A scary halloween party!
With the Results of the
October 2005 Texas Tournament
The 2005 Texas Pinball Festival is going to occur the
weekend immediately prior to Halloween. To get in the
spirit of everybody's favorite fun-filled holiday the
entire event will be themed around ghosts, goblins,
monsters, and things that go bump in the night. This
will be especially evident on Saturday. With guests
in costume, and music to dance to.
Texas Pinball Festival October 28-30, 2005
Over 100 video and pinball games on free play!
Texas Pinball Festival - October 28-30, 2005
Holiday Inn
4441 Hwy. 114 at Esters Blvd.
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 929-8181
e-mail: info@texaspinball.com or call: 214-632-5537 Link
Final Results of Texas Pinball Festival October 28-30, 2005
NASCAR Pinball Championships
Stern Presents NASCAR Pinball Machine
Charlotte, N.C. June 28, 2005 - Merging the speed of the race track with the speed
of the silver ball, Stern Pinball, Inc., has introduced a new NASCAR licensed product
- NASCAR Pinball. Designed by Pat Lawlor and his team at Pat Lawlor Design, NASCAR
Pinball features the high energy of NASCAR racing along with the fascination of
high-tech gaming.
The new NASCAR Pinball game features cars from three race teams - the No. 2 Miller
Lite Dodge driven by Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing South; the No. 29 GM Goodwrench
Chevrolet driven by Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing; and the No. 21
Motorcraft Ford driven by Ricky Rudd of Wood Brothers Racing.
Pat Lawlor, Developer Stern - Nascar Pinball
Designer, Pat Lawlor's latest pinball game for Stern, Nascar is the Texas Pinball
Main Event on October 28-30, 2005.
Texas: Wizards Pinball Tournament
Nascar Pinball Competition Winner Results:
Jim Belsito, Texas Championships (2005)
1st Place - Jim Belsito - Nascar 278,350,000 points, from
Rialto, California - Winner, $750.00
Jim Belsito came back in the double elimination to win the competition
on October 30, 2005.
All of Jim Belsito's World Records Link
NASCAR PINBALL - WORLD RECORDS Link
Variation: Tournament - 3 Balls Only [TGTS]
Platform: Pinball
Rules: Tournament - 3 Balls Only, No Extras
Rank % Score Player Verified
1 100.00 % 278,350,000 Jim Belsito 10/30/2005 Referee
2 82.75 % 230,327,770 Don Brownback 10/30/2005 Referee
3 57.57 % 160,255,130 Andy Rosa 10/30/2005 Referee
4 45.32 % 126,157,160 Trent Augenstein 10/30/2005 Referee
5 45.25 % 125,950,420 Derek Fugate 10/30/2005 Referee
6 40.60 % 113,004,630 Art Noxon 10/30/2005 Referee
7 40.33 % 112,252,050 Robert Byers 10/30/2005 Referee
8 34.90 % 97,133,800 Chris Newsom 10/30/2005 Referee
9 30.18 % 84,004,080 Greg Biggs 10/30/2005 Referee
10 28.21 % 78,529,980 Lynn Lyons 10/30/2005 Referee
Donkey Kong Competition Winner Results October 28-30, 2005:
Andy Rosa - Champion - Donkey Kong
1st Place - Andy Rosa, from Detroit, Michigan - Winner, (126,400 points)
Won a new (Donkey Kong Machine)
2nd Place - Dwayne Richards (115,500)
3rd Place - Chris Brooks (106,800)
October 28-30, 2005 Texas Coin-Op Classic Donkey Kong First Place winner
of the Classic Arcade Game Tournament will be crowned Grand Champion and
awarded a trophy and a vintage Donkey Kong Arcade Game valued at over $850! Link
Over 7,000 square feet of pure game room fun, all weekend long! of pure game room
fun, all weekend long!
There will be over 100 pinball machines, classic video games and other game room
goodies set up on free play for everyone to enjoy the entire weekend. Leave your
quarters at home.
(October 28-30, 2005) Texas Video Game and Pinball Classics Competitions
(October 28-30, 2005) Classic arcade game DONKEY KONG Tournament Link
(October 28-30, 2005) Texas Pinball Wizard Contest Link
(October 28-30, 2005) Texas Video Game and Pinball Lineup Link
Twin Galaxies Write up of Texas Pinball Festival Contest
in Irving, Texas, October 28-30, 2005
Link
CHICAGO PINBALL EXPO
Chicago, Illinois Pinball Expo and Competition November 17-20, 2005
21st Anniversary Chicago Pinball Expo
The Chicago Pinball Expo is the next big Competition and Jim Belsito has said
that he will be there in order to try and win the NASCAR Pinball Game as
a first prize for that event in November 17-20, 2005. He already has his
own personal NASCAR Pinball to practice with, along with another 50 pinballs
in every room of his house as he is an avid collector. His ultimate goal
is to have his own Giant Arcade, which will take a while do to the expensive
prices on business property in Southern California. With an degree in
electrical engineering, he has know problem fixing the most problamatic
pins, and he know the game inside and out which helps him to get some of
the highest pinball scores in the world.
Good luck to Jim Belsito on the up and coming Chicago Competiton!
November 17-20, 2005 Pinball Expo, including details of the new location at the
Wyndham O'Hare Hotel, 6810 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL (847-297-1234 or 800-996-3426).
Also note the changed Expo 2005 date of November 17-20. Expo 2005 is the must-see pinball
Exposition of the year with many events, including the Flip-Out 2005 Pinball Tournament
and a group tour. Link
http://www.pinballexpo.net/
CHICAGO ILLINOIS PINBALL EXPO HALL OF FAME
Inaugural Inductees:
October 26, 1991
DAVID GOTTLIEB
RAY MOLONEY
HARRY E. WILLIAMS
SAM STERN
October 24, 1992
HARVEY HEISS
HARRY MABS
September 11, 1993
STEVE KORDEK
GEORGE MOLENTIN
November 12, 1994
WAYNE NEYENS
October 28, 1995
NORM CLARK
WENDELL McADAMS
November 16, 1996
DAVE CHRISTENSEN
November 15, 1997
DICK BUESCHEL
STEVE RITCHIE
October 24, 1998
GORDON MORISON
October 23, 1999
LARRY DEMAR
GREG KMIEC
October 21, 2000
PAT LAWLOR
ROGER SHARPE
October 11, 2001
STEVE YOUNG
GARY STERN
October 19, 2002
Christian Marche
Jim Patla
October 18, 2003
Edward Krynski
Tom Nieman
October 16, 2004
Ed Cebula
Kevin O'connor
Greg Everes
Gary Gayton
Robert Berk
Michael Pacak
Chicago Illinois Pinball Tournament Past Results:
CHICAGO ILLINOIS FLIP-OUT 2003 TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Grand Wizard (playoff of "A" and "Manufacturers" divisions winners):
Bowen Kerins
World Cup ("A" division):
Bowen Kerins
Neil Shatz
Jim Belsito
Zach Sharpe
Miscellaneous: Mailto: Best Pinball Players in the world Link