The last gambler race of the 2012 season was run under sunny skies, with a great turnout. Images from the event are now available by clicking here –
Motocross Test & Tune
Riders gathered this past weekend at Pacific Raceways to test, tune and practice. Ace photographer Jim Doyle was on hand, testing some new features, equipment and locations. Photos are now available by clicking here.
Bremerton Raceway’s Grand Finale
This past weekend marked the final points races in the year long Summit E.T. Series at Bremerton Raceway. For the racers that were still involved in the points chase with a shot at the titles in High School, Sportsman, Pro, Super Pro and Motorcycle it proved to be an exciting finish that came down to the wire in all the classes. For the Summit Series it was a “double header” meaning that points could be earned both Saturday and Sunday.
Along with all the fore mentioned bracket classes the weekend included the “Annual Full Throttle Shootout” presented again this year by Kitsap Brake and Muffler on Saturday. On Sunday it was the final event for the Northwest Heads Up Racing Association and a Quick 16 Shootout as well.
An action packed weekend saw the following winners on Saturday:
| Class | Driver |
| High School |
Justin Vest |
| Super Pro | Aaron Spitzer |
| Pro | Kenny O’Keefe |
| Sportsman | Jerry Gossette |
| Motorcycle | Stacy Hesch |
Winning the “Kitsap Brake and Muffler “Full Throttle Shootout” was not an easy task. This event was contested using the .5 tenths Pro Tree, and for most it was their first chance at using this style of starting line setup; as most of the bracket classes use the .5 Tenths Full Tree during the Summit E.T. Series events. Overall, it was very competitive and entertaining to watch. The Full Throttle Shootout is a unique format and it allows everyone in all the classes to take a shot at winning a $ 500.00 Bonus! After the dust settled, so to speak Gary Gandee Jr. took home the money.
Over 600 Images from all the action on Saturday are available – to view them click here.
On Sunday a special presentation was made to former “Bremerton Handlers” President and current Chief Tech Inspector: Gary Gandee Sr. Gary and his wife Pattee will be leaving the Handlers and the Northwest for a long awaited move to Tennessee. To be amongst his family and enjoy retirement. Gary’s son Gary Gandee Jr. will remain in Washington and continue to be a integral part of the Bremerton Handlers Racing Association. A farewell presentation was part of the pre-race ceremonies with the presentation of a special jacket and cake.
Sunday was another action packed day as the points battles became even tighter after the conclusion of Saturdays action. Winners included:
| Category | Driver/Rider |
| Motorcycle | Jim Werre |
| Sportsman | Gary Gandee Jr. |
| Pro | Brad Burton |
| Super Pro | Kevin Rennick |
Winners in the final event of the year for the Northwest Heads up Racing Association included:
| Category | Driver/Rider |
| 9.60/8.60 Combo | Rhett Bertolotti |
| Heavy Street | Walter Grosse |
| Outlaw Street | Eric Peterson |
| Hot Street | John Carper |
| Modified Street | Al Mangold |
| Real Street | Rick Conley Sr. |
The Quick 16 Shootout was contested on the 1/8th Mile. And was won by “bracket ace” Al Chinn.
Images for Sunday are available now – Go to the album by clicking here.
After all was said and done, it came down to the final event before Series Champions could be determined in most of the classes. The points chases this year were some of the closest in recent memory at Bremerton Raceway. Here are your Bremerton Raceway Summit E.T. Series Champions:
| Category | Driver/Rider |
| Junior Dragster 8-9 Year Old | Bobby Burkevics Jr |
| Junior Thunder | Katie Kapler |
| Junior Lighning | Damon Gillespie |
| High School | Just Vest |
| Sportsman | Joey Fielder |
| Pro | Rob Lindley |
| Super Pro | Greg Springer |
We will highlight each category champion with feature stories in the coming weeks!
Congratulations to all for a wonderful 2012 Racing Season at Bremerton Raceway!
Stay Tuned…
WINNER PICTURES
Moto-X At Pacific Raceways – September 15th, 2012
Images From the Motocross event held on September 15th, 2012 are now available. Click here to go to the photo album.
SOVREN Fall Finale At Pacific Raceways
The annual “Fall Finale” for the SOVREN Road Racing Series was a wonderful way to close out 2012 at Pacific Raceways this past weekend. The event was held in perfect weather with bright sunshine, blue skies and temperatures in the middle 80s!
More than 200 competitors in a variety of classes took on the classic and challenging road course in Kent, WA. Over two great days of competition.
More information about the event and about SOVERN can be accessed at:
http://www.sovren.org/
Full photo coverage (over 2,200 images!) are available by clicking here.
MOTO-X at Pacific Raceways – September 8th, 2012
Perfect weather and great track conditions resulted in a fun day of Motocross racing at Pacific Raceways.
Over 320 images are available now in the Image Gallery – To go there click here.
Riders Tear It Up On Pacific Raceways Motocross Track
Photographer Jim Doyle was at the Motocross track recently due to a break in the action at the drag strip, and found some great vantage points for some pictures. The Motocross track is open every Saturday at Pacific Raceways, and See It Imagery will be on-hand to take pictures as the drag racing schedule permits.
Images from this Test N Tune event are available for purchase by clicking here.
“Summit Race of Champions” is “race Interrupted”
Certainly for every race track and bracket racer in the NHRA’s Northwest Division the Summit “Race of Champions” is the marquee event of the year. Drivers from each of 16 different race tracks worked hard to be part of this “race within a race”. On the line is a trip to legendary Pomoma Raceway and its season ending AAA Auto Club of Southern California Finals (November 6-8, 2012) to compete for the Summit Bracket Racing World Championships in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle/Snowmobile.
Summit Racing Equipment pays each driver/rider $ 3500.00 as prize money and to pay expenses for the trip to beautiful Southern California. In addition, the drivers are treated to special pit parking and a Summit sponsored dinner.
Prior to eliminations, there are “Driver Introductions” on the starting line and pre-race ceremonies.
In short, it is a true once in a lifetime achievement and an honor to represent the Northwest.
This year the ROC was held at Pacific Raceways in conjunction with the Summit E.T. Finals. Due to on track delays and the King County imposed “curfew” the Summit Race of Champions began on Saturday night, was “interrupted” due to the curfew; resumed late Sunday between rounds of the regular “Divisional Team Championship” and was finally completed on Monday morning when the semi finals and final rounds of Motorcycle/Snowmobile were completed!
Images for all four days of the Summit ET Finals are now available by clicking here –
WINNERS
| Class | Driver |
| Super Pro | Larry DeYoung |
| Pro | Robert Steffen |
| Sportsman | Derrick Jackson |
| Motorcycle/Snowmobile | Jeff Havens |
2012 Summit E.T. Bracket Finals NHRA Northwest Division Team Championship
The Sunday portion of the Summit E.T. Finals each year is for the coveted “Team Championship”. This year’s edition featured 16 different racetracks composed of no less than 550+ drivers from all over the northwest competed for the “team title”!
Fierce competition, cheering, and fun along with lasting memories mark this event; and this year it was no different.
Racing started right at 9AM Sunday and continued until 5:30 Sunday night. As the event wound down to the late rounds of competition, the popular “Summit Race of Champions” also resumed between rounds of the Team Championship part of the program. The staging lanes were a literal “beehive of activity” as the NHRA Certification Team and Pacific Raceways crew tried to keep everything “coordinated”!
The hard work and cooperation by the racers and teams involved produced a near “miracle finish” as the Team Points Championship was completed along with all but the semi-finals and final in Motorcycle/Snowmobile in the Race of Champions!
Images are available now by clicking here…
The Woodburn Warriors of Woodburn Dragstrip were the Team Points Champion along with the following individual category winners:
| Category | Driver | Team |
| Sportsman | Jerry Durant | Woodburn |
| Pro | Scott Lang | Portland |
| Super Pro | Rob Ausbury | Yakima |
| Motorcycle/Snowmobile | Jon Jenkins | Mission |
“Gigantic Gambler” Highlights Day Two of the Summit E.T. Bracket Finals…
With more than 550 competitors in total at this years Summit E.T. Bracket Finals; its not surprising to have almost two thirds of the racers enter the “Friday Night Gambler”. With that amount of competition involved the purses in all classes from Super Pro to Junior Dragster were overwhelming to say the least! A perfect example was Super Pro. With over 100 entries in this class alone the purse swelled to over $ 7500.00!!
Complete photo coverage can be seen by clicking this link.
Saturday’s Race of Champions photo gallery will be available tomorrow!