A Joe Myers Event

4th Annual All-Star Shootout
     
13.5 / 1 cell  |  21.5 / 2 cell  | Nastruck

 



[Encino CA]  The 4th Annual ALLSTAR-SHOOTOUT is history, and once again this event brought
some excitingVelodrome Racing.   The weekend of racing got started on Saturday with practice then
qualifying for the regular SWTour Series “Points” classes, then it was main time.

 

The South-West Tour R/C Oval Series is currently running (5) classes at our Velodrome events.

 

1.     13.5/1 cell – 2wd Oval Pan Cars with “Stock Car” type bodies.

2.     21.5/2 cell  “Sportsman” – 2wd Oval Pan Cars with “Stock Car” type bodies

3.     21.5/2 cell “ NASTRUCK” -  2wd Oval Pan Cars w/ Paved Oval Truck Bodies

4.     21.5/2 cell  “Expert” – 2wd Oval Pan Cars with “Stock Car” type bodies

5.     10.5/2 cell SFM (Stupid Fast Mod) – this is an open ruled “SPEED RUN” class.

 

In the 13.5/1 cell class, Scot Petitclerc would continue where he left off after April’s Series event setting
another NEW Track Record earning the HobbyTalk TQ pin with a 29/5:01.22    (53.8 ave mph.)

 

  1 Scot Petitclerc       29/5:01.22   53.8

  2 Uncle Buck           29/5:06.65   52.9

  3 Gary Hamilton      29/5:07.42   52.7

  4 Arnold Brittain     28/5:02.26   51.8

  5 Randy Smith          28/5:04.13   51.5

  6 Tim Twyman         28/5:05.72   51.2

  7 Brett Patti              28/5:06.13    51.1

  8 Katsuki Nagata      28/5:08.10   50.8

  9 Jason Hastings       28/5:11.28   50.3

 10 Brandon Patti       27/5:03.24   49.8

 11 Kenji Masuda       27/5:05.38   49.4

 12 John Miles            27/5:10.76    48.6

 13 Toshihiro Naito    26/5:10.90    46.8

 14 Bryan Myers           8/2:34.68    28.9

 

In the MAIN EVENT, Scot continued his domination taking the “A” Main win sweeping both of the
Velodrome series events thus far.

 

 --13.5 Stock Car - A  Main --

Pos Car Laps    time     name

   1    5  29    5:08.07 Scot Petitclerc                              

   2    4  28    5:02.10 Gary Hamilton                                

   3    3  28    5:03.43 Uncle Buck                                    

   4    9  28    5:10.04 Jason Hastings                               

   5    2  27    5:00.52 Arnold Brittain                              

   6    1  27    5:00.74 Tim Twyman                                   

   7    8  27    5:05.62 Katsuki Nagata                               

   8    7  26    5:02.61 Brett Patti                                  

   9  10  26    5:03.42 Brandon Patti                                

 10  11  26    5:05.33 Kenji Masuda                                  

 11  12  26    5:09.36 John Miles                                   

 12    6  26    5:11.67 Randy Smith                                  

 13  14  13    2:40.10 Bryan Myers                                  

 14  13    4    0:56.40 Toshihiro Naito 

 

This is the class that would prove to be the class of choice for the ALLSTAR SHOOTOUT on
Sunday, so these drivers got some very valuable practice under similar race conditions with the
running of a 14 car main event. 

 

Sunday’s 4th running of the SWTour ALLSTAR-SHOOTOUT saw a great battle of speed between
Joe Blackburn and Scot Petitclerc.   

 

The Shootout would once again use a (4) Lap – Single Car qualifying session to set the front 2 positions
in the 1st MAIN event.  From there, the (4) Lap qualifying would also set the line up for a single round
of qualifying heat races for the rest of the field.

 

The Starting grid for the second and third main events (TRIPLE “A” MAINS) would be the finishing order
of the preceeding main event.

 

The fastest qualifier in the (4) lap run went to Joe Blackburns   0:38.46, with Scot’s (4) lap run being good
enough for the outside front row starting position with a 0:38.85.

 

Blackburn would take advantage of being locked on the pole, and sit out of his qualifying heat race, but Petitclerc
choose his option to run in his w/o a threat of loosing his outside front row starting position.

 

Heat Race Top 3 :

 

Heat 1:

  1   2  20     3:36.56 Arnold Brittain      

  2   1  20     3:46.45 Toshihiro Naito       

  3   6  19     3:38.44 Brandon Patti        

 

Heat 2 :

  1   3  20     3:33.94 Frank Valentino      

  2   1  20     3:37.53 Nic Case             

  3   2  20     3:38.74 Randy Smith  

 

Heat 3 :

  1   2  20     3:26.88 Scot Petitclerc      14     54.05

  2   7  20     3:28.61 Erik Steenhoven      17     53.60

  3   3  20     3:29.11 Gary Hamilton        33     53.47

 

All races for the SHOOTOUT were based on LAPS (vs. timed racing)

 

Joe Blackburn would take the first TWO “A” Main events, clinching his first ALLSTAR-SHOOTOUT
win, becoming  the 4th different winner in shootout history, joining

 

2007 Champion - ERIC BRUST

2008 Champion - LARRY RUBY

2009 Champion - JASON HASTINGS

 

Scot Petitclerc would finish 2nd overall with a WIN and a 2nd place finish, with Frank Valentino earning
a 3rd place finish.

 

COMPLETE RESULTS from the 13.5 SHOOTOUT

 

        

 

Previous Shootouts
2007
2008
2009