Dylan Hoch Takes Year’s First National Slingshot Tour Event at Thunder Mountain’s Small Car Showcase

  Defending National champion Dylan Hoch of Mertztown, Pa., won the 20-lap Slingshot main event on Sunday, May 3rd. Via the double-heats format, Hoch earned the outside pole for the feature and led the entire distance. Hoch likened the Thunder Mountain layout to Pa.’s Grandview Speedway in Victory Lane.

Cody Kline made a late advance for second, with Brett Bieber, Demetrios Drellos and Joe Krum in tow.

The Slingshot field was a strong one with entries ranging from Connecticut, Long Island, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and beyond. Many had never seen the speedway prior to Sunday….

FINISH:

National All Star Slingshot Tour Feature Finish (20 Laps): DYLAN HOCH, Cody Kline, Brett Bieber, Demetrios Drellos, Joe Krum, Dillon Steuer, Louden Reimert, Don Schmidt, Brian Tobey Jr., Dan Morgiewicz Jr., John Bockhorn, Donny Hockman, Steven Van Valkenburg, Henry Anderson, Tom Arntz, Corey Cormier, Caitlin Krum, Dalton Maynard, Marty Kelly III, Alan Selemba, Bob Boughton, Tanner Correia, Alex Boughton, Jordan Lawrence.

Did Not Start: Ethan Darling.

Free Vahlco Bead Buster: Louden Reimert

(Photo on Left) :Brett Bieber (32) works the low lane while eventual winner Dylan Hoch attempts the high side pass. 

SLINGSHOT (20 LAPS)

1. Dylan Swinehart, 2. Kurt Bettler, 3. Jordan Knapp, 4. Mike Toth, 5. Austin Stufflet, 6. Dave McCullough, 7. Anthony Raisner, 8. Jason Schenker, 9. Dave Morrell, 10. Steve Svanda, 11. Andrew Kreis, 12. William Mohring, 13. Tess Horvath, 14. Steve Schenker, 15. Tom Hennessy, 16. Steve Schenker, 17. David Galloway, 18. B.J. Antonio, 19. Louie Partite, 20. Richard Patite, DNS – Eric Jones.

**RevStar SpeedSTR Circuit Boasts Four Rookie of Year Contenders…and Three of Them Are Females!

   (Carl Labonte of RevStar contributed to this article)

         Isabelle Manny                             Sabrina Blanchet                          Stephanie Ratte`                                Antoine Parent

  These youthful chargers will compete for the National USAC All Pro SpeedSTR Rookie of the Year as they take on the best of the Canadian RevStar SpeedSTR roster!

  In subsequent issues of SE Rap, we will offer a driver profile for each of the contenders pictured above.

  Carl Labonte’s RevStar series for both the SpeedSTR’s and Slingshots is getting ready to kick off its 2015 campaign north of the border with banner fields expected in both divisions!

**Pirone’s Stellar Weekend Continues With Hamlin Triumph On Saturday

   by Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media

(May 2nd) – Former Empire Region Slingshot Champion Tyler Pirone took the lead ast the start of the headliner for the All Star Slingshot race cars and maintained a small advantage early on despite constant pressure from Mike McLaughlin and Dillon Steuer.  Behind the front running trio, things were heating up quickly as one by one all of the players found the line they were seeking and the racing action became intense from front to back with the talented field of competitors.

 All Star Slingshots: Tyler Pirone, Mike McLaughlin, Dillon Steuer, Kyle Herve, Hunter Metzger, Dale Kober, Austin Silfee, Mike Fogler, Daniel Morgiewicz, Wes Hearn, Jake Van Pelt, David Carraghan, Taylor Eccles, Chloe Andreas, David Burns, Caitlin Henneforth, Jackson Ring, Corey Cormier, Damon Paul, Anthony Raisner, Hunter DeMeglio, Mack Brink.