Black Swamp Summer Challenge Race Report

By: David Brock

The race is officially in the books. It was a bit warm at the track, but we still made the best of it. The layout was different from what we normally run. The track was a really fun to race but may not have left a lot of room for side-by-side racing. Although, a few of us still managed to pull this off without wading the cars up or putting them into the wall. This was definitely one to remember. There was definitely some close racing, and it was fantastic to watch. At the conclusion of a couple of the mains, we had racers still battling, only being separated by a couple of tenths. The experience was intense and well worth enduring the temperature.

In the end, here are your podium finishers:

12GT:

TQ and 1st – Greg Anthony / 2nd – Tommy Snow / 3rd – Aaron Mermin

25.5 Touring Car

1st – James Reilly / TQ and 2nd – Dave Johnson / 3rd – Larry Gross

WGTR

TQ and 1st – Brandon Phillips / 2nd – Aaron Mermin / 3rd – Michael O’Grady

21.5 Touring Car

TQ and 1st – Dave Johnson / 2nd – Paxton Herman / 3rd – James Reilly

17.5 12-Scale

TQ and 1st – Tommy Snow / 2nd – Brandon Phillips / 3rd – Gabe Hoban (pictured with his crew chief)

VTA

TQ and 1st – Larry Gross / 2nd – Jeremy Zlonkevicz / 3rd – Kevin King

F1

TQ and 1st – Brandon Phillips / 2nd – Jeremy Zlonkevicz / 3rd – Michael O’Grady

Thanks to all the racers that participated in this event. Thank you, Brandon Phillips, for sponsoring the water to keep us hydrated. Special thanks to Dave Willey for running tech all day. My special thanks to Jason Cope and Paxton Herman for helping me announce the race when I was prepping my car and/or racing.