Congrats to Lezlie for taking home the Golden Cobra Sunday afternoon. Don made it close winning two classes but in the end Lez prevailed in total points. Rob had a fantastic day crashing and burning in two classes….maybe there should be a trophy for that!? Newcomer Ken finished on the podium in IROC showing all of us he is a good driver and a future force! … More Race #7 Tronson Model Speedway
The world’s fastest proxy started off with a bang in Maple Ridge, BC at Roger’s beautiful newly built MDF track running at 10 volts. The cars were flying and very well driven to achieve maximum laps for the fantastic cars in this proxy. Earlier in the day the three local Kelowna cars performed very well in qualifying, all three Kelowna cars ended up in the top six qualifying. The race itself was live streamed on YouTube showcasing the great driving skills of the lower mainland drivers. At the end of the day Rob finished on the podium tied for 2nd with his BMW M1, Leo’s BMW M1 finished 11th, and Lez’s BMW M1 in 14th … More Group 5 Proxy Round #1
Round #4 of the Touring Car Proxy was completed Nov 22 at Nev’s beautiful track in Australia. This track saw the Kelowna cars finish on opposite ends. Lez’s car is still struggling for traction finishing 21st while Rob’s car finished in 3rd. … More Touring Car Proxy Round #4
Another great day of racing at the DCMR track….a lot of laughs, false starts….we had it all. A lot of laughs at the expense of others but those are the best laughs! Three different winners in four classes made for a lot of close racing. The 110 foot track did not allow any under ten second laps until the Group C class speedsters came out with Henry proudly winning Group C. Congrats to all the winners!! … More Race #6 DCMR
Round #9 of the TransAM proxy was ran November 5th in Irvine, California at the Pebblestone Model Car Circuit. The Kelowna TransAM cars in the O2 class performed very well again with Rob’s 1970 Camaro finishing on the podium in second place, Lez’s 1969 Camaro in eleventh place, and Randy’s Barracuda finishing in the twentieth position. Lez’s Cortina in the U2 TransAM class had traction problems and finished 13th. … More TransAM Proxy Round 9
Round #3 of the Ford vs Porsche Proxy brought the cars to River Hills Raceway in Lancaster PA. The Kelowna fellas had a mixed bag of results with Lez’s GT40 finishing 14th at 29.875 laps and Rob’s GT40 at 27.5 laps. Looks like Lez’s decision to go with rubber tires this proxy was a good decision. … More Ford vs Porsche Proxy Round 3
The 1967 GP of Canada Proxy arrived at Chris Walker’s BOXBURY Track in Toronto for Round #3. Congrats to Kelowna’s Richard H. and his #17 Cooper Climax for finishing 8th in this F1 proxy round. … More 1967 GP of Canada Proxy Rounds 3 & 4 Ontario
Round #2 of the Touring car Proxy was ran Oct 25th. The Kelowna boys finished 2nd – Rob with his Peugeot and 17th – Lez in the Opel. … More Touring Car Proxy Rounds 2 & 3 Australia
Nine racers arrived to race at the QRS track on a chilly -5 Celsius day. The new Race Coordinator timing software was tested for the first time and seems to work well except for the scratchy voiced female announcer. New speakers and some adjustments will be happening I guarantee! In racing, Don made a push for it but in the end home track advantage was too great and the Silver Mustang stays home at QRS this time … More Race #5 Quail Ridge Speedway
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