Summit Raceway in Fort Wayne, IN is now open. This new carpet track has an 80' x 36' layout for road course racing, that also transforms into an oval track.
The next road course race will be a New Year's day road race with gift certificate payouts for the top finishers. Doors open at 10:00 AM, with racing at 1:00.
Summit Raceway is located in the Gateway Plaza Shopping Center, on Goshen Rd. Take I-69 to exit 109, straight thru 3 lights, turn right at the 4th.
For more info, check the web at Summit Raceway (http://hometown.aol.com/sheath9831/raceway.html) or at the SARC club website at SARC Club Website (http://fwsarc.8m.com)

Club road racing every Tuesday night, and road course racing every other Sunday afternoon. Check the race calendars on either website for dates and times. Hope to see you there!

I have a question about the pit tables. If a lot of people buy tables then there is really not going to be a lot of pit space as each table is big enough for 2 people to pit at. Should people still bring there own table just to make sure they have will get a spot??

I'm not sure I understand your question... if a lot of people buy tables, then there will be more tables... more pit space. Maybe the method is confusing. The tables they are selling, have already been purchased and are on-site. When money comes in for those tables, they take it and purchase more tables for the track.
You can always bring your own table just to be sure, but definately bring your own chair for now.

Make your plans for New Years Day to come out and race road course at the new Summit Raceway. Touring cars, 1/12 scale, F1/Indy cars and stadium trucks. Gift Certificates awarded for the top finishers in each class. Hope to see you there!

Don't forget the New Year's Day road race at Summit Raceway. Doors open at 10:00 AM, racing starts at 1:00 PM. $12 entry fee, gift certificates for the top finishers in each class.

Touring car - Stock, 19 turn, modified, novice
1/12 scale - Stock
Stadium truck - Stock
F1/Indy car - Stock, novice

Jump on I-69 in Indiana or Michigan and drive to exit 109A in Ft. Wayne. Right at the 4th light into Gateway Plaza, and you're there!!
Race your way into the new year at Summit Raceway!!

Scott,
Our scanner/fax machine isn't working. So I can't can those flyers.
Sorry
Brad

When is that big oval race in Feb gonna be? Alot of guys from Cromwell are gonna be coming up. If ya got a flyer i can post one at my track.....

Sunday, February 9th. There are some flyers at the local hobby shops in Ft. Wayne. I'll see if I can get one scanned and get it up on the website. Info on the race is up on the website now. Just click on the 'WWW' icon at the bottom of my post.

Are we ready for a PT system yet?

See everyone tonight.

Is there a way to provide timing and scoring data during the practice days?

There is an option in the Autoscore program on the computer that allows you to run a race without entering any names. If all the equipment is on, you could start that up and run your practice with a transponder. You should then be able to view or print out the lap times. If we are both at the track at the same time some day, I can show you how, or check with Dale or Phil.

Great, I think a lot of people would to see real lap times while working on their setups.

Anybody object to running gas sedans as an oval class? All we need is 3 racers...

Originally posted by BenPuterbaugh
Anybody object to running gas sedans as an oval class? All we need is 3 racers...

Are you joking? If not you need to go to the doctor you must have fallen on the ice and bumped your head. Gas on carpet :lol: Our track is slippery enough without oil on it :wave: I must admit it does sound fun:thumbsup:

Where were you Ben? You would have had a good chance at winning in 19turn. They were out of control, I had to marshel them:cry: it was scary.

I knew 'oil make track slippery' would be the first response. A well tuned engine doen't puke oil and fuel all over the place. Most of it ends up stuck to the body and I don't know that it wouldn't help our carpet. You certainly couldn't let a puking HPI single needle carb on the track. I could give it a try this Saturday at oval practice. A couple laps wouldn't do anything to our carpet.

Originally posted by Brad Mergy
Where were you Ben? You would have had a good chance at winning in 19turn. They were out of control, I had to marshel them:cry: it was scary.

I don't know. I guess it kind of rubs me the wrong way that CRL won't come down here for a race. I decided to stay here and give my money to the home track. I can race sunday and tuesday for 1 CRL race.

Originally posted by BenPuterbaugh
I knew 'oil make track slippery' would be the first response. A well tuned engine doen't puke oil and fuel all over the place. Most of it ends up stuck to the body and I don't know that it wouldn't help our carpet. You certainly couldn't let a puking HPI single needle carb on the track. I could give it a try this Saturday at oval practice. A couple laps wouldn't do anything to our carpet.

Ben, it's not so much you it's the other people that arn't very good with gas. Here in Fort Wayne that would be most people (including ME) But if someone wants to let me try their gas car I will be more than happy to try it HINT HINT:devil:

Originally posted by BenPuterbaugh
I don't know. I guess it kind of rubs me the wrong way that CRL won't come down here for a race. I decided to stay here and give my money to the home track. I can race sunday and tuesday for 1 CRL race.
Ya, that was a bummer. Hopefully we can get one next winter. Maybe by then we will be able to support personal transponders.

Yeah, this would have to involve some sort of licensing, or approval process. I can just see somebody trying to put a sorryass beatdown 1/4 scale car on the track.:rolleyes: :confused: :eek:

ben, not to rub you the wrong way but jackson did meet the deadline for the crl. it sure wuold have been fun to come back to your track for the last leg of the crl. on the bright side i relly think that you will have a crl race next year. kropy:(

I know. I just don't see the point in not supporting Fort Wayne, when we have a nice facility ready to go; just to keep the race in Michigan. For the past three years I have had to travel a minimum of two hours to any race that meant anything gas or electric. I thought that when we finally had a track we would get some support from the racers that we had helped support.

Ben,

The schedule was set way before you guys ever had a perminant track. I'm sure that we will be down there next year. Jackson had the date, and even moved so it won't conflict with the Cinncy TripleCrown race. They came thru with a location before the deadline and the race is going to be there.

You have listed that for your track you are doing F1 On-Road racing, do you still have this class or do enough people show up to support it? I would be interested in coming up there to race this class however I would like to make sure that it is still active prior to the trek...If it is still active I have more questions...

Originally posted by Greg Anthony
Ben,

The schedule was set way before you guys ever had a perminant track. I'm sure that we will be down there next year. Jackson had the date, and even moved so it won't conflict with the Cinncy TripleCrown race. They came thru with a location before the deadline and the race is going to be there.

I guess it bugs me that Jackson had to 'come up with a location' when there's already a good one available that could use some support.:cool:

Kato71,
We are still going to run the F1 class. Right now we are just trying to get it jump started again. This Tuesday, the 28th we are planning on having at least 4 F1 racers show up. I planned on racing last Tuesday with mine, but had an unexpected conflict come up and couldn't make it. If you have any questions, fire away and I'll do my best to give you an answer.

Originally posted by BenPuterbaugh
I guess it bugs me that Jackson had to 'come up with a location' when there's already a good one available that could use some support.:cool:

They put in for it all the way back in September...

that's not what I meant. What I meant was that from what I understand Jackson is not a permanent facility anymore, that they got a place just to do this race. I may be mistaken.

At that time they were looking at a permanent facility rather then just racing at the college once a month. Plus the college races are a points series in its self. I know in aug or sept it was brought up about having the race at the armory but I believe for whatever reason that would not be possible. I think next season for the CRL there is a really good chance that it would be in Fort Wayne.

The facility Jackson has now, will be their permenant facility. Scott had been working on it all winter. They hope to be running in 2 weeks.
The biggest issue, as any track owners, know is finding a spot with reasonable rent. Scott worked out a deal with ALRO steel and is using one of their buildings.

Ben, odds are that the CRL will come to Ft. Wayne next year.

kropy, get off the internet and paint my bodies. This time put the force field around mine, my driver keeps hitting stuff.

Also, I would like to thank you for donating those bodies for our raffle. If you want to give me your phone number I will tell the people at the track about your awesome services.

Later,
Brad

Sheath,
I wont be able to make it up on Tuesdays, there is no way to go from Indy to the Fort at that time and get there before 7pm, legally. I was looking more at the Sunday races...

kato71,
Ahhh... from Indy. No, I guess Tuesday nights are out for you. We run road course on alternating Sundays, and we hope to get a few more people into the F1 class. This Sunday is oval racing, so next Sunday would be the next road race. So far we haven't had everyone show up and run them on a Sunday, so my best advise would be to watch this thread and/or our website, and I will try to keep people updated as to when we will all plan on being there to run them. If you have another car for another class, I would suggest coming up and giving the track a try anyway. Do you have the new F201 4WD car, or a 2 wheel drive car? I think for now, we are running them both together until we feel there is enough difference to separate the classes.
If you have any friends interested in oval or road racing, or know of anyone going through withdrawl since the Hobbytown track closed, tell them about us. We have race calendars posted on the websites so you can see which Sundays are oval and which are road course. Just click the WWW icon at the bottom of this post or check www.fwsarc.8m.com (http://www.fwsarc.8m.com).

Yes I have one of the Tamiya F201, and yes it is just sitting here since they have closed the carpet track here. Otherwise I have an HPI that I run at the Velodrome. I guess that I will have to watch the threads and see if anyone starts running the On-Road F1's. Does any of those that run the Oval have an interest in the On-Road, I know that it requires a setup change, but thought that I would ask... I think that HobbyTown has sold about 10 of those Tamiya's so far, maybe you can send them a flyer to post to gain some interest not just for that class but for racers...

Thanks

Did you mean people running the F1 cars on the oval? We don't have anyone doing that either.
A few years back, we had a very light turn out at one of our club races, and 3 guys that had their F1 cars ran a 15 minute heat. I just let them know when they hit the 5 and 10 minute marks, and they changed battery packs whenever they felt they needed to. If I remember correctly, the top 2 finished within 2 or 3 laps of each other.
I'll try to keep you posted of the expected F1 turnout for a Sunday road race.

brad, ah yes young jedi the force field will be in affect

Thanks, I need it.:thumbsup:

Awsome F1 race tuesday on the road coarse. Finally beating Scott Heath was kind of nice too. 5 F1 cars wasn't a bad turn out for a tuesday evening with the bad weather. Looking forward to the next one. :thumbsup:

I guess Scott must have wrecked!

Yeah, between my batteries false peaking, my damper post coming loose, and the glitching problems in the first heat, I did pretty well. Honestly, in the second heat when I ran without problems, I still couldn't quite catch Dale. Now I have a goal!
The race in 1/12 scale was pretty good too. The results don't show how really close some of the racing was. While Phil and Karl were battling it out up front, Corey and I were neck-and-neck for 3rd most of the night.

Sorry I couldn't make it. How many heats were there?

We had 5 heats last night. 1 each of touring stock, 1/12 stock, F1/Indy, Novice touring and Novice 1/12. Click for the results. (http://members.aol.com/sheath9831/myhomepage/sarcresults0128.html)

We already have at least five F1 guys committed to race tuesday night, anyone else wanting to join in the rules are: stock motors, rubber tires for all wheel drive and foam tires for rear wheel drive. Any other questions check out fwsarc.8m.com.:thumbsup:

Do you every have the F1's during the Sunday races? I couldn't make a Tuesday race because of schedule but I might be able to make some Sunday races if there is a regular turn out of F1's

Looks like our next sunday road race won't be until March 2. Unfortunatly most of the guys running F1 cars don't race on sundays right now. Would a friday evening or saturday work for you? Also we will be racing these cars this summer in our outdoor weekend racing series at Lowe's parking lot on highway 14 right off of Interstate 69 on the west side of Fort Wayne. We will be doing our calender for this soon and if you think you are interested in coming up and racing with us please let me know if saturday, sunday or a complete weekend of racing would work for you. By the way, have you seen the new graphite conversion kit being offered on www.rchub.com. Unbelievable amount of after market parts for the price. When www.formula1-rc gets them in stock they are going to sell them for a little less money and also do a review on the kit. Hope to see you soon. :thumbsup:

Tuesday's F1 race has been changed to next tuesday febuary 11.

We have to find a better parking lot than that. Don't take it personally but that is by far the worst traction and roughest I have ever raced on. There are much better lots: the church across the street, the Lowe's on lima, and the armory to name a few I can think of right now. Another would be the Glenbrook movie theater lot, or an unused portion of Jefferson points lot. I say that because the Mentor and Toledo ohio outdoor tracks both use mall asphalt. Mentor runs there for free too.

I already have the Tech Racing Graphite Chassis, but I have seen word of this kit on the Formula-1 site. Friday Night or Saturday would work as well. And as long as the outdoor doesn't conflict with the Velodrome I will try and make it up for those. Hopefully I don't wreck on the first turn...its a long drive home at that point...

Sorry Ben, but the decision has already been made on the Lowes location. After talking to everyone that ran the season last year they insisted that we return to Lowes again. You might want to try to use a softer spring and shock combination when you run outdoors. Also it looks like rubber tires will be what we are going to be using again this year so you might want to try the harder sorex tire compounds, everybody seemed to be getting great traction with those and they're wear facter was great.