January 20, 2020 – Goshen, IN…If the last three editions of the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Buckeye 50 is any indication, supermodified sim racing fans are in for a thriller when the sanction visits Mansfield Motorsports Park f on January 21, 2020.
Make plans to see the Buckeye 50 at Mansfield Motorsports Park on January 21. You won’t be disappointed! (Poster by Borderline Enterprises)
Down to the Checkers
Since 2017 when SUPRS made a triumphant return to Mansfield with the rFactor sim racing platform, every race has gone right down to the checkered flag. 2018 and 2019 in particular, were incredibly close finishes, and 2019 featured a last lap pass for the win and a spectacular crash at the finish line.
The race last year was the just the fourth time that SUPRS has competed at Mansfield, and all four times there’s been a different winner. However, two of those winners have figured into the finish all but one year. Keith Powell and Bob Gangwer each have a win in the Buckeye 50, and both have finished on the podium in three of the four SUPRS races at Mansfield.
From a team standpoint, it’s hard to argue the prowess of Disturbed Motorsports out of Mexico, NY. All three drivers, Chad Phelps, Derrick Backus, and Kyle Clark, have had moments of greatness at this bumpy high-banked half-mile.
Backus is the current track record holder and nearly won the race last year. Clark was in contention for the win in 2018. And Phelps, although he didn’t run last year, has led the race twice.
The 2019 Buckeye 50 had a wild finish.
Get the Most out of Mansfield Action
Make sure you schedule a reminder so you don’t miss any of the action from SUPRS Buckeye 50, January 21, 2020 at Mansfield Motorsports Park. A 15 minute practice session starts at 8:15pm with Time Trials at 8:45pm after the Drivers Meeting. A full slate of racing action, including qualifying heats and the 50 lap feature gets underway at 9:05pm and you can see it all with SUPRS LIVE!
Cheer on your favorite SUPRS racers while you view timing, scoring, instant track telemetry and of course our outstanding live streaming video of the Buckeye 50 beginning with the pre-race show at 9:00pm est. time.
Social Shouts
You can 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 Twitter @SUPRSOnline. Don’t miss our unique Instagram posts and make sure you join our Twitch channel chat on race night. All of our live broadcasts are archived on our popular YouTube channel, and you can see live supermodified sim racing most Tuesday nights on our Twitch channel.
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First SUPRS Race of New Decade is at Delaware Speedway in Ontario, Canada
January 4, 2020 – Goshen, IN…The first Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), race of the new decade is the 16th Annual Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby on January 7, and this year the event takes place at Delaware Speedway in Ontario.
SUPRS 2020 Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby is the first race of the new decade and the first time SUPRS will race at Delaware Speedway. (Poster by Borderline Enterprises)
Wild and Wacky Format
The Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby has the craziest format of the wing season. The SUPRS racers have to time trial, run a heat, and try to qualify into a “Canadian Pursuit” all as they race against each other and as part of a two-man Snowball Derby Challenge team.
The Snowball Derby Challenge teams are set up right after time trials with the slowest driver from time-trials matching up with the fastest from time trials, the second fastest with the second slowest, and so on. Competing for points in every race of the night, each team member has to do his best for the team, but also be considerate of how his teammate is running.
At the end of the night, the two-man team with the most points between them wins the Snowball Derby Challenge Championship and each driver gets 10 bonus points added to his season championship tally.
Ready for Challenges of New Track
This aerial photo clearly shows how Delaware Speedway is wider at one end than the other.
Coming back from a nearly 20 day break to allow members to spend time with family and friends for the Christmas and New Year holidays, you can bet the SUPRS racers are ready to take on the challenge of Delaware Speedway for the first time.
After three chaotic Snowball Derby races at Mosport Speedway, the sanction has moved the race to Delaware Speedway with the goal of putting on a better event. Make no mistake though, while not as oddly shaped, or as narrow as Mosport, Delaware, which is shaped like an egg with a narrow tight corner at one end and a more sweeping corner at the other, will present it’s own set of challenges for the SUPRS competitors.
Part of the allure of the new venue is the fact that it’s the site of the very popular Harvy Lennox Memorial for the International Supermodified Association, (ISMA). This popular race at Delaware is one of only two stops in Canada for the popular supermodifieds and one that honors Canadian racer Harv Lennox. This year the race takes place on August 15.
Watch the Snowballs Fly
SUPRS 16th Annual Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby takes place on January 7, 2020, at Delaware Speedway. Practice starts at 8:00 pm. Time Trials are at 8:30 pm, and Racing gets underway at 9:05 pm with the the first of two Heat Races.
The Canadian Pursuit follows the Heat Races with the 50 lap 16th Annual Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby feature capping the night at Delaware.
SUPRS fans, followers, and friends can watch the snowballs fly in this zany, fun supermodified sim race by tuning in to SUPRS LIVE! @ 9. Cheer on your favorite SUPRS racers, (or in this case SUPRS Snowball Derby Challenge team!), as you enjoy live streaming race video and commentary, was well as, timing, scoring and instant track telemetry as you chat with your fellow fans on the SUPRS LIVE! page.
This live broadcast from Delaware 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 decade.
SUPRS Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby & Can-Am Challenge History
Year
Winner
Snowball Derby Team Challenge
Can-Am Challenge
Track
Platform
2005
John Davidson
N/A
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2006
Sean Gibbs
Jim Davidson/Bob Gangwer
Team Canada
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2007
Mike Jackson
Dan Brigandi/Bob Gangwer
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2008
Ray Sand, Jr
Ray Sand, Jr./Carl Becker
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2009
Ray Sand, Jr
Myles Maxon/Gary Waldron
Team Canada
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2010
Myles Maxon
Jamie Hartley/Bob Gangwer
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2011
John Davidson
Ed Riley/Bob Gangwer
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2012
Jeff Weber
Rob Warren/Gary Waldron
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2013
Chris Meyers
N/A
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2014
Ray Sand, Jr.
Ray Sand, Jr. Dave Brigandi
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2015
Myles Maxon
Myles Maxon/Domenic Gioia
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2016
Ray Sand, Jr.
Ray Sand, Jr./Dave Brigandi
Team USA
Cayuga Speedway
NASCAR Heat
2017
Rob Warren
Rob Warren/Dave Brigandi
Team USA
Mosport Speedway
rFactor
2018
Rob Warren
Keith Powell/Steve Callahan
Team USA
Mosport Speedway
rFactor
2019
Rob Warren
Keith Powell/Nelson Rodrigues
Team USA
Mosport Speedway
rFactor
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December 14, 2019 – Goshen, IN…The last Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), race of the decade is the Sixteenth Christmas Special, and for the fourth time in as many years, the popular supermodified sim racing event is moving to a new track.
Santa Claus is coming to town and SUPRS is coming ot Pantucky Speedway with the Christmas Special on December 17, 2019. (Poster by BreezeGraphics.com)
Pantucky is the Place
After holding a successful non-wing supermodified race at Pantucky Speedway back in July of this year, SUPRS officials booked this winged supermodified event. Pantucky is a flat, 3/8ths track with wide corners and narrow, drag strip-like straights. Like the non-wing race, the Christmas Special will also be an rFactor event.
Since that race in July, a lot of work has been done to the track that was originally built for NASCAR Heat. Some of the items include, a new Victory Lane, many new advertising billboards, a refurbished pit concession stand, new pit area scales and pit shack amenities.
One of the biggest projects was clearing the old train trestle that ran outside the track on the backstretch that seemed to run to nowhere, and adding water barrels and tire barriers to the infield light poles and all blunt-end walls, not to mention the moving of all safety vehicles to more secure and safe areas of the infield. Thanks to SUPRS member Nelson Rodrigues, the racers will compete on a track that is a lot more visually pleasing, more realistic, and has fewer hazards to contend with.
Christmas Gift for Winner
As has been the case since the beginning of the race in 2004, the driver that crosses the finish line first after 25 laps will take home a Burgers’ Smokehouse Christmas Ham for his accomplishment.
Burgers’ Smokehouse has specialized in Ozark Country Hams since 1952.
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.
Keith Powell of Carrollton, OH won SUPRS 15th Christmas Special and a savory Christmas Ham from Burgers’ Smokehouse. (Victory Lane art by BreezeGraphics.com)
Last year Keith Powell broke Rob Warren’s four-year win streak at the Christmas Special, and was able to enjoy the delicious smoked ham with his family on Christmas. Powell was the 12th different winner in 15 previous contests.
Christmas Special Time is Here
This SUPRS race is the last show before a two week break in the action to allow all members a chance to spend time with their families during the holiday break, so you won’t want to miss any of the Christmas Special action and you can see it all with SUPRS LIVE!
Track your favorite SUPRS racer with timing, scoring, instant track telemetry, and live streaming video via the SUPRS LIVE! page. Join the Discord chat while you watch the stream and tell us if you’ve been naughty or nice.
The Sixteenth Christmas Special features a full format including time trials, the six lap Reindeer Dash for the Fast 4 qualifiers, and Heat Races. The racing concludes with the short 25 lap sprint to the checkered flag in the feature race at SUPRS Pantucky Speedway.
Hot laps start at 8:15pm ET. Time Trials at 8:45pm after the drivers meeting. The SUPRS LIVE! broadcast hits the airwaves at 9:00pm and racing action begins at 9:05pm ET.
Unwrap SUPRS
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December 6, 2019 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), head into unknown territory on Blind Date Night as the 2019-20 Empire State Super Series Regional Tour begins on Tuesday December 10. It’s only after Hot Laps that one of three potential tracks will be chosen for this NASCAR Heat supermodified race date.
The SUPRS racers are going on a Blind Date to kick off the 2019-20 Empire State Super Series Regional Tour on December 10, 2019. (Poster by BreezeGraphics.com)
A Championship within a Championship
The Empire State Super Series, (ESS), is composed of anywhere between three to six races stretched out over a period of one year and two SUPRS Gold Crest Seasons. All of the races are run at tracks in the state of New York, and each time a driver competes in an ESS event he accrues points for the Regional Tour Championship as well as for the SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Season Championship.
Of those three to six races that generally make up the annual ESS Regional Tour, one has always been a SUPRS Blind Date Night, where one of three tracks will be chosen just before the race.
This interesting twist has been a SUPRS tradition since the beginning of the sanction and, like real blind dates where you never know how things will turn out, it’s been a fun event that some drivers loathe and other drivers love.
New York Drivers Dominate ESS Championship Tally
Not surprisingly, drivers from the state of New York have dominated the overall ESS Championship since it’s inception in 2004, with nine of the previous 15 editions being won by a resident of New York.
Even more impressive is that those nine ESS championships are held by just three drivers. Ray Sand, Jr. of Rochester, NY has the most with five. Reigning ESS Champion, Rob Warren of Pulaski, NY has three, and Myles Maxon of Oswego, NY has one.
Sand, Jr. and Warren set the bar high by winning all of their ESS championships in a row.
Blind Date Night Options
Just like always, each of the three track options for SUPRS Blind Date Night are unique and challenging in their own way. All of the options this season are once again, NASCAR Heat tracks built by Mike Jackson.
The first option is the very tricky Andover Speedway. This quarter-mile, high-banked fictional track has corners where drivers dive down in at high-speed, slamming the low slung roadsters to the ground. They have to dodge the buried tires in the infield then drive back up out of the corners. Each time they do, the walls come up quick and they’ll have to master the bumps on corner exit as well.
The second potential track for Blind Date Night is Diamond Speedway. This big, wide ½ mile speed plant is another fictional track and is located in Diamond, NY. With 2 degrees of banking, but a very wide racing surface, this is seems like an easy track to conquer on first glance. Yet, the tricky, off-camber and uphill turn four is treacherous, throws the cars towards the front-stretch wall and could easily prove to be a lot harder to get around than initial appearances.
Finally, Marlboro Speedway is the third track that could be drawn for Blind Date Night. Like Diamond, Marlboro Speedway is a slightly-banked half-mile that’s nearly flat with only 2 degrees of banking. With wide straights and long sweeping turns, the drivers are turning nearly as long as they are going straight each lap they turn on this picturesque speedway.
The SUPRS racers have never had a race date at any of this season’s potential tracks. So, regardless of which track is drawn out of the hat, there will be a track record set in Time Trials and someone will go into SUPRS history as the first winner at the selected speed venue.
A SUPRS HeatFinder.net Supermodified Challenge Race
Like all NASCAR Heat races on the SUPRS schedule this year, the ESS Blind Date Night is part of the SUPRS/HeatFinder.net Supermodified Challenge.
Dave Ohh scored his third win of the season at the ESS Blind Date Night on January 22, 2019. (Victory Lane art by BreezeGraphics.com)
This race is open to any driver that has registered as a website user at SUPRS.net, has the SUPRS W v6 modification, and all three tracks.
Last year, ARL HeatFinder Champion Dave Ohh, of Union, CT won on Blind Date Night after starting in sixth place at Buffalo Speedway.
Details for Date
The 2019-20 Empire State Super Series Regional Tour goes on SUPRS Blind Date Night on December 10, 2019. The drivers will speed date through all three tracks in a 15 minute Hot Lap session which starts at 8:00pm. Time Trials are at 8:30pm. The first Heat Race is scheduled to begin at 9:05pm. The 50 lap ESS Blind Date Night Feature Event should begin around 9:30pm and get everyone home in time for curfew.
Watch, Listen, Enjoy Blind Date Night
Cheer on your favorite SUPRS racers while you view timing, scoring, and of course our outstanding live streaming video of the ESS Blind Date night when we go “Live @ 9 pm ET via the SUPRS LIVE! page. Join in the conversation about who’s doing what with our Discord Chat, embedded right next to the live video players.
2005-06 Empire State Super Series Champion: Sean Gibbs-ONT
2006-07 Empire State Super Series Champion: Myles Maxon-NY
2007-08 Empire State Super Series Champion: John Davidson-NY
2008-09 Empire State Super Series Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.-NY
2009-10 Empire State Super Series Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.-NY
2010-11 Empire State Super Series Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.-NY
2011-12 Empire State Super Series Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.-NY
2012-13 Empire State Super Series Champion: Ray Sand, Jr.-NY
2013-14 Empire State Super Series Champion: Steve Callahan-OH
2015-16 Empire State Super Series Champion: Bob Gangwer-IN
2016-17 Empire State Super Series Champion: Rob Warren-NY
2017-18 Empire State Super Series Champion: Rob Warren-NY
2018-19 Empire State Super Series Champion: Rob Warren-NY
Visit the SUPRS Points Archives Page to see final standings of the Empire State Super Series Regional Tour Championship through the years
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