Grampa Ho Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:41 pm
Week 4 & 5) February 12th (RSR) The CnB boys raced on a Saturday for the very first time in history when they traveled to the newly sanctioned Redstone Raceway in La Valle Wisconsin. The group has raced RCHORA events there before and where pleasantly surprised again with a somewhat new configuration. Thirteen drivers made the trip including 2 drivers making their debuts, John & Peter Lange, brothers of track owner Tom Lange. Two sets of Hobby, Late Model & CWRA races were run.
As usual the Hobby Stocks started off the racing action. In round 1 Puk led the way to the main with 22 points while Bill Martin led the way with 3 heat wins. The most serious accident happened in heat 7 when Pete Lange lost a rear wheel on the last lap. For the 3rd week in a row Pat Amos Schroeder was low man in, picked lane 3, and went on to score his first HS feature win of 2011 over Tom Lange, Paul Gilbertson, Bill Martin and Rich Hohlfeld all on the lead lap. Puk was Top Dog with 25, his first of the year.
In round 2 points leader Bill Martin led the way to the main with 4 heat wins and 22 points. This time Puk was low man in and picked lane 3 and went on to win his first HS feature of 2011. Martin placed a close 2nd and was Top Dog with 26. Taking 3rd was Hohlfeld, all on the lead lap, followed by Amos with 4 and Bob Talley with 2. Now in his 3rd year we’d better keep tabs on Talley as he looks better and better every week picking up 2 more heats wins.
In Late Model action both Steve Rem and Bill Martin led the way with 3 heat wins while it was Rich Hohlfeld who lead the way to the main with 21. Pat was low man in picking lane 3 again but this time it was only good for second place as points leader Bill Martin, with a new paint scheme, went on to win his first LM feature of the year. Placing 3rd was Rem, Mark Swingle was 4th followed by Hohlfeld. Top Dog was Martin with 25. Point’s leader Ike Shimshak missed the main by 1 point and is now co leader with Bill Martin.
Martin went on a tear in round 2 winning 4 heats and placing 2nd in the other leading the way to the main with 24. Ike Shimshak hung the closest with 3 heat wins and 21 points. Low man in was home town racer Tom Lange and guess what lane he picked? You got it, lane 3 and what a pick it was! Making it 3 out of 4 on lane 3, Tom went on to claim his first ever CnB feature win driving his #17 Burger King GTO! The win came in Tom’s 11th LM start. Last year’s point’s champion Ike Shimshak placed 2nd followed by Rem all on the lead lap. Finishing 4th was Martin with Pat rounding out the top 5. Top Dog was Martin again by 1 point over Ike 26-25. Martin is your new point’s leader by the 1 point over Ike after 4 nights of racing.
It’s been about 3 years since the CnB boys last raced their CWRA cars but that didn’t stop them from having a little fun. Obviously the Lange boys like this class as Pete & Tom led the way to the main both with 21 points and 3 heat wins apiece. Before the feature could be run we had to have a run off for 1 spot between 4 drivers. Here Winona’s Steve Rem put the pedal to the floor and out lasted the other 3 for the win and lane choice for the main. Keeping with tradition he too picked 3rd lane. Hot shoe Pat Schroeder on lane 4 made it look easy as he held off Rem for the win, his 5th career in CWRA action. Both drivers completed the 15 lap distance while Tom Lange placed 3rd with 13 followed by Pete Lange, in his first CnB feature appearance, with 1 lap. Ike Shimshak rounded out the top 5 completing 0 laps. Top Dog honors went to Tom Lange with 24 while Pete and Pat were close behind with 23.
In the final round of racing of the day Schroeder led the way to the main with 3 heat wins and 21 points while Tom had 1 heat win and 21 points. Bob Talley got the award for best move of the day when he went up the wall in turn 2 and came back down pointed the right way in his lane. Amos once again dominated this race taking the checkers ahead of Ike and Puk. Fourth went to Tom while Rich claimed 5th. Pat took Top Dog honors with 26 and is your current points leader by 2 over Tom Lange.
Pat Schroeder picked up 2 Lead Foot awards winning both Saturday sessions over Bill Martin.
Next up, the CnB boys travel to Rich Hohlfeld’s track in La Crosse Wisconsin for a THURSDAY night show down February 24th for River City Raceway’s season opener.