I.M.C.A. OLD TIMERS

I would like to thank all of the members who went to the Racing Reunion at Steve Yaggy’s in Rochester on Saturday March 11th. The food was great and a lot of cool pictures and people to talk to, all had a good time. Hope to be back next year. 

Thank you, Mark Langer President

I also had a great time at Steve’s reunion.  Dave Noble and Clyde Hindrichs’s  old coupes were on display.  Clyde built the ‘37 Buick that got my family into racing in the late ’50. 

We have another chance to do some bench racing as Fairmont Speedway Archives presents “A Day of Racing Fun” on March 25^th.

Dave Stone

I would like to thank all of the members who helped out at the Cub Foods Brat stand. Ron Olson spent four days helping out his fellow club members along with Skip, Mark, and all of the other volunteers who took time out of their weekend to help their club. Without this support we would not have a club. Bill Jr. AKA Cookie did a fine job on the grill (Cub wants him full time as a Grill Master) and all had a good time.

Thanks again: Mark Langer 

IMCA Old Timers would like to thank their volunteers who worked the Dakota County Fair

Mark Langer & Kathy Langer

Roger Blomquist

Carter Naverson

Rich Crear & Kristy Crear

Tom Pavick

Rod Caho

Paul Dolphy & Valerie Dolphy

Ron Johnson

Skip Pollack & leann Pollack

Bill Mueller

Gary Stein

Ron Olson

Rick De Grego

Greg Gernetz

Rick Stine

Harley Timmerman & Sue Timmerman

Blackie Wangerin

Dave Stone

(Bob Hopp) Justice Brothers Sprint Car

(Greg & Gary Ries) for their Hot Rod

Written by Jermey Wolf, long time racer at Raceway Park

I have accomplished a lot in racing through the years but the people you meet and friends you gain are trully what i appreciate the most. Wins, rookie of the year honors, a championship. But one of my most honored accomplishments was making it on Marge Elftmanns bread list. I heard of this but didn't know exactly what it was. I truly felt like i belonged at racewaypark and to racewaypark after i made this list. Marge was such a wonderful lady that didn't mind telling you the way it was, Honestly we all needed that. And i think she even taught me to party like a rockstar too. I will cherish the time we had and want to thank her family for letting us share an amazing person.

612-804-1660 cell

erik.johnson@moscoe.com

• May 9^th will be our first race with Tundra and is the only race scheduled so far.  We will need to have at least (12) cars to move forward with Tundra.
• Did a complete update on V.R.I. Series with Matt Rymer taking over for Art.  Most of their shows are on dirt and it looks like as of now, there will be only two events that we might be able to compete with them.  Possibly June 12^th at Grundy, and August 1^st at the Dells.  But, we are scheduled the same day with Tundra Series at Wausau if things move forward.
• Major discussion with us and Tundra joining together
  • Currently (4) free pit passes
  • No payout at this time, but if we prove ourselves, there are possibilities in the future
  • We need to provide cars and (1) go-to-person to help with communications
  • We get to be part of a series/group/etc.
  • We get more recognition
  • If we want, we could be part of their banquet
  • There was talk about us coming up with a small membership fee for awards at the banquet
  • Tundra wants us to be more of a part of their show by displaying our cars to the fans, hero cards, etc.  Bring back the history with our cars.
  • Tundra wants us at all of their events, but we need (12) cars minimum to move relations forward.
• IMCA:
  • Currently we have no leader or point person
  • IMCA will not pay for Tech Person at this time
  • IMCA will not support trophies for each event
  • Discussion on what our yearly membership is doing for the guys racing
  • Paul Dophy will be going to the IMCA board meeting on 1/18/15 and will come back with more info on IMCA
  • Discussed getting sponsors for each event to help us with tow money.  The following is a list of who will be in charge for each event to take lead on getting sponsors:
    • May 9^th Kaukauna -- Jerry Schneider
    • June 20^th Jefferson -- Rod Schuette (he is pretty sure he has a person lined up)
    • July 3^rd LaCrosse -- Ken Hutchins
    • July 18^th Dells -- Vince Haywood
    • August 1^st Wausau  --  ??
    • September 7^th Golden Sands – Rex Rossier & Royce Rossier
  • It was also discussed that in order to get any sponsor tow money; we would have to pre-register for each event.  This is a good idea to help further control car count.
• Went around the room in open format to discuss any issues
  • It was felt that everyone needs to do a better job in stepping up so the series doesn’t fold
  • Some folks felt that the ARCA/NASCAR cars are still not a good fit for our series.  Currently we only have (1) of these cars that is ready to compete May 9^th.
  • It is important for the club to get a go-to-person set up no matter what series we run.
  • More discussion needs to happen on the whole IMCA deal.  Currently Tundra is offering us to become more of an identity.  Some feel that Wisconsin should be a separate club.
  • Most members in attendance thought it was a very good thing for us to align with Tundra
  • Discussed left side / right side weight rule for all cars.  1380.00 right side rule minimum would probably be used if agreed upon.

Here are 3 letters from club President Paul Dolphy that got lost in my email

Letter to IMCA Oldtimers Member 

     It's almost June and our first three events are behind us. The Weather for our Swap Meet was less than ideal, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been, thanks to all who attended and helped. Our first exhibition race of the season at Elko Speedway on Saturday found the weather to be almost perfect for a night at the races. My wife and I had a great time.  Thank You to all the members who came out to race, take pictures, tech cars and do line ups and support  our club. Congrats to Bob Heine and Greg Gennertz for a super close finish, what a good show.  As for the pit pass problems, they have the only game in town, so if you chose to not come out because of that, than don't complain, you chose to let your car collect dust. 

     Our second  exhibition race of this year was at Golden Sands Speedway for the "Dick Trickle Memorial Fund Race" on Monday.  The day started out a little damp, but turned out perfect in Plover.  I've heard what a nice facility Darrel has out there and  I couldn't agree more. The officials gave us practice, hot laps, time trials, heat race and feature.  For me it was a lot of laps with a 45 year old tight race car, but I still had fun and drove it back on the trailer and that makes it a good night of racing. Congratulations to Rex " The Stockton Rocket"Rossier ,  for a close race with his brother Royce. Bob Heine and Rodney Schuette had a good battle  and along came me.

    I am looking forward to Milwaukee Mile and Slinger next on the  Schedule, Hoping to see a lot better turn out at these events. 

      Don't forget our Big Event on July 19th at Cedar Lake Speedway,  picnic starts at noon.  I am looking forward to seeing you all there and hearing some more racers stories,  sure heard a lot this past weekend. 

                                                Paul Dolphy

Milwaukee Mile June 7, 2014

 by Paul Dolphy

      Thanks go out to Steve and all the folks at ARCAFEST. The weather was great, we had all the practice times we needed and a 20 lap feature on Saturday afternoon. We had a total of 13 Vintage cars show up, unfortunately 2 of the cars had terminal engine failures on Friday. 

       We started 11 cars strong for the feature, Tom Collins Camaro had transmission troubles, Butch Mierendorfs engine blew up, Rod Schuette had an oil pressure light come on early and Royce Rossier pulled in with 5 to go because of oil pressure issues. (Better to be Safe than Sorry)  

        With 6 laps to go Rex Rossier in the # 21 made a run for the lead from Gary Mitidiero in the deuce with Kenny Hutchens #13, Woody Pool in the #02, Dave Gawronski in the #33 Skoal Bandit car, Jim Heiland in the #88 Gatorade car and Paul Dolphy in the #99 Ford Torino, but to no avail as Rex's right front tire got hot and  he had to back off.    Gary Mitidiero was able to hold off  a hard charging Woody Pool for the win. 

                         Finishing Position     Car

                        1. Gary Mitidiero        #2  '71 Camaro

                        2. Woody Pool          #02  '70 Torino

                        3. Rex Rossier          #21   '75 Camaro    (former Larry Smith car)

                        4. Ken Hutchens       #13   '66 Chevelle   (Smokey Yunick Replica)

                        5. Dave Gawronski   #33    Skoal Bandit Monte Carlo  ( Ken Hutchens)

                        6. Jim Heiland          #88    Gatorade Malibu  (Owned by Ken Hutchens)

                        7. Paul Dolphy          #99   '69  Ford Torino 

                        8. Royce Rossier        #4    '70 Nova ... Former Bob Jusola car

                        9. Butch Mierendorf  #12    '99 Gran Prix

                      10. Tom Collins            #8    '81 Camaro     Nacho Varella Tribute 

                      11. Rodney Schuette  #28    '66 Ford Galaxie ... Fred Lorenzen Tribute

2014 ARCAFEST MILWAULEE MILE

By Jim Heiland

The ARCA Midwest Tour, ARCAFEST at the Milwaukee Mile was held June 6-7-8, 2014.

Our thanks to Steve Einhaus and Time Olson for having the IMCA Vintage Touring Series be part of their event.

The weekend saw 5 different series of cars and trucks compete.

ARCA Midwest Series, Jegs Stock Car Series, Mid-Am Stock Cars, Mid-Am Truck Series and IMCA Vintage. Plus on Saturday there was a Car Show on the infield, Monster Truck Show and a Moto cross event on Saturday.

The weather was just about perfect.  It was good to meet up with old and new friends and spend time with them.

IMCA Vintage had 15 paid entries, they were,

#49, Dick Wagner 58 Pontiac Pace Car (origionally raced at the mile in 58 and 58)

#2, Gary Mitidiero Homer Glen IL, 71 Camero.  #02 Woody Pool, Tinley Park Il 70 Ford Torino.

#4  Royce Rossier Plover WI, 70 Chev Nova,  #7 Chuck King  #8 Tom Collins, Lake Mills WI, 81 Camero.  #12 Butch Mierendorf Waterloo WI,  99 Pontiac Grand Prix.  #13 Ken Hutchens Black River Falls WI 66 Chev Chevelle.  #15 David Logan Kouts IN.  69 Chev Nova. 

#16  Tim Moore, Valpappaiso IN.  69 Chev Nova.  #21 Rex Rossier, Plover WI> 76 Camero.

#33 David Gawronski, Reedburg WI  88 Chev Monti Carlo.  #67 Michael Moore, Valpspsiso IN. 74 Chev Nova.  #88 Jim Heiland Arlington, MN 76 Chev Laguna.  #99 Paul Dolphy, Mounds View MN  69 Ford Torino.

Friday was a pretty busy day with 3 practice sessions.  I think we all had enough track time.

Tim Moore and Michael Moore experienced serious mechanical problems on Friday and were unable to race Saturday.

Friday night all classes attended the BUD Pole Party.  Lots of Bud Lites.  Each series drew for the starting spot for qualifying on Saturday.

Since we did not do qualifying, Royce Rossier and business partner Dan at Midway Machine in Plover WI put up $100 prize money.  A number between 2 and 7 was drawn.  Number 6 was picked, so the rule was who ever finished in 6^th place won the $100.

The race on Saturday was fun.  The group stayed together for a while.  Caution came out with 17 to go when Butch Mierendorf’s engine let go oiling up turns 1 and 2. After several laps to clean the track, the race was on. It was a 5 car race for awhile then it was a dog fight between Mitidiero, Pool, and Rex Rossier, with Mitidiero winning, Pool 2^nd and Rossier 3^rd.

After the race we all went to Victory Lane for pictures.  Kelly Lynne Peterson looked great and did a wonder job as our trophy presenter.

Also want to thank Scott (Moldy) Moldenhaur for doing tech inspections, Race Directors Brian Dolphy, Chris Heiland, Val Dolphy for help on line ups.  Kelly Lynne, trophy girl, Dick Wagner for the pace car, Mid Am Tech person Dan Blood for the use and help on the scales and weigh in.  By the way, all cars did pass the 3000 lb weight rule, And after the race the top three cars were weighed  Oh yes one more thing…..I finished 6^th and got the $100, thanks Royce and Dan

Sunday June 8th, 2014  Slinger WI

by Paul Dolphy

         Great weather followed us to Slinger Super Speedway, we had  11 vintage cars show up for a wild night of racing. Thanks to Todd and all the folks at the Slinger Super Speedway for allowing us to be a part of their show and Royce and Rex Rossier for setting it up for us. Good Job.

          Heat Race was a pretty quick 8 laps and won easily by Pat Echlin.

        15 Lap Feature had some bumping and banging that was uncalled for and a close call with the  #1 car not going to the Infield with a flat tire, bringing out a caution.  The double file restart helped keep things a little closer to the end, with Rex and Jerry working hard to get around Echlin in the  56 car. everyone drove or rolled their cars back on the trailer at the end of the night so I would call that a good night of racing.

        Heat Race Results

  Position   Car #        Make            Driver 

      1.        56        '66 Chevelle     Pat Echlin  

      2.         5         '67 Chevelle     Pat Healey 

      3.         28       '69 Chevelle      Jerry Schneider 

      4.         97       '48 Chev FB       Vince Heywood 

      5.         80        '69 Chevelle      Bob Heine 

      6.         21        '75 Camaro        Rex Rossier 

      7.          4          '70 Nova           Royce Rossier 

      8.          99        '69 Ford Torino  Paul Dolphy 

      9.           1         '66 Dodge Coronet  Ray Novara  

      Feature Results 

      1.  56     '66 Chevelle         Pat Echlin 

      2.  28     '69 Chevelle         Jerry Schneider 

      3.  21     '75 Camaro           Rex Rossier 

      4.  97     '48 Chev               Vince Heywood 

      5.  4       '70 Nova               Royce Rossier 

      6.  99      '69 Torino            Paul Dolphy 

      7.   5       '66 Chevelle        Pat Heaney (DNF Rear end)

      8.   80      '69 Chevelle       Bob Heine (DNF Wall) 

      9.    1       '66 Coronet        Ray Novaro (tire)

A Letter To The IMCA Old Timers Members

From Our New President Paul Dolphy             

January 22, 2014

        When I started composing this letter we had a few exciting events coming up, but they've passed by now so I'll have to refer to them in the past tense.  2014 started out with shoveling snow, cold weather and a trip out to Janesville, Wisconsin to participate in the Racers Expo. The IMCA Oldtimers had a booth and a meeting with some of our Vintage Touring Series members from out that way. It was good to see some of those members and welcome some new ones.

        This past Sunday, January 19th, we had a Bench Racing/Scrapbook/Memorabilia Meeting with over 20 members showing and sharing their memories. It was hard for me to get to everybody's table but I sure tried and looked at everything I could. During the 3 plus hours every member I looked at was so proud of their collection and the stories that went with them, which is the reason I got involved with this club to begin with. I'm positive WE have to do this again this year because it was so much fun. My wife and I talked about it for several hours after we got home.

        Now on to the rest of the year, we are still planning our Racers Swap Meet in April, Milwaukee Mile event is on a June weekend this year, and Cedar Lake Speedway in July, more to come. I'm really looking forward seeing as many of our members out at the track as possible this year.

        Thank You to all the Board Members, Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretary's, Treasurers, Race Directors and Members who were  here before me, I hope I can keep up what you have started and keep the stories, friendships and camaraderie alive                                                                                                                          

 Sincerely                                                                                                                              

Paul Dolphy

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