Gulf Coast Speedway

06/19/2026

Race Event Recap June 18, 2026

We had 12 entries for this event and the racing was fierce as usual. Welcome back Anthony and Mike. Also welcome, new comers Mike and Sue for stopping by and taking part in the racing action.

C-Class - Mag
We had 8 entries for this class. This race could of went many different ways as the race results will show how close it was. John held the lead from the start. Mike was close, but Mario was closer to Mike! They had a battle swapping laps and positions many times. Anthony was right there on Mario's bumper waiting for Mario to make a slip. While Anthony was busy with Mario, Mark was right on Anthony's bumper, matching lap for lap. Did I say this race could of went many different ways? Julie and Nathan (currently married) had a battle with Julie edging out Nathan by one lap on the green lane. Way to go Julie! Mike (first time visitor), finished the field.

C-Class - Non
We had 6 entries for this class. Another great race. John and I matched laps on the red and blue lanes. John edged me out on the yellow and green lanes. Have to stay in the groove to win! Surprise of the night was Holli, taking 3rd position! Holli matched me lap for lap on the yellow and red lanes. She matched John on the red lane. I was able to edge Holli out on the green lane by 1 lap and 3 laps on the blue lane. Blue lane can bite you! Very impressive Holli, for your 3rd place finish in this class! Van, Greg and Mario had an awesome race also. Swapping positions many times through out the race, oh so close!

Vintage Nascar - Mag
We had 6 entries for this class. Everyone in one of their heat races matched each other for laps and then pulled a lap or 2 ahead!, Lots of action, crash's, off track excursions and I think a few paid to crash services where performed! LOL! The laps got spread out a little as the race went on.

Vintage Nascar - Non
We had 7 entries for this class. John, Van and I had a battle. Matching each other for laps on the green and blue lanes. John and I edged out Van on the yellow lane and John edged me out by 1 lap on the red lane. Mario was giving Van all he wanted just waiting to take advantage of a slip! Nathan, Greg and Holli had a great race. Matching laps and swapping positions throughout the race. One slip, and the positions changed. Great racing!

IROC - Mag
We had 7 entries for this class. Matched cars and controllers. Drivers are the variable! Check out the laps!

Bob

06/13/2026

Race Recap June 11, 2026

Another great event with 10 racers entered. Snowbirds have gone back north and racer entries are down , but we have more pit room now! LOL! When you review the laps, you will see how close some of these races where. In Vintage Nascar 1st, 2nd and 3rd finished on the same lap! Lots of action.

Vintage Nascar - Mag
We had 4 entries for this class. John and Mario took off and battled the whole race. John went down two laps to Mario on the yellow lane. John gained a lap back on the red lane. Matched laps on the green lane. The blue lane John took the lead by taking Mario by 2 laps. Swapping positions, crashing and swapping paint to the checkered. Julie and Jimi ran a hard race, matching each other lap for lap on the yellow lane. On the red and green lanes they both swapped leads. On the blue lane Julie was able to edge out Jimi by 1 lap. Great race.

Vintage Nascar - Non
We had 7 entries for this class. Wow, what a race, so close with a three way tie! John Gary and I broke off from the pack and battle we did. Gary took the lead on the yellow lane. Then John came back on the red lane. I finally tied everything up on the green lane. Blue lane we matched each other lap for lap. I got picked on a little as not to mention the guilty one (Gary), who took me out twice in the same heat. It was very competitive racing and I should of known better than to try and pass that Dodge on the outside, LOL! Nathan, Mario, Holli and Greg. Nathan and Mario matched each other lap for lap on the yellow and blue lanes. Nathan edged out Mario by 1 lap each on the red and green lanes. Holli and Greg where battling hard matching laps on the yellow and red lanes. Holli edged out Greg on the green and blue lanes. Swapping paint and off track excursions where plenty.

C-Class - Mag
We had 6 entries for this class. John and Mario went at it hard, swapping laps many times. John was able to edge out Mario on the yellow lane by 2 laps. Nathan and Jimi raced hard with Jimi taking Nathan by a lap on the yellow lane and matching laps on the red lane. Nathan was able to edge out Jimi on the green and blue lanes. Julie was right on Jimi's bumper ready to take his position at any time. Pepsi Kid finished the race making sure everyone made it to the checkered! Lots of paint swapping and crash's.

C-Class - Non
We had 5 entries for this class. Such close racing again. John, Gary and I matched lap for lap on the yellow and blue lanes. John and I edged out Gary on the red lane. John and Gary edged me out on the green lane. Gary and I tied for laps, with Gary having the edge. Greg and Holli had a great battle. Greg and Holli matched each other lap for lap on the red and blue lanes. Greg edged out Holi on the green and yellow lanes. Holli had some sight seeing adventures on the yellow lane. Lots of fast racing action.

IROC - Mag
We had 10 entries for this class. Lots of close racing, just look at the results. Matched cars and controllers, only difference is the driver!

06/07/2026

Hi Racers,

Back after a well deserved vacation, National Scaleauto event, the SnowBirds are gone and now back to our regular group. We had 10 racers register for this week's event and it was action packed. Lots of close racing as usual with some off track excursions.

Nascar - Mag
We had 3 entries for this class. Butch hung with John on the yellow and green lanes. John was able to edge out Butch by one lap on the Blue lane and then Butch had some issues on the red lane and could not make up the laps. Jimi ran a consistent 16 laps each heat.

Nascar - Mag
1st - John - 73 Laps
2nd - Butch - 68 Laps
3rd - Jimi - 64 Laps

Nascar - Non
We had 6 entries for this class. What a race it was, lots of swapping positions and door banging. John, Gary and I swapped positions many times with Gary and I tying for 2nd and John taking the win. Nathan, Julie and Greg had a great battle going on. They also swapped positions many times during the race. Swapping paint and a few crashes. Matching each other lap for lap on the red lane. Nathan was able to edge out Holli and Greg on the Blue lane.

Nascar - Non
1st - John - 73 Laps
2nd - Bob - 72 Laps
3rd - Gary - 72 Laps
4th - Nathan - 62 Laps
5th - Holli - 60 Laps
6th - Greg - 60 Laps

C-Class - Mag
We had 5 entries for this class. At the drop of the flag, John took off and ran away with the race. Nathan and Jimi had a great battle going on. Jimi took Nathan by one lap on the yellow lane. Nathan matched Jimi lap for lap on the red lane and took Jimi by one lap on the blue lane and 2 laps on the green lane. Pepsi Kid and Julie had a great race also going on. Pepsi Kid got Julie by one lap each on the yellow and red lanes and then Julie said enough of this and beat Pepsi Kid by 1 lap on the green lane and matched Pepsi Kid on the blue lane. Well done Julie!

C-Class - Mag
1st - John - 92 Laps
2nd - Nathan - 79 Laps
3rd - Jimi - 77 Laps
4th - Pepsi Kid - 70 Laps
5th - Julie - 69 Laps

C-Class - Non
We had 5 entries for this class. What a race with a couple of big crashes. John, Gary and I swapped positions many times, Matching each other lap for lap or swapping laps. Traded a little paint at times! Any of us could have won this race, one little off and you were down! Greg and Holli battled with Holli matching Greg lap for lap on the red lane. While Greg held Holli off on the yellow, green and blue lanes, Hollie was pushing hard. One crash on the back stretch involved me hitting a de-slotted car at full speed! Fortunately no damage, just a loud crash. Second crash involved me also. Three of us were coming out of the S's on the short shute before the long front straight and I believe I was in the middle and all 3 of us crashed with me pushing through the middle and I stayed in the slot while the other 2 deslotted. Do not know what happened as we were side by side and going for it. I won by about 10ft! What a race.

C-Class - Non
1st - Bob - 79 Laps
2nd - John 79 Laps
3rd - Gary 78 Laps
4th - Greg - 73 Laps
5th - Holli - 67 Laps

IROC - Mag
We had 7 entries for this class. Club cars stay in the same lane with drivers rotating. Equal cars and controllers (Defalco), counting full laps only, comes down to the driver. Racing so close with lots of off track excursions and paint swapping. Many positions were not determined until the checkered was thrown.

1st - John - 85 Laps
2nd - Bob - 84 Laps
3rd - Gary - 83 Laps
4th - Butch - 82 Laps
5th - Nathan - 80 Laps
6th - Greg - 80 Laps
7th - Holli - 78 Laps

See ya at the races!

Bob

Bob A. Roberts
Do what you enjoy, life is too short!

06/01/2026

Hi Racers,
Back from vacation and the Nationals. Lots to share at the ace this thursday.

Race event this Thursday June 4
Open @ 4:00 - Lots to talk about!
Racing @ 7:00pm

Class's
Vintage Nascar - Mag/Non
C-Class - Mag/Non

See ya at the races!

Bob

Bob A. Roberts
Do what you enjoy, life is too short!

06/01/2026

Hi Racers,

Revo slot has released (4) Imsa Mustangs, same as Trans Am different rules. There are 3 liveries and 1 white kit.

Click link below and put Part #'s in Search to find cars

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Part #'s
RS0317
RS0318
RS0319
RS0320

They will not charge you until the product ships. These are going to go fast and if you do not Pre-Order you will more than likely miss out!

Bob

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Bob A. Roberts
Do what you enjoy, life is too short!

Revo Slot 1:32 scale Slotcars. - 132slotcar.us

05/18/2026

Hi Racers,
WOW, what a time we had. Fast, Furious and a true test of human durability. Little sleep and all you can handle and then some to keep you busy. So many friends to see again, share stories, racing and so much laughter and fun! Do not have the complete stats, but what I do have I will share below.

Listed below is where we each finished in our groups. Groups were based on qualifying times and split off into groups of 8. Two groups had a few less than 8.

3rd Place - Mario

2nd Place - John

They have not posted the results for Van and I.

Overall finishing positions as follows:

43rd - John - 186 laps
46th - Bob - 183 laps
48th - Van - 182 laps
74th - Mario - 164 laps

This was out of 91 registered racers. We all gained alot and will improve for the next adventure. Well done Boys! Best of all we all made TECH! One person we will not name was pushing the limits and Billy Bob had to come to his rescue! LOL!!!!

05/03/2026

Hi Racers,
Another great event with 13 registered racers, that was full of action, on the track and off the track. Billy Bob was having a bad night and everyone knew it. I think Pepsi Dave slipped Billy Bob a Pepsi and then Billy Bob was out of control. New Racer - Preston paid us a visit - Welcome and hope to see ya again.

NOTE: No races in May. Next race: Thursday June 4, 2026.

Trans Am - Mag
We had 7 entries for this class. What a battle it was. Chris was back and he was prepared to race. John jumped out to an early lead with Mario in tow. John took Mario by 2 laps on the yellow lane. On the red lane, Mario took a lap back and matched John lap for lap on the green and blue lanes. Chris, Mark and Jimi had such a close race. They swapped positions many times in the group and battled hard with some off track sightseeing tours! At the checkered, Chris was leading his pack. Nathan and Julie were battling (Husband/Wife) with Nathan deciding to sleep on the couch that night! LOL!

Trans Am - A Main
1st - John - 65 Laps
2nd - Mario - 64 Laps
3rd - Chris - 62 Laps - Rookie - Well Done!

Trans-Am - B Main
1st - Mark - 62 Laps
2nd - Jimi - 61 Laps
3rd - Nathan - 55 Laps
4th - Julie - 47 Laps

Trans-Am - Non
We had 6 entrie for this class. Lots of side by side, crashes and position changes.
Gary jumped to an early lead with Van in tow. They swapped positions every other heat and when it came to the checkered flag, Van edged out Gary. John gave Van and Gary all they wanted with me right there swapping positions with John every other heat. Just like Van and Gary. Nathan and Jimi did the same thing, swapped positions every other heat. It was an awesome race to watch. Great race guys!

Trans - Am - A Main
1st - Van - 57 Laps
2nd - Gary - 57 Laps
3rd - John - 55 Laps

Trans Am - B Main
1st - Bob - 54 Laps
2nd - Nathan - 47 Laps
3rd - Jimi - 47 Laps

GT1/GT2 - Non
We had 10 entries for this class. What a race it was. Everyone was here to race hard and they did. Gary, John and I hit it hard right out of the gate. It was a battle with so many lead changes and 2 off's by me, it cost me the race! Got to stay in the groove to win the race!!!!! Butch rounded out the GT1 class. Van, Nathan, Jimi, Mario, Mark and Chris (GT2 class), Had so much action going on. Van led the pack with Nathan, Jimi, Mario, Mark and Chris Hammering it out and they did a great job. Matching laps for laps and swapping laps throughout the heats. Another great race to watch. If you have not raced Revo Slots, they are some of the most fun cars to race, so good right out of the box with little tuning.

GT1 - Non
1st - John - 60 Laps
2nd - Bob - 59 laps
3rd - Gary - 59 Laps
4th - Butch - 55 Laps

GT2 - A Main
1st - Van - 57 Laps
2nd - Nathan - 54 Laps - Rookie - Well Done!
3rd - Jimi - 53 Laps

GT2 - B Main
1st - Mario - 52 Laps
2nd - Mark - 51 Laps
3rd - Chris - 47 Laps

IROC - Mag
Wow, 13 entries for this class. It comes down to survival sometimes! LOL! Lots of lets say accidental take outs and sightseeing excursions. Exciting and fun class. Everyone gets to race each car in its own assigned lane. Comes down to the driver and who survives the CHAOS! LOL!

IROC - Mag
1st - John - 66 Laps
2nd - Gary - 63 Laps
3rd - Bob - 62 Laps
4th - Mario - 62 Laps
5th - Butch - 61 Laps
6th - Van - 61 Laps
7th - Mark - 59 Laps
8th - Pepsi Kid - 58 Laps
9th - Jimi - 58 Laps
10th - Nathan - 55 Laps
11th - Chris - 54 Laps
12th - Julie - 52 Laps
13th - Preston - 45 Laps - 1st time visiting!

See Ya at the races!

Bob

Bob A. Roberts
Do what you enjoy, life is too short!

04/25/2026

Hi Racers,
Another great night of racing at Gulf Coast Speedway. We had 13 entries that came to race and boy did they. Close competitive racing with so many ties. Good to have Chris with us again and now we have a couple of lady's racing with us on a regular basis, Holli and Julie. What a group of racers to race with, just alot of fun!

Trans Am - Mag
We had 8 entries for this class. John jumped out to an early lead with Greg and Mark in tow. Greg was able to beat John on the Green lane. Mark was holding his own, hanging right with Greg, and with Chris banging on his rear bumper. Holli, Jimi and Butch all turned the same number of laps. Julie was right in the thick of it, matching Holli, Jimi and Butch lap for lap on the Blue lane. Well done. This was a great race to watch with so many battles going on.

Trans Am - A Main
1st - John - 44 Laps
2nd - Greg - 42 Laps
3rd - Mark - 41 Laps

Trans Am - B Main
1st - Chris - 40 Laps - Well Done!
2nd - Holli - 38 Laps
3rd - Jimi - 38 Laps
4th - Butch - 38 Laps
5th - Julie - 35 Laps

Trans Am - Non
We had 9 entries for this class. Oh what a race, 3 groups of racers tying for laps. Van, Gary, John and I all matched laps on the Blue lane. On the other lanes we swapped positions several times, banging on bumpers, swapping paint and just a few sightseeing tours. From 5th position to 9th (Greg, Nathan, Butch, Jimi, Holli), these guys and gals were going at. So many position swaps throughout the race. Banging and crashing their way to the finish line. Another great race to watch!

Trans Am - A Main
1st - Van - 38 Laps
2nd - Gary - 38 Laps
3rd - Bob - 37 Laps

Trans Am - B Main
1st - John - 37 Laps - What!
2nd - Greg - 33 Laps
3rd - Nathan - 33 Laps
4th - Butch - 33 Laps
5th - Jimi - 32 Laps
6th - Holli - 31 Laps

GT1 / GT2 - Non
We had 11 entries for this class. I keep saying it, but just some plain good old fashion racing with fierce competition. AWESOME RACING!!!!!! I needed to do some work to my car as it had 2 bent axles and 3 bent wheels! I needed all I could muster to keep these guys behind me, I managed to pull a consistent 10 Laps on each lane. Gary matched me lap for lap on the yellow, red and blue lanes. Gary lost a lap on the green lane. While Gary and I were battling, John was right there hammering on Gary's rear bumper. Butch was giving John all he wanted while Van and Nathan were right there to take his position at any given time. Butch, Van and Nathan tied for laps. Jimi and Greg tied for laps also. Mark, Holli and Chris had a great battle at the rear of the pack. They were going at it hard resulting in a few crashes! Well done!

GT1 - A Main
1st Bob - 40 Laps
2nd - Gary - 39 - Laps
3rd - John - 38 Laps

GT1 - B Main
1st - Butch - 37 Laps - Well Done!
2nd- Mark - 33 Laps

GT2 - A Main
1st - Van - 37 Laps
2nd - Nathan - 37 Laps - Well done ROOKIE!
3rd - Jimi - 35 Laps

GT2 - B Main
1st - Greg - 35 Laps
2nd - Holli - 32 Laps
3rd - Chris - 29 Laps

IROC - Mag
We had 13 entries for this class. So many ties (7)! Billy Bob tuned cars, matched cars that stay with the lane and every driver gets to drive each car once! Makes for some awesome racing. I believe every racer swapped positions at least once during the race and some swapped positions several times. Lots of crashes and off track sightseeing tours.

IROC - Mag
1st - John - 44 Laps
2nd - Van - 43 Laps
3rd - Bob - 42 Laps
4th - Jimi - 41 Laps
5th - Gary - 41 Laps
6th - Butch - 41 Laps
7th - Mark - 40 Laps
8th - Pepsi Kid - 39 Laps
9th - Nathan - 39 Laps
10th - Greg - 38 Laps
11th - Holli - 37 Laps
12th - Julie - 37 Laps
13th - Chris - 35 Laps

Awesome racing with alot of FUN!

See Ya at the RACES!

Bob

Bob A. Roberts
Do what you enjoy, life is too short!

04/19/2026

Hi Racers,
Click the link below for the Michigan 24 Hour Endurance Race. Tech tip, watch the drivers hands (finger movement), constant movement. The video pans different positions. I used to race on this track, an awesome and challenging track.

Michigan 24 Hour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6l5QOaIhCQ
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Bob A. Roberts
Do what you enjoy, life is too short!

5 likes. "13th Annual - 2026 - Michigan 24 Hours - Part 2"

04/17/2026

Hi Racers,

The racing here is so competitive, so many ties and so many laughs! We had 13 entries for this event. The competition was fierce and fast, with lots of action, as usual. New visitor Matt (Champion Lawn Mower Racer) had a great evening.

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GT1 / GT2 - Non
We had 10 entries for this class. What a bar burner. The racing was so close in both classes with ties and many positions decided by the last heat. There were a few crashes, door banging and paint swapping throughout the race. I did not print the standings sheet for this race and it is a little difficult to pull all the numbers from history (my fault)! So I will do the best I can. John, Gary and I were at it again. We all were going at it hard with Leo in tow. We matched laps for laps and it was not decided until the final heat. John and Gary tied, I was 1 lap short? Leo finished the GT1 class. GT2 was an awesome race also. Van won the B class by 2 laps. Jimi and Billy tied and raced hard throughout the race, banging doors and swapping positions. Holli and Matt being rookies, I separated them out. Holli and Matt finished the field but had a great race battling with the local hot shoes.

GT1 - Non
1st - John - 60 Laps
2nd - Gary - 60 Laps
3rd - Bob - 59 Laps
4th - Leo - 51 Laps

GT2 - Non
1st - Van - 57 Laps
2nd - Jimi - 55 Laps
3rd - Billy - 55 Laps
4th - Greg 53 Laps

GT 2 - ROOKIE
1st - Holli - 50 Laps
2nd - Matt - 47 Laps

Trans Am - Mag
We had 10 entries for this class. Lots and lots of action. Off track sightseeing adventures had by many! Lots of door banging and position changes. John jumped out to an early lead. Greg was able to match John lap for lap on the blue lane. Billy, Jimi and Holli had an awesome battle going on. Holli matched them all lap for lap except on the red lane Holli had a few issues (crashes). Well done Holli, take it to the boys. Leo and Nathan had a great battle also. Swapped positions many times, tieing for laps. Nice racing guys! Jeff, Matt and Julie finished the pack and had a very competitive race. Jeff and Matt tied for laps. Julie was very consistent turning laps, the same for all 4 lanes and matched the boys lap for lap on two lanes. - Well done!

Trans Am - Mag - A Main
1st - John - 44 Laps
2nd - Greg - 42 Laps
3rd - Billy - 41 Laps

Trans Am - Mag - B Main
1st - Jimi - 40 Laps
2nd - Holli - 39 Laps
3rd - Leo - 36 Laps
4th - Nathan - 36 Laps
5th - Jeff - 34 Laps
6th - Matt - 34 Laps
7th - Julie - 32 Laps

Trans Am - Non
We had 11 entries for this class. Another barn burner! Podium positions changed this week from the usual, upset in the making. Van and Gary matched each other lap for lap on the green and blue lanes and swapped laps on the yellow and red lanes.John and I had a great battle. We matched lap for lap on the yellow and red lanes and swapped laps on the green and blue lanes. Nathan was right in the thick of it, matching me lap for lap on the red and green lanes, well done Nathan! Greg was right there banging on Nathan's rear bumper. Greg and Billy matched lap for lap on the red and blue lanes and swapped laps on the yellow and green lanes. Jimi was right there banging on their bumpers. Holli and Leo were doing the same thing, matching lap for lap on the yellow and blue lanes and swapping laps on the red and green lanes. Jeff brought the field home.

Trans Am - Non - A Main
1st - Van - 38 Laps
2nd - Gary - 38 Laps
3rd - John - 36 laps

Trans Am - Non - B Main
1st - Bob - 36 laps - What, this can't be true!
2nd - Nathan - 34 Laps - Well done!
3rd - Greg - 33 Laps
4th - Billy - 33 Laps
5th - Jimi - 32 Laps
6th - Holli - 31 laps
7th - Leo - 31 laps
8th - Jeff - 26 Laps

IROC - Mag
We had 13 entries for this class. Just check out the number of laps. Great racing with groups running matching laps. This race could have ended many different ways as it was so close with so many racers matching and swapping laps.

Special shout out to Holli and Julie. You gals are really doing well and taking it to the boys. Keep up the great driving and consistency with laps.

IROC
1st - John - 46 Laps
2nd - Van - 43 Laps
3rd - Bob - 43 Laps
4th - Billy 42 Laps
5th - Greg - 41 laps
6th - Gary - 41 Laps
7th - Matt - 39 Laps
8th - Jimi - 39 Laps
9th - Holli - 39 laps - Well done!
10th - Nathan - 39 Laps
11th - Julie - 38 Laps - Well done, right on Nathan's bumper, you go!
12th - Leo - 37 Laps
13th - Jeff - 37 Laps

Great Race!

See Ya at the Races!

Bob

Bob A. Roberts
Do what you enjoy, life is too short!