ROAR 2006 'Open' Fuel Nationals Cincinnati, OH
10-08-2006, 06:24 PM
#453
Tech Elite
Originally Posted by slewis
Swauger -should have been yours - you got screwed!
Too bad the Roar Nationals Management Team has no balls to uphold the very rules they are supposed to represent. Burch wins from an unpenalized jump start (video verified) and Swauger has multiple runs at him from a Kyosho driver to prevent his win with no black flag. What a f*cking joke!
Too bad the Roar Nationals Management Team has no balls to uphold the very rules they are supposed to represent. Burch wins from an unpenalized jump start (video verified) and Swauger has multiple runs at him from a Kyosho driver to prevent his win with no black flag. What a f*cking joke!
10-08-2006, 06:33 PM
#454
Wow..Great Job by the kyosho drivers...pretty dominate weekend.... 
10-08-2006, 06:38 PM
#455
Tech Initiate
RC Scoring Pro - maybe it would have been a fair event if you had been there
Last edited by slewis; 10-09-2006 at 04:13 AM.
10-08-2006, 06:47 PM
#456
Tech Adept
Does anyone know the top ten in masters?
10-08-2006, 06:55 PM
#458
Tech Initiate
Originally Posted by Team Kamikaze
Congratulations DANA Smeltzer for finishing 2nd in the Masters class, Good job DANA!!!
10-08-2006, 07:04 PM
#459
Tech Adept
Good question!!
10-08-2006, 07:27 PM
#460
does any one know who won concourse? or was there any
10-08-2006, 07:29 PM
#461
Tech Adept
Looking to see how Ralph Morella did. Think he started 7th.
10-08-2006, 08:04 PM
#462
Tech Apprentice
Originally Posted by slewis
Swauger -should have been yours - you got screwed!
Too bad the Roar Nationals Management Team has no balls to uphold the very rules they are supposed to represent. Burch wins from an unpenalized jump start (video verified) and Swauger has multiple runs at him from a Kyosho driver to prevent his win with no black flag. What a f*cking joke!
Too bad the Roar Nationals Management Team has no balls to uphold the very rules they are supposed to represent. Burch wins from an unpenalized jump start (video verified) and Swauger has multiple runs at him from a Kyosho driver to prevent his win with no black flag. What a f*cking joke!
10-08-2006, 08:29 PM
#463
Tech Regular
Originally Posted by JGO
does any one know who won concourse? or was there any
10-08-2006, 08:32 PM
#464
race
congrats to RALPH BURCH ,BIG MIKEY S. & JOEL KYOSHOWED MAGIC JOHNSON for there top spots and congrats to all the racers who had a good time see ya real soon now ya hear 
10-08-2006, 09:28 PM
#465
I'll have a full report on SGrid Online in a day or so, as soon as I can
get it typed up. Lots of photos, and some video will be included, as
well as a description of what happened. The full race report will be in
an upcoming issue of RC Car Magazine.
As to the videos, I took one from near the driver's stand, and Bob Ciolino took one from the end of the straightaway. It is perfectly clear that no cars jumped the start - by analyzing the tape, frame by frame, we can tell when the horn sounded, and when each car started to move. Ralph did NOT move before the horn went off. As to the demolition derby back in the pack, that was caused by two factors - Josh Cyrul stated 3/4 of a second late, and Jared Scott came flying up the track near the "outside" of the track. Had Josh started earlier, or had Jarod been closer to the "inside" of the track, they wouldn't have been in the crash, nor would the cars behind them (Scott Kimbrow for one) gotten tangled up in it. That might be part of why Scott's pressure line came off later, causing him to flame out.
Also, Mike Swauger thought he was called into the pits, when in fact he wasn't - Harry, his pitman, wasn't ready, grabbed a fuel bottle, filled Mikey, and put him back on the track. That was to cost Mikey several seconds.
Lastly, Ralph's engine blew up just as the race ended - Ralph was calling for Mark Blackketter to go get his car, as it was DOA on the track. Ralph was extremely low on tires, causing the poor engine to rev way higher than anyone intended, causing the two-speed to engage way too early, and eventually leading the engine to go BOOM.
Playing the "what if" game doesn't go anywhere.... there are way too many "what if's". In fact, the car that finishes first wins. Several drivers put in outstanding performances in this race. Ralph and Mikey were equally awesome in their performance on the track. So was Scott Kimbrow, from what I saw! Ditto for Joel Johnson!!! It was an outstanding race, put on by a great club. Congratulations to everyone involved.
I managed to get some of the best photos I've ever taken at an r/c car race. I'll try to get them posted in a day or two at SGrid Online, and will also post both my video and Bob's.
Here's the results from the two Finals. Sorry about the formatting, as I don't know how to do that better on this site:
Finals Masters 1:8
Pos. Car Driver's Name Total Laps Total Time
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1 5 Tim Copp 120 00:45:15.710
2 2 Dana Smeltzer 119 00:45:08.940
3 4 Rick Davis 119 00:45:11.818
4 6 Tommy Porfirio 119 00:45:19.184
5 10 Randy Colvin 117 00:45:02.979
6 11 Bob Block 117 00:45:06.961
7 9 Ken Schueler 115 00:45:16.917
8 13 Greg Esser 113 00:45:02.134
9 3 Art Carbonell 112 00:43:08.591
10 1 Mark Sweeney 110 00:44:10.745
11 8 Louis Pryzabla 106 00:45:08.080
12 7 Ralph Morella 103 00:45:22.122
13 12 Scott Belle 39 00:33:11.901
Finals Open 1:8
Pos. Car Driver's Name Total Laps Total Time
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1 1 Ralph Burch 172 01:00:14.523
2 2 Mike Swauger 172 01:00:17.672
3 8 Joel Johnson 170 01:00:00.349
4 9 Chris Tosolini 167 01:00:09.752
5 5 Scott Kimbrow 161 01:00:05.824
6 10 Paul Ciccarello 160 01:00:16.504
7 13 Darin Ishitani 156 00:59:47.377
8 3 Paolo Morganti 154 00:57:50.924
9 14 Sal Difazio 151 01:00:10.327
10 11 Dave Campbell 148 00:55:29.050
11 7 Paul Lemieux 146 01:00:04.743
12 12 Vincent Jackson 131 01:00:00.565
13 6 Jared Scott 19 00:10:11.857
14 4 Josh Cyrul 0 00:00:00.000
get it typed up. Lots of photos, and some video will be included, as
well as a description of what happened. The full race report will be in
an upcoming issue of RC Car Magazine.
As to the videos, I took one from near the driver's stand, and Bob Ciolino took one from the end of the straightaway. It is perfectly clear that no cars jumped the start - by analyzing the tape, frame by frame, we can tell when the horn sounded, and when each car started to move. Ralph did NOT move before the horn went off. As to the demolition derby back in the pack, that was caused by two factors - Josh Cyrul stated 3/4 of a second late, and Jared Scott came flying up the track near the "outside" of the track. Had Josh started earlier, or had Jarod been closer to the "inside" of the track, they wouldn't have been in the crash, nor would the cars behind them (Scott Kimbrow for one) gotten tangled up in it. That might be part of why Scott's pressure line came off later, causing him to flame out.
Also, Mike Swauger thought he was called into the pits, when in fact he wasn't - Harry, his pitman, wasn't ready, grabbed a fuel bottle, filled Mikey, and put him back on the track. That was to cost Mikey several seconds.
Lastly, Ralph's engine blew up just as the race ended - Ralph was calling for Mark Blackketter to go get his car, as it was DOA on the track. Ralph was extremely low on tires, causing the poor engine to rev way higher than anyone intended, causing the two-speed to engage way too early, and eventually leading the engine to go BOOM.
Playing the "what if" game doesn't go anywhere.... there are way too many "what if's". In fact, the car that finishes first wins. Several drivers put in outstanding performances in this race. Ralph and Mikey were equally awesome in their performance on the track. So was Scott Kimbrow, from what I saw! Ditto for Joel Johnson!!! It was an outstanding race, put on by a great club. Congratulations to everyone involved.
I managed to get some of the best photos I've ever taken at an r/c car race. I'll try to get them posted in a day or two at SGrid Online, and will also post both my video and Bob's.
Here's the results from the two Finals. Sorry about the formatting, as I don't know how to do that better on this site:
Finals Masters 1:8
Pos. Car Driver's Name Total Laps Total Time
------------------------------------------------------
1 5 Tim Copp 120 00:45:15.710
2 2 Dana Smeltzer 119 00:45:08.940
3 4 Rick Davis 119 00:45:11.818
4 6 Tommy Porfirio 119 00:45:19.184
5 10 Randy Colvin 117 00:45:02.979
6 11 Bob Block 117 00:45:06.961
7 9 Ken Schueler 115 00:45:16.917
8 13 Greg Esser 113 00:45:02.134
9 3 Art Carbonell 112 00:43:08.591
10 1 Mark Sweeney 110 00:44:10.745
11 8 Louis Pryzabla 106 00:45:08.080
12 7 Ralph Morella 103 00:45:22.122
13 12 Scott Belle 39 00:33:11.901
Finals Open 1:8
Pos. Car Driver's Name Total Laps Total Time
------------------------------------------------------
1 1 Ralph Burch 172 01:00:14.523
2 2 Mike Swauger 172 01:00:17.672
3 8 Joel Johnson 170 01:00:00.349
4 9 Chris Tosolini 167 01:00:09.752
5 5 Scott Kimbrow 161 01:00:05.824
6 10 Paul Ciccarello 160 01:00:16.504
7 13 Darin Ishitani 156 00:59:47.377
8 3 Paolo Morganti 154 00:57:50.924
9 14 Sal Difazio 151 01:00:10.327
10 11 Dave Campbell 148 00:55:29.050
11 7 Paul Lemieux 146 01:00:04.743
12 12 Vincent Jackson 131 01:00:00.565
13 6 Jared Scott 19 00:10:11.857
14 4 Josh Cyrul 0 00:00:00.000