Today started out like any other race day… people arriving early anxiously waiting to get into the shop so they could start wrenching on their R/C cars… it was when Duquesne Light informed SCH management that the power must be shut down at noontime for a period of 3 to 8 hours! OH NOOOOO said the staff! Owner Mike Rooney personally talked with the power people and was able to get the power shut-down held off till 2:00 PM. With a vote from the body of racers, SCH has postponed the SCH Brushless Nationals until further notice. We were able to salvage some racing however. We turned the day into a club racing day with two qualifiers and one main. The last race finished at 2:15 on the nose – and the power was out at 2:16! Racers have the option of running at SCH on Sunday for no charge.

The day started off with partial power. “We made do with what we had…” says owner Michael Rooney.

2:16 PM the lights were out with the exception of emergency lighting and sunlight! It was enough to pack up gear and to get on with the day.

Many racers came from hours away! Thank you to all such as Ozzy (RIP Motorsports) and Mike O for the continued support! Keep posted for the re-scheduling of the Steel City Brushless Nationals! Sorry for any inconveniences! I think we all had fun despite what happened, which was beyond our control!