Bob Gangwer on Pole, Joe Achzet Outside Row One for Closest Field in Summit Classic 125 History
Madera, CA – April 30, 2018… For the third time in four years Indiana’s Bob Gangwer has won the pole position for the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Summit Classic 125 at Madera Speedway. For the second year in a row, Utica, NY resident Joe Achzet is on the front row.
Bob Gangwer (25)and Joe Achzet (14) will lead the 14th Summit Classic 125 field to the green flag May 1, 2018.
Shocked to Take Pole
Even though he’s done it before, the Goshen, IN driver of the RW Woodworking, B&G Racing Photos roadster was shocked to learn that he took his third Summit Classic pole. “There’s no way I would have ever guessed that I’d be on the pole based on the times guys were running in practice,” said Gangwer. “When it was all said and done, the fastest lap was my first and I really felt that I left a lot out there and didn’t think either lap would be close to the top four let alone pole, but man I’ll take it.”
The Rabbit Comes Out of His Hole
After last year’s Summit Classic 125 a disappointed Joe “The Rabbit” Achzet announced his retirement from SUPRS saying, “I just want to thank all you but I’m going to take this opportunity to announce my retirement from SUPRS.
But like a bee drawn to honey, after nearly a year off, Achzet was back and as fast as ever turning in practice laps in the 11.6 second range.
Closest Qualified Field in Summit Classic History
Gangwer and Achzet make up the closest Summit Classic 125 in the history of the race with just one, one-thousandth of a second separating the two. In fact less than a half-second separated the eight drivers that took time, making this one of the closest starting fields ever.
Rodrigues Wins Heat
Nelson Rodrigues of Stoneham, MA won the Qualifying Heat Race and minimized the damage of a poor time trial run and having three of the four eligible drivers take their Guaranteed Starting places. Kyle Clark was second and Carl Becker third. Any drivers showing up for the race that did not qualify will have to start from the back of the field based on the SUPRS points won handicapping system
Kick Off May with SUPRS
The 14th Annual Summit Classic 125 is tomorrow night May 1, 2018 at Madera Speedway. Action gets underway at 7:45pm with practice. A Final Warm-Up session is at 8:45pm. Driver introductions and pre-race festivities will lead up the to drop of the green flag at 9:05pm for this iconic supermodified sim racing event.
Summit Classic 125 for the Fans
Live video streaming is available for the 14th Annual Summit Classic 125 via the SUPRS Twitch channel. Additionally, two in-car cameras, timing, scoring, and track telemetry data are available on SUPRS LIVE!
Fans can enjoy driver interviews, an inside look at Race Control, fan chat, and racing of this very special supermodified sim race. Get ready for 125 action packed laps from Madera Speedway and don’t forget to bookmark SUPRS LIVE!
Get Social with SUPRS
The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series is the original supermodified sim racing sanction and supports real supermodified racing. You can learn more about SUPRS by visiting www.SUPRS.net, “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube. Don’t forget to watch live and previously broadcast races, as well as test nights on our Twitch Channel.
RESULTS
- SUPRS 14th Annual Season Summit Classic 125 Time Trials
- Race 42 of 42
- April 30-May 1, 2018
- SUPRS rFactor W v7.2 mod
- Madera Speedway
Supermodified Time Trials (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors, lap 1, lap 2-best lap underlined)
- 25-Bob Gangwer; Goshen, IN; B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking: 11.933, 11.938
- 14-Joe Achzet; Utica, NY; Cottontail Designs, GraphX: 12.053, 11.934
- 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance: 11.982, 11.938
- 41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports: 12.071, 11.943
- 38-Kyle Clark; Mexico, NY; Coors’ Light, Disturbed Motorsports: 12.062, 11.988
- 7-Nelson Rodrigues; Stoneham, MA; Star Speedway: 12.050, 12.070
- 55-Steve Callahan; Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Exide Battery, CPR Motorsports: 12.061, 12.098
- 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang: 12.502, 12.484
Supermodified Qualifying Heat Race – 10 Laps (showing car number, driver, name)
- 7-Nelson Rodrigues
- 38-Kyle Clark
- 42-Carl Becker
SUPRS Summit Classic 125 History – A SUPRS Triple Crown Race – LaPorte/Cayuga/Madera Speedways
- 2005 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: John Davidson
- 2006 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: John Davidson
- 2007 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2008 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2009 Summit Classic 125 Champion-LaPorte Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2010 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Cayuga Speedway: Myles Maxon
- 2011 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2012 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: John Davidson
- 2013 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Steve Callahan
- 2014 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Ray Sand, Jr.
- 2015 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Bob Gangwer
- 2016 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Bob Gangwer
- 2017 Summit Classic 125 Champion-Madera Speedway: Rob Warren
