40TH. Competitive Auto Racing

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1 Competitive Auto Racing F A N C L U B 40TH ANNIVERSARY VOLUME 40 ISSUE 7 JULY PRESIDENT: ED MILLER signmaned312@hotmail.com 424 5th STREET, NILES OHIO HOME: CELL: MEM SEC: DICK BERRY breracin@zoominternet.net 1587 SALT SPRINGS RD. NILES OH HOME: SUNSHINE: JEAN COLEY 630 N HARTFORD, YOUNGSTOWN, OH VICE PRES: JIM BALENTINE JR 515 NORTH HARTFORD YTOWN OH jbalentine2@roadrunner.com REC SEC: JEAN COLEY 630 N HARTFORD, YOUNGSTOWN, OH TREAS:JACK COLEY jackracingfan2@aol.com 630 N HARTFORD, YTOWN,OH WEB: PAUL OYLER NEWSLETTER:JIM BALENTINE JR jbalentine2@roadrunner.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS JIM BALENTINE SR MARINTHIANA BOARDMAN, OH GWEN CRUM 56 STEEL AVE GIRARD OH gwenny1crum@yahoo.com TONJA PEMBERTON 4505 SOUTHERN BLVDBOARDMAN OH tonjap2003@yahoo.com MATT WERTZ 7594 W.CALLA RD CANF OH ramblinmatt327@gmail.com DAVE OLIVERI daveoliveri@comcast.net ALICE WHITE 1820 CHURCHILL RD., GIRARD, OH THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR AT:jbalentine2@roadrunner.com JULY MEETING will be held at 7:00 PM TUES JULY 17TH at the YANKEE KITCHEN 6635 Market St (ST RT 7) Boardman,Ohio CLUB NIGHTS AND CLUB FUNCTIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!!!ITS YOUR CLUB!! BE A PART OF IT. COME EARLY AND HAVE SOME GREAT FOOD AT GREAT PRICES. CLUB PICNIC TUESDAY AUG We will have another picnic in August. August 21st. Our monthly meeting will be held at Liberty Park Pavilion in North Jackson, Ohio. It s another opportunity to get together with Club Folks, eat, talk, & have a good time. Bring a covered dish to share, Dogs, Burgers, & Soft drinks will be provided. A very short meeting will take place after eating. It starts at 7pm, but people start coming anytime after 6 Any of you young healthy folks, please contact Jack Coley & volunteer to help him. Jack has been having a terrible time, as his back problems are increasing. Help him if you can.

2 JULY 2012 TWIN STATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 PRESIDENT S REPORT by Ed Miller Finally, after last month s tragedy, I can give everyone some GREAT news. I am sure most already know, but Jeff Haefke received a new lung last Sun., July 2. Matt and Jeff Jr. have kept me posted, and everything seems to be going great. I guess he will have another 6-7 weeks of stay in Cleveland, to make sure that all is going well. Keep him in your prayers, and as I am sure Ron Thompson, who received a heart transplant 3+ years ago would agree, Organ donors save lives! Without clicking that donor box on your driver s license, none of this happens. We had a really great turnout for our club night at Sharon. A lot of people stopped and talked to me and Dave about our charity kart raffle, and purchased tickets. Some didn t realize that the kart is an actual racing kart, not a yard kart. It was built by Rex Martin of Rex-O-Flex Chassis in Girard. His late father John was the mastermind behind most of the cars that Bob Blaney drove to many victories. The motor was built by Don Miller (no relation) of Southington. So whoever wins this, will have a local connection to get work done once raced. Remember, this is for charity, so please help us out! Many of the board will have tickets for purchase from this week on. Pictures will be up on the site this week. It was great as usual going back to Expo this past week. As a kid, I spent so much time in those stands, and was always so well behaved cheering for Butch! (right Matt Wertz, lol) The groove that they use on the front straight still amazes me, clear out by the flagstand. That track is still wicked fast, and if you don t respect it, it will bite you. I turned my very first laps on it, so I guess it will always be special. I sure wish the car count would pick up, but I understand it is in the middle of the week, and most, especially in the e-mods and stocks, don t even have a gear for the big 5/8 oval anymore. Now for the negative. Many of you may have seen my rant on Facebook about safety equipment, or lack of it. Six late model drivers at Expo, and maybe more in the other classes that I didn t realize, wore no racing gloves. I am sure a few are probably sick and tired of me going on and on about this, but frankly, I don t care! Witnessing the Benner/Belik/Kromer/Adkins fire tragedy was something that I still think about every day since Now with the word of Cowboy s sprint car accident at Lernerville last Friday, and the fire there two years ago that ended Charlie Holben s career, someone PLEASE tell me why drivers still think it can t happen to them! If you can t afford the proper safety equipment, please do not race... it only takes once, and no matter how well a car is constructed, it CAN happen. Remember to keep an eye on our updated site. Now that my late night evenings are freeing up just a little, it will allow for me to do two things. For one, I can clean up my diaster area of a sign shop, and I can get with my son Brett, and our webmaster Paul, to get some pictures up on the site, both new and old. If anybody out there would like to contribute photos, please do so. I want to make this a site you want to keep coming back to. Remember, Also, if you want your newsletter ed, click on the box on the site. It is very easy to do. July 14 is a day that I be a day to never forget for the Pittsburgh area fans, as well as anyone that attended races at Heidelberg. After much, and I repeat MUCH work done by Dave Kohler and the gang down in Ross Twp. where the track was located, a historical road marker will be dedicated at the location of the greatest speedway, in my opinion, that ever existed. I hope for a great turnout of retired drivers and fans who attended races there from It didn t look like it would happen, due to the fact that all the credit for the plaque was going to go to the fact that the last outdoor Ringling Bros.-Barnum Bailey circus was held on the property. But it has become reality, although I would rather see the speedway sitting there, still racing. Festivities will take place at 2pm, out by Rt. 50 where King s Restaurant is located. Heidelberg Raceway and Sports Arena forever!!!! In closing, I would like to wish one of my two favorite racers, my grandaughter Racey Lacey, a very happy 12th birthday, and also congratulate my little grandaughter Indy Lindy, or as I refer to her at the games as Lil Sangy, on her softball championship for 8-9 year olds in the Meander League. Both are now playing softball, and my shop door shows it. Lacey is practicing pitching, and my door (not to mention my leg) is showing battle scars from that big yellow ball! Lindy went 4 for 4, 2 rbi s, 1 run scored in her championship game. Sorry it isn t racing, but I had to brag a little!!! So until next month, see YINZ at the races! Ed

3 JULY 2012 TWIN STATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 MEETING NEWS by JEAN COLEY Notes from Tuesday June 19, 2012 meeting at Yankee Kitchen. 20members attended. There will be a picnic at North Jackson s Liberty Park for the August 21 st meeting. Sunshine: Jean Coley sent a thinking of you card to Jim Hurley, a sympathy card to E- mod driver Scott Jones family, and a getwell card to Don White who had surgery. Gwen Crum thanked everyone who helped at the Sharon picnic on our club night that was rained out. Gwen and her Daughter Kathy Wheeler set up, served and took down the food table. Bob Burk and Gary Boley cooked the hamburgers and hot dogs; the members brought delicious food. Jack Coley brought supplies and Ed Miller displayed his beautiful pictures of our 2010 & 2011 Hall of Fame winners to be displayed at Sharon Speedway. Ed thanked Gene Leamer for driving a truck to transport Soap Box Derby kids, Trucks provided by Lou Wollam Chevrolet. Jim Balentine Jr. And Donna Inskeep also helped that day. Gwen Crum questioned the club about its non -profit status. Jack Coley will bring information to the next meeting on who is the statutory agent. The club donated $ to Ed Miller for his various unpaid projects for the club. Clothing: Jack Coley has some Twin-State shirts and hats for sale. They are $12.00 each. Go-Kart; Ed Miller has Raffle tickets for sale Russ Miner won the of $16.00 with $16.00 going to the club. TREASURER S REPORT by JACK COLEY BEGINNING BALANCE: $ EXPENSES: $ USPS (Postage Stamps) $ Jean Coley (Sunshine Cards) $ GFS (Trays, Chips, Forks) $ Sam s Club (Burgers & Hot Dogs) $ Jack Coley (Picnic Supplies) $ USPS (Deposit in Bulk Mail) $ Lenbil s (Hats) $ Postal Mail Sort (Labels) $ Jim Fentules (Env, Newsletters, Raffle Tickets) $ Ed Miller (Supplies for Hall of Fame) $61.64 INCOME: $ /17/12 Membership Dues $ /17/ $ /18/12 Deposit from Dues $ ENDING BALANCE: $ REPORT DONE ON: 6/18/12 DAVE & ED S CANFIELD SWAP MEET FRI-SAT-SUN JULY CANFIELD FAIRGROUNDS Fri & Sat: 8am-5pm Sun: 8am-3pm $7.00 per person/ $10.00 weekend *Cash only Children under 11 FREE VALID TWIN STATE MEMBERS FREE!!!

4 JULY 2012 TWIN STATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 MEMBERSHIP REPORT FOR JULY 2012 Hello again Twin Staters. It seems like 3 weeks ago we were wishing that everyone was keeping warm, now the hope is that everyones keeping cool in this record breaking heat. The weatherman says it s the hottest it s been in this area for over 20 some years. I m just keeping the air conditioner company for a while. It ll be really hard to get any water into the local dirt tracks with this heat, for sure. Our membership numbers are dropping, a little, probably because it s too hot to join, or renew memberships, I guess. Maybe we can have a 3 month membership drive, & give out a nice Twin State Jacket to the person who signs up the most new members. I ll donate the Jacket. I ll present it to the E/Board at the Meeting. But, the newbys would have to be NEW MEMBERS, or Ones who have been Out of the Club for at least 4 months, which would translate to 3 months, because they had 1 month as a Grace Period. Come to the meeting, or read me next month to see if we get approval. We now have 662 regular members, we have 32 Honorary, & 5 Media, for a Grand Total of 699.With renewals coming in, & non-renewals coming off the numbers will fluctuate some, but we re pretty darn close. And I m almost done sending out letters to LIFETIMERS Explaining the 2 year policy. But it will streamline renewal efforts in the future. Thanks. Report done 7/6/2012. Dick Berry, at your service. SHARON CLUB PICNIC NEWS A Big Twin State thanks, to all of you that gave us notice that you would be attending our recent Picnic at Sharon Speedway, June 2nd. Plus, a great big thanks to those of you that braved the threatening skies to be there, & those folks that helped setting up the food tables. The food was great, & there was so much we ran out of table space, & used chairs. It s a shame I ll have to wait another year to get more raisin cookies. Too bad the rain came, & races were cancelled at 4:30pm MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION DUES: Single Adult (18 & over) $18.00 Husband & Wife $ Children (6 thru 17) With Adult $5.00 Single Senior Citizen $10.00 Husband & Wife (Senior) $13.00 Children (6 thru 17) without adult - $8.00 Senior Citizen (55 or over)$10.00 Lifetime Member (existing member 75 or older) Free Name(both names for cards) Phone Address City State Zip Children Members: Name Birth date Age Name, Birth date, Age Name, Birth date, Age Check Here if Senior Citizen over 55...Check Here if Driver Car# Track Division Circle One New Member or Renewal $5.00 charge for lost membership cards. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO TWIN-STATE AUTO RACING CLUB MAIL TO: PO BOX 2351 YOUNGSTOWN OHIO **NEW**DO YOU WANT YOUR NEWSLETTER (CIRCLE ONE) MAILED

5 JULY 2012 TWIN STATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY NEWSLETTER PAGE 5 SPECIAL EVENTS TUES JULY 10TH *SHARON LOU BLANEY MEMORIAL 410 SPRINTS $5000/WIN- V8 MODS THURS JULY 26TH *SANDUSKY-SUPER SPRINTS $1 ADMISS FRI-SAT JULY 13-14TH *ELDORA-KINGS ROYAL 410 SPRINTS FRI JULY 13 *ATTICA-UMP LM SUMMERNATLS *BARBERTON-EMODS 100 LAP SAT JULY 14TH *SHARON-BOSS NON WING SPRINTS *MERCER-FASTRAK LM TOURING SHOW *SANDUSKY-OHIO LM SERIES *HILLTOP-SUPER LM $3000 TO WIN *CENTRAL PA-NASCAR K &N SERIES SUN JULY 15TH *DOG HOLLOW-ULMS LM BOBIK MEMORIAL *ERIEZ-DICK LITZ MEM SUPER LM TUES JULY 17TH *LERNERVILLE DON MARTIN MEM WoO SPR THURS JULY 19TH *MCKEAN CTY-ULMS SUPER LM FRI JULY 20TH *LERNERVILLE-ULMS LM,UEMS EMODS *BARBERTON-FORD FOCUS MIDGETS SAT JULY 21ST *SHARON-FASTRAK TOURING SHOW *MERCER -ARDC MIDGETS *SANDUSKY-LATE MODEL MAIN EVENT *PPMS-UFO SUPER LATE MODELS *LAKE COUNTY-FORD FOCUS MIDGETS *HESSTON-SUPER LM $5100 TO WIN SUN JULY 22ND *ERIEZ-STOCKS $2000 TO WIN TUES JULY 24TH *STATELINE -LUCAS OIL SUPER LM $10,000 FRI JULY 27TH *ATTICA-ALMS LATE MODELS *SANDUSKY-SUPERMODIFIED NATLS *ELDORA-USAC SPRINTS *BARBERTON-OHIO LATE MODELS SAT JULY 28TH *MCKEAN CTY-360 SPRINTS/UEMS EMODS *STATELINE-CRATE LM $1500 TO WIN *PPMS-STEEL BLK LM VS FASTRAK LM *SANDUSKY-SUPERMODIFIED NATLS SUN JULY 29TH *ERIEZ-UEMS EMODS WED AUG 1ST *MCKEAN CTY-ULMS SUPER LM/FASTRAK FRI AUG 3RD *MOTORDROME-TBARA SUPER LM 100 LAP SAT AUG 4TH *PPMS-ARDC MIDGETS SAT AUG 5TH *SPORTSMANS-COLWELL MEM 358 MODS FRI AUG 10TH *RACEWAY 7-EMODS $1200 TO WIN *WAYNE CTY 410 SPRINTS $2500 TO WIN *BARBERTON-EMODS 100 LAP SAT AUG 11TH *DEERFIELD-PHIL WERTZ MEMORIAL *LAKE ERIE-TBARA SUPER LM 100 LAP SUN AUG 12TH *MIDWAY-JIM DUNN MEM-SUPER LM $5000

6 2012 TWIN STATE CLUB NIGHTS NOTICE:EDITOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CANCELLED OR RESCHEDULED EVENTS AND/OR DIFFERENT DIVISIONS OR TIMES THAN WHAT IS ON THIS SCHEDULE.PLEASE CALL TRACK TO VERIFY ON RACE DAY SAT JULY 14TH PENN MOTOR SPEEDWAY 1/2 DIRT NO PITS IMPERIAL PA 7:00 PM RACE LATE MODELS,FASTRAK LM,STK,YOUNG GUNS SAT JULY 21ST LAKE ERIE SPEEDWAY 3/8 ASPH NO PITS NORTHEAST,PA LATE MODELS,EMODS, STOCKS, SPECT STOCKS, SPORTSMAN SUN JULY 29TH ERIEZ SPEEDWAY 3/8 DIRT PITS $15.00 HAMMETT PA 6:00 SUPER LM,FASTRAK LM,EMODS,STOCKS,MINI,LTD LATE FRI AUG 3RD RACEWAY 7 CONNEAUT,OH 3/8 DIRT NO PITS CONNEAUT,OHIO :30 FASTRAK LM,EMODS,ECONO MODS,STOCKS,MINI STOCKS 40 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH IN C.A.R. HISTORY Page 6 Our 1st ever club night at Wayne County was held Sat July 30,1972. Larry Flinner from Toledo picked up the late model consi and was met by Raeanne Prater(R) & Sue Yaslik(L) CANFIELD JULY 1972 LATE MODEL SAT JULY 1 1.BILL LARSON 2.TOM COE SUPER 270 SAT JULY 1ST 1.BUTCH HAEFKE 2.DICK BERRY LATE MODEL SAT JULY 8 1.TOM COE 2.BUTCH BUCCELLA STOCK SAT JULY 8 1.JERRY LESNAK 2.MIKE FORNEY TRI CITY JULY 1972 SPRINT-GUS LINDER CHUCK ENGSTROM EXPO JULY 1972 LATE MODEL JULY 4 1.PHIL WERTZ BILL LARSON SUPER 270 JULY 4TH 1.DONNY MARTIN 2.BUTCH HAEFKE LATE MODEL JULY 16TH 1.PHIL WERTZ 2.EMMITT REIHARD SUPER 270 JULY 4TH 1.CHUCK DAUGHTERY 2.JOHN BUZZARD RACEWAY 7 JULY 1972 LATE MODEL WINNERS MIKE BORAWEIC SKIP EVANS (2) JIM GILLESPIE SPORTSMAN WINNERS GEORGE MALESKI JIM HAWKE JACK ANDREWS GARY HAZZARD HARDTOP WINNERS CHARLIE CHAPLE (2) GARY GADLEY ED PERRYE SHARON JULY 1972 LATE MODEL WINNERS TOM COLELLA JOE MIHALIC GLENN GAULT ED MITCHELL-ARCA MIDGET BILL SIGFRIED MERCER 7/26/1972 SPRINT-FRANK RAITI COUPE-TOM MARSHALL BUTLER JULY 1972 LATEMODEL-TOM WIMER JIM IRVINE CLAIMER-DALE FEIL

7 40 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH IN C.A.R. HISTORY

8 Our 1st ever club night at EXPO was held Sat July 16,1972. John Buzzard won the Super 270 consi and was presented a trophy by Janean Hromyak.