Halloween 2-Hour Enduro, October 28, 2006

Buena Park, CA

 

Report by Tore Anderson, photos by John Kallas & Josh Bauer

 

Team "Boola 2" barely over Team "Division 3"!

 

Furious racing shows Anderson over Radisich by 2 laps after 22 heats. Bauer grinds fastest lap.


Nothing more boring than an endurance race unless it is a Division 3 event using hand-out new motors so as to put them through the test. Well, some made it to the finish line, some others did not.

 

Anderson's Chevron was painted in the style of Kovacs bodies of the 1960's and looked really good. Note the aluminum exhaust pipes glued in the rear valance.

  

 

The chassis is typical Anderson with steel and brass rods mixed, with wide side pans. The Pro-Slot motor design forces the lead wires on one side since it is designed for sidewinder use.  

 

   Now, is this a good-looking slot car or what?

 

The field ready for battle. A total of 11 teams entered, all completed the race except for one that gave up after successive spectacular motor failures.  

 

   The Paul Sterrett Chevron, finished in his usual impeccable manner.

 

The John Kallas-built Chevron, co-driven by Mike Steube.  

 

   Dennis Samson brought this Ferrari 330 P4, the pressing of it looking like a modified 1960's Dynamic "Handling Bodies" model.

 

Mickey Johnston, left, keeping under control, flanked by Keith Tanaka, Roger Vorba, Chris Radisich, Dennis Samson, Jeff Easterly and Tore Anderson.

At the controls is Ken Dylke, always a volunteer when help is needed.

  

 

   Jeff and Tore keep an eye on their cars, while Mickey and John Kallas are involved in sharing the latest gossip. Roger Vorba and Kyle Matthes are just absorbed in the grind on long driving stints.

 

   Terry de los Santos with Josh Bauer, Paul Sterrett, Mike Steube and Doug Matthes. Gil Gundersen is waiting for someone to put his car back in its legitimate lane.

 

It's over. Terry unplugs his smoking controller, Rick Salvino0 re-adjusts his eyes, Josh is elated by his finish while John Emmons and Mike Steube listen to the launching story.  

 

   The computer shows the verdict. It's a Boola festival out there...


 

Individual Results:

 

Pos

 Driver

  Team

 Body type

 Laps

 Fastest lap

 

 1  Tore Anderson  Boola 2  MAC Chevron  440  

 2

 Chris Radisich

  Division 3

 MAC Chevron

 438

 3

 Mike Steube

  Checkpoint

 MAC Chevron

 432
 4  Mickey Johnston  Boola 1  MAC Chevron  432

 5

 Josh Bauer

  Boola 2

 MAC Chevron

 431

  4.937" *

 6

 Bob Maxwell

  Wing Racers

 MAC Chevron

 428

 7

 Paul Sterrett

  Division 3

 MAC Chevron

 421
 8  Gil Gundersen  Boola 1  MAC Chevron  419
 9  Dennis Samson  Samson Classics  ? Ferrari P4  403
10  Rick Salvino  Buena Park  MAC Chevron  402
11  John Emmons  Samson Classics  ? Ferrari P4  396
12  Adam Kirkhoffer  Wing Racers  MAC Chevron  416
13  Kyle Matthes  Matthes  MAC Chevron  411
14  Roger Vorba  Buena Park  MAC Chevron  406
15  Doug Matthes  Matthes  MAC Chevron  393
16  John Kallas  Checkpoint  MAC Chevron  392
17  Terry de los Santos  Wheezer  Toytech Porsche  354
18  Jeff Easterly  Wheezer  Toytech Porsche  353
19  Roger Uusitalo  Rolling Hills  MAC Chevron  301
20  Keith Tanaka  Rolling Hills  MAC Chevron  296
21  Dennis Hill  RevTech  MAC Chevron  DNF

22

 Mike Boemker

  RevTech

 MAC Chevron

 DNF

 

 

*  Fastest lap

 

Team Results:

 

Pos

 Team

 Laps

 Fastest lap

 

 1  Boola 2  871  4.937" *

 2

  Division 3

 859

  5.1098"

 3

  Boola 1

 851

  5.1593"
 4  Wing Racers  844  5.2106"

 5

  Checkpoint

 824

  5.1596"

 6

  Buena Park

 808

  5.3277"

 7

  Matthes

 804

  5.3280"
 8  Samson Classics  799  5.4327"
 9  Wheezer  707  5.6091"
10  Rolling Hills  597  5.5427"
11  RevTech  81  5.5394"

 

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