01-07-2010 Speed on Steel entry form posted.
You cna grab the entry from for the 2010 speed on steel match from here.
07-04-2009 Match cancelation.
The 07-05-2009 match is canceled.
07-03-2009 2009 Speed on Steel gallery posted.
The Speed on Steel gallery has been posted to the gallery section.
05-13-09 Pro-Am Scores are posted.
Final results from the 2009 East Coast Pro-Am Championship are posted. Congratulations to all of the winners. For those who missed this match, you missed a great time and a lot of fun. Look for another East Coast Pro-Am sometime in 2010. Scores are in the match results section, or click HERE.
06-10-2009 Speed on Steel Final scores posted
The final scores for the 2009 Speed on Steel match are posted HERE.
05-19-09 Pro-Am Gallery is posted.
The Pro-Am Gallery has been posted in the gallery section.
04-29-09 Pro-Am Stages are up.
The entry stage designs have been posted in the forms section for the 2009 World Class Steel East Coast Pro-Am Championship. Or click the link.
01-07-09 Entry forms posted and more Pro-Am info.
The entry forms have been posted in the forms section for the 2009 Speed on steel match,
the 2009 Fields of Steel Pistol match,
the 2009 Fields of Steel Shotgun/Carbine match, and the
2009 East Coast Pro-Am championship match.
For more information on the Pro-Am match, you can check out the rules section or click here for the PDF
12-17-08 2009 Tentative match schedule update.
The match schedule has been updated to reflect the changes noted in the shooter's letter by date. They are subject to change, and expect additions for stuff that isn't there yet.
12-16-08 2008 End of Year Letter
I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving Day festivities and are now looking forward to the holiday season that will soon be upon us.
Recent Events
November
2nd
was the last monthly Knockdown Steel match for the 2008 Season and
November 8th
was the last monthly World Class Steel Static Steel match for 2008.
The winners in the Knockdown Match in their respective categories
were the following:
Carbine Plus 10: Al Surko
Carbine Ltd 10: Dennis Marrocco
Pistol Iron: Al Surko; John McNamara; Anthony Tomasso
Pistol Open: Al Surko; Alyssa Solimine
Revolver Iron: Darren Matos
Revolver Open: Dave Zengewald
Shotgun Semi-Auto Ltd: Darren Matos
Shotgun Open: Dennis Marrocco
Shotgun Pump: Zach Zengewald
The winners in the Static Steel Match in their respective categories were the following:
Pistol Iron: Scott Hubert
Pistol Iron Rimfire: Doug Callahan
Pistol Open: Mike Levendusky
Pistol Open Rimfire: John Soltesz, Jr.
Revolver Iron: Bob Massabrook
Revolver Open: John Soltesz, Jr.
Great shooting by all
who attended the matches!
Significant 2008 Activities
This year is shortly coming to a close and with that, the close of a great year of World Class Steel matches, championships and, of course, lots of great times at the range. And what a year it was for World Class Steel! This year saw World Class Steel chosen to plan, host, operate and run the Smith and Wesson Steel Shoot Series Northeast Regional Championship. Our thanks go out to Mike Calloway, proprietor of Schuemann Barrels, Inc., who is also a Director of the Steel Nationals for his help in seeing that World Class Steel was chosen for this important event. We would also like to thank Mike for sponsoring the competitors' lunch for the weekend. With Mike's help and the help of Derek Janowicz, proprietor of Millennium Custom Guns, who is also the Match Director of the Steel Nationals along with Mike, the list of sponsors of this year's match grew to an unprecedented level. You can view the entire list at our website.
Since World Class Steel was organized back in 2000, it has always been "...known as the match that gives away guns, lots of guns." Did I say that right, John P? These guns are always just given away in our shooters' raffle, and 2008 was no exception. Thanks to the work of John Perciballi and the help of the other WCS Committee members, a combined total of 28 guns were raffled off to the shooters who entered the static and knockdown championships. It was a great, fun-filled World Class Steel shooting season here at OBRPC!
Current Planning
Now, the staff here at World Class Steel is working on the match schedule for 2009 and a host of other updates to the WorldClassSteel.com website. As soon as the 2009 schedule is completed for both our static steel and knockdown steel matches, Chris Buchholz will email a copy to everyone in the database. Special note should be made that the dates for the 2009 Smith and Wesson Steel Shoot Series Northeast Regional "Speed on Steel" (Static) Championship will be June 5th and 6th. Look in the upcoming January/February issue of USPSA's Front Sight magazine for the entry form. Please pass the word that WCS will be holding a practice match on May 3rd for the June Speed on Steel match with a reminder that this is a departure from our usual schedule because it will be on the first Sunday rather than on the usual second Saturday. Also, please mark your shooting calendar that the World Class Steel Fields of Steel 2009 Knockdown Championships will be held on October 3rd and 4th. A copy of all match entry forms also can be downloaded from our website, www.WorldClassSteel.com. We are planning to have shirts made for the competitors in these championships so please send in your applications, on which you can designate your specific size, as soon as possible so that it will help to guarantee the ordering of the correct sizes; our supplier needs at least 60 days to get them to World Class Steel on time for each event.
Schedule Changes
For the 2009 shooting season there will be some monthly match schedule changes. The Monthly Knockdown Steel matches for 2009 will be held on the 1st Sunday of August and September only; these matches will be held in the months just prior to the World Class Steel Fields of Steel 2009 Championships that will be shot the 1st weekend in October.
Indoor Static Steel Matches
World Class Steel will be starting a new winter shooting activity; we will be holding Static Steel indoor matches at the Old Bridge Rifle and Pistol Club's indoor facility on Maple Street in Old Bridge, NJ. These matches will be held the 1st Sunday of January, February, and March. There will be 4 stages with 4 runs on each stage. Because we will be shooting steel indoors, only frangible ammo will be allowed. We will have a supply of the required frangible ammunition for sale at a price of $16.00 for 9mm and $17.00 for .45 ACP each per box of 50; these will be sold at our cost. Match fee will be $10.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members. This will be a "money match" using the WCS Lewis System for determining payout awards. For eye protection we will require wrap around glasses only. We will have pairs of these safety glasses to loan if you need them. Sign up will be at the range at 8:00am; start time will be 9:00am. Please pre-register with John Perciballi, he can be contacted at JohnP@WorldClassSteel.com.
New "Pro-Am" Steel Match
World Class Steel will also be hosting the East Coast Pro Am Championship on May 9th. The match fee will be $45 for each gun and be open to only 120 shooters. Gun Divisions will be Open Pistol, Iron Pistol, Open Revolver, Iron Revolver, Carbine Open and Carbine Iron. All stages will have movement and will have par times. Max rounds in the gun to start will be 10 and a maximum of 10 in any magazine. Holster and magazine pouches will be required, rules and application forms, will be emailed to everyone in our database in the near future. In using this date for the Pro Am we will hold the normally scheduled Speed on Steel 2009 practice match on the 1st Sunday which will be May 3rd. Please note this on your 2009 shooting schedule
We had a great, fun-filled shooting year in 2008 and we are planning for 2009 to be even better. May all of you have a Very Merry and Festive Holiday Season and a healthy, prosperous Happy New Year!
Remember, "It's all about Speed and Attitude" and always be safe!
John Soltesz
Match Director