Homestead National(s)

The 40th Annual Florida Region Winter National was held at Homestead-Miami
Speedway the weekend of January 11-13. The new twist to the event this year
was that it was a Double sanctioned event. Two races for the price of one
tow. The race group this weekend was F500-FF-FV. 

The grid for the F500 field was that same entrants as at Sebring the prior
weekend. The Dolphin Motorsports stable consisted of Bob Berman and Jim
Elder. Sidewinder was represented by Chris Hite. Jack Walbran had is
Scorpion in from St.Louis, and yours truly with the ex Dolphin Motorsports
QRE Invader. Chris was the lone Rotax 494 entered, the rest having Rotax
493's. 

The Saturday race was grided with Bob and Jim well into the FF segment of
the field with Bob girded 3rd overall. The rest of the F500 field was grided
between the Fords and the Vee's. At the start Chris pulled a banzi outside
move and was 3rd F500 into turn 2, however, Chris did not have the straight
line speed to hold the position and was 5th F500 at the completion of the
1st lap. Yours truly held 3rd position with mirrors filled with Red Scorpion
at every opportunity until the overtaking of the FV's began when I caught
the Vee's 'right' and Jack caught the Vee's wrong and the gap opened to a
'comfortable' margin of 2 to 3 seconds and was held to the finish...Finish
Order 
1. Bob Berman 
2. Jim Elder 
3. Chuck McAbee 
4. Jack Walbran 
5. Chris Hite 

The Sunday race had virtually the same grid locations for the F500's,
however, in the Saturday Race Chris Hite had the Engine-Clutch driveshaft