Accord Possible Venue in 2008

Talks of Accord becoming a weekly venue in 2008.

Gary Palmer,Tommy Perrego and other local drivers have agreed to a Wednesday night summer schedule for 2008. At least 12 events have been scheduled with a starting date of June 4th and ending August 27th. A season point fund is being established and any outside Weds. night Tour races will see the Slingshots racing at Accord for no points.

Take It Or Leave It.

Tips on saving GAS! Any kind of advice is worth listening to!


Subject: tips on saving GAS

TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon..

Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline in San Jose, CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.

A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.

DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!

REMINDER!!!

The December 1st deadline for registration for racing Atlantic City is fast approaching. After December 1st the entry fee will go up to $80.00. As of now there are 13 cars officially registered. If you sent in your registration and you are not listed on the aarn.com entry list, it is suggested you contact the promoters to see if your entry was received.

Entry lists can be viewed on http://www.aarn.com/, by scrolling down to the bottom of the home page and clicking the ACIR link to the left. Contact information will also be available, and a registration form can be printed from this site.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Strictly Slingshots would like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving
to all of our guests that visit our site.


Another racing season has ended and officially marked in the books for 2007! The holidays are coming, lots of shopping (the fun stuff!) and the weather is getting colder!

This coming Friday 11/23/07 "Black Friday" marks our 11th anniversary in business and indoor racing!

To celebrate the occasion - S&S will be opening AT 12:00 NOON! It will be a "Ride All Day" for $35 from 12-5pm; and then "Ride All Night" for $35 again until 10pm!

If you have had enough turkey and don't want to go shopping - come to S&S Speedways to go indoor racing instead!!

Check it out at: www.SSSpeedways.com Denise L Smith www.HamlinSpeedway.com

Upcoming 2008 Race Season

Drivers / Teams:

Being it is the off season and news is going to be slim to none.

How about keeping the slingshot division up to date on your plans for the 2008 season.

<---Visit the picture link to the left, then click on the (here) link to send information.
Or post a comment by using the link provided below this article.

This is a great way to promote your team.

Lindas Speedway Banquet

The Lindas Speedway Awards Banquet will be February 23, 2008. Which will be held at the Holiday Inn Grantville, PA.

Doors Open at 6 P.M. - Dinner at 7 P.M.
Tickets are available for $35.00 per ticket.

Assigned seating only.
A requested reserved table for a group must have 8 to 10 guests.

The speedway has mailed ticket ordering information to participating teams.

Unlike years past, if a driver is NOT listed as purchasing a ticket, their award
will NOT be ordered.

The speedway is asking that all ticket reservations be returned to the speedway
by January 25, 2008.

Checks to be made payable to Lindas Speedway and returned to:
Lindas Speedway
200 Silvertown Rd.
Jonestown, PA 17038


For more information or to request ticket reservation forms call the
speedway at (717) 865-5330.

2008 Rules Update

A few rule changes for 2008.

Minimum Weight Limit Has Been Raised to 760lbs.

New RR Air Pressures
*12 lbs. air in RR for 790 lbs. and over.
*18 lbs. now needed in RR for anyone running 760lbs to 789lbs

Junior RR tire pressure will remain at 15 lbs.

Valve Springs can be used in RR shock for added stability and to prevent rollover
in Atlantic City.

Only 1 valve per wheel.

Tires must be purchased from an Authorized Slingshot Dealer. Tire stampings will be checked as well as a possible new stamp being used.

No welded reinforcement on ANY wheel.

Carb. must remain stock appearing. NO material can be removed or added.

Intake manifold can be ground and polished to 5/8" above and below the carb. manifold spacer for 2008 instead of 1/2" previously ruled.

All casting marks must be visible and untouched

Juniors must run a 1 bbl. carb with .526 bore and no air flow modifications.

Hamlin Speedway Banquet

Saturday Novemeber 10th was another great night for Hamlin Speedway competitors, friends and families to remember, as promoters Denise and Randy Smith again showed their appreciation to all 2007 teams and staff members by hosting another awesome banquet for all to enjoy. With over 230 people in attendance enjoying a excellent dinner, desert and drinks while anticipating the awards ceremony, the atmosphere of being together as 1 big family was an excellent way of ending the 2007 race season and a good start to the 2008 season.

The attention to detail in the planning of this event proved their hard work and dedication over the course of the race season wasn't going to end at the track. Their motto " You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet " seems to fit quite well and shows the determination of making racing at Hamlin Speedway even more enjoyable in the future.

Hamlin Speedways point fund program proved, again this is the place to race. Awards handed out over the course of the ceremony seemed to put a smile on every recipients face as we were greeted by both Denise and Randy Smith. Well planned one of a kind specialty awards were given to drivers in the top 5 points as an addition to their anticipated awards. The top 10 drivers in all the divisions were recognized and awards were presented accordingly.

Jim Young was on hand to capture the moment with his excellent photography skills. DJ Pete Knappenberger provided the entertainment. Special appearances by Mike Feltenberger our division promoter and Ronnie our engine builder made this evening complete.

Excellent job Hamlin Speedway promoters Denise and Randy Smith - Thank You!!

Atlantic City 2008 in Jeopardy

I was informed last night from a source close to the Sammons family, the slingshot race scheduled in 2008 may be in jeopardy of losing its scheduled venue.

As of last night there are only 5 teams registered. With less than 3 weeks left for the initial deadline the Sammons family may decide to add to the TQ Midget venue and cancel the slingshots if more entries are not received to fill the field by December 1st.

The Sammons family have received overwhelming registrations for the TQ Midgets as of late and are getting more everyday. If you had planned a weekend of racing in 2008 at Atlantic City I suggest you get your paid entries mailed as soon as possible. This may be a major factor in any decisions by the Sammons family for the slingshot division being a part of this venue in the future.

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Oakland Valley Novemberfest

Oakland Valley Dirt Oval hosted the Novemberfest this past weekend. The results are as follows. Congrats to the winners.

FEATURE 1 WINNER KAYLA SMYKLA(25)
FEATURE 2 WINNER BILLY VANINWEGEN(23B)
FEATURE 3 WINNER BILLY VANINWEGEN(23B)

Juniors

FEATURE 1 WINNER JOSEPH KATA III(10)
FEATURE 2 WINNER KENNEY JOHNSON(46)
FEATURE 3 WINNER BRITTANY TRESCH(2)

Hamlin Banquet This Saturday Nov. 10th

Hamlin Speedway Banquet
Saturday November 10, 2007 Camelback Ski Area, Tannersville, PA Doors open at 5pm, Buffet at 6pm, awards ceramony immediately following dinner. Door prizes and raffles. DJ and dancing until 11pm. Miller Light provided otherwise cash bar. $42 per person Deadline: Friday October 26th. I must have a head count for the buffet. If interested - please email: speeddls@ptd.net. If you signed up but have not received your tickets - you must send payment and I will return mail your tickets. See you at Camelback Ski Area!

A Heads Up With Tech in the Division

Lately many teams have questioned the lack of tech inspection at the tracks and during many of the big races. Though tech inspection is quite time consuming the majority of the teams running expect it to be performed weekly. It is the responsibility of track promoters as well as the division founder to authorize certain individuals that are NOT partial to any one team to perform inspections. All inspections should be performed with a non partial witness present as it was at Kutztown in 2007 to insure teams partiality wasn't an issue.

Air pressures should be policed with a non partial witness before every heat and feature event, as it was at Kutztown this past year. Staggar and rear grip are the most important elements in our division to run consistent. Having a durometer on hand to check tire hardness is another good way to keep the field even, reason being there are alot of different softeners and preps out there.

Most teams think that carburetors are where they are getting out performed. Most of the tech inspections performed the carburetors are the first thing checked, therefore nobody seems to tamper with them. Grinding of the intake elbows you are allowed 1/2" into the port. Many teams place blame of deeper grinding to point of purchase. It is the responsibility of the customer to inspect and gauge before purchase. A simple "T" shaped gauge cut to 1/2" on all ends can be used to measure the depth. Same goes with the intake manifold. Polishing of the manifold is a proven disadvantage reason being the fuel and air mixture can not "atomize" and mix properly before entering the combustion chamber or cylinder head.

Shocks are a big issue and without proper inspection other than checking to see if the 1551 or 1551.5 stamp is present teams can get away with tampering with these shocks. The shock needs to be thoroughly inspected to see if the heims have been cut off to re valve the internal components and re welded and painted.

Springs are another major component in grip and chassis transfer. With many companies out there with the ability to produce different weight springs, it seems easy to have someone customize a spring. It wouldn't be hard to purchase a spring rate compressor to have during tech inspections or a micrometer to gauge the thickness of the coils. There are 3 springs that are legal in the division. #60, #80 and #100 all of which must be purchased from Speedway Entertainment. If Speedway Entertainment had the time to check the spring rate of the product they sell due to variation from the factory, it would be checked. Therefore without proper stamping to label springs with "Speedway Entertainment" to insure they were purchased legally this area cannot be policed the way it should.

Rear panard bars are a big issue. There are different size panard bars to adjust rear wheel setups. Some teams go as far as cutting these bars to fit their setups. The first slingshots available came with 12 3/8 " to 14 1/2" bars. 12 3/8" bars are legal, but anything shorter is and will be illegal.

Modifications to a Speedway Entertainment supplied part or engine is deemed illegal. As of late most teams spend countless hours and money going to dynometers to measure horsepower as well as to tune to gain more, to keep up with " the faster teams". As far as I am concerned the bar has been raised with the monetary expenses due to teams feeling the need to spend money to win races. Technically this division was created to keep the costs down and make it affordable for teams to have fun and race as well as to showcase driving and set up ability. It doesn't take a genius to figure out if you grind the rocker arms down you will gain an advantage, therefore this is a modification and should not be allowed.

Shimming of valve springs also creates an advantage to help alleviate "floating" therefore you can run gearing that the teams that aren't mechanically inclined or cant afford to risk coil bind and blowing a motor cannot, to help get the car off the corners. Everybody is in it to win it so to speak but it seems as with all of racing the more money you seem to spend the better chance of victory.

Frequent fuel tests should be a major part of tech inspections. There are many teams that feel the need to use top end lubes as well as the so called "fuel fragrance" to gain an advantage. A simple water test can prove whether or not a substance was used. Most top end lubes leave a residue in the tank for weeks after the substance is supposedly burned off. Therefore at any given time the fuel test can detect an illegal substance whether it has been used the night of the inspection or weeks prior.

Modifying the front axles by cutting off the ends and re positioning to create caster is illegal. A simple inspection as well as a protractor device can and should be used to detect such modifications. Grant it some contact damage may change the caster but in most circumstances it will be on one single end of the axle.

It is the driver and teams responsibility to scale their car every week before the main venues at any given track to insure themselves the car(s) make weight. All tracks scales are different and vary from class to class due to excessive use by other divisions as well as conditions of the track surface ( muddy ) and surrounding areas of the scales. Most tracks allow a car to be weighed a maximum of 3 times if legal weight isn't presently achieved.

Air pressure relief valves on valve stems to release air build up should be illegal. In most circumstances this is a huge advantage that is available if you have the knowledge they are available.

The use of "tornadoes" or other air flow improving products in the air filters are another huge advantage and are illegal. But in past conversations with some teams they have been used. This would be a costly mistake. These devices are expensive and can be seized, as well as can change the air fuel mixture therefore hindering engine performance or causing engine failure or head gasket problems.

Engine boring to gain horsepower has become a big issue in the slingshot division, and is a huge advantage. Some teams cannot afford to have their engines bored, therefore they are at an disadvantage. I personally feel the weight limit should be adjusted to accommodate this advantage. Easily being policed by engine seal numbers showing bore and/or tagged or color coded heads. The existing motors in competition can be easily policed pre race and recorded by removing the valley plate and looking for the stamp.

As of now there will be roving "authorized tech officials" traveling from track to track weekly next year. Tech will performed in an excessive manner. Any and all modifications in question will result in the surrendering of part(s), loss of points accumulated as well as all money earned. Engine seizures will play a big role in the division next year. If you are asked to supply an engine in question keep in mind it does NOT mean you are being accused of cheating. You have to look at this as a way of proving to other competitors that you are indeed legal.

There should be in NO way an excuse for an illegal part on your car. It is the responsibility of the driver, and car owner to inspect their parts as well as newly purchased "used " cars for illegal modifications and/or parts. If a modification or part is questionable it is YOUR responsibility to contact an authorized tech official or Speedway Entertainment representative for advice before the car is registered for competition.

This article was not meant to accuse individuals by any means of cheating or deliberately making modifications to gain an advantage. It is meant to let the teams know that in the upcoming race season the roving tech officials will be inspecting in an excess of just weights and tires. Keep in mind Speedway Entertainment keeps engine records and seal numbers of ALL engines with the dates of last service. Therefore if engines have not been serviced for years and are still being used weekly the engine most likely will be requested after the venue. This division was created for showcasing driving skills. Grey areas are being addressed and will be appropriately handled by stating in future rulebooks to keep everyone on an even playing field.

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Lindas Speedway Banquet

Lindas Speedway officially announced they will be having their banquet February 23, 2008. Invitations will be mailed around Christmas.