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R/C RACING SAT., SEPT. 12 - WINFIELD, IL

There will be a fourth fundraising R/C Race at the Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield, IL. The address is 0S347 Jefferson St. in Winfield, IL. All money raised will go to the church. The race will be held in the church parking lot on Sat., Sept. 12. The race will be open to all drivers. This race will be open to electric cars only. The cost will be $10.00 for each driver for any number of classes. Electricity and washrooms will be available. There’s a McDonalds and Burger King close by. The track will open for practice at 9:30 AM and racing will begin at 11:00. We will be using AMBrc lap counting and transponders will be available to use. Drivers can use personal transponders. The classes we will run will be stock touring, GT3, Tamiya mini, Slash, Off road, 1/16 scale, TT01 Spec, TransAm, NASCAR Outlaw and any others as long as we have at least three cars for a class. The church is trying this as part of their outreach programs. There may be no drivers stand. Although, Steve D. has brought his trailer for the first three races and it makes a great drivers stand. You may want to bring something to stand on if you need it. There will be a door prize drawing for the drivers at no charge. Everyone had a very good time at our first three races.
This great place for new dirvers to get started and for racers looking to have fun!

Directions: Take Rt. 38/ Roosevelt road to County Farm Rd and turn north. There’s a MacDonald’s at that intersection. Go north to Manchester Rd. and turn left or west on Manchester. Take Manchester to Jefferson St. and turn right or north and go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right side.

Take Rt. 64/North Ave. to County Farm Rd. and turn south. There’s a Honda motorcycle dealer at the intersection. Take County Farm Rd. to Manchester Rd. Turn right or west on to Manchester Rd. Take Manchester to Jefferson and turn right on Jefferson. Go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right.

Because of the different address, map quest and other driving direction programs may not work.

Here are the race results from Sept. 12. We had a small turnout, but a lot of fun! We had four new drivers and two young guys who did a super drive.

RACE RESULTS - SEPT. 12, 09

Slash - Heat 1

1. Ken. J. - 22 laps, 6:16.21
2. John R. - 19 laps, 6:02.87
3. Scott S. - 19 laps, 6:17.67
4. Gary P. - 17 laps, 6:02.18
5. Jay M. - 17 laps, 6:02.52
6. Alex P. - 16 laps, 6:13.46

TT01, VTA, NASCAR - Heat 1

1. Steve D. - 24 laps, 6:13.77
2. Ken J. - 23 laps, 6:10.65
3. John R. - 22 laps, 6:17.63

Stock Touring - Heat 1

1. Ken J. - 24 laps, 6:09.92
2. Steve D. - 23 laps, 6:03.60
3. Jeffrey S. - 6 laps, 2:27.61

Off Road - Heat 1

1. Michael J. - 20 laps, 6:12.07
2. Scott S. - 19 laps,, 6:06.97
3. Steve D. - 19 laps, 6:18.52
4. John R. - 18 laps, 5:56.80
5. Gary P. - 18 laps, 6:06.66
6. Kevin R. - 18 laps, 6:15.59



Slash - Heat 2

1. John R. - 20 laps, 6:18.05
2. Scott S. - 19 laps, 6:09.46
3. Gary P. - 18 laps, 6:02.92
4. Jay M. - 18 laps, 6:18.96
5. Alex P. - 17 laps, 6:14.14


TT01, VTA, NASCAR - Heat 2

1. Ken J. - 23 laps, 6:03.13
2. Steve D. - 23 laps, 6:03.93
3. John R. - 22 laps, 6:13.20

Stock Touring - Heat 2

1. Ken J. - 25 laps, 6:09.61
2. Steve D. - 24 laps, 6:02.97
3. Jeffrey S. - 5 laps, 1:09.79

Off Road - Heat 2

1. John R. - 21 laps, 6:20.56
2. Michael J. - 21 laps, 6:20.64
3. Steve D. - 20 laps, 6:00.10
4. Scott S. - 20 laps, 6:14.13
5. Kevin R. - 18 laps, 6:01.38
6. Gary P. - 18 laps, 6:17.53


Slash - “A” Main

1. Ken J. - 22 laps, 6:07.38
2. John R. - 20 laps, 6:07.01
3. Scott S. - 19 laps, 6:02.51
4. Gary P. - 18 laps, 6:01.85
5. Jay M. - 11 laps, 3:52.45

TT01, VTA, NASCAR - “A” Main

1. Steve D. - 25 laps, 6:15.71
2. Ken J. - 22 laps. 6:05.36
3. John R. - 22 laps, 6:05.71

Stock Touring - “A” Main

1. Ken J. - 25 laps, 6:18.62
2. Steve D. - 25 laps. 6:20.80
3. Jeffrey S. - 7 laps, 2:04.19


Off Road - “A” Main

1. Steve D. - 21 laps, 6:11.10
2. Michael J. - 21 laps, 6:12.13
3. Scott S. - 19 laps, 6:16.68
4. Gary P. - 18 laps, 6:02.78
5. Kevin R. - 18 laps, 6:03.64
6. John R. - 2 laps, 0:24.87

Here's the info on our next race.

R/C RACING SAT., OCT. 3 - WINFIELD, IL

There will be a fifth fundraising R/C Race at the Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield, IL. The address is 0S347 Jefferson St. in Winfield, IL. All money raised will go to the church. The race will be held in the church parking lot on Sat., Oct. 3. The race will be open to all drivers. This race will be open to electric cars only. The cost will be $10.00 for each driver for any number of classes. Electricity and washrooms will be available. There’s a McDonalds and Burger King close by. The track will open for practice at 9:30 AM and racing will begin at 11:00. We will be using AMBrc lap counting and transponders will be available to use. Drivers can use personal transponders. The classes we will run will be stock touring, GT3, Tamiya mini, Slash, Off road, 1/16 scale, TT01 Spec, TransAm, NASCAR Outlaw and any others as long as we have at least three cars for a class. The church is trying this as part of their outreach programs. There may be no drivers stand. Although, Steve D. has brought his trailer for the first four races and it makes a great drivers stand. You may want to bring something to stand on if you need it. There will be a door prize drawing for the drivers at no charge. Everyone had a very good time at our first three races.
This great place for new dirvers to get started and for racers looking to have fun!

Directions: Take Rt. 38/ Roosevelt road to County Farm Rd and turn north. There’s a MacDonald’s at that intersection. Go north to Manchester Rd. and turn left or west on Manchester. Take Manchester to Jefferson St. and turn right or north and go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right side.

Take Rt. 64/North Ave. to County Farm Rd. and turn south. There’s a Honda motorcycle dealer at the intersection. Take County Farm Rd. to Manchester Rd. Turn right or west on to Manchester Rd. Take Manchester to Jefferson and turn right on Jefferson. Go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right.

Because of the different address, map quest and other driving direction programs may not work.
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We had a small turnout today but a lot of fun. We were happy that we got almost all the races in. There were three young drivers, Ethan, Michael, and Matt, that did a great job and really pitched in to help at the end of the day.

Here are today's results.

WINFIELD, IL - RC RACING RESULTS - OCT. 3

Slash - Heat 1

1. John R. - 20 laps, 6:04.06
2. Ken J. - 20 laps. 6:05.78
3. Todd F. - 19 laps, 6:09.68
4. Gary P. - 18 laps, 6:07.76
5. Ethan F. - 17 laps, 6:16.30
6. Scott S. - 16 laps, 6:05.74
7. Matt K. - 15 laps, 6:14.38

Stock Sedan - Heat 1

1. Ken J. - 24 laps, 6:13.07
2. John R. - 23 laps, 6:07.69
3. Jeffrey S. - 22 laps, 6:11.21

Off Road - Heat 1

1. Michael J. - 22 laps, 6:20.77
2. Gary P. - 19 laps, 6:04.13
3. MD - 19 laps, 6:05.66
4. Scott S. - 18 laps, 6:01.45

NASCAR - Heat 1

1. Jeffrey S. - 23 laps, 6:12.07
2. Ken J. - 22 laps, 6:02.44



Slash - Heat 2

1. Ken J. - 22 laps, 6:14.44
2. John R. - 21 laps, 6:09.54
3. Gary P. - 18 laps, 6:04.91
4. Ethan F. - 18 laps, 6:06.51
5. Todd F. - 17 laps, 6:15.52
6. Matt K. - 17 laps, 6:29.84
7. Scott S. - 9 laps, 5:26.82


Stock Sedan - Heat 2

1. Ken J. - 25 laps, 6:03.02
2. John R. - 23 laps, 6:04.01
3. jeffrey S. - 5 laps, 1:11.09

Off Road - Heat 2

1. Michael J. - 21 laps, 6:05.91
2. Scott S. - 20 laps, 6:00.17
3. MD - 18 laps, 6:03.22
4. Gary P. - 2 laps, 0:57.63

NASCAR - Heat 2

1. Ken J. - 24 laps, 6:03. 53
2. Jeffrey S. - 23 laps, 6:00.51


Slash - Main

1. John R. - 21 laps, 6:01.30
2. Ken J. - 21 laps, 6:02.70
3. Scott S. - 18 laps, 6:00.55
4. Gary P. - 18 laps, 6:00.56
5. Todd F. - 18 laps, 6:07.76
6. Ethan F. -17 laps, 6:12.19
7. Matt K. - 17 Laps, 6:15.90

Stock Sedan - Main

1. Ken J. - 25 laps, 6:09.80
2. John R. - 24 laps, 6:11.94
3. Jeffrey S. - 7 laps, 1:49.24


Off Road - Main

1. Michael J. - 18 laps, 6:20.10
2. MD - 17 laps, 6:10.38
3. Gary P. - 15 laps, 6:01.04
4. Scott S. - 15 laps, 6:03.18


NASCAR - Main

Rained Out

R/C RACING WINFIELD 2010

Racing in Winfield is back for 2010. Here's the information on the first race.

R/C RACING SAT., MAY 15 - WINFIELD, IL

R/C racing in Winfield continues in 2010. There will be a fundraising R/C Race at the Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield, IL. The address is 0S347 Jefferson St. in Winfield, IL. All money raised will go to the church. The race will be held in the church parking lot on Sat., May 15. Racing is open to all drivers. This race will be open to electric cars only. The cost will be $10.00 for each driver for any number of classes. Electricity and washrooms will be available. There’s a McDonalds and Burger King close by. The track will open for practice at 9:30 AM and racing will begin at 11:00. We will be using AMBrc lap counting and transponders will be available to use. Drivers can use personal transponders. The classes we will run will be stock touring, GT3, Slash, Off road, 1/16 scale, and any others as long as we have at least three cars for a class. We can also combine classes. The church is trying this as part of their outreach programs. There may be no drivers stand. You may want to bring something to stand on if you need it. There will be a door prize drawing for the drivers at no charge. Everyone had a very good time last year.
This great place for new drivers to get started and for racers looking to have fun!

Directions: Take Rt. 38/ Roosevelt road to County Farm Rd and turn north. There’s a MacDonald’s at that intersection. Go north to Manchester Rd. and turn left or west on Manchester. Take Manchester to Jefferson St. and turn right or north and go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right side.

Take Rt. 64/North Ave. to County Farm Rd. and turn south. There’s a Honda motorcycle dealer at the intersection. Take County Farm Rd. to Manchester Rd. Turn right or west on to Manchester Rd. Take Manchester to Jefferson and turn right on Jefferson. Go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right.

Because of the different address, map quest and other driving direction programs may not work.

The races in June will June 5 and June 19.

Don't miss it.

SATURDAY!

You can get a group together and we'll set up class as long as you have three drivers. However, electric only.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

At today’s race we had a small turnout but a great time. There was a mixture of young an old drivers. The level of driving was quite good. The Slash classes dominated in number and in action. We want to thank Wayne from Champaign, IL., for including us in his weekend trip to the Chicago area. Gene made his first race with us and ran consistently well. Our young stars included Michael, Robbie, Will and Ethan. They did very well. And to our iron man, Scott, congratulations. He ran every class. The Slash Main was exceptionally close for the top spot. Thanks to Gloria, Wayne, Gary, Scott, Jeff and Peter for their help. You will fine the results below. Our next race is June 5.

Race #1 1/16 Off Road - Heat # 1 - Round 1

1. Wayne G. 19/6:00.57
2. Scott S. 19/6:08.87
3. Gary P. 2/.040.59

Race #2 Stock Touring - Heat#1 - Round 1

1. Jeffrey Stevens 27/6:11.58
2. Peter 25/6:14.59
3. Scott S. 25/6:21.82

Race #3 4WD Slash - Heat #1 - Round 1

1. Mike J. 26/6:13.93
2. Scott S. 25/6:13.53
3. Will C. 22/6:22.73
4. David J. 20/6:19.73
5. Robbie M. 18/6:04.05

Race #4 Slash - Heat #1 - Round 1

1. Jeffrey S. 23/6:03.03
2. Gary P. 22/6:17.99
3. Wayne G. 22/6:18.21
4. Gene L. 21/6:12.79
5. Scott S. 21/6:15.49
6. Todd F. 20/6:09.82
7. Ethan F. 19/6:07.66
8. David J. 18/6:00.63

Race #5 Off Road

1. Wayne G. 24/6:03.79
2. Scott S. 22/6:11.60


Race #1 1/16 Off Road - Heat #1 - Round 2

1. Wayne G. 25/6:11.09
2. Gary P. 20/6:03.10
3. Scott S. 16/4:41.37

Race #2 Stock Touring _ Heat #1 - Round 2

1. Jeffrey S. 27/6:11.58
2. Peter 25/6:14.59
3. Scott S. 25/6:21.82

Race #3 4WD Slash - Heat #1 - Round 2

1. Mike J. 25/6:01.09
2. Robbie M. 21/6:06.80
3. Scott S. 21/6:11.73
4. Will C. 21/6:16.37
5. David J. 20/6:04.67

Race #4 Slash - Heat #1 - Round 2

1. Wayne G. 24/6:10.61
2. Jeffrey S. 23/6:02.90
3. Gene L. 22/6:04.10
4. Gary P. 21/6:02.44
5. Scott S. 21/6:06.42
6. Todd F. 21/6:08.94
7. Ethan F. 20/6:24.70

Race #5 - Off Road - Heat #1 - Round 2

1. Wayne G. 26/6:10.72
2. Scott S. 21/6:04.89


Race #1 - 1/16 off Road Main

1. Wayne G. 25/6:13.68
2. Gary P. 22/6:05.37
3. Scott S. 21/6:03.93


Race #2 - Stock Touring Main

1. Jeffrey S. 26/6:03.78
2. Peter 25/6:04.33
3. Scott S. 23/6:01.13

Race #3 - 4WD Slash Main

1. Mike J. 26/6:14.98
2. Scott S. 23/6:02.95
3. Will C. 23/6:04.30
4. Robbie M. 21/6:00.68
5. David J. 20/6:12.39

Race #4 Slash Main

1. Jeffrey S. 24/6:04.35
2. Wayne G. 24/6:04.69
3. Gene L. 22/6:13.32
4. Todd F. 22/6:14. 78
5. Ethan F. 20/6:05.57
6. Scott S. 20/6:08.42
7. Gary P. 19/6:08.08
8. David J. 19/6:08.10


Race # 5 Off Road Main

1. Wayne G. 26/6:06.44
2. Scott S. 22/6:12.04

Next race - June 5

R/C RACING SAT., JUNE 5 - WINFIELD, IL

R/C racing in Winfield continues in 2010. There will be a second fundraising R/C race at the Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield, IL. The address is 0S347 Jefferson St. in Winfield, IL. All money raised will go to the church. The race will be held in the church parking lot on Sat., June 5. Racing is open to all drivers. This race will be open to electric cars only. The cost will be $10.00 for each driver for any number of classes. Electricity and washrooms will be available. There’s a McDonalds and Burger King close by. The track will open for practice at 9:30 AM and racing will begin at 11:00. We will be using AMBrc lap counting and transponders will be available to use. Drivers can use personal transponders. The classes we will run will be stock touring, GT3, Slash, Off road, 1/16 scale, and any others as long as we have at least three cars for a class. We can also combine classes. We run 6 minute heats and mains.The church is trying this as part of their outreach programs. There may be no drivers stand. You may want to bring something to stand on if you need it. There will be a door prize drawing for the drivers at no charge. Everyone had a very good time last year.
This great place for new drivers to get started and for racers looking to have fun!

Directions: Take Rt. 38/ Roosevelt road to County Farm Rd and turn north. There’s a MacDonald’s at that intersection. Go north to Manchester Rd. and turn left or west on Manchester. Take Manchester to Jefferson St. and turn right or north and go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right side.

Take Rt. 64/North Ave. to County Farm Rd. and turn south. There’s a Honda motorcycle dealer at the intersection. Take County Farm Rd. to Manchester Rd. Turn right or west on to Manchester Rd. Take Manchester to Jefferson and turn right on Jefferson. Go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right.

Because of the different address, map quest and other driving direction programs may not work.

NEXT RACE - JUNE 19

The race is Saturday!

If the race tomorrow is canceled (rained out) early, I will post it here.