- Joined
- Mar 13, 2005
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
Wheelers are some of the best folks you'll ever meet. When Jody Childers, a member of the Big Dixie Boggers, was badly burned in an accident at work, the Big Dixie Boggers got together to raise some money to help Jody along. ECORS and the Mud Devils heard about the Boggers' fund raising and thought the upcoming race would be a great opportunity to help. Rob Klinger from ECORS raffled off a chance in the driver's seat of his own buggy in the Class C race.
Chuck Smith won the raffle to race the ECORS buggy, but a broken wheel stud ended his day early.
Chuck Smith was the lucky raffle winner and started seventh. Chuck was doing pretty well in his rental ride until partway through lap two, when a bad wheel stud got caught up inside the hub and wiped out all the spindle studs. It was a tough break for Chuck, but between the raffle and an R/C table crawl competition, the event raised over a thousand dollars for Jody.
The Mud Devils were nearly unstoppable on their home turf, finishing second, third, and fourth places in the Class C race. Despite some carnage and mechanical mishaps, there was a lot of wide-open racing. Will Carter, in his KOH-proven 52x race car, was the only one able to beat the Devils. In fact, Will was so quick, he taunted his competitors by passing out koozies to spectators during the race.
In last year's Fall Brawl, Sam Winget crashed head-on into a tree, destroying most of his buggy's front tube work and ripping his steering ram from the axle housing. Sam was able to patch the buggy back together during the winter and started third at the Second Coming.
He was running in second place on lap four when a small fluid leak got big enough to light off on the hot exhaust. He says he lost count after the fifth time they had to stop and play firefighter. Despite losing about ten minutes, Sam still completed the race and earned a third place finish.
John Thomas\'s GSXR-powered Samurai spins 10k rpms everywhere it goes.
John Thomas, known to friends as Stump, brought out his GSXR 750-powered Samurai for its first ECORS race. For those that haven't seen Stump's Sammy in action, you should know that it doesn't go many places that it's not running wide-open. It's always a blast to watch the little sport bike engine scream around the race course. John combined a trouble-free day with quick lap times to finish second.
Chuck wasn't the only guy to start the Class C race in a rental. PJ Mallory's race rig wasn't finished in time for the Second Coming, so he borrowed a turbo single seater from a friend. PJ rolled the borrowed buggy on the first lap when he lost a bead coming in to a hairpin turn. His teammates ran all the way from the pits to flip the car back over. PJ had to limp back to the pits to change the tire, but his troubles weren't over. He bent the rear steer ram on the second lap and had the fan come unplugged on lap five. Each time, he was able to get back in the race and salvaged fourth place. The extra effort paid off. Combined with winning his class at the Fall Brawl, PJ is now in the lead for the series points championship.
ECORS will be racing in Marion, NC this Saturday, April 17th. The race kicks off with Class A at 9AM. Tickets are $10 in advance, or $15 at the event. Kids under 12 are free. Check out theECORS websitefor more information.
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Chuck Smith won the raffle to race the ECORS buggy, but a broken wheel stud ended his day early.
Chuck Smith was the lucky raffle winner and started seventh. Chuck was doing pretty well in his rental ride until partway through lap two, when a bad wheel stud got caught up inside the hub and wiped out all the spindle studs. It was a tough break for Chuck, but between the raffle and an R/C table crawl competition, the event raised over a thousand dollars for Jody.
The Mud Devils were nearly unstoppable on their home turf, finishing second, third, and fourth places in the Class C race. Despite some carnage and mechanical mishaps, there was a lot of wide-open racing. Will Carter, in his KOH-proven 52x race car, was the only one able to beat the Devils. In fact, Will was so quick, he taunted his competitors by passing out koozies to spectators during the race.
In last year's Fall Brawl, Sam Winget crashed head-on into a tree, destroying most of his buggy's front tube work and ripping his steering ram from the axle housing. Sam was able to patch the buggy back together during the winter and started third at the Second Coming.
He was running in second place on lap four when a small fluid leak got big enough to light off on the hot exhaust. He says he lost count after the fifth time they had to stop and play firefighter. Despite losing about ten minutes, Sam still completed the race and earned a third place finish.
John Thomas\'s GSXR-powered Samurai spins 10k rpms everywhere it goes.
John Thomas, known to friends as Stump, brought out his GSXR 750-powered Samurai for its first ECORS race. For those that haven't seen Stump's Sammy in action, you should know that it doesn't go many places that it's not running wide-open. It's always a blast to watch the little sport bike engine scream around the race course. John combined a trouble-free day with quick lap times to finish second.
Chuck wasn't the only guy to start the Class C race in a rental. PJ Mallory's race rig wasn't finished in time for the Second Coming, so he borrowed a turbo single seater from a friend. PJ rolled the borrowed buggy on the first lap when he lost a bead coming in to a hairpin turn. His teammates ran all the way from the pits to flip the car back over. PJ had to limp back to the pits to change the tire, but his troubles weren't over. He bent the rear steer ram on the second lap and had the fan come unplugged on lap five. Each time, he was able to get back in the race and salvaged fourth place. The extra effort paid off. Combined with winning his class at the Fall Brawl, PJ is now in the lead for the series points championship.
ECORS will be racing in Marion, NC this Saturday, April 17th. The race kicks off with Class A at 9AM. Tickets are $10 in advance, or $15 at the event. Kids under 12 are free. Check out theECORS websitefor more information.
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