Any wmt or mrs mods planning to run roc 200 7/21 at oswego ?

[Groundpounder]

1991 had about 100 modifieds try out for the 52 car field. Drivers from all over the northeast were at this event, and previous races there. Oswego, although a great race and track, can't compare to those Pocono races. The majority of racers, even as you mention above, are RoC/northern tier drivers. The great Race of Champions, as it was, is not that anymore unfortunately.
Also notice the amount of different leaders:
1991 RoC Pocono
2011 RoC Oswego

Moving the race to Flemington is what took a lot of the lustre off of the RoC. The move to Oswego was just unable to recapture what had already been lost. Flemington was a great track, but it wasn't a neutral site since they raced mods there weekly. If you want proof, just look at who won those RoCs at the square.

[RGeeProductions]

Moving the race to Flemington is what took a lot of the lustre off of the RoC. The move to Oswego was just unable to recapture what had already been lost. Flemington was a great track, but it wasn't a neutral site since they raced mods there weekly. If you want proof, just look at who won those RoCs at the square.

Yup, agree with that...

[MOD11RACER]

The ROC died in 1992. Harpell is a joke and the race is now a joke.

[Teds Race Tours]

The ROC Died a long time ago. Thats not to say the Oswego 200 is not a good race, but when the field this saturday at Riverhead for a race paying about 1500 to win is superior to the ROC Field, well, thats just sad. The Greatest 10 Sporting events I have seen in my lifetime were the 1982-1991 ROC's at Pocono. I pray that someday, somehow, I shall see something even close to that.

[WEEZER]

The ROC Died a long time ago. Thats not to say the Oswego 200 is not a good race, but when the field this saturday at Riverhead for a race paying about 1500 to win is superior to the ROC Field, well, thats just sad. The Greatest 10 Sporting events I have seen in my lifetime were the 1982-1991 ROC's at Pocono. I pray that someday, somehow, I shall see something even close to that.

Pocono is in talks to have the INDY cars race there in 2013, if that's any consolation!!!

[csg]

I don't see a lot of support from the Tour guys or MRS. Official finish from ROC web site. Does anyone know if they sent cars home or did they start everybody?

1. (60) Matt Hirschman
2. (22) Chuck Hossfeld
3. (71) Jimmy Zacharias
4. (51p) Erick Rudolph
5. (6) Jan Leaty
6. (3) Daren Scherer
7. (5) Kyle Ebersole
8. (29) Zane Zeiner
9. (50) Terry Cheetham
10. (51) Wilbur Hebing
11. (14) Doug Reaume
12. (72) T.J. Potrzebowski
13. (07) Patrick Emerling
14. (8) Earl Paules
15. (62) Tony Hanbury
16. (59) Karl Hehr
17. (27) Andy Walko
18. (34) Rusty Smith
19. (69) Tommy Cloce
20. (16) J.R. Kent
21. (47) Jim Storace
22. (31) Nick Barzee
23. (88) Billy Putney
24. (25r) John Ramsey
25. (44) Sege Fidanza
26. (0) Randall Richards
27. (98) Matt Wentz
28. (65) Andy Lewis
29. (10) Daryl Lewis, Jr.
30. (4) Kris Meyn
31. (1) Matt Clemens
32. (77) T.J. Zacharias

[RGeeProductions]

From what I heard, that was it. Hopefully a story by later today..

[uticamike]

I was there and it was a decent race not great. First before you crap on the ROC 200 true it is not the ROC of years past. Nothing is. Where is the Thompson 300?

Does the Spring Sizzler still have the sizzle of the original? WMT lovers don't need to lecture anybody about dwindling car counts so give it a rest. Mod counts are

down everywhere and that is a problem. Oswego is waaay down my list of favorite places but it is about the only place left to hold this event. The day was

perfect weatherwise and the back grandstand is the only place in the racing world where you can bring a law chair into the stands. The best place to watch

racing at the Steel Palace. Matt set fast time and drew the fourth stating spot. Got the lead on lap 3 and lead until he (short) pitted for his tires around lap 60

something I believe. After the field cycled thru their stops Matt regained the lead and had to hold off a hard charging Chuck Hossfeld to grab his fourth ROC 200

win. A great finish it was. BTW, there were no halfway breaks, competition yellows or multiple day investments that make the WMT so much better than the rest

but Andy tries.