Kody Knudtson and Kyle Klingforth winners at 2014 ROAR On-Road Carpet Nationals

Team Awesomatix USA converged from points west and east to HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex in Omaha, Nebraska for the 2014 ROAR On-Road Carpet Nationals.  Team Awesomatix USA leaves the event with its first two National Championships - Kody Knudtson in Modified TC, and Kyle Klingforth in 17.5 TC.

Modified TC

Qualifying

Paul Lemieux (XRay) would TQ Modified TC but only by less than 0.5 seconds over Kody Knudtson's Awesomatix A700 Evo.  Filling out the top five would be Keven Hebert (Associated), Josh Cyrul (Awesomatix A700 Evo) and Andrew Doherty (XRay).  Jake Danilchik would make it three Awesomatix A700 Evo USA Spec cars all with the new C01AL 2mm Alloy Chassis making the A final.

• 1)Paul Lemieux39/6:07.668 (R3)
• 2)Kody Knudtson - Awesomatix A700 Evo USA Spec39/6:08.017 (R4)
• 3)Keven Hebert38/6:00.968 (R2)
• 4)Josh Cyrul - Awesomatix A700 Evo USA Spec38/6:04.165 (R4)
• 5)Andrew Doherty36/6:00.336 (R3)
• 6)Rick Hohwart36/6:00.401 (R3)
• 7)Andrew Ellis36/6:00.452 (R3)
• 8)Cody Woods36/6:02.230 (R4)
• 9)Jake Danilchik - Awesomatix A700 Evo USA Spec36/6:05.620 (R2)
• 10)Christopher Hillier36/6:09.574 (R4)

A1

Paul Lemieux would run away with the win, allowing for a tight battle between Kody, Keven and Josh for 2nd. Paul would cruise to the win, with Kody and Keven following.  

A2

Paul Lemieux again lead from the tone, with Kody, Keven and Josh in toe.  Kody would tap, allowing Keven to pass for 2nd.  Keven would then start to challenge Paul, and finally get by Paul on lap 14 -- and opening the door for both Kody and Josh to pass Paul.  Kody and Josh would exchange 2nd place a few times before Kody would retain the position.  Finishing order was Keven, Kody, Josh and Paul.  Kody and Josh would hold the fastest laps of A2, so everyone expected some excitement in A3.

A3

With two different winners in the prior mains, and Kody with two 2nd place finishes, three racers had the opportunity to win this exciting A3.  Paul Lemieux was again out in the lead with Kody, Keven and Josh in hot pursuit.  On lap 17 of the race Paul would tap in the chicane leading onto the straightaway allowing Kody to take the lead. Kody would only hold the lead for a lap before tapping out himself, but he could recover quickly. Kody continued to apply pressure on Paul until lap 25 when Paul would have his second board meeting with the chicane allowing Kody to rocket into the lead. Paul would fall back to to 3rd and work to case down Keven Hebert. Kody didn't back off the pressure as he would set the hot lap of the race on lap 35 and crossed the finish line with a 1.5 second lead of Keven.

Tie Breaker

After A3 there were three drivers taking wins, the deciding factor would then be points.  Kody and Keven both had 199 points, so the result would be determined by the best two runs time + laps.  Kody would take the win because of his faster win (A3) and faster 2nd place (A1).  

Pos	Driver (Qual #)	A1	A2	A3	Total
1	Knudtson, Kody (2) - Awesomatix	2nd = 99pts 39/6:09.536	2nd = 99pts 38/6:05.783	1st = 100pts 39/6:07.682	199
2	Hebert, Keven (3)	3rd = 98pts 38/6:03.173	1st = 100pts 38/6:02.684	2nd = 99pts 39/6:09.016	199
3	Lemieux, Paul (TQ)	1st = 100pts 39/6:08.130	4th = 97pts 37/6:03.064	3rd = 98pts 38/6:00.357	198
4	Cyrul, Josh (4) - Awesomatix	4th = 97pts 38/6:05.346	3rd = 98pts 38/6:08.492	4th = 97pts 37/6:04.237	195
5	Hohwart, Rick (6)	5th = 96pts 36/6:03.505	5th = 96pts 36/6:00.461	7th = 94pts 35/6:05.971	192
6	Woods, Cody (8)	7th = 94pts 35/6:06.764	7th = 94pts 35/6:05.476	5th = 96pts 36/6:05.475	190
7	Doherty, Andrew (5)	6th = 95pts 35/6:06.535	8th = 93pts 35/6:09.997	6th = 95pts 35/6:05.142	190
8	Ellis, Andrew (7)	9th = 92pts 15/2:36.532	6th = 95pts 36/6:08.653	9th = 92pts 6/1:13.031	187
9	Hillier, Christopher (10)	8th = 93pts 34/6:09.016	9th = 92pts 33/6:04.911	8th = 93pts 34/6:02.348	186
10	Danilchik, Jake (9) - Awesomatix	10th = 91pts 0/0:00.000	10th = 91pts 0/0:00.000	10th = 91pts 0/0:00.000	182
Tie Breaker: Combined Best 2 Runs Laps/Time

17.5 TC

Qualifying

The 17.5 TC class had one of the closest girds with the top 6 drivers all recording 36 laps.  The father-son team of Brent and Kyle Klingforth would put the field on notice by qualifying 2nd and 1st.  The top 5 qualifiers actually had four Awesomatix touring cars -- with Bill Sydor qualifying 4th and Art Scrimo 5th.  Eric Anderson would qualify 3rd with his XRay.

• 1)Kyle Klingforth - Awesomatix A700L USA Spec36/6:03.428 (R3)
• 2)Brent Klingforth - Awesomatix A700L USA Spec36/6:04.565 (R3)
• 3)Eric L. Anderson36/6:05.612 (R4)
• 4)Bill Sydor - Awesomatix A700L USA Spec36/6:07.192 (R3)
• 5)Arthur Scrimo - Awesomatix A700L USA Spec36/6:08.596 (R1)
• 6)Keith Yu36/6:09.906 (R4)
• 7)Tim Copp35/6:03.617 (R4)
• 8)Hamann Dan35/6:04.122 (R3)
• 9)Chris Kemper35/6:06.244 (R4)
• 10)Jones Michael35/6:07.105 (R3)

A1

Kyle would lead form the tone, with Brent, Eric and Bill all following.  The top three would separate out over the course of the run, but finish in that order.  Art Scrimo would rally after a rough start and finish 4th overall.

A2

Kyle again would lead, with Brent and Eric in close pursuit.  Kyle would have an easy race after Brent and Eric had some taps up front.  The top 5 qualifiers would finish in that order and Kyle Klingforth would tie up his National title!

A3

With Kyle sitting out, Brent Klingforth would lead from the tone easing away from Eric over the course of the run.  Brent would go unchallenged to finish a fantastic 1-2 for both Awesomatix USA, and the Klingforth family.

Pos	Driver (Qual #)	A1	A2	A3	Total
1	Klingforth, Kyle (TQ) - Awesomatix	1st = 100pts 36/6:03.201	1st = 100pts 36/6:04.891	10th = 91pts 0/0:00.000	200
2	Klingforth, Brent (2) - Awesomatix	2nd = 99pts 36/6:05.610	2nd = 99pts 36/6:05.617	1st = 100pts 36/6:06.485	199
3	Anderson, Eric L. (3)	3rd = 98pts 35/6:00.134	3rd = 98pts 36/6:05.713	2nd = 99pts 35/6:00.596	197
4	Scrimo, Arthur (5) - Awesomatix	4th = 97pts 35/6:01.454	4th = 97pts 36/6:10.355	4th = 97pts 35/6:04.427	194
5	Copp, Tim (7)	8th = 93pts 34/6:02.310	6th = 95pts 35/6:03.672	3rd = 98pts 35/6:01.404	193
6	Jones Michael (10)	5th = 96pts 35/6:06.365	8th = 93pts 34/6:00.822	6th = 95pts 35/6:08.302	191
7	Sydor, Bill (4) - Awesomatix	6th = 95pts 35/6:06.802	10th = 91pts 20/3:34.269	5th = 96pts 35/6:08.002	191
8	Yu, Keith (6)	10th = 91pts 12/2:06.817	5th = 96pts 35/6:03.593	7th = 94pts 35/6:09.964	190
9	Kemper, Chris (9)	7th = 94pts 34/6:00.716	7th = 94pts 35/6:09.781	9th = 92pts 34/6:05.403	188
10	Hamann Dan (8)	9th = 92pts 34/6:09.855	9th = 92pts 34/6:09.447	8th = 93pts 34/6:03.545	185
Tie Breaker: Combined Best 2 Runs Laps/Time

13.5 TC

Qualifying

Drew Ellis (XRay) would take TQ honors by 4 seconds over Kyle Klingforth, and Eric Anderson all with 37 laps.  Three other Awesomatix cars piloted by Brent Klingforth, Art Scrimo and Jake Danilchik would also make the show.

• 1)Andrew Ellis37/6:04.887 (R4)
• 2)Kyle Klingforth - Awesomatix A700 Evo USA Spec37/6:09.084 (R3)
• 3)Eric L. Anderson37/6:09.560 (R3)
• 4)Brent Klingforth - Awesomatix A700L USA Spec36/6:00.976 (R4)
• 5)Jones Michael36/6:06.661 (R4)
• 6)Tim Copp36/6:06.685 (R4)
• 7)Arthur Scrimo - Awesomatix A700L USA Spec36/6:06.704 (R2)
• 8)Bill Sydor36/6:07.127 (R3)
• 9)Brock Witmer35/6:03.661 (R4)
• 10)Jake Danilchik - Awesomatix A700L USA Spec35/6:05.692 (R1)

A1

Drew would lead from the start, but a few laps into the race his car spun out in the sweeper allowing Kyle to get into the lead.  Drew would drive hard through the pack as Kyle would tap out of the lead on lap 25 allowing Drew to take over the lead.  The top 3 qualifiers would finish in that order.

A2

Drew had a cleaner start this time and never give up the lead.  Kyle and Eric would swap 2nd and 3rd because of taps throughout the run.  Finally near the end of the run Brent Klingforth would rally past Eric after a top to finish 3rd.  Drew Ellis took the 13.5 National Championship.

A3

With Drew sitting out of A3, Kyle would lead from the tone.  Kyle tapped on lap 3, and allowing Eric to get by only until returning the favor on lap 4.  Kyle would drive uncontested for the rest of the race, with Eric finishing 2nd, and Tim Copp in 3rd from a 6th starting spot.  

Pos	Driver (Qual #)	A1	A2	A3	Total
1	Ellis, Andrew (TQ)	1st = 100pts 36/6:01.180	1st = 100pts 37/6:07.519	10th = 91pts 0/0:00.000	200
2	Klingforth, Kyle (2) - Awesomatix	2nd = 99pts 36/6:02.367	2nd = 99pts 36/6:01.165	1st = 100pts 36/6:01.170	199
3	Anderson, Eric L. (3)	3rd = 98pts 36/6:08.896	5th = 96pts 35/6:04.891	2nd = 99pts 36/6:07.341	197
4	Klingforth, Brent (4) - Awesomatix	4th = 97pts 35/6:05.906	3rd = 98pts 36/6:09.930	9th = 92pts 4/0:48.404	195
5	Copp, Tim (6)	5th = 96pts 35/6:06.807	7th = 94pts 34/6:05.906	3rd = 98pts 36/6:08.831	194
6	Jones Michael (5)	10th = 91pts 1/0:12.281	4th = 97pts 35/6:02.286	5th = 96pts 35/6:00.095	193
7	Scrimo, Arthur (7) - Awesomatix	6th = 95pts 34/6:07.151	8th = 93pts 34/6:08.504	4th = 97pts 36/6:09.062	192
8	Witmer, Brock (9)	7th = 94pts 32/6:01.841	9th = 92pts 33/6:03.168	7th = 94pts 34/6:06.252	188
9	Sydor, Bill (8)	8th = 93pts 30/5:34.190	6th = 95pts 35/6:07.043	8th = 93pts 15/2:46.302	188
10	Danilchik, Jake (10) - Awesomatix	9th = 92pts 23/4:25.136	10th = 91pts 33/6:11.672	6th = 95pts 35/6:03.555	187
Tie Breaker: Combined Best 2 Runs Laps/Time

The Team

All of this weekend's success wouldn't have occurred without team work.  I cannot thank everyone's efforts enough yielding an amazing result -- the first two ROAR National Championships for Awesomatix!!