Ronnie "Uncle Buck" 90 Nationals - Sept 13th & 14th, 2013

[BKSG1198]

Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is my pleasure to announce the 2nd annual Ronnie “Uncle Buck” Memorial Race will be held on September 13th & 14th, 2013 once again at Numidia Dragway in Catawissa, Pa. We will make a few minor changes for the 2013 event, but will mostly run the same type of program as we did at last year’s event.

Starting off on Thursday, September 12th will be parking from 10am till 10pm. For some of you who want to get parked early and head over to Knoebel’s you will be able to. Unfortunately I will not be there till late that night so Vinny Dimino or one of the crew members will be there to let you in. On Friday the 13th (Oohh) we will start the FREE Test and Tune around 10am, this will run till about 2pm. We will then groom the track and at 2:30 we will start the process of the Comp Cams Shootout. This year it will not be a Top 32 shootout, but an all run type event. Due to the mid-September date, I want to start the event a little earlier. Everyone will get 1 Time Run then into 1st round. I hope to be into the 3rd round by the time the Street Cars roll in for the Friday Night run.

On Saturday the 14th we kick off the 2nd annual Ronnie “Uncle Buck” Memorial Race at 10am. As the same as last year everyone will get 2 Time Runs beginning with Super Street, Super Comp, Stock, Super Gas & Super Stock. Hopefully the car counts will be a little larger this year to allow racers to double enter without having to overheat their motors. What will make this event even better for this year….A GUARANTEED $ 3,000.00 WINNERS PURSE FOR ALL CLASSES! Track owner Bob Dimino and Myself have agreed to make this a guaranteed winner’s purse so we can give back to the sportsman racer! Once the winner’s have been crowned we will invite all racers, friends & family over to the Donhauser’s for a FREE Chicken BBQ. As we all know one of Uncle Buck’s favorite things to do was cook for his fellow racers so we will continue his legacy with the BBQ.

For those who are members of MASCA & MASSA here is an added bonus for you. As we all know I’ve decided to extend the schedule this year to Numida and Cecil County. I did some thinking about it and know Numidia can be a haul for a lot of you and with the cost of diesel & gas going up it’s senseless to make 2 tows. So on Sunday the 15th we will run Race # 7 of your season. This means the season will be a 9 race season and we will count 6 of your best 9. We will run 1 time shot and go into 1st round. This will save on us driving up to Numidia twice and putting wear and tear on our equipment. Super Gas guys I’d be willing to put a race together for those who want to stay. For those who want to go home you are free too, but I will try to get the program running fast and get people home ASAP.

If you would like to become a sponsor please e-mail me at Rekeister@aol or call me at 856-332-2851


2013 Tentative Schedule and Payouts:

Friday Sept 13th - Free Test & Tune from 10 or 11 to 2 or 2:30pm
Stk/SS Combo Race starting at 2:30 or 3 (1 TT then into 1st round)
Comp Cams Shootout starting at 3 or 3:30 (1 TT then into 1st round)

Saturday Sept 14th - 10am - Start Time runs for .90 Nationals / Stk/SS Race
(Super Street/ Super Comp / Stock / Super Gas / Super Stock)
1or 2pm - 1st round for all classes
6-7pm - FREE BBQ

Sunday Sept 15th - Rain Date / Travel Day or MASCA (Super Comp) and MASSA (Super Street) Race # 7

Entry:
- $165 by June 1st
- $180 by August 1st
- $200 at the gate
- $10 at the gate for crew members

Payout
Friday September 13th:
Stk/SS Combo Event ($70 entry)
Winner: $1,000
Runner-Up: $400
Semi-Finalist: $200
3rd Round Loser: $70
*based on 32 entries

Comp Cams .90 Shootout ($70 entry)
Winner: $1,000
Runner-Up: $400
Semi-Finalist: $200
3rd Round Loser: $70
*based on 32 entries

Saturday September 14th:
Nitroplate Stock/Super Stock Shootout presented by Autometer
Stock & Super Stock run separate)
Winner: $3,000
Runner-Up: $1,500
Semi-Finalist: $600
4th Round Loser: $400
3rd Round Loser: $200

King of the Mountain
Stock vs. Super Stock Winner
Winner: $500
Runner-Up: $200

Ronnie "Uncle Buck Memorial 90 Nationals presented by Nitroplate
(Super Comp, Gas & Street)
Winner: $3,000
Runner-Up: $1,500
Semi-Finalist: $600
4th Round Loser: $400
3rd Round Loser: $200

Sunday September 15th:
MASCA / MASSA Race ($70 entry - same structure as Saturday's races)
Winner: $1,000
Runner-Up: $400
Semi-Finalist: $175
4th Round Loser: $100
3rd Round Loser: $50
*based on 32 entries per class

Time-Permitting SG / Stk/ SS Shootout on Sunday ($70 entry - same structure as Saturday's races)
Winner: $1,000
Runner-Up: $500
Semi-Finalist: $250
4th Round Loser: $150
3rd Round Loser: $80
*based on 32 entries per class

[Jay Cepelka]

Looking forward to good time.

[BKSG1198]

The official Ronnie "Uncle Buck" .90 Nationals website is now active. Thanks to Jeff Serra over at Inmotion Solutions who did an awesome job on the site. You can view videos from last year's event along with payouts, etc. Jeff is currently working on the flyer and I'm working on the rules as we speak so look for something in the near future..

www.dot90nationals.com

[BKSG1198]

Just got word that Rob Jackson...AKA Robzneed4speed will be back for the 2013 event. Our plans are still in the works but, I'm hoping to have Rob down for both Friday and Saturday to do interviews with the .90 Drivers, do video of the Shootout on Friday Night and the whole .90 Nationals along with Winner's Circle Interviews on Saturday! He's already personally told me he's out for redemption for 2013 because even though we all thought the videos were AWESOME Rob felt they needed a little more work (like any artist would say...haha) so I can't imagine what Rob has up his sleeve for 2013! Here is a preview of some of Rob's work!

http://www.youtube.com/user/robzneed4speed

[BKSG1198]

Just got some great news from the Harple Family. Moose (Ronnie's Brother) and his wife Nancy wanted to do something for all the racers who come to support this event. We all know how much Uncle Buck enjoyed cooking for his fellow Racers and when he wasn't cooking at the track he was cooking at the Moose Lodge for his fellow Ravens Fans. So in honor of Ronnie "Uncle Buck" Harple all the winners of each class (S/C,S/G,S/ST) will receive a brand new Webber Grill courtesy of the Harple Family!

[BKSG1198]

With this years event I decided to do away with the pre-entry raffle for prizes rather I took a page out of Pete Biondo's book for the Spring Flings and decided to do a "Racers Appreciation Performance Award". Pretty basic as I'm still working on Round # 6 right now but, should have that hopefully locked up by week's end. I'd like to Thank ATI, Autometer, Nitroplate, Crane Cams and Weisco for coming on board to be sponsors for this. I hope you the racers enjoy and it puts a little more meaning into each round. If no one hits these prizes all the winners / losers will be thrown into a hat and picked:

2013 “Racers Appreciation” Awards:
Round # 1: ATI Gift Certificates to the 1st driver in each class with the best loosing package

Round # 2: $100.00 Auto Meter Gift Certificate to first driver in each class who goes .000 on the tree (If no one goes .000 on the tree in the 2nd round all 2nd round winners will be thrown into a hat and a winner will be drawn.

Round # 3: $100.00 Nitroplate Gift Certificate to the driver with the best winning package in Round # 3 (1 per class)

Round #4: Crane Cams Gift Certificate to the driver in each class that goes “Dead-On” with a 0 in eliminations (If no one goes "dead-on" in the 4th round all 4th round winners will be thrown into a hat and a winner will be drawn).

Round # 5: $500 Weisco Gift Certificate to the driver with the best loosing package in that round. 2 for the .90 classes / 1 each for Stock & Super Stock

More to come........

Also added bonus prizes….
First Super Comp Dragster Driver who goes .000 in eliminations gets a free dragster cover courtesy of Dennis Ridgeway Inc.

$50.00 to the Super Gas Driver with the “Best Package” in eliminations courtesy of Joe Eckel and Rock-a-way Racing

California Car Cover Packages to be randomly drawn throughout the day