July 5^th Super 600 Showdown

 

A long day…and night…but worth every minute …

 

Everyone knows Mike Rutherford is a hot shoe. At Lanco, Mike regularly wins multiple divisions every night. At the Super 600 Showdown, Mike had his first drive of a Sidewinder Sprint and performed exactly as expected. Setting fast time in qualifying by a mere .001 seconds over Tim Mertz, and with the “heads up” format, Mike streaked away to take his first ever Sidewinder Sprints win in Jason Morrison’s Mr. Dent sponsored Kawasaki powered Hyper chassis.

 

Shane Lewis, making his debut in the Henchcraft rental Sidewinder Sprint put in a terrific showing, timing 3^rd fastest and bringing the car home with a 3^rd place finish.

 

Tim Mertz, once again showed that he will be the man to beat with a terrific run behind “Lanco Mike” for a strong 2^nd place finish.

 

While the top 3 cars made it look easy, the race amongst the next 8 cars on the tight confines of the high-banked 1/8^th mile was where the action was. Multiple position changes kept the large crowd entertained.

 

The wingless 600cc / Sidewinder challenge got off to a rough start with multiple restarts as all drivers were trying to come to grips with the lids on. One driver making it look easy was USAC star Brady Bacon. Brady made a “big move” on the 2^nd lap for the lead and inadvertently took out Shane Lewis and Mike Freed bringing out a caution. On the restart, Kenny Wilhide rode a wheel coming down the front straight and proceeded to tear down over 100ft of fencing. Kenny was transported to hospital and released the next day with a minor concussion and soreness.

 

Kudos’ must go to Jason Morrison for stepping up to promote this show in it’s hour of need and also all the Lanco members and volunteers that helped produce the best 600cc micro race in the history of $10,000 to win races.

 

 

Parity report;

 

The top 3 were all different engine and chassis manufacturers; Hyper, RTS and Henchcraft chassis. Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha engines.

 

 

Apart from Hyper Racing ( www.Hyperracing.com ), our thanks must go out to the other companies that have supplied products for the award winning raffle car;

 

Advance Racing Suspension ( www.advancedracingsusp.com ) for supplying the best shock absorbers in racing.

Lias Tire / American Racer ( www.americanraceronline.com  ) ( www.liastire.com );  for supplying the tires that provide the best racing action.

H & H Wings ( 717-303-8231 ) for supplying the wings that make you fly.

Coating Concepts ( 717-240-0010 ) for the toughest and best looking powder coating in the industry. 

SC Signs and Designs ( www.scsigns.net ) for the fantastic award winning graphics.

 

 

This weeks results;

 

Feature (20 Laps);  Finish, Car #, Name, (Started) ;

 

1st. 55 – Mike Rutherford (1);   2nd. 17 - Tim Mertz (2);   3rd. 5_Shane Lewis (3);  4th. 91- Jeremy Lynch (6); 5th.  14 - Rohan Beasley (9);   6th. 1 - Shawn Seifert (11);  7th. 29 - Denny Landvater (12);  8th. 3 – Jim Campbell (14);  9th. 04 – Rich Halter (10);  10th. 31 – Sean Campbell (5);  11th. 92K – Kenny Wilhide (13);   12th. 71 - Ryan Greth (8);  13th 1H – Cameron Merriman (11);   14th 46 – Gary Reed (17);   15th 19M – Brent Marks (4);   16th 16 – Arron Spahr (7);  17th 92 –Gary Funck (15);

 

 

This Weeks Question;

 

 

 Can the Sidewinders beat the 600’s in the Wingless Challenge race at the Super 600 Showdown ?

 

A.  The ill fated wingless race only lasted two laps before Kenny Wilhide bought down the front straight and turn one fencing with a huge crash, and the late hour resulted in the cancellation of the rest of the wingless challenge. (Maybe next year we can get the answer ??)

 

Next Weeks Question;

 

            Q.  Will the Ryan Greth / Tim Mertz show continue at Path valley this week, or will we have a different winner ?

 

 

 

Sidewinder Sprints are accepting 2008 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 racing needs please contact our following partners: 

 

For all of your 270, 600 and Sidewinder Sprint needs;

Hyper Racing ( www.HyperRacing.com )
580 Grandview Drive, Suite A
Lewisberry, PA 17339

Telephone: (717) 938-8732
Fax: (717) 938-8521

sales@hyperracing.com

 

 


 

Contingency Awards:

Sidewinder Sprints ( www.SidewinderSprints.com ) &

The Workshop ( www.workshopwelovesnow.com ) "Eligible Hard Charger Bonus" ;

 

Guhl Motors ( www.guhlmotors.com ) ; For all of your Fuel Injection needs. “Highest eligible Guhl injection finisher”;

 

Keizer Wheels ( www.Keizerwheels.com ); The ultimate in racing wheels. “ 3^rd Highest eligible finisher”;

 

American Racer / Lias Tires ( www.americanraceronline.com ) ( www.liastire.com ); For the tires that provide the best racing action.; “Highest eligible American Racer front tire  finisher”;

H&H Wings ; Phone  Chris @ 717-303-8231;    Wings that make you fly !

  

S & S Racing Fuel ; Phone Alan @ 717-579-6413 or Tom @ 717-503-3614;  The best AA Methanol at the best prices. 


 

 

Sidewinder Sprints will next appear at Path Valley Speedway on 7/11/08. Racing starts at 7.00pm

 

Sidewinder Sprints overall points:

 

Ryan Greth	1095
Tim Mertz	1085
Jason Morrison	1071
Rohan Beasley	994
Denny Landvater	868
Gary Funck	762
Sean Campbell	741
Arron Spahr	651
Brent Marks	640
Jerry Strausbaugh	620
Rick Hench	589
Shawn Seifert	521
Chad Hough	455
Jeremy Lynch	451
Patrick Roller	381
Donnie Hendershot	342
James Shaw	299
John Robertson	289
Jim Campbell Jnr	275
Rich Halter	275
Ron Taggert	271
Steve Dull	251
Mark Strickler	243
Kenny Wilhide	241
Jared Hudson	238
Travis Saner	125
Alex Schanz	103
Stan Fleming	76
Tyler Walton	64
Mike Pychinka	60
Jimmy Puckett	51
Jason Eisenhart	45
Gary Reed	37