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Updated 11/30/2009

2009 WBC Report  

 2010 Status: pending 2010 GM commitment

Jason Levine, NY

2009 Champion

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Event History
2000    Keith Levy     65
2001    Roderick Lee     80
2002    Barry Smith     58
2003    Steven May     50
2004     James Kendrick     52
2005     Jason Levine     63
2006    Jason Levine     62
2007    Lance Fogel     60
2008     Mario Veillette     80
2009     Jason Levine     57
 Laurels

Rank  Name              From  Last  Total
  1.  Jason Levine       NY    09     90
  2.  Barry Smith        NY    05     89
  3.  Lance Fogel        PA    07     78
  4.  Roderick Lee       CA    09     42
  5.  Robert Kircher     MA    02     38
  6.  Mario Veillette    qc    08     30
  7.  James Kendrick     uk    04     30
  8.  Steve May          MD    03     30
  9.  Keith Levy         MD    00     30
 10.  Bill Dyer          IL    09     27
 11.  Harrison Anderson  PA    09     24
 12.  Stan Buck          MD    08     24
 13.  Rob Runnicles      FL    06     24
 14.  Andrew Maly        MD    08     18
 15.  Patrick Maloney    PA    07     18
 16.  Joe Sposito        NJ    04     18
 17.  Ilan Woll          CT    03     18
 18.  Matt Muir          MD    00     18
 19.  Steve Field        IL    02     15
 20.  Brad Johnson       IL    02     13
 21.  Josh Githens       SC    07     12
 22.  Doug Galullo       FL    06     12
 23.  Rich Shipley       MD    05     12
 24.  Steve Cameron      PA    04     12
 25.  Patrick Monte      NY    09      9
 26.  Brady Wade         IN    08      9
 27.  David Albin        PA    07      9
 28.  Nick Henning       CT    07      9
 29.  William Kendrick   uk    06      9
 30.  Jessica Finkeldey  MD    05      9
 31.  Paul Murphy        UT    03      9
 32.  Jim Rochford       IL    00      9
 33.  Mark Mitchell      VA    03      8
 34.  David Wong         NJ    01      6
 35.  Joe Wetherall      PA    00      6
 36.  Robert Davidson    IL    09      3
 37.  Curt Collins       PA    08      3
 38.  Chris Hancock      NH    06      3
 39.  Jim Castonguay     PA    05      3
 40.  Eric Lenhart       PA    04      3
 41.  Eric Eshleman      PA    00      3
  

2009 Laurelists                                               Repeating Laurelists:

Bill Dyer, IL
2nd

Harrison Anderson, PA
3rd

Patrick Monte, NY
4th

Roderick Lee, CA
5th

Robert Davidson, IL
6th


Past Winners

Keith Levy, MD
2000

Roderick Lee, CA
2001

Barry Smith, NY
2002

Steven May, MD
2003

James Kendrick, UK
2004

Jason Levine, NY
2005-06, 2009

Lance Fogel, PA
2007

Mario Veillette, QC
2008
   

Gm Josh Githens sported a Honda racing team shirt for the occasion.

Githens, Houde, Emery, Yaure and Maly enjoy a tight turn.

Long on background, short on details

The 2009 WBC Formula 1 season saw another year of strong attendance. Once again the tournament brought drivers from across the globe to the racing mecca of the world; Lancaster Pennsylvania. In the quiet countryside of hand churned butter, barn raising, and finely crafted furniture; the excitement that is Formula 1 racing took over for three glorious days. Again utilizing a two-heat format with the top ten qualifiers advancing directly to the Final gave racers a chance to play, have fun, and not need to race for days on end to maybe make the semi-final if they produced enough trade goods.

Each of the two heats had enough entrants to run boards with between six and eight drivers. Players were allowed to sit at any table of their choosing, eliminating lengthy randomization, while also allowing players to sit with their friends and have fun at 200 MPH.

The Heat tracks were chosen at each table, many people saw the action of Melbourne this year; a quick moving track that rewards good rolling, and makes you try to keep pace with the leader. A missed turn can take you from near victory to the back of the pack in a hurry. Another track used on several tables was Monaco. Some technical portions are favorable to good planning, but ground can easily be made up if you have a miscue.

The 2009 Final was not played on the large scale track as it was in 2008, however expect a return to large format racing in 2010. The track preparation crew is hard at work to provide a worthy venue for WBC finalists.

Suzuka was the venue for the 2009 Final. I chose this track since the circuit closed for a year in order for the renovation to make it Formula 1 compliant for 2009. The track held a re-opening day on April 12, 2009. Designed as a Honda test track in 1962 by John Hugenholtz, Suzuka is one of few circuits in the world to have a figure 8 layout. Obviously, due to the danger of an intersecting track, the track doesn't actually intersect with itself; instead, the back straight passes over the front section by means of an overpass.

The starting grid was filled with nine unique heat winners and the top placing alternate. Everyone was present for the start time. Pit boxes were chosen, gear boxes were thrashed, tires were shredded, brakes were burning red, there could be only one winner.

Although the big 1:64 scale track didn't make an appearance this year, the basic game still offered good tactile and visual sensations.

Even a toothache couldn't stop John Emery from enjoying the race from his corner of the big Suzuka track.
 GM      Joshua Githens [2nd Year]  NA 
   joshuagithens@hotmail.com   NA

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