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Mid-Ohio Vintage Grand Prix

Kathy Ahl — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:56:04 +0000

Skott Burkland ruled at Mid-Ohio! In a field of 30+ cars Skott finished in first place in the Trans-Am Reunion Feature Race on Saturday. On Sunday, Skott took second in the small bore enduro in his Porsche 911. all in all a great weekend for Skott!

Dennis D’Angelo, at this track for the first time finished somewhere in the middle, with improving lap times all weekend, getting down to 1:38. He was competing in his red Porsche 911 IROC , big bore group.

Jim O’Connor our novice driver finished third on Saturday in the sprint race driving a Winkleman FF. He was only 2 car lengths behind the first place finisher.

The next event is coming up soon, on July 17-18, The Historic Races at BeaveRun in Wampum PA, outside of Pittsburgh.

VIR in June

Kathy Ahl — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:31:38 +0000

Another great racing weekend…Skott and Dennis got aggressive for sure. Skott, in his Porsche 911 was having an out of character experience. Usually rock solid and consistent, Skott rammed a competitor out of the way in the one hour enduro. This move earned him a reprimand from competition director Carl Jensen but got a huge cheer from the crowd who thought they were seeing a new Nascar star! Then in the small bore handicap race Skott was lapping consistently at his best pace. He was in a podium position with 2 laps to go and spun, losing about 35 seconds which dropped him to 6th place.

Dennis D’Angelo in his Porsche 911 broke his shift lever twice and also the bracket that supports the steering wheel once earning him the name “Monza Gorilla” for the weekend.

Jim O’Connor, our newest driver, continuously improved his pace throughout the weekend and finished 13/19 in his second race ever!

New Hampshire Vintage Festival

Kathy Ahl — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:02:29 +0000

We had another great weekend in Concord, New Hampshire, May 20-23. This was a challenging event, with more than 100 entries and vintage motorcycles as well. We had beautiful weather and a pretty much drama free few days.

Dennis D’Angelo continues on his winning streak, running in the big bore group. He raced against several other Porsche 911′s as well as Corvettes and Camaros. He was chasing those Corvettes and Camaros for most of the weekend, but after a little driving adjustment, he finished second to a Corvette. Way to go Dennis!

In the “all-comers” race, all groups ran, including formula cars, and Dennis came in first in a field of 25-30 cars. Nice way to make a comeback, huh?

In the small bore group, Skott Burkland finished an impressive 7th in a 30 car field which included 2 Jaguars, a Nissan and an Alfa Romeo. You can see new pictures of Skott and his car in our pictures tab and on Facebook.

And in the vintage motorcycle group, Drew Kessler rode a Honda MT 125, owned by Joe Griffin. This was the first run after a full restoration. You can see Drew and the Honda in our pictures tab and on Facebook.

Our next event is at VIR on June 4-6.

1970 Winkleman WDF3 – Check It Out

Kathy Ahl — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:38:53 +0000

Recently we finished restoring a 1970 Winkleman – looks and runs great. Currently our newest driver Jim O’Connor is running it. There are a few shots posted in the pictures tab, with more to follow. We soon will have a Facebook page too, check it out!

Jefferson 500 at Summit Point

Kathy Ahl — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:36:44 +0000

What a weekend at Summit Point (April 29-May 2)! Our team ran 4 cars in various events with great results. Not only was the weather beautiful, but the cars ran very well, and a good time was had by all.

Dennis D’Angelo, driving his Porsche 911 won the 20 lap all Porsche race. He set his own personal best time ever at 1:23:8. Dennis also finished as the first production car in both 1 hour Enduros beaten only by 3 sports racers for an overall 4th place finish.

Kyle Kaulback in his Lotus 61 also had a good run, finishing 3rd in the Formula Ford Race on Saturday.

Skott Burkland in his ’67 Porsche 911 had a good run in the group 3 Marlboro Cup.

Looking forward-up next we have Rich DePetro in his ’69 Corvette driving in the Vintage Trans-Am event at New Jersey Motor Park on May 8-9. Later in the month several of our drivers will be competing at the New Hampshire International Speedway on May 21-23 in the New Hampshire Vintage Festival.

Roebling Road

Kathy Ahl — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:42:52 +0000

Here we are, the first race of the 2010 season for Powerslide Motorsports. We are at the SVRA event at Roebling Road in beautiful Savannah, GA. We have three drivers at this event, Dennis D’Angelo and Skott Burkland in Porsche 911′s and newcomer Jim O’Connor in a Formula Ford. The weather is perfect and everybody is ready to go, especially after a great dinner in a local ribs place…

HSR Event at Sebring

Kathy Ahl — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:19:27 +0000

After a good run at the in the EMRA 4 Hour Enduro at Summit Point, some of the boys will be heading to the HSR event at Sebring in early December. Dennis D’Angelo will be running 2 cars, his Porsche 911 and a recently acquired 1967 Porsche 911. Holger and his trusty assistant Drew will be along for trackside support.

EMRA 4 Hour Endurance Race

Kathy Ahl — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:29:19 +0000

The EMRA 4 Hour Endurance race is in Summit Point this weekend, November 14, 2009. Holger will be co-driving with Rick Jacksic in a Porsche 944. Let’s hope the rain stops and the boys have a good run!

Updating-November 2009

Kathy Ahl — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:17:59 +0000

Hello Race Fans,

We are in the process of updating our site. We will have current racing news, photos, schedules, reports on projects and even a blog! Our site will not shut down during the update period. Stay tuned…

The Zippo Grand Prix

admin — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:41:55 +0000

September 8th-10th, 2006

The Zippo Grand Prix at Watkins Glen was Highlighted by Kyle’s victory in his Lotus 61 FF on Sunday afternoon. After a racelong battle exchanging the lead back and forth Kyle was able to prevail by two car lengths at the finish.

In the Lotus 69 after getting to the grid late which turned out to be fortuitous since it allowed Kyle to miss the big second lap crash. After the restart Kyle was ale to charge up to finish third in Formula Atlantic. Dennis had a successful weekend in the Porsche 911 running well in the one hour enduro until a black flag for speeding in pit lane put him one lap down.