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El Mirage Impound Insights July 2016
« on: July 20, 2016, 06:49:16 AM »
Here's Dan's wrap up:

Impound Insights - July 17, 2016                     
The inspection lines were greeted with strong winds all day. The feeling of the racers who were in attendance was that Sunday would bring a big tail wind. To everyone's surprise Sunday was mild by comparison although the temps were in the low 90s. The entry list was pretty low, in the middle 80s, with many reporting that they were saving their hot rods and bikes for Speed Week.

The El Mirage 200 MPH Club had two new members added. The first was Nathan Stewart driving the Skip Pipes Racing F/BGR entry to a fine 206 against the old 201 class record. I recall Nathan as a babe in arms many years ago. His record run came on his 35th birthday. Second we find new driver Eddie Marlen in the BMR C/FR with a hot 254 speed. Outstanding run for Eddie and the team. Driver coach Alan Fogliadini had tears in his eyes as his boy "done good".

The rest of the record count was pretty low, with 8 records for cars and 6 for bikes, as the course went away early. As a matter of fact we were done with round two around 2:30 PM. In time for me to join my wife at the winery to close out our 33rd anniversary weekend.

The remaining 6 car records went something like this. The Brant Speranza McLeish J/GS upped their record from May to 176 with Dave Brant at the wheel. Mark Vigeant once again was in the cockpit of  the Rice Vigeant J/BGL for another record at 183 MPH. Cal Rothe took over from Scott Goetz this month in the Aardema Braun Lattin F/FRMR for a fast 186 record. The Lattin Stevens team did some engine swapping, putting their record setting flathead into Jimmy Stevens roadster. Entering XF/BSTR class Billy Lattin set a new mark at 165. Neil McAlister continues in the old BMR Racing '32 coupe. Using a blower, Ferguson OHV conversion heads and a much better tuneup according to Dad Alan Neil was able to run a record of 191 in the XXF/BVFALT class. Seems 200 MPH is not far away. The final car record was the Hondta CRX driven by Aaron Hale. A small G, 122 cid, engine pulled the Honda coupe down the track in the G?BGCC class at 204 MPH.

The bikes had a total of six records headed by fearless John Noonan. I know John is fearless because he entered as Noonan's Naked and Not Afraid in the 1650-A-BG class. John ran a super 243 record this meet. On the tiny engine side Derek Mcleish rode the Team McLeish HD in the 50-A-VF class to a 58 MPH record. Alp Sungrtekin was on his 650-A-VF Triumph. Riding for Alp Racing and Design he was able to set a 169.9 record. Tim Cunha continues to set records with the Costella Cunha & Bassano 1000-SCS-F, this month at 191. Randy Speranza is back on the lake bed with his 2000-SC-PG Harley. Randy was able to set the class record to 167 MPH. Chris Rivas is on a roll, setting yet another record on his 3000-APS-PBF Chris Rivas V-Twin. This event he recorded a great 222.9 MPH.

The mid season is upon us. This year we get to retrun to the salt with much anticipation. For all of you who are joning the SCTA on the salt next month we wish you good luck. Please have a safe, fast Speed Week and we will carry on at El Mirage on Sept 11th.

Dan Warner
Record Certification officer
Jon E. Wennerberg
 a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim
 Skandia, Michigan
 (that's way up north)
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Re: El Mirage Impound Insights July 2016
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2016, 06:54:40 AM »
Dan also sent along the EM  mid-season record update:

Southern California Timing Association 

2016 EL MIRAGE RECORDS - MID SEASON
CERTIFIED CAR RECORDS

10.A  Special Construction Category
Gas Streamliner - /GS   
J      Brant-Speranza-McLeish   D. Brant   07/16        176.579

Fuel Lakester - /FL   
G        Martin-Enyart-Huntley   H. Huntley   05/16        179.195

Blown Gas Lakester - /BGL   
J       Rice Vigeant   M. Vigeant   07/16        183.355

10.B  Vintage Category

Blown Fuel Modified Roadster - /BFMR
E        Mariani Farms   S. Moody   05/16        241.467

Blown Gas Modified Roadster - /BGMR 
E        Mariani Farms   S. Moody   06/16        237.968

F        Waters / Manghelli / Romero   G. Waters   05/16     214.484

V4F   Fast Four Special   J. Chris King   05/16     140.961

XF     Erik Hansson   R. Lundring   05/16     171.215

Fuel Rear Engine Modified Roadster - /FRMR

F      Aardema Braun Lattin   C. Rothe   07/16     186.462

Blown Gas Rear Engine Modified Roadster -

/BGRMR
D        Kraut Bros.   R. Maclean   05/16     197.245

XF   Little Bastards   J. Lindsay   05/16     160.194   

Gas Rear Engine Modified Roadster - /GRMR 

A        Isley Racing   D. Isley   05 /16    223.381

F   Aardema Braun Lattin   S. Goetz   06/16     179.739

Blown Fuel Roadster - /BFR   

A        Cummins Beck Davidson Thornsberry   
      D. Davidson   05/16     255.963

Fuel Roadster - /FR   
C      BMR Racing   E. Marlen   07/16         254.050

Blown Gas Roadster - /BGR   

E        Eyres and Son   E. Eyres   05 /16    224.093

F     Skip Pipes Racing   N. Stewart   07/16     206.169

XF     Erik Hansson   R. Lundring   06/16     181.616

XXF   Ferguson Racing   D. Ferguson III   06/16     170.615

Blown Street Roadster - /BSTR 

AA     Thomas & Augusta Racing   R. Thomas   06/16     216.562

XF      Lattin Stevens   Bly Lattin   07/16     165.886

Street Roadster - /STR   

D        Ken Coe Racing   K. Coe   05/16        186.878

Vintage Coupe Classes

Vintage Gas Competition Coupe - /VGCC 

XXF  Lattin Stevens   Bly Lattin   05/16     173.253

Blown Vintage Fuel Altered Coupe - /BVFALT

XXF   BMR Ferguson Racing   N. McAlister   075/16    191.173

Vintage Gas Coupe - /VGC   

XF    Mr Bill's Racing   B. Ross   05/16     132.574


10.C  Classic Category

Classic Blown Fuel Altered Coupe - /CBFALT

AA   B C Racing   R. Beckman   06/16     227.954

Classic Blown Gas Altered Coupe - /CBGALT

AA   B C Racing   T. Cox   05/16     221.561

Classic Gas Altered Coupe - /CGALT

C        Cohn Jucewic Monza   B. Jucewic   06/16     207.910

10.D  Modified Category

Fuel Competition Coupe - /FCC   

I        Notabusa   L. Foley Jr   06/16      136.700

Blown Gas Competition Coupe - /BGCC

D   Shields Racing   C. Hart   05/16     211.106

G      Hondata CRX   A. Hale   07/16   204.180

H        Hondata CRX   A. Hale   05/16        215.041

Gas Competition Coupe - /GCC   

XXF   Lattin & Stevens   B. Lattin   06/16     171.914   

Gas Altered Coupe - /GALT 

A   Jack Rogers   J. Rogers   05/16     211.343

Blown Gas Coupe - /BGC   

G        H & H Motorsports   J. Teepen   05/16     184.075

Gas Coupe - /GC   

C        Jim Loving   J. Loving   05/16        196.319

J        Warnock Racing   P. Prentice   05/16     111.685

XXO   Farrell Anderson   S. Anderson   05/16     165.545

Blown Fuel Modified Sports - /BFMS 

F   Steve Tillack   S. Tillack   06/16     194.392

Blown Gas Modified Sports - /BGMS 

F        Steve Tillack   S. Tillack   05/16     199.694

Modified Mid-Mini Pickup - /MMP 

G        White Goose Bar Racing   T. Hanley   05/16     131.352

10.D  Production Category

Grand Touring Sports - /GT   

C        Kennedy Racing   D. Kennedy   05/16     212.144

10.E  Diesel Truck Category

Diesel Truck - /DT   

B   Salty Box Racing   T. Boyle   05/16     190.803

 

CERTIFIED MOTORCYCLE RECORDS

50cc

A-VF      Team McLeish HD   D. McLeish   07/16      58.029
A-VG   Team McLeish HD   D. McLeish   06/16      62.452

350cc

A-PF     Woody's Aermacchi   M. Summitt   05/16        119.203

500cc

APS-PG   Cayla Rivas   C. Rivas   06/16        130.676

650cc
A-VF      Alp Racing & Design   A. Sungurtekin   07/16        169.936

1000cc

A-VF     Jim Robinson   J. Robinson   05/16     149.986

P-P      Hunter Sills Racing   E. Sills   05/16        207.094

SC-VF   Dave Iversen Knuckle   D. Iversen   06/16     123.454

SC -VG   Dave Iversen Knuckle   D Iversen   05/16     131.426

SCS-F      Costella, Cunha & Bassano   T.Cunha   07/16     191.863

SCS-G    Costella, Cunha & Bassano   T. Cuhna   06/16     203.617

1650cc

A-BG   Noonan's Naked and Not Afraid   J. Noonan   07/16   243.941

APS-BG   John 'Big Balls' Noonan   J. Noonan   05/16     251.143

P-P      Shooting Star   S. Chappell   05/16     196.238

2000cc

A-PBG   Jay Allen Racing   J. Allen   05/16     178.034

A-PG     Jay Allen Racing   J. Allen    05/16         177.402

SC -PG      Speranza Brant Robinson   R. Speranza   07/16    167.640

3000cc

APS-PBF      Chris Rivas V-Twin   C. Rivas   07/16     222.987

APS-PBG   Chris Rivas V-Twin   C. Rivas   05/16     228.264
Jon E. Wennerberg
 a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim
 Skandia, Michigan
 (that's way up north)
2 Club member x2
Owner of landracing.com