"Gettin' Groovy" - Wednesday night at the Hangar
GRIP. That seems to be the word to describe Wednesdays at the Hangar. It's hard to wrap my head around how, in just three short nights, we have a level of grip never seen in the ol' Hangar before. That, and the dialed layout just keeps pumping out epic battles, race after race. A racer's wet dream, minus the sticky aftermath.
Stock 12th
Let me just start off and say the Stuart is becoming the "wrecking ball" of this program, in a very refreshing, good way. This kid just keeps laying it down! Despite the two-car field in stock 12th, he still had fun toying with Garrett throughout the night, before properly "Peeling" him in the main. Well done kid!
Scale Spec
In Scale Spec, Bruce "Moose" Riedinger visited us all the way from Sunny SoCal to show us how they do it down south. TQ went to Franko Roberts but it was an A Main win for the tourist, driving an all-too-familiar-to-the-front yellow Nissan Skyline. Mike Ruete watching on as his car continues to dominate. Mark Brown had another strong showing in the lone MINI of the night, throwing down against the best of the A Main, just as we come to expect from him.
Stock Touring
Stock Touring was interesting, to say the least. Grip was tricky all night and caught most of us off guard. Jake D. was on top of it all night, taking TQ over Korey Harbke and Mike Ruete. I was a distant 4th, racing my Schumacher Mi1. Trying to convert my "budget-rocket" Scale Spec car, to a "hold-me-over" Stock TC car has proven to be a work in progress, but the car is an absolute blast to drive, and has netted me some great results in the process. The Main started clean for the top 5, with the usual carnage behind. That would soon catch up with the leaders, as I seemed to constantly find myself in the midst of a three-way battle for second. The race then started claiming victims, as Mike lost a wheel, and Korey dropped out, pulling off with handling issues. I suddenly found myself in a comfy second-place with Jake checked out for the win. I wasn't the fastest by far, but turning consistent laps pays off now and then. ;)
World GT
This video says it all. What a race. Todd Mason, Wes Briscoe, and Brian Bodine going at it for 6 minutes straight. The three swapped positions countless times, and with the tone sounded, only the final chicane and straight, separated Todd from WGT glory..... and then the button monster hit..... Todd straight-line's the chicane, over the buttons, into the wall. Wes, close behind, and not to be outdone, take the same line, cartwheels, and takes him and Todd over the wall and out of the track. Sheer awesomeness. I think Brian won, but we may never know, lol.
Mike Anderson's VTA "Hertz" Mustang, in the Scale Spec B Main
Garrett Smith's 12th scale, just moments before the "Peeling".
Young Stuart Mason, peeling Garrett Smith. Proud father, Todd looking on.
Kickin' it old school with my Schumacher Mi1. Pre-A Main.
Another Superb Wednesday night by Kyle Bradshaw and the gang at Seattle Rc Racers. Come check it out. The Groove is legit!
Keep Racing kids.
-Jesse
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