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2005 Schedule Announced
12/23/04 - It is our pleasure to bring you the 2005 East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge schedule. Once again our schedule will feature, for bracket racers, 10 points races, 1 non-points race and our Top 16 Gambler's Invitational. In addition, we will feature 4 The Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout heads-up races. The schedule is 99% completed with a review being done in the beginning of the year. Keep in mind, pre-determined rain dates will not be used this year and in the event of a rainout, an attempt will be made to reschedule the race at some point during the season.

Every attempt was made to accommodate racers input. You will notice one major change on the schedule. Requests were made to reduce the number of holiday weekends we race and to free us up for at trip to Bowling Green for the Corvette Forum Cruise-In. We are happy to announce both have been accommodated...sort of. We will not be racing in at E-Town on Memorial Day weekend. That race was moved to middle of May, giving drivers hoping for a Holiday weekend off that opportunity and making it possible for racers to attend the Corvette Forum Cruise In without losing any points since we will not be racing. Later in the year we will plan a caravan to the National Corvette Museum and a drag racing event at Bowling Green for all.

There was strong sentiment to have more races run in the evening sessions instead of the majority run in the morning. After serious consideration, it was determined that evening races at not a good fit for our Corvette Challenge in 2005. Among the reasons are the ability to run our morning events into the evening if need be affording us the opportunity to finish all races, and the desire to finish the Saturday program as early as possible, before curfew where possible, to help with recent noise about the noise at Raceway Park.

E1 March 19, 2005
E3 May 7, 2005 P
E4 June 11, 2005 P
E5 July 9, 2005
E2 July 23, 2005
E6 July 30, 2005 P
E7 August 6, 2005
E7 August 7, 2005 PO
E8 September 3, 2005
E9 October 29, 2005 P
E10 November 5, 2005 P
E11 November 12, 2005 16
E12 November 19, 2005 *
englishtown weather
P - Pro 8 Shootout
PO - Pro 8 ONLY
16 - Top16 Gamblers Invitational - * - NON-points

Drivers Tip of the Day: Before you Race
I would like to start by saying that this is a guide to Bracket Racing. Everything I share with you should be used as a guide. All information listed below is from my experience of Bracket Racing. One of the most important things that must be done before racing, Would be to make sure that all safety equipment is up to date and not damaged. Here is a list of things I do prior to making my first pass of the day. I will make sure all items in the car are secure in case I would need to apply the brakes hard. This would prevent any problems from maybe items striking the driver or landing on the floor and interfering with the gas pedal. I would then check tire pressure to make sure that the tires are at the proper pressure to race. The last thing I do before I get in the car to race is always check the tire pressure. Tire pressure can increase by a pound to a pound in a half in thirty minutes when a vehicle is parked in the sun. Tire pressure may not increase this much during the colder weather. If you are racing Round Robin, You need to check the tires more since they do not have time to cool down. Tire pressure plays a big part of racing. If the tire pressure is to low in the rear tires, You may spin the tires off the line and the car maybe unstable at higher speeds as you travel down the track. This will have the same effect for over inflated tires. Tire pressure in the rear tires have the same effect with slicks and a radial tire.

Author: Rob Farley Entered: 2004-11-25
2005 Schedule will be available soon! Register for Points now.
12/13/05 - We are hard at work preparing for our banquet (see below) and preparing for next season. We hope to have our 2005 schedule posted here within a week or so. Please check back for future news and updates on our series. In the meantime, registration for the 2005 points season is now open. Follow the link to register for 2005 points.
ECS Corvette Challenge Banquet Tickets Now Shipping
11/29/04 - We have mailed out 63 banquet tickets so far. Please don't miss out on your opportunity to attend our 3rd Annual ECS Corvette Challenge Awards Banquet presented by CCW. The Banquet is open to all not just racers. You can bring family and friends to take part in the festivities which include food and soft drinks for $35 per person. Awards will be present to drivers and sponsor but anyone can partake in our door prizes, raffles, auction and non-racers can participate in Reaction Time Challenge. The list of prizes is as follows

Door Prizes (given free to banquet ticket holder from random drawing)

"Reaction Time Challenge" winner (competition open to all non racer banquet attendees)

Raffle Buy a $20 raffle and you will earn your choice of one the following prizes (one of each so once it is gone, it is gone)

Auction Items

Again tickets are $35 per person and you can pay cash or by mail by check or by email/credit/debit card with paypal


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Corvette Challenge RAINED OUT!!!
11/20/04 8:40 AM - I apologize for the late notice but I just called the track and they are officially canceling today's drag racing activities due to the rain. This event will not be made up as this is the last weekend of the season for Raceway Park.

If you still want to race this weekend, consider tomorrow, Sunday to run with the race cars. $30 for three time trials and there is a gamblers race you can enter. For that price You also get to see one of the biggest street car shootout shows in the nation. They are racing the 6-second door slammers at E-town for BIG $$$$$. I plan to be there to race in the Gambler's race.

Final Race Day of 2004 is here
11/20/04 - Our final race day is here and all looks good for a great day of racing. Please be sure and bring a few extra to purchase your banquet tickets as I will have them with me. Drive safe and see you at the track.
Banquet Tickets Are Now Available
11/18/04 - Thanks to Al Conner and Conner Printing for setting us up with banquet tickets. My wife told me they are at home waiting for me. I will bring them to the race on Saturday and those that have paid will get there tickets there and I if we don't hook up I will mail them to you.

Lt. Tim Blair and others have gathered some really nice stuff for our banquet to give as door prizes, raffle and auction. The list can be seen just above in the latest announcement. More to be added and accepted if you would like to be included

Looking for help in the following Banquet areas

Ralph Savarese is Grand in 2004 Top 16 Invitational
11/13/04 - At the end of the day it would the Corvette Challenge's winingest driver as the Top Dog in the Top 16 winning one thousand dollars with a stellar performance. It was "learnin'" season on the tree today. Results have been posted so visit The Grand for details. Some videos are up now and other will be available next week www.challengevideos.com.
Top 16 Ladder is set
Top 16 Ladder
11/12/04 - Twas the night before the Top 16 race and not a creature was stirring, not event a mouse...motored plastic car warm in the garage waiting to get its chance to shine tomorrow morning will the rains fall tonight.
Raceway Park needs Your Help!!
11/12/04 - Old Bridge Township Raceway Park has asked for our help in fighting newly introduced legislation that can hinder our racing hobby.
Please read the letter at the link below and help out
http://etownraceway.com/news/noiseupdate110804.html
ROB FARLEY TAKES IT ALL!!
Event Winner and 2004 Champion, Rob Farley 11/06/04 - Rob Farley completed his trying 2004 points season be winning Event 10 and taking the 2004 ECS Corvette Challenge Championship. Congratulations to Farley and Panuzzo for giving us a tremendous points chase in 2004. Rick White took the Rookie of the Year title when Jerry Muniz and George Geipel failed to get out of round. Congratulations to White. The Top 8, Top 10 and Top 16 as well all other points have been PRELIMINARILY posted and will be official Monday. Drivers making the Top 16 will receive an email invitation Monday as will several alternates for the Top 16 $1,000 Invitational Gambler's race next week Nov 13, 2004. Results, videos and pictures of today's event will be posted as soon as possible

ECS CC Bracket Ladder Event 10

Points Finale is upon us!
11/05/04 - Race day is once again upon us and all looks good for Event 10 of our 12 race schedule. Nov 6 is our final points day where many positions are up for grabs including our points Champion and Rookie of the Year. Drivers finsihing the season in the Top 16 will be invited to a special invitaion for participation only race next week, Nov 13, that you will want to watch even if you don't qualify. Be sure and listen the action on 90.3 on your radio See you all there and have a safe trip to the track Good to all the racers
Mike Mitchell is our first Pro 8 Champion
11/01/04 - Just over a week ago, we had our fourth and final Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout race won by Keith Valone. However, despite not qualifying for the event, Mike Mitchell has won the first ever Pro 8 Championship. Mitchell, road his back to back wins of events 2 and 3 to become the first Champion and has earned a $500 gift certificate from Furn-a-kit.com to be awarded at the Annual Corvette Challenge Banquet on January 22, 2004. Please welcome us in congratulating Mike Mitchell on the win. Results and videos and pictures from the last Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout, including Mitchell running 8.39 @ 166 click here. To congratulate Mike on the Corvette Forum click here
New Jersey conquered by New Hampshire and Florida in Event 9
10/23/04 - The growth of the Corvette Challenge in Englishtown, NJ continues. Rick White, New Hampshire, won the ECS Corvette Challenge bracket race defeating former 2002 champ Ralph Savarese and Keith Valone came up for the fourth Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout and won making repeated 8 second passes. Bracket Article now available and Pro 8 is being worked on now as are videos and pictures. Points for both brackets and Pro 8 are now official as of Nov 1, 2004.

ECS CC Bracket Ladder Event 9
Vette Doctors Pro8 Shootout Ladder Event 4
Videos are up on www.challengevideos.com

3rd Annual East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge Awards Banquet Presented by CCW
10/21/04 -3rd Annual East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge Banquet has been rescheduled.

Some of you may have noticed in our flyer that the banquet date was set for January 15, 2005 at Freehold Gardens where we have had the banquet the last years.

However, we have to move the date and Freehold Gardens did not have an opening so...

The new date is

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2005
Time: 7 PM to 11 PM
Place: Ramada Inn in East Brunswick
Cost: $35/person
Rooms: $79 (includes breakfast)
I will post a menu as soon as I have it

The banquet will once again be presented by Complete Custom Wheel (CCW), the wheel of choice for many of our participants. Thanks to John Pruner and CCW, we will be able to hold the price for the banquet at $35 per person. Tickets will be printed shortly but you do NOT have to wait for them in order to pay for the banquet.

I will begin taking payments for the banquet this Saturday, Oct 23, 2004. Check or cash is fine.Paypal can be used as well with small fee.


04 Banquet
If you can pay early it will help me make the deposit payment so that will be greatly appreciated.

Vic Gandhi becomes First Repeat Winner in 2004 in Event 8
10/09/04 - It took until the eighth race of the season before we had our first repeat winner in Vic Gandhi. In yet another C4 laden final, Gandhi defeated Jim Kovitch, in his first career Corvette Challenge, to become the first repeat winner of 2004. (update 10/12) Official points have are now up. (update 10/12) Results from the event are now available here. Videos from today at www.challengevideos.com.
Upcoming Events

Oct 23 @ 9 AM - East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge Event 9

Oct 23 @ 9 AM - The Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout Race 4

Ralph Savarese wins Event 7 and Mike Mitchell makes it Two in a row in Pro 8
09/04/04 - Ralph Savarese becomes the seventh different winner in as many events to day cutting a .002 light in the final against our new points leader, John Panuzzo. On the way to the final, Panuzzo clinch the spot of representing the East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge and Old Bridge Township Raceway Park at the Summit ET Bracket Finals.

The Vette Doctors Pro 8 race 3 for 2004 had Mike Mitchell winning his second Pro 8 race in a row defeating John Carter in his first Pro 8 Final of the year. Mitchell ripped off a spectacular 8.594 run at 142.34 MPH.

Complete bracket results click here, pictures (additional photos coming) and videos click here. Official Points have been posted. Pro 8 results click here.

Race Day is Here
09/04/04 - Good morning all!! Today is race day. Weather is going to be great in the low eighty's and humidity in the fifties. Turnout should be great for our seventh event of the year on this Labor Day weekend. Don't forget, The Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout is going on today as well as a bracket race in which our representative for the Summit ET Bracket Finals will be determined. See you there!
Sep 4 Race to Decide our Reprsentative in the Summit Bracket Finals
08/30/04 - Race number 7 is now upon us. This Saturday, Sep 4th, our East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge points leader will earn the right to represent all of our Corvette Challenge drivers in the Summit ET Bracket Finals Sept 30 - Oct 2 at US 13 Dragway. Points leader Rob Farley has the best advantage sitting on top with 31 points. However, he cannot be too comfortable because John Panuzzo is only 1 point behind at 30. In third is John Mackey behind by seven points. He can take the lead only if we go seven rounds, he wins, Farley loses first round and Panuzzo does not win more than five rounds. This is sounding like the NFL playoff scenario. In the four spot and needing help from the three ahead of him is Joe Signore with 23 points.

Good luck to all the drivers

Farewell and Thank you John Mackey
08/29/04 - John Mackey has reported to me that, effective immediately, he will no longer be an organizer in the Corvette Challenge. For reasons that are personal to him, he will no longer organize, participate or attend our East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenges in New Jersey or on a National or Regional level.

I am saddened that I am losing a partner but I also respect his decision.

I would like to thank you John for working with us to make the series what it is today. You have taught me a lot and I hope to carry that in continuing to grow this series at Raceway Park and with our other Region leaders

Edgar Perez

Corvette Challenge Videos
08/23/04 - Videos from the August 20 event have been posted. Visit http://www.challengevideos.com/
Frank Fiori Wins NON-POINTS Gambler's race Sunday
08/22/04 - Congratulations to Frank Fiori, winning his second career Corvette Challenge defeating Ellis Gray in the final. Details, pictures and videos will be up in the next day or two.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY...WANNA RACE!!!
08/18/04 - Raceway Park has given the okay for us to run a NON-POINTS gambler's race on Sunday, August 22, 2204. This is due to a last minute cancellation of their regular scheduled event this Sunday. All Corvette Challenge racers are welcome to participate in this optional gambler's and non-points race with our peers. This is a Sunday race which is a "NOISE" day which means we do NOT have to adhere to the noise levels so bring out the loud car, take off that exhaust, open those cutouts and race as loud as you can.

Gates open 9 AM. $25 for tech and $20 to gamble if you are interested. Highest finishing gambler gets the money. (no regular prizes or payouts for this race, sorry). Winner and runner-up will, however, get trophies. Discuss this race here!

Official Article and Points updated
08/09/04 - Sorry for the delay folks, but the Warpped Tour called on Sunday and I could not get you up to date on the happenings of Event 6. Some very interesting tidbits from this weekend's race so please do take the time to read the article. Corrections and updates are welcome. Points are now official! Click here for Event 6 wrap up!!
QTP offers contingency prizes worth $1,500
08/07/04 - Just announced at today's race, associate sponsor, Quick Time Performance (QTP), Ramsey, NJ, recently released a brand header system for C5 Corvettes. QTP will award the highest finishing points racer running the new QTP headers this season $1,000!. Runner-up with QTP headers will receive $500. In addition to the headers, the car will need to have a QTP windshield or rear glass banner. Contact QTP at http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/ or call 201-995-9933. Ask for Barry to discuss special Corvette Challenge racer pricing.
Bill Fischer takes the Win in Event 6
08/07/04- In his first ECS CC Final ever, Bill Fischer cut a tough to beat .006 light to defeat John Panuzzo who cut the points race gap to one point behind Rob Farley. A full day of activity for me to write about so I will need some time. For now, preliminary points have been posted. Click for standings. Congratulate Bill in the forum.
John Panuzzo Takes Top 4 win
08/04/04 - John Panuzzo took the win today in the 24th ANNUAL P.C. RICHARD & SON ALL AMERICAN JET CAR NATIONALS Top 4 points race. Full details and photos will follow. Be sure and give JP a pat on the back for the win when you see him on Saturday or click here to do it.
Raceway Park needs our support
ATTENTION RACEFANS:

Raceway Park needs your help and support!!!

On Thursday August 5th, a Public Meeting is being held to discuss the noise levels that affect the residents of Manalapan and Englishtown. Monmouth County Assemblymen Michael J. Panter and Robert L. Morgan will discuss their recent legislation proposal to remove the Motor Vehicle Racetrack Exemption from the Noise Control Act of 1971. This exemption is what makes it possible for racetracks of all types to operate unmuffled vehicles. This move would be devastating to Raceway Park, and could set off a number of changes the way racetracks operate both here in our area and all over the state. Founded in 1965, long before the wave of housing developments that now dominate our area, Raceway Park has remained a place for motorsport enthusiasts of all kinds to come and enjoy the sports they love. Raceway Park has been able to stay open these many years based largely in part on the vocal support of the many local race fans who have helped us to fend off these attacks in the past.

We now ask for that support again, so that we may silence those who oppose Raceway Park once and for all. The meeting is open to the public and will take place on Thursday August 5th at 7:00 PM in Manalapan Township at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters located at 125 Symmes Rd. The library is a mere 1/4 mile from the corner of Route 9 and Symmes Rd. and very easy to access. If you are unable to attend, please contact Assemblymen Panter and Assemblymen Morgan at 732-741-5599 and voice your opinion. You may also fax your thoughts to 732-741-0012 or contact them via email at AsmPanter@njleg.org or AsmMorgan@njleg.org. If you e-mail, please copy Raceway Park at etownrcwy@aol.com. You can send a letter to them at New Jersey General Assembly, Legislative Office, The Galleria, 2 Bridge Avenue, Bldg. 2, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701. Please come out and support Raceway Park, the home of fast family fun for over 40 years and for many years to come.

Offical Raceway Park Points posted with Tiebreak points
07/14/04 - Raceway Park official points have been posted and updated at our 2004 Standings here. You will notice that there is a new negative number assigned each driver in the "tiebreak" column. That number represents the position you hold this week and will be added to the position you hold after the next race giving you a greater negative number. Where there is a tie, it is broken first by then number of event wins this season. If that is still tie, the driver with the lowest negative "tiebreak" number is awarded the position. If there are any questions about the point system, please ask. Official Raceway Park Points for Corvettes
Joe Signore takes his first Challenge win in Event 5
07/10/04 - Joe Signore, is our second first time winner in a row taking a 6-round win over John Mackey. Full details click here and some great finish line photos click here. Official points Standings.
Vic Gandhi and Mike Mitchell Capture First Corvette Challenge/Pro 8 Shootout Victories in Event #4
06/26/04 - Results from Event 4 are in and we have two first time winners. Vic Gandhi capture his first ECS Corvette Challenge victory out lasting Al Betz over seven rounds and Mike Mitchell defeated number one qualifier, Phil DeJohn in a very exicting Pro 8 Shootout final. Click for Bracket results or click for Pro 8 Results.
See you all at the track
06/26/04 - While we may not see sunshine until the afternoon, it appears the worst of the weather is behind us, so we are ready to go racing. See you all at the track and drive carefully.
Vette Doctors Pro 8 race to commemorate Keith Brownlee June 26th
Keith Brownlee 06/24/04 - As many of you know Keith was a long time racer that lost his battle with cancer last November and anyone that saw him race still remembers the black C4 standing on it's back bumper. On hand will be Keith son Marlon and daughter Nichole who will act as honorary starters and the rest of the Brownlee family. So please be at E-town on the 26th when we honor this long time racer and friend.

The Pro 8 race will be starting around noon.

New NHRA Pure Stock rules will NOT be in effect for June 26, 2004 race
06/23/04 - New NHRA Pure Stock rules will not be used at our next race, Saturday June 26, 2004. Track management is in the process of obtaining approval from the New Jersey State Police Racing Division before any rule change can be implemented. So for now all rules will stay the same and all safety equipment must be used as in the past for the times you run. Discuss this rule here.
NHRA announces Pure Stock rules for ET racers
06/22/04 - Today, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced class rules to govern "Pure Stock" cars in ET (Bracket) racing at NHRA sanctioned tracks and events. The rules allow for "stock cars" to run as quick as 11.50 without a roll bar. Basically the only change allowed to the car from the way it was delivered from the dealer is drag radials. Click for announcement and rules. It has not been determined yet how and when Old Bridge Township Raceway Park will implement these rules.
Upcoming Events
06/07/02 - Some exciting things coming up open for all to participate in follow:

06/12 - We have been invited to the Mason Dixon Club annual race at Cecil County. Details follow:
Vintage Thunder XIII Corvette ONLY Drag Racing
Date: Saturday June 12, 2004
Time:8:00 am- 4:00 Pm
Place: Cecil County Drag Strip Rising Sun Maryland
Cost: Racers $40.00 Spectators $10.00
Food , Trophies, Swap Meet, Refreshments
Contact person: John St.Peter 301-926-9005 JSTPETER@AOL.COM

Its NHRA Rules: Drivers running 15.00 sec and under MUST wear a helmet (some loaners are available). Long pants (sweats over shorts ok). Convertable Owners NOTE: 14.00 sec or less require a rollbar or a hardtop installed.. C4 and C5 running below that will be granted a lil slack..

NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PERMITTED ON THE PREMISES
You will be asked to fill out and sign waiver

Rob Farley wins Event #3!!
05/29/04 - It is over and Rob Farley has taken the win in the 3rd East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge event of 2004. Farley defeated John Panuzzo, who takes the points lead by virtue of his runner-up finish. Full details and pictures have been posted. Also posted are preliminary points after 3 races until official Raceway Park points are posted later this week.
Race Day is just around the corner!!!
05/26/04 - The wait will be over soon. Race day is finally here. Weather looks good and turnout should be great. Please do us a favor and vote in the poll box on the right that asks if you will be at the event this weekend.
East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge Wants You!
04/28/04 - That’s right, as this series grows it has become necessary to expand our group of coordinators so we are once again looking for volunteers to help us in all areas of our racing process. You do not need prior experience, man or women, racer or spectator, but be will to help out and fill a need. No pay but lots of fun. Be on the inside of this growing series. Click to contact John Mackey if interested.
Cruise with us to visit East Coast Supercharging May 22, 2004
04/18/04 - We would like to invite all to join us for a visit to title sponsor's shop, East Coast Supercharing in Cream Ridge, NJ. Plans are to visit ECS from 10 AM to 12 Noon and then cruise to lunch. Lunch plan is not finalized yet but we will post soon. This event is open to all, racer or not. ECS is located at
562 Route 539,
Cream Ridge, NJ 08514,
phone 609-752-0321
Date Saturday May 22, 2003
Time: 10 AM
PLEASE READ - A message from Raceway Park
04/05/04 - All of us at Raceway Park are very proud of our sponsor relationships and work very hard to maintain our commitments with these businesses that so graciously chose to be involved with us and the two Corvette Challenge series. We ask all of our racers to not leave Raceway Park without checking to see if you've won an award. One of the benefits our special award sponsors receive is to have a photo of the recipient in Raceway News. When you leave the track early, the award is not presented and a photo is not taken. As a result, it looks as though Raceway Park is not upholding our end of the commitment. The last thing any of us want is an unhappy sponsor. Thanks very much for your cooperation.
Mackey wins the Brackets and Major wins the Pro 8 Shootout
04/03/04 - The rain took a break long enough to host over 70 Corvettes, with John Mackey returning to the winner's circle and taking the win when Tom Anderson went red in the final after already taking the points lead from John Panuzzo in the quarter finals. The Vette Doctors Pro 8 shootout opened its season today as well with Paul Major winning his first Pro 8 class defeating Mike Romain and also qualifying number one. Major made two 9 second passes with a best for the day of 9.55.

Official points have been posted (see left) Bracket racing article posted and Pro 8 Shootout results here.

Pro 8 Shootout Racers to Race for a Championship Prize
FURN-A-KIT03/28/04 - We welcome Furnakit.com as the newest Associate sponsor of the ECS CC for 2004. Jim Baloga brings Furnakit.com on board to support the Corvette Challenge and The Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout heads-up class by giving, to the Pro 8 2004 points champion, a gift certificate for $500 usable on products purchased from their web site. With only four Pro 8 races and only 8 spots at each, the points championship promises to go down to the wire. Please join us in welcoming Jim and Furnakit.com to our sponsor family.
Welcome two new sponsors, Anger Management Racing and FINEST RACING
03/17/04 - Today the East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge welcomes two new sponsors to our family of supporters.

Anger Management Racing joins us this year. Tommy Michalkowski has raced in a number of our events including the former Quick 4 and new Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout with his basically stock C5 with over 100K miles, Nitrous and a Supercharger. Tommy is working on a web site and we will link to it as soon as it is available. Tom is a super GM technician who does not hesitate to lend a hand at the track or on the road to a Vette in need.

FINEST RACING also joins our family of sponsors for the first time in 2004. Rob Farley is the FINEST RACING team President. FINEST RACING races with the Vettes and the Mustangs and does both bracket and heads-up racing. He is also and official Geddex distributor and you can purchase Geddex, DIAL-IN liquid, burnout guard or slick air at the FINEST RACING trailer or by emailing finestracing@aol.com.

John Panuzzo opens the Season with an Event 1 Win
03/13/04 - John Panuzzo edges George Esposito in a double-breakout final to capture the first win of the 2004 season. Click here article by Harry Widelitz. For discussion on the race visit Corvette Forum for discussion and also for pictures of the event.
ECS CC Welcomes New Associate Sponsor, Neverlift Motorsports
03/05/04 - ECS CC welcomes new Associate Sponsor,
Neverlift Motorsports, Spotswood, NJ to the Corvette Challenge sponsor family. We welocome Leo Barnaby and Neverlift Motorsports. Neverlift has done rollbars from many Corvette Challenge participants including Coordinator, John Mackey. Pictures of Mackey's bar here. From the Neverlift website: +We specialize in NHRA 25.1 Certified 7.49 and quicker Back Half cars, and we can also provide a wide range of services to suit your race vehicle needs. These services include design and construction of full tube chassis cars and 4130 Chrome Moly Roll Bars & Cages, race car scaling, installation and tuning of nitrous systems, installation of fuel and electrical systems, construction and installation of front and mid plates and mig, tig and aluminum welding. Give us a call at 732-416-9887"
ECS CC Welcomes New Associate Sponsor, Quick Time Performance
03/05/04 - It is with great pleasure that the ECS CC welcomes new supporting sponsor, Quick Time Performance, Ramsey, NJ, (QTP) to our family of sponsors. We welcome Barry Adler and QTP. From the QTP web page; "Quick Time Performance, today's leader in high performance racing parts, equipment and accessories invites you into our world of top quality products for your car. We appreciate your business and make a promise to you; Quick Time Performance will sell you only top quality name brand merchandise at the lowest possible price."
E-town opens Feb 28th with new L.E.D. Tree
02/25/04 - Today we confirmed that the new LED tree has been installed at E-town. NHRA mandated the LED tree at all National events in 2003 and most tracks have made the switch permanently to the LED tree. Raceway Park opens this weekend with test and tune both Saturday and Sunday, February 28 and 29. Get out there and give them a try because they promise to level the playing field as drivers will be racing with them for the first time. Our first race is just a couple weeks away so get in some practice. Visit Old Bridge Township Raceway Park for full E-town schedule.
Larry Beutlich beats Emily Lewis in the National Race
02/21/04 - It was an all Florida Final and Larry Beutlich took advantage of a slow tree by Emily Lewis to take the win. Keith Valone, also from Florida, was the lone semi-finalist. Local drivers did well as well and Frank Schear made the quarters as the highest New Jersey Corvette Challenge racer. Unfortunately, no California or Great Lakes racers made the event. Event details, pictures and video will be available in a few days
First National Corvette Challenge is UNDER WAY!!
02/20/04 - Okay so technically it begins tomorrow. A night of test and tune awaits the early arrivers to Carolina Dragway in Jackson, SC today. Six really early arrivers got some time runs in last night and we expect at least half of tomorrow's field to be there tonight. You can still get in on the fun by to to the track to race or watch this spectacular event.
Click for details of the Eckler's National Corvette Challenge
United Racing, Mufflex Performance and Tortolani Racing retun for '04
02/15/03 - We would like to welcome back three more sponsors, United Racing, Mufflex and Tortolani Racing. Sponsorships are available in many levels and if you are interested, we can have Raceway Park send you and your company a proposal. Request for Sponsorship Proposal.

United Racing returns for their second year of sponsorship and again will be the sponsor of our first round win trophy and its trophy upgrade program. John Policastro returns to series a sponsor and racer with the United Racing name. Thanks for the support.

Mufflex Performance returns for the 2004 season for their second year as an Associate Sponsor. Mufflex is a leader in the performance exhaust industry and makes a set of 3 inch exhaust for the C5. Thanks to Danny for returning for '04

Tortolani Racing returns for their third year of supporting the Corvette Challenge as a Supporting Sponsor. Dave may be racing a different vehicle this year so look out for him at the track. Thanks for returning Dave.

Welcome to returning sponsors, Simple Man Racing
02/11/04 - We would to welcome, Simple Man Racing as a returning Associate Sponsor of the Corvette Challenge. Simple Man has agreed to continue supporting our series. We thank Bob and Marianna Trieschmann for their support.
Welcome returning sponsors Team Panuzzo and Marotta Racing
02/03/04 - We welcome back to day two of our sponsors. Team Panuzzo again returns as the sponsor of the John Panuzzo Jr. Memorial Trophy awarded to the driver with the best winning reaction time in the 1st round of each event. The winner is presented with a trophy and $50 cash.

In addition, we welcome back Marotta Racing as an Associate sponsor of the East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge. Lenny Marotta is in his third year of supporting our series.

We thank both sponsors and look forward to a very successful season for us all.

Attention Club Challenge Cup Racers
02/03/04 - For the 2004 season, we have "tweaked" the way points are awarded to clubs participating in the Club Challenge Cup competition. This was done a manner to would NOT have changed the outcome of last years standings but promises to make the 2004 season a tighter, more excited chase. For complete details including the points system, registration and rules, visit, 2004 Club Challenge Points.
NEW race added to our 2004 schedule
01/29/04 - NEW NEW NEW! Listed on the Raceway Park schedule is the return of the Season Finale NO points race. This is our relax race where points do not pressure us. Join us by adding this cool fall day to your race schedule
Saturday November 20, 2004 and it is an AM race
Eckler's National Corvette Challnege Feb 21 Flyer
Ecklers National flyer 01-25-04 - We now have a flyer avaialable to help promote the National Race in Jackson South Carolina on February 21, 2004. For further details and the latest news on the is race visit the Eckler's National Event page. This event is open to all Corvettes regardless of participation in any series. As of now there are about 20 drivers coming down from the East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge. Click on the flyer image for a full view.
How to get your upgrade trophy if you did not attend the banquet
01/20/04 - If you did not make it to the banquet on Jan 10, 2004, you not only missed a great time, but, you did not get your Upgrade Trophy (unless you were on the CCDV racing team ;)). You can now pick up your Trophy at the Raceway Park office Monday thru Friday between 9 AM and 5 PM at 230 Pension Road, Englishtown, NJ 07726. Optionally if you want to wait till the next Corvette Challenge race we can arrange to have it at the trophy room.
2004 ECS CC dates have been confirmed (alternate dates announced)
01/16/04 - The 2004 schedule has officially been finalized and did not change from the posted tentative dates. Please solidify your calendars. In addition, Raceway Park has provided for us "potential rainout makeup dates". These dates "may" be used to make up rainouts. This is your fair warning that if an event is rained out, we will make an effort to reschedule it. These date have slots in which we can move our race to.
The potential makeup dates are, 3/27, 4/24, 7/24, 10/7, 10/30, 11/13 and 11/20.
Eckler's National Corvette Challenge - February 21, 2004
01/13/04 - The race is ON! We have over 40 pre-registered drivers.
Feb 21st at Carolina Dragway in Jackson, S.C. for the first annual Eckler's National Corvette Challenge!! All Corvette drivers welcome. Great winter warm-up for us. Motels near track & camping on the grounds (directions, map and motel list). This is your chance to run in a Corvette only bracket race for some real money!! Footbrake only, no delay box or transbrakes allowed. All year vettes welcome. For more info email Tracy Lewis. Pre-registration is easy and it gets your name on the attendee list at The Eckler's National Corvette Challenge list. Just email Edgar Perez and ask to be added to the list.
East Coast Supercharging and The Vette Doctors return as 2004 title sponsors!
1/12/04 - We are proud to announce the return of our two primary sponsors.

East Coast Supercharging will again be title sponsor for the Corvette Challenge. We are happy to have partners Chris Coriell and Doug Ring return to our series for their third year. ECS will be the title sponsor for our ten points bracket races and Top 16 invitational gamblers race at the end of the season.

The Vette Doctors partners Carmen Melillo and Dennis Hemmerly return as the title sponsor of our series within the series featuring the quickest and fastest Corvettes in heads-up, no-holds-barred, run-whatcha-brung-and-hope-ya-brung-enough, racing! Last year we saw four different Corvettes run in the 9's in this class! And for 2004, we are happy to announce some significant changes. The successful experiment we called the Quick 4 + 4, has led to The Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout. That is right! Each one of the four heads-up races will be a field of the eight quickest qualifying Corvettes in the Challenge. There is also one significant rule change. Pro 8 Shootout drivers, while still having to be points racers, can now opt NOT to run in the brackets foregoing any points and racing only in the head-up class.

2004 is shaping up to be a super season, so don't miss out. Points racing is not mandatory but is a nominal fee of $30 for the season. Check back for more announcements as they will be posted when available.

For those who wish to do something for Keith Brownlee
1/11/04 - For those who wish to make a contribution in Keith Brownlees' honor, his family has asked that it be made to?
American Cancer Socity, 801 Broad Street, Shrewsbury, New Jersy 07702
Please note on check: in memory of Milton Keith Brownlee
2003 Banquet successfully closes our 2003 Season
1/11/04 - Over 80 racers and loved ones attended our annual East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge Awards Banquet, this year presented by CCW. A good time was had by all with good food, good drink and good trophies and prizes. The 50/50 raffle was won by Timmy himself who in turn donated his portion of the money, the mini bike winner was not present or available by phone, Vette Doctors co-owner, Carmen Melillo and customer Bill Maloney, went home with an ECS dyno session each and Nick's grandmother won the Geddex package. And things got weirder from there. John Panuzzo was awarded with a "Golden Sandbag", Frank Schear the "Brian Miller Award and our 2003 champion, Joe Blass, donned the cape and crown as our new King.

Many pictures of the event will be posted. For CCDV photos, click here and for another 95 photos click here and for yet another collection on the Corvette Forum click here. If you would like to discuss the event visit The Corvette Forum discussion thread.

East Coast Supercharging to dyno prizes for the Banquet
1/4/04 - East Coast Supercharging has donated two dyno session certificates to the Corvette Challenge for our banquet, Sat Jan 10, 2004. One certificate will be given away as a door prize to a lucky banquet ticket holder and the other will be donated to the Toys for Teens & Tots Auction. We thank ECS for the prizes and good luck to attendees.
Two more banquet door prizes
1/1/04 - We are pleased to announce two more banquet door prizes. We have received two gift certificates for BF Goodrich tires from George Esposito and also we will have a Campbell Hausfeld Air Pressure Inflator (12 V/auto shut-off gauge/pre-set pressure) from Sheila Murchan. Each of these will be given out at our banquet to a lucky winner drawn from our tickets at Freehold Gardens on January 10, 2004. The date is very close so if you need a ticket, please email Edgar Perez as John is having issues with his machine and may not get the email. We can make arrangements to get you your ticket(s).
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