Rock Beats Scissor, Pro Series Housing Beats Rock — 2013 Widia Rausch Creek Qualifier
April 16th2013
Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0
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Fast Start, Fast Finish — 2013 Widia Rausch Creek Qualifier
April 15th2013
Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0
Once again, driver skill & attrition played keyed roles in the latest of Ultra4 competitions. The 2013 Widia Rausch Creek Qualifier went down last Saturday, in the unpredictable weathered terrain of Pennsylvania’s Rausch Creek Off-Road Park. Maybe unpredictable is the wrong description here, every year seems to bring a delicate balance of fog and rain that no other Ultra4 race delivers. No complaints, of course, it’s the weather and course structure that make Rausch Creek so unique in the Ultra4 series.
So, who won? Top honor’s go to Derek West and his Spider 9 powered Ultra4, who took to this year’s course with just the right mixture of speed and consistency His laps were so consistent, in fact, that we were able to pace and shoot the entire race off his lap times. Right behind Derek was former King Erik Miller and his Spider 9 powered Ultra4, who in-spite of suffering two flats and an unhappy motor, finished less than two minutes behind Derek. With that, congrats to both Derek West (1st) and Erik Miller (2nd), and their hard-working teams, for an incredibly run race.
We get a little break from rock racing competition with the next Ultra4, the 4 Wheel Parts Glen Helen Grand Prix, not happening until May 25th. Till then, we’ll be posting up a few photos from the 2013 Widia Rausch Creek Qualifier right here, throughout the week.
| Finish | Car # | Driver Name | Total Elapsed Time |
| 1 | 4420 | Derek West | 3:18:11.9 |
| 2 | 4421 | Erik Miller | 3:19:57.0 |
| 3 | 5 | Shannon Campbell | 3:53:21.3 |
| 4 | 4414 | Jason Shipman | 3:57:39.3 |
| 5 | 890 | Jonathan Terhune | 5:09:24.1 |
| 6 | 816 | Lucas Murphy | 5:10:24.1 |
| 7 | 327 | Jim Lambert | 5:11:55.9 |
| 8 | 4418 | Mike Colville | 5:14:48.2 |
| 9 | 4108 | Tim Smoluk | 5:22:29.0 |
| 10 | 49 | Matt Burkett | 5:34:16.0 |
| 11 | 929 | Mike Feagins | 5:53:41.2 |
| DNF | 4413 | Doug Bigelow | – |
| DNF | 9 | Scott Decker | – |
| DNF | 4408 | Stan Haynes | – |
| DNF | 4447 | Jay Eisenhardt | – |
| DNF | 4343 | Tim Diekman | – |
| DNF | 808 | Ak Watley | – |
| DNF | 302 | Tony Reitdorf | – |
| DNF | 328 | Matt Noulay | – |
| DNF | 222 | Jay Hopko | – |
| DNF | 4573 | Robert Matzell | – |
| DNF | 513 | Craig Jerson | – |
| DNF | 4436 | Kim Matzen | – |
| DNF | 338 | Matthew Peterson | – |
| DNF | 4644 | Tom Yash | – |
| DNF | 4580 | Jordan Townsend | – |
| DNF | 4121 | John Ripoll | – |
| DNF | 4452 | Will Carter | – |
| DNF | 5252 | Bill Baird | – |
| DNF | 6145 | Chris Schaffner | – |
Source: Ultra4Racing.com
RCQ still fresh on the mind, but time to switch gears.
June 12th2012
No doubt RCQ is still fresh on our minds, but it’s time to change gears. This weekend, Ultra4s head to The Big House for the short course race of a lifetime. We’ll be there supporting our teams & capturing the action, as it happens. Stay tuned to the blog for details. Can’t wait!
In it for the glory.
June 8th2012
We’re about wrapped up with our post RCQ photos. There may be one more hiding in the queue for tomorrow, but as it stands we managed to find just about a dozen “real camera” shots decent enough to post outside of our Live! coverage albumn. If you missed these shots as they were published, you can check them out in full resolution on Flickr and 500px. Just a reminder, all photos are licensed under Creative Commons, so feel free to share with your friends.
Also, be sure to check out the latest video creation from HeavyMetalConcepts, showcasing all the action from last weekends RCQ competition. Next weekend, we’ll be heading out to The Big House, where Ultra4 racers will take on Crandon International Speedway. Stay tuned next week for details!