10 Aug 2013 – All of us at See It Imagery would like to express our deep sympathy to the family and friends of Chase Stancil who lost his life doing what he loved.
Respectfully,
Jim Doyle
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Frank Hawley Driving School At Pacific Raceways – August 7th, 2013
07 Aug 2013 Kent, WA – ” WOW” is all I can really say! To have such a legend in the sport of drag racing bring his school to the Northwest is rare indeed. This the 8th stop on Frank Hawley’s yearly plan to teach those that are interested in racing. To bring his school here has to show great interest in sportsman racing in the Pacific Northwest and the chance to be taught by the “best” in the business is a chance of a lifetime.
Just 13 students were given both classroom and enough track time to gain the license they were seeking. This small class size is kept that way so one-on-one teaching is the main focus. It started with a couple of hours of classroom on the safety and operation based the license the students were seeking. Then it was out for your first “run”.
Under Frank’s expert eyes and hearing he noted the good and bad of the student, then addressed it in the next classroom session. As you proceed thru the four basic run distances with complete control of the runs along with the classroom time you can earn your license signed and approved by Frank himself. I can’t think of a better person’s name on a document that lets you do something you love to do. The two men who work with Frank for the school track time portion at Pacific Raceways are quite noteworthy in their own right. Jimmy Montgomery and Sean Rutan take care of the students entering and exiting their rides.
The thorough preparation of each student to drive the race car is a very integral part of the school, though their duties are many this is the most important. As the interest grows and enough potential students inquire, could we see the school here next year? Hope so.
If you are interested in attending type “Frank Hawley” into your search engine and check them out. Next year it could be you experiencing the sport of drag racing, taught by the BEST IN THE BUSINESS.
There are two albums for this special event –
STUDENT DRIVER ALBUM – Click here for individual student driver pictures.
DRIVING SCHOOL EVENT ALBUM – Click here for images of the whole day.
Frank Hawley Ride Along Day At Pacific Raceways
31 Jul 2013 – Kent, WA – For the second year in a row Frank Hawley brought his operation to Pacific Raceways for a “ride along” for elected officals and supporters of the track. Instructors Frank Hawley, Jack Beckman and Jimmy Montgomery wowed those who got the chance for a ride. “FastJack” Jack Beckman in the dragster with Frank and Jimmy piloting the “Firebirds” brought out extremely big smiles as those lucky enough exited their ride.
There are many racer’s across this land who have felt this sensation of quickness and speed, but they are “driving”. Take the wheel out of your hands and any control of the race car and it becomes a whole new ball game. Gear up with all required “safety equipment”, get buckled in, then just hang on. Even though you are “tightly” strapped in, you get to feel how much more you can be pushed into the seat. 99% of adults will never feel this, let alone be just a “rider” in a “race car”. That has to be the ultimate “thrill ride”.
Swift Tool ET Series #10 At Pacific Raceways
The chance to earn points for the 2013 ET championship is coming to an end. Moves are being made with some winning and some exiting early. End of the season points counting can be heard in the camps. That is E.T. racing at it’s best, when a single point can really make a difference.
Images from all the action are now available – to go there, click here.
Here are your event winner’s:
Motorcycle: Scott McLeod over Mark Sires
Sportsman: Brian Thompson wins on Gordon Rust’s breakout
Pro: Scott Lewsley got a gift when Jeremy Witherboc went too quick
Super Pro: As cerfew loomed Rick Hendrichs broke the beams when Steve Beggerly broke
Goodguys Friday Night Drags At Pacific Raceways
26 July 2013 – Kent, WA Nineteen times throughout the USA the Goodguys make a stop to show off what was cool “back in the day”. For the 26th time here in the Seattle area the combination “car show” and “drags” hit the mark again. No weather issues in sight, a great day for racing, temps nearing eighty degrees with a slight breeze to make it comfortable for those watching in the stands.
Prime track prep tested those who dared test it, with a few not able. Older rods, some still in “original parts” did not have the “grip” off the line that is applied today. Put it back together and test it again next year when Good Guys returns next year. Check their web site www.good-guys.com on where they are headed to next and for sure when it comes out, next years dates.
Over 700 images of these cool nostalgic cars are now available – to go there, click here.
CLASS WINNERS
In Competition class Steve Glenn used a bunch of “bracket car” E.T.s to win over Brandon Spitali’s Camaro
The class with the most entries, Street Machine 2 saw Jeff with no last name from Olympia get the win when Chris Sheldon fouled
A showing of mostly 60s era autos ran the Street Machine 1 class had Ken Reeves in his 67′ Dart when the 70′ El Camino of John Schwaller ran too fast
Hot Rod 2 seen a 40′ Chevy Coupe of Alan Stryker run closer to his dile to beat the 54′ Bel Air of Tony Lambert
A pairing of 1930’s rides in Hot Rod 1 gave the win to Steve Wilson over Barry Rawson
“North West Hitter” and “Mr. Explosive” squared off in the Funny Car final saw Kris Krabill edge Mark Sanders
Motocross Practice At Pacific Raceways
Images From Wednesday’s Motocross Practice are now available.
Click here to go to the photo gallery.
Power Outage Ends Day Early At Bremerton Raceway
The dictionary discribes Murphy’s Law as “a facetious or satirical proposition stating that if there is a possibility for something to go wrong, it will go wrong”. Such was the case for Sunday’s race’s at Bremerton. Thick fog slowed the start of racing for obvious reasons, then during time runs a racer got out of the groove and took out a cone. Time to replace the equiptment, not long it time but none the least, lost time. Time runs resume with things going well when all of a sudden a racer blows a seal in the tranny and coats the track from ‘half track’ past the finish. This time consuming cleanup chopped the rest of the time runs. This forced the jump directly into eliminations. Pro class driver’s up first, progressing thru the entrents things going well, then a “power surge” stopped the “tree” just as the third bulb was to light. The racer’s not knowing what happened ran their race. Knowing what happened “race control” called for a re-race. Now came “the straw that broke the camel’s back”. Seem’s like a “transformer” in the power grid decided to “fail” taking all the power to the track with it. END OF RACING. See how Murphy works?
Junior Dragster #11 & Car Club #5 At Bremerton Raceway
As the racers entered thru the gates their drive in was shrouded in fog, but the conditions for racing were looking up. Conditions for time runs in the morning were not going to be the same when elimanations started in the afternoon. Those cool conditions gave way to bright sunny skies and hotter tempatures to make the racer’s re-think their dial-in. Such is the help that a weather station gives to those racer’s that have them. Any edge that you can gain over your foe and still be within the rules is fair game. Do not know if these winner’s have that edge so here they are:
Images from all the classes, and all the action are now available – click here to go there.
Car Club Challenge: Dennis McGinnis used better reaction times thru four rounds to gain the finals, then given the win when Tom Sault fouled.
Jr. Storm: # 1 Qfy. Ashlie Leage took the win over # 2 Qfy. Charlie Burkevics.
Jr. Thunder: Joshua Schmanke ran closer to his dial-in to edge Selena Lenihan.
Jr. Lightning: Running to quick Jordin Howell handed the win to Zack Dormaier.
2nd Chance Thunder: Jacob Vickers got the win as Ryan Lamoureux ran too quick.
2nd Chance Lightning: Quinn Kahler beat Yeshua Wilcox.
Inline/Flatheads: Scott Cummins vintage dragster got by Don Berry’s Nova.
Street Machine II: Gary Gandee Jr. got another win beating Brian Mill.
Hot Rod I: For the second time in July Richard Smith got the win stopping Rick Conley Sr.
Top Gas: Kip Poole in an all Nova final beat Chris Ormsby
Super Shifter: Joe Abele’s foul gave the win to Brent Russell.
Real Street: Trevor Frye got by James Taggart.
Modified Street: Rett Bertellotti took his # 1 Qfy thru the feild to win over Will Smith.
9.60; Richard Ewing in his 58 Vette took a better reaction time to beat Rick Krier in his 54 Austin
Heavy Street: Jeff Dungey took out Derek Losey.
Outlaw Street: Wally Friedlander singled to the win.
Non-Electronics: Theodore Sailly was handed the win when Jeremy Sears fouled by -.012.
Electronics: Dave Robbins ran his dial-in to beat Rick Lamoureux
Friday Test N Tune At Bremerton Raceway
The weekend got underway with perfect weather at Bremerton Raceway. Images are now available in the gallery – click here to go there.
Wild West Nostaliga & AA Supercharged Race At Pacific Raceways
Old school invaded Pacific Raceways for two days of racing. With a cut-off year of 1978, you seen racing as it was back then. Front motor dragsters, Inline/slant 6 powered cars, can you find a wider range of power? Hot Rods of all kinds can be found at these events. Add a car show and the experiance is only hightened. Put that together with some prime northwest weather and you can not help but have a good time. These are your weekend winner’s.
In Saturday’s race to re-gain funds in a Box/No box shootout the winner in No-Box is Dustin Ward defeating Daniel Helgeson. In the Box final Randy Brown got the win over John Ermish.
SUNDAY WINNERS
Street Machine 1: Dustin Ward over Kenny O’Keefe
Street Machine 2: Ron Maynard over Steve Kranz
Hot Rod 1: Greg Kent over Robert Cody
Hot Rod 2: Chris Sheldon over Tom Montgomery
SS/FX: Jamie Roth over Jason Cooper
Inline: Jeff Nelson over Walt Skozylas
Top Gas: John Ermish over Jack Whitlow
Pro Nostalgia: Dewayne Sanders over Lloyd Hamilton
AA/Gas: Troy Owen over Monte Grubb
