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Strong Field Expected for 11th Terry Gibson Memorial

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January 4, 2019 – Goshen, IN…A strong field of determined competitors is expected to compete for the prestige of winning the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 11th Annual Terry Gibson Memorial January 8-9, 2019. This race pays tribute to real supermodified racer Terry Gibson, who lost his life while competing in a supermodified race in 2008 at Toledo Speedway.

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The 2019 SUPRS Terry Gibson Memorial could prove to be one of the most competitive in the 11 year history of the event. (Poster by BreezeGraphics.com)

Big Race Big Guns

Because of the prestige of the race and also because, this year, it is part of the SUPRS/HeatFinder.net NASCAR Heat Supermodified Challenge, organizers are expecting one of the most competitive fields of sim racers seen at this race in a while. Several of the most skilled NASCAR Heat sim racing drivers in the country have already indicated that they are interested in competing, so this two-night extravaganza of sim racing could prove to be one of the best yet.

15-Time ARL Champion-Dave “SpeedyMan” Ohh, along with Jeff “Grumpy” Bivens, Rick ” BlackKnight” Walls, and Henry “Bandit” Kay are just a few of the HeatFinder.net regulars that will likely compete for the honor of winning this memorial race at SUPRS.

Keene Coming Back

Frank Keene, of Scranton, PA has recently decided that he is coming back to SUPRS racing after about a five-year abscense. Keene was one of the first sim racers to become a SUPRS Member way back in 2005 and is second only to Steve Callahan when it comes to drivers with the oldest original SUPRS join date that will hit the track for the Gibson Memorial.

Paying Tribute to Terry Gibson

SUPRS Terry Gibson Memorial remembers and honors the late Terry Gibson who lost his life during a heat race for the Midwest Supermodified Association at Toledo Speedway on July 18, 2008. Gibson was part of one of the first families of the real supermodified division and was competing in his own car at the time of his death.

Terry is survived by his wife Linda, son, Ryan W. Gibson; a daughter, Lindsay N. Kincaid; his father Todd Gibson, two brothers, Gene Lee (Lucinda) Gibson, Sandusky; Larry (Lisa) Gibson, Marysville; and a sister, Deb (Randy McElroy) Brady, Richwood. Terry was followed in death by his brother Jeff (Shannon) Gibson in 2012, and mother Brenda in 2018.

Hard Race to Win

From the first race run in 2009, only four drivers have won this challenging event, so it’s no exaggeration to say that the Terry Gibson Memorial is not only one of the most sought-after victories on the SUPRS schedule, but also one of the toughest.

Myles Maxon was the first driver to win the race more than once. After winning the inaugural race in 2009, and being beat by Californian John Davidson in 2010, Maxon came back to win in 2011.

Ray Sand, Jr. was the next driver to win the race more than once doing so in 2012 and 2013. Those two wins set him on a path to an incredible four wins in a row. Sand, Jr. could be called “The King of Sandusky” as the 9-Time SUPRS Champion also has three wins in the Terry Gibson Fast 50.

Bob Gangwer took the lead from Rob Warren with 30 laps to go for his first and only win to date in 2016, but Warren came right back in 2017 and last year to join the two-time winner’s club.

Close Calls for Callahan

Last year, veteran SUPRS pilot Steve Callahan finally picked up a feature win at Sandusky Speedway after trying since 2005. Callahan looked to be the favorite going into the 100 lap show the next night but was outdone by his teammate and fellow “Buckeye” Keith Powell and eventual winner Rob Warren.

In all, there have only been two times in the last six runnings of the race that Callahan hasn’t stood on the podium after 100 laps. In fact, for three years running, (2013-2015), Callahan had victory in his grasp only to fall victim to lapped cars with just a handful of laps left and had to settle for second place.

NASCAR Heat Supermodifieds Live

Fans can enjoy both nights of racing with SUPRS LIVE! This two-night NASCAR Heat supermodified sim racing event features live streaming video, driver interviews, in stream stats and scoring.

For a family friendly stream where you can choose your favorite and cheer them on, go to www.SUPRS.net/site/live to tune in beginning at 9:00 pm est each night.

2019 Terry Gibson Memorial Details

Tuesday, January 98Practice: 8:00pm Drivers Meeting: 8:30pm Racing: 9:0pm NO TIME TRIALS

See SCHEDULE for more

Wednesday, January 9: Practice: 8:00pm Drivers Meeting: 8:15pm Time Trials: 8:30pm Heats: 8:40pm B-Main-8:50pm Consi-9:00pm Driver Introductions:9:10pm Green Flag 11th Annual Terry Gibson Memorial 100-9:15pm.

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Terry Gibson Fast 50 History:

  • 2009 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Dave Biro III
  • 2010 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Jamie Hartley
  • 2011 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2012 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Joe Achzet
  • 2013 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2014 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Canceled
  • 2015 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2016 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2017 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Rob Warren
  • 2018 Terry Gibson Memorial Fast 50 Winner: Steve Callahan

Terry Gibson Memorial 100 History:

  • 2009 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: Myles Maxon
  • 2010 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: John Davidson
  • 2011 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: Myles Maxon
  • 2012 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2013 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2014 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2015 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2016 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: Bobby Gangwer
  • 2017 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: Rob Warren
  • 2018 Terry Gibson Memorial 100 Champion: Rob Warren

Track, Format Create Challenges at Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby

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January 2, 2019 – Goshen, IN…When it comes to a unique format and track, nothing tops the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby and Can-Am Challenge at Mosport Speedway for challenges. The 15th annual running of this race takes place after a two-week break from sim racing on January 2, 2019, and if history is any indication, this year’s race is going to be just as unpredictable as the previous 14.

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SUPRS Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby has the zaniest, wildest, most unpredictable sim racing format of the season. (Poster by BreezeGraphics.com)

Zaniness Starts with Format

When the racers fire up their online sim supermodifieds for the first time of 2019, they will face a format that is completely unpredictable and always provides a rousing good time north of the border.

Time Trials, the Canadian Pursuit, Heats, and a 50 lap feature will keep the racers busy all night long on a slick track that is anything but predictable as they race for extra Gold Crest Division Season Championship points that come from being on the winning Snowball Derby Championship team.

The competitors will not only be racing against each other but they’ll be paired up into two-man teams where the slowest matches up with the fastest from time trials. Each member of the team will work throughout the night to gain the most points possible as they try to win the overall Snowball Derby Challenge Championship.

Track Creates Unique Challenges

As they race for the extra Gold Crest Division Season Championship points that come from being on the winning Snowball Derby Championship team, there are several nuances about Mosport that make it a thinking man’s track.

Starting with a slick surface that offers little in the way of grip for the wide tires, Mosport’s turn one and two are virtually flat, followed by a backstretch wall that isn’t perfectly straight and juts back in toward the fast groove.

Add to that the very tricky turn four with its increasing radius, and nearly off-camber corner that tends to shoot drivers towards the outside wall upon exit, there’s no denying that a driver has to stay up on the wheel while being mindful of the tire, brake, and car preservation.

Warren, Powell Take Points Battle to Canada

Of the current top five in the SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Championship standings, only points leader Rob Warren has won this special event.

Warren is embroiled in a fierce points battle with Keith Powell as he gets ready to run the Canuck. Just 12 points separate the two drivers that, combined, have won every SUPRS Gold Crest Championship since 2015.

While Powell has never won the Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby, last year he joined with CPR teammate, Steve Callahan, to claim the Snowball Derby Team Challenge and picked up 10 bonus points for doing so. To his credit, Warren has been on the winning Derby Challenge team twice so there could be a real dogfight in store for fans.

Join SUPRS in Canada

SUPRS 15th Annual Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby and Can-Am Challenge take place on January 2, 2019, at Mosport Speedway. Practice starts at 8:00 pm. Time Trials are at 8:30 pm, after the Drivers Meeting and Racing gets underway at 9:05 pm with the Canadian Pursuit.

Heats and the Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby 50 lap feature follow the pursuit for lots of fun, fast, and frenzied supermodified sim racing action.

SUPRS fans and friends can follow all the Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby action including streaming video, timing, scoring and instant track telemetry via the SUPRS LIVE page. This live broadcast from Mosport Speedway starts at 9:00 pm est and is a fun, family-friendly place for everyone to celebrate the start of a new supermodified sim racing year.

Learn more about this race on the SUPRS schedule page.  Regular season updates as well as real supermodified and sim racing news are popular features on the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series Facebook page and @SUPRSOnline.

YearWinnerSnowball Derby Team
Challenge Winners
Can-Am
Challenge
2005John DavidsonN/ATeam USA
2006Sean GibbsJim Davidson/Bob GangwerTeam Canada
2007Mike JacksonDan Brigandi/Bob Gangwer Team USA
2008Ray Sand, JrRay Sand, Jr./Carl Becker Team USA
2009Ray Sand, JrMyles Maxon/Gary Waldron Team Canada
2010Myles MaxonJamie Hartley/Bob Gangwer Team USA
2011John DavidsonEd Riley/Bob Gangwer Team USA
2012Jeff WeberRob Warren/Gary Waldron Team USA
2013Chris MeyersN/A Team USA
2014Ray Sand, Jr.Ray Sand, Jr. Dave Brigandi Team USA
2015Myles MaxonMyles Maxon/Domenic Gioia Team USA
2016Ray Sand, Jr.Ray Sand, Jr./Dave Brigandi Team USA
2017Rob WarrenRob Warren/Dave Brigandi Team USA
2018Rob WarrenKeith Powell/Steve CallahanTeam USA

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Christmas Time, Break Time for SUPRS

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December 14, 2018 – Goshen, IN…Here at the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), we believe that Christmas is a very special time of year. In this day and age of  of an ‘always on’ and ‘constantly connected’ world, we also think it’s the best time of the year to take a break from supermodified sim racing. So we’re putting supermodified sim racing on hold for a couple of weeks.

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Christmas Break is Important

We want to remind all of our SUPRS Members, fans, friends, family and business partners, that our annual 2-week Christmas Break begins at the close of business on Friday, December 14, 2018 and lasts until Wednesday, January 2, 2019. We feel this time away from sim racing is important and hope that our members have plenty of time to travel and spend time with family.

Since the beginning of SUPRS in 2004, we have stressed the importance of family and we believe that focusing on that is more important than #simracing. and it’s what sets us apart from other leagues or sanctions.

SUPRS urges all of members, friends, fans, & followers to take this time to disconnect from racing on the web, put down their cell phones, and shut off the internet to focus on the important things in life.

Submitting Join Forms

Sim racers wishing to go supermodified sim racing with SUPRS can still submit their Membership Join Forms during our break. However, we want to remind everyone that Join Forms won’t be processed until we are back in the office after the New Year on January 2, 2019.

This also means that Member’s Only Access won’t be available to new members until after January 2, 2019. We’ll do our best to get any new members set up and ready to race the 15th Annual Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby, so if you DO submit a Join Form during break, please make sure that you have done everything on your part to be ready to race. You can learn more in our F.A.Q and rFactor Quick Start Guide.

General Emails and Press Releases

We will continue to watch our email for time sensitive press releases from supermodified sanctions, tracks, and teams to decide if any are of a time sensitive nature. General email processing is on hold until January 2, 2019.

PR representatives should contact us via our Contact Page if they have something very important that needs to go out immediately on SUPRS.net. Otherwise, all incoming email from PR departments is considered bulk mail and those releases will be added to our website upon our return to business.

Heading to Canada When We Resume

After the first of the year, it’s time to get ready for the 15th Annual Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby at Mosport Speedway. We’ll fire up the SUPRS Race and TeamSpeak servers at 6:00 pm on January 2, 2018. for this race.

SUPRS Members can plan on an extended Systems Check prior to the race and should be prepared to run SUPRS Sync beginning at 6:00pm. Race times remain the same and can be found on our Schedule Page.

Merry Christmas to All

Thank you to  all the SUPRS Members, sponsors, friends, fans, and followers that supported SUPRS in 2018. We appreciate your passion for sim racing, SUPRS, and more importantly REAL supermodified racing.

We want to wish all of you a wonderful Christmas season filled with peace, love, health and happiness. May every joy and blessing be yours at Christmas time and throughout the New Year.

Christmas Break Notes:

5:00pm est, Friday December 14, 2018 to 8:00am est Wednesday January 2, 2019

  • No Races, No Sunday Night Test-N-Tune, No Thursday A/B Testing
  • SUPRS Race Servers, SUPRS TeamSpeak Servers shutdown.
  • Membership Join Form processing and general replies to emails will be put on hold.
  • Social Media, SUPRS.net, and SUPRS Weekly updates on hold.

8:00am est, Wednesday January 2, 2019

  • Back in office. Social Media, SUPRS.net updates resume.
  • Membership Join Forms Processing resumes.
  • SUPRS Weekly mailed.

6:00pm est, Wednesday January 2 2018:

  • SUPRS Race Servers, SUPRS TeamSpeak Servers re-opened.
  • SUPRS Sync started.
  • SUPRS Sunday Night Test-N-Tune, Thursday A/B Testing & NASCAR Heat Race servers re-opened.
  • 15th Annual Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby Systems Checks.

8:00pm est, Tuesday January 2, 2018:

15th Annual
Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby
and Can-Am Challenge
January 2, 2019
SUPRS Mosport Speedway**
50 Lap Wing Supermodified Sim Race

  • Systems Checks & SUPRS Sync: 6:00pm
  • Practice: 8:00pm
  • Driver’s Meeting: 8:15pm
  • Time Trials: 8:30pm
  • Racing: 9:05pm

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“Supermodified Sim Racing for the Right Reasons” since 2004

Good Eats from Burgers’ Smokehouse for Christmas Special Winner

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December 8, 2018…The winner of the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 15th Christmas Special on December 11 at Rander Speedway can expect some good eats from Burgers’ Smokehouse in time for Christmas dinner.

SUPRS 2018 Christmas Special


Burgers’ Ham Valued by SUPRS Racers

As has been the case, nearly since the beginning of this race, a Burgers’ Smokehouse Christmas Ham is awarded to the winner* for his accomplishment. This is one of the reasons the SUPRS racers look forward to this race as much as any other on the schedule.

Burgers' Smokehouse logo

The fine folks at Burgers’ Ozark Country Hams have been providing simple traditions since 1952 when they built their first “ham house” on their farm in Missouri. With complete attention to quality and customer service, this family owned company continues to do things the old-fashioned way taking great care in the time-honored traditions of curing, aging, and smoking superior quality products.

Back to Rander Speedway

SUPRS will race at Rander Speedway for the first time since 2016 at this year’s Christmas Special. Historically, Rander was always the site of the Dion Parish Memorial, but once the rFactor sim racing platform started being used, a move to Dion Parish’s favorite track, Kalamazoo Speedway happened, and Rander was dropped from the schedule.

Rander is a fictional, high-banked, half-mile paved oval built by Mike Jackson for the DSES sim racing leagues many years ago and has always proved to be a fine track for supermodifieds.

HeatFinder.net Open Show

The 15th Christmas Special is part of the 14 race SUPRS NASCAR HeatFinder.net Open Show Challenge. This should increase the car count and add several drivers that are specifically focused on winning a NASCAR Heat supermodified sim race. This added twist of having drivers that excel at this particular sim racing platform should make the night more interesting from the aspect of the SUPRS regulars going for the Gold Crest Wing Championship, are up against some very talented sim racers.

Christmas Special Last Show of 2018

The SUPRS 15th Christmas Special is the last show before a two week break in the sim racing action. This annual break allows members the opportunity to spend time with their families during Christmas and New Year’s without concentrating on turning left in their sim racing supermodified.

More Details

SUPRS 15th Christmas Special takes place December 11, 2018 beginning with practice which starts at 8:00pm. Qualifying follows at 8:45pm and Racing gets underway at 9:05pm with the Reindeer Dash.

The Christmas Special will be availabe on SUPRS LIVE! Fans, friends and family can enjoy live commentary, interviews, and all the racing action with streaming video  via the SUPRS LIVE! page.

Keep Up to Date

Stay in the loop with the SUPRS schedule page.  Regular season updates as well as real supermodified and sim racing news are popular features on the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series Facebook page and Twitter @SUPRSOnline. We’re also on Instagram, YouTube, and Twitch.

Christmas Special Race History:

YearWinnerTrack
LapsPlatform
2004
Chris Nicastro
Derry Raceway Park
25NASCAR Heat
2005Sean O’Kane
Bracket Hill Raceway25NASCAR Heat
2006Kris Heveron
Bracket Hill Raceway25NASCAR Heat
2007Tom Heveron
Bracket Hill Raceway25NASCAR Heat
2008Rand Sand, Jr.
Bracket Hill Raceway50NASCAR Heat
2009Dave Biro III
Bracket Hill Raceway25NASCAR Heat
2010Steve Callahan
Bracket Hill Raceway50NASCAR Heat
2011John Davidson
Bracket Hill Raceway50
NASCAR Heat
2012Bobby Gangwer
Bracket Hill Raceway50NASCAR Heat
2013Gary Waldron
Bracket Hill Raceway50NASCAR Heat
2014Rob Warren
Bracket Hill Raceway25NASCAR Heat
2015Rob WarrenBracket Hill Raceway
25NASCAR Heat
2016Rob WarrenMopar Speedway
25rFactor
2017Rob WarrenAirborne Raceway Park
25rFactor

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