Post by sportf on Jun 5, 2022 20:08:37 GMT
Bob Lantero wins Eddyville Victory NSS and Tom Hoffman runners up. In the Victory NSS gamblers race, Derrick Straight wins and John Hamer runners up. Derrick has won this two years in a row now.
Drivers Meet Edited 6-7-22 7:15 am
Victory NSS drivers meeting at Eddyville Nitro Chaos! We had enough prizes, cash, and gift certificates to hand out OVER $1800 to drivers at Eddyville! And, everyone got something, and some two prizes! In addition to that, the track purse payout was $1525 for a total of $3,350 in awards and round money!
We topped off this entire drivers meeting by giving away some 3M absorbent pads that Roger Stanke had donated, and everyone can use those at one time or another. Wow, what a week end! Although we had a "sprinkle" delay for maybe 20 minutes on Saturday, the weather was great the whole time with just enough clouds to keep the sun off of us. Check out our sponsors and make sure they are your first source for all your parts needs! They make the sacrifice to share their fun with us!
Eddyville Nitro Chaos Victory NSS race wrap up
Tom Hoffman
Friday 3 June, 19 Victory cars showed up at Eddyville raceway park to have a fun week end racing. Several Victory racers made test passes in the open session, so we had an extra pass to get the car close to the index, prior to our “official” test pass.
At about 6:30 pm we got called to the lanes to make our first Victory pass. I managed to put a 6.77 on a 6.73 dial in the first pass, and managed a 6.72 in our Victory class call. Then, on the last pass later, managed a dead on pass. In comparing notes with pit neighbor Steve Gantz, he had managed to run the same numbers I did on each of our passes. 3 passes, three numbers the same, we got a kick out of that and the fact that we were both right where we wanted to be. But, it turned out on Saturday, with a change in the weather, our dead on set ups for the cars weren't even close.
After returning to my pit spot on that last pass, driving in that cool evening air toward the sunset, passing spectators, race cars, and the flags waving, I found it to be a moving experience. We are pretty lucky to be able to have this kind of fun. Looking out of that windshield with the eyes of a 16 year old, in a much older body, makes it just that more blessed. I thought right then and there that even if I go out first round tomorrow, at least I am here and enjoying all things that are happening.
On one pass, I was strapped in and ready to go in the lanes when Large Marge pulls up to the water box and tries to do a burn out. I watch the tire go about a half a turn, and then nothing. Watching further, Derrick backs the car back into the water, and gives it another shot, nothing. Oh, I'm thinking he is broke when he backs up all the way into an empty stage lane and jumps out of the car. He rushes over as I watch, and opens the hood and pulls the carb covers off. Yeah, just won't rev with those things on. We've all done something similar, but, this time the whole crowd got to watch. During the drivers meeting, even Dennis Mothershed shared a laugh at this, and then pointed out the time they didn't fasten the hood on Matt's car, and the hood got about 20 foot of air. This too, happened at Eddyville. Yep, we race, and come back for more.
We had a great “snack out” after our last pass, and some great dishes were served along with more desserts and goodies that could be consumed by our crowd. Of course bench racing ensued and we ended our day with that.
We had our drivers meeting Saturday morning before test passes, and, had enough “stuff” such that everybody got something. I'll cover more on that on another day.
Saturday was another nice day, but the air was certainly changed from Friday night and all of us started over on our set ups. Donnie Gains managed to run dead on with a 3 for number one qualifier. But with 18 cars, no first round bye. But, since Jay Freihage showed us a new way to lose, that gave new member Mike Aaby, a broke bye first round.
Turns out Jay's long distance wheelies took a toll on his steering box and on the last qualifier, it broke a mount, and his weekend was over. Well, Jay's racing was over, but he still had to make up a bunch of checks and hand them out along with his other directors duties, so he was busy, just not racing. And, actually, since the guy cut a .009 light on me (again) in the time hit, I didn't have to worry about lining up next to him this weekend. Still, sorry to see that happen to anybody, but that's racing I guess.
First round
First round was run in the afternoon and first pair out was John Landweher and Rosie Kossuth. John has got his car running great and left first on his 6.41 dial with Rosie right behind him with a 6.25 index. Rosie caught John and passed him, but by just a little too much and took the stripe only to break out while John was on the brakes. John goes on, and Rosie gets ready for the gamblers race.
Next John Hamer in his wedge powered Barracuda lined up with David Fuzner in T Bolt number 45, powered by the big FE. Although the light were close, David caught John and backed it down while John tried to push him out, but it didn't happen. David goes on, and John gets ready for the gamblers race (and ends up runner up, which ain't too bad either).
Next, I line up with Shaun Johnston in his Plymouth and myself in my '63 Sport Fury. Shaun is doing well this year and is up in the points, and I really don't want to beat him, but I want to win. So, we are close indexes with myself at 6.73, and Shaun at 6.89. Tree comes down, he's gone, and I am following. I managed to catch him just before the finish line and take the stripe to win. That is the trouble racing friends, but as I said before, I'd rather lose to a friend than a stranger, and I hope he feels the same.
Next, last qualifier Bob Lantero lines up with number one qualifier Donnie Gains. Donnie leaves first, but cuts on the “I'm done right here, but I'll go down the track anyway” bulb. Meanwhile, back at the tree, Bob is waiting, and then cuts a light Donnie probably could have beaten. But, that is the last time Bob will do that in this race. You don't know any of this until you look at your time slip of course, but that is what time slips are for, show you how you goofed up or were good. And, it usually is one or the other.
Derrick Strait then lines up with Jim Hagenhoff in his street hemi 64 Savoy that is about as plain and smooth as can be. Jim shows Derrick how its done by cutting an almost perfect .002 light, on the wrong side of green. Derrick, not to be out done, cuts a .008 light, on the wrong side of green, but, since Jim red lit first, Derrick goes on, Jim gets ready for the gamblers race.
Dalton Bruemmer in his 65 Plymouth sedan then lines up with Steve Gantz in his 65 Plymouth hardtop. Those are some great looking cars, and in my opinion, the best looking car ever built. They are just the right size, and the grill and tail end are just right by me. But, one of those cars is going to be done, and it turns out Steve is that party here when he takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.
Then Jimmy Ferguson in his 4 speed car line up with Bob Westhof's Ford Galaxy. Jimmy cuts a light on Bob, but as they near the stripe, Bob sees he can't catch him, and Jimmy breaks out taking the stripe. Jimmy and crew chief Mike Shipinski get ready for the gamblers race. Mike has been a key player in helping Jim launch his car by taking videos and helping set up the car. During one of the test passes, the bottom eyelet of the rear shock broke and these guys got it off. Then, found someone with a weld machine, borrowed it, got it welded and back together never missing a pass. As you may know, those bushings don't want to come out, or go in, but with some engineering and thought, they pulled this whole repair off, and none of us Victory guys even knew he had a problem until later. Racers and farmers, the first engineers.
Then, Jeff Wood in his hard leaving 64 Plymouth hardtop launch against Don Bruemmers 65 hemi Plymouth. Jeff has had some trouble controlling the set up on his car to run the index, and although he had twice the light that Don had, he broke out taking the stripe. Don moves on, Jeff gets ready for the first round in the Gamblers race.
Lastly, New member Mike Aaby in his 66 beautiful Biscayne gets a broke bye when Jay's somewhat steerable Barracuda can't make the call. He gets a test pass and just slightly runs under his 6.57 index to show the crowd he can do it.
Round two
One of the prettiest 65 Plymouth's on the grounds, John Landweher's car, lines up with Don Bruemmer's hemi 65. When I say that, we have some fantastically done 65 Plymouth's in the group, I don't think anybody would disagree. Actually, that is one thing about every car in Victory, it is still a car that looks complete, and not a stripped out race machine with little to represent what a super stock car should look like. Both these guys run under their index, but John turns on the “dang it” bulb, and it looks like Don is going for two wins in a row here at this point.
Next, I line up against Dalton Bruemmer, and the lights come down, and the race is on. Although he has a better light than me that should be enough to take the stripe, the car slows for no known reason, and it allows me the win. And that is the luck of racing. Dalton signs up for the gamblers.
Edit here 6-6 5:14 pm David Fuzner lines up with Derrick Strait and put a light on Derrick that just coiuldn't be made up. Derrick signs up for the gamblers (and we know he wins that)
Bob Westhof enters the burnout box under the guidance of great friend and crew chief Gary, and after a good tire heat, stages against that red Biscayne of Mike Aaby. Bob leaves first with a .008 showing Mike that he really isn't interested in racing, and just wants to beat him right then and there. Mike, with about his 7th launch in this new to him car turns on the “I'm done right here bulb”, and Bob goes on to another round.
Bob Lantero gets a ladder bye this round and runs a 6.40 on a 6.41 showing his hand for the next round to anyone willing to look.
Round three
In this money round, Bob Lantero lines up with Bobby Westhof and is ready to race. But, so is Bobby. But, Bobby cuts a .012 on the wrong side of green, and Lantero runs it out with another 6.40 on a 6.41. If we all payed attention here we could see what Bob was running here, Bob runs a 6.40 round two, three, four, and in the final as well. Sheesh, no wonder he won. By the way, this is the third race where Bob and Bobby line up to race, all with the same result.
I line up next with David Fuzners T Bolt number 45. I got just a little better light and take the stripe with plenty to spare (just kidding, took the stripe by .0006). Its a good thing the computer measures this as that would not have showed up in a “photo” finish.
Don Bruemmer gets a ladder bye here, and at this point, looks again like he wants to win two in a row.
Round 4
Lantero lines up against Don Bruemmer and as we know, runs another 6.40 on his 6.41. Don runs under a little more than Bob trying to take the stripe, and Bob goes to the finals, and Don has one heck of a good day right there.
I get a bye into the finals and I'm surprised to run it out and find I'm a little slow. So, I take some weight out to fix that, but shouldn't have.
Final Round
When Bob and I are figuring which lane we will run, I was sure he had lane choice, as he must have qualified better than my 16th place qualifying out of 18. Nope. We both laughed, as both of us sucked at qualifying this race, but both ended in the finals anyway. Well, as you know, this is already in the books and Bob takes the win running ANOTHER 6.40 on his 6.41. Me, after taking weight out, the car runs what it was suppose to, but without that weight, I break out more in a very close “who got the stripe, I don't know” finish.
That is all we run - in that cool evening air, in front of a great crowd there. A great day for racing and for watching as well.
Gamblers race.
This was a great opportunity for first and second round runner ups to have some more fun, and that is what happened. Toward the final rounds here in both races it was hectic getting the cars cool and ready to get up to the staging lanes when they were ready for us. But it all was pulled off.
When Derrick Strait line up against John Hamer in the final here, he was trying to make it two years in a row. And, that is just what he did. As he said after the race “its enough to make you want to come back”. Yeah, it is. This was the perfect ending to a rather perfect day.
Great racing, great friends, great fun, We are Victory NSS!
Drivers Meet Edited 6-7-22 7:15 am
Victory NSS drivers meeting at Eddyville Nitro Chaos! We had enough prizes, cash, and gift certificates to hand out OVER $1800 to drivers at Eddyville! And, everyone got something, and some two prizes! In addition to that, the track purse payout was $1525 for a total of $3,350 in awards and round money!
We topped off this entire drivers meeting by giving away some 3M absorbent pads that Roger Stanke had donated, and everyone can use those at one time or another. Wow, what a week end! Although we had a "sprinkle" delay for maybe 20 minutes on Saturday, the weather was great the whole time with just enough clouds to keep the sun off of us. Check out our sponsors and make sure they are your first source for all your parts needs! They make the sacrifice to share their fun with us!
Eddyville Nitro Chaos Victory NSS race wrap up
Tom Hoffman
Friday 3 June, 19 Victory cars showed up at Eddyville raceway park to have a fun week end racing. Several Victory racers made test passes in the open session, so we had an extra pass to get the car close to the index, prior to our “official” test pass.
At about 6:30 pm we got called to the lanes to make our first Victory pass. I managed to put a 6.77 on a 6.73 dial in the first pass, and managed a 6.72 in our Victory class call. Then, on the last pass later, managed a dead on pass. In comparing notes with pit neighbor Steve Gantz, he had managed to run the same numbers I did on each of our passes. 3 passes, three numbers the same, we got a kick out of that and the fact that we were both right where we wanted to be. But, it turned out on Saturday, with a change in the weather, our dead on set ups for the cars weren't even close.
After returning to my pit spot on that last pass, driving in that cool evening air toward the sunset, passing spectators, race cars, and the flags waving, I found it to be a moving experience. We are pretty lucky to be able to have this kind of fun. Looking out of that windshield with the eyes of a 16 year old, in a much older body, makes it just that more blessed. I thought right then and there that even if I go out first round tomorrow, at least I am here and enjoying all things that are happening.
On one pass, I was strapped in and ready to go in the lanes when Large Marge pulls up to the water box and tries to do a burn out. I watch the tire go about a half a turn, and then nothing. Watching further, Derrick backs the car back into the water, and gives it another shot, nothing. Oh, I'm thinking he is broke when he backs up all the way into an empty stage lane and jumps out of the car. He rushes over as I watch, and opens the hood and pulls the carb covers off. Yeah, just won't rev with those things on. We've all done something similar, but, this time the whole crowd got to watch. During the drivers meeting, even Dennis Mothershed shared a laugh at this, and then pointed out the time they didn't fasten the hood on Matt's car, and the hood got about 20 foot of air. This too, happened at Eddyville. Yep, we race, and come back for more.
We had a great “snack out” after our last pass, and some great dishes were served along with more desserts and goodies that could be consumed by our crowd. Of course bench racing ensued and we ended our day with that.
We had our drivers meeting Saturday morning before test passes, and, had enough “stuff” such that everybody got something. I'll cover more on that on another day.
Saturday was another nice day, but the air was certainly changed from Friday night and all of us started over on our set ups. Donnie Gains managed to run dead on with a 3 for number one qualifier. But with 18 cars, no first round bye. But, since Jay Freihage showed us a new way to lose, that gave new member Mike Aaby, a broke bye first round.
Turns out Jay's long distance wheelies took a toll on his steering box and on the last qualifier, it broke a mount, and his weekend was over. Well, Jay's racing was over, but he still had to make up a bunch of checks and hand them out along with his other directors duties, so he was busy, just not racing. And, actually, since the guy cut a .009 light on me (again) in the time hit, I didn't have to worry about lining up next to him this weekend. Still, sorry to see that happen to anybody, but that's racing I guess.
First round
First round was run in the afternoon and first pair out was John Landweher and Rosie Kossuth. John has got his car running great and left first on his 6.41 dial with Rosie right behind him with a 6.25 index. Rosie caught John and passed him, but by just a little too much and took the stripe only to break out while John was on the brakes. John goes on, and Rosie gets ready for the gamblers race.
Next John Hamer in his wedge powered Barracuda lined up with David Fuzner in T Bolt number 45, powered by the big FE. Although the light were close, David caught John and backed it down while John tried to push him out, but it didn't happen. David goes on, and John gets ready for the gamblers race (and ends up runner up, which ain't too bad either).
Next, I line up with Shaun Johnston in his Plymouth and myself in my '63 Sport Fury. Shaun is doing well this year and is up in the points, and I really don't want to beat him, but I want to win. So, we are close indexes with myself at 6.73, and Shaun at 6.89. Tree comes down, he's gone, and I am following. I managed to catch him just before the finish line and take the stripe to win. That is the trouble racing friends, but as I said before, I'd rather lose to a friend than a stranger, and I hope he feels the same.
Next, last qualifier Bob Lantero lines up with number one qualifier Donnie Gains. Donnie leaves first, but cuts on the “I'm done right here, but I'll go down the track anyway” bulb. Meanwhile, back at the tree, Bob is waiting, and then cuts a light Donnie probably could have beaten. But, that is the last time Bob will do that in this race. You don't know any of this until you look at your time slip of course, but that is what time slips are for, show you how you goofed up or were good. And, it usually is one or the other.
Derrick Strait then lines up with Jim Hagenhoff in his street hemi 64 Savoy that is about as plain and smooth as can be. Jim shows Derrick how its done by cutting an almost perfect .002 light, on the wrong side of green. Derrick, not to be out done, cuts a .008 light, on the wrong side of green, but, since Jim red lit first, Derrick goes on, Jim gets ready for the gamblers race.
Dalton Bruemmer in his 65 Plymouth sedan then lines up with Steve Gantz in his 65 Plymouth hardtop. Those are some great looking cars, and in my opinion, the best looking car ever built. They are just the right size, and the grill and tail end are just right by me. But, one of those cars is going to be done, and it turns out Steve is that party here when he takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.
Then Jimmy Ferguson in his 4 speed car line up with Bob Westhof's Ford Galaxy. Jimmy cuts a light on Bob, but as they near the stripe, Bob sees he can't catch him, and Jimmy breaks out taking the stripe. Jimmy and crew chief Mike Shipinski get ready for the gamblers race. Mike has been a key player in helping Jim launch his car by taking videos and helping set up the car. During one of the test passes, the bottom eyelet of the rear shock broke and these guys got it off. Then, found someone with a weld machine, borrowed it, got it welded and back together never missing a pass. As you may know, those bushings don't want to come out, or go in, but with some engineering and thought, they pulled this whole repair off, and none of us Victory guys even knew he had a problem until later. Racers and farmers, the first engineers.
Then, Jeff Wood in his hard leaving 64 Plymouth hardtop launch against Don Bruemmers 65 hemi Plymouth. Jeff has had some trouble controlling the set up on his car to run the index, and although he had twice the light that Don had, he broke out taking the stripe. Don moves on, Jeff gets ready for the first round in the Gamblers race.
Lastly, New member Mike Aaby in his 66 beautiful Biscayne gets a broke bye when Jay's somewhat steerable Barracuda can't make the call. He gets a test pass and just slightly runs under his 6.57 index to show the crowd he can do it.
Round two
One of the prettiest 65 Plymouth's on the grounds, John Landweher's car, lines up with Don Bruemmer's hemi 65. When I say that, we have some fantastically done 65 Plymouth's in the group, I don't think anybody would disagree. Actually, that is one thing about every car in Victory, it is still a car that looks complete, and not a stripped out race machine with little to represent what a super stock car should look like. Both these guys run under their index, but John turns on the “dang it” bulb, and it looks like Don is going for two wins in a row here at this point.
Next, I line up against Dalton Bruemmer, and the lights come down, and the race is on. Although he has a better light than me that should be enough to take the stripe, the car slows for no known reason, and it allows me the win. And that is the luck of racing. Dalton signs up for the gamblers.
Edit here 6-6 5:14 pm David Fuzner lines up with Derrick Strait and put a light on Derrick that just coiuldn't be made up. Derrick signs up for the gamblers (and we know he wins that)
Bob Westhof enters the burnout box under the guidance of great friend and crew chief Gary, and after a good tire heat, stages against that red Biscayne of Mike Aaby. Bob leaves first with a .008 showing Mike that he really isn't interested in racing, and just wants to beat him right then and there. Mike, with about his 7th launch in this new to him car turns on the “I'm done right here bulb”, and Bob goes on to another round.
Bob Lantero gets a ladder bye this round and runs a 6.40 on a 6.41 showing his hand for the next round to anyone willing to look.
Round three
In this money round, Bob Lantero lines up with Bobby Westhof and is ready to race. But, so is Bobby. But, Bobby cuts a .012 on the wrong side of green, and Lantero runs it out with another 6.40 on a 6.41. If we all payed attention here we could see what Bob was running here, Bob runs a 6.40 round two, three, four, and in the final as well. Sheesh, no wonder he won. By the way, this is the third race where Bob and Bobby line up to race, all with the same result.
I line up next with David Fuzners T Bolt number 45. I got just a little better light and take the stripe with plenty to spare (just kidding, took the stripe by .0006). Its a good thing the computer measures this as that would not have showed up in a “photo” finish.
Don Bruemmer gets a ladder bye here, and at this point, looks again like he wants to win two in a row.
Round 4
Lantero lines up against Don Bruemmer and as we know, runs another 6.40 on his 6.41. Don runs under a little more than Bob trying to take the stripe, and Bob goes to the finals, and Don has one heck of a good day right there.
I get a bye into the finals and I'm surprised to run it out and find I'm a little slow. So, I take some weight out to fix that, but shouldn't have.
Final Round
When Bob and I are figuring which lane we will run, I was sure he had lane choice, as he must have qualified better than my 16th place qualifying out of 18. Nope. We both laughed, as both of us sucked at qualifying this race, but both ended in the finals anyway. Well, as you know, this is already in the books and Bob takes the win running ANOTHER 6.40 on his 6.41. Me, after taking weight out, the car runs what it was suppose to, but without that weight, I break out more in a very close “who got the stripe, I don't know” finish.
That is all we run - in that cool evening air, in front of a great crowd there. A great day for racing and for watching as well.
Gamblers race.
This was a great opportunity for first and second round runner ups to have some more fun, and that is what happened. Toward the final rounds here in both races it was hectic getting the cars cool and ready to get up to the staging lanes when they were ready for us. But it all was pulled off.
When Derrick Strait line up against John Hamer in the final here, he was trying to make it two years in a row. And, that is just what he did. As he said after the race “its enough to make you want to come back”. Yeah, it is. This was the perfect ending to a rather perfect day.
Great racing, great friends, great fun, We are Victory NSS!