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Oakland Valley,Hamlin and Borgers Look For Strong Fields This Weekend
The Cuddebackville,NY oval known as OVDO will entertain the Weikel Warrior / Empire Region runners for
a 25 lap A Main on the tricky 1/5th mile oval.The touring group lead by Weikel Select select points leader Kyle Hieber
and Weikel Warrior tour leader Matt Carman will have their work cut out for them as they take on the spirited racers of Kayla
Smykla,Fred Cannock,Jason Kosch and the OVDO regulars.Hoping to make some moves to the front will be Kaitie McCardle,"Dyno"
Dave McCullough,Jake Smith,Gary Hieber,Mike Carman and Rob Marino.The Junior National will have some of last years strong
runners in the field as Joseph Kata III looks to repeat his 2007 efforts.With this being the 2nd Junior National of 2008,any
top 5 finish could go far in establishing the 2008 Junior National Champion.
The Hamlin Hundred will see at least 24 cars take the green with nothing less than $1500 to win,providing
a 30 car entry list signs in.The qualifying events on the mini-Bristolike speedplant will take place on Friday night with
the much balleyhooed Hamlin Hundred awaiting the many Slingshot fans on Sat. evening.The cool northern PA nights will be warming
up as the green flag waves bringing on the Slingshots for one of their highest paying events.
Borgers Speedway will have their Indy Special on Saturday and with a Slingshot pit entry of at
least 30 teams ,the payoff for 1st will be a minimum of $400.Recent winners Mike Glass,Matt Dealaman and Stan Friedman have
to be considered favorites with challenges coming from Tiffany Wambold,Kurt Bettler and Danny Lorenzi.
The special events this weekend will give Slingshot racers everywhere a chance to show off in front
of bigger holiday crowds.
Racing Around the Slingshot World
Racing started on Weds night at Accord but some long events in other classes forced the Slingshots to
call it a night after 6 laps.Winning the shortened main was RJ Smykla with Anthony Perrego coming on strong for 2nd.Rounding
out the top 3 was Kayla Smykla.Mikey Horton,Jr. took the first ever Weds. night Junior win.The Mid-Atlantic Tour headed to
Linda's Speedway and taking home lion's share of the money and the 120 tour points was Mike Glass,Giving Mike a run for the
money was regular class rookie Kaitie McCardle in the Marsh Creek Raceway,BTM # 11 with Earlene Bosga back behind the wheel
and not losing an inch to garner a strong showing of 3rd.Snydersville Raceway found new weekly racer Scottie Cox put his 026
into the photo area for his 1st win of 2008.Greg Vreeland had to settle for 2nd with last weeks winner Dillon Emmons getting
3rd.Friday night at Borgers it was Kurt Bettler taking the Bettler Bros 2B to the winners circle with Danny Lorenzi and Jake
Smith rounding out the top 3.Austin Burke drove flawlessly in getting his Junior win.The Caroga Creek faithful saw some wheeling
and dealing and when it was all said and done Mike Scarcella got his 1st win of the season.Francis Oliver got into the mix
with a 2nd and Rick Allen shook off some recent bad luck to get the show money.Down in the Gulf Coast area it was Chris Achenbach
under the checkers first becoming the 7th different winner in this tough area of Slingshot racing.Needing more laps to make
a challenge was "The Roopville Rocket" Shawn Cater who just held off Matt Wyatt for the 2nd spot.It was Twin 15's for the
Borgers Juniors and it ended up being a family affair with Brandon Azzalina winning the 1st 15 as AJ Gerhart looked at ease
coming in at 2nd.Zach Azzalina got to watch the checkers fall from the 3rd slot.The 2nd 15 evened up the family win total
for the night as Zach Azzalina got the awards this time out with Taylor Troxel making the tow from Barto,PA worthwhile for
2nd as Friday's JR. winner Austin Burke loaded up with a fine 3rd.The regular winner was veteran Stan Friedman who had the
1F flying around the tricky oval.Mike Glass could not run with Stan and logged in for the runnerup spot.Matt Dealaman continued
his very steady 2008 season with another top 3 finish.Jim Mahaney used some of his racing knowledge and used a slower car
as a pic to hold off his son Mike enroute to the Paradise Speedway honors.The Oakland Valley Dirt Oval will be hosting a Weikel
Warrior / Empire Region tour this Sat and making some waves as a strong contender for the win was Sat. winner Kayla Smykla.RJ
Smykla called it a night after his 2nd place run with Fred Cannock finding some speed secrets in his quest for a top 3 finish
when the night was over.Joseph Kata III continues to impress with another error free run to the roses.Matt Reiley headed to
the scales after his 2nd place run.Seth Pacella's hard work paid dividends to score in at 3rd.The Rookie class had Michelle
Campbell finding her time behind the wheel another winning one as Kevin Predmore was 1 spot behind her.Down the highway to
Hamlin Speedway another full Slingshot pit area saw some new faces make some challenges but when the racing was over it was
Bill"The Dream" Weaver heading for the # 1 envelope with perennial threat Kyle Rohner finishing 1 spot better than his friend
Ben"Flipper" Whitaker in the famous 13X.The Supers ran a make-up event and Bob Clark secured the top spot all the way to the
end with Carl Bittenbender earning every inch of speedway enroute to his 2nd place run.Rich Sanford is becoming a solid runner
and his 3rd place efforts were much rewarding.The Super II feature found the 707 of Charlie Bodine the 1st off the speedway
as the good times rolled into the pit area after his win.Dale Kober was 1 spot short of adding to his win totals but he was
denied by the Bodine racer.The 3rd spot was locked in for race # 2 just as it was for race # 1 as Rich Sanford grabbed another
podium finish.It has become a regular occurance to see Jacob Hendershot's name in the Junior finish somewhere well this time
it was again at the top of the list with Colin White getting some great track time in his strong run for 2nd.Justin Brewster
headed under the checkers in 3rd.The Empire Region and 1st Junior National for 2008 headed to Wyalusing Valley on Sunday and
the afternnoon racing left many wanting more as Nunzi Allegrucci and Ben Whitaker ran side-by-side for the last 1/2 of the
A Main with Nunzi just getting the victory.Ben Whitaker worked hard for 2nd as Billy Clark took the Clark Garage 23c to the
pit area after his 3rd place efforts.The 1st Junior National of 2008 had a great showing as Mikey Horton definitely had his plan
of attack in high gear. Making the tow from Central New Jersey was Brett Hoffmaster and it paid off to the tune
of a second place run.Joseph Kata III picked up where he left off in 2007 as he recorded another good point total
after his 3rd place tally.
JMO
Much has been said about what it takes to be a race car driver in general and there can be no denying
that Slingshot drivers whether you are 6 or 86 pass this test with flying colors about your abilities behind the
steering wheel.The Slingshots have come a long way since 1999 and Rich Tobias has maintained the "Launching Racing Careers"
and" Affordable Racing Technology"is the wave of the future.Slingshots have now raced in 14 states with 3 more being added
before the 2008 season is over.The weekly tracks,the tour series and the season ending awards banquet have made the Slingshots
one of the fastest growing and most entertaining forms of racing in the US today.Purses for the Slingshots are better than
some so called higher classes of racing,comraderie among rival teams is unmatched in many circles.Family unity is very much
alive in the Slingshot ranks.Many Slingshot drivers have taken bigger steps and moved up the racing ladder.Many drivers that
had racing experience in the big cars have not stepped down but added to the enjoyment of still being able to strap into a
race car and keep their racing juices flowing.With this being said,there is no one out there today that this class isn't for.Slingshots
are real race cars,the drivers are real drivers and the fans are real race fans,so when you see a youngster or an older racing
fan cheering you on,please remember one day they could be your toughest competitor but treat them like you would like to be
treated in return and keep the Slingshots a fan friendly class of racing.It will benefit everyone in the long run.
Currently 10 Juniors Slotted For Kutztown Junior National
The Kutztown Junior National will see many of the top young stars taking to the 1/5th mile oval in the
heart of PA. Dutch Country.The August 14th event will be the 2nd Junior event for 2008 at Kutztown as the promotional
team wants the Juniors to get some track time before the track ending event,so they are asking all Juniors to head to Kutztown
on July 16th for an evening of racing and gathering of car and track info.The Kutztown Early Entry Notice on the website is
for anyone anticipating their entry into the Junior National and wanting some pre-race exposure by way of track announcements
up to and including the National event.10 entry notices have been filed with SE and they will be forwarded to the track announcer.Anyone
that has not filled out the notice,they will be accepted until the last week of July.Also a press release will be issued with
the names of drivers entered.Since this is the week after the Reading Junior National,much will be written about the Juniors
in those 2 weeks and 2 weeks leading up to these major events as well.Don't be left out.
Slingshot World Heads to Reading
Good news from the RFRHS regarding the tentative scheduling of the Nostalgia Nationals was received yesterday
and a GO was given by Bern Twp supervisors to grant Slingshot racing during the Reading Fair week.The dates will be August
4th & 5th with the Junior National events all being run on the 4th.Nostalgia National qualifying heats will be the 4th
with the "C","B" & "A" Main being run on Tuesday the 5th.
There will be NO pre-registrations this year and there will be 2 separate sign-in areas,one for the driver
and driver ONLY and one for everyone else wanting a pit pass.
Regulars: $ 75.00 will include car entry and driver pit pass
Juniors: $ 40.00 will include car entry and driver pit pass
Pit pass for everyone else with no age minimum : $ 25.00
The pit wrist bands will include entry into Fair Midway.Rides and food are not included.
Pit parking will be allowed prior to 4 PM sign-in on Monday.
The Fair Board,Twp.Supervisors,Mike Grim,Rich Tobias,The Cordiers,Freddy Adam,Nate Christman,Jim Glass,Bobby
Braxton,Scott Perfetto,Mike Feltenberger and the Bern Twp residents who showed full support in favor of the Nostalgia Nationals
deserve a job well done in making sure the Slingshots have another top paying racing event.
NO Pre-entries will be needed this year.Anyone 13 and under will need a parental permission form signed.
Purse structure not finalized.
Please support this event it is one of the highest paying events for the Slingshots in the country and is
also part of Speedweeks for the Regulars.
Both events count towards National Points.
Tentative schedule for Monday will have a driver's meeting at 6,hot laps at 6:15,qualifying beginning at
7.
Gulf Coast Region Rent-a-Race Car
Keith Achenbach,the Slingshot by Tobias dealer based out of Winston,GA is now offering anyone the chance
to get behind the wheel of a Slingshot as part of a Gulf Coast Region Tour,National Tour or weekly points event.The rental
agreement will be on a race-to-race basis.CMA Motorsports will oversee all maintenance duties to the rental and with the interest
shown in the Slingshots in the GA,AL,NC and FL area the chance to drive one before you own one is a great way to get started.With
rental scheduling beginning July 1st and many tour events coming up as well as the season closing National at Dawgwood Speedway
on Oct. 25th,make your arrangements as soon as possible.For more details and info,contact Keith at 770-489-1253 or email Keith
at keith@cmamotorsports.com
Kutztown Junior Early Entry Posted On Website
For anyone planning on attending the Kutztown Junior National,August 14th,please take
the time to quickly fill out the Early Entry.We are trying to give the speedway an estimate on the number of entries so they
can plan on the schedule of events for everyone that evening.Please remember that it is a 1 bbl. carb only and drivers must
be between the ages of 8 & 13 unless birthdate during the season.I will be giving them the early entries on July 30th.A
Junior Slingshot non-points race for anyone wanting track time or for set-up pointers is scheduled at Kutztown for July 16th.Please
try to support this event,they are doing this to get more younger drivers involved with possibly more events in 2009.
Button Buck Tour Schedule Now Listed on Tour Page
Button Buck Speedway has finalized their 2008 Great Lakes and National schedule.The racing
at Button Buck has been tenacious already this season.The Sept 6 & 7th National has the makings of being a classic already
with some eastern teams wanting to try out the new speedway and with car counts increasing weekly it could be a full house
when the sign-ins are over.
Important to All Racers
The use of mirrors,cellphones or driver radios WILL NOT be permitted during any qualifying or feature
events.Anyone caught using mirrors or an outside communication device will lose all points and possibly face a 30
day suspension.Track officials,authorized dealers and attending Speedway Entertainment officials have the authority to perform
random checks.This is being done for safety and to maintain the level of fair competition.
Slingshots Are Part of Ft.Wayne You Tube Video
For anyone that wants to see the racing at Ft.Wayne,here is a brief sample.This will almost
be what you can expect when the Slingshots head to Columbus,OH on Oct 31 / Nov. 1.
Here is some in car video action of midget hotlaps at Columbus for anyone wanting
to get a headstart on what to expect.There are no inside guardrails.
Slingshots Invited to AC in 2009
Sammons Productions will include the Slingshots as part of the 2009 Gambler's Classic
in AC in January of 2009.Fan response,car count and the overall excitement created by the ontrack action was all a part of
the decision by Area Auto Racing News' first family to continue in bringing racing to the race fans wanting an early season
fix.The Slingshots main event was the most talked about during and after the Gambler's Classic that Lenny,Danny and Davey
all decided to send the invitation for 2009.A special thank you to the race teams,drivers and families who gave the racing
public a chance to witness firsthand how highly competitive these 39 HP race cars can be.
“FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH”
Jr.
Slingshot Series
Wyalusing Valley Motorsports Park
Wyalusing Valley Motorsports Park is pleased to announce a special race series spotlighting the Junior Slingshots. This 4 race series will provide the talented youngsters with an opportunity to compete
and gain experience in a neutral setting, while competing for the title of “Fountain of Youth Series Champion”. The champion will be honored and awarded a trophy at the WVMP 2008 awards banquet. Aside from giving
current junior slingshot drivers a chance to race at a new facility, it also gives WVMP the opportunity to showcase a new
division and consider it for more frequent competition in 2009. If we see a reasonable
amount of support from the juniors, and those that run the series express a serious interest in running on a more regular
basis at WVMP in 2009, whether it be weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, we may consider adding the division next season.
SERIES RACE DATES:
8/10, 9/21,
& 10/12 (Sign in deadline 2:30pm, after that you must start last in your heat)
There is no charge to run the series. Teams will purchase pit passes ($12) and pay the normal slingshot entry fee ($19).
The payout will be as follows:
1st) Trophy & $50 Gas Card for Car Owner, 2nd) Trophy & $30 Gas Card for Owner, 3rd) Trophy & $20 Gas
Card for Car Owner
Point System: Heat Finish:1st) 5,2nd) 3,3rd) 1
Feature
Finish: 1) 60, 2) 55, 3) 50, 4) 48, 5) 46, 6) 44
7) 42, 8) 40, 9) 38, 10) 36, 11) 34, 12) 32, 13) 30, 14) 28. Each event will also award 1 bonus point for each car entered at that series event (I.e., 10 cars entered, 10 bonus points for each car).
We invite all junior slingshot competitors to join us
for some fun Sunday afternoon racing! WVMP also hosts adult slingshot racing
weekly, so if the whole family is into slingshot competition, bring them along too!
For more information on Wyalusing Valley Motorsports Park, visit www.wvmpracing.com!
May 2008 Most Viewed Month In Slingshot Website History
The Slingshot by Tobias website was viewed by over 29,647 visits and has become
the website's most viewed month in Slingshot history.In trying to keep up with all team,tour,track and specialty news,please
feel free to send me an upcoming event or team news and I will do my best to post it.For the lack of major designing,we
think we have accomplished a lot with content,photos,rules and other much needed info including track and dealer whereabouts.We
will gladly expand on the pages, birthdays (don't have to include the year),anniversaries,graduations and other items to help
bring the Slingshot drivers and teams closer to the racing public.I'm open for suggestions.Please email me at speede61@aol.com.
Shellhammers Offers Slingshot Teams Another Date
The management and staff at Shellhammer's were so impressed with the recent Weikel Warrior/
Mid-Atlantic Silver Tour that they have extended us an August 23rd date.With many teams asking for a return run at Shellhammer's
and many more inquiring about added races they have been gracious to offer us this date.The date is a tentative tour
date right now.If there are rainouts along the way,we will make a decision by June to use this as a date.A tour race payout
will be offered for anyone wanting to run.
Deer Creek Becomes Great Lakes Slingshot Home For 2008
Deer Creek Speedway has become the Great Lakes Home of the Slingshots for the 2008 season.The
newly built smaller track at Deer Creek has been named Button Buck Speedway.Their schedule will include points events that
could lead any of the Great Lakes teams a chance to become a member of the Elite 11 for the National Championship.A Tour schedule
is being worked on with a Sept 5-6th National event slotted for Spring Valley,MN clay oval.
Slingshots Invited to Another Indoor Extravaganza
Tony Barhorst has asked the Slingshots to be a part of the Oct 31 / Nov 1st indoor event
to be held at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus,OH.The track surface is hockey floor type similar to Atlantic City.There
will be no inside guardrail,leaving plenty of access to the infield in case of problems.Pits are indoors,trailers must be
left outside.Number of A Main starters will be finalized shortly.If B Main is to be run,there will a payout for everyone that
enters the event.The October 31st date is a full evening of practice for anyone attending.Current purse will exceed 3000.More
details to follow.
Action Engineering Takes Dealership For Great Lakes Region
Mike Sorensen has assumed dealership duties for all the Slingshot by Tobias teams in the
MN,WI area.Action Engineering is located in Rochester,MN and will be available for new car purchases,parts or any questions
needed answered about the Slingshot by Tobias class.For contact info please check the Action Engineering slot on the Dealers
page in this website.Sorensen is a racer and knows what needs to be done to put a competitive car on the raceways.
A touring schedule is being completed for the Great Lakes Region racers to gather points
for the Great Lakes Region championship as well as for the Briggs & Stratton Slingshot by Tobias National Championship.
SHARE A RIDE
With the ever increasing fuel costs,Speedway Entertainment is instituting a plan that
could save some teams some major traveling costs.Anyone that is heading to a weekly,regional or national event and has room
for hauling another car or 2 or taking other family,friends or crew to these races to share all costs please send an
email to me and I will post the info on the website.Please give adequate time for everyone to acknowledge the offer and what
is required for someone to ride along.(where to meet,fuel costs,etc.)I will also post if someone is looking for a ride or
needs some transportation help.This will save everyone money in the long run and could increase car counts which in turn will
increase race purses.Please email me at speede61@aol.com.Either way,it would be a win-win situation.
Some Driver And Websites of Interest to Check Out
Slingshot Media Members:
Photographs taken at many of the Slingshot speedways can be
purchased from various photographers.Here are some of the more noted and regional photographers that can help you with your
photo needs:
Bill Hess Jim Young
Don Rohrbach
Bob Snyder Gregg Obst
Scott Moyer
Rich Kepner Lew Brubaker
D& J Fotos
Mike Feltenberger Dave Gehman LG Photos
Videos at Various Speedways are Done by:
Barry Boyd MoTorsport
Video Production
Special thanks to the following media members that have put
the Slingshots before more than just the racing public:
Randy Kane
Barry Angstadt
Pete Knappenberger
Lenny Sammons
John LeVan
South Jersey Dirt Racing
Mark Garman
Steve Pados
Ernie Saxton
Ed Pados
Guy Smith
Carquest Gasoline Alley (Radio)
Kyle Hardner
Dan Culhane
Racers Roundtable Strapped
In TV Show
Footage of Shenandoah Race on You Tube
www.youtube has footage of the Slingshots at Shenandoah.On the search key just type in slingshot racing.
Blake Tobias Website Designing
Blake Tobias Motorsports,the designer of www.speedstr.biz, ,www,kaitiemccardle.com and www.anthonyperrego.com is offering a wide variety of website plans to fit your internet budget. Packages start at $ 125 for a complete custom built
website and 1 year of service.No monthly fees.No hidden charges.BTM wants to keep the cost of your website in tune with the
pupose of the Slingshot.A quality product at an affordable price, with workmanship and contents second to none.For more details
visit Blake at www.blaketobiasmotorsports.com .
E-Mail Updates
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