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8/27/08

This is it.  The last night of racing here at Bandit R/C Race Park.   The Radio Control Car Club of Monroe County will hold it's last race event here tonight.   I hope you can all come out for one last night of support.   Come on out to race or just talk about old times.   Thank you to all.   Lew (Bandit 44).

8/25/08

Well, we are at the last two nights of racing here at Bandit R/C Race Park.  I hope you will all be able to race one or both of the last two nights here.  It has been a great two years here, but all things come to an end at some point in time.  I only hope that all of you have enjoyed racing here.  Thank you all, Lew (Bandit 44)

8/15/08

Yes, you have all heard correctly.   On Wednesday August 27, 2008 the Radio Control Car Club of Monroe County will have its last race here at 7:00 P.M..   I hope you will want to be a part of the final night of oval racing here.

There will be Truck and Touring car racing on Monday night 8/18 and 8/25/08.   Oval racing on 8/20 and 8/27/08.

It is with deep regret I have made the tough decission to close the track permanently.   Many factors were involved in my final decission.   I know that there are many disapointed people (not the least of which is me).   I have been an R/C Car racer for 30 years and I'm not about to stop.   Many times in the past we have been without a large track to race on (or any track) and yet here we are still racing.   Sometimes on big tracks and sometimes on not so big tracks, but we keep on racing.   If it had not been for Mike DeMallie and I this track would not have been here two years ago.   I'm greatful for the two years that we had here and I hope you are also.   It is now time to move on.   I know we all will.   To bigger and better times.

7/11/08

There has been a lot of great racing here at Bandit R/C Race Park.   Two weeks left in the first half of the indoor season.   Plan on coming back racing at the start of the second half as the points start all over again.   This is a great time to tune up for the winter season and continue to support the biggest track in the upstate, weastern New York area.   Tracks all over the county are closing and I know no one wants to see Bandit R/C Race Park close, so please come on out and show your support.

7/7/08

Tonight is Monday night truck and touring car racing. &bnsp; Our normal Wednesday night Radio Control Car Club of Monroe County will be on Thursday 7/10/08.   This change is due too the fact that we will be at the Monroe County Fair watching Mini-Sprints and Vintage Stock Car racing on the new 1/5 mile oval.   Charlie Donk and Chuck Hebing will be driving cars owned and maintained by Danny Wilmes. Please come out and support the new track.   A large crowd hopefully will mean racing at least twice a month at the new facility.   Stop and say, HI ( I will be in the stands) and I will see you Thursday for racing on the carpeted oval.   "O" by the way, we all know that economic times are tuff and a good option is to start in the area. May I suggest that you use your economic stimulus check to buy some R/C equipment and Rev up your competitive level right here in the Rochester area (hopefully right here at Bandit R/C Race Park).

6/17/08

Heavy rain last night but it didn't interupt our great racing on the indoor carpeted offroad coarse.   Come on out no Mondays and see some great R/C racing.

5/16/08

The track will be closed all day on Saturday 5/17/08.   Racing Monday and Wednesday next week.

6/13/08

Not related to here but we are race fans and I will be at this one.   MPM Father's Day Spectacular set for June 15, 2008.   We are please to welcome Messenger Post Media as our print media partner for Monroe County Fair Racing’s first 2008 event on the new motor speedway, Sunday, June 15, 2008.   Micro-Mini Sprint Cars will race around the 1/5 of a mile oval track starting at 4pm at the “MPM Father’s Day Spectacular.” Tickets are $5; children 12 and under are free. People attending the Kids & Trucks Show that is being held at the Fair & Expo Center that weekend, will get $1 off their ticket price if they present their Kids & Trucks ticket at the Motor Speedway ticket booth.  This event is a trial race to see if races can be conducted in a manner that addresses possible neighbor issues including noise, traffic and dust.  The Fair Association conducted a pre-event meeting with neighbors who agreed to let the Fair Association run the race.   A follow-up meeting with neighbors will be held after the race to see if the issues were adequately addressed.   Racing is a family-oriented sport and encompasses all age groups.  Because it can have such a positive influence on youth, the Fair Association feels that promoting different kinds of small vehicle racing will help them to fulfill their mission of affirming and advancing youth.   Members of the community who were previously involved as children with the fair’s stock car racing are extremely excited and supportive of the new opportunities that the race track presents.  For more information on the event, please call 585-334-4000.&nbap; Key Times: Pit Open: 1:00pm Warm-up: 3:00pm Gates Open: .3:00pm Racing: 4:00pm Admission : Stands: $5 12 and Under Free! Pit:$15 13& under not allowed in pit

5/9/08

Check out spencerspeedway.org and see the Mall photos.   In the middle of the photos you will see a couple of photos of the Bandit R/C Race Park exhibit.  On another subject: we continue to race on Mondays, Wednesdays and practice is open on Saturdays from 12:00 P.M. till 4:00 P.M.  (If there is interest we will race on Saturday nights.   Be there by 4 P.M. (or call) if you intend to race and we will see how many racers are interested.)

4/27/08

Trying to recuperate today from a very successful Spencer Speedway Auto Show at The Mall at Greece Ridge.   Bandit R/C Race Park was allowed to setup a display of R/C action.   Along with table displays we created a 10 feet by 24 feet carpeted oval track.   We were off in an out of the way area but it turned out to be a very productive 3 day show for all.   On the final day at 3:00 P.M. we hosted the "Spencer Speedway Drivers 1st Annual RC Invitational".   A total of 16 driver that race a Spencer Speedway participated.   The drivers raced Mini "T's" around the small oval.     We did 2 car 15 lap qualifiers with the winner moving to the next round.   The final 4 drivers raced a 30 lap main with Gary Cole edging out Mark Tychoniewicz.   Gary drove the black number 44 belonging to the Bandit.   Yes, I'm the proud owner of the winning car and no, it wasn't ridged.   Gary was awarded a plaque donated by "in the Zone" (with locations in The Mall at Greece Ridge and at Medley Centre) with graphics by LS Graphics.

This year the show was a trial for Spencer Speedway and the mall.   For next year the show is already being planned with the mall doubling (to 50 cars) the car space it allowed the Speedway this year.  The Mall and Spencer Speedway want the Bandit display with track to be in the center of all the attention and give us a much larger space for a larger track.   All parties are talking about having practice on Thursday, quailing rounds on Friday night with the main event on Saturday for the 2nd Annual event in 2009. My special thanks go out to Tom Migliore, Jim Robinson, Mai Aros, John Zimmerman, James Van Horn and all others who stopped by to help.   This was a very last minute deal with no time to ask for help.

Bandit R/C Race Park also made contacts to be at other upcoming event with more to follow on those in the next future.   That's all, Thanks for now, Lew (Bandit 44)

4/26/08

Having a great time at THE MALL at Greece Ridge.   It's a great show!   The Spencer Speedway show with Bandit R/C Race Park goes through today 10:00 A.M. till 9:30 P.M..   Between 3 and 4 this afternoon there will be a special Spencer Speedway drivers R/C race on the demonstration track that we have setup.   It should be great and I know you will want to be there. &nbdp; It will be raining this afternoon so come out and watch is race and then go over to Bandit R/C Race Park for tonights oval action.   The doors will be open at 12:00 P.M. today for practice.

4/15/08

Another great Monday night of racing.   26 entries last night.  New coarse layout and everyone I talked with like it very much.   We will leave it this way for a month and then change it again.   Don't forget this Sunday is the Spring Monster Blast.   Doors open at 9:00 A.M. with racing at 11:00 A.M. and we have added a new event to the program.   After the third round we will have a Special Bracket Elemination Style Competition.   Two trucks at a time with the one moving on in the elemination rounds being decided by judges.   The winner will get a 3' high trophy and you will want to be part of that.

4/10/08

We had a great turnout for our 1/18th Offroad Shoot-Out last Sunday.  We now turn out attention to our next big event on Sunday 4/20/08 when we will host the Spring Monster Blast.   It will include 3 runs on 3 different coarse layouts.  You will want to be here.   More to follow shortly.

3/27/08

Nice turnout last night.  31 entries including one for St. Catharines, Ontario, Cananda and one from Detroit, Michigan.  It was great to have a large field of cars.   It always makes for close, exciting racing and last night was no exception.   Don't forget truck night is now on Mondays and Fridays.   If you have not filled out a questionaire please do so upon your next visit to the track.   If you would like to see your driver profile on this website then please make sure you have filled out a profile sheet and returned it to Lew.  Race hard, clean and have fun.   We'll see you soon. 

3/24/08

Practice is open now.   Racing tonight for trucks and touring cars.   Don't forget we are racing trucks on Friday nights now.

3/22/08

Beginning next week we will be truck racing on Monday nights as well as Friday nights.   Pick one or pick both nights to race on the stadium coarse.   Onroad racing will still be on Monday nights, pending requests.

3/18/08

Wednesday racing as usual.   SPECIAL EVENT: Good Friday will be truck day.   Doors open at noon for practice.   $3.00 per hr. with max. of $10.00 for the afternoon (12:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.). Night racing will begin with practice at 5:00 P.M. and the first race at 7:00 P.M..

3/7/08

We should have a full heat of Bolink Legend car tonight. &bnsp; Come on out and catch all the action.   Remember tomorrow (Sunday March 16, 2008) will be the sixth and final event for the 2008 Winter Monster Blast where all proceeds go to St. Joseph's Villa in Rochester, New York.   We will have the 1/18th scale Offroad Shoot-Out on April 6, 2008.   Doors will open at 9:00 A.M. and the first race will be at 11:30 A.M..

Big news!!!!!!   On Sunday April 7th, 2008 we will hold our first carpeted OFFROAD SHOOT-OUT.   Mark the date to be at Bandit R/C Race Park for our biggest 1/18th scale event of the winter.   Also mark your calendar for Sunday April 20th, 2008 for another Monster Truck event.   Many more details to follow shortly.  Tomorrow night (Saturday) is oval night when we race 1/10th scale pan (brushed and brushless), suspension and trucks, also 1/12th scale pan, trucks and 1/18th scale Mini"T", trucks and sliders.

2/29/08

Beginning next week we will be instituting a - NO - using reverse rule for all trucks.   Oval cars have always had this rule and with the number of new drivers in the truck classes it is now necessary to use the rule here in order to reduce the number of accidents and broken parts.   We want to see people continue to come to Bandit R/C Race Park to have fun.

2/23/08

A big welcome to Peter from Canada. He is here to race against in the U.S. tonight on our CRC carpeted oval.   See YOU later.   First heat is at 6:30 P.M..

2/22/08

Tomorrow is oval night.   We will have trucks on the oval (as always - Tuff truck and stadium truck), along with touring car, Intermediate pan car(27T brushed or 17.5 brushless) and 13.5 pan car (19T brushed or 13.5 brushless), SK car, 1/12th pan, Losi Sliders, 1/18th on and offroad and any other class with at least 2 entries.   Come on out for great racing and a good time.

2/21/08

Good turnout for racing last night (Wednesday 2/20/08).   Saturday we will have racers here from North of the border.   Bandit R/C Race Park will be adopting the Losi Slider rules that are in place at Walt's Hobby shop in Syracuse, N.Y..   The rules will be posted on our rules page soon.   The hope is that some racers will on occasion compete at either track and hopefully we can create a series between the two tracks.   Last Tuesday (2/19/08) there were 23 entries in the Slider class at Walt's.   Last night we had 3 sliders at Bandit R/C Race Park and we had fun.   Can you imagine 20 something entries?   WOW!!   Lose is said to be coming out with a harder tire compound which will be great on carpet as they do wear out.

2/18/08

Great turnout on Saturday (last night).   We had 31 entries.   Great to see the interest in Bandit R/C Race Park.   Also great turnout today for the 4th event of the 2008 Winter Monster Blast.   59 enteries today.   Come on out and see the trucks and touring cars tomorrow night.

2/15/08

Thats right!!! This Saturday Feb. 16, 2008 we will be racing Touring Cars on the Oval.   We are looking forward to a large turnout for this event which will be in addition to our normal Saturday night program.   We are expecting a good number of LOSI Slider drivers.   This will be a Can-Am night as several drivers from the North are expected to be here.   This is the night before the Daytona 500.   Doors open at 12:00 P.M. and Saturday afternoon we will be watching the NASCAR Nationwide race at Daytona on our large 37" LCD Olevia flat screen TV powered by DirectTV.   There will be free pizza (around 7 P.M.), so come on out and enjoy the action. Bring a friend and for a small fee (1.00 per slice) they to can enjoy some great racing and pizza too.   Go fast and turn left this Saturday.

2/9/08

Be here tonight to race and watch the Bud Shoot Out on our 37" LCD Olevia flat screen TV powered by DirectTV.   If you saw the practice session last night you know about the wrecked cars and that Kurt Buch is in the dog house again.   The cars are a real hand full this year and the racing will be exciting.   Be right here for all the action on our track and the Daytona track.   We expect some R/C drivers from the Fulton area to be here to race there cars in the SK class.

1/22/08

Wednesday and Saturday racing now has several 1/10th scale suspension cars in the program.   More sliders on the way also.   This is a fun class now that we seem to have solved the motor brush problems.   They look so real and are fun to drive.

1/17/08

Oval racing on Saturday will include 1/10th scale suspension.   On Wednesday we had 5 suspension cars (good to see).

1/13/08

Next racing is truck night on Monday 1/14/08 at 6:30P.M..   Hope to see you all then and don't forget that Saturday nights we race trucks on the oval.   If you want speed, a test of your nerves and how constantly you can make laps, than try the oval.  You will have the time of your life.

1/12/08

Tonight is Chili Bowl night.   Run what you brung!   Please no nobby tires.   Free pizza and the Sorry I can't order the race on Pay-Per-View Chili Bowl National Midget race on TV.   Our racing starts at 6:30 P.M..

1/7/08

What a great opening to the 2008 Winter Monster Blast we had yesterday.   Big turnout and 2 TV channels had spots on their news broadcasts at 6:00 P.M., 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M..  Check out Channel 13's coverage here: 2008 Winter Monster Blast   Big event this Saturday 1/12/08.   Chili Bowl Nationals Special here at Bandit R/C Race Park.   Run what you brung on the oval, but please no knobbed tires.   All electric vechiles welcome, we will find a race class for you.   All this while watching live action from this years indoor Chili Bowl National Midget race on our 37" LCD TV Powered by Direct TV and Pay-Per-View.   As usual 3 heats, a main for all entries plus free pizza all for only $12.00 for the 1st entry and $8.00 for the 2nd entry.   This Saturday, come on out for all the action right here at Bandit R/C Race Park.   See you then.

1/5/08

This is the second day of a 4 day stretch of racing here at Bandit R/C Race Park.   Last night were the trucks and touring cars.   Tonight is Oval night.   Tomorrow is the first event of the Winter Monster Blast 2008 series.   We cap it all off with the trucks and touring cars returning to there regular night of racing on Monday.   Come out and race or watch the action on the big (72'X39')Ozite carpeted track.

12/23/07

No racing this Monday.   The Monday program will be run on Fridays for the next two weeks.  Dirt oval cars on the carpet on Saturday nights?  Yes, oval dirt racers are welcome to be a part of the Saturday race program.   If there is a class not listed that you and your friends would like to race then sent me a note or call to see if we can accommodate your needs.

12/20/07

Suspension oval racing now added to the Saturday program.   That right bring out those suspension car to race on the carpet at Bandit R/C Race Park starting this Saturday 12/22/07.

12/7/07

We had great racing on Wednesday night when the Radio Control Car Club of Monroe County was here.  Oval racing tomorrow for 10th,12th and 18th scale.   We are also racing tuff trucks on the oval on Saturdays.  Come on out and check us out.

11/28/07

Wednesday night racing tonight.   The Radio Control Car Club of Monroe County is here tonight.   Come on out to race or just to watch.   What ever you decide to do it is all good fun.

11/23/07

We are getting great turnouts on Monday nights for both touring car and trucks.   In an effort to get everyone home at an exceptible hour we will need everyone to sign in by 6:15 P.M. so that we can starting the nights racing at 6:30 P.M. instead of 7:00 P.M..   If you can not get here by then, just call and I will be happy to put you name in the scoring system and all you will have to do is pay when you get here.   Get turned up for the 2008 Monster Jam.

11/8/07

No longer will there be regular racing on Sundays.   If I have a request from 10 or more racers to do a Sunday touring car event then I will be more that happy to be open.   We have the Winter Monster Blast scheduled for January 6,20, Febuary 3, 17 and March 2, 16.   Other events are in the works, so keep checking here please.   I want to thank all the racers who have raced here on Sundays through out the summer and I look forward to hosting races for you again soon.   Call or e-mail me about any special Sunday events that you would like to see and I will try to work out a schedule for them.

10/26/07

Trucks were here today practicing for next Monday nights racing. Monday nights are a great time to see touring cars/trucks on the road/offroad carpeted track and on the same night. Don't forget the fast pan cars race tomorrow (Saturdays) night on the big oval right here. We area now stocking more and more T4 parts. Hope you don't need them but if you do we have them.

10/13/07

We now sell and stock TORNADO model engine fuel.   This product is made in the Netherland for WINNERS.   Do you want to be a winner?   You will not believe the preformance you will get from this fuel.   Your engine will run cooler, faster, longer in each and every run.   That means highter preformance and longer engine life.   The top divers in the country are now using this fuel.   It is the fuel of choice for Billy Kempton.   Now you can buy it right here.

9/27/07

This Saturday September 29, 2007 Bandit R/C Race Park will be hosting a SWAP MEET.   Doors will be open for vendors at 10:00 A.M. with the general public welcome at 12:00 P.M. til 5:00 P.M..   5:00 P.M. til 10:00 P.M. the oval track will be open for practice.   Practice cost (for this day only) will be $10.00 per person (no limit on cars) with scoring turned on.

9/15/07

On Saturday September 22, 2007 Bandit R/C Race Park will be open for practice.   Beginning at 12:00 P.M. til 10:00 P.M..   Pay just one price ($10.00 per person) and practice all day.   Then on Saturday September 29, 2007, particpate in our Swap Meet from 12:00 P.M. till 5:00 P.M..   At 5:00 P.M. till 10:00 P.M. we will do some racing.   October 6, 2007 will be the first night of points racing (more on this to follow).   Swap Meet table space is roughly 2.5' by 5' per table.   A donation of $10.00 per table is requested.   If you need a second table it would be $5.00 more and $3.00 for a third or more per table.   If you only have a couple of items you may share a table with someone else and split the cost.   It's time to go racing!!!!

9/9/07

OK!!!!! The fall season is upon us.   Bandit R/C Race Park will be offering a full schedule of racings on it's CRC carpeted track by the end of Setpember 2007.   A full schedule will be out this coming week so stay tuned and get those cars and trucks ready for some great racing fun and action.

9/2/07

Big weekend here at Bandit R/C Race Park.   Many entries already here.   Stop on over and check out the touring car and onroad racing.   We will be here until at least 5:00 P.M..

8/26/07

The big news is that there is a name change.   No longer will this track be called RnD Race Park.   From now on it is Bandit R/C Race Park.  The name switch over is in progress.   The fall season is just around the corner.   I hope you will be ready to compete at Bandit R/C Race Park.

8/9/07

Got a Slider last night.   What a great car it is.   Put on a 19 tooth pinion and boy was it fun to drive on the big track here. &bsp; We will have a stock sprint car class for these this winter.   Unfortunately I just found out that there will be no more available until mid October (stay tuned in case this situation changes).