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14th Summit Classic 125 is Season Finale for SUPRS

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April 27, 2018 – Clovis, CA…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), brings to a close the 2017-18 SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Championship season with the 14th running of the Summit Classic 125 April 30-May 1, 2018 at Madera Speedway.

SUPRS 2018 14th Annual Summit Classic 125 posterThe 14th Annual Summit Classic 125 is the forty-second race of the 2017-2018 Gold Crest Wing Championship and the second race of the SUPRS Supermodified Sim Racing Triple Crown presented by Icings on Top.

In 13 years only six drivers have won this challenging race with Ray Sand, Jr. being the all-time winner with five. Last year Rob Warren is the defending race winner.

Full Summit Race Sim to Start Festivities

Action begins on Sunday with Test-N-Tune at 8pm. A full 125 lap simulated run gives the drivers a chance to see how their cars will hold up come race night.

Scheduled for Monday, the Summit Classic Time Trials take place where just the two fastest drivers are locked into the race. Then for the first time in the history of the event, the qualifying Heat Races and B-Main follow the Time Trials on the same night.

Finally on Tuesday, the grand finale for SUPRS happens and the drivers will try to add their name to the long list of winners of the Summit Classic 125.  Practice begins at 7:45pm with the green flag dropping on the Summit Classic 125 starting field at 9:15pm.

VIEW SUMMIT CLASSIC 125 FORMAT

Celebrate with SUPRS

Fans and friends can hang out while celebrating the first anniversary of SUPRS first live broadcast on Twitch. Now with over 3600 views, the SUPRS Twitch channel has become the most popular place on the internet to view live supermodified sim racing.

Fans can also enjoy the simulcast of all the Summit Classic 125 action on SUPRS LIVE! which also has track telemetry and constantly updated statistics.

***2018 14th Annual Summit Classic 125 Schedule of Events***

Sunday April 29, 2018

  • 8:00pm-Test-N-Tune – rFactor SUPRS W v7.2 – SUPRS Madera Speedway

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Monday April 30, 2018

14th Annual Summit Classic 125

rFactor Wing Supermodified

-Time Trials

-Qualifying Heats

  • 7:30pm-Systems Checks
  • 8:00-8:15pm-Group A Practice (no more than six cars per group)
  • 8:15-8:30pm-Group B Practice (no more than six cars per group)
  • 8:30-8:45pm-All-Skate Practice
  • 8:45pm-Drivers Meeting
  • 9:00pm-10:00pm – SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Window
  • 9:00pm-Time Trials: 14th Annual Summit Classic
  • 9:15pm- Qualifying Heats 14th Annual Summit Classic

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Tuesday May 1, 2018

14th Annual Summit Classic 125

rFactor Wing Supermodifieds

-B-Main(if needed)

-14th Annual Summit Classic 125

  • 7:30pm-8:00pm – Systems Checks
  • 7:45pm-8:00pm – Practice: 8 Lap Sessions
  • 8:00pm-8:15pm – Practice: 12 Lap Sessions
  • 8:15pm-8:30pm – Practice: All-Skate/ Open Pit
  • 8:30pm-8:45pm – Driver’s Meeting
  • 8:45pm – 25 Lap B-Main (if needed)
  • 8:45pm – Final Warmups: All-Skate/Open Pit if no B-Main
  • 8:45 -14th  Annual Summit Classic 125 Driver Introductions and Pre-Race Festivities
  • 9:00pm -10:15pm – SUPRS LIVE! Broadcast Window
  • 9:00pm – 14th Annual Summit Classic 125 Driver Introductions and Pre-Race Festivities
  • 9:05pm – 14th Annual Summit Classic 125 GREEN FLAG

Guaranteed Starters for 14th Annual Summit Classic 125

  • Rob Warren -2017 Dion Parish Memorial 62
  • Keith Powell (P2)-2018 Terry Gibson Memorial 100
  • Steve Callahan (P2)-2018 Billy Vukovich III Classic 100
  • Bob Gangwer-2018 Randy Witkum Memorial 125

Supermodified Sim Racing Coming to Circle City

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April 21, 2018 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), rolls into “The Circle City” for the double-header Indyana Supermod Challenge presented by WAG’s Custom & Cool Awards Tuesday April 24 at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

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SUPRS Sails into Salem for Special Sunday Night Show

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Goshen, IN – April 14, 2018…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), rolls through the Hoosier State for the next two weeks as they finish out their 2018 Indyana Supermod Challenge series. Their first stop is a special Sunday night show on April 15, 2018 at the famed Salem Speedway.

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Last Salem Show was in 2015

The 30 lap non-wing supermodified feature is the first time since 2015 that the drivers will battle each other on the ultra-fast high-banks of Salem. Steve Callahan was the winner in that 75 lap feature that also featured winged supermodified racing on the same night. The winged part of the night was won by Dave Brigandi.

Exciting Race in 2014

Prior to that SUPRS held a non-wing race at Salem on July 7, 2014 when Sand, Jr. won the opening salvo of the  three-night Indiana Supermod Week, which also included shows at LaPorte Speedway and Indianapolis Raceway Park.  In that particular race, an exciting battle among the top four of  Sand, Jr., Rob Warren, Myles Maxon, and Steve Callahan developed almost immediately from the drop of the green flag. In a thrilling wheel to wheel, nerf bar to nerf bar contest of skill, it was anyone’s guess what driver was going to come out on top at the end of 50 laps, but it was Sand, Jr. who picked up his second  non-wing Salem win in a row.

Callahan Successful at Salem

Callahan also has a win at Salem in his non-wing supermodified in what is thought to be the very first time SUPRS ran at Salem Speedway in what was called the Indyana Supermod Classic on August 11, 2010. In fact, Callahan is so good at Salem, he’s finished out of the top five just twice in six races run there under the SUPRS sanction.

Bet on Becker on Banks

Carl Becker has had his fair share of success on the banks of this southern Indiana institution as well, taking his Dowker Titanium Roadster to a wing supermodified win on November 12, 2013. The Lansing, MI veteran has two other top five finishes in his winged supermodified and two in his non-wing car as well.

Hurryin’ Hoosier Happenings

Practice for the SUPRS Hurryin’ Hoosier 30 begins at 8:15pm. A 15 minute Drivers Meeting takes place in TeamSpeak  prior to the drivers taking to the track for Time Trials at 8:45pm. After that, two 10 lap Heat Races are scheduled to go off at 9:06pm.

The feature inversion dice roll follows the heats with the Green flag for the feature event at Salem Speedway expected to drop after driver introduction at about 9:30pm.

Watch Supermodifieds at Salem Speedway Live

Cheer on your favorite SUPRS racers while you view timing, scoring, track telemetry , stats and live streaming video of all the racing from the Hurryin’ Hoosier 30 at Salem Speedway. It’s a special Sunday night show beginning  at 9pm est via the SUPRS LIVE! page.

The SUPRS LIVE! experience includes two in-car camera views as well as the main video screen and it’s a great place to cheer on your favorite SUPRS racer while hanging out with friends.

Get Social with SUPRS

Fans can learn more about the supermodified division and the original supermodified sim sanction, the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, by visiting www.SUPRS.net. Join SUPRS active and vibrant Social Media channels by  “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube. See us live and join our chat on Twitch.

SUPRS Non-Wing Supermodified History at Salem Speedway

SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 is First of Supermodified Sim Racing Triple Crown

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All-Star Classic 200 is First Race of SUPRS Triple Crown of Supermodified Sim Racing

April 8, 2018 – Manchester, NH…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), kicks off the prestigious Supermodified Sim Racing Triple Crown with the 8th Annual SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 April 10, 2018 at the famed Star Speedway in Epping, NH

SUPRS 2018 All-Star Classic 200 poster

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Race Modeled after Real Event

The race is modeled after the real Star Classic held annually at the quarter-mile paved oval track built by Charlie Elliot and now promoted by Bobby Webber, Jr.  The popular supermodified race features the International Supermodified Association and has been a mainstay of the supermodified “Triple Crown” that also includes the Oswego Speedway International Classic 200, and the Sandusky Speedway Supermodified Nationals 100.

First Race of Supermodified Sim Racing Triple Crown

SUPRS Triple Crown presented by Icings on Top graphic

The SUPRS Triple Crown presented by Icings on Top has only been won twice.

The SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 is not only an important stand-alone show, but it’s also the first leg one of the 2018  SUPRS Triple Crown presented by Icings on Top. Similar to the real supermodified Triple Crown, it is composed of three different marquee events that includes the aforementioned All-Star Classic 200, the Season Summit 125 held at Madera Speedway, and the non-wing supermodified Topless! 200 at Oswego Speedway.

Many consider winning just one of these events a noteworthy accomplishment, but scoring all three is a true mark of a supermodified sim racer. That being said, only two drivers have accomplished the feat, that being Ray Sand, Jr. and Rob Warren.

 

Sand, Jr. Super at Star

Of the previous seven All-Star Classic 200 races run, Ray Sand, Jr. has won three of them including the very first one contested in 2011. That win propelled him to the first SUPRS Triple Crown that same year. Keith Powell and Rob Warren each have seen victory lane after the grueling 200 laps as well, but only Steve Callahan comes close to Sand, Jr.’s accomplishment. Callahan went back to back for his two wins in 2015 and 2016 using the NASCAR Heat gaming platform.

Stamina at Star

Only 12 drivers make the show, and coupled with the fact that racing is contested within the confines of Star Speedway’s quarter-mile, there’s heavy traffic almost from the drop of the green, the track tends to get slick as the race wears on and drivers become fatigued turning 10 second laps, you can bet that this is one of the toughest races on the SUPRS schedule.

This 200 lap thriller is a show where the drivers never rest and even though cautions count toward the 200 lap total, the show generally takes nearly 45 minutes to run. So it will be important for drivers to have plenty of stamina if they want to make it to the finish.

More SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 Details

Practice for the SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 begins at 7:10pm. A 15 minute Drivers Meeting takes place in TeamSpeak  prior to the drivers taking to the track for Time Trials at 7:45pm where the Elite 8 get locked into the feature.

A blind draw for the Elite 8 takes place prior to the running of the 20 lap B-Main at 8:06. The Green flag for the 8th Annual SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 drops after pre-race festivities and driver introduction at about 9:30pm.

Watch Supermodifieds at Star Speedway Live

Cheer on your favorite SUPRS racers while you view timing, scoring, track telemetry , stats and live streaming video of all the racing from the 8th Annual SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 at a special time @ 8pm est via the SUPRS LIVE! page.

The SUPRS LIVE! experience includes two in-car camera views as well as the main video screen and it’s a great place to cheer on your favorite SUPRS racer while hanging out with friends.

Get Social with SUPRS

Fans can learn more about the supermodified division and the original supermodified sim sanction, the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, by visiting www.SUPRS.net. Join SUPRS active and vibrant Social Media channels by  “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube. See us live and join our chat on Twitch.

SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 History:

  • 2011 SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 Champion: Ray Sand Jr
  • 2012 SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 Champion: Keith Powell
  • 2013 SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2014 SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.
  • 2015 SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 Champion: Steve Callahan
  • 2016 SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 Champion: Steve Callahan
  • 2017 SUPRS All-Star Classic 200 Champion: Rob Warren (rFactor)

 

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