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#10 Nov. 98
Pleasanton
The ’98 season capped off with a large turnout at Pleasanton.
With 20 entries over the two days, three different heat winners, and a points all jumbled up, it make for great racing and a scorers night mare! At trophy presentation Sundays results were corrected once and after the race corrected again.
Saturday 10-10
1. Greg Steffen 2-2 600
2. Dwight Malhiot 1-4 569
3. Allen Sutfin Jr. BG-1 400
4. Rick Love 4-3 394
5. Darrell Sorensen 3-5 352
6. David Rudge 6-8 148
7. Ted Gansberger 7-7 142
8. John Littlejohn 5-BG 127
9. Curt Schlosser DQT-6 95
Sunday 10-11
1. Rick Love 4-1 569
2. Dwight Malhiot 1-5 527
3. Darrell Sorensen 3-3 450
4. Greg Steffen 5-2 427
5. J. W. Myers 2-DQT 300
6. John Littlejohn 6-5 222
7. Allen Sutfin Jr. 7-6 166
8. Curt Schlosser 8-7 124
9. David Rudge 9-BG 40
10. R. Dechert 10-DNF 30
11. T. Gansberger Dnf-Dns 0
Drivers are already gearing up for next year.
Brian Williams did not race in ’98, but that gave him the time to build a new boat. He ran it in October at Hart Lake, it was fast, so he is ready to go in ’99.
Tim Dwyer is building a new boat for ’99. I am sure he has some super paint scheme planed for the boat.
Rick Love has a new Z-Craft to run next year.
Ric Montoya has another boat in his stable that he ran at Lawrence Lake. Now he needs to go testing to find out which is fastest.
John Littlejohn has purchased the boat that Chad Cullins ran before joining the Air Force, and is getting it ready.
Curt Schlosser has a new Sorensen.
Allen Sutfin has acquired a Z Craft that he plans to use for courses with w-i-d-e turns.
Denny Paloa, last raced CSR 35 years ago (that was around the time John Glenn went into space for the first time and the class was called CU). He is finishing up a new boat and looking forward to racing again.
With all this new boat activity going on, there are some surplus boats that can be snapped up at bargain prices to start racing CSR. In fact a complete outfit can be had for only $800. Now is the time to talk a buddy into racing CSR. Here is some of the equipment that is available:
Tim Dwyer’s "Tsunami" 1985 Sorensen 20SSR, that has been extended to a CSR. The price of the boat is less than what the paint job is worth. (209) 368-8754
Rick Love’s Sorensen Kit set up for flat turning only. Cat optional. (805) 499-9143
Pat Gleason has his "Killer Tomato" for sale. A 1979 Sorensen 20SSR extended to a CSR. (425) 745-8983
Ted Gansberger has "SCUD" with motor for sale. A 1984 Sorensen 20SSR extended to a CSR. Even Mullett Lake couldn’t kill this boat. Free seasons use of propeller to new driver. (530) 668-0933
1999 Schedule
Tentative
Some race dates are very tentative, so don’t plan any weddings or vacations to Hawaii until confirming. If you have any updated schedules from Region 12 please fax (559) 665-2490 or E Mail csr4c@jps.net
January
16-17 Havasu CA
March
6-7 Oroville CA Kilos
April
24-25 Grass Valley CA
May
8-9 Indio CA SO Divisionals
22-23 Oroville CA
29-30 Newberg OR
June
5 Everette WA
5-6 Chowchilla CA
19-20 Copperopolis CA
26-27 Astoria OR
July
3-4 Marysville CA
10-11 Olympia WA
26-31 Bakersfield CA Nationals
August
14-15 Nicolas CA
28-29 Eatonville WA
28-29 Isleton CA
September
4-5 Sutherlin OR
11-12 Suisun City CA
Yelm WA
25-26 Lodi, CA
October
10-11 Pleasanton CA
Bakersfield CA
New York state has shown a large growth of CSRs this year with 11 drivers taking part in races. Many of them new drivers.
National Meeting News
Bids for the 2000 nationals are being made from Wakefield MI and Norwood NY. The site will be awarded in January.
There was a proposal to lower the CSR weight to 350#, but did not pass.
New Stock Outboard web site.
Bill DeSilva passed away last week from a heart attack. Along with his brother Ralph they built hundreds of runabouts during their boat building career.
Region 11 Straightaway Records
Any one who has raced CSR in Region 11 in the 1998 season will be eligible to compete for the Region 11 CSR straightaway record at the kilos
March 6th and 7th. The boat must be your competition boat that you qualified last year and all competition rules will apply.
You may remove your turn fin. Complete rules in next issue.
Who will be the fastest ?
What will the speed be ?
1/17 Indio CA Darrell Sorensen
1/18 Indio CA Ed Smith
2/22 Brawley CA Ed Smith
2/22 Brawley CA Tito Smith Jr.
3/21 Bakersfield CA D. Sorensen
3/22 Bakersfield CA D. Sorensen
4/25 Grass Valley CA D. Sorensen
4/26 Grass Valley CA D. Sorensen
5/15 Lodi CA Greg Steffen
5/16 Lodi CA Allen Sutfin Jr.
5/23 Newberg OR Greg Steffen
5/24 Newberg OR J. W. Myers
5/30 Chowchilla CA Donnie Morris
5/31 Chowchilla CA Donnie Morris
6/6 Everett WA Brian LaChappelle
6/13 Copperopolis CA D Sorensen
6/14 Copperopolis CA Rick Love
6/27-28 Astoria OR (results needed)
7/4 Marysville CA Curt Schlosser
7/5 Marysville CA Greg Steffen
7/11 Olympia WA Buzz Bannster
7/12 Olympia WA Drew Thompson
7/18 Pateros WA Dave Tonge
7/19 Pateros WA Dave Tonge
8/15 Nicholas CA Darrell Sorensen
8/16 Nicholas CA Greg Steffen
8/22-23 Connell WA (results needed)
8/29 Eatonville WA Dwight Maliot
8/29 Copperopolis CA J W Myers
8/30 Eatonville WA Dwight Maliot
8/30 Copperopolis CA D. Sorensen
9/5 Sutherlin OR Darrell Sorensen
9/6 Sutherlin OR Darrell Sorensen
9/12 Suisun City CA D. Sorensen
9/13 Suisun City CA Allen Sutfin Jr.
9/26-27 Yelm WA (results needed)
10/10 Pleasanton CA Greg Steffen
10/11 Pleasanton CA Rick Love
30 Drivers Enter
West Coast CSR Races
Thirty different drivers entered CSR races on the West Coast. There were 41 races where CSR competed. There were a total of 221 entries in west coast CSR races.
1998 National High Point Champions
*CSR* 1 CRAIG BOWMAN LAMBERTVILLE NJ 6900 15 460.00 2 DARRELL SORENSEN CHOWCHILLA CA 4930 15 328.67 3 GREG STEFFEN PENN VALLEY CA 4215 15 281.00 4 JOHN FINN MUSKEGON MI 3755 15 250.33 5 ALLEN E SUTFIN JR YUBA CITY CA 3684 15 245.60 6 RICK LOVE THOUSAND OAKS CA 2971 14 198.07 7 JOE PATER SAINT JOSEPH MI 2895 5 193.00 8 BUZZ BANNISTER BOTHELL WA 2888 12 192.53 9 DREW THOMPSON REDMOND WA 2853 11 190.20 10 EGIL NILSSON LONDONDERRY VT 2851 15 190.07 11 DWIGHT MALHIOT BREMERTON WA 2722 10 181.47 12 D SCOTT REED FISHERS LANDING NY 2550 8 170.00 13 DENNIS SPENCE LANSDOWNE PA 2490 11 166.00 14 CURT SCHLOSSER TURLOCK CA 2382 15 158.80 15 LOU LOMMASSON LORTON VA 2189 11 145.93 16 BRIAN ROSE HARRISON TS MI 2085 7 139.00 17 J W MYERS SAN DIEGO CA 1973 8 131.53 18 DAVID W TONGE DES MOINES WA 1957 11 130.47 19 JOHN LITTLEJOHN YUBA CITY CA 1757 12 117.13 20 BRIAN LACHAPELLE BUCKLEY WA 1751 9 116.73 21 M BEISWENGER CLAYTON NY 1733 11 115.53 22 MIKE ROSS COMMERCE TS MI 1730 6 115.33 23 D BEISWENGER BROCKPORT NY 1672 12 111.47 24 DAVID RUDGE YUBA CITY CA 1538 12 102.53 25 EDWARD D SMITH NEEDLES CA 1499 7 99.93 26 STEWART KITCHEN DENTON MD 1325 12 88.33 27 RON WATERSON FISHERS LANDING NY 1248 7 83.20 28 TRACY PHILLIPS HARBOR SPRINGSS MI 1140 6 76.00 29 JON BREWSTER STREETSBORO OH 1118 6 74.53 30 KEVIN HARRELL ELIZABETH CITY NC 1115 4 74.33 31 SCOTT SMITH FISHERS LANDING NY 1102 8 73.47 32 THOMAS PIERCE COARSEGOLD CA 1063 6 70.87 33 JASON HILL GRAND RAPIDS MI 1057 6 70.47 34 SHAWN MEAD LORTON VA 920 7 61.33 35 JEFF WILLIAMS FORD CITY PA 844 4 56.27 36 JOHN CHALK FISHERS LANDING NY 842 7 56.13 37 WILLIAM BRUCE LEBANON PA 824 6 54.93 38 KEN HONEYSETTE ALANSON MI 823 5 54.87 39 ADAM ALLEN ROMULUS MI 809 9 53.93 40 DONNIE MORRIS STOCKTON CA 800 2 53.33 41 ANDY BUTTERFIELD ALGONAC MI 732 2 48.80 42 ALEX JENNINGS III ASTON PA 700 2 46.67 43 RIC MONTOYA SEATTLE WA 625 2 41.67 44 BILLY RUCKER JR OAKDALE CA 600 1 40.00 45 KEN YODER ELKHART IN 577 4 38.47 46 BRYAN LAUER HARBOR SPRS MI 552 4 36.80 47 DANIEL CLICKNER CAPE VINCENT NY 526 6 35.07 48 KIM PARK ONTARIO CANADA 473 5 31.53 49 TIMOTHY DWYER LODI CA 466 4 31.07 50 G TIMOTHY ROSS WATERFORD MI 450 1 30.00 51 WILLIAM BREAUX MENTOR OH 395 4 26.33 52 BUTCH OTT STONEY PT ONT 371 2 24.73 53 DONALD SHAFER WYANDOTTE MI 338 4 22.53 54 BUDDY WINEMILLER SHADY SIDE MD 299 5 19.93 55 DICK RAUTENBERG BOTHELL WA 275 2 18.33 56 TONY TORGERSEN UNIONTOWN OH 255 2 17.00 57 KEVIN FITZGERALD POUND RIDGE NY 254 1 16.93 58 ROB CHRISTENSEN E DMONDS WA 240 2 16.00 59 JOE SILVESTRI NEW PHILAD. OH 225 1 15.00 60 SCOTT LAUER GRAND RAPIDS MI 216 5 14.40 61 TROY BOSKER HARBOR SPRINGS MI 210 3 14.00 62 WILLIAM WALKER HAVELOCK NC 201 2 13.40 63 PAUL FAIRBAIRN HARBOR SPRS MI 198 2 13.20 64 JERRY GEREN NEEDLES CA 169 2 11.27 65 RYAN BURDICK MADISON WI 169 2 11.27 66 PETER FEWCHUK SAL ST MARIE MI 169 1 11.27 67 ROLAND DECHERT WEST LINN OR 157 2 10.47 68 DAVID REDHEAD ENDICOTT NY 124 2 8.27 69 JOE GUYETT CLAYTON NY 111 2 7.40 70 NAT NATALI CLAYTON NY 95 2 6.33 71 ALLEN THORSEN NEWBERG OR 95 1 6.33 72 TED GANSBERGER WOODLAND CA 95 2 6.33 73 MATT BOYES DANVILLE CA 53 1 3.53
Thanks to Ric Montoya and R.P.M. Marine for providing postage and printing for this issue.
CU next year.