2016 Wing Car World Championships Results

**Bent rim** · 05-19-2016, 04:19 AM

27 Light Results

Concourse-Ernie Parison
TQ-Ernie Parison 1.824

1 Jose Esteban 958.06
2 Mike Chmielewski 946.02
3 Les Wright 944.17 DQ
4 Petr Krcil 944.17
5 Gugu 936.04
6 Bob Richards 934.14
7 Andre Eriksson 934.05
8 Boyt Johnson 926.14
9 Michael Kayser 923.04
10 Rich Curnutte 922.06
11 Ulli Pietsch 919.03
12 Jim Sproviero 911.14
13 Marcelo Serra 908.16
14 Jim Stevens 908.05
15 Jeff Sarkisian 907
16 Ryan McDaniel 902.17
17 Evan Petrakis 899.17
18 Heiko Thinschmidt 895.11
19 Andre Villar 895.1
20 Zdenek Benes 891.13
21 Klaus Wickert 888.06
22 Bill Skinner 887.04
23 Hamilton Veroneze 884.17
24 Paul Kovich 883.03
25 Mikael Silen 874
26 Eduardo Gazoni 873.17
27 Jeff Jones 869.1
28 Emerson Fischler 861.17
29 Brandon Lee 860.13
30 Frank Sarkela 849.04
31 Peter Frobel 828.04
32 Jose Mario 816.17
33 Renato Rocco 782.05
34 Damon Gizzi 776.14
35 Reggie Coram 763.01
36 Ernie Parison 743.17
37 Gary Puetz 685.04
38 Trip Gage 645.05
39 Rick Gage 481.17
40 Nick Kwasna 480.17
41 Ray Lee 412.17
42 Keith Keeler 127.17
43 Brian Eardley 57.17

**RobertBG** · 05-19-2016, 06:44 AM

That looks like a really nice fast field and some good racing

Congratulations to the winners.

I'm even more sorry that I missed it.

Now if I just could find out what they all were running

for chassis and setups lol

**Kehlo** · 05-19-2016, 11:23 AM

What happened to Les? DQ?

**RobertBG** · 05-19-2016, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Kehlo

What happened to Les? DQ?

I wanted to ask the same thing,I wonder what for?I also would love to know what chassis everyone was running.

I miss the old days when S.A.R.N. used to cover the events.

**Bent rim** · 05-19-2016, 02:32 PM

les had a short stack arm

**Bent rim** · 05-19-2016, 02:35 PM

G27 Pro

TQ Petr Krcil 1.674

Racing in Progress

**Kehlo** · 05-19-2016, 10:14 PM

Thank you, Doug.

**MikeB** · 05-20-2016, 08:26 AM

Nothing in this but my nose.
Did Les's arms pass in Tech and were the motors sealed?
If the seal is intact, is the racer responsible for what happens while racing?

**brassy** · 05-20-2016, 09:14 AM

No seals on Gp27 motors, Mike.

**MikeB** · 05-20-2016, 12:27 PM

Two motors are presented to run.
They are marked so it will show if taken apart.
World rules might be different than USRA.

**Big Mike1** · 05-20-2016, 01:27 PM

Mike, the way worlds rules are written the arm must remain legal the entire race even if there is some odd coincidence that a lam breaks it is the racers responsibility to make sure their arms are legal before tech and at the end of the race. I am truely surprised that les's arm was short I thought he measured it when he was going through and loading setups on Tuesday.

**RomanK** · 05-20-2016, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Big Mike1

Mike, the way worlds rules are written the arm must remain legal the entire race even if there is some odd coincidence that a lam breaks it is the racers responsibility to make sure their arms are legal before tech and at the end of the race. I am truely surprised that les's arm was short I thought he measured it when he was going through and loading setups on Tuesday.

Mike, can you point me to a place where those rules are written? I'm curious.

**Big Mike1** · 05-20-2016, 05:14 PM

Roman, I'm not sure where the worlds rules are written but it was mentioned in pre race tech. I don't 100% agree with that rule because anything can happen in a race land break hysol chips etc. I know where this is going and agree a racer cannot be responsible for a issue in the manufacturing process but the arms I have are all at least .445 long even though they may not be as fast as a .440 exactly I don't want to take a chance in tech. I'm positive it wasn't les's fault and was a defect in the arm being I sat right in back of Les and watched him check his arms before he loaded them.

**Bent rim** · 05-21-2016, 06:02 AM

Just for the record Les's arm measured .428 stack. It wasn't just short, it was real short. I am still trying to buy that arm from him.

Do not think Les was trying to cheat, we all know he didn't make the arm. He is still responsible for his motor passing post race tech. He is not the first. Both Les and Chubby were DQed in Brazil for short stacks. To accurately measure the stacks in the setup is very tough. The only way to measure accurately is with the arm out of the setup. This can only be done post race.

Just to clarify I am not calling anyone a cheater, I am sure the arms made spec when they left the factory. These rules as well as race procedures need to be looked at and written down.