Cobra 14
04-06-2009, 09:50 PM
April 4th Trail-Way – Sean McAndrew not headed in a flag to flag win.
April 5th Path Valley – Tim Mertz breaks the ice in 2009.
Trail-Way April 4th.
Saturday saw the winds drying out the track after heavy rain all day Friday. The changing winds also bought about a change in victory lane with Sean McAndrew capturing his first Sidewinder Sprints victory breaking Brian Racine’s undefeated streak.
Sean McAndrew started on the pole for the Sidewinder feature event and held on to pick up his first win at Trail-Way Speedway in the Sidewinder class. McAndrew entered lapped traffic with several car lengths of a lead over third starting Jared Hudson.
One lap later, on the 8th lap, McAndrew had a straightaway lead over Hudson. His lead disappeared when the red flag came out for Craig Myers’ flip in turns one and two. McAndrew then had the feature winner from the past two races, Brian Racine, behind him.
On the 19th lap, Racine went under McAndrew, but couldn’t make the pass stick and McAndrew held on for the win. Finishing behind Racine were Chad Hough, Shawn Seifert, and Joe Robertson. McAndrew and Mark Strickler won the heats for the 18 Sidewinders.
The one to watch in the weeks to come is Chad Hough. Chad started 11th and passed 8 cars to take 3rd and will certainly be a threat of victory in the coming weeks.
In victory lane, Sean stated “ A huge thanks to my father, Rick and Jim young for all of their help. We are using a Target Chassis and we are now starting to get it figured out. Obviously we couldn’t be here without our sponsors, Kiski Valley Electric, Target Racing and Lias Tires. And to the sponsors that support the Sidewinders, WeeBee Audio and Video and the other contingency sponors. ” When asked about the difference in the 270’s to the Sidewinders Sean said “ It’s a totally different animal. The power is amazing and the ability to drive the car with the throttle really makes you put your elbows up.”
This weeks results;
Feature (20 Laps); Finish, Car #, Name, (Started) ;
1st 15 – Sean McAndrew (1); 2nd 61– Brian Racine (9); 3rd 10 – Chad Hough (11); 4th 1 – Shawn Seifert (8); 5th 23 – Joe Robertson (4); 6th 11 – Jesse Snyder (12); 7th 38 – Mark Strickler (10); 8th 26 – Jerry Strausbaugh (6); 9th 14 – Rohan Beasley (14); 10th 1K – Alex Schanz (13): 11th 92 – Gary Funck (7); 12th 22 – Patrick Roller (18); 13th 3R – John Robertson (2); 14th 2T Ron Taggert (16); 15th 07 – Jared Hudson (3)DNF; 16th 16M – Craig Myers (5)DNF; 17th 3 – Jim Campbell Jr. (15)DNF; 18th 32 – Chad Myers (17)DNS;
Lap Leaders- Sean McAndrew (1-20).
Heats to Sean McAndrew and Mark Strickler
Path Valley April 5th
Path Valley just can’t take a trick… Weather again caused the Friday night show to be rescheduled for Sunday afternoon where it was all Tim Mertz.
Mertz showing his 2008 Sidewinder Sprints Championship winning form won his heat convincingly and then pulled the 0 pill causing the feature to be lined “straight up”.
Tim Mertz started on the pole and was never seriously threatened as he won the Sidewinder feature event. The race only had one stoppage for an incident between three drivers on the first lap. After the restart
the race went non-stop to the end.
Alex Schanz appeared to have his second 2nd place finish of the year, but he during post race tech inspection it was found that even thou Alex had the correct compound tire, it didn’t have the Sidewinder Stamp causing his technical disqualification. Later Alex explained that they purchased a quantity of tires and had asked for the “Sidewinder tires” and after checking the rest of the tires that it looks like one had unfortunately been supplied to them in error without the required stamp. This was a very tough break for young Alex and the WeeBee team as it looked like they were positioned to finish the days racing with the track points lead.
In victory lane Tim explained “ We are here to try and win the track championship this year and its great getting an early win. The daytime track conditions really made car setup and throttle control the most important factor and obviously the starting position help a lot. I really want to thank WeeBee Audio and Video for getting behind and helping the Sidewinders this year. We look forward to a great season and hope the weather improves so we can get back to the super fast night time action.”
1st 17 – Tim Mertz (1); 2nd 32 – Chad Myers (4): 3rd 10 – Chad Hough (10); 4th 11- Jesse Snyder (8) 5th 14 – Rohan Beasley (7) ; 6th 16M – Craig Myers (9); 7th 81 – Mike Zielonis (6); 8th 92 – Gary Funck (3); 9th 15 – Sean McAndrew (5); 10th 22 – Patrick Roller (12); 11th 1K – Alex Schanz (2)DQ:
Lap leaders - Tim Mertz (1-20)
Heat winners: Mertz and Schanz
Last Week’s Question:
Q. Q. Can Brian Racine make it 3 in a row at Trail-Way?
A. Not for a lack of trying… Brian almost pulled of a last lap pass to make it a triple.
Next Week’s Question;
Q. With the Sidewinder Sprints making a return to Grandview, can Jesse Snyder remain undefeated on the super fast high banks ?
Sidewinder Sprints are accepting 2009 registrations.
Drivers wishing to join are reminded to register with us ASAP (click the registration link on our website) to reserve your car number, as we do not allow duplicate numbers, and to receive important "registered team" only emails regarding rules, contingency requirements and schedules.
For all your entertainment and racing needs please contact our following partners:
For all of your entertainment needs:
WeeBee Audio Video
1305 Manheim Pike
Lancaster, Pa, 17601
Tel: (717) 399-9926
www.WeeBeeAV.com
Contingency Awards:
The Workshop ( www.workshopwelovesnow.com ) "Eligible Hard Charger Bonus" Chad Hough – both nights
Aero Wings (www.aerowingsonline.com) ; Winners use Wings by Aero. "Lucky 7" Mark Strickler and Mike Zielonis
Guhl Motors (www.guhlmotors.com) ; For all of your Fuel Injection needs. “Highest eligible Guhl injection finisher”; Sean McAndrew and Tim Mertz
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com) (www.liastire.com); For the tires that provide the best racing action. For the tires that provide the best racing action.; “Highest eligible American Racer front tire finisher”; Sean McAndrew and Tim Mertz
H&H Wings - Phone 717-503-8306; Wings that make you fly ! “Season points bonuses”
Coating Concepts - Phone 717- 240-0010; Powder Coating at its best. “Season points bonuses”
Sidewinder Sprints will next appear at Grandview Speedway on 04/11/09
This race pays $500 to win and is part of the Sidewinder Sprints points Championship.
Sidewinder Sprints overall points:
Brian Racine 195
Shawn Seifert 180
Chad Hough 175
Mark Strickler 162
Joe Robertson 152
Sean McAndrew 141
Jerry Strausbaugh 132
Alex Schanz 128
Craig Myers 123
Gary Funck 117
John Robertson 108
Rohan Beasley 103
Patrick Roller 102
Jared Hudson 99
Ron Taggert 99
Jim Campbell 84
Jason Morrison 76
Chad Myers 76
Jesse Snyder 76
Mike Zielonis 45
www.SidewinderSprints.com
April 5th Path Valley – Tim Mertz breaks the ice in 2009.
Trail-Way April 4th.
Saturday saw the winds drying out the track after heavy rain all day Friday. The changing winds also bought about a change in victory lane with Sean McAndrew capturing his first Sidewinder Sprints victory breaking Brian Racine’s undefeated streak.
Sean McAndrew started on the pole for the Sidewinder feature event and held on to pick up his first win at Trail-Way Speedway in the Sidewinder class. McAndrew entered lapped traffic with several car lengths of a lead over third starting Jared Hudson.
One lap later, on the 8th lap, McAndrew had a straightaway lead over Hudson. His lead disappeared when the red flag came out for Craig Myers’ flip in turns one and two. McAndrew then had the feature winner from the past two races, Brian Racine, behind him.
On the 19th lap, Racine went under McAndrew, but couldn’t make the pass stick and McAndrew held on for the win. Finishing behind Racine were Chad Hough, Shawn Seifert, and Joe Robertson. McAndrew and Mark Strickler won the heats for the 18 Sidewinders.
The one to watch in the weeks to come is Chad Hough. Chad started 11th and passed 8 cars to take 3rd and will certainly be a threat of victory in the coming weeks.
In victory lane, Sean stated “ A huge thanks to my father, Rick and Jim young for all of their help. We are using a Target Chassis and we are now starting to get it figured out. Obviously we couldn’t be here without our sponsors, Kiski Valley Electric, Target Racing and Lias Tires. And to the sponsors that support the Sidewinders, WeeBee Audio and Video and the other contingency sponors. ” When asked about the difference in the 270’s to the Sidewinders Sean said “ It’s a totally different animal. The power is amazing and the ability to drive the car with the throttle really makes you put your elbows up.”
This weeks results;
Feature (20 Laps); Finish, Car #, Name, (Started) ;
1st 15 – Sean McAndrew (1); 2nd 61– Brian Racine (9); 3rd 10 – Chad Hough (11); 4th 1 – Shawn Seifert (8); 5th 23 – Joe Robertson (4); 6th 11 – Jesse Snyder (12); 7th 38 – Mark Strickler (10); 8th 26 – Jerry Strausbaugh (6); 9th 14 – Rohan Beasley (14); 10th 1K – Alex Schanz (13): 11th 92 – Gary Funck (7); 12th 22 – Patrick Roller (18); 13th 3R – John Robertson (2); 14th 2T Ron Taggert (16); 15th 07 – Jared Hudson (3)DNF; 16th 16M – Craig Myers (5)DNF; 17th 3 – Jim Campbell Jr. (15)DNF; 18th 32 – Chad Myers (17)DNS;
Lap Leaders- Sean McAndrew (1-20).
Heats to Sean McAndrew and Mark Strickler
Path Valley April 5th
Path Valley just can’t take a trick… Weather again caused the Friday night show to be rescheduled for Sunday afternoon where it was all Tim Mertz.
Mertz showing his 2008 Sidewinder Sprints Championship winning form won his heat convincingly and then pulled the 0 pill causing the feature to be lined “straight up”.
Tim Mertz started on the pole and was never seriously threatened as he won the Sidewinder feature event. The race only had one stoppage for an incident between three drivers on the first lap. After the restart
the race went non-stop to the end.
Alex Schanz appeared to have his second 2nd place finish of the year, but he during post race tech inspection it was found that even thou Alex had the correct compound tire, it didn’t have the Sidewinder Stamp causing his technical disqualification. Later Alex explained that they purchased a quantity of tires and had asked for the “Sidewinder tires” and after checking the rest of the tires that it looks like one had unfortunately been supplied to them in error without the required stamp. This was a very tough break for young Alex and the WeeBee team as it looked like they were positioned to finish the days racing with the track points lead.
In victory lane Tim explained “ We are here to try and win the track championship this year and its great getting an early win. The daytime track conditions really made car setup and throttle control the most important factor and obviously the starting position help a lot. I really want to thank WeeBee Audio and Video for getting behind and helping the Sidewinders this year. We look forward to a great season and hope the weather improves so we can get back to the super fast night time action.”
1st 17 – Tim Mertz (1); 2nd 32 – Chad Myers (4): 3rd 10 – Chad Hough (10); 4th 11- Jesse Snyder (8) 5th 14 – Rohan Beasley (7) ; 6th 16M – Craig Myers (9); 7th 81 – Mike Zielonis (6); 8th 92 – Gary Funck (3); 9th 15 – Sean McAndrew (5); 10th 22 – Patrick Roller (12); 11th 1K – Alex Schanz (2)DQ:
Lap leaders - Tim Mertz (1-20)
Heat winners: Mertz and Schanz
Last Week’s Question:
Q. Q. Can Brian Racine make it 3 in a row at Trail-Way?
A. Not for a lack of trying… Brian almost pulled of a last lap pass to make it a triple.
Next Week’s Question;
Q. With the Sidewinder Sprints making a return to Grandview, can Jesse Snyder remain undefeated on the super fast high banks ?
Sidewinder Sprints are accepting 2009 registrations.
Drivers wishing to join are reminded to register with us ASAP (click the registration link on our website) to reserve your car number, as we do not allow duplicate numbers, and to receive important "registered team" only emails regarding rules, contingency requirements and schedules.
For all your entertainment and racing needs please contact our following partners:
For all of your entertainment needs:
WeeBee Audio Video
1305 Manheim Pike
Lancaster, Pa, 17601
Tel: (717) 399-9926
www.WeeBeeAV.com
Contingency Awards:
The Workshop ( www.workshopwelovesnow.com ) "Eligible Hard Charger Bonus" Chad Hough – both nights
Aero Wings (www.aerowingsonline.com) ; Winners use Wings by Aero. "Lucky 7" Mark Strickler and Mike Zielonis
Guhl Motors (www.guhlmotors.com) ; For all of your Fuel Injection needs. “Highest eligible Guhl injection finisher”; Sean McAndrew and Tim Mertz
American Racer / Lias Tires (www.americanraceronline.com) (www.liastire.com); For the tires that provide the best racing action. For the tires that provide the best racing action.; “Highest eligible American Racer front tire finisher”; Sean McAndrew and Tim Mertz
H&H Wings - Phone 717-503-8306; Wings that make you fly ! “Season points bonuses”
Coating Concepts - Phone 717- 240-0010; Powder Coating at its best. “Season points bonuses”
Sidewinder Sprints will next appear at Grandview Speedway on 04/11/09
This race pays $500 to win and is part of the Sidewinder Sprints points Championship.
Sidewinder Sprints overall points:
Brian Racine 195
Shawn Seifert 180
Chad Hough 175
Mark Strickler 162
Joe Robertson 152
Sean McAndrew 141
Jerry Strausbaugh 132
Alex Schanz 128
Craig Myers 123
Gary Funck 117
John Robertson 108
Rohan Beasley 103
Patrick Roller 102
Jared Hudson 99
Ron Taggert 99
Jim Campbell 84
Jason Morrison 76
Chad Myers 76
Jesse Snyder 76
Mike Zielonis 45
www.SidewinderSprints.com