly heat winner money. Kutztown is one of the best attended races in regards to car counts and crew member support. Sponsor dollars will go a long way since this is during Fair Week and there are many casual fans in addition to the regular fans that could take advantage of what your sponsor has to offer. If anyone would like to help out, please get in touch with me. Anyone with Junior Class questions regarding Kutztown are asked to get in touch with Pete Knappenberger or Janelle Stump.

 

Seems like Flexfit seems to be the cap of choice. I might order some adjustable fit caps also for those who prefer the expanded room.

 

Anyone that needs engines or parts delivered to Motorsports or AC, please let me know so we can load everything up without forgetting your items.

In an effort to give the Junior racers another track to hone their driving talents, it will be officially announced by Pete Knappenberger and Janelle Stump that Kutztown will feature the Juniors to the tune of possibly 3 times a month. There will be a weekly payout for the Juniors, weekly track points and also a season ending point fund is being looked into. Kutztown has been known to keep their programs moving along quickly and wanted all Junior teams to know that attitude will not change. They will not sacrifice quality for quantity. The recent Junior races run at Kutztown have been highly competitive events and they are looking for any Junior that's wants to give the tricky 1/5 mile a season of racing. Kutztown's website is www.kutztownfairspeedway.com if anyone would like to check it out. Age limit will be finalized ,but the current local track ages of anyone up to 15 will be looked at.

 

Since this announcement, it will be stated that the DunnHill2 Speedway will be the other Neutral Track event for the Juniors in 2010 with Reading being the second. If any of these 2 races get rained out we will be looking at possibly Shellhammers as the alternate neutral track with many of the Juniors enjoying the high-banked close racing on the 1/8th mile. DunnHill 2 will be July 11th with a 2 PM starting time and the back-to-back event with Wyalusing Valley MP on July 10th.