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v8stockcar
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 Posted - 02/08/2010 : 21:43:54
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V8Stockcar Winter Heat 2010
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The V8 StockCar Road Racing Series will kick off 2010 with its' Winter Heat, running on familiar ground at Sebring International Raceway with the Central Florida Region SCCA, February 20 & 21. Historically, this has been a well attended event and some thirty cars are expected to test the famous 12 hour course.
The following weekend the V8 Series will be at Palm Beach International Raceway as the support series to the ARCA series.
This will be an exciting weekend for competitors and fans alike as the 800 plus horsepower ARCA cars, with their stars of the future test the two mile circuit.
ARCA, well known as a training ground for NASCAR and other series, has always prided itself on being a series that challenges it drivers by scheduling races on short tracks, superspeedways, dirt and road courses. NASCAR stars like Mark Martin, Tim Richmond, Charlie Glotzbach, Davey Allison, Ernie Irvan, Michael Waltrip, Harry Gant, Kyle Petty, Joe Ruttman, Brett Bodine and many more spent time learning their craft in ARCA before moving on to success in Nascar and other forms of racing. Nothing has changed and you can look for big things from current and recent ARCA stars like Justin Allgaier, Justin Lofton, Parker Kligerman, Joey Coulter, Colin Braun, and Scott Lagasse Jr.
The V8 StockCar Road Racing Series is a points championship racing series that competes on North America's finest road courses including Daytona, Sebring, Road Atlanta, VIR, Barber Motorsports Park and more The V8 Series will bring its' four classes of ground pounding rockets with bigs field expected. Just some of the top competitors expected for the Winter Heat are former Grand Am Champ and two time V8 GT-1 Champ Dave Machavern, ten time race winner Charles Wicht, 2009 V8 GTA champ Randy Walker, 2008 V8 GTA Champ Tony Amico, former three time Nascar Dash Champ and 2009 V8 SPO champ Larry Hoopaugh, 2007 V8 GTA champ Jay Marshall, 2009 SCCA SARRC GT-1 champ Ray Webb and many more.
V8 StockCar's four classes are:
V8 GT-1: SCCA GT-1 Corvettes, Camaro's Mustang's' etc, plus Grand Am Rolex GT cars
V8 GT-2: SCCA World Challenge cars, Grand Am Koni Challenge SCCA GT-2 and the like
V8 SPO: ex Nascar Cup, Nationwide, Hooters Cup, Late model stock cars
V8 GTA: SCCA GTA stock cars, 500 hp
Be there this February when the V8 Series turns up the "Winter Heat."
For more series info please go to www.v8stockcar.com
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v8stockcar
Ready to Write a Book
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Posted - 02/10/2010 : 06:40:31
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ARCA/V8 Weekend Schedule
2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards Schedule
ARCA Racing Series 150
Event Schedule
Schedule of events for the ARCA 150 event at Palm Beach International Raceway
Thurs, Feb, 25
2:00-6:00 PM ARCA Racing Series Registration and Rig Parking
4:30-6:30 PM V8stockcar Series Registration
UNLOADING OPTIONAL
NO ON TRACK ACTIVITY
Fri, Feb 26
6:00 AM ARCA Racing Series Registration Opens and Remaining Haulers Enter
6:30 AM ARCA Racing Series Garage Opens
7:00-8:30 AM V8stockcar Series Registration
9:00-9:20 AM V8GT1-V8GT2 Practice
9:30-9:50 AM V8SPO-V8GTA Practice
10:15 AM ARCA Racing Series Driver and Spotter Meeting
10:30-10:50 V8GT1-V8GT2 Qualifying
11:00-11:20 AM V8SPO-V8GTA Qualifying
11:30 AM-2:30 PM ARCA Racing Series Practice
3:00-3:25 PM V8Stockcar Race 1
3:15 PM ARCA Racing Series Pre-Qualifying Tech In-Line Time
4:00-6:00 PM Menards Pole Qualifying Presented by Ansell (all positions)
6:00 PM ARCA Racing Series Registration Closes
7:00 PM ARCA Racing Series Garage Closes
Sat, Feb 27
9:00 AM ARCA Racing Series Registration and Garage Opens
10:30-11:00 AM V8Stockcar Race 2
11:00 AM ARCA Racing Series Driver, Crew Chief and Spotter Meeting
11:30 AM-12:15 PM ARCA Racing Series Driver Autograph Session- Attendance Required
12:30 PM ARCA Racing Series Driver Introduction
1:00 PM Start of the ARCA 150 (150 miles / 75 laps) |
Edited by - v8stockcar on 02/10/2010 06:42:25 |
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v8stockcar
Ready to Write a Book
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v8stockcar
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Posted - 02/16/2010 : 07:52:41
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The V8 StockCar Series 2010 "Winter Heat" events at Sebring next week, February 21 & 27, and at PBIR the following are shaping up to be very competitive weekends of racing. Three of the four 2009 class champions will be on hand with most of their close challengers there to torment them. The addition of the V8 GT2 class, which debuted in 2009, promises to bring some additional marques to the series such as Porsche's, BMW's, Mazda's, and maybe a Viper or two.
2009 V8 GT-1 champ, Dave Machavern returns in his Tommy Riggins prepped Corvette, and Daytona's Ray Webb will counter with a Riggins built
Vette of his own. Bob Borders will bring out his similar Corvette, Charles Wicht will return in his crazy fast, winged Monte Carlo and Mike Kern will be on hand in his beautiful FuelClinic.com Camaro.
In the V8 SPO stock car class, champion Larry Hoopaugh returns, with Paul Breehne vowing revenge for his one point championship loss in his Rousch/Yates Performance Parts Ford Fusion, Lee Arnold and Bubba Longbottom will be fast as well.
2009 V8 GTA class champion Randy Walker will have the usual suspects chasing him again, in no particular order, that would include 2008 champ Tony Amico, 2007 champ Jay Marshall, plus race winners like Bob Stretch, Randy Keith, Ron Keith, Hollywood Graham, Butch Kummer,
George Lutich and a host of other class pit bulls.
For more information on following or competing in the series, check out http://www.v8stockcar.com. |
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jimmyracer
Novice Typer
Joined: 04/06/2009
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Posted - 02/17/2010 : 09:41:27
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Anyone have a car I can drive?
Jim Goughary, Jr.
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chassisman
Needs a Life!!!
Joined: 04/07/2006
USA
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Posted - 02/17/2010 : 19:22:53
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Hey Jim you can call JR Motorsports and see if they will put you in Danicas ARCA Car. |
Barry Trivette Robinson Racing |
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v8stockcar
Ready to Write a Book
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v8stockcar
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Posted - 03/08/2010 : 07:53:55
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V8 Series at the ARCA Tire Kingdom 150 Race Report
While many of the country's racers remain stymied by one of the coldest winters in recent memory, the V8 StockCar Series competitors were heating
up the track at the all new Palm Beach Beach International Raceway. The V8 Series was the opening act for the ARCA Tire Kingdom 150.
A strong field of twenty seven cars was on hand at the Mo's Gold Palm Beach Sprints, February 26 & 27 . Two time GT-1 Champ Jeff Emery returned to action in the series looking to give current champ Dave Machavern something to think about, and that he did. In qualifying, Machavern did take the class and overall pole in his Riggins Corvette, with Bob Mitten second overall in his ex Tony Stewart/Home Depot SPO class Monte Carlo, John McMullen was third in his ALMS Series Orbit Racing Porsche. Emery was relegated to the fourth overall starting spot due to tranny woes. In the GTA class, former SPEED World Challenge race winner Bob Stretch got the pole in his Wheels America Monte Carlo.
At the Green on Friday, Mitten got the jump on Machavern with his seemingly rocket powered Cup car, and had a slight lead as the two headed down into turn one. Machavern got into some oil dry that had been laid down earlier and his blue Corvette skated up just a bit making contact with Mitten. The resulting impact, slight as it was, took down Machavern's left front tire ending his day. Charging up from the fourth spot was Emery.
The Former SCCA Trans Am Series racer quickly overwhelmed the heavy stock car in the twisty sections and took the overall lead for good. Mitten, however was still cutting lap times that would have qualified him in the top three for the ARCA race. In GTA, Stretch was turning consistent laps in the 1:20's and easing away from his competition. Doug Wilson, the former stock car racer, was having a blast dicing with the big stock cars in his GT2 class BMW M3, running lap times with the middle pack GTA cars despite a couple hundred horsepower disadavantage.
At the Checker, Emery had the overall and GT-1 win, with Bob Mitten coming home second overall and first in SPO. Stretch easily held on for the GTA win, with Kansas Tornado, "Burr" Keith besting 2009 GTA champ Randy Walker for second place. Doug Wilson got the GT2 win and the respect
of the stock car racers around him for the way he fearlessly battled them for position.
Saturday's race started with Emery and his wicked fast, winged, Fred Strube built Monte Carlo super late model on the pole. Machavern was along side
in the Heritage Automotive Group Corvette. Bob Mitten started behind in the second row with GTA fast guy Bob Stretch next to him.
Emery led into one at the green, but Machavern was dialed in as well and kept filling up Emery's mirror. The duo traded the lead twice in the thirty minute sprint with Emery leading with a couple to go. Machavern was now sweating, as his car began to overheat and he comtemplated pulling off, only to see Emery pull up lame in front of him. Machavern nursed his ailing racer to the checker winning overall. Lee Arnold got the SPO win in
his super late model Monte Carlo after class leader Bob Mitten found some oil on track and spun. GTA leader Stretch suffered mechanical maladies half way through and Kansas hot shoe Ron "Burr" Keith took over. Keith flew to a second place overall and class win over the hard charging duo of Jay
Marshall and Randy Walker. Doug Wilson got his second GT-2 class win of the week and the fourth of the year, despite a problematic clutch.
Wilson also set a new track record for the class, breaking Bob Turnage's year old standard.
The V8 Series wishes to thank Palm Beach International Raceway, ARCA, Race Chief Steward Bob Ricker and his able group for all they did to make the V8 races a success.
V8 Series season long partners are instrumental in the continued success and they are: GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, Mo's Gold, Howe Racing, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine, Racing Limo's, SaferRacer, Randy Lajoie and Hess Racing Products
for more information on the series check out: http://www.v8stockcar.comBosco
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