RACE RESULTS

At last! The Jose Rodriguez Jr Memorial Proxy Races Results Are Posted! No more hanging chads! No dimpled ballots! No sunlight inspection! This is IT!

OVERALL WINNER AND GRAND CHAMPION
Mark Gussin 1938 Maserati 8CL
Mark wins the Stand 21 signed gloves and an AFX racing set.

CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE BEST OF SHOW
Mark Gussin 1938 Maserati 8CL
Mark wins a Model Cars mag and an AFX NASCAR 2-car set.

Most Original Car
Michael Paschal 1939 Maserati 4CL
Michael wins an ORECA sticker and an AFX Porsche 959.

Best Performing Car
Kathryn Walwick 1971 Porsche 908/2
Kathryn wins an ORECA sticker and an AFX Sauber-Mercedes.

Best Engineered Car
Russell Sheldon 1964 Ford Galaxie
Russell wins an ORECA sticker and a pair of AFX NASCAR cars.

Hard Luck Award
Leonard Jackson 2000 Cadillac LMP
Len wins ORECA sticker and AFX Porsche 959.

"Needs New Glasses" Award
Robert Blaschke 1967 Gulf-Mirage
Robert wins an ORECA sticker, AFX Sauber-Mercedes.

"Most Difficult Car To Drive With A 45-Ohm Controller Award"
Russell Sheldon's Greenwood-Corvette
Russell is the lucky winner of the Professor Motor Electronic Controller!

CLASS "A" OVERALL FINISH:

1 Mark Gussin GB 348 points
Mark wins a Slot-It motor, an AFX NASCAR 2-car set, Indy-Grip tires, Model Cars mag.
2 Russell Sheldon UAE 277 points
Russell wins Scaleracing tires, AFX Sauber-Mercedes, Le Mans booklet and Indy-Grip tires.
3 Alan Schwartz USA 192 points
Alan wins Indy-Grip tires and an AFX Porsche 959.

RACE FINISH
1 Mark Gussin '57 Chevy 45 laps
2 Russell Sheldon '64 Ford 32 laps
3 Alan Schwartz '55 Chrysler 23 laps

CONCOURS POINTS
1 Mark Gussin 303 points
2 Russell Sheldon 245 points
3 Alan Schwartz 169 points
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CLASS "B" OVERALL FINISH

1 Mark Gussin 468 points
Mark wins a Slot-It motor, a Le Mans booklet, a Scalextric McLaren "test" car and Indy-Grip tires.
2 Russell Sheldon 424 points
Russell wins Scaleracing tires, Indy-Grip tires and an AFX Porsche 959.
3 Michael Paschal 396 points
Michael wins an AFX Sauber-Mercedes and Indy-Grip tires.
4 Jim Cunningham ('35 Bug) 375 points
Jim wins Indy-Grip tires.
5 Rod McPherson 373 points
Rod wins Indy-Grip tires.
6 Daniel Murai 355 points
Daniel wins Indy-Grip tires.
7 Rockland Russo 347 points
Rocky wins Indy-Grip tires.
8 Alan Schwartz 345 points
Alan wins Indy-Grip tires.
9 Jim Cunningham ('38 A-U) 293 points
Jim wins Indy-Grip tires.
10 P. de Lespinay ('37 MB) 251 points
Philippe wins Indy-Grip tires.
11 Mac Pinches ('35 Alfa) 245 points
Mac wins Indy-Grip tires (he needs them the most of any entrant!)
12 Mac Pinches ('37 MB) 211 points
Mac wins another pair of Indy-Grip tires.
13 P.de Lespinay ('54 LF) 205 points
Philippe wins Indy-Grip tires.
14 Alan Schwartz ('54 MB) 203 points
Alan wins Indy-Grip tires.

MAIN EVENT
1 Russell Sheldon 1937 Alfa-Romeo 12C 124 laps
2 Daniel Murai 1957 Vanwall 122 laps
3 Rod McPherson 1954 Mercedes-Benz 115 laps
4 Mark Gussin 1938 Maserati 8CL 108 laps
5 Rockland Russo 1938 Mercedes-Benz 108 laps
6 Jim Cunningham 1936 Bugatti T59 103 laps
7 Michael Paschal 1939 Maserati 4CL 97 laps
8 Alan Schwartz 1937 Alfa-Romeo 12C 94 laps

HEAT RACE (first 4 moved to MAIN)
1 Rocky Russo 1938 Mercedes-Benz 104 laps
2 Jim Cunningham 1935 Bugatti T59 97 laps
3 Michael Paschal 1939 Maserati 4CL 94 laps
4 Alan Schwartz 1937 Alfa-Romeo 12C 87 laps
5 Alan Schwartz 1954 Mercedes-Benz 84 laps
6 Jim Cunningham 1937 Auto-Union 79 laps
7 Mac Pinches 1937 Mercedes-Benz 68 laps
8 Mac Pinches 1935 Alfa-Romeo P3 67 laps

CONCOURS TOTALS
1 Mark Gussin 1938 Maserati 8CL 360
2 Russell Sheldon 1937 Alfa-Romeo 12C 300
3 Michael Paschal 1939 Maserati 4CL 299
4 Jim Cunningham 1938 Auto-Union 293
5 Jim Cunningham 1935 Bugatti T59 272
6 Rod McPherson 1954 Mercedes-Benz 258
7 P. de Lespinay 1937 Mercedes-Benz 251*
7 Alan Schwartz 1937 Alfa-Romeo 12C 251*
9 Mac Pinches 1935 Alfa-Romeo P3 245
10 Rockland Russo 1938 Mercedes-Benz 239
11 Daniel Murai 1957 Vanwall 233
12 Mac Pinches 1937 Mercedes-Benz 211
13 P. de Lespinay 1954 Lancia-Ferrari 205
14 Alan Schwartz 1954 Mercedes-Benz 203
* Tie
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CLASS "C" OVERALL FINISH

2 Mark Gussin 1964 Hussein I 392
Mark wins Indy-Grip tires.
3 Russell Sheldon 1965 Lola T70 374
Russell wins Indy-Grip tires.
6 Scott Smith 1965 Lola T70 358
Scott wins Indy-Grip tires.
5 Luiz Valdetaro 1964 Cooper-Ford 340
Luiz wins Indy-Grip tires.
1 Luiz Valdetaro 1966 McLaren MK6 337
Luiz wins Indy-Grip tires.
4 Rockland Russo 1962 Lotus 19 318
Rocky wins Indy-Grip tires.
8 Luiz Valdetaro 1965 Chaparral 2A 261
Luiz wins Indy-Grip tires.
7 Luiz Valdetaro 1962 Lotus 19 256
Luiz wins Indy-Grip tires.
3 Rod McPherson 1964 Cooper-Ford 248
Rod wins Indy-Grip tires.
5 Kathryn Walwick 1964 Cheetah 238
Kathryn wins Indy-Grip tires.
8 P. de Lespinay 1965 Lola T70 221
Philippe wins Indy-Grip tires.
9 P. de Lespinay 1964 Cooper-Ford 210
Philippe wins Indy-Grip tires.
10 Luiz Valdetaro Cobra 289 209
Luiz wins Indy-Grip tires.

RACE FINISH
1 Luiz Valdetaro 1966 McLaren MK6 141*
2 Mark Gussin 1964 Hussein I 128
3 Russell Sheldon 1965 Lola T70 126
4 Rockland Russo 1962 Lotus 19 115
5 Luiz Valdetaro 1964 Cooper-Ford 112
6 Scott Smith 1965 Lola T70 105
7 Luiz Valdetaro 1962 Lotus 19 65
8 Luiz Valdetaro 1965 Chaparral 2A 28
*Car disqualified. This is a 1966 McLaren. See comments in car presentations.


CONCOURS
1 Mark Gussin 1964 Hussein I 264
2 Scott Smith 1965 Lola T70 253
3 Rod McPherson 1964 Cooper-Ford 248
3 Russell Sheldon 1965 Lola T70 248
5 Kathryn Walwick 1964 Cheetah 238
6 Luiz Valdetaro 1965 Chaparral 233
7 Luiz Valdetaro 1964 Cooper-Ford 228
8 P. de Lespinay 1965 Lola T70 221
9 P. de Lespinay 1964 Cooper-Ford 210
10 Luiz Valdetaro Cobra 289 209
11 Rockland Russo 1962 Lotus 19 203
12 Luiz Valdetaro 1966 McLaren MK6* 196
13 Luiz Valdetaro 1962 Lotus 19 191
*Disqualified.
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CLASS "D" OVERALL FINISH

1 Jim Cunningham 303
wins Revell Porsche kit, Slot-It motor, AFX Sauber-Mercedes, Model Cars magazine, Indy-Grip tires.
2 Russell Sheldon 297
wins Scaleracing tires, Indy-Grip tires, AFX Porsche 959.
3 Bryan Warmack 226
wins Indy-Grip tires, AFX NASCAR 2-car set.

RACE FINISH
1 Jim Cunningham 1970 Porsche 917LH 30
2 Russell Sheldon 1976 Greenwood-Vette 26

CONCOURS POINTS
1 Jim Cunningham Porsche 917LH 273
2 Russell Sheldon Greenwood-Vette 271
3 Bryan Warmack Lola-Aston 226
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CLASS "E" OVERALL FINISH

1 Rod Mc Pherson 1967 Ferrari P4 333 points
Rod wins a signed book, "Vintage Slot Cars", an AFX NASCAR 2-car set, Indy-Grip tires and the fabulous FLY trophy offered by Scalextric USA!.
2 Rod McPherson Ferrari 512S 328 points
Rod wins Scaleracing tires, Indy-Grip tires, Model Cars mag and an AFX Porsche 959.
3 Kathryn Walwick 1971 Porsche 908 320 points
Kathryn wins Indy-Grip tires, an AFX Sauber-Mercedes and a big schmooch from her hubby.
4 Athina Zarkada Joest-Porsche 312 points
Athina wins Indy-Grip tires.
5 Leonard Jackson Cadillac LMP 310 points
Len wins Indy-Grip tires.
6 Rod McPherson 1962 Caterham 7 300 points
Rod wins Indy-Grip tires.
7 Rod McPherson Ferrari 250 GTO/LM 281 points
Rod wins Indy-Grip tires.
8 Rod McPherson Jaguar XK120 143 points
Rod wins Indy-Grip tires.

MAIN EVENT LAPS
1 Kathryn Walwick 1971 Porsche 908 185
2 Rod McPherson 1962 Caterham 7 165
3 Rod McPherson Ferrari P4 153
4 Rod McPherson Ferrari 512S 152
5 Leonard Jackson Cadillac LMP 150
6 Rod McPherson Jaguar XK120 143
7 Athina Zarkada Joest-Porsche 140
8 Rod McPherson Ferrari 250 GTO/LM
126

HEAT RACE (no move-up)
11 Robert Blaschke 1967 Gulf-Mirage 62
Robert wins Indy-Grip tires.
22 Bryan Warmack 1970 Lola-Aston 60
Bryan wins Indy-Grip tires.
3 M. Perez-Pabon 1970 Ferrari 312P 56
Manuel wins Indy-Grip tires.
4 Mark Manion 1970 Lola-Aston 53
Mark wins Indy-Grip tires.


CONCOURS POINTS
1 Rod McPherson Ferrari P4 180 points
2 Rod McPherson Ferrari 512S 176 points
3 Athina Zarkada Joest-Porsche 172 points
4 Leonard Jackson Cadillac LMP 160 points
5 Rod McPherson Ferrari 250 GTO/LM 155 points
6 Kathryn Walwick 1971 Porsche 908 135 points
6 Rod McPherson 1962 Caterham 7 135 points
8 Rod McPherson Jaguar XK120 0 points
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