B.Johnson and Trandell win at the 2021 Halloween Classic

 This weekend the R/C world return to Cleveland, Ohio for the 2021 Halloween Classic held at The Gate in Brunswick, Ohio.  Team Awesomatix USA was able to take two TQs and wins at the event.  This year's event would feature a tight and challenging layout such that all mains were limited to 8 drivers.  

Super Stock TC

Awesomatix USA's Brad Johnson would take the TQ in round 4 from the b-sort.  Awesomatix A800MMXA cars would take the Top 3 positions in qualifying with Bill Sydor and Clayton Young starting behind Brad.  In total Awesomatix would have 6 of the 8 competitors in the A-main.  The race had some good battles behind and that allowed Brad Johnson to check out and cruise to the win.

A-main finishing order-

1. Brad Johnson [Awesomatix] [TQ]
2. Clayton Young [Awesomatix]
3. Bill Sydor [Awesomatix]
4. Max Kuenning
5. Bobby Rorison [Awesomatix]
6. Michael Skeen [Awesomatix]
7. Marc Livermore
8. Jeff Rowland [Awesomatix]

Stock 1/12th

Awesomatix USA's Michael Hanulec would take TQ of the event in round 3.  Top 3 qualifiers ran the Awesomatix A12 with Joe Trandell and Clayton Young completing the starting line up.  Awesomatix placed the most cars into the A-main of any manufacturer.  Shockingly the open motor 17.5 would produce one of the largest separations in qualifying with 3 laps spanning the 8 car field.  During the A-main Michael Hanulec would run into the famous Gate "failnado" and after having to drive thru a pile of cars in the chicane he then blew out handing the race to Awesomatix USA's Joe Trandell to take a commanding lead and cruise to the win.

A-main finishing order-

1. Joe Trandell [Awesomatix]
2. Dana Bailes
3. Tom Firsching
4. Michael Hanulec [Awesomatix] [TQ]
5. Andrew Knapp
6. Jeff Dayger
7. Shawn Rayfield [Awesomatix]
8. Clayton Young [Awesomatix]

Stock TC

Stock TC was a hotly contested class at this year's event with 3.3 seconds covering the top 10 in qualifying -- but only 8 would make the A-main.  Awesomatix had 6 drivers going into the A-main.  Carnage on the first lap would allow Marc Livermore to cruise to the win from pole.  Bill Sydor [Awesomatix] elevated himself from 5th starting position to finish 2nd after a tight battle with Rob Love for the whole 5 minute race.

A-main finishing order-

1. Marc Livermore [TQ]
2. Bill Sydor [Awesomatix]
3. Rob Love
4. Clayton Young [Awesomatix]
5. Michael Skeen [Awesomatix]
6. Jeff Rowland [Awesomatix]
7. Dave Johnson [Awesomatix]
8. Bobby Rorison [Awesomatix]

Super Stock 1/12th

Super Stock 1/12th had a tighter qualifying field with only two laps separating the field.  Awesomatix USA drivers Michael Hanulec and Joe Trandell would start 6th and 7th in the A-main after having some challenges in qualifying.  Upon the A-main start Max would get away cleanly while the field cleaned each other out behind him.  Joe Trandell and Michael Hanulec drove through the smoke and raced up to second and third by the finish.  

A-main finishing order-

1. Max Kuenning [TQ]
2. Joe Trandell [Awesomatix]
3. Michael Hanulec [Awesomatix]
4. Andrew Knapp
5. Tom Firsching
6. Steve Radecky
7. Jeff Dayger
8. John Dickson

Race Setups on our Google Drive

Hi all-- Google has retired the prior setup sheet links that are posted all over the internet for AwesomatixUSA.  Please navigate to the YYYY-MM labeled folders from this link

The Mon-Tech NYGP just wrapped up and we are posting setups in the 2021-10 folder.

Isaacs, Lia, Anderson, Flores and Schneese win at the 2021 Mon-Tech NYGP

The 2021 Mon-Tech New York Grand Prix (NYGP) at 360v2 took place October 7th to 11th 2021. Donny Lia and the team at 360v2 put on a fantastic and well run event over the past 4 days. Team Awesomatix is happy to walk away with 5 wins from the event - Modified TC, Modified 1/12th, Stock TC, USGT and GT12-R.  Congrats to all of the winners!  Cannot wait for next years event.

 

Modified Touring Car

Sam Isaacs and Kemp Anderson representing Awesomatix USA team in the Mod TC field.  The Mod TC race was mostly settled in qualifying with Sam taking the TQ and Kemp starting 5th.  

A-main finishing order-

1. Sam Isaacs [Awesomatix]
2. Chris Adams
3. Keven Hebert
4. Michael Gee
5. Kemp Anderson [Awesoamtix]
6. Andrew Ellis
7. Max Kuenning
8. Guner Mehmet
9. Michael Pabon
10. Jorge Rodriguez [Awesomatix]

Modified 1/12th

At this year's event 6.5T motors with open ESC was tried.  The Awesomatix A12 was the most popular car in the field with 7 of 10 racers running the car.  The A-main event had a dramatic finish with Donny Lia [Awesomatix] taking the win after grabbing the lead with just two laps togo in the main.  Sam Isaacs and Kemp Anderson also ran strong within the 5 car freight train up front.  

A-main finishing order-

1. Donny Lia [Awesomatix]
2. Keven Hebert
3. Sam Isaacs [Awesomatix]
4. Max Kuenning
5. Kemp Anderson [Awesomatix]
6. Andrew Knapp
7. Joel Johnson [Awesomatix]
8. Michael Hanulec [Awesomatix]
9. John Themelis [Awesomatix]
10. Joie Trandell [Awesomatix]

Stock Touring Car

Stock TC featured a Hobbywing JustStock motor that helped make the field very tight.  Eric Anderson [Awesomatix] took the TQ off his first round run.  In the A-main we had 7x A800MMXA cars battling for the win.  Craig Xavier [Awesomatix] was able to make a pass to move into 2nd place while Eric cruised to the win!

A-main finishing order-

1. Eric Anderson [Awesomatix]
2. Craig Xavier [Awesomatix]
3. Robbie Dodge
4. Clayton Young [Awesomatix]
5. Manny Flores [Awesomatix]
6. Jeff Rowland [Awesomatix]
7. Jamie Corrado [Awesomatix]
8. Marc McGurren [Awesomatix]
9. Joe Wright
10. Aja Archibald

USGT

Coming off his Southern USVTA Nationals win, Manny Flores [Awesomatix] continued to lead the field in qualifying for USGT.  With half of the A-main featuring the A800MMXA cars we had a big chance at the win.

A-main finishing order-

1. Manny Flores [Awesomatix]
2. Thomas Keiser
3. Albin Melendez
4. Michael Pabon
5. Marc McGurren [Awesomatix]
6. Aja Archibald
7. Juan Amador [Awesomatix]
8. Al Sodano [Awesomatix]
9. Victor Kao
10. Tommy Vutong [Awesomatix]

GT12-R

GT12 this year featured SJT rubber tires.  Miles Schneese [Awesomatix] was able to take TQ and run away with the win in the A-main.

A-main finishing order-

1. Miles Schneese [Awesomatix]
2. Mark Calandra
3. George Fabbiani
4. Lazaro Lopez
5. Al Sodano [Awesomatix]
6. Latif Michail
7. Ralph Morella
8. Carlos Pagan
9. Charles Schaumburg [Awesomatix]
10. James Riccitelli

Super Stock Touring Car

In Super Stock we had the car count advantage but couldn't convert that into a A-main win.  Awesomatix drivers ran strong finishing 3rd to 7th

A-main finishing order-

1. Robbie Dodge
2. Drew Ellis
3. Craig Xavier [Awesomatix]
4. Jeff Rowland [Awesomatix]
5. Jamie Corrado [Awesomatix]
6. Melvin Aulston [Awesomatix]
7. Clayton Young [Awesomatix]
8. Michael Gee
9. Chay Blount
10. Diatta Collymore

Stock 1/12th

In Stock 1/12th we had some rough starts from Trandell, Hanulec and Schneese in the A-main and were unable to challenge for the win.  Trandell rallied back to grab 3rd spot on the podium.

A-main finishing order-

1. Jeff Dayger
2. Andrew Knapp
3. Joe Trandell [Awesomatix]
4. Clayton Young [Awesomatix]
5. Mark Calandra
6. Michael Hanulec [Awesomatix]
7. Dan Pawling
8. Latif Michail
9. Miles Schneese [Awesomatix]

Super Stock 1/12th

In Super Stock 1/12th we again saw a rough first lap with Themelis and Corrado getting caught up at the start.  Eric ran strong from 9th to nearly get on the podium.  

A-main finishing order-

1. Jeff Dayger
2. Andrew Knapp
3. John Dickson
4. Eric Anderson [Awesomatix]
5. Max Kuenning
6. Jamie Corrado [Awesomatix]
7. John Themelis [Awesomatix]
8. Michael Hanulec [Awesomatix]
9. Joe Trandell [Awesomatix]
10. Joel Johnson

Isaacs and Xavier win the 2021 ROAR Paved On-Road Nationals

The 2021 ROAR Paved On-Road Nationals just wrapped up and Awesomatix added three new National Championships thanks to Sam Isaacs winning Mod TC and Craig Xavier winning 17.5 TC and 21.5 TC.

Wins for Kemp Anderson, Eric Anderson, and Eric Jones at the 2021 Mile High Indoor Champs

The world returned to racing in 2021 and the race at 5280 Raceway Mile High Indoor Champs in Denver, Colorado helped North America close out the big race indoor carpet season  Not even 15+ inches of snow would keep the Awesomatix competitors from another great turn out spanning racers and team drivers looking to battle for the win!  

Modified 1/12th was won by the TQ holder Kemp Anderson in his Awesomatix A12 along with a Mon-Tech MT 21 body.  Max Kuenning took a close second in his XRay with Sean Guthrie in his Awesomatix A12 rounding out the top 3

Modified TC was won by Max Kuenning after starting 3rd on the grid.  Lex Tyler and Sean Guthrie finished 2nd & 3rd in their Awesomatix A800MMXA TC!  Special shout out to Kyle Klingforth (Awesomatix) and Andrew Ellis (XRay) for their tremendous battle for the win that unfortunately everyone was robbed from experiencing after an incident with a back marker during the race took them both out shortly after the 2 minute mark.  You guys are both winners in our eyes!  

21.5 Stock TC was an Awesomatix affair with Eric Anderson taking the TQ + Win by only a few seconds over Bill Sydor and Brad Johnson who battled to the wire for 2nd overall.  

USGT also highlighted the Awesomatix car popularity with Eric Jones taking the TQ and Win followed by Marc McGurren and Arvin Nano -- all racing an Awesomatix A800MMXA.

Congrats to Brad Johnson for a solid return to big race form with a pair of 3rds -- including 3rd in 17.5 TC behind Robbie Dodge and Drew Ellis.  

Another congrats to Kevin Van Ert for a solid 2nd place run in 17.5 1/12th with his Awesomatix A12.  Sadly Kevin had to run for his plane ride home and missed the podium pictures.  

Another successful race in the books!  Thanks again to everyone who supported the race at 5280 Raceway!  I know the team had fun and is looking forward to returning next year!

Race results and videos

Race setups coming soon

Awesomatix sweeps the 2021 ROAR On-Road Carpet Nationals!

The 2021 ROAR On-Road Carpet Nationals was hosted at Coastal RC Speedway in Chesapeake, VA.  The event featured 6 championship classes and 3 host provided classes.  The AwesomatixUSA team had great success in qualifying grabbing all 6 top qualifier positions within the 6 Championship Classes-

• Sam Isaacs - Mod TC
• Sam Isaacs - Mod 1/12 
• Kemp Anderson - SuperStock TC
• Donny Lia - SuperStock 1/12
• Eric Anderson - Stock TC
• Joe Trandell - Stock 1/12

Moving into the A-finals, 5 of the 6 races would be decided within just two of the three A-mains with the TQ taking the win!  The SuperStock 1/12th race would go into A3 to decide the winner - 2nd place qualifier, Ray Darroch, would end up taking the overall win with his Awesomatix A12.  

When it was all said and done Awesomatix would take 6 new National Champions!  Additionally we had many Top 3 podium position lock outs!

Our National Championship winners are-

• Modified TC - Sam Isaacs
  
  
• Modified 1/12 - Sam Isaacs
  
• Super Stock TC - Kemp Anderson
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  Super Stock 1/12 - Ray Darroch
  
• Stock TC - Eric Anderson
  
• Stock 1/12 - Joe Trandell
  
  
  

In a track hosted USGT class, Manny Flores took the TQ & Win with his Awesomatix A800MMX

Thanks again to all of the Awesomatix racers who attended and to those who helped support the team and drivers!  

Setups will be hosted here