The Inside Track Nov 2014

A look at the Granddaddy of Kyle Licks crazy wreck atthem all GrandviewBorgers Pre Indoor big event is Cody KlinereviewedSpeedway Entertainment eventat Grandview is profiledCover Photo: Logan Diehl celebrates after his first Linda’s Speedway National Open Win(Bonnie Goshert Photo)Index Photo: Borgers Speedway Rumble at the Ridge winner Ryan Tidman (Tim KrysiukPhoto)

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Logan Diehl was a sleeper pick going into the National Open after several strong performances in 2014. He left with his name on the big trophy and etched in time forever. Diehl is a 20 year old college student who started racing at Linda's Speedway in a 600 Modified. Last year he and his family made the move to the 270 Micro Sprint class. Diehl qualified for the Nationals last year in his first attempt. This year, with some help from Randy West and Brian Carber, Diehl was able to race weekly with some of the best. He said after his qualifying night win that he tried to race like it was any other night. We all know it was anything but. The win Thursday gave Diehl the number one seed going into Saturday's Front Row Challenge and a shot at $10,000. When Saturday came, Diehl was the first driver in the staging area for the Front Row Challenge. He was focused on the goal. He didn't win the FRC but, he settled into a third starting spot. Diehl again was one of the first up for the feature. He sat alone in the staging area at he stared at the race track. His studying of the surface would quickly go away when rain fell. It changed everything. Diehl was ready. When Randy West and Steve Dunmire tangled on the start, Diehl made a breath-taking move to the inside and his three wide move was worth $3,000, a National Open trophy, and hope to anyone who isn't a favorite going into the big weekend. But, this story isn't all about Logan Diehl. It is also about another person. Diehl is 20 years old and unofficially is the youngest driver to ever win the Nationals. How about the youngest driver to ever attempt a start at the National? Devin Adams is 14 years old, and five days. He made the minimum age by five days. Adams had a so-so night one, but was looking for more after a long Friday in school. Adams returned to the track hungry and ready. He showed that by timing very well and making the invert. He started on the pole of his heat. Randy West was in that heat. Adams led the first four laps as West attacked. West did about everything to rattle Adams' cage. He would not budge. West did eventually work by Adams and win the race. Adams qualified to the feature. In the feature as the field came to take the green Adams slowed. The master link had broken on his chain causing his car to lose power. It was a heartbreaker and his shot at a top sixteen spot was gone. Most drivers, not just teenagers, but all drivers would have been thrown off; not this kid. He told his parents Friday night we will race in tomorrow. It wasn't cockiness, it was confident, and really it wasn't even confidence, it was simply determination. Adams raced all night to get into the B- Main. He got to second and pressured Mike Skias for the win the whole race. He kept his word and qualified for the National. The master link again broke Saturday in the 50 lap Main Event taking him out early. In this year's National Open, a lot of drivers stepped into a new league, but these two drivers became more. They might have finished first and last, but each wrote a little bit of their own history in an epic 25 year story.6 ~ The Inside Track

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by Joanne Mady A king and a champion were crowned this past weekend at Penn Can Speedway on Saturday October 18th. Despite the threat of showers a full field of cars were there to win a spot on the throne but only one could wear the crown. Will Eastman, driving for Bob Rowback, did just that in high fashion taking the lead on lap #2 and never looking back. “I have to thank Bob and Connie for letting me run their new car. I wanted to stay in the top ten in points and couldn’t have done it without their help,” stated Eastman. Eastman charged to the front with Bowes andImage by K Lindquist Korey Inglin right on his bumper. Inglin and Bowes raced side by side without losing too much ground to Eastman with Richie Hitzler within reaching distance to take advantage of any opening. Drivers let it all out and spectators were treated tosome of the hardest driving of the year with Eastman taking the win followed by Bowes and Inglin. Aaron Bowes wasofficially declared the 2014 Xcel Champion after a final points review by Xcel owner Doug Borger.Logan Diehl has flirted with his Brown might not be the color offirst win at Linda's Speedway all money, but Friday night Bradyear and Thursday October 23rd Brown seen a lot of it. The funnyhe grabbed an opportunity to thing is none of it was asvisit victory lane on the biggest important to him as the shot hestage Linda's Speedway has to has at a National Open wentoffer. Diehl took the Reanimated with being the Friday nightArt and Tattoo Studio quick time winner of the 270 Sprint mainand locked into the dash by event. The rebounded solidlyfinishing second in his heat race. Friday for Brown's second careerDiehl then won the dash earning Linda's Speedway win.the pole for the main event.National Open Night 1 5- Jarid Kunkle National Open Night 1 5- Steve Dunmire(25 Laps) 6- Mike Rutherford (25 Laps) 6- Sean Mcandrew1- Logan Diehl 7- Jacob Hendershot 1- Brad Brown 7- Greg Robinson2- Nick Skias 8- Jesse Maurer 2- Randy West 8- Pete Skias3- Kyle Weiss 9- Mike Skias 3- Kenny Miller III 9- Richie Hartman4- Josh Stoyer 10- Nunzi Allegrucci 4- Pat Bealer 10- Kyle Spence8 ~ The Inside Track

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by Barry AngstadtJonestown, PA - The 25th Anniversary of the National Open at Linda's Speedway had a little bit ofeverything...lots and lots of racing, huge car counts, mysterious rainfall, a first year driver addinghis name to the event's prestigious list of winners, and redemption for another after a heartbreaking loss in the 2013 edition of the Open. Logan Diehl ran 600cc Modifieds until he switched to 270cc Micro-Sprints near the end of the '13campaign. This year, in his first full season of 270cc activity, the 20-year-old improved immenselythroughout the summer and into the fall before putting together a fantastic couple of nights thatculminated in a National Open victory. Jay Hartman, from Flagtown, NJ, figured this race owed him after a gut-wrenching defeat lastOctober, and he gained his revenge on Saturday with a pulsating triumph in the 600cc portion ofthe National Open at the Jonestown, Pa. quarter-mile. Diehl scored the win in Thursday's National Open prelim, parlaying his victory into a third-placestarting spot for Saturday's 50-lap A-Main. The pole sitter, Randy West, declined to take the FrontRow Challenge that would have paid a whopping $10,000 if he gave up his starting position, thenwon the race after starting from the rear of the field. His front row mate, Steve Dunmire, alsorefused the opportunity, as did Diehl and Nick Skias, the drivers who would line up in row two. When West and Dunmire got into one another and a bit out of shape on the original start, Diehlshot between them and into the lead as the trio exited turn two for the first time. West andDunmire battled one another for the runner-up spot as Pat Bealer rumbled from fifth to make it athree car fight for second. A fairly heavy rain shower (that appeared from out of nowhere, as none of the local forecastspredicted any precipitation for the entire weekend) moved in and doused the speedway right afterthe conclusion of the 600cc A-Main - and right before the 270cc A-Main was pushed onto thetrack. A long delay - after the rain finally subsided - to get the track back into shape had everyonescratching their heads over set up and tire choice because the moisture from above turned thequarter mile oval from black and slick to heavy and tacky. With softer tires bolted on, rather than the hardest rubber they could find, the groove moved upand the 270cc wheel-twisters were flying as the A-Main proceded toward a mandatory stoppage atthe halfway point. Diehl was sailing off into the corners, his No. 94d hooked up in the higher line ashe negotiated lapped traffic. Some timely yellow flags provided clear race track in front of him, andon each restart, he simply powered away from his pursuers. November 2014 ~ 11

The racing for the remainder of the top five positions was fiercely entertaining, with West, Bealer,Dunmire, Jesse Maurer, and Nick Skias battling in separate little groups. After the fuel stop at themidway point of the 50-lapper, Bealer and West ran three laps in side-by-side fashion as theytussled for the runner-up position. Bealer eventually won out over West, but the No. 23R of Westcame roaring back, zipping around the outside of Bealer to reclaim second in the final few tripsaround the clay. Diehl blasted to the big victory, with West celebrating his runner-up finish and the fact that,through his business (West Fabrications), he'd built the motors that powered the top threefinishers in the National Open. Bealer, Maurer, and N. Skias rounded out the top five with 17th-starting Ross Perchak slicing his way to sixth. Kenny Miller III, Mike Rutherford, Jarid Kunkle, and Pete Skias finished seventh through tenth. Jay Hartman pretty much had a perfect weekend at theNational Open, setting quick time and winning his heatrace on Friday night, then leading from start to finish inthe 40-lap A-Main on Saturday. His victory was partredemption, too, as the Flagtown, NJ driver had last year'srace in the bag, only to tangle with a lapped car with twoto go. A timely caution flag aided his effort on Saturday, gettinghim out of heavy lapped traffic that allowed Tyler Waltonto close in and set up the leader for what would havebeen a race-winning pass. Just as Walton was ready topounce, though, the yellow flew with just five circuitsremaining. On the restart, third place Brian Carber ducked underWalton, and that permitted Hartman to get away. Hecrossed the stripe 0.836-seconds in front of Walton, whorepelled Carber's challenge to finish as the runner-up overCarber, Mike Dicely, and 18th-starting Heath Hehnly. Eddie Strada, who started 17th, earned sixth-place money, while Jason Sechrist wound upseventh. Jason Swavely, using a provisional to take the green in 30th position, threaded his way toan eighth-place payday. Tim Buckwalter, who won the B-Main, finished ninth and Travis Scottcompleted the top ten.National Open Notebook: Tough to get a total car count for the event, since the 270's actually started racing on Thursdayand Friday night and using Saturday to try and race their way into the big dance if they weren'table to lock themselves in through the preliminary nights' main events.12 ~ The Inside Track

There were 71 cars on hand on Thursday, while 75 took part in Friday's program. With 16 driverslocked in heading into the final day (Saturday), another 60 competitors attempted to race their wayto the A-Main through time trials, heat races, and the alphabet mains. A total of 59 entries signed in for 600cc competition. Jason Swavely, Douglassville Pa., had the distinction of using provisionals to start both A-Mains -in each one, he started way back in 30th position after suffering misfortune during Saturdayqualifying for the 270's and 600's. Swavely avoided a couple of multi-car tangles in the early stages of the 600cc feature, then deftlynavigated his way into the top ten. He finished eighth and was easily the hard charger of the event. In the 270cc headliner, Swavely was not as fortunate, finishing 21st as the first driver one lapdown. On Friday night, Swavely did score an impressive triumph in the Race of Champions, driving a second Ken Miller No. 23mx machine to the win over a field of point champions from various tracks across Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The 16 drivers who locked themselves into Saturday's 270cc A-Main (by virtue of finishing in the top eight positions in Thursday and Friday's preliminary features) competed in a series of one-on- one match races on the final night to determine their starting spots for the 50-lapper. Randy West marched through the bracket to earn the pole, defeating Steve Dunmire in the final round. West had to beat Jacob Hendershot, Sean McAndrew, Logan Diehl, then Dunmire to win the pole. There were several close finishes along with some upsets in the match races, and the entire Front Row Challenge was well received by the competitors and fans. Drivers from North Carolina, Ohio, New York, and Connecticut took part in the 25th Anniversary edition of the National Open. November 2014 ~ 13

Hell Tour 2014…Two Weeks of Pure Joy en races in 14 days…any true race fan would drool with anticipation and delightover the prospect of attending that many events over a period of two weeks. But I can top that,as I had the good fortune and golden opportunity to not only attend, but announce (and writeabout) ten racing programs in 14 days at the beginning of August, 2014. As my schedule developed and the time for my personal “Hell Tour” drew near, Iwas really looking forward to it. I had never even come close to announcing that many races in atwo week span…would my voice hold up? Would I survive the test of endurance, as the nightswere to be filled with racing while my days were taken up by my job at St. Joseph MedicalCenter? And would I still be married after spending the majority of two weeks at my job and therace track? Fortunately, that answer is yes – in fact, the answer to all of the questions above is aresounding “YES!” Unfortunately, I had to delete one event off the Hell Tour, as the Tuesday, August12 program at the Kutztown Fair was rained out. I still considered myself lucky, though…losingjust one race of this 10-in-14 stretch isn’t too bad. But it did alter the Tour to nine races in 14days. Here is a brief recap of those nine events; just one or two personal highlights that Itook from each night of my dirt track nirvana… Monday, August 4: the 10th Annual Nostalgia Nationals at the Reading Fair. It’s hard to believe that this is already the tenth anniversary of this marquee event for the All Star and Junior Slingshots. And I’m very proud of the fact that I’ve announced all ten Nostalgia Nationals…all the way back to the first one in 2005, when Ryan Smith (what’s he done lately? Oh yeah, he just beat the World of Outlaws at Port Royal a few weeks ago, didn’t he?) captured the inaugural event. This year, Mike McLaughlin, in a beautiful car painted similarly to Kenny Weld’s “Batmobile” that revolutionized the dirt Modified division in 1980, took home the victory at the Reading Fair.14 ~ The Inside Track

Tuesday, August 5: The Slingshot race at the Reading Fair used to be a two-night affair, but thefolks who promote and run the racing events at the Fair, the Reading Fairgrounds Racing HistoricalSociety, want to present a varied menu of motorsports to the fairgoers, so Micro-Sprints filled thebill on Tuesday. The 270cc and Sportsman Classes were joined by the Stage One Modifieds. I’m stillnot sure about the Micros on that track…it’s a bit small, but the drivers seem to enjoy it. And, notto downplay Ken Andreas’ win in the 270’s, but this event kicked off what turned into a pretty bigweek for Jarid Kunkle, who won the Sportsman feature at the Fair.Wednesday, August 6: The Hell Tour moved to the JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA onthe Kutztown Fairgrounds. The night was notable because Jarid Kunkle (remember him?) recordedhis first career triumph in a 600cc Micro-Sprint when he took the wingless victory at his hometrack. The other winners this night were Earl Paules (his first win in a SpeedSTR), Larry Raifsnider(All Star Slingshots), and Damon Paul made it two in a row in the Junior Slingers. Remember thename Damon Paul, too…Friday, August 8: Back to the Reading Fair for 125cc Micro-Sprints, Stage One Modifieds, and Karts.Darren Miller bagged the 125cc victory in a race marked by heavy contact in almost every turn ofevery lap. I do enjoy watching the Karts whiz around the small oval at the Reading Fair; all threeclasses of Karts were very competitive.Saturday, August 9: The first half of Hell Tour would wrap up with a huge seven-feature card atLanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway. The 270’s and 600’s made up features that wererained out on July 19, then competed – along with the 125cc, Sportsman, and 250cc Four-StrokeMicros – in heats, consolations, and regularly scheduled 25-lap main events. Significant itemfrom this night: Heath Hehnly swept the 600cc features for his only two victories of whatbecame a championship season for Hehnly and car owner Sonny Cooke. Oh, and Jarid Kunklewon again…this time, he cashed in for his second Sportsman triumph of the week and his firstwin in that division at the Clyde.Tuesday, August 12: All day rain put an end to any hope of racing at the Kutztown Fair, giving methree consecutive days without any races…and I have to admit, I wasn’t too disappointed when Iheard the event was cancelled.Wednesday, August 13: The JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA dried out fromTuesday’s precipitation, and the Fair Week Nationals began with Billy Pauch Jr. taking the bigwin in Wingless 600cc activity, while James Morris collected $1,000 for winning the Hump DayChallenge for the wingless 600’s. Morris had recently junked not one, but two frames in acouple of bone-jarring flips, so it was nice to see him earn some big dollars. Brad Brightbill wonhis first SpeedSTR feature, but the best was yet to come for Kenny’s kid… November 2014 ~ 15

Thursday, August 14: It’s just me, so anyone connected with Enduro type racing, please don’t be Tim Krysiuk Photooffended, but I just don’t like Enduros! The Daniel Boone 100 (thank goodness it wasn’t 200 laps,as was the case in 2013) for stock cars took center stage at the Kutztown Fair on this night. Itbecomes a scoring nightmare, even with transponders, but I kept one eye on the leader at alltimes, so at least I always knew who was in front. And it was Randy Ahner Jr. who led most of theway to notch the victory. A darn good wingless 270cc race was won by Richie Hartman (Mike Batzsaid, “that’s the best race of the entire Fair, and I whole-heartedly agree with him), and DamonPaul – I told you to remember that name – won his third and fourth (consecutive) Junior Slingshotfeatures. This kid, with his awesome personality and skill behind the wheel, is – in my humbleopinion - destined for greatness.Saturday, August 16: Back at my Saturday night home, Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway.It’s always neat to see a first time winner, and especially cool when the triumphant driver is just areally good person. That was the case in the 600cc division, as Boyertown’s Taylor Troxel registeredhis initial victory in the 25-lap main event. Taylor and his dad were just ecstatic in victory lane, andit was really fun to watch them celebrate the big win. It was also a night for the young guns, asBradley Brown scored win number three in the 270’s, Kenny Miller III won his fifth of the season inthe 250cc Four-Stroke Class, Darren Miller also took home his fifth checkered flag of the year in the125cc feature, and third generation racer Curtis R. Miller won his fourth Sportsman feature of theseason. The youth movement is alive and well at the Clyde…16 ~ The Inside Track

Sunday, August 17: The season finale at Action Track USA and the end of my Hell Tour made this abittersweet evening. A great night of racing made me forget just how tired I was, as James Morrisnotched his third win of the year at Kutztown in the Wingless 600’s. And talk about the young lionswho are beginning to dominate local small car racing…Louden Reimert (also a third generationdriver) muscled past Travis Bieber on the final lap to win the All Star Slingshot main in a greatfinish. Brad Brightbill – remember him? – had a night to remember, too, as he was victorious in theDick Tobias Classic for the SpeedSTR division. It was a $5,000 payday for Brightbill, as well as hissecond straight SpeedSTR victory at Action Track USA. Since it was the final race of the year, I hadfun keeping track of the point battles and attempting to keep the large crowd informed as to whomwas leading the championship standings throughout each feature. Billy Pauch Jr. out-pointed hisdad to record the SpeedSTR title, while Jay Hartman (even though he was knocked out of thefeature very early) held off Pauch Jr. to capture his second consecutive Wingless 600cc pointcrown. And, in the closest point chase among the three weekly divisions at the Action Track USA,Danny Buccafusca won his second straight All Star Slingshot track championship over Brett Bieber.In the early stages of the Slinger’s feature, the two wheel-twisters were actually tied for the pointlead, then one would edge ahead by a slim margin, only to have the other driver leap-frog over hima few laps later. Unfortunately, Bieber was forced to retire long before the checkered waved aftercontact damaged his No. 32.And that was my Hell Tour 2014. I not only survived, but enjoyed every minute of those nineevents. And I’m hoping that the summer of 2015 brings the opportunity to go for ten races in thatsame two-week span in August.On Monday, August 18, by the way, my wife and I headed to Virginia for a week of vacation. It wasmuch needed, but I was ready to head home on Friday so I could be ready to go at Lanco onSaturday the 23rd…Thanks for reading; hope you enjoyed it. November 2014 ~ 17

Amy Williams Photo Brad & Brittany Brown Samantha Bowen Photo and their crew were awarded best dressed crew at the Linda’s Speedway National Open.18 ~ The Inside Track

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Mike Fry catches Kyle Lick going for this Vicious Ride at Grandview



by Bob Snyder Tim Krysiuk Photo Rumble On The Ridge (75 Laps) 1- Ryan Tidman 2- Rob Vivona 3- Larry Hoagland 4- Sheldon Iudicello 5- Brandon Zavarella 6- Jordan Tittle 7- Nick Groff 8- Steve Yankowski 9- Larry Raifsnider 10- Avery Stoehr The second annual Borgers Rumble On The Ridge for Hoosier Racing TiresTQ/Asphalt 600 Sprints was expected to live up to every expectation and more as twentyfour TQ/600 Sprints would take Starter Tyler Knitter’s green flag. From the very start of theday the bumping and banging was evident. In heat #1, Buddy Sload took the Colin Martinowned TQ for a wild ride down the front stretch. the alpha where out and looking to get tothe front of the line ASAP! Knowing that track position would be key for the 75 lap featureeveryone went hard in the heats! Driving the Mark Janisch owned 750 TQ , fan favorite, Bing Metz was able to\"Bing Back to the Future\" and earn two solid top 5's in his heats landing him a top tenstarting position for the feature. So impressed, editor and chief, Len Sammons vowed tomake Bing a star! The northern CanAM TQ series sent down their power house, BrandonZavarella. Brandon was able to keep pace with the lighter and smaller Asphalt600 crowdearning himself a decent spot for the feature. The Bangor Steel Boys, Rob Vivona and PatVan Varick made quick work of the field in the heats and would be starting up front for thefeature. One of the favorites, Geo Sutton driving the Metz Ride4rent would get caught up inan incident and would have to now work from the rear. Everyones kid, Billy Pauch Jr.,climbed into the MMF #46 owned by George and Marylin Van Varick and quietly completedthe qualifying round up front.22 ~ The Inside Track

At the conclusion of the inverted second round of heats, everyone Tim Krysiuk Photoknew Tidman was the man to beat. In 2013 the Boyd owned machine of Flying Ryan wasalways there to contend for the top spot ( parking once in VL in 2013 too! ). At the drop ofthe green, the big dogs would be rail to rail. The 5b Excel600 chassis 600 wheeled byveteran wheeler Bobby Butler and the up north native Shawn Nye chased Tidman to turnone. Nye, reminiscences of last years performance and his success in AC , slingshotted byButler out of turn two with his sights set on Tidman. By lap ten the remaining Bangor Steel entry wheeled by Rob Vivona was tickingfaster laps than the leader and was on the move. His teammate and owner, Pat Van Varickwas once again sidelined by brake issues. Vivionna had no problem carry the team andscreamed into fourth with Billy Pauch Jr. glued to his rear bumper. On Lap fourteen after thetwo traded places, it was clear that Pauch's MMF #46 was going to have his hands full withthe lighter Hyper 750 TQ. As the laps clicked off , Vivona moved up two spots into secondwith Pauch Jr falling in behindVivona for third. After a few yellows, Pauch wasclearly starting to get a rhythm and was onthe move and took over second on a laptwenty five restart. The red flag waved midway thru bringing the cars to a halt on thebackstretch to take on fuel and make tire airpressure adjustments. As the race went back to green itwas Tidman, Pauch, and vivona dicing for thelead. As the fight for the lead intensifiedLarry Hoagland, Sheldon Iudicello, andBrandon Zavarella joined the hunt. With sixlaps to go Pauch was involved in a tangle thatsidelined him with a bent tie rod ending aspectacular run for the lead. As thecheckered flag waved it was Tidman, Vivona,Hoagland, Iudicello, and Zavarella.Other winners included TaylorEccles (Slingshots), Kurt Bettler(Slingshot Cash Dash), Joey Costello(Junior Slingshots), Joel Smith (StageOne Modifieds), and Drew Fornoro(ATQNRA Vintage TQ’s) November 2014 ~ 23

Rich Tobias developed the Slingshots for a few reasons. One, to keep racingaffordable, two, driver talent is the defining source and three make it a springboard for acareer in big car racing. For a few current big car drivers, he has accomplished that with some driverstaking the headlines in auto racing trade papers and websites. Right now there isn't a national race fan that hasn't heard of Ryan Smith, asthe former Slingshot National Champion made a name for himself by beating the best atPort Royal Speedway with his October 25th World of Outlaws Sprint win over the newKing of the Outlaws, Donny Schatz. Ryan has shown his talents as a top running micro-sprint racer, has taken on USAC Silver Crown's best at Phoenix and Richmond. Someveteran drivers were seen checking out his 551 to see if they had any hidden secretsduring a strong qualifying run at Richmond. Ryan was also a top runner in the SammonsMotorsports Indoor Racing Series events held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. He was aSlingshot race winner and was a top runner in the TQ class in many of the indoor races.Next up was a move to the central PA sprint car circuit as a regular at the Williams GroveSpeedway and Lincoln Speedway, he teamed up with Don Kreitz Jr. and learned from oneof the best in the business and recorded many top 10 runs at the Mechanicsburg, PA 1/2mile. 2014 found Ryan teaming up with the Rob Warko Racing and things went one stepfarther as top 10 finishes were now becoming top 3 finishes and whatever he learnedfrom Kreitz, he put to use on the Warko 94. A top 10in 2014 Williams Grove points and to top off Mike Fry Photoa fantastic 2014 racing season so far, the bigwin at Port Royal. Ryan has also stepped intoanother Tobias creation the SpeedSTR andlost a heartbreaker at Mahoning ValleySpeedway to another young star, Kris Graver.Ryan's career from the Slingshots to the 410sprints to whatever class of car he decides todrive next will find that his real talent isbehind the wheel of a race car and he haspassed that knowledge and help to many ofthe young Slingshot drivers currently racing.24 ~ The Inside Track

Many of the Slingshot alumni stay on the dirt ovals, but one exception is alsobeing noticed on the NASCAR Asphalt Modified circuit. Former Linda's Speedway Slingshottrack champion Kyle Ebersole, is putting his familiar # 5 in the front of the pack at stops likeSouth Boston Speedway in Virginia. His asphalt modified career had a few closer to homestops along the way as he made starts at Mountain Speedway in 2007, Bridgeport Speedwayas a dirt tracking Sportsman racer, and then back to Sundance Vacation Speedway to returnto the asphalt ovals. A track championship and racing in the RoC Mod Tour gave Kyle a solid2009 season. He now has 2 career NASCAR Southern Modified Tour wins with a SeptemberSouth Boston 150 win and a win at Langley Speedway, also in Virginia. Kyle's smooth drivingstyle and ability to be patient has made this still young talent a contender in every race heenters. As a young driver that at one time entered the Slingshots through the windowinstead of the roof, Montgomery, NY's Anthony Perrego is now a 20 year old with a nicefuture in small block and big block modified racing in the northeast. Perrego was a memberof the 2007 Weikel's Sportswear Tour and became a strong runner in the All Star Tour. Thatwas before taking to Accord Speedway in the Crate Sportsman Class at age 15 and being adominant force for 3 seasons. He closed out 2013 by winning The Gobbler at AccordSpeedway and taking home over $7000. His 2014 season would begin as the regular driverof the Gary Mann 55 Modified, a car he won four features this year at Accord. He also tookthe Tommy Perrego wrenched number 18 to seven wins at Five Mile Point Speedway,including the Short Track Super Series Battle ofthe Bullring in Kirkwood, NY. He also made a stopat the Grandview Speedway Freedom 76 andwent home with a top 10 finish. All three of these drivers were top runners in the Slingshots and realized that car control and throttle control mixed in with their talents behind the wheel could make them competitive. They are all contenders as they race as big class drivers, which is the still what Rich Tobias envisioned when he built his first Slingshot in 1999. November 2014 ~ 25

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Speedway Entertainment PresentsBechtelsville, PA - Feature winners and National Champions shared victory lane on an incrediblyblustery Sunday at the Grandview Speedway, as Speedway Entertainment wrapped up its seasonwith the running of the Fourth Annual Fall Jamboree. While it was the fourth Jamboree for the Rich Tobias-led organization, it was the first time theevent was held at Grandview. Scheduled as a two-day program, rain on Saturday cut the show inhalf and placing even more emphasis on Sunday's A-Mains, which were claimed by Billy Pauch Sr.(USAC Championship SpeedSTR's); Dylan Hoch (All Star Slingshots); James Morris (Wingless 600ccSprints); and Dillon Steuer (Junior Slingshots).The Fall Jamboree was also Championship Weekend for the three Speedway Entertainmentdivisions, with National titles going to Canadian sensation Maxime Plante (USAC ChampionshipSpeedSTR's); Dylan Hoch (All Star Slingshots); and Damon Paul (Junior Slingshots). The 35-lap, $3,000 to win A-Main for the SpeedSTR's saw polesitter Kris Graver wiggle a bit inturns one and two, allowing Grandview Modified ace Duane Howard to grab the early lead.Howard, making his SpeedSTR debut, was in front at the completion of lap one, but his time at thehead of the pack would be short-lived. On a restart with one down, Kyle Weiss took the green right behind Howard's No. 24. Using a bigrun off turn four, Weiss stormed into the lead, passing Howard on the high side. Weiss set the pace for the next several circuits, but all eyes were on the Bob Hilbert Sportswear/Fatt Kat No. 9 driven by Billy Pauch Sr. A three-time winner at Action Track USA this season and themost recent All Pro Tour winner on dirt (at Five Mile Point), Pauch was rumbling from his seventhstarting position, taking third from Howard - who was passed by Frank Cozze for the runner-upspot - by the time the second caution flag was thrown with ten tours complete. The SpeedSTR's were making good use of the ample racing room provided by the high banked Grandview oval, scrambling in two and three-wide fashion throughout the field. Asphalt standout Earl Paules charged from his 15th starting spot to break into the top five, while Wayne Weaver and Brad Brightbill began to make their presence known near the front of the pack. On a lap 13 restart, Pauch Sr. blasted by Cozze to snare second place, then ducked under Weiss and grabbed the lead on the 14th revolution. Cozze moved to second on the next trip around the clay as Pauch, from Frenchtown, NJ, separated himself from the field. November 2014 ~ 27

Mike Fry PhotoA terrific battle for fourth between Brad Brightbill and Weaver endedwith 24 down as Brightbill, Paules, and Craig Whitmoyer were knockedout after tangling in turn four. On the restart, Cozze hung with Pauch fora few laps, challenging the leader with a few attacks in the low groove,but Pauch eventually pulled away once again. One final restart, withjust one tour remaining, did not alter the outcome as Pauch motored tothe victory over Cozze, Tim Buckwalter (who rallied from sixth to thirdlate in the race), Weaver, and Frank Yankowski. \"They watered the top just before the feature, and that was nice because it gave us a top groovefor a while, and that's what I used to pass my way to the front,\" noted race winner Pauch Sr. \"But I knew it was going to rubber up, and I think I may have been the first one to find therubber,\" he added. \"And that got me to the lead. After that, it was just trying to save the tires, butthe track wasn't really too rough on the tires today.\" The battle for the All Star Slingshot's National title was a three horse race, with Mertztown, Pa.'sDylan Hoch holding a narrow advantage over Larry Raifsnider and three-time National Champ BrettBieber. Hoch's title-clinching philosophy was simple: win the race and the championship would be his...sothat is precisely what the high school student did. With Bieber and Raifsnider sharing the front row for the 20-lap main event, it was Biebersnatching the early lead as fourth-starting Hoch dueled with his good buddy, Cody Kline, for third. Hoch eased in front of Kline on the fourth circuit, then set his sights on Raifsnider, who was losingground to the Oley Jet in the No. 32 as Bieber continued to extend his lead. Hoch darted pastRaifsnider, then reeled in Bieber as the race headed toward its halfway point.28 ~ The Inside Track

As they rocketed off turn four to take the crossed flags, Hoch went a bit higher than normal to get Mike Fry Photoa run down the banking as the lead duo moved onto the homestretch. His strategy worked as hisNo. 35 pulled even with Bieber at the start/finish line. They rubbed in one and two, with Hochnosing ahead on the back chute. The National Tour's point leader was now the race leader, withnine laps remaining, and he was not about to give it up. Bieber tried to surprise the leader on a restart with a couple of circuits left, but the attempt wascalled back by track officials and the subsequent restart had Hoch accelerate away from Bieber,putting an end to any potential late race drama. Hoch flew to the checkered, capping a late season comeback in the National standings thatculminated in a final race win and championship. Bieber's three-year strangle-hold on the Nationaltitle came to an end with his second-place finish in the finale, and Raifsnider, who led the Nationalstandings for a while during the summer, wound up third in the Fall Jamboree's A-Main for the AllStar Slingers. Demetrious Drellos and Kenny Heffner completed the top five when starter MikeFeltenberger waved the checkered flag. The Wingless 600cc Sprint feature was a good one, with Riegelsville's James Morris fending offthe challenges of Robbie Hocker and Simon Egan to claim the victory. When the 20-lapper went green initially, polesitter Tim Buckwalter dashed to the lead ahead ofMorris, his front row partner. Morris stayed with the leader as Bobby Butler and Hocker tussled forthird and Stephen Reynolds navigated his way from 11th on the starting grid to run fifth by thetime lap five was scored. An incident in turn four brought out the yellow with six complete, and Kyle Lick got pinched intothe backstretch wall as the field slowed for the caution. Lick's No. 8 flipped wildly, converting theyellow slowdown to a red flag stoppage. During the red flag period, officials noticed that Buckwalter's car had a flat right-front tire, andthe Greth Racing No. 71 was sent to the pits to have the tire changed. That handed the lead toMorris, who had slipped past Buckwalter just prior to the yellow/red...the pass was negated by theincident, but Buckwalter gave up the top spot when he headed to the pits for a new right frontsneaker. November 2014 ~ 29

When the green reappeared, Morris gassed his No. Mike Fry Photo 85 to a slim lead over Hocker, but Hocker's Grime Boss No. 54 nipped at the leader's heels as he waited for Morris to bobble. The lead pair was soon joined by 17th starting Simon Egan, who rumbled into fourth, then third, before making it a three-car dance for the lead in the waning laps. Morris never bobbled, locking his car to the bottom groove and going on to win by a narrow margin (0.087 seconds) over Egan, who edged Hocker for runner-up honors. Reynolds finished up his stellar run with a fourth-place effort, and Doug Snyder came from the back after his involvement in an early race mishap to record a fifth-place payday. After his pit stop, Buckwalter sliced his way from the rear of the field to finish sixth.The Junior Slingshot National Tour A-Main was a tale of two (young) drivers; while one of themcaptured the day's battle, the other wheel-twister won the season-long war. Dillon Steuer, from Bohemia, NY, entered Sunday's program trailing Junior National point leaderDamon Paul. Steuer went out and did everything he could possibly do to overtake his Stoney Point,NY rival...he won his heat race, then passed Paul for the lead in the 15-lap feature and going to onregister the big win in the season finale. But he came up a little bit short in the point tally, as Paul'srunner-up finish was enough to clinch the championship. Paul appeared to be cruising out front, sprinting from his inside front row starting position to leadthe initial six circuits. Steuer, however, was not going to throw in the towel without a fight, as heran down the race leader, then motored by Paul and into the top spot. It was then Steuer who wason cruise control, as Paul and Dakota Kohler battled for second over the final laps. At the finish, it was Steuer in for the win, with Paul settling for runner-upstatus over Kohler. Chloe Andreas and Tyler Peet finished fourth and fifth,respectively.30 ~ The Inside Track

Quote from Tim Buckwalter after his third place run in theSpeedSTR main: \"I wish it was 40 laps, instead of 35...under theone yellow, I found an adjustment in the car that I had no ideawas there...and I am still not sure what it does, exactly, but I wasrunning so bad that I decided to turn it as far as I could. It didsomething, because the car was awesome after that...it's how Igot to third at the end. I think it (the adjustment) has somethingto do with the brake bias...\"Fall Jamboree Fodder... Despite losing Day One to rain and facing a cold, blustery Sunday, a total of 114 entries took part in theFourth Annual Jamboree which, until this year, was held at New Egypt Speedway (2011) and Path ValleyRaceway Park (2012 and 2013). The car count breakdown is as follows: 28 SpeedSTR's; 29 Wingless 600ccSprints; 39 of the All Star Slingshots; and 18 Junior Slingshots. Billy Pauch Sr. set the tone for his SpeedSTR victory by turning the quickest lap, with Kyle Lick secondfastest and Duane Howard, in his maiden voyage in a SpeedSTR, clocking in with the third-fastest lap. BrettBieber and Larry Raifsnider were the two quickest drivers in All Star Slingshot timed dashes, while DamonPaul was the fastest Junior Slinger over Justin Mills and Dillon Steuer. Tim Buckwalter, James Morris, and Bobby Butler were heat race winners in the Wingless 600cc division,while Howard, Kyle Weiss, and Frank Cozze captured heat race victories for the SpeedSTR's. Claiming Junior Slingshot heat race triumphs were Paul, Mills, and Steuer. The four heats for the All StarSlingers went to B. Bieber, Raifsnider, Cody Kline, and Dylan Hoch. Tex Snyder, the ageless wonder who steers a 600cc Sprinter, was launched into a scary series of flips in theWingless 600 main when his right-rear wheel broke off and the axle dug into the turn one racing surface.Snyder exited the car (with some help) and was taken to the hospital for further evaluation after beingexamined by the EMT's at the track. Kris Graver, who won his second SpeedSTR race of the year on the Mahoning Valley Speedway pavementthe week before the Fall Jamboree, was not as fortunate on Grandview's dirt surface. Graver started on thepole of Sunday's feature, but fell back fairly quickly. He dropped into heavy traffic in the middle of the packand appeared to get squeezed into the backstretch wall as several cars scrambled for position with 12 lapscomplete. Graver's No. 29b flipped wildly at the midpoint of the back chute, but he emerged unhurt afterthe tumble. Damon Paul, even though he's only 13-years-old, handled his defeat in the Junior Slingshot feature with amaturity and professionalism that is sadly lacking in many racing divisions and sports in general.When the final points were tallied, of course, Paul, who won four consecutive Junior Slingshot features atthe JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track USA this season, could break into a smile because his runner-upfinish was good enough to win the National Championship for the Junior Slingers. November 2014 ~ 31

Amy Williams snags Logan Diehl Winning the National Open Rick Schwindenhammer catches some 4cyl action at Bridgeport32 ~ The Inside Track

Tim Krysiuk has the Borgers TQ’s ready to goMike Fry shoots the 600’s pre green Amy Williams catches Josh Stoyer’s flip November 2014 ~ 33

600 Micro Sprint driver Brett Michalski’s New Helmet from CR Graphics Shown in action in aRick Schwindenhammer Photo34 ~ The Inside Track



Danielle Dickinson Photo The \"Capitan\" Cody Kline is a driver that shows up atthe track with a good attitude and a goal of victory. For Kline winninghasn't come easy, but it has come plenty. Kline enjoys his times in Slingshots andsays it will be status quo for now as the slingshot is a very affordable race division inthe area. Kline has wins at 20 tracks and throw in a mechanics race win at the closedMoc-a-Tec speedway for good measure. Something that is impressive is Kline hasenjoyed wins at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Reading Fairgrounds, and Trail-ways Speedway in what few starts the Slingshots have at each place. Outside of racing, Kline has had his hands full in 2014. Kline underwentbrain surgery in February of 2014 and thought that it would keep him out of the seatfor the full season. With some doctors help and motivation to race Cody was backbehind the wheel before anyone expected. He even has a win to his credit this year.36 ~ The Inside Track

Kline, much like many other drivers grew Type of Car: Slingshot by Tobiasup in the sport he loves. Kline's dad anduncle owned cars together that his uncle Car Number: 59 / 1cpiloted at various central Pa track. Klineremembers races at Nazareth, Penn Home Town: Bangor, PaNational, and Orange County FairSpeedways. Now if there is a big Date of Birth: Aug. 23, 1984Slingshot race Kline is there. He has winsin Go Karts and the Slingshots in his Sponsors: R.G. Hoffman Electricalracing career. He says that there are so Contractor, NAPA Auto Parts ofmany special moments that it is hard to the Delaware & Lehigh Valley’s,pin point just one. With that said, a Vishnesky & Son’s Construction,former National Champion has to Extreme Race Bodies, Billappreciate that feather in his cap. Weaver Home Improvement, MMF Chassis, & Wert’s Beverage Kline says, at this point he ishappy racing a Slingshot. Whether it is of Toptonhis own number 59 that shares thenumber his uncle carried on his big blockModified or the 1c that he races for friendand car owner Bill Weaver, Kline is out towin and have fun. Maybe one day hewould venture to a Crate or 358 Modifiedto run at Grandview, Big Diamond, orNew Egypt, but as for now Slingshotdrivers can expect to be challenged byKline.*Editors Note*Outside of racing, Cody has overcome apretty traumatic experience with theserious sequences of surgeries. One thingI can appreciate from the outside is Codynever questioned, he just did. He did notcomplain, he dealt. He was focused onthe goal, getting back in a racecar and Ifor one am glad I was able to see himreach that goal.Bruce Thomas Photo “Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 November 2014 ~ 37