July 16, 2019 – Pantucky, PA…Dave Ohh, of Union, CT, made winning the inaugural rFactor, Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), 45 lap feature event Tuesday night at SUPRS Pantucky Speedway look easy. He beat the field by nearly six seconds. It was the first SUPRS Gold Crest Championship points event at the track since 2011, but the TMS Wolfpack sponsored racer left little doubt of his ability to quickly figure out even tricky, new venues by leading the most laps, and setting the fastest lap of the feature en route to his third feature win of the summer season.
Dave Ohh became the first driver to win an rFactor race at SUPRS Pantucky Speedway July 16, 2019. (Victory Lane shot by BreezeGraphics.com)
Happy to Take Lead
Ohh was happy to take the lead on lap 17 when Brad Keysor, the pole-sitter and leader came out of turn two and spun into the infield. Rob Warren came home in second place after an early race spin relegated him to the tail, and Bob Gangwer finished in third.
Bivens Makes rFactor Debut
Only one other caution besides the one for Warren’s spin out slowed the pace. Jeff Bivens of Fort Mills, SC, making his first SUPRS rFactor feature start, hit the turn one wall hard. Bivens, who had been racing hard with Carl Becker, knocked the nose wing off the car and sustained other substantial damage. The HeatFinder regular took his car to the pits for the night, but vowed to return for more at the next SUPRS race.
Entertaining for First Time at Track in Seven Years
For the first time at the newly released track, the action proved to be very entertaining and close as the drivers tried to figure out a way around the flat 3/8 with paper clip corners. For the better part of the second half of the race, a fantastic tussle between Warren, Gangwer and Keith Powell developed behind the leader.
The three SUPRS veterans were working each other hard to find a way around the other as they showed great skill running nerf bar to nerf bar, with increasingly worn out tires and brakes, without ever touching.
Summer Vacation
SUPRS goes on Summer Break beginning July 19 through the 27 to allow members time to go to Sandusky Speedway for some real supermodified racing at the International Supermodified Association Hy-Miler Supermodified Nationals.
Mr. Online Supermodified July 30-31
The next SUPRS race is the 12th Annual Mr. Online Supermodified two-day event July 30-31, 2019.
Featuring wing and non-wing rFactor supermodified sim racing, this competition among the “SUPRSheroes” is a true challenge adding up points from time trials, heat races and two 50 lap features over the course of the two days to determine who becomes the 2019 Mr. Online Supermodified.
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, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, enjoying our Instagram account, and viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube. See us live and join our chat on Twitch.
SUPRS RACE RESULTS:
- SUPRS Regular 45
- Race 9 of 13
- July 16, 2019
- SUPRS rFactor NW v1.3mod
- SUPRS Oswego Speedway v1.4
Supermodified Heat Race 1 – 10 Laps (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors-Top 2 eligible for feature invert)
- 25-Bob Gangwer; B&G Racing Photos, RW Woodworking
- 35-Rob Warren; Pulaski, NY; 1st to Finish Race Servers, Designs of Elegance
- 42-Carl Becker; Lansing, MI; Wholesale Diamond Exchange, Michigan Hill Gang
- 15-Jeff Bivens; Fort Mills, SC; NH Autosport
Time of Race: 07:23.932
Supermodified Heat Race 2 – 11 Laps (showing car number, driver name, hometown, sponsors-Top 2 eligible for feature invert)
- 3-Brad Keysor; Liverpool, NY; Southern Hills Storm Football, Justice League
- 11-Dave Ohh; Union, CT; TMS Wolfpack
- 41-Keith Powell; Carrollton, OH; Icings on Top, CPR Motorsports
Time of Race: 02:23.673
Feature 45 Laps (showing car number, driver name, starting place, bonus, fastest lap, distance behind winner)
- 11-Dave Ohh; P4 | ** | * | ! | 13.637
- 35-Rob Warren; P2 | * | 16.234 | +0.505
- 25-Bob Gangwer; P1 | 16.246 | +4.449
- 41-Keith Powell; P4 | ! | 16.208 | +5.537
- 42-Carl Becker; P5 | 16.246 | +5.957
- 3-Brad Keysor; P3 | 16.395 | +22.563
- 15-Jeff Bivens; P7 | 16.358 | +1 Lap
Time of Race: 13:38.693
- * Denotes Lap Led
- ** Denotes Most Laps Led
- ! Denotes Fastest Lap of Race
