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We obviously haven't had a lot of opportunities to race this year so I wanted to get the ball rolling on making people aware of the dbl header at Yakima schd for 10 & 11 Oct. I talked to them today and they said they have no reason to think this schd won't hold so let's see what we can do to support the race. We ran this last year and had a good time, they gave us a designated pit area and treated us quite well. We don't have a lot of combos any more so let's support the tracks that are still giving us the opportunity.

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019

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Jim, indeed it was a great event. You guys got treated very well and the parking set-up was cool. I hope many local racers make this event this year. I am not sure if I can make it or not. Lots of stuff going on right now. If I do make it, I hope to help Larry as much as I can. He did a very good job last year with the ladder and such.

Jim, you won on Sunday, if I remember correctly.

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I've got no reason not to be there. Mike and Larry did a great job last year as well as the work Brian did with the with all our time slips and the ladder. Looking forward to it.

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Dave, thanks for the memory jog. I had forgotten about what all Brian did.

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are they still having that race? haven't heard anything about it , yet.

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Yes, definitely still on, they sent me an email a few days ago to confirm. There is a flyer on their site. Jim

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Jim, The Stock / SS Combo at Renegade Oct 10-11th, I did not find the event flyer on their website. Is the combo race a 1/4 mile? The flyers I did see indicated several races were 1/8 mile.

Steve Teeter STK/SS M/SA, SS/MA 620.

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Steve,

The race is still on the schedule. I talked with Derek several times a few weeks ago and he confirmed we are good to go. He said he was working on some potential sponsor deals to increase the purse. Hope he is successful.

All racing should be 1/4 mile. At a bracket race a few weeks ago they switched to 1/8 mile because the smoke was so thick from the fires that you could barely see the finish line. And you could not see the shutdown area from the tower, so they went to 1/8 mile for safety reasons.

Bring your hot rod over and have some fun. Everybody had a good time last year. Hope to see you in a few weeks.

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I plan on being there both days . Last year was a ton of fun, this year should be even better. I have not been to a track this year, so looking forward to hanging with my friends. Larry and I have talked and I will be helping where needed. Lets hope for great weather and a turn out of over 30 vehicles.

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Here is the event flyer for the Renegade Raceway Stock / Super Stock combo, October 10th & 11th.

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Yakima STK/SS Combo Races - October 10 & 11, 2020

Go to the track web site: http://www.renegaderaceway.com/

Please read and fill out the online waiver before arriving at the track.
Please read the Health & Safety protocols on the web site prior to arriving.
Masks are required to be worn at the track.

Race Notes:
All racing will be 1/4 mile. Track fully prepped each day.
NO Friday night test & tune.
Friday parking until 8:00 PM.
Renegade 110 race gas is available at the track for $12 per gallon. See Butch at the head of the staging lanes.
One race each day Saturday and Sunday, likely 2 qualifying runs, then eliminations.
Want more seat time? Enter No Box for more hits at the tree and more run data.

This is it folks, the last class race of the year in the Northwest. Haven't had your car out at all or only hit one or two races this year? Load up and come over for a fun weekend. Going to Las Vegas? Join your fellow racers and get some seat time before heading south.

Last year we talked about raising the entry fee to $100 to increase the payout. The support for this idea was near unanimous. The track manager chose to keep the entry fee at $50. We are proposing that if everyone puts $50 in the pot, we will add this to the track purse and pay $1,500 to win with a minimum of 20 cars. More cars will increase runner up and semi-final payouts. It has been a challenging year to say the least. Here is your chance to have some fun and support a track that is doing its part to support class racing.

If I can answer any questions email me at: lmerk606@gmail.com or call my cell: 509-366-3735.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

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thank you for updates. hope it turns out good. last year was a blast.

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Hope to see everyone this weekend. Anyone have a forecast for temps and such. I am showing mid 60's on Saturday and a little cooler on Sunday.

Should be a great weekend. Let's all go and have fun.

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That's what I'm seeing for a forecast Ron. Looking forward to this weekend.

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Hoping to see a good turnout of class racers this coming weekend.

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Last year we all more or less pitted together in the back corner which was kind of nice. It also helped with keeping track of qualifying and ladders. Are we going to do that again this year?

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Wish i could be there but i am on injured reserve again but will be good to go next season if there is one. Sounds like ron will be there to help, i trained him years ago when we had combo's at pacific LOL i predict Cal will win a race if he driving, if not then Todd Haste.

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Jim,

Don't know for sure about pit plans, but Derek usually likes to have groups pit together for convenience, so there is a good chance it will be the same. See you Saturday.

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Sorry you can't be there James. Life has thrown me a curve and I won't be there either. Was looking forward to seeing everyone, but life happens. I just talked with Larry and hope the event is a big success with over 30 cars in attendance.

I miss the combos at Pacific and , yes, I learned a lot thanks to Mr. Boyce.. Thanks for the experience.

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Yakima Stock / Super Stock Combo Results

We had 15 cars in attendance. The weather forecast probably kept some from attending. 1/8 mile racing caused a few more to stay home.

Saturday 10-10-2020
The track announced on Friday that all racing on Saturday would be 1/8 mile. After several hours of rain in the morning, the rain finally stopped and track drying started. And then the wind started blowing - HARD, 20-25 MPH crosswind. We got one qualifying run completed and a massive dust storm blew in which stopped all racing for a short time. There was so much dirt in the air that it was going through air filters. Many do not run an air filter and were concerned about engine damage.The combo racers had a short meeting and voted to stop combo racing for the day. The track manager agreed to roll the Saturday purse over and add it to the Sunday purse.

Sunday 10-11-2020
The plan was for 1/4 mile racing on Sunday but the track manager switched to 1/8 mile. Clear skies overnight and a very cold 34 degree morning. Frost on some car windows. Weather forecast was for rain anywhere from 2 to 4 PM. All categories got one time trial / qualifying run and eliminations started. We started round 2 about 2:30 PM. The first 2 pairs of combo cars went down the track and it started to sprinkle a few raindrops. Racing stopped and they called the safety truck at the top end of the rack and he reported no rain. So the next two pair of cars ran completing the round. Those were the last cars down the track as it started to rain. After about 20-30 minutes a drivers meeting was called by the track manager and the race was ended.

The four remaining combo racers split the $2,500 track purse. Congrats to Gary Gandee, Ryan Warter, Cal Method, and Joe Sorenson. Thanks to all the racer who attended.