Third Annual Practice Tree Race

[CobraII]

Mark Romeo, AJ Casini, and I (Chuck Turocy) will be putting on our Third Annual Practice Tree Race on Saturday, February 20. The location is the same as last year, the New Alexandria firemen's hall on Route 22. More details will be coming soon, but I wanted to get the date out there for you all. Pics of last year's race can be found here:

http://s713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/steelcitydragrace/2009%20Steel%20City%20Practice%20Tree%20Shootout/

[CobraII]

We are glad to welcome back these sponsors:

Pittsburgh Raceway Park
NAPA Auto Parts of South Greensburg
www.jwkustomz.com
Brian Weaver Race Cars

And we are very happy to announce 2 new partners. The first is Sarah Baehr and www.sbgraphix.com, who will be giving away a set of car number stickers. The second is Luke Bogacki, and www.thisisbracketracing.com, giving 2 full memberships to the website, as well as 2 3 month trial memberships. Thank you very much to Sarah and Luke for joining us, and to all of our sponsors who help make this a very fun day. If you would like to be a sponsor, please let us know.

[AdamantiumSilvr]

I went to last years n had a pretty good time meetin everyone too, maybe this year I'll actually get to compete, lol!

[CobraII]

Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time: Gates open at 11:30am, sign up, eat, racing starts at 12:30PM
Place: New Alexandria Fire Hall, 8370 State Route 22, New Alexandria PA 15670. (From the west, on the left side of 22 shortly after you pass Sheetz (you will pass it and make a left to circle back to it); from the east, on the right side of 22, shortly after you pass PRP)
Entry: Adults $5
Children 12 and under $3
Children 6 and under free
You don't have to race, but everyone coming through the door will have to pay the entry/cover charge. Our menu:
Fried chicken from Wal Mart
Rigatoni, courtesy of Amy Romeo
Cheesy potatoes, courtesy of Vanessa Noon
"Polish hamburgers", courtesy of Joe Fox Jr and Sr
Iced tea, lemonade, punch, water. We will not be offering soda, but you are welcome to bring your own lunch, snacks, and/or beverages (cover charge WILL still apply), but no alcohol please. This is a family oriented event, and there will be kids present.
Email Chuck at brotherhoodracing@yahoo.com if you are going to attend. We need to keep a head count to know how much food to get.
Race 1 is $5 entry, race 2 is $20 entry.
All races will pay 50% to the winner, 25% to the runner up, 15% to the semis (split between the 2 racers), 10% to the quarters (split between the 4 racers).
Only race 2 will have buybacks, for $5. We are not looking to make a dime on this. All money will be paid back 100%. If there's anything left after expenses, it will be put into the racing.
Rules:
* Round 1 in races 1 & 2 will consist of both racers hitting the tree twice as "time trials." Round 2 and on will have no time trials.
* All rounds with the exception of the final will be best of 3. Final round is best of 5.
* How to enter: "Tech cards" will be sold at the door. Buy your "tech card" for each race you want to enter. Write your name CLEARLY on the ticket you hand in.
* Pairings will be randomly drawn.
* Bye runs will be randomly drawn at the beginning of each round.
* After the bye is pulled, we'll pull the Dean's Racing Engines Bounty. Whoever wins that round, between the person who gets pulled for the bounty or his/her opponent, wins some cash!
* Racing is off of the handheld button only.
* Racing is off of the bottom bulb only.
* The tree is full sized, with LED bulbs.
* Tree will be in time trial mode, or, as if both racers have the exact same dial in.
* Rollout will be able to be set for each racer by adjusting the delay. The rollout will be set at .300
* The christmas tree decides all winners, ie, if 2 racers in competition have identical reaction times, the winner is the one whose lane is flashing on the tree.
* The $20 race, double entries WILL be allowed
Thanks to our sponsors:
* Pittsburgh Raceway Park
* Bob George Racing
* Dean Racing Engines, donating $100 cash for the bounty program.
* Luke Bogacki, and www.thisisbracketracing.com (http://www.thisisbracketracing.com), providing 2 full memberships and 2 trial memberships to the website.
* JW-Kustomz Signs and Graphix/www.jwkustomz.com, and Brian Weaver/ Weaver's Race Cars, donating $100 to the big race purse
* NAPA Auto Parts of South Greensburg
* Sarah Baehr, www.sbgraphix.com (http://www.sbgraphix.com), donating gift certificates for lettering packages
* Millerstown Pic-A-Part, donating $100 worth of gift certificates for race fuel at PRP
We will be having a 50/50 drawing as well. 3 tickets for $1, an arm's length for $5, and a wingspan for $10. All money will be paid out though, 60% to the winner, 40% to a second ticket.
We will be doing a Chinese raffle for most of the generous donations from our sponsors, and also awarding some to the winners and runners up, as follows:
Each adult will be given 3 tickets. There will be a cup by each prize. You can choose which prize(s) you'd like to drop your ticket(s) in... you can drop all 3 in one, or spread them out.

[Balaska347]

Its a great time I can't wait to go

[CobraII]

All of the information (rules, times, etc) can be found on the link:
http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/BrotherhoodRacing/thirdannualpracticetreerace.html

We especially would like to thank those showing off their culinary talents:

Rigatoni, courtesy of Amy Romeo
Cheesy potatoes, courtesy of Vanessa Noon
"Polish hamburgers", courtesy of Joe Fox Jr and Sr
Chili pasta, courtesy of Jeff Hann
Texas lasagna, courtesy of Linda Pollock
Buffalo chicken dip/reuben dip, courtesy of Carrie Penn
Cookies, courtesy of Beth Boyd

And of course our sponsors, whose generosity allows us to send more people home with something:

* Bob George Racing
* Bob Jones Race Trailers/www.jonesrv.com
* Bowman Performance
* Dean Racing Engines, donating $100 cash for the bounty program.
* Jason Weaver, JW-Kustomz Signs and Graphix/www.jwkustomz.com, and Brian Weaver/ Weaver's Race Cars, donating $100 cash to the big race purse.
* Luke Bogacki, and www.thisisbracketracing.com (http://www.thisisbracketracing.com), providing 2 full memberships and 2 trial memberships to the website.
* Millerstown Pic-A-Part, www.picapartyard.com (http://www.picapartyard.com), donating $100 worth of gift certificates of race fuel at PRP
* NAPA Auto Parts of South Greensburg
* Pittsburgh Raceway Park/www.pittsburghracewaypark.com
* Sarah Baehr, www.sbgraphix.com (http://www.sbgraphix.com), donating gift certificates for vinyl lettering/number set for a race car

Please email me at brotherhoodracing@yahoo.com if you're planning on attending.

[CobraII]

We've added another sponsor, as Mopar racer John Cadamore is making a $100 cash donation to the big race purse. So, without a single entry being bought yet, there is already $200 cash in the purse. Thanks to all of them and all participants for their support!

* Bob George Racing
* Bob Jones Race Trailers/www.jonesrv.com
* Bowman Performance
* Dean Racing Engines, donating $100 cash for the bounty program.
* Jason Weaver, JW-Kustomz Signs and Graphix/www.jwkustomz.com, and Brian Weaver/ Weaver's Race Cars, donating $100 cash to the big race purse.
* John Cadamore, $100 cash donation for the big race purse
* Luke Bogacki, and www.thisisbracketracing.com (http://www.thisisbracketracing.com/), providing 2 full memberships and 2 trial memberships to the website.
* Millerstown Pic-A-Part, www.picapartyard.com (http://www.picapartyard.com/), donating $100 worth of gift certificates of race fuel at PRP
* NAPA Auto Parts of South Greensburg
* Pittsburgh Raceway Park/www.pittsburghracewaypark.com
* Sarah Baehr, www.sbgraphix.com (http://www.sbgraphix.com/), donating gift certificates for vinyl lettering/number set for a race car

Please email me at brotherhoodracing@yahoo.com if you're planning on attending.

[CobraII]

We're up to 55 attendees for the race! And PRP owner Michael Tedesco is allowing us to use his own practice tree, that has scoreboards on top, so the crowd will be able to see how close the races are!

Please email me if you will be attending, brotherhoodracing@yahoo.com

Attendees so far:

AJ Casini<br>
Amy Romeo<br>
Art Armstrong<br>
Barry Barnett<br>
Beth Romeo<br>
Bill Keller<br>
Bill Truby<br>
Boyd Family<br>
Boyd Family<br>
Boyd Family<br>
Boyd Family<br>
Boyd Family<br>
Chris Wallin<br>
Christine Brewer<br>
Chuck Turocy<br>
Dean Pollock<br>
Eric Macciolia/dude with the Arrow<br>
Eric OH buddy<br>
Eric's NY buddy<br>
Frank Romeo<br>
Greg Miller<br>
Jeff Hann<br>
Jen Whalen<br>
Joe Fox Jr<br>
Joe Fox Sr<br>
Joey Pinskey<br>
Jordan Haase<br>
Justine Illar<br>
Kevin Romeo<br>
Kimmy Whalen-Murdock<br>
Linda Pollock<br>
Mark Romeo<br>
Mark Vasbinder<br>
Markie Brewer<br>
Matt Cadamore<br>
Matt Wyribal<br>
Mike Balaska<br>
Mike Egan<br>
Noons ' all 3?<br>
Rachel Kuskie<br>
Randy Biddle<br>
Rich Penn<br>
Ricky Baehr<br>
Robbie guest<br>
Robbie guest<br>
Robbie guest<br>
Robbie guest<br>
Robbie guest<br>
Robbie Seszko<br>
Ryan Hann<br>
Scotty Campbell<br>
Shelly Casini<br>
Steve Vasbinder<br>
Thomas Vasbinder<br>
Tim Whalen<br>

[CobraII]

Past the 70 mark for attendees! That will easily put the big race final round at $700+ to the winner, $350+ to the runner up! Plus we have great stuff from our sponsors to give away!

Please email me at brotherhoodracing@yahoo.com by midnight Tues, Feb 16, if you can make it.

If there are a bunch of SCS folks that want to attend, let me know, we'll set aside a table(s) (seats 8 or 10) for you. It's a lot of fun, good people, good food, and a good time. If you can make one race but not the other, that's fine too. We'd love to have you.

PRP track owner Michael Tedesco is lending us his own practice tree, which has scoreboards on top, so everyone will be able to see how tight the racing is. Click the link for all the rules and details.

http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/BrotherhoodRacing/thirdannualpracticetreerace.html

Chuck

[CobraII]

If you weren't there, you missed an awesome time. Close to 100 people showed up, and there was quite a spread of awesome homemade food to go along with the fried chicken.

In the first race, Randy Biddle Jr and Rick Baehr, who rode in together from Ohio, battled it out in the final, with Rick coming out on top to win $235, and Randy picked up $110. After Randy won the entry to the Bottom Bulb Extravaganza shootout, and knocked off a couple of the bounty racers, we were thinking about shutting down that tollgate coming in to PA. He took out Scotty Campbell in the semis of the big race, and Mike Balaska took out Brian Cireddu, another Ohio racer, to face Randy in the final. We were paying $1000 to win, $350 runner up, pretty sweet for just a $20 entry. They knocked the cash down a little, doing an $850/$500 split. Tied at 1-1 in the best of 3, Mike drops a .007 to Randy's .009 to pick up the cash, $50 in PRP gift cards, a 3 month trial membership to www.thisisbracketracing.com (http://www.thisisbracketracing.com) and one cool trophy. Congrats Mike!

Thanks to all of our sponsors, participants, spectators, and cooks! Without you, this event would be nothing. I hope you all out there come on out and have some fun with us next year.

Mike and Randy in the final, going thumbs up:
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/steelcitydragrace/3rd%20Annual%20Steel%20City%20Practice%20Tree%20Sh ootout%202010/Feb202010069.jpg

The champ:
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/steelcitydragrace/3rd%20Annual%20Steel%20City%20Practice%20Tree%20Sh ootout%202010/Feb202010073.jpg

Mark Romeo/NovaPRP (near) taking on Markie Brewer/cobra II:
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/steelcitydragrace/3rd%20Annual%20Steel%20City%20Practice%20Tree%20Sh ootout%202010/Feb202010058.jpg

[CobraII]

PRP photographer Bill Truby taking on Mark Romeo/NovaPRP:

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/steelcitydragrace/3rd%20Annual%20Steel%20City%20Practice%20Tree%20Sh ootout%202010/Feb202010043.jpg

Mike Egan (near, has a sweet '94 Mustang in the mid 11s), taking on Scotty Campbell:

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/steelcitydragrace/3rd%20Annual%20Steel%20City%20Practice%20Tree%20Sh ootout%202010/Feb202010030.jpg

The stuff we were giving away in the Chinese auction, doesn't include the stuff from PRP and NAPA. Our sponsors rock!

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/steelcitydragrace/3rd%20Annual%20Steel%20City%20Practice%20Tree%20Sh ootout%202010/Feb202010003.jpg

Great crowd, great way to spend a winter's day!

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/steelcitydragrace/3rd%20Annual%20Steel%20City%20Practice%20Tree%20Sh ootout%202010/Feb202010001.jpg