The BRL came to Pittsburgh this past weekend. Practice started Friday night at 8:00 PM sharp! Practice ran until about 11:30 PM and began again on Saturday early!
The racing continued on Sunday with the 4th round of qualifying and then the mains. This was one of the greatest races at SCH to date! The facility is open to spectators for free!
Gary, Nitro Mike Whittington and Robert Stanley man the store while the BRL race goes on!
The BRL (Brushless Racing League) happened this past weekend at SCH. The race was an all weekend race - March 15th and 16th. The race was sponsored and called the Muddslide Motorsports 300.
Check below for race details!
This year’s Snowbirds was one of the best yet for national level R/C car carpet racing. Pittsburgh Locals did well again this year, Ray Darroch and Larry Fairtrace came out with races in A and B mains. Ray took third in the 12th Scale GTP 19-Turn A-Main behind Markus Mobers (2nd) and Jilles Groskamp (1st). Larry Fairtrace takes 7th in the Touring 27Turn Foam B-Main. Other tid-bits, there were over 234,806 recorded laps on the Snowbird track (beginning last Tues. & going thru till the end on Sunday)
Paul Lemiuex comes away with winning the TQ and A-Main in 1/12th scale.
Barry Baker and Billy Easton enjoy the hot models that have frequented the birds’ for the last three years. Jessica Barton (Left model)
Jilles Groskamp takes the 1/12th scale GTP 19-Turn A-Main - with some heated moments during the race, he hangs for the win!
The ladies looked fine this year - best ever actually!
For more pictures by SCH, click here. For the Snowbirds site: click here. For results from the Snowbird Nationals: click here.
Thank you again to Mike Boylan and the Snowbird Nationals crew for a job well done!
Steel City Hobbies continues the Snowbird Nationals coverage.
Today was a tough day for all. Some are happy, some are not so happy. This year has to be one of the most fierce competitions I have ever seen.
Josh Cyrul won the Touring Modified B-Main which will bump him up to the A-Main under the Snowbirds rules. Josh has raced at SCH as he is a top competitor in on-road and oval. Jeff Cuffs takes the F1 demo.
To check all the results, click here.
The track surface is the BEST I have ever seen at a large venue nationals race. You cannot see too many plywood 4′x8′ seams - even after thousands of laps. The odorless Jack the Gripper compound is working out perfectly, and the CRC rail system is working to spec with quick change-overs from Road Course to Oval. The high ceilings and HVAC are keeping the track conditions consistent throughout the whole race. This is another benchmark raised by the 2008 Snowbird Nationals.
Ray Darroch wins the B-Q “B-SCREW” award. Ray got hung up on turn 2 so he did not get the bump-up to the A - but we were all pulling for him at SCH!
Pittsburgh local Ray Darroch with the B-Q - as he has to wear the Mickey Mouse ears - a tradition here at the Snowbirds. Paul Lemiuex was the B-Q - B-SCREW and winner of the 1/12th Scale GTP Modified B-Main so he gets the bump into the A-main - what a great race!
The A-Mains will start at 6am tomorrow (Sunday). To view all the action and to see the results, check out the SBN live Page.
Friday evening means two things… finish up the bulk of qualifying, and time to party! For most, it is all business, but typically people head out on Friday and Saturday nights to get away. Some have already said they are looking forward to tonight as there is little rest to be had at the Snowbirds. Tonight may be no exception.
Josh Cyrul works on his car before an important qualifier on Friday while Mike Zubak measures his magnetic strength with his newly released gause-meter.
Larry Fairtrace is another racer from Pittsburgh - although he moved to Philly recently. He is still looking for a place to carpet race. He misses Pittsburgh and racing on a large pro track like Steel City’s! (Steel City has been an official Snowbird Nationals practice track for years) You will also notice (right picture) that the lighting is much brighter, and the ceilings are much higher than previous years of the Snowbirds. This helps keep the track conditions more consistent with any temperature and humidity changes. One racer notes that this hotel is not as intimate as the “Rats Hotel” while others say that on a scale of 1 to 10, this place is an “11″.
