IHRA Tournament of Champions

Michael Beard · 10-17-2011, 12:40 PM

More pics....

- Yup. Myron Piatek's carrying a spare bullet.
- Brandon Peterson winner's circle
- Getting ready to make a TOC Qualifying pass Saturday night with Philbilly.
- Meeting of the mind. (Myron Piatek, and Brien Radley on his cool "restified" 1969 Sears bike)
- Lisa Bolton had the worst luck. Broke a rear, they thrashed to change the trans and rear, and two runs later, broke it again.

- Good crowd on-hand for championship Sunday
- Stock finals, Philbilly vs Brent Darroch (driving A/CM rent-a-ride courtesy Ronnie Traupman)
- Super Stock World Champion, Gianni Cantusci
- Hot Rod World Champion, "The Legend" Chip Johnson

Michael Beard · 10-17-2011, 12:54 PM

And BTW, they did a great job promoting ClassRacer.com all weekend long, with naming rights on both Stock and Super Stock. Thumbs up to Kenny and IHRA for hooking up on the deal.

Pics...

- No-Box World Champion, Matt Hawk. He takes home a brand new enclosed trailer, custom golf cart, and $10K! That'll pay for gas on the trip back to Arizona!
- Box World Champion JP Schuster got the bucket of water..., but also won $10,000 and a new dragster powered by a Super Cobra Jet. Any bets on how fast that motor will go in a DRAGSTER???
- What do you get when you mix a Canadian, a couple of beers, and an Ironman?
- Philbilly, Stock World Champion
- more Philbilly
- Philbilly's much better half, Amie
- Hickmon's Duck Tape purse
- Super Rod World Champion Steve Furr
- Top Dragster World Champion, JB Donati

Michael Beard · 10-17-2011, 01:28 PM

Need to say thanks to God Speed Ministries, Summit and all their supporting sponsors as well for an AWESOME spaghetti dinner they hosted for everyone, and all the great desserts people brought. And to top it off, a night of bingo with a bunch of great prizes. You think double-entering is bad? Steve Witherow was deca-entered with 10 bingo cards.

The furrowed brow of concentration was priceless. He gave up on trying to keep up with all of them and gave me two of his (loser!) cards. LOL Seth Phillips' fiance Kate won the grand prize, a $600 vaccuum pump. I think Witherow might've struck a deal to go home with that, afterall!

X-TECH MAN · 10-17-2011, 02:29 PM

Very cool. Congratulations to all of the racers who qualified and a big CONGRATULATIONS to all of the winners and runner ups.
A special congratulations to Myron for being sportsman racer of the year.

Dave Turner · 10-17-2011, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

More pics....

- Yup. Myron Piatek's carrying a spare bullet.
- Brandon Peterson winner's circle
- Getting ready to make a TOC Qualifying pass Saturday night with Philbilly.
- Meeting of the mind. (Myron Piatek, and Brien Radley on his cool "restified" 1969 Sears bike)
- Lisa Bolton had the worst luck. Broke a rear, they thrashed to change the trans and rear, and two runs later, broke it again.

- Good crowd on-hand for championship Sunday
- Stock finals, Philbilly vs Brent Darroch (driving A/CM rent-a-ride courtesy Ronnie Traupman)
- Super Stock World Champion, Gianni Cantusci
- Hot Rod World Champion, "The Legend" Chip Johnson

Take a look at Cantusci's shoes - that's the Canadian driving secret...we wear 'em loose!!

davidhuff · 10-17-2011, 03:57 PM

Great pictures!

Michael Beard · 10-17-2011, 11:32 PM

CompetitionPlus did some race coverage and a bunch of driver features. Some good stuff here... http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...event-notebook

Michael Beard · 10-18-2011, 07:47 PM

Lisa King from BracketRaceCentral posted a bunch of videos on YouTube as well.... http://www.youtube.com/user/Bracketr...B8B8F2DAA0C11A

10-17-2011, 12:40 PM	#1
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: IHRA Tournament of Champions More pics.... - Yup. Myron Piatek's carrying a spare bullet. - Brandon Peterson winner's circle - Getting ready to make a TOC Qualifying pass Saturday night with Philbilly. - Meeting of the mind. (Myron Piatek, and Brien Radley on his cool "restified" 1969 Sears bike) - Lisa Bolton had the worst luck. Broke a rear, they thrashed to change the trans and rear, and two runs later, broke it again. - Good crowd on-hand for championship Sunday - Stock finals, Philbilly vs Brent Darroch (driving A/CM rent-a-ride courtesy Ronnie Traupman) - Super Stock World Champion, Gianni Cantusci - Hot Rod World Champion, "The Legend" Chip Johnson Attached Thumbnails __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

10-17-2011, 12:54 PM	#2
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: IHRA Tournament of Champions And BTW, they did a great job promoting ClassRacer.com all weekend long, with naming rights on both Stock and Super Stock. Thumbs up to Kenny and IHRA for hooking up on the deal. Pics... - No-Box World Champion, Matt Hawk. He takes home a brand new enclosed trailer, custom golf cart, and $10K! That'll pay for gas on the trip back to Arizona! - Box World Champion JP Schuster got the bucket of water..., but also won $10,000 and a new dragster powered by a Super Cobra Jet. Any bets on how fast that motor will go in a DRAGSTER??? - What do you get when you mix a Canadian, a couple of beers, and an Ironman? - Philbilly, Stock World Champion - more Philbilly - Philbilly's much better half, Amie - Hickmon's Duck Tape purse - Super Rod World Champion Steve Furr - Top Dragster World Champion, JB Donati Attached Thumbnails __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS Last edited by Michael Beard; 10-17-2011 at 01:01 PM.

10-17-2011, 01:28 PM	#3
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: IHRA Tournament of Champions Need to say thanks to God Speed Ministries, Summit and all their supporting sponsors as well for an AWESOME spaghetti dinner they hosted for everyone, and all the great desserts people brought. And to top it off, a night of bingo with a bunch of great prizes. You think double-entering is bad? Steve Witherow was deca-entered with 10 bingo cards. The furrowed brow of concentration was priceless. He gave up on trying to keep up with all of them and gave me two of his (loser!) cards. LOL Seth Phillips' fiance Kate won the grand prize, a $600 vaccuum pump. I think Witherow might've struck a deal to go home with that, afterall! __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

10-17-2011, 02:29 PM	#4
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: IHRA Tournament of Champions Very cool. Congratulations to all of the racers who qualified and a big CONGRATULATIONS to all of the winners and runner ups. A special congratulations to Myron for being sportsman racer of the year.

10-17-2011, 03:57 PM	#6
davidhuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 928 Likes: 1 Liked 120 Times in 42 Posts	Re: IHRA Tournament of Champions Great pictures!

10-17-2011, 11:32 PM	#7
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: IHRA Tournament of Champions CompetitionPlus did some race coverage and a bunch of driver features. Some good stuff here... http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...event-notebook __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

10-18-2011, 07:47 PM	#8
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: IHRA Tournament of Champions Lisa King from BracketRaceCentral posted a bunch of videos on YouTube as well.... http://www.youtube.com/user/Bracketr...B8B8F2DAA0C11A __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS