JOSE RODRIGUEZ JR. MEMORIAL RACES AT THE MARCONI MUSEUM

QUALIFYING RESULTS:

Position Year Car Entrant From Time

CLASS A Qualifying driver: John CUKRAS

1 1957 Chevrolet Mark Gussin GB 7.382 *
1 1964 Ford Russell Sheldon UAE 7.382 *
3 1955 Chrysler Alan Schwartz USA 9.652
1965 Plymouth Rod McPherson USA (withdrawn)
* Tie

CLASS B Qualifying driver: Milt SURRATT

1 1937 Alfa-Romeo Russell Sheldon UAE 6.638
2 1957 Vanwall Daniel Murai USA 6.645
3 1939 Maserati 8CL Mark Gussin GB 6.907
4 1954 Mercedes Rod McPherson CAN 7.187
5 1938 Mercedes Rocky Russo USA 7.529
6 1935 Bugatti T59 Jim Cunningham USA 7.805
7 1937 Alfa-Romeo Alan Schwartz USA 8.169
8 1937 Auto-Union Jim Cunningham USA 8.538
9 1939 Maserati Michael Paschal USA 9.209
10 1954 Mercedes Alan Schwartz USA 9.564
11 1935 Alfa-Romeo Mac Pinches GB 9.724
12 1937 Mercedes Mac Pinches GB 10.11
1938 Mercedes P. de Lespinay FR* **
*That’s Freedonia, not France.
** Entered in Concours only.

CLASS B Qualifying driver: Greg GILBERT

1 1966 McLaren M6 Luiz Valdetaro BR 5.89***
2 1965 Lola T70 Russell Sheldon UAE 6.205
3 1964 “Hussein I� Mark Gussin GB 6.632
4 1965 Chaparral 2 Luiz Valdetaro BR 7.186
5 1962 Lotus 19 Luiz Valdetaro BR 7.317
6 1962 Lotus 19 Rocky Russo USA 7.416
7 1964 Lola T70 Scott Smith USA 7.571
8 1964 Cobra 289 Luiz Valdetaro BR 8.39 **
9 1964 Cooper-Ford Luiz Valdetaro BR 9.363
10 1964 Cooper-Ford P. de Lespinay FR *
11 1964 Cooper-Ford P. de Lespinay FR *
12 1965 Lang-Cooper K. Walwick USA **
* Entered in Concours only.
** Withdrawn
***Disqualified. Body was 1966, not 1965.

CLASS D. Qualifying Driver: Paul Sterrett

1 1976 Corvette Russell Sheldon UAE 6.981
2 1970 Porsche 917 J. Cunningham USA 7.075
3 1970 Lola-Aston Bryan Warmack USA **
4 1972 Porsche 908 Kat Walwick USA *
* Withdrawn
** Entered in Concours only.


CLASS E entries. Qualifying Driver: Gil Rivera

1 1971 Porsche 908 K. Walwick USA 4.66 *
2 1964 Lotus 7 R. McPherson USA 4.791
3 1970 Ferrari 512S R. McPherson USA 4.844
4 1996 Joest Athina Zarkada GR 5.058
5 1960 Jaguar XK R. McPherson USA 5.107
6 2000 Cadillac LMP Len Jackson USA 5.242
7 1967 Ferrari P4 R. McPherson USA 5.406
8 1970 Porsche 917 Bryan Warmack USA 5.531
9 1964 Ferrari 250 R. McPherson USA 5.712
10 1967 Gulf-Mirage Robert Blaschke USA 7.476 **
11 1970 Lola T70 Mark Manion USA 7.802
12 1970 Ferrari 312P M. Perez-Pabon USA 7.856
* Meeting top E.T.

All the entries were driven by top professional drivers, some of them National Champions.
The best cars were often the heaviest except in Class E where magnets provided the downforce. Cars with sponge tires had no traction and hopelessly spun their wheels.
The fastest of all ran a stock FLY motor, using two SLOT-IT Super Magnets and Indy-Grip silicone tires.
Russell Sheldon's cars were best overall, securing 3 out of 4 poles for his entries, the fourth car being second only to the meet's most surprising car, the 30 years old COX IFC McLaren with a stock FOX motor.
The 45-ohm controllers were the great equalizer. It shows the viability of a new form of racing where "hot" motors (I.E. costly) will be a thing of the past. Welcome to the TSRF!

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Is this cool or what? This gorgeous little Lola T70 was made from a beat-up Monogram T70 body, expertly mounted on a near-stock FLY chassis. It is the handiwork of Scott Smith, of Renton, WA. USA.