We had some great racing this weekend, and even got the race in for Sunday, dispite a little late start for the rain. We had about 30 cars each day, and would llike to thank all the racers who came out.
Derek came to the races both days bearing gifts. We would like to thank him for the donation of the Alignment Gage with indicator, and a Billit YO YO, it was cool. We sold tickets and raised alot of money for our local. Thanks for the help Derek.
Here's the winner of the YO YO Jacob Hamilton from Warren Pa. He played the rest of the day with it.
Savannah came to help pass out the prizes, she had a blast.
Here's the winner of the Alignment gage with indicator, Nicky Vaccaro, from Rodchester NY. He kept asking when I was going to pull the number, he had to leave, and then he won, it was like he knew it was his. He was real happy with Savannah for pulling his number.
SuperStock was our biggest field
Do you have the race results?
Thanks
Soap Box Derby draws scores of entrants
Published:Monday, April 21, 2008
Entrants competed in three divisions.
MINERAL RIDGE — More than 60 children and teenagers some from as far away as New York competed over the weekend in a rally race by the Greater Youngstown Area Soap Box Derby.
Competitors, ages 8 to 17, faced off in three divisions each on Saturday and Sunday, said Andy Bowell, GYASBD board president. Each day was a separate race.
In the stock car division, both car and competitor are limited to a total weight of 200 pounds. Bowell said a stock car is a basic car.
The stock car winner in both Saturday’s and Sunday’s races was James Fell of Bay Village, Ohio.
Entrants in the super stock category cannot exceed 230 pounds including car and driver. The cars are more rounded in the super stock category. Matt Mroczynski of Beaver, Pa., took first place in Saturday’s event, and his sister, Marissa Mroczynski, also of Beaver, Pa., finished first in Sunday’s race.
The masters division consists of sleek cars in which drivers must lie down and view out of a small opening.
“It’s like a rocket on wheels,” Bowell said.
The total weight limit for both car and driver in the masters division is 250 pounds.
Teela Gajewski of Buffalo, N.Y., took first place in that division both days.
Bowell said this year’s participation was down slightly from previous years when more than 40 entrants have shown up to compete each day. A race in Wooster the same weekend coupled with forecasted rain on Sunday contributed to the lower number, he said.
Wooster also debuted a new track this year.
“Our hope is to build a permanent track in the Youngstown area in the next year or two,” Bowell said.
The GYASBD race for local competitors is set for June 21 on Fifth Avenue, Youngstown. Call (330) 717-8661 or (330) 442-7498 or visit www.gyasbd.com for more information.
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Results from race Sat & Sunday
Sat. April 19
STOCK --- ---- SUPER STOCK --- -- MASTERS
1 James Fell ---- Matt Mroczynski --- Teela Gajewski
2 Julia Castner --- Taylor McClellan --- McKenzie Shaffer
3 Marcus Hert --- Bradley Hert - Stephanie Ritenour
4 Riko Rodriquez --- Joey Puntel -- Stephen Kuebler
5 Daisy Corso --- Sarah Smith
6 Brandon Krohn--- Jiair Hughley
7 Zack Krohn --- Haleigh Kuebler
8 Jacob Hamilton --- James Davis
Sunday April 20
STOCK --- --- SUPER STOCK --- -- MASTERS
1 James Fell--- Marissa Mroczynski --- Teela Gajewski
2 Paige Carmichael --- Johanna Kuebler --- Katie Atchison
3 Nick Mroczynski --- Bradley Hert --- McKenzie Shaffer
4 Julis Castner --- Haliegh Kuebler --- Shelby London
5 Heather Pahorosky --- Sarah Smith
6 Zachary Krohn --- Matt Mroczynski
7 Jacob Sebest --- Joey Sebest
8 Christian London --- Victoria Kuhaneck