[Flyboy]

I recieved a really cool pic from Mike Whitman today (thanks Mike!) of him flying over Brockway, and a young me spectating. That, of course, makes Mike wholely responsible for my rally addiction. Anyways, it got me wondering, who else out there are members of Brockway Mountain Air Force? I, along with codriver Chris Plante,joined up in 2000 along with Chris Gilligan and Joe Peterson. I've seen Jim Anderson pretty high, as well as Steve Gingras who I'm sure had Bill Westrick with him. I remember a pic of Karl Sheible in the factory Subaru a few years back. Then of course we can't forgot General Pat Richard, along with Ben Bradley.

Since it looks as though we may never hit that jump again, entry into the BMAF may be closed forever. Just wondering who else is a member?

Dennis Martin
[email protected]
920-432-4845

 

[Jim]

Is there a minimum height to qualify? I just looked through my archive of pictures from Jerry Winker and found the following got airborn on Brockway (I did not list duplicates - and names may be wrong as my memory is fading):

1999

Jason Anderson
Jim Anderson
Eric Burmeister
Jeremy Butts
Alex Erisoty
Chris Gilligan
Paul Choiniere
Steve Gingras
Jon Kemp
Peter Malaszuk
John Rek
Pat Richard
Jonathan Butts
Paul Dunn
Eric Seppanen
Brian Vinson

2000

Art Burmeister
Paul Dubinsky
Dennis Martin
Tim Paterson
James Robinson
Tom Young
John Zoerner

 

[Widget Codriver]

Paul Dubinsky and John Dillon, Brockway Plebes of 1999

http://www.widgetracing.com/images/lspr/99/brock99.jpg

Photo © 1999 by Pro Action Shots

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[p align=right]John Dillon
John @ WidgetRacing.com
www.WidgetRacing.com

 

[mayhem83]

Mayhem Racing 2002 LSPR courtesy Jerry Winker.

http://www.mayhemracing.com/images/ls02jw01.jpg

Mayhem Racing 2001 LSPR courtesy Tom Buchkoe.

http://www.mayhemracing.com/images/752.jpg

Mayhem Racing 2001 LSPR courtesy Patrick Muntis.

http://www.mayhemracing.com/images/IMG_2780.jpg

Here we are at Brockway Boot camp 1998 courtesy Mark 'Skip' Kleckner.

http://www.mayhemracing.com/images/lspr98brock2.jpg

 

[Foghorn]

Here're some Team Harco efforts.

1998: in the Colt
http://www.teamharco.com/images/98brockway1.jpg

2001: Scott Harvey and Jeff Hribar courtesy The Lode, the MTU newspaper:
http://www.teamharco.com/images/talon1.jpg

and photo by Patrick Munits:
http://www.teamharco.com/images/lake2.jpg

2002: Scott Harvey and Kent Gardam, photo by Jerry Winker
http://www.teamharco.com/images/harveyjr.jpg

Can't remember where I just recently saw the video of Pat Richard's first Brockway flight but it's absolutely worth a view if someone knows the url.

Kent Gardam

 

[Mad Mike]

It wasn't much, but given Dillon's "Wheels on the ground!!!" litany that I heard all the way to the top I'm proud to have gotten this much air -

http://www.realautosport.com/pics/Beetle/LSPR/brockway.jpg

- and truly grateful that neither a spring nor shock nor other reasonably important piece of the StudBug managed to fall off whilst we were momentarily suspended in the air there ...

Wanna hear Dillon at work three years ago? Ck out http://www.realautosport.com/video_clips/lspr2001/mm-stage-16.mpg @ 41Meg or http://www.realautosport.com/video_clips/lspr2001/mm-stage-16.rm @ 19Meg ...

Halley ...
ProRally #86
http://www.realautosport.com

 

[Ivan Orisek]

http://hometown.aol.com/eurorally1/graphics/lspr20001.jpg

 

[comicozzie]

I'll be taking photos at Yump 1 this year (just like last year) unless it rains. That means getting the first ten or so cars at Gratiot Lake end and high-tailing to the end of the stage and walking in a few miles. (Note to spectators: Don't try this... you'll be turned away!) Last year the big yumps there were from Pasi Hagstrom, Lauchlin O'Sullivan, Doug Havir, Otis Dimiters, John Daubenmeir, Dave Cizmas, Jeff Harty and a few others in the Club ranks.

The scariest moment was two years ago, at the final yump, when Tom Young lost control in a big way. Another five feet to the left and he would have probably tumbled to his death. Jim Anderson did the same thing in 1999 and took out a shrub on the right-hand side of the road after getting the car up on the two left wheels trying to keep the car away from the cliff. In 1998 Jay Kowalik landed on the left-front wheel and he had his hands full trying to keep it together as well.

Although it was a cool yump, the dangers of someone going over the cliff were VERY REAL. I wasn't there in 2001 for Pat's big yump, but heard that the crowd was way out of control according to a few other photographers.

Jerry Winker

 

[comicozzie]

>Mayhem Racing 2002 LSPR courtesy Jerry Winker.
>
>http://www.mayhemracing.com/images/ls02jw01.jpg

Oooooh... I remember that landing. SCAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRYYYY!!!!!!!

Jerry

 

[Adrian Wintle]

>Since it looks as though we may never hit that jump again,
>entry into the BMAF may be closed forever. Just wondering
>who else is a member?

Me, with Brad Hawkins in 2000 (on TV, no less)
http://www.comicozzie.com/gallery2/v/2000/ls00/hawkins1.jpg.html
(not bad for a car that could barely make 90mph)

and with Jon Bottoms in 2002.
(I know Jerry has a pic of that too somewhere)

Adrian

 

[Brian J]

>Me, with Brad Hawkins in 2000

Wasn't that after Brad's intrepid service crew decided to take a stroll around Copper Harbor?
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[Adrian Wintle]

>>Me, with Brad Hawkins in 2000
>
>Wasn't that after Brad's intrepid service crew decided to
>take a stroll around Copper Harbor?
>}>

Intrepid? I'm not sure I'd use that word, but yes. ;-)

Adrian

 

[randyzimmer]

RE: patr in 01

I have (stolen) two versions, regular and slomo.
www.randyzimmer.com/video/lspr/pat1.mov
www.randyzimmer.com/video/lspr/pat2.mov
rz

 

[3literpwr]

RE: patr in 01

Looking at all them talons that high in the air gets me excited..... Too bad I wont be able to hit that yump at speed..... Its my first time at LSPR and I would have liked to do a bit of that..... I just spent last weekend testing and did some 65-75 mph jumps to see how that car acts..... Felt real good, but I TKOed my camber mounts...

Now they are beefed up to take big hits!

Larry
#622

 

[Team_Harco]

Alright - I need a navigator to help with this (or the moderator). So how do I attach images to my note?

There is a good shot of the Team Harco Colt flying on Brockway from 1998 that should be up here too.

There's also a good short film of our 2002 flight at my website. Again, need a navigator (or similarly skilled geek) to see if the link can be posted here.

Sure wish we could join you all this year. Hopefully we'll be back in the near future.

Scott
www.teamharco.com
Team Harco Motorsports
"Win on Sunday, Sleep on Monday"

 

[Adrian Wintle]

RE: patr in 01

>Looking at all them talons that high in the air gets me
>excited..... Too bad I wont be able to hit that yump at
>speed..... Its my first time at LSPR and I would have liked
>to do a bit of that..... I just spent last weekend testing
>and did some 65-75 mph jumps to see how that car acts.....
>Felt real good, but I TKOed my camber mounts...

Don't worry, there is still a pretty good jump mid-stage. In 2002, Jon Bottoms was disappointed by the final jump - we'd got much more air at the mid-stage one.

Adrian

 

[NickE]

BMAF

>><< Jim Anderson did the same thing in 1999 and took out a shrub on the right-hand side
of the road after getting the car up on the two left wheels trying to keep the car away from the
cliff. In 1998 Jay Kowalik landed on the left-front wheel and he had his hands full trying to
keep it together as well.>><<[/code]





That jump got me into rally!

 

[Foghorn]

Posted the colt pic above but the video link appears to be dead.

Kent Gardam

 

[tcc]

RE: patr in 01

My car's been tested and approved as well, just gotta make sure I'm ready. I've got recently beefed up lower control arm mounts as well.

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/rreimages/jumpreg.jpg

 

[Lp]

RE: patr in 01

definatly miss spectating there, was 02 the last year it was permitted? the crowd had got so out of hand and the ppl taking pictures were the most nutz of all laying down on the shoulder of the road, but awsome pics all and thanks for the few years of entertainment up the mountain. I'll always have fond memories of learing that a small vw can fly.