Steel City Hobbies Scores State Champs for Quarter Scale

Steel City Hobbies scored and co-hosted the PA State Championship
for 1/4 Scale Sprint Dirt Oval on August 27, 2005.

Race Results
Fastest laps of the day
Pictures
Newspaper article

QSAC, "Quarter Scale Auto Club" Pittsburgh Chapter organized this race and asked SCH to score the 1st annual State Championship race. SCH was happy to do so and to help promote all sports in R/C. Download Flyer

SCH and the Quarter Scale guys were able to get the race in between the rain drops. We dropped one qualifier and headed to the mains to get everything in. Below are a few pictures with captions, but for the full view check out these additional pictures.

All the quarter scale cars lined up and ready to go!

The "Best of Show" prize goes to John Cibella.

The Naugle's made the appearance. These are the owners of the track and were happy to see an exciting race!

1/2 time entertainment provided by the promoters class, which was an 1/8th scale buggy and HPI.

The running order changed throughout the main several times, but Bill Swiontek (Yellow) maintained
the lead for most of the race, pulling out the win.

The main was a little tricky due to the very sloppy conditions, but we got it in!

Bill crosses the line 1st after a 40 lap main!

Congratulations to Bill Swiontek for winning this years 1/4 State Championship!

Race Results
Fastest laps of the day

Here is an excerpt from Scott George, the organizer of the Quarter Scale group.

Please note, most grammar and spelling corrected by the SCH editor.

Subject: 1/4 event

Hi All,
It was soggy and a little muddy at times, but the PA State Race is in the books! Congrats to all involved. It was a lot of fun even though we raced in between the short rainfalls.  Track owner Ed Naugle says to get the racing in when you can because all the rain will make the track surface unraceable on Sunday, It will not hold any more rain / water". The racers voted after round one and elected to cut the heats and go straight to the A-main since everybody was in it. Wise choice because not even 5 minutes after the A-main checkers flew it started to down pour!

I would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to the Naugle family for the use of their sweet facility, and to all the racers who attended. Some drove many-many hours to compete w/us. Also to John Walker (JW) for all the behind scenes work he does with the club, track's surface, race day preparation and such, more than you know (my car). I wish he could have been there, but a 24-hour bug kept him away. Thank you John Cibella for stepping up and helping out with everything! ........Also, a HUGE thank you goes out to all the sponsors for their door prizes! I made sure every racer received a nice prize. My ticket was never called? :-) hehehe. The sponsors were (in no particular order) :   BRP Tires / Racing, Tim Shaffer Racing, Greater Pitt Body & Paint, Pro1 Racing, Graphic Results, DWL Motor Sports, and Steel City Hobbies! SCH gets a special "Thank You" for owner Mike Rooney and his staff braving the somewhat wet conditions to score this event with his AMB system ... and for just helping out in general. It was much appreciated! Mike had live
radar reports from his cell phone! or from "Nitro". Cool deal.

PA State Championship Sprint Dirt Oval 40 lap A-main finishing order.
1st) TQ- Bill Swiontek, Aliquippa PA
2nd) Don Lazevnick. Wappingers Falls, NY
3rd) Scott George Aliquippa, PA
4th) John Cibella. Mogadore, Ohio.
5th) Ryan Cunningham. Albany New York
6th) John Pipchok. Chicago Illinois. (son)
7th) Murray Pipchok. Chicago, Ill. (Father)

Good Racin',

Scott #65

Directions to the Track:
Information below provided by Scott George

Directions from Pittsburgh

From Pittsburgh follow the Parkway W (Rt. 279) to Pittsburgh Intl Airport / Moon Twp Business split Follow the Moon Twp Business through the traffic light at Beers School Road past the cargo and freight buildings to the Flaugherty Run Road exit.
Make a right off the exit you'll pass Unger's RVs on the left go through the cross roads You will pass Charlie Brownes parking on the left Immediately past Charlie Brownes turn left onto Spring Run Road Extension Follow Spring Run Road Extension for approximate 2 miles You will pass a small industrial park on the left Spring Run Road Extension makes a square right turn, but you stay straight and Cross over route 60 and pass the Airport self Storage on the left after the 3rd house on the left watch for a smaller township road called Picken Road Follow Picken Road approximate 1/2 mile Take the first left after house #238

Directions from Ohio & West

From Ohio and west follow route 60 Take the Moon Twp Business split to the Flaugherty Run Road exit Make a left at the stop sign, pass Unger's RVs and the rest of the instructions are the same as those given above If you have any questions Please call Ed Naugle at 724 / 869-3359 On Race days call 724 / 378-4059

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Archived News:

Steel City Hobbies takes a peek at some Quarter Scale R/C Cars

Steel City Hobbies staff stopped by Naugle Speedway in Aliquippa, PA which is about 40 minutes Northwest of Pittsburgh. Nitro Mike (a.k.a. Maximus) and Tony Palmerine (a.k.a. Minimus) were interested in seeing what these babies can do off-road. Below is a sample of Video shots from a practice day for your viewing pleasure. Steel City Hobbies will be doing the scoring this summer for a National Event planned by Scott George and their club coming this August.

Pittsburgh Quarter Scale Racing Club

Video footage

Other important info:

QSAC Race Date: August 26 & 27th

2005 PQSRC Scale RC Race Schedule

Contact information