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	*Editorials and Comments* Another new racing season is about to begin for GASCAR, and I am excited about what is ahead for nitro pan racers. GASCAR is running two divisions this year, which offers racers two classes to showcase their driving talents. The Pro Pan 15 class remains the same as last year, with the OS 15CV being the engine of choice. Our new class is the Dynamite 12 Pan division which utilizes the Dynamite 12SPD engine. Check out the rules on our website under the "GASCAR Rules" link. The Nitro Sportsman Pan Division will be restarted soon, but not for the seasons opening races. I still believe that we need a class for new racers unfamiliar with nitro oval to help them ease into the fast paced competition of nitro oval racing. The Nitro Sportsman/12 Division will be designed to keep the cost and speeds down to allow racers time to learn the mechanics of tuning a nitro oval car. I am still perplexed as to why more electric racers don't make the jump to nitro oval. Maybe its the initial expense, but the startup cost of converting a 1/10 scale electric pan car to nitro oval is not much at all. And, the long term expense is nowhere near the cost of maintaining batteries and chargers, that are dictated by ROAR. The battery of the month club gets pretty expensive over the long haul. I hope our nitro racers continue to recruit new racers to our series. We do welcome Tim Scott from South Carolina to our racing fold again this year. Tim got hooked last year and is ready to make the full GASCAR schedule this year. Welcome, Tim!! We are continually trying to keep the cost of racing to a minimum, since the economy is in such a state of confusion. Keeping travel time and expense down is our major concern. Our 2010 schedule is cut back a bit to help with expenses. We are running four points series races, two at Lagoon Park R/C Raceway, in Montgomery, Alabama, and two at Carolina R/C Complex, in Easley, South Carolina. We are also scheduling the Mason Dixon Capped Tire Nationals at Easley, and the Annual Boyd Hughes Memorial Race at LPR again this year. These two races are not points series races, but a great program for 1/10 nitro racing. Its an opportunity to showcase what GASCAR and nitro racing are all about. Plus, the Boyd Hughes Memorial is for a great cause as it helps support the children of the late Boyd Hughes. I am always thankful for the support of our racers, and track owners for their continued loyalty to GASCAR and its programs. Thank you so much, as GASCAR could not survive without your support. GASCAR will always stay a racers organization, run by racers. I am looking forward to seeing you all again this year. GOOD RACING. Respectfully, Tim Smith, President GASCAR \| CURRENT 2009 GASCAR POINTS TOTALS \| Editorials & Comments \| \| Return Home \| GASCAR News \| Racing Schedule \| GASCAR Rules \| Great Links \| FAQ Page \| Contact Us \| Download Page \|