Sunday, November 28, 2021

Isaacs, Lia, Xavier, D.Johnson and Nestor win at 2021 US Indoor Championship

 The 41st US Indoor Championship just wrapped up in Cleveland, Ohio.  Team Awesomatix walked away with 4 new TQs and 5 Wins!


Sam Isaacs - Mod TC TQ + Win
Donny Lia - Super Stock 1/12 TQ + Win
Craig Xavier - Stock TC TQ + Win
Dave Johnson - USGT Win
Kevin Nestor - FWD TQ + Win

Modified TC


Modified Touring had a great showdown between Sam Isaacs [Awesomatix] and Alex Hagberg.  In rocket round qualifying Sam would re-set TQ every round to start on pole position.  Kemp Anderson [Awesomatix] would line up 4th on the grid.  

During the single A-main Sam would lead lap number one but then tap out allowing Alex and Keven Hebert to get by.  Sam would grind over the next 5 minutes to get himself back into the lead making his final move on Alex into a 180 degree corner on the far right side.  Sam would gap Alex in the last minute to have a commanding win to top off a perfect weekend of TC racing.  Kemp would race up one position to fill out the last step on the podium!

A-main finishing order-

  1. SAM ISAACS [Awesomatix] + TQ
  2. ALEXANDER HAGBERG
  3. KEMP ANDERSON [Awesomatix]
  4. KEVEN HEBERT
  5. MAX KUENNING
  6. DREW ELLIS
  7. MIKE GEE
  8. PAUL LEMIEUX
  9. LUKE PITTMAN
  10. TIM MCINTYRE

Super Stock 1/12th


Qualifying for Super Stock 1/12th looked a lot different between Friday night and Saturday night.  On Saturday Donny Lia [Awesomatix] would throw down two consecutive TQ runs in round 3 and 4 with the 4th round TQ putting him on his own lap at least 4 seconds up on Friday night's TQ holder Andrew Knapp.  Joe Trandell, Ray Darroch and John Wiita would qualify their Awesomatix A12 cars 5th, 6th and 8th respectively in the highly competitive field that had a stacked B-main of usual A-main contenders.  

At the start of the A-main, Andrew would apply pressure to Donny for the first 1-2 laps but after that the race for the win was over as Donny's car came in and he cruised to the win putting in a perfect 8 minute run nearly lapping the entire field.  Further back, Joe would was working on his podium appearance the hard way by racing past Jeff Dayger and Max Kuenning to finish 3rd less than 2 seconds behind Knapp.  

A-main finishing order-
  1. DONNY LIA [Awesomatix] + TQ
  2. ANDREW KNAPP
  3. JOE TRANDELL [Awesomatix]
  4. MAX KUENNING
  5. JEFF DAYGER
  6. RAYMOND DARROCH [Awesomatix]
  7. JOHN DICKSON
  8. TROY GUBBINS
  9. TOM FIRSCHING
  10. JOHN WIITA [Awesomatix]

Stock TC


Stock Touring Car is always a highly competitive class no matter the race.  Qualifying was owned by Awesomatix drivers with 7 of 10 making the A-main.  The top 3 in qualifying were all Awesomatix runners - Craig Xavier, Eric Anderson and Dave Johnson.  

In the A-main, the top 2 - Craig and Eric - would break out into the lead and finishing in starting order.  Behind them Dave would tap out on the 3rd lap causing some excitement and battles behind him throughout the race.  Michael Skeen [Awesomatix] and Manny Flores [Awesomatix] would promote themselves to 4th and 5th by the end of the race in front of Johnson.

A-main finishing order-
  1. CRAIG XAVIER [Awesomatix] + TQ
  2. ERIC ANDERSON [Awesomatix]
  3. MARC LIVERMORE
  4. MICHAEL SKEEN [Awesomatix]
  5. MANNY FLORES [Awesomatix]
  6. DAVE JOHNSON [Awesomatix]
  7. JIM PIERSOL
  8. JEFF ROWLAND [Awesomatix]
  9. BOBBY RORISON [Awesomatix]
  10. LUKE PITTMAN

USGT


TQ for USGT was determined by just 0.04s in the 4th and final round between 3rd round TQ Dave Johnson [Awesomatix] and 4th round and overall TQ Cory Craig.  Awesomatix would put 5 cars into the A-main, more than any other brand.  

In the A-main, pole sitter Cory Craig and Dave Johnson would go door to door allowing Manny Flores [Awesomatix] to promote himself to first.  After a minute of hard charging Dave would catch Manny and after a small roll Dave would promote himself to the lead and never look back.  

A-main finishing order-
  1. DAVE JOHNSON [Awesomatix]
  2. MANNY FLORES [Awesomatix]
  3. ZACHARY FUGE
  4. CORY CRAIG + TQ
  5. EVAN BANTA
  6. ARVIN NANO [Awesomatix]
  7. KEVIN NESTOR [Awesomatix]
  8. ANDREW MOWERY
  9. MAX BUCA [Awesomatix]
  10. ALBIN MELENDEZ

FWD

Front Wheel Drive is popular in pockets of the country but hasn't been widely accepted across the USA.  Local track owner, Kevin Nestor, of Austintown Hobby & Raceway, has weekly racing featuring FWD cars, so it was no surprise to us that Kevin with his Awesomatix A800FX was able to TQ in the 4th round.  

In the A-main, Kevin would tap on the first corner allowing Mark Tiamson to get into the lead.  The lead would change between Kevin and Mark 5+ times throughout the race.  The best way to describe this battle was "rubbing is racing".  Kevin would even survive a peeling on the straightaway for the win.

A-main finishing order-
    1. KEVIN NESTOR [Awesomatix] + TQ
    2. MARK TIAMSON
    3. JIM KESERICH
    4. JASON HRINKA
    5. SHAWN STEPHENS
    6. KEITH KELLER
    7. CARY CONKLIN
    8. BRUCE LAMBE
    9. CHARLES MACKIN
    10. MIKE MURPHY

    Modified 1/12th


    Modified 1/12th would be one of the 3 classes featuring triple A-main races.  In qualifying, Awesomatix USA drivers Sam Isaacs, Donny Lia and Kemp Anderson would battle the tough layout and often back markers for the overall TQ.  Sam, Donny and Kemp would start the A-mains 2nd, 4th and 6th respectively.  

    In A1, after the first lap the running order was TQ holder Ollie Payne, Sam and Donny.  Sam would chase Ollie for the entire 8m but overall had less luck with traffic and was never able to close the lead down to less than 0.3s.  Finishing order would be Ollie, Sam and Alex Hagberg

    In A2, the top 3 would run out in qualifying order - Ollie, Sam and Alex.  The top three would ebb and flow through traffic over the next 7 minutes never being more than 1.5s apart.  In the last 30 seconds Sam would catch a board dropping him to 3rd.  The last two laps were very close with Alex challenging Ollie but Ollie would hold on for the overall win.

    In A3, with Ollie sitting out, Sam would lead Alex and Donny for the first lap.  Sam would tap in the center of the track allowing Donny to get into the lead and never look back.  Donny ran a perfect 8m race for the win followed by Sam and Alex.

    Triple A-main finishing order-
    1. OLLIE PAYNE + TQ
    2. SAM ISAACS [Awesomatix]
    3. DONNY LIA [Awesomatix]
    4. ALEXANDER HAGBERG
    5. KEMP ANDERSON [Awesomatix]
    6. KEVEN HEBERT
    7. MAX KUENNING
    8. ANDREW KNAPP
    9. STEVE RADECKY
    10. TROY GUBBINS

    Stock 1/12th


    Stock 1/12th was the most popular class at this year's event and as such was granted to have triple a-mains.  In qualifying, Awesomatix USA drivers John Wiita, Joe Trandell and Kevin Van Ert would lead the charge qualifying 3rd, 9th and 10th respectively.  

    In A1, the top 3 qualifiers, Andrew Knapp, Jeff Dayger and John ran in qualifying order with Kevin racing up to 6th.

    In A2, the battle up front continued to rage on with Jeff getting the better of Andrew for the win, behind that Joe raced up to 5th.

    In A3, the Awesomatix gang got their setups right allowing Joe to race up to 3rd just 2 seconds behind Andrew.  Right behind Joe was John and Kevin.  

    Triple A-main finishing order-
    1. JEFF DAYGER
    2. ANDREW KNAPP + TQ
    3. JOHN WIITA [Awesomatix] 
    4. JOE TRANDELL [Awesomatix]
    5. DANA BAILES
    6. TOM FIRSCHING
    7. KEVIN VAN ERT [Awesomatix]
    8. BRAYDEN BOWLING
    9. JARED BARDIN
    10. WALTER HENDERSON

    GT12-R



    Super Stock TC



    Big Thanks

    To the entire Awesomatix USA team and customers for all of their efforts over the Thanksgiving weekend.  Yet another great example of racers helping racers ---- including bring some home cooking to the event!

    Looking forward to the next race in just two weeks -- The Winter Warrior at 180 Raceway sponsored by Awesomatix USA December 10-12th 2021 in Middle River, Maryland








    Sunday, November 14, 2021

    Sydor, Skewes and Wiita win at Midwest Indoor Championship

    Genesis RC Raceway hosted their annual Midwest Indoor Championship "The MIC" after a one year COVID hiatus.  AwesomatixUSA team and customers well represented the event taking TQ and Wins in the major classes at the event.  Big thanks to Brandon Skewes for working w/ AwesomatixUSA to sponsor this year's event.  



    21.5 TC


    Bill Sydor [Awesomatix] would lead the field of touring car racers in qualifying on the high grip black carpet followed by AwesomatixUSA teammates Eric Jones and Jeff Flassig.  During the main, qualifying order would hold for the top 3 and Patrick Perkins would race up from 5th starting position to 4th overall on the grid to allow for a Awesomatix top 4 finishing order.


    A-main finishing order-
    1. BILL SYDOR [Awesomatix] + TQ
    2. ERIC JONES [Awesomatix]
    3. JEFF FLASSIG [Awesomatix]
    4. PATRICK PERKINS [Awesomatix]
    5. BRAD SANDVIG
    6. TROY SCHAFER
    7. ANTHONY SWIFT [Awesomatix]

    17.5 1/12th Scale


    Stock 1/12th was the hotly contested class at this year's MIC.  Awesomatix USA's Michael Hanulec would take the TQ in the 2nd round and it would hold throughout the rest of the event.  Top 5 qualifiers all would be running an Awesomatix A12 with US Spec or US Spec-like configurations - Hanulec, Skewes, Supreme, Rayfield and Van Ert.  

    In the main the field would break out into a 3 car freight train running through traffic.  Skewes would make the first mistake in the freight train, but Hanulec would make a larger one that held up Rayfield too allowing Skewes to jump from 3rd to 1st and cruise to a 2 second win over Rayfield and Hanulec would battled over the last 2 minutes for 2nd place.  

    A-main finishing order-
    1. BRANDON SKEWES [Awesomatix]
    2. SHAWN RAYFIELD [Awesomatix]
    3. MICHAEL HANULEC [Awesomatix] + TQ
    4. CODY BURKE
    5. TROY GUBBINS 
    6. JASON VERKE [Awesomatix]
    7. PATRICK PERKINS
    8. TYLER LYNN [Awesomatix]
    9. KEVIN VAN ERT [Awesomatix]
    10. SHAUN MADDEN
    11. BEEF SUPREME [Awesomatix]
    Honorable mention - 3rd qualifier Beef Supreme and Shaun Madden who were unable to compete in the main.  

    13.5 1/12th Scale



    SuperStock 1/12th had a great mix of past ROAR National Champions and perennial fast guys.  John Wiita [Awesomatix] would take TQ in the 3rd found from Troy Gubbins by less than 1 second.  In the main,  John Dickson would have a rough start allowing John Wiita to break away with Troy Gubbins, Shawn Rayfield [Awesomatix] and Michael Hanulec [Awesomatix] in hot pursuit.  Troy would tap allowing Rayfield and Hanulec to get by.  Sooner after Rayfield and Hanulec would swap positions.  Dickson would try to run back up the field getting within 2s of Hanulec before tapouts would cause him to fall back.  Within just 30 seconds left Wiita attempting to lap the field found the wrath of Hanulec but the two survived the encounter not allowing Dickson to get by.   

    A-main finishing order-
    1. JOHN WIITA [Awesomatix] + TQ
    2. MICHAEL HANULEC [Awesomatix]
    3. JOHN DICKSON
    4. SHAWN RAYFIELD [Awesomatix]
    5. TROY GUBBINS
    6. CODY BURKE
    7. JASON CHENG
    8. KEVIN VAN ERT [Awesomatix]

    Overall we had a great time at the event.  Brandon has built an AMAZING facility -- cannot wait to attend next year!



    Tuesday, November 9, 2021

    A12 US Spec Kit and optional Chassis Set by AwesomatixUSA

    Building upon the newly released Optional A12 Suspension Plates by AwesomatixUSA we have now made it even easier to increase the performance of the Awesomatix A12 for North American racing on Black Carpet.  AwesomatixUSA has CNC milled the Awesomatix A12 chassis parts and are offering them to racers in three different ways.

    Please note these products require additional modifications from the original manufacturer, Awesomatix, and as such lead times could be longer than usual.  We highly recommend back ordering these offerings to ensure the fastest turn around.


    #1 Complete Race Kit - A12 US Spec Electric Pan Car



    This innovate platform has done the world tour in 2020 winning 13.5 1/12th at Snowbird Nationals and being featured in many A-finals throughout the World. The US Spec includes two major changes over the base A12 Kit to allow the racer to configure the car with various AwesomatixUSA Suspension Plates (available for purchase separably) that can shorten the wheelbase as much as 7mm shorter.

    1. CNC milled AM1203 Battery Plate to AwesomatixUSA specifications
    2. CNC milled AM1204 Chassis Plate to AwesomatixUSA specifications

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    #2 AwesomatixUSA A12 US Spec Chassis Set

    The US Spec Chassis Set includes Awesomatix parts modified to allow the racer to configure the car with various AwesomatixUSA Suspension Plates (available for purchase separably) that can shorten the wheelbase as much as 7mm shorter.

    1. CNC milled AM1203 Battery Plate to AwesomatixUSA specifications
    2. CNC milled AM1204 Chassis Plate to AwesomatixUSA specifications

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    #3 Replacement CNC milled AM1204 Chassis Plate to AwesomatixUSA specifications


    Sold individually as big crashes can happen and this part (as well as the stock A12-AM1204 part) can bend.  It is also a great way to make your manually cut chassis set look more factory.


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