ISSUE 164
RULE BOOK, ATLANTIC CITY , AND MUCH MORE...
 
Myerstown, PA, February 6th, 2012:  First off there was a slight printing error in a few of the 2012 Rule Books, it seems page 5 & 8 of the 2012 SpeedSTR Rule Book was printed with the page 6 & 7 of the Slingshot Rule Book. The CORRECT 2012 RULE BOOK is posted on our website!  If you received one of the mix-ups, I'm very sorry, but I was just assembling what was given to me and after doing about 60 of them, I wasn't checking the pages after the first 20 that I did. Please do not put fuel injectors on the Slingshots, they will not be legal.

 

AC was as they say, AC. Congrats to Simon Egan and the S&S Speedways Team on their win Saturday night. It went down to 3 officials making the call with everyone agreeing that Simon had won by less than a foot. I want to offer my thanks to Ray Nemeth,Jr. and the Herr's Snack Food support of this event. It has come a long way and with the sponsorship from Herr's it has made this an even more noticed event due to the marketing and promo work done by Sammons Motorsports in making sure the name of the race is foremost in many of the press releases. I even had the pleasure of tossing a few bags into the stands and the fans thanked me for doing this.

 

I realize that everyone has ways to improve the racing and save equipment, but a lot of that comes from what is behind the wheel. Like I have stated on the Facebook page. Your Slingshot will NOT cause an accident sitting on the speedway without the driver in it and sacrificing your equipment and having no regards for other teams equipment needs to be addressed. The racing was outstanding when you wanted to race, it became unbearable to watch when drivers used their cars as ramming tools or picks when it came to chopping in the corners.

 

There were a few calls that tried to make a point, but it did not sink in later in the race. The first call was an aggressive call that actually resulted from a tire being hit the lap before and not seen by anyone but the leader who swerved to avoid it but was hit by the car behind him, resulting in that call. The left turns into cars heading into the turn resulted in quite a few damaged race cars and it's time to realize that if you are the slower car face the fact and give the faster car room to pass, not chop him, wreck him and you continue to drive away. This is not what racing is meant to be.

 

As far as scoring, there is no transponders in place and it was hand scored by 3 officials in the infield tower. The lineups are compared under the yellow and you are restarted from that.I did see a few passes under the yellow that were missed and that will be addressed this week. Raceceivers are being used at almost all tracks that hold a Slingshot racing and for drivers moving up in class they are mandatory in big car racing, so please think about making this investment, since it has become the best way of saving equipment and getting restart lineups done in quick time.

 

I want to commend everyone for a more than professional Fan Fest. Team photos, candy and snack trays for the fans as well as drivers posing for photos and signing programs really showed the fans that you as a Slingshot team can promote professionalism in the small car ranks. Thanks to everyone. Congrats go out to the Langhorne Motorsports Team as the Gary Hieber 56 was named the Best Appearing Car of the weekend. The Herr's Snack Bowl 25 had it all and now it's off to Path Valley for the 1st scheduled outdoor race of the 2012 northeast racing season as the 1/4 mile oval will be awaiting race teams for the Spring Fling. The Florida racers already have about 5 races under their belts in the winter racing season. The top 30 will get National Points and 31-37th will get the 20 event entry points from this weekend. Thanks so much for helping to get the winter season started in the northeast.
ISSUE 163
SLINGSHOT NEWS, DECAL PLACEMENT DIAGRAM
 
Myerstown, PA, February 1st, 2012:  If any Slingshot teams are interested in displaying their cars at this year's Coventry Mall Race Car Show? Please contact me at this email or shoffy66@yahoo.com. Thanks for your help, Scott Hoffmaster. Event Organizer, Coventry Mall Race Car Show
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The shop will be closed on Thursday and Friday as everyone will be in AC for the Herr's Snack Bowl 25.
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Still accepting car display registrations for the Reading Legends Reunion. The schedule is calling for Small Car Racing night to be Thursday Feb 23rd.Contact Brett Deyo if interested.
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The owners packets are being prepared right now, you can pick them up at AC if you are currently registered. If not, it will be mailed as received.

 

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ISSUE 162

HERE IS THE LIST OF DRIVERS THAT HAVE NOT REGISTERED

FOR THE UPCOMING ATLANTIC CITY RACE..

 

Myerstown, Pa., January 31st, 2012:  Here are the AC entries that have not registered with us yet. Beauchesne, M. Butler, C Labonte, Langbein, Rooney, Strada, Tetreault, Tresch, Trautschold, Whitaker, F.Yankowski, S.Yankowski
 
ISSUE 161

SHRINERS HOSPITAL THANK YOU LETTER, SLINGSHOT NEWS..

 

Myerstown, Pa., January 27th, 2012:  I just received the thank you letter from the Shriners Hospital for Children. Here it is::

 

Thank you for your generous contribution given in the honor or 2011 Slingshot National Champion Brett Bieber to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. Your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated and will make a positive difference in the lives of the children that come to us for help.

We are grateful for this kind remembrance.

If you have the opportunity, I hope that you will visit one of our hospitals and see the wonderful work being done there.

 

Sincerely,

W. Ben Prewitt

Director of Planned and Major Giving.

 

Thanks everyone for your Chinese Auction ticket purchases and to the people and race teams that donated, thanks from the bottom of my heart to all and thanks to Brett Bieber for his selection of charities.

As soon as I get the reply from St. Jude's ,I will let everyone know.

 

Please make sure all safety equipment is NJ legal for the Herr's Snack Bowl 25.Belts cannot be older than 2 years and neck collars or HANS devices are needed. Birth Certificates needed for drivers 16 and under. Trailer move in begins at 9 AM on Thursday morning.

 

To answer a question on the AC provisional. The 2011 National Champion is not the only driver eligible for the Herr's Snack Bowl 25 provisional. It will be the highest non-qualifier in the 2011 National Points, it could be the champion, or might filter down to 22nd.You must make all qualifying efforts in relation to Time Trials and the heat qualifying to be eligible.

 

Do not bring fuel in, they will have NJ State Police and safety members doing random checks for fuel, If you are caught you are done.

Food and drink prices are rather expensive, bringing your own along is allowed ,but no not have 15 pizzas delivered to the pit area and not expect to have them confiscated by the Boardwalk Hall Food Service.

 

Remember the wristbands are for the whole weekend, do not take them off until the racing is completely over. The security guard at the pit entrance does a check to make sure they haven't been retaped back together.

 

Word is from Danny that the track will be longer in straightaway distance. Make sure you have a backup gear selection in case this will affect your setups.Rich leaving on Weds. so if you have anything you want taken to AC, please let me know by the end of the day tomorrow. I have photos from the 2011 season if anyone needs anything for the Fan Fest handout. I will gladly send you a photo in an email attachment and you can get them printed at your local photo lab. I do 100 4 x 6 photos for 24.00.

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World of Outlaw Late Model champion Rick Eckert to join already star studded field of SpeedSTR drivers for the Spring Fling on March 17 at Path Valley Speedway ! This event will start the chase for the 2012 International SpeedSTR Championship season.

Joining the SpeedSTR's will be the first 2012 outdoor event for the Bilstein Slingshots in a Mid Atlantic Silver tour event .Path Valley is 120 miles from Reading. They have a direction link on the Path Valley Speedway website. Racing gets underway at noon .

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Brett Deyo has sent out display applications for the Reading Legends Reunion. If interested please make sure you contact Brett, a speedway or business that you could show off your 2012 ride .

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Haven't heard anything from Rumble Series promoter Tony Barhorst about a return to Ft. Wayne, but this year the racing would be short of the NYE celebration and give teams time to get home to celebrate. All for now, please make sure you are registered if racing at AC this weekend.