2014 IFMAR Pre Worlds

Team Awesomatix EU and Awesomatix USA both arrived to test ourselves at the 2014 IFMAR Pre Worlds Warm Up at Full Throttle Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida from April 4-6 2014.  In attendance was Freddy Sudhoff, Josh Cyrul, Michael Hanulec and Mark Burt.  Although the primary class getting everyone focus was the Modified TC class, there was also a 17.5 TC class to help bring in the locals.

By the end of the weekend our Awesomatix A700 Evo touring cars would be lapping as fast, or faster than the winners of the Modified A-main -- and win the 17.5 TC Class!

The large straightaway at Full Throttle Raceway brought its own set of challenges ranging cars too slow down the straight, to cars so fast they blew part the specified rubber race tire.  The racing line, driving onto the painted areas, also threw a lot of races for a loop -- especially if you run a Red/White body like some people we know (Hanulec).

After qualifying in Modified TC, Freddy found himself 12th overall after having issues in the 5th round of qualifying and a fastest time of 21/5:01.435 (round 4). Otherwise with a 6th in round 4 and 5th in round 6 he was on track to an A-main appearance.  Local team driver, Mark, qualified 28th overall with a best run of 15th in round 5 and a fastest time of 21/5:13.076. Josh qualified 33rd overall with a best run of 20th in round 6 and a fastest time of 20/5:00.733. Michael qualified 48th overall with a best run of 33rd in round 5 and fastest time of 20/5:12.765.

In the 17.5 TC class, Mark Burt would TQ the class, with Michael Hanulec qualifying 3rd and Shane Williams qualifying 8th.

Full Qualifying Results

Qual Points
Using best 3 of 6 rounds

Tie Breaker 1: Best rounds points
Tie Breaker 2: 2nd+ rounds points

17.5 Pro

Qual #	Driver	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6
1	Burt, Mark Awesomatix	0pts 22/6:08.421	0pts 22/6:09.716	0pts 22/6:09.693	13pts 12/3:21.600	0pts 22/6:09.999	13pts 0/0.000
2	Bruce, Michael	2pts 22/6:09.593	2pts 22/6:10.664	2pts 22/6:14.259	0pts 22/6:10.297	3pts 22/6:14.691	2pts 22/6:16.242
3	Hanulec, Michael Awesomatix	4pts 21/6:00.592	4pts 21/6:04.673	12pts 15/4:17.155	2pts 22/6:13.803	2pts 22/6:13.201	0pts 22/6:15.216
4	Castellano, Junior	3pts 22/6:16.380	3pts 21/6:04.446	3pts 22/6:16.721	6pts 21/6:08.163	4pts 22/6:16.582	3pts 22/6:16.469
5	Morris, Jimmy	7pts 21/6:07.266	7pts 21/6:09.554	4pts 21/6:03.710	4pts 21/6:02.043	6pts 21/6:03.020	4pts 22/6:17.047
6	Pendergraph, Steve	6pts 21/6:06.685	6pts 21/6:07.167	5pts 21/6:08.817	3pts 21/6:01.944	5pts 21/6:02.378	6pts 21/6:06.973
7	Cooper, Robert	8pts 21/6:08.559	5pts 21/6:07.147	6pts 21/6:08.894	7pts 21/6:10.976	7pts 21/6:03.042	5pts 21/6:00.307
8	Williams, Shane Awesomatix	5pts 21/6:02.868	8pts 21/6:13.889	7pts 21/6:09.425	5pts 21/6:05.236	8pts 21/6:08.196	11pts 12/6:12.700
9	Vega, Frank	9pts 21/6:14.438	9pts 20/6:00.995	9pts 21/6:14.022	9pts 21/6:15.289	13pts 6/2:50.375	7pts 21/6:12.437
10	Hall, Allen	10pts 21/6:16.213	10pts 20/6:04.891	8pts 21/6:13.691	12pts 20/6:05.521	9pts 20/6:01.892	9pts 20/6:06.926
11	Abbott, Kevin	11pts 20/6:08.282	13pts 19/5:51.338	10pts 20/6:05.137	8pts 21/6:14.948	10pts 20/6:05.721	12pts 3/58.851
12	Hall, Dylan	12pts 20/6:08.412	11pts 20/6:16.257	13pts 1/18.601	10pts 21/6:17.982	12pts 18/5:41.520	8pts 21/6:15.617
13	Cruz, Walter	13pts 19/6:14.062	12pts 20/6:19.053	11pts 20/6:13.954	11pts 20/6:03.884	11pts 20/6:16.891	10pts 20/6:08.378

Touring Modified

Qual #	Driver	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6
1	Volker, Ronald	0pts 22/5:08.639	0pts 22/5:14.453	0pts 22/5:12.639	0pts 22/5:13.910	51pts 7/1:53.237	0pts 21/5:01.525
2	Matsukura, Naoto	6pts 21/5:05.471	2pts 21/5:01.566	48pts 16/3:51.412	3pts 21/5:00.288	0pts 22/5:14.150	2pts 21/5:02.306
3	Rheinard, Marc	2pts 21/5:01.063	10pts 21/5:04.514	4pts 21/5:03.977	2pts 22/5:14.106	42pts 17/4:20.918	47pts 11/2:49.423
4	Vejrak, Meen	9pts 21/5:08.297	12pts 21/5:06.214	2pts 21/5:01.277	44pts 12/2:55.594	2pts 21/5:02.181	4pts 21/5:06.307
5	Groskamp, Jilles	41pts 18/4:34.857	4pts 21/5:03.367	14pts 21/5:08.593	9pts 21/5:04.709	3pts 21/5:04.044	3pts 21/5:04.418
6	Wilck, Viktor	13pts 21/5:09.828	3pts 21/5:02.329	7pts 21/5:06.797	4pts 21/5:01.202	4pts 21/5:04.289	9pts 21/5:11.863
7	Matsuzaki, Hayato	4pts 21/5:04.081	13pts 21/5:06.353	3pts 21/5:03.107	5pts 21/5:01.213	50pts 7/1:40.411	6pts 21/5:09.206
8	Moore, Andy	3pts 21/5:03.644	9pts 21/5:04.488	5pts 21/5:04.295	8pts 21/5:04.269	40pts 17/4:05.352	14pts 21/5:13.791
9	Hagberg, Alexander	5pts 21/5:04.889	7pts 21/5:04.181	6pts 21/5:06.312	42pts 14/3:27.710	44pts 14/3:33.621	45pts 14/3:24.556
10	Harper, Elliott	8pts 21/5:06.666	5pts 21/5:03.719	37pts 19/4:41.787	14pts 21/5:06.685	6pts 21/5:05.404	12pts 21/5:13.528
11	Hara, Atsushi	7pts 21/5:06.146	8pts 21/5:04.277	10pts 21/5:07.402	7pts 21/5:02.856	5pts 21/5:04.294	29pts 20/5:10.907
12	Sudhoff, Frederik Awesomatix	16pts 21/5:10.307	16pts 21/5:06.933	12pts 21/5:07.628	6pts 21/5:01.435	46pts 12/2:56.211	5pts 21/5:08.632
13	Kono, Takayuki	21pts 20/5:01.735	6pts 21/5:03.872	16pts 21/5:09.928	10pts 21/5:05.645	8pts 21/5:07.823	13pts 21/5:13.656
14	Howart, Rick	12pts 21/5:09.482	14pts 21/5:06.621	9pts 21/5:07.297	15pts 21/5:07.402	9pts 21/5:08.366	8pts 21/5:10.041
15	Lemieux, Paul	46pts 10/2:45.210	18pts 21/5:07.864	8pts 21/5:07.281	16pts 21/5:07.666	7pts 21/5:06.612	50pts 3/43.531
16	Fischer, Marc	15pts 21/5:10.220	49pts 6/1:32.307	13pts 21/5:07.837	13pts 21/5:06.590	52pts 2/29.542	7pts 21/5:10.040
17	Levanen, Juho	11pts 21/5:09.177	11pts 21/5:05.986	15pts 21/5:09.456	12pts 21/5:06.557	20pts 20/5:00.466	43pts 18/4:50.502
18	Hebert, Kevin	10pts 21/5:08.743	20pts 21/5:11.392	18pts 21/5:11.758	45pts 10/2:31.747	13pts 21/5:11.575	17pts 20/5:00.374
19	Ido, Masatsugu	22pts 20/5:05.115	26pts 20/5:01.116	24pts 20/5:02.550	18pts 21/5:13.715	14pts 21/5:11.688	10pts 21/5:11.904
20	Hardman, Andrew	14pts 21/5:09.909	24pts 20/5:00.109	17pts 21/5:10.916	11pts 21/5:05.768	25pts 20/5:08.101	18pts 20/5:00.455
21	Gray, Scotty	17pts 21/5:11.425	19pts 21/5:10.609	11pts 21/5:07.613	23pts 20/5:00.664	17pts 21/5:13.708	16pts 20/5:00.281
22	Berntsen, Adrian	31pts 20/5:12.517	15pts 21/5:06.811	25pts 20/5:03.319	50pts 5/1:24.349	19pts 21/5:23.208	11pts 21/5:12.943
23	Saligupta, Chavet	28pts 20/5:08.996	17pts 21/5:07.734	19pts 21/5:12.879	17pts 21/5:07.909	11pts 21/5:10.780	19pts 20/5:00.562
24	Ehbar, David	23pts 20/5:05.368	23pts 20/5:00.094	29pts 20/5:05.121	19pts 21/5:14.737	12pts 21/5:11.250	21pts 20/5:01.747
25	Grainger, Christopher	18pts 21/5:11.465	25pts 20/5:00.933	43pts 18/4:44.497	30pts 20/5:07.890	10pts 21/5:09.013	49pts 7/1:46.753
26	Hudy, Martin	19pts 20/5:00.757	52pts 2/29.340	20pts 20/4:59.301	43pts 14/3:28.227	16pts 21/5:13.148	23pts 20/5:06.927
27	Phutiyotin, Charlee	45pts 10/2:29.609	21pts 21/5:12.579	45pts 18/5:05.167	24pts 20/5:01.574	41pts 17/4:10.121	15pts 20/5:00.087
28	Burt, Mark Awesomatix	36pts 19/5:06.710	41pts 18/4:26.926	49pts 7/1:44.365	22pts 20/5:00.365	15pts 21/5:13.076	25pts 20/5:08.335
29	Marrone, Nicola	26pts 20/5:06.616	27pts 20/5:01.854	21pts 20/5:00.772	41pts 17/5:07.950	18pts 21/5:13.981	24pts 20/5:07.127
30	Scott, Jared	20pts 20/5:01.117	48pts 15/3:54.184	22pts 20/5:01.987	21pts 20/5:00.319	43pts 16/4:12.434	26pts 20/5:09.082
31	Martini, Francisco	48pts 7/1:58.711	22pts 21/5:17.498	23pts 20/5:02.291	20pts 21/5:15.167	29pts 20/5:11.612	32pts 20/5:14.966
32	Apolaro, D.j.	24pts 20/5:05.379	40pts 19/5:07.227	30pts 20/5:05.316	26pts 20/5:05.391	24pts 20/5:06.553	22pts 20/5:04.539
33	Cyrul, Josh Awesomatix	44pts 14/3:39.988	33pts 20/5:09.696	32pts 20/5:07.607	38pts 18/4:31.588	21pts 20/5:00.784	20pts 20/5:00.733
34	Ellis, Drew	29pts 20/5:10.547	42pts 18/4:30.670	28pts 20/5:04.494	25pts 20/5:02.584	23pts 20/5:06.128	35pts 20/5:15.431
35	Brown, Jeff	42pts 18/5:02.461	32pts 20/5:07.413	36pts 20/5:15.262	31pts 20/5:08.634	22pts 20/5:02.729	27pts 20/5:09.101
36	Vera, Dave	34pts 19/5:02.384	44pts 18/4:36.055	51pts 1/5:14.758	27pts 20/5:06.358	26pts 20/5:08.107	30pts 20/5:10.953
37	Hosoda, Kenji	30pts 20/5:11.101	34pts 20/5:10.545	34pts 20/5:12.524	28pts 20/5:07.194	28pts 20/5:09.335	28pts 20/5:10.835
38	Bruce, Michael	27pts 20/5:07.731	28pts 20/5:05.138	31pts 20/5:06.424	46pts 9/5:10.702	31pts 20/5:12.574	40pts 19/5:03.036
39	Satoshi, Maezumi	49pts 6/1:33.846	30pts 20/5:06.179	27pts 20/5:03.731	34pts 20/5:16.206	37pts 19/5:04.311	51pts 3/54.391
40	Bradley, TJ	32pts 20/5:13.933	31pts 20/5:06.438	33pts 20/5:10.536	29pts 20/5:07.333	32pts 20/5:12.672	46pts 12/3:39.079
41	Caroli, Antonio	35pts 19/5:03.721	37pts 19/5:02.655	40pts 19/5:06.178	32pts 20/5:13.586	30pts 20/5:12.280	31pts 20/5:13.418
42	Parsons, Cory	25pts 20/5:05.842	50pts 5/1:13.272	26pts 20/5:03.514	47pts 8/2:01.129	45pts 13/3:15.445	52pts 0/0.000
43	Tabush, Christian	37pts 19/5:07.815	38pts 19/5:02.922	42pts 19/5:08.819	39pts 18/5:03.077	27pts 20/5:09.111	33pts 20/5:15.193
44	Gordinho, Fernando	33pts 19/5:00.271	45pts 17/4:25.715	52pts 0/0.000	35pts 20/5:17.581	36pts 19/5:03.705	38pts 19/5:00.559
45	Cochran, Sean	51pts 2/38.145	29pts 20/5:06.037	44pts 18/4:45.018	48pts 7/1:48.666	34pts 20/5:14.347	42pts 19/5:08.061
46	Cooper, Robert	50pts 2/37.181	36pts 19/5:00.424	41pts 19/5:07.958	36pts 19/5:00.483	35pts 19/5:00.374	34pts 20/5:15.263
47	Efficale, Andrea	40pts 19/5:15.828	39pts 19/5:05.441	50pts 5/1:31.715	33pts 20/5:15.556	49pts 11/3:02.343	36pts 20/5:16.401
48	Hanulec, Michael Awesomatix	52pts 1/17.299	35pts 20/5:16.440	46pts 18/5:08.802	49pts 7/1:49.006	33pts 20/5:12.765	41pts 19/5:05.576
49	Wysgol, Anna	38pts 19/5:11.511	46pts 16/4:27.601	38pts 19/5:04.525	37pts 19/5:06.011	47pts 12/3:08.543	39pts 19/5:02.712
50	Lino, Rino	47pts 8/2:34.015	43pts 18/4:35.217	35pts 20/5:12.732	51pts 0/0.000	48pts 12/3:12.701	37pts 19/5:00.038
51	Mcnichols, Steve	39pts 19/5:15.366	51pts 5/1:17.894	39pts 19/5:05.623	51pts 0/0.000	38pts 19/5:15.809	48pts 8/2:25.560
52	Haswell, Michael	43pts 17/5:08.041	47pts 16/5:03.040	47pts 17/5:00.590	40pts 18/5:11.809	39pts 18/5:12.022	44pts 17/5:03.348

Mains

Across the board - all of the Awesomatix runners performed their personal fastest runs within the mains.  

Freddy's Mains

Freddy's first two mains went off without any issue.  He raced Hara (Yokomo) noise to tail until the tone.  If you analyze the times between the A-main and B-mains you'll see-

• In B1, Hara and Freddy went faster than Volker (A1 winner)
• In B2, Hara and Freddy had the 4th and 5th fastest runs of the round respectively
• In B3, both Freddy and Hara wasn't as lucky, and hand to pull off before the end.  
• Freddy shaved a total of 5 seconds off his prior best run, and moved into the 22 lap club!

Race 5 - Mod TC B1 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Atsushi Hara	1	22	5:08.694	14.166		11	88.36%	1.63
2	Frederik Sudhoff	2	22	5:09.556	14.113	0.862	12	88.51%	1.62

Race 6 - Mod TC A1 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Ronald Volker	1	22	5:10.003	14.006		1	88.08%	1.68
2	Meen Vejrak	4	22	5:14.254	14.261	4.251	4	89.38%	1.52
3	Hayato Matsuzaki	7	22	5:14.497	14.206	0.243	7	90.64%	1.34
4	Elliott Harper	10	21	5:01.482	14.359		10	91.37%	1.24
5	Alexander Hagberg	9	21	5:04.036	14.103	2.554	9	90.01%	1.45

Race 13 - Mod TC B2 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Atsushi Hara	1	22	5:12.477	13.903		11	87.95%	1.71
2	Frederik Sudhoff	2	22	5:13.854	14.012	1.377	12	88.47%	1.64

Race 14 - Mod TC A2 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Ronald Volker	1	22	5:03.924	13.783		1	87.92%	1.67
2	Naoto Matsukura	2	22	5:07.058	13.935	3.134	2	88.31%	1.63
3	Meen Vejrak	4	22	5:11.842	14.138	4.784	4	89.35%	1.51
4	Marc Rheinard	3	21	5:00.598	14.346		3	88.26%	1.68
5	Viktor Wilck	6	21	5:01.033	14.455	0.435	6	89.77%	1.47

Race 21 - Mod TC B3 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Takayuki Kono	3	21	5:02.670	14.358		13	88.86%	1.61
2	Rick Howart	4	21	5:04.028	14.531	1.358	14	89.37%	1.54
3	Paul Lemieux	5	21	5:05.225	14.428	1.197	15	89.59%	1.51

9	Atsushi Hara	1	16	3:48.094	14.460		11	85.15%	2.12
10	Frederik Sudhoff	2	13	3:08.362	14.453		12	84.10%	2.30

Race 22 - Mod TC A3 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Naoto Matsukura	2	22	5:07.293	13.997		2	88.40%	1.62
2	Ronald Volker	1	22	5:09.354	13.950	2.061	1	87.71%	1.73
3	Marc Rheinard	3	22	5:11.929	14.267	2.575	3	89.15%	1.54
4	Jilles Groskamp	5	21	5:01.083	14.449		5	89.72%	1.47
5	Alexander Hagberg	9	21	5:04.170	14.478	3.087	9	90.98%	1.31

Mark's Mains

Mark Burt's runs were consistent throughout the C-mains.  His best run, C2, yielded a 3rd overall.  Mark shaved 2 seconds from his prior best total time!

Race 4 - Mod TC C1 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Scotty Gray	1	21	5:02.522	14.451		21	87.52%	1.80
2	Chavet Saligupta	3	21	5:02.824	14.497	0.302	23	88.47%	1.66
3	Nicola Marrone	9	21	5:08.697	14.619	5.873	29	91.67%	1.22
4	Martin Hudy	6	21	5:11.088	14.606	2.391	26	88.71%	1.67
5	Mark Burt	8	21	5:13.208	14.704	2.120	28	90.11%	1.48

Race 12 - Mod TC C2 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Adrian Berntsen	2	21	5:05.005	14.342		22	87.19%	1.86
2	Christopher Grainger	5	21	5:07.447	14.580	2.442	25	89.34%	1.56
3	Mark Burt	8	21	5:11.025	14.735	3.578	28	90.64%	1.39
4	Scotty Gray	1	21	5:11.310	14.535	0.285	21	83.56%	2.44
5	Nicola Marrone	9	21	5:14.297	14.589	2.987	29	88.46%	1.73

Race 20 - Mod TC C3 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Chavet Saligupta	3	21	5:04.715	14.428		23	88.77%	1.63
2	Scotty Gray	1	21	5:04.812	14.593	0.097	21	87.18%	1.86
3	Christopher Grainger	5	21	5:05.954	14.533	1.142	25	90.11%	1.44
4	Martin Hudy	6	21	5:09.753	14.650	3.799	26	90.47%	1.41
5	Nicola Marrone	9	21	5:11.346	14.562	1.593	29	92.44%	1.12
6	Mark Burt	8	21	5:14.497	14.768	3.151	28	90.75%	1.39

Josh's Mains

Josh has two 2nd place finishes in D2 and D3.  His car's pace in D1 and D2 could of yielded slightly faster overall runs if it wasn't for the exciting battles within these mains.  Josh shaved 4 seconds off his total time, and moved into the 21 lap club!

Race 3 - Mod TC D1 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Francisco Martini	1	21	5:09.149	14.697		31	87.75%	1.80
2	Maezumi Satoshi	9	21	5:12.444	14.764	3.295	39	90.85%	1.36
3	D.j. Apolaro	2	21	5:13.661	14.546	1.217	32	86.57%	2.01
4	Drew Ellis	4	21	5:14.141	14.794	0.480	34	89.04%	1.64
5	Michael Bruce	8	20	5:07.710	14.875		38	89.36%	1.64

8

Josh Cyrul

3

9

2:11.546

14.514

0.736

33

80.94%

2.79

Race 11 - Mod TC D2 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	D.j. Apolaro	2	21	5:12.313	14.835		32	88.00%	1.79
2	Josh Cyrul	3	21	5:15.331	14.557	3.018	33	87.24%	1.92
3	Jeff Brown	5	20	5:00.716	14.824		35	88.51%	1.73
4	TJ Bradley	10	20	5:01.684	14.873	0.968	40	90.68%	1.41
5	Maezumi Satoshi	9	20	5:02.597	14.720	0.913	39	88.41%	1.75

Race 19 - Mod TC D3 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Jeff Brown	5	21	5:12.365	14.757		35	89.62%	1.54
2	Josh Cyrul	3	21	5:12.437	14.762	0.072	33	88.29%	1.74
3	Francisco Martini	1	20	5:01.955	14.815		31	86.77%	2.00
4	D.j. Apolaro	2	20	5:08.018	15.104	6.063	32	90.01%	1.54
5	Michael Bruce	8	20	5:08.394	15.250	0.376	38	89.60%	1.60

Michael's Mains

After losing a bunch of time chasing electrical gremlins, Mike had the greatest overall time improvement within his mains by shaving 10 seconds off his prior best run.  E3 would have yielded his best overall result but he broke out at the end of the race while in 3rd and racing with 1st and 2nd.   As you can see - Masami was very impressed!

Race 2 - Mod TC E1 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Cory Parsons	2	21	5:13.605	14.655		42	87.62%	1.85
2	Christian Tabush	3	21	5:14.022	15.014	0.417	43	88.99%	1.65
3	Sean Cochran	5	20	5:01.458	14.891		45	90.75%	1.39
4	Michael Hanulec	8	20	5:02.657	15.034	1.199	48	91.40%	1.30
5	Rino Lino	10	20	5:05.943	15.025	3.286	50	92.57%	1.14

Race 10 - Mod TC E2 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Cory Parsons	2	21	5:14.652	14.911		42	87.58%	1.86
2	Sean Cochran	5	20	5:03.405	15.065		45	88.54%	1.74
3	Christian Tabush	3	20	5:04.840	15.246	1.435	43	88.22%	1.80
4	Robert Cooper	6	20	5:08.388	15.296	3.548	46	89.06%	1.69
5	Antonio Caroli	1	20	5:08.561	15.223	0.173	41	85.10%	2.30
6	Michael Hanulec	8	20	5:12.249	15.213	3.688	48	92.81%	1.12

Race 18 - Mod TC E3 Main

Pos	Driver	Car #	Laps	Time	Fast	Behind	Qual #	Consistency	Std. Dev.
1	Christian Tabush	3	20	5:12.217	15.301		43	87.54%	1.94
2	Cory Parsons	2	20	5:13.320	15.102	1.103	42	84.92%	2.36
3	Rino Lino	10	19	5:02.856	15.265		50	89.22%	1.72
4	Sean Cochran	5	19	5:05.783	15.331	2.927	45	85.46%	2.34
5	Anna Wysgol	9	19	5:06.491	15.722	0.708	49	90.19%	1.58

7

Michael Hanulec

8

18

4:42.788

15.234

48

92.32%

1.21

17.5 TC Mains

After a rough A1, Awesomatix USA's Mark Burt took the win in A2 and A3.  The big straightaways and allowing the D3.5 motor definitely made its impact on the top results.  Michael Hanulec was the highest finisher not running a D3.5-based motor.  

17.5 Pro Triple-A Results

Pos	Driver (Qual #)	A1	A2	A3	Total
1	Burt, Mark (TQ)	3rd = 3pts 22/6:10.004	1st = 1pts 23/6:14.514	1st = 1pts 23/6:13.644	2
2	Bruce, Michael (2)	1st = 1pts 22/6:09.240	2nd = 2pts 22/6:01.406	2nd = 2pts 23/6:16.418	3
3	Hanulec, Michael (3)	2nd = 2pts 22/6:09.846	6th = 6pts 22/6:15.112	3rd = 3pts 22/6:06.740	5
4	Morris, Jimmy (5)	10th = 10pts 2/0:36.310	3rd = 3pts 22/6:11.278	5th = 5pts 22/6:13.345	8
5	Castellano, Junior (4)	6th = 6pts 21/6:04.747	4th = 4pts 22/6:13.547	4th = 4pts 22/6:12.036	8
6	Cooper, Robert (7)	4th = 4pts 21/6:01.788	5th = 5pts 22/6:14.069	6th = 6pts 22/6:15.834	9
7	Williams, Shane (8)	5th = 5pts 21/6:03.237	8th = 8pts 17/4:57.235	8th = 8pts 20/6:03.800	13
8	Vega, Frank (9)	7th = 7pts 21/6:12.677	9th = 9pts 16/4:35.798	7th = 7pts 21/6:08.725	14
9	Hall, Allen (10)	8th = 8pts 21/6:17.382	7th = 7pts 20/6:00.043	9th = 9pts 14/4:18.478	15
10	Pendergraph, Steve (6)	9th = 9pts 14/4:11.516	10th = 10pts 1/0:08.996	10th = 10pts 1/0:09.119	19
Tie Breaker: Lowest Scores (IFMAR 2013)

Thanks

After a long week -- we learned a lot, and had some fun.  Cannot wait until October to return for the Worlds.  

Big thanks to George, and the rest of the race team for running a smooth event!

Big thanks to RC Action Pics for the great shots all weekend.

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!!

Awesomatix now available from Stormer Hobbies

We are happy to announce the onboarding of a new dealer - Stormer Hobbies.  Bob Stormer and company have decided to bring on the Awesomatix product line -- and they are currently ramping up their inventory levels.  In stock right now are A700 Evo kits, and various parts/pieces.  In less than a week they will have many other option parts available too.

• Awesomatix @ Stormer Hobbies

2014 ROAR Carpet Nationals & A700 Evo, FFG, GD2 and C01AL Now In Stock

Awesomatix USA is proud to announce they are one of the sponsors of the 2014 ROAR Carpet Nationals taking place this weekend at HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex in Omaha, Nebraska.  We'd like to wish our team drivers and customers the best of luck.  If any Awesomatix runners have issues and need parts please make sure to see Brent Klingforth who will be managing any track side parts needs.

Almost as existing as the Carpet Nats -- for the first time in 2014 - the new A700 Evo kit, Floating Front Gear Box Upgrade (FFG), Gear Diff 2 (GD2) and 2mm Aluminum Chassis (C01AL) - are all available in stock at Awesomatix USA.  Don't expect these parts to be available for long...

Get ready for summer with Raceberry!

Awesomatix USA is bringing in the asphalt killing Raceberry chassis for the A700 Evo.  After consulting with Freddy Sudoff (Awesomatix EU) and Bernd Wellerdiek (Raceberry) we believe the Raceberry "hard" 2.1mm chassis in the Sudoff design that will be a hit this summer.

The first run of chassis are expected to be available after the 3rd round of the ETS series (mid-March) just in time for the start of the outdoor season kicking off with the Worlds Warmup the first week of April.  We are now taking back orders for these chassis.