Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series Kicks off tenth season at Sebring
01-30-2013, 09:04 AM
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Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series Kicks off tenth season at Sebring
The Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series will roar to life at Sebring International Raceway for it tenth anniversary season on February 9-10 running with the Central Florida Region SCCA. More than thirty ground pounding, purpose built race cars with their ear splitting, high horsepower mills will certainly disturb the peace.
It was nearly ten years ago, May 2004 to be exact, when the checker fell on the first V8 Series race at legendary Virginia International Raceway.
The first series winner that day was Thomasville, North Carolina's Scott Murphy. Murphy, then as now, excited those in attendance with his "slideways" driving style, hopping curbs and four wheel drifting his Pontiac Grand Prix through the esses, around Oak Tree and then booming down the long back straight at over 170 mph. Murphy went on to more wins in the series in both stock cars and his GT-1 Corvette. Murphy still competes on occasion and we fully expect him to be in his fast ex Michael Waltrip Pennzoil Grand Prix this May when the series returns to VIR. As always, Scott will be a favorite to cross the finish line first.
During the years since Murphy's win, the series has grown from one stock car class to four total. Today GTA and SPO stock cars compete along with the GT-1 and GT-2 sports cars. In 2012 Crane Cams came on board as the title sponsor of the series and they return in 2013.
There has been a strong youth movement in the series of late with young hot shoes like twenty year old Cameron Lawrence, sixteen year old Nick Hazelwood, nineteen year old Bobby Kennedy and seventeen year old Dillon Machavern. Lawrence took the 2012 Howe Racing GTA class championship while also garnering his first professional win at Road Atlanta in the Trans Am Series. Lawrence will again compete in both series.
Hazelwood, a talented, former circle track racer picked up the LG Motorsports GT-2 championship in his C6 Z06 Corvette in his first year in road racing. This year the young Alpharetta, Georgia racer will move to the fastest class, driving a Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 Corvette for Hammer Magnum Racing.
Daytona Beach, Florida native Bobby Kennedy has already picked up a Pitboxes.com SPO class win in a V8 stockcar, along with a couple of SCCA championships and a first professional win in the Grand Am Total Performance Showcase class at Watkins Glen. Kennedy will compete in 2013 in a GT-1 Camaro prepped by Bemco Fabrication.
Charlotte, Vermont's Dillon Machavern seems ready to take up where his dad, four time Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 champion Dave Machavern left off, and that is winning in the family Tommy Riggins built 840 horsepower 1963 Ford Falcon look-a-like GT-1 racer. Young Machavern already has a Sebring SCCA National win under his belt in the car just a few weeks ago. Dillon prepped in the very competitive SCCA Spec Miata class, taking home a number of first place trophy's. This past fall, Machavern had a fine run in the Miami 500 endurance race, coming home eighth overall of forty six car driving a GTA stock car.
In 2013 the Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 class looks to be highly contested with 2012 Champion Simon Gregg expected to return and face challenges from Charles Wicht in his wicked fast Rocketsports Corvette, Zach Monette in his Jaguar XK8, Jon "Chevy" Leavy in his Riley Camaro, Nick Hazelwood in a Pancho Weaver Corvette, and Machavern in the Falcon. Bobby Kennedy could surprise in his late model LS powered Camaro.
In the LG Motorsports GT-2 class look for Keith Goldin in his ex Grand Am Riggins Chassis RX8, Ricky Sanders in a Trans Am 2 spec Camaro, Randy Walker in another Camaro and Squeak Kennedy in an LS6 Grand Am spec Corvette.
In Howe Racing GTA, Lawrence will again be the favorite, but the Reuse brothers, Roger and Bobby are always fast in their Camaro's and Mike Attaway came on strong at the end of the year. Former champ Randy Walker will surely be in the mix in his Howe Camaro and Butch Kummer and his Monte Carlo are capable of pulling off a win or two, if Butch can find time away from his duties as SCCA Club Racing Director.
In Pitboxes.com SPO, 2012 Champ Bob Mitten is always tough in his ex Tony Stewart Cup Monte Carlo, while Tad Segars picked up some serious speed last year in his improved late model. Lee Arnold and his familiar black Impala late model is a consistent threat as well.
For some exciting and serious big noise, grassroots racing, come check out the Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series in 2013. You can get more information on the series at http://www.v8stockcar.com/.
It was nearly ten years ago, May 2004 to be exact, when the checker fell on the first V8 Series race at legendary Virginia International Raceway.
The first series winner that day was Thomasville, North Carolina's Scott Murphy. Murphy, then as now, excited those in attendance with his "slideways" driving style, hopping curbs and four wheel drifting his Pontiac Grand Prix through the esses, around Oak Tree and then booming down the long back straight at over 170 mph. Murphy went on to more wins in the series in both stock cars and his GT-1 Corvette. Murphy still competes on occasion and we fully expect him to be in his fast ex Michael Waltrip Pennzoil Grand Prix this May when the series returns to VIR. As always, Scott will be a favorite to cross the finish line first.
During the years since Murphy's win, the series has grown from one stock car class to four total. Today GTA and SPO stock cars compete along with the GT-1 and GT-2 sports cars. In 2012 Crane Cams came on board as the title sponsor of the series and they return in 2013.
There has been a strong youth movement in the series of late with young hot shoes like twenty year old Cameron Lawrence, sixteen year old Nick Hazelwood, nineteen year old Bobby Kennedy and seventeen year old Dillon Machavern. Lawrence took the 2012 Howe Racing GTA class championship while also garnering his first professional win at Road Atlanta in the Trans Am Series. Lawrence will again compete in both series.
Hazelwood, a talented, former circle track racer picked up the LG Motorsports GT-2 championship in his C6 Z06 Corvette in his first year in road racing. This year the young Alpharetta, Georgia racer will move to the fastest class, driving a Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 Corvette for Hammer Magnum Racing.
Daytona Beach, Florida native Bobby Kennedy has already picked up a Pitboxes.com SPO class win in a V8 stockcar, along with a couple of SCCA championships and a first professional win in the Grand Am Total Performance Showcase class at Watkins Glen. Kennedy will compete in 2013 in a GT-1 Camaro prepped by Bemco Fabrication.
Charlotte, Vermont's Dillon Machavern seems ready to take up where his dad, four time Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 champion Dave Machavern left off, and that is winning in the family Tommy Riggins built 840 horsepower 1963 Ford Falcon look-a-like GT-1 racer. Young Machavern already has a Sebring SCCA National win under his belt in the car just a few weeks ago. Dillon prepped in the very competitive SCCA Spec Miata class, taking home a number of first place trophy's. This past fall, Machavern had a fine run in the Miami 500 endurance race, coming home eighth overall of forty six car driving a GTA stock car.
In 2013 the Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 class looks to be highly contested with 2012 Champion Simon Gregg expected to return and face challenges from Charles Wicht in his wicked fast Rocketsports Corvette, Zach Monette in his Jaguar XK8, Jon "Chevy" Leavy in his Riley Camaro, Nick Hazelwood in a Pancho Weaver Corvette, and Machavern in the Falcon. Bobby Kennedy could surprise in his late model LS powered Camaro.
In the LG Motorsports GT-2 class look for Keith Goldin in his ex Grand Am Riggins Chassis RX8, Ricky Sanders in a Trans Am 2 spec Camaro, Randy Walker in another Camaro and Squeak Kennedy in an LS6 Grand Am spec Corvette.
In Howe Racing GTA, Lawrence will again be the favorite, but the Reuse brothers, Roger and Bobby are always fast in their Camaro's and Mike Attaway came on strong at the end of the year. Former champ Randy Walker will surely be in the mix in his Howe Camaro and Butch Kummer and his Monte Carlo are capable of pulling off a win or two, if Butch can find time away from his duties as SCCA Club Racing Director.
In Pitboxes.com SPO, 2012 Champ Bob Mitten is always tough in his ex Tony Stewart Cup Monte Carlo, while Tad Segars picked up some serious speed last year in his improved late model. Lee Arnold and his familiar black Impala late model is a consistent threat as well.
For some exciting and serious big noise, grassroots racing, come check out the Crane Cams V8 StockCar Series in 2013. You can get more information on the series at http://www.v8stockcar.com/.
02-01-2013, 10:28 PM
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Looks like 40 plus cars in the big bore group for Sebring.
Squeak Kennedy & I will split the two races in our #4 Bemco Corvette
Mike Kern will also bring out his ex Camel GT, now GT-1 Camaro# 55
Squeak Kennedy & I will split the two races in our #4 Bemco Corvette
Mike Kern will also bring out his ex Camel GT, now GT-1 Camaro# 55
02-01-2013, 10:36 PM
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Jon "Chevy" Leavy will challenge the Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 top spot in his Riley Camaro. Jon is a former Trans Am, IMSA Camel GT and Grand Am competitor.
02-06-2013, 07:20 PM
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The Crane Cams V8 StockCar 2013 Season kicks off this weekend, February 9 &10 at historic Sebring International Raceway . The V8 group will be competing with the Central Florida Region SCCA at their annual "Cabin Fever" Regional/SARRC event. The series will be celebrating ten years of big noise racing this season.
Some forty plus big bore race cars are expected, with good competition in all four V8 series classes. In the Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 class Trans Am and World Challenge veteran Charles Wicht will slug it out with ex IMSA Camel GT, Grand Am, Trans Am vet Jon "Chevy" Leavy and talented seventeen year old upstart Dillon Machavern. Wicht will be shoeing his Rocketsports Corvette which is fresh back from the shop of two time Trans Am Champ Tony Ave, where it received some damage repair plus the latest updates.
Chevy Leavy will be in his venerable Riley Camaro that ran away with race 12 last year at Homestead. Dillon Machavern will be in dad Dave's Riggins Engineering Falcon, a wicked fast racer with a nostalgic look to it. Machavern had a thrilling win over Trans Am Champ Simon Gregg at the SCCA National at Sebring last month.
Recent SCCA rules changes have insured a big and varied field of LG Motorsports GT-2 cars will be on hand including the Camaro's of Ricky Sanders and Randy Walker, the fast Mazda's of Keith Goldin, Richard Smith, and Chris Harris, the Trans Am 2 Impala of Cameron Lawrence, the Panoz GTS's of Mark Strong and Phil Lasco along with Ernest Wildings BMW M3, and Terry Taylor's Datsun 240Z. Probably one of the most interesting mix's of GT2's in a long while.
In the Howe Racing GTA class look for newcomers like David Alejandro, Larry Corwin and Gene Paul to take on veterans Chad Jorgensen, Hall Robertson and Bobby Kennedy.
The Pitboxes.com V8 SPO class will likely be contested between Tad Segars in his Smith Living/Kimrey Racing late model Grand Prix, Eric Servick in his ex Nascar Lumina, and Lee Arnold in his black late model Chevy Impala.
The series thanks its' partners who help make it happen; an they are:
Crane Cams, HSR, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine
Some forty plus big bore race cars are expected, with good competition in all four V8 series classes. In the Porterfield Enterprises GT-1 class Trans Am and World Challenge veteran Charles Wicht will slug it out with ex IMSA Camel GT, Grand Am, Trans Am vet Jon "Chevy" Leavy and talented seventeen year old upstart Dillon Machavern. Wicht will be shoeing his Rocketsports Corvette which is fresh back from the shop of two time Trans Am Champ Tony Ave, where it received some damage repair plus the latest updates.
Chevy Leavy will be in his venerable Riley Camaro that ran away with race 12 last year at Homestead. Dillon Machavern will be in dad Dave's Riggins Engineering Falcon, a wicked fast racer with a nostalgic look to it. Machavern had a thrilling win over Trans Am Champ Simon Gregg at the SCCA National at Sebring last month.
Recent SCCA rules changes have insured a big and varied field of LG Motorsports GT-2 cars will be on hand including the Camaro's of Ricky Sanders and Randy Walker, the fast Mazda's of Keith Goldin, Richard Smith, and Chris Harris, the Trans Am 2 Impala of Cameron Lawrence, the Panoz GTS's of Mark Strong and Phil Lasco along with Ernest Wildings BMW M3, and Terry Taylor's Datsun 240Z. Probably one of the most interesting mix's of GT2's in a long while.
In the Howe Racing GTA class look for newcomers like David Alejandro, Larry Corwin and Gene Paul to take on veterans Chad Jorgensen, Hall Robertson and Bobby Kennedy.
The Pitboxes.com V8 SPO class will likely be contested between Tad Segars in his Smith Living/Kimrey Racing late model Grand Prix, Eric Servick in his ex Nascar Lumina, and Lee Arnold in his black late model Chevy Impala.
The series thanks its' partners who help make it happen; an they are:
Crane Cams, HSR, SCCA, Porterfield Enterprises, LG Motorsports, Howe Racing, PitBoxes.com, GoPro, RaceTalkRadio.com, Sunoco, Hoosier, Goodyear, FiveStar, RaceCar Engineering, RacingJunk.com, Roehrig-Enders, GrassRoots Motorsports Magazine
02-06-2013, 07:27 PM
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The Machavern Falcon built by masterful car builder Tommy Riggins is a proven performer. Data showed this car ran 203 mph with Riggins behind the wheel at a Daytona test.
02-07-2013, 07:45 AM
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over 300 cars for the CFR SCCA race at Sebring:
50 in the Big Bore group:
2 SPO Scott Lawrence Black 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Breathless Performance
4 SPO Robert "Bosco" Logsdon Yellow/Black 2010 Chevrolet Corvette V8StockCar.com/BEMCO
4 SPO Squeak Kennedy Yellow/Black 2010 Chevy Corvette V8StockCar.
5 GTA Larry Corwin White 2005 Chevy Monte Carlo Old Rooster Racing
6 GTA David Alejandro Blue 2005 Chevrolet Stock Car Claim Services #754-551-1135 / DST Motorsports.com #754-400-8480
7 GTA Bobby Kennedy black 2008 ford taurus Bemco Fab/V8StockCar.com
9 GT3 Bill McGavic Red Black 1995 Mazda RX7 No Mo Money Race Enginering
10 SPO Ron Stanley white/blue/red 2006 Dodge Charger Pelican water system
11 SPO Tad Segars blk/siver 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix kimrey racing/ SmithLivi
12 GT2 Paul Orofino Grey 2004 Mazda RX8 ChrisAva Racing
14 AS Thurman McDaniel Blue and White 1994 Chevrolet Camaro
15 GTA Chad Jorgensen Red and white 1993 Olds Cutlass V8 StockCar.com
17 SPO William Thomas blue/grey 1989 ford mustang stork express
18 GT1 Jon Leavy Yellow 2000 Chevy Camaro MurrayAuto.com & Troy Industries
19 GT2 Ricky Sanders Black 2013 Chevy Camaro PITBOXES.COM/RACETRAILERSA
20 GT2 Phil Lasco WHITE 2000 PANOZ GTS LASCO FORD HOOSIE
25 SPO Eric Servick white and green 1994 chevy lunima Weather Control A/C
26 GT2 Cameron Lawrence White 2000 Chevy Impala SS Regal Boats
28 AS John Haynes Gold 1982 Chevrolet Sedan Special Bob's Speed Products Race Team
29 GT1 Dillon Machavern Blue 1963 Ford Falcon Heritage Automotive / UniFirst / Crane Cam
33 GT2 Terry Taylor blue 1970 datsun 240z made ya look racing/DAWSONS MOTORSPORTS/COMPETITION CLUTCH
35 SPO Peter Macmillan blue 1999 BMW M3z coupe self
38 SPO John Branscombe yellow 2000 Chevy Corvette C-5 Colony Used Auto Parts
43 GT2 Richard Smith Red/Yellow/Green 1994 Mazda RX7 Miami Fastlane Racing
44 T2 Ramin Abdolvahabi Silver 2003 Mitsubishi EVO 8 PROs/ RA RACING
48 SPO Joseph Rosenheck Silver 2007 Chevrolet Z06 Breathless Performance Racing / Joe Heck Racing
50 T1 George Corso Red 2003 Nissan 350Z murrayauto.com, HD Radio, Humane Society of Broward County
51 AS Allen Bailey White / Blue 1995 Ford Mustang Bob's Speed Products
55 GT1 Michael Kern Red/Green/White 1994 Chevrolet Camaro DEI / Outerwears
57 GT2 Charles Wicht Red 2012 Ford Mustang PMS Motorsport- CCP-All-Safe
58 AS Scott Seifreit Teal 1994 Ford Mustang Digital CALM, Engine Armor Performance Coatings
62 GTA Hall Robertson White/Red 2002 Chevy Monte Carlo Farner Barley Associates
65 AS Andrew Wilkin Black/Silver 1983 Ford Mustang Wilkin Performance Automotive
69 GT1 Raymond Webb black-blue 2006 Dodge intrepid Kenco Sign and Awn
75 GT1 Charles Wicht red/black 2010 Chevy C6 Corvette ROLEX DEALERS of the KEYS/CCP/ALL-SAFE
81 GT1 Gabriel Riano Blue 1992 Ford Mustang Gabriel Riano
82 GT2 Ernest Wilding Silver 1995 BMW M-3 FAS Windows & Doors
87 AS David McCauley red 1991 ford mustang MCCAULEY,S TAVERN
95 SPO Joshua Barnes Red 1987 Porsche 944 S2 BROADFOOT R a c i n g
98 ITO Paul Troup White 1991 Chevy Camaro
99 GTA Gene Paul Blue 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Zoltan's Garage
0 SPO Lee Arnold Black 2010 Chevy Impala V8Stockcar.com
103 ITO Al Wicht red 1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 Pool Designs
03 GT2 Randy Walker Red 2012 Chevy Camaro Walker Properties
07 GT2 Chris Harris yellow 1995 mazda RX7 rotec
08 GT2 Keith Goldin Black 2010 Mazda RX8 Goldin Brothers Racing
111 SPO Isidore Papadopoulos Black 1995 BMW 325iS
141 GT2 Mark Strong Silver 2002 Panoz GTS M Squared Plumbing Services, Inc., Brightwater Farms Art & Design Studio
169 ASR Austin Armellini Yellow 1992 Shelby Can-Am A & E Machine, Inc. Racing
50 in the Big Bore group:
2 SPO Scott Lawrence Black 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Breathless Performance
4 SPO Robert "Bosco" Logsdon Yellow/Black 2010 Chevrolet Corvette V8StockCar.com/BEMCO
4 SPO Squeak Kennedy Yellow/Black 2010 Chevy Corvette V8StockCar.
5 GTA Larry Corwin White 2005 Chevy Monte Carlo Old Rooster Racing
6 GTA David Alejandro Blue 2005 Chevrolet Stock Car Claim Services #754-551-1135 / DST Motorsports.com #754-400-8480
7 GTA Bobby Kennedy black 2008 ford taurus Bemco Fab/V8StockCar.com
9 GT3 Bill McGavic Red Black 1995 Mazda RX7 No Mo Money Race Enginering
10 SPO Ron Stanley white/blue/red 2006 Dodge Charger Pelican water system
11 SPO Tad Segars blk/siver 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix kimrey racing/ SmithLivi
12 GT2 Paul Orofino Grey 2004 Mazda RX8 ChrisAva Racing
14 AS Thurman McDaniel Blue and White 1994 Chevrolet Camaro
15 GTA Chad Jorgensen Red and white 1993 Olds Cutlass V8 StockCar.com
17 SPO William Thomas blue/grey 1989 ford mustang stork express
18 GT1 Jon Leavy Yellow 2000 Chevy Camaro MurrayAuto.com & Troy Industries
19 GT2 Ricky Sanders Black 2013 Chevy Camaro PITBOXES.COM/RACETRAILERSA
20 GT2 Phil Lasco WHITE 2000 PANOZ GTS LASCO FORD HOOSIE
25 SPO Eric Servick white and green 1994 chevy lunima Weather Control A/C
26 GT2 Cameron Lawrence White 2000 Chevy Impala SS Regal Boats
28 AS John Haynes Gold 1982 Chevrolet Sedan Special Bob's Speed Products Race Team
29 GT1 Dillon Machavern Blue 1963 Ford Falcon Heritage Automotive / UniFirst / Crane Cam
33 GT2 Terry Taylor blue 1970 datsun 240z made ya look racing/DAWSONS MOTORSPORTS/COMPETITION CLUTCH
35 SPO Peter Macmillan blue 1999 BMW M3z coupe self
38 SPO John Branscombe yellow 2000 Chevy Corvette C-5 Colony Used Auto Parts
43 GT2 Richard Smith Red/Yellow/Green 1994 Mazda RX7 Miami Fastlane Racing
44 T2 Ramin Abdolvahabi Silver 2003 Mitsubishi EVO 8 PROs/ RA RACING
48 SPO Joseph Rosenheck Silver 2007 Chevrolet Z06 Breathless Performance Racing / Joe Heck Racing
50 T1 George Corso Red 2003 Nissan 350Z murrayauto.com, HD Radio, Humane Society of Broward County
51 AS Allen Bailey White / Blue 1995 Ford Mustang Bob's Speed Products
55 GT1 Michael Kern Red/Green/White 1994 Chevrolet Camaro DEI / Outerwears
57 GT2 Charles Wicht Red 2012 Ford Mustang PMS Motorsport- CCP-All-Safe
58 AS Scott Seifreit Teal 1994 Ford Mustang Digital CALM, Engine Armor Performance Coatings
62 GTA Hall Robertson White/Red 2002 Chevy Monte Carlo Farner Barley Associates
65 AS Andrew Wilkin Black/Silver 1983 Ford Mustang Wilkin Performance Automotive
69 GT1 Raymond Webb black-blue 2006 Dodge intrepid Kenco Sign and Awn
75 GT1 Charles Wicht red/black 2010 Chevy C6 Corvette ROLEX DEALERS of the KEYS/CCP/ALL-SAFE
81 GT1 Gabriel Riano Blue 1992 Ford Mustang Gabriel Riano
82 GT2 Ernest Wilding Silver 1995 BMW M-3 FAS Windows & Doors
87 AS David McCauley red 1991 ford mustang MCCAULEY,S TAVERN
95 SPO Joshua Barnes Red 1987 Porsche 944 S2 BROADFOOT R a c i n g
98 ITO Paul Troup White 1991 Chevy Camaro
99 GTA Gene Paul Blue 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Zoltan's Garage
0 SPO Lee Arnold Black 2010 Chevy Impala V8Stockcar.com
103 ITO Al Wicht red 1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 Pool Designs
03 GT2 Randy Walker Red 2012 Chevy Camaro Walker Properties
07 GT2 Chris Harris yellow 1995 mazda RX7 rotec
08 GT2 Keith Goldin Black 2010 Mazda RX8 Goldin Brothers Racing
111 SPO Isidore Papadopoulos Black 1995 BMW 325iS
141 GT2 Mark Strong Silver 2002 Panoz GTS M Squared Plumbing Services, Inc., Brightwater Farms Art & Design Studio
169 ASR Austin Armellini Yellow 1992 Shelby Can-Am A & E Machine, Inc. Racing
02-07-2013, 10:54 PM
#11
Burning Brakes
Robert,
Good Luck this weekend! We will all be anxious to hear the results! It looks like an impressive field of cars will take the green............
Scott
Good Luck this weekend! We will all be anxious to hear the results! It looks like an impressive field of cars will take the green............
Scott