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"Speed Zone" (our annual December club activity)
Every December Jeff Doud usually organizes a club function to keep
us from getting stir crazy when we can't get the cars out of the garages. The club
rents a go-cart track where we work up a schedule to take turns and get to make laps
against each other. Check out some of the sample pics below:
2006: GC members break yet another cart at SPEED ZONE
Check out our "Youtube" Go cart "music" video. Let me know what
you think:
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Dave Lehr scheduled a 2 hour session for the club to race the mini
sprint cars on the slick track at the Carlisle Sports Emporium It was on Tuesday,
Dec.12th from 8PM till 10PM.
You don't have to be a club member to join in the fun for this event. We wanted 24 racers but wound up with 18. That worked out because they had
9 cars available and we could run 9 people for four, 30 minute sessions giving each
person 1 hr total drive time. The 30 minutes were broken into 3 - 10 minute heats.
The annual "wrench" was thrown into the gears when the first car broke
in the first heat of the second 30 minute session. Mike Potts was the "lucky"
guy who broke the cart this year. I guess since John Shultz wasn't there, someone
had to step in and break one. Mike's cart had the main drive belt snap. I tried to
take it home as a souvenir, but they got it back from me.
Since we only had 8 cars the rest of the night, Jim Manganell was the first to give
up his seat in a ten minute session so Mike could hop back in. (Thanks Jim!) The
rest of the night, we had guys share the cars so only a couple guys missed a ten
minute session.
The only other mishap was when Jim Manganell's Gas mask canister fell off on the
track and it accidentally jammed under my cart, causing it to drive funny. (Yes,
I said, "GAS MASK". Jim tends to bring odd racing gear each year. There
is a picture on his page that shows him in a cart with a WW2 flying helmet and goggles
two years ago.) By the time we realized what the part was, several members ran it
over and flattened it. Sorry, Jim. It sure looked like a part from the carts, a serious
part. Most of us wondered who lost what looked like a clutch housing and no one's
cart stopped.
As you can see to the left, I took a small video camera with and shot some of the
action to go along with a few pics I took. Also, I would like to thank Andy Jensen,
who purchased two large pizzas which everyone had a slice or two. We would also like
to thank Dave Lehr, who set the whole thing up and even got his Dad's 11 passenger
van for Pine Grovers and some northerners. Everyone else met us there.
GC members (in bold print) and their guests who participated were:
Dave Lehr, Eric Lehr, Jeff Doud, Nash Doud, Bailey Doud, John Schaeffer,
Jim Manganell, Andy Jensen, Bernie Vilcheck, Wayne Witmer, Dave
Abrams, Devin Trexler, Kevin Holland, Chris Holland, Mike Potts,
Bobby Winklebleck, and Denny Aungst.
Dev's girlfriend, Alex, came along and helped to watch our club cutie, Trinity Witmer.
Melissa Aungst opted out of driving this time to get some papers graded for work
in between taking some video footage for me.
Driver's Meeting
Here are a few photos to finish off this article:
first crew to race.
Doud cinching up his harness.
Exiting turn one.
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The starting grid.
Obstacles in turn 4!
Mike Potts
The transponders weren't working.
They powdered the corners.
Wedging inside to pass was popular.
Multiple car pileup.
December 2005 at S&S Speedway in Stroudsburg!
I got a lot of comments about this pic. Even though it was a mistake, it's pretty
cool.
1st lap!
In-car cam traffic jam.
Kevin Holland turned around into the center.
Chris Ives member #1
The tops fold up for easy access.
Andy Jensen getting into the blue #6 car.
Traction strips on the outside didn't help.
1st corner traffic jam.
Another turned around.
Lots of bumping going on.
They kept spreading talcum powder to make it slick.
