Carpet Racing League - Fun Run Edition

[Motor City Hamilton]

Here are the season end points:

Congratulations Keith Billanti, our new Touring Stock Champion!

Touring Stock
1Keith Billanti298
2Chris Mazzola295
3Eli Ezrow293 (Eli has a better backup to break the tie with Chuck)
4Chuck Lonergan293
5Joe Trandell290
6Andrew Knapp277
7Al Whisker275
8Jermaine Leggett274
9Mike Cooper270
10Fred Knapp263
11Cary Ringle254
12Randy Rickard245
13Zac Hallott241
14Nick Klaver241
15Mike Morris240
16Art Landino230

[Keith Billanti]

thankyou

[Motor City Hamilton]

Congratulations to Bobby Flack, our new Touring 19 turn Champion!

Touring 19 Turn
1Bobby Flack301
2Brent Owen291
3Tim Stamper289 (Tim has better back up to break the tie with Andrew)
4Andrew Knapp289
5Jeff Cook279

[Motor City Hamilton]

Congratulations to Jeff Switzer, our new Modified Touring Champion!

Touring Modified
1Jeff Switzer297
2Jacob Delano295
3James Reilly294
4Greg Anthony293 (Greg has better back up to break the tie with Walt)
5Walter Henderson293
6Bobby Flack290 (Bobby has better back up to break the tie with Josh)
7Josh Cyrul290

[Motor City Hamilton]

Congratulations to Eli Ezrow, our new 1/12th scale stock champion!

1/12th Stock
1Eli Ezrow300
2Andy Power293
3Joe Trandell291
4Rich Chang290 (Rich wins tie break - same backup, but Rich had 185 laps to David's 183)
5David Lee290
6Keith Hamilton286
7Ron Ferguson285
8Bob Cates274
9Jody Flipse273
10Cory Ferguson263
11Bob Reilly260
12Tracy Fogelson253 (Tracy has better back up to break the tie with Joe)
13Joe Reilly253

[Motor City Hamilton]

Congratulations to Jeff Switzer, our new 1/12th Modified Champion!


1/12th Modified
1Jeff Switzer304
2David Lee301
3Fred Baumgartner291
4Greg Anthony289
5Josh Cyrul287

[Motor City Hamilton]

Fun Run Detail:

The fun run is a non points race to close out the season. It will run more like a club race than the typical CRL. We will pass out the series awards at this race (or make other arrangements if you cannot attend). We will do prizes in a similar way as the normal race day prizes. You will get one ticket for each entry that you did throughout the year (i.e. Bob Reilly ran all five events and two classes at the first one, so that awards him 6 tickets - plus, if he enters one class at the fun run he will get one more). This rewards those who attended more races and ran more classes with more prize tickets and hopefully a greater chance at prizes. The Fun Run entry fees are the same, $20 for the first class and $10 for the second - each entry that day gets a prize ticket too.

Any sponsored drivers out there that can get prize donations for this event, I sure could use some help. It looks like the CRL budget will end up the year at about $1,500. A little more than half will go to season end awards. The rest will go to buy prizes for the fun run day.

Fun Run Invitational
We will hold an invitational for the ten best drivers from 1/12th and touring. This is an invite only class. Ten of the fastest from Touring and ten from 1/12th scale will be invited to race in the invitational. Touring will run muscle car bodies that the CRL will provide. For 1/12th we have 71 Corvettes on the way.

Best Paint - Open to anyone who wants to paint one of the invitational bodies. The driver has some say in who paints his car and some will want to paint it themselves. We have two prizes for paint awards.


Race format: Both classes will run 19 turn motors and the special bodies. We will run 4 main events for each group (no qualifying needed, just the morning practice with the special bodies). Main #1 starts with the field inverted from their points standing (Mod champ in back, 19 turn champ in 9th, stock champ 8th, etc.). Main #2 starts inverted from the finish of main #1. Then inverted again by the finish of main #2. And once more inverted from #3 for the last main. We will award points for each main, 10, 9, 8, etc. from the winner on down. Add up the total points and drop one (keep best) for a winner. The tie break will be the 4th low score followed by the fastest laps/time from the four events.

This is tons of fun to watch. I would like to get video and photos from everyone who shoots any.
-Keith

[Motor City Hamilton]

Current 1/12th invites listed below. I will need a firm commitment from these drivers by this Saturday, 3/5 that you will be able to attend the 3/11 fun run. On 3/6, we will need to start working down the list of alternates.

1971 Greenwood Corvettes and 19 turn motors

David Lee - confirmed
Andy Power - confirmed
Fred Baumgartner - confirmed
Rich Chang - confirmed
Keith Hamilton - confirmed
Ron Ferguson - confirmed
Bob Cates - confirmed
Greg Anthony - confirmed
Jody Flipse - confirmed
Cory Ferguson - confirmed

Alternates
Bob Reilly - available
Tracy Fogelson
Joe Reilly - available
Eli Ezrow - unable to attend
Jeff Switzer - unable to attend
Joe Trandel - unsure of attendance

[Motor City Hamilton]

Current Touring Muscle Car invites listed below. I will need a firm commitment from these drivers by this Saturday, 3/5 that you will be able to attend the 3/11 fun run. On 3/6, we will need to start working down the list of alternates.

Muscle Cars and 19 turn motors

Al Whisker - 61 Impala - confirmed
Bobby Flack - 70 Baracuda - confirmed
Jacob Delano - 57 Chevy - confirmed
Brent Owen - 68 Camaro - confirmed
James Reilly - 70 Baracuda- confirmed
Tim Stamper - 68 Camaro - confirmed
Chuck Lonergan - 69 Mustang - confirmed
Jeff Cook - 57 Chevy - confirmed
Andrew Knapp - 61 Impala - confirmed
Greg Anthony - 69 Mustang - confirmed

Altenates
Walter Henderson
Jermaine Leggett
Chris Mazzola - unable to attend
Eli Ezrow - unable to attend
Jeff Switzer - unable to attend
Joe Trandel - unsure of attendance

[davidl]

Keith, please confirm me in the 1/12 invitational for the 3/11 fun run. I need the bodies asap so I can put the paint on it and install the new body mounts. (chop chop - in the words of Rich)

[ohiorcdad]

Hammie,

Thanks for all your hard work to promote this series for all of us. Sorry we could not make race #5 but we will be at the fun run on the 11th. What are your thoughts on the painting of the body. Any kind of paint would be fine with Jake. Let me know what we need to do. If we need to paint it you can expect your favorite, orange with fade to orange flames, always a classic.

Thanks again and see you guys on the 11th.

Dean Delano
ohiorcdad@hotmail.com

[onefastdude]

Thanks.........for a great series Keith Hamilton. I don't think that I can make the fun run! Our local track is having a race that day (March Madness at World of Hobbies in Cincy). Unfortunately for me this is the second race that I could not attend due to a prior commitment. I look forward to seeing all my racer friend in the near future, good luck to all and don't forget to have FUN.

[sheath]

I may have missed it, but which track is hosting the fun run?

[Greg Anthony]

CEFX, they had 90 entries

[Motor City Hamilton]

David - thanks for confirming. I should have the bodies by Friday. I can mail it out to you - and I already have your snail mail address.

Eli - kinda figured that you couldn't make it. We actually looked at moving the fun run when we saw the Ohio race date got scheduled on the same day. With Nat's the next weekend and my full scale racing season fast approaching, there just weren't any other dates. We'll miss you at the fun run. Had a blast racing with you at the CRL. We'll pass your '57 Chevy to someone else, but it just won't be the same as seeing the bearded one racing it.

Mr. Delano - thanks for confirming. I can mail the body to you. Please email your snail mail address to me at keith.hamilton@gmplanworks.com You may want to find someone to give your ride a slick paint job, because we are going to make a video for the CRL and Parma websites. I can't decide if I want to paint mine more authentic to the day (Monza Red Corvette) or R/C it up with all the crazy paint runs and stuff.