2007 Archives

Beyond BCRA: BCRA Alum Making Waves in the Racing World
With the amazing amount of BCRA owners and drivers having gone on to success at bigger levels in the wider gamut of racing, its no wonder that a plethora of BCRA Midget and Midget Lite alumni have been making waves throughout the racing world. BCRA alum include Indy 500 car owner champion George Bignotti and a myriad of well-known racers, names such as Vukovich, Agabashian, Baldwin, Boyd, Foland, Butcher, and a host of others coming through BCRA before finding greater success.
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Hometown Kid Michael Faccinto Claims Second Night of BCRA Midget Action at Tachi Open Wheel Invitational at King’s Speedway
Starting on the pole, Hanford’s Michael Faccinto emerged victorious in the #41 Gary Scelzi Racing Beast/Mopar, claiming the winner’s honors in the season-concluding DMS Race Products BCRA Midget feature at the lightning-fast 3/8-mile King’s Speedway on Saturday, September 29 on night two of the inaugural Tachi Open Wheel Invitational.
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Brian Gard Claims First Night of BCRA Midget Action at Tachi Open Wheel Invitational at King’s Speedway, Grant’s 3rd Place Run Locks Up BCRA Points Title
Piloting Mark Borghesani’s #57 Spike/Brayton Ford, Clovis’ Brian Gard captured his third DMS Race Products BCRA Midget series feature of 2007 winning the 25-lap feature at the lightning-fast 3/8-mile King’s Speedway, claiming the winning laurels of the opening night of the two-day Tachi Open Wheel Invitational on Friday, September 28.
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Mother Nature Claims Second BCRA Race of the Season

Mother Nature shunted the famed Bay Cities Racing Association DMS Race Products 2007 Midget series race scheduled for Saturday September 22 at the speedy 3/8-mile Shasta Speedway in gorgeous Shasta, California.

Dallen McKenney Masters BCRA Midgets at 36th Annual Harvest Classic
Thrilling the local crowd, Clovis’ Dallen McKenney squeezed his #88 Beast/Goewens Mopar by Shane Golobic on the final lap en route to claiming his first DMS Race Products BCRA Midget triumph at the lightning-fast 1/3-mile Madera Speedway on Saturday, September 15.
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Sarale Soars To Ukiah Victory
Chauffeuring the Sarale Farms #32 Beast/Riolo-Chevy, two-time reigning BCRA champion John Sarale of Stockton overtook 16-year-old BCRA points leader Justin Grant on Lap 6, never looking back en route to claiming the checkers first in the DMS Race Products BCRA Midget series feature at the ¼-mile Ukiah Speedway on September 8.
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Ryan Kaplan Rockets to King's Speedway Gold
Chico's Ryan Kaplan methodically picked off nearly a dozen competitors from his 11th starting spot, capturing the DMS Race Products BCRA Midget series feature win at the speedy 3/8-mile King's Speedway in Hanford on Saturday, August 25, wheeling the Ken Kaplan #21 Stealth/Mopar to the checkers first.
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Gard Snags Petaluma Victory
Fast-timer Brian Gard methodically picked off a dozen competitors from his 13th starting spot, capturing his second DMS Race Products BCRA Midget series feature win of 2007 at the speedy 3/8-mile Petaluma Speedway on Saturday, August 18, wheeling the Mark Borghesani #57 Spike/Mopar to the checkers first.
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Rahe Captures Sierra Gold in Placerville, Becomes First Repeat Winner
Piloting the Goodwin Farms #3c Stealth/Fontana, Placentia’s Chris Rahe hung on to win the incident marred, curfew-shortened DMS Race Products BCRA Midget feature, capturing gold at the speedy 1/4-mile Placerville Speedway on Saturday, August 11, marking his second-consecutive BCRA triumph in as many races and weeks.
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Chris Rahe Roars to Victory at King’s Speedway
Piloting the #3c, fast-timer Chris Rahe emerged victorious in the 30-lap DMS Race Products BCRA Midget feature at the speedy 3/8-mile King’s Speedway in Hanford on Saturday, August 4.
Rahe overtook David Prickett on lap 23, leading the final seven laps en route to claiming his first BCRA Midget feature victory. Rahe becomes the tenth different BCRA feature winner in as many races.
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BCRA Highlights Halfway Through the 2007 Season
The 2007 DMS Race Products BCRA Midgets series has quickly reached its halfway point following the July 14 race at Santa Maria Speedway.
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Hansen Tops Stellar BCRA/USAC-Western Field at Santa Maria July 14
Surging past West Coast Midget veteran Robby Flock on lap 21, Manhattan Beach’s Garrett Hansen surged to the winner’s circle manning the #70 Hansen’s Welding Beast/Fontana Saturday at the slick 1/3-mile Santa Maria Speedway, claiming top honors in the BCRA/USAC-Western States co-sanctioned event.
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20-year-old BCRA Rookie Kevin Morris Wins Deake Lyndall Memorial Race at Lakeport Speedway July 7
20-Year-old DMS Race Products BCRA Midget series rookie Kevin Morris became the fourth first-time BCRA Midget feature winner in 2007 by capturing the checkers at the Annual 4th of July weekend Deake Lyndall Memorial Race at Lakeport Speedway on Saturday, July 7.
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Flock Hauls in Placerville BCRA Midget Gold Tops 21-Car Midget Field
June 23, 2007, Placerville, CA: West Coast Midget Ace Robby Flock vaulted past reigning 2-time BCRA Midget champion John Sarale with three laps to go en route to capturing the 30-lap DMS Race Products BCRA Midget series race Saturday at John Padjen's 1/4-mile Placerville Speedway at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.
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15-Year-Old BCRA Rookie Golobic Snags Ukiah Speedway Triumph June 9
Overtaking early leader David Prickett on lap two, Fremont’s Shane Golobic never looked back, leading 29 laps en route to claiming his first DMS Race Products BCRA Midget feature victory on Saturday, piloting the Walker Motorsports #10 Bay Muffler Beast/Esslinger.
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Beyond BCRA: BCRA Alum Making Waves in the Racing World
With the amazing amount of BCRA owners and drivers having gone on to success at bigger levels in the wider gamut of racing, its no wonder that a plethora of BCRA Midget and Midget Lite alumni have been making waves throughout the racing world. BCRA alum include Indy 500 car owner champion George Bignotti and a myriad of well-known racers, names such as Vukovich, Agabashian, Baldwin, Boyd, Foland, Butcher, and a host of others coming through BCRA before finding greater success.
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“Lakeport Lightning” Eric Mostin Marvels Hometown Crowd
Thrilling his hometown crowd, “Lakeport Lightning” Eric Mostin chauffeured the #12 Mike Mostin Beast/Mopar to victory circle, earning a Lakeport Speedway hat trick capturing the DMS Race Products BCRA Midget main event on Saturday, June 2 at the ¼-mile Lakeport Speedway. Mostin’s other BCRA Midget feature victories occurred at Lakeport in 2004.
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Washington's 19-year-old Brea Lopez Tops Stellar Redwood Acres Midget Field in Eureka
Piloting the #25 Dan Press Beast/Esslinger, 19-year-old Brea Lopez of Vader, Washington captured the DMS Race Products BCRA Midgets series checkered flags at the lightning-fast 3/8-mile Redwood Acres Raceway on Saturday, May 19 in Eureka.
Starting from twelfth with the inversion, Lopez soared toward the front after early-race frontrunners came together dropping them to the rear of the field. Pressuring Cortez for several laps, Lopez made contact with Cortez’ right-rear wheel, dropping her back to fifth place, eventually recovering and passing Cortez for the lead on Lap 26, leading the final five circuits en route to winning the 30-lap BCRA Midget feature.
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“Future Legend” Justin Grant Tops Strong Vukovich Classic Midget Field at Madera Speedway Saturday
16-year-old “Future Legend” Justin Grant of Ione masterfully chauffeured the #30 Tim Grant Beast/Esslinger with precision and swiftness capturing the DMS Race Products BCRA Midgets series checkered flags Saturday at the lightning-fast 1/3-mile Madera Speedway.
Starting from the pole, Grant darted into the lead, never looking back, leading the race wire-to-wire for 30 laps. Piloting the nine-year-old Beast chassis, Esslinger-powered mount with veteran-like patience and precision, Grant toppled a stellar 25-car field, claiming his first BCRA feature victory at the Vukovich Classic on Saturday, April 28.
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Melby Masters Shasta Speedway in BCRA Triumph
Ravensdale, Washington’s Dallas Melby toppled a stellar BCRA Midget field on Saturday evening, March 31st at the beautiful 3/8-mile Shasta Speedway in Anderson, Ca, wheeling the #9 Chris Melby Blue Dot/Gaerte, earning his second BCRA feature triumph.
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Gard Topples BCRA Field in 2007 BCRA Season Opener
Fresno’s Brian Gard toppled a talented field of BCRA entries on Saturday evening, March 24th at the 3/8-mile King’s Speedway in Hanford, wheeling the Mark Borghesani #57 Spike/Brayton Ford.
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New combo-car rule for Midgets
BCRA has enacted the following rule to allow combo-cars to run a 12” right-rear wheel.
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Midget Vote Results Are In
1. Shall the BCRA Board of Directors continue the Fontana 201 CID Rhino motor trial?  NO

2. Shall the BCRA Board of Directors enact a rule that a midget race car with the driver and all of his safety equipment (helmet, racing suit, underwear, socks, shoes, gloves, head & neck restraint and arm restraints) included will weigh at least 1080 lbs. or more, and in the case of a “Volkswagen” powered race car weight at least 1030 lbs. or more?  YES

The new car + driver weight rule will not go into effect until August 1, 2007. Beginning with the first Midget race on March 24, 2007, the car + driver will be weighed at each race after qualifying and/or after the main event, and the weight will be reported to the car owner and driver to help them prepare for August 1.

After August 1, 2007, if is necessary to add weight to the car it shall be placed between the firewall and the rear of the drivers seat on the floorboard, and distributed laterally in an equal manner. Placement and securing of weight will be in accordance with the review and approval of a BCRA official.

DMS Race Products is 2007 Midget Series Sponsor
By Rick Faeth

Greetings to all fellow midget competitors, hopefully you have all had an enjoyable off season and are preparing for the quickly approaching opener. The Board of Directors is proud to announce that the BCRA midget division will have series sponsorship in 2007 provided by DMS Race Products of Pittsburg, CA. As many of you already know DMS is owned and operated by Marc & Delaina DeBeaumont. Marc was the 1995 BCRA midget champion and won the 1999 USAC Western States Midget Title. After a very successful career behind the wheel Marc has made the transition to driver development, car ownership and racing parts supplier.
The series sponsorship program is divided into two packages. The first package awards contingency certificates redeemable for products purchased at DMS. The certificates will be distributed via a lottery system. There will be a total of four scheduled lotteries, each awarding $625. From each $625 lottery there will be a $200, $150, $125, $100 and a $50 winner. A proposed schedule for the lotteries would be after the fourth, eighth, twelfth, and after the final race of the year. Eligibility for the lotteries is by race attendance. Example: If the first lottery is held after the fourth race and an owner has competed in three races thus far he will have three balls in the lottery.
The second package is designed to augment the championship point fund. DMS has pledged to remunerate to BCRA a portion of its 2007 calendar year retail revenue generated from registered BCRA midget customer’s sales. The bulk of this revenue will go directly to the top ten driver and owner point funds however; there will be at least two wild card winners outside the top ten. This will be done by a blind draw for competitors finishing in positions 11th through 20th.
Having had the opportunity to negotiate this deal with Marc over the past two months has allowed me some insight into Marc’s business. DMS which was formerly Stealth Motorsports West has expanded and represents and distributes several manufacturers’ chassis’ and associated parts for all types of open wheel race cars including Beast and Spike. DMS has a well-stocked inventory and a customer welcome store front to go along with a professionally maintained shop.
DMS Race Products is located at 981 Garcia Ave., Pittsburg, CA. 94565, ph# (925) 252-9378. I would encourage any BCRA member if they have questions regarding the series sponsorship to contact me. See you at Hanford.