SUPRS Thanksgiving Break
November 20, 2024 5pm - December 2, 2024, 8am
NO RACING-ALL SERVERS CLOSED
We wish all of the SUPRS Members, sponsors, friends, fans, and supporters in the sim racing and real supermodified world a very Happy Thanksgiving. Please be safe in your travels and celebrations. We'll see you all for the Wing Side Up Twin 25s on December 3, 2024 at The Salem Speedway and Winchester Speedway!
Rob Warren Keeps Points Rival Keith Powell Behind Him for Hurryin’ Hoosier Win at The Salem Speedway April 23, 2019 – Salem, IN…The top two combatants in the season long Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), championship points battle, took their war to the high-banks of The Salem Speedway and Rob Warren was able to hold off Keith Powell in a quick 30 lap non-wing supermodified sim racing feature Tuesday night. Carl Becker had another… Keep Reading
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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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.
October 3, 2017 – Goshen, IN…The Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), fourteenth season kicks off October 10 with the running of the Harvest of Speed at LaPorte Speedway.
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The fictional, tight 3/8th mile track in Northern Indiana has been a mainstay on the SUPRS schedule since the beginning of the supermodified sim racing sanctioning body. During the formative years of SUPRS, LaPorte was one of the few tracks available to the fledgling sanction.
Winning at LaPorte a Tough Nut to Crack
A scant few drivers have ever won a SUPRS sanctioned race at LaPorte Speedway. Many of the 13 different drivers that have managed to see the checkered flag first at LaPorte have never won a second race there. Of those 13, just seven have won the Harvest of Speed, proving that a win here is hard to come by.
Maxon, Davidson, Sand Stand Out
In the history of SUPRS racing at this track, which dates back to 2004, Myles Maxon and John Davidson have more total wins at LaPorte than any other driver. Maxon’s four Harvest of Speed victories at LaPorte make up the bulk of his seven total wins here . Three of those wins came in a row from 2007-2009. Davidson did something no other driver has even come close to. He had an incredible run of eight straight checkered flags at LaPorte from February 2005 to April 2006. One of those wins was the 2005 Harvest of Speed.
Ray Sand, Jr. is third on the All-Time SUPRS LaPorte Speedway win list with six. Two of his wins there include his 2011 and 2013 Harvest of Speed victories.
Bob Gangwer won the SUPRS Harvest of Speed after 13 years of trying. (Screenshot by BreezeGraphics.com)
Gangwer Defending Harvest Winner
Last year Bob Gangwer joined Davidson, Maxon and Sand, Jr. along with Sean O’Kane, Gary Waldron and Chris Meyers as a Harvest of Speed winner. It was Gangwer’s first LaPorte win after 13 years of trying after he capitalized on a mistake by early race leader Rob Warren. Joe Achzet and Keith Powell finished up on the podium for two of their best LaPorte finishes.
Tradition
From the first Harvest of Speed, the event has always used the NASCAR Heat sim racing platform. Through the years different versions of the game have seen action, with the first being the Mike Jackson built “PSTM” mod. Using NASCAR Heat to start the season is a tradition continues this year as the racers look for a bountiful start to the season.
Old School Originality
The ‘in-house’ SUPRS W v6.0 mod built by Quesnell Designs was originally released in 2010. The unique and original mod was the first in the sim racing world not only to feature multiple supermodified chassis in one game, but also articulating top wings. The mod, which is now considered very old, continues to offer many memorable races just like its done throughout its long use.
Harvest Part of Indyana Supermod Challenge
The Indyana Supermod Challenge Champion gets some good eating from Yoder’s Popcorn. (web photo via www.YoderPopcorn.com)
This year’s Harvest of Speed is a part of the Indyana Supermod Challenge, (ISC), a multi-race, season-long regional tour that also includes races at Salem Speedway and Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Something that makes this championship within a championship a very hard one to win, is that racers have to be good in both wing and non-wing supermodifieds. Plus, the tour is a mix of both the NASCAR Heat and rFactor gaming platforms.
Special Award for 2018 ISC Champ
The overall Indyana Supermod Challenge Champion gets 10 SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Championship bonus points, which in and of itself is something special. Even better, the 2018 Indyana Supermod Challenge champion receives a special gift basket filled with Yoder’s Indiana Popcorn, popping oils and even buttery salt!
Circle the Date
SUPRS 14th consecutive season of supermodified sim racing begins with the Harvest of Speed at LaPorte Speedway on October 10, 2017. Practice begins at 8:15pm, with the Drivers Meeting taking place at 8:30. Time Trials follow at 8:45pm and Racing begins with the Fast Car Dash at 9:00pm.
Learn More
Online sim racers, gamers, and supermodified racing fans can all learn more about the original supermodified sim racing sanction by visiting www.SUPRS.net, “Liking” SUPRS on Facebook, Circling SUPRS on Google+, Following @SUPRSOnline on Twitter, and Viewing SUPRS videos on YouTube. We’re also on Instagram @suprs_online, and don’t forget to check out our live streaming video at select races throughout the season via our SUPRS LIVE! page and Twitch.
SUPRS – “Supermodified Sim Racing for the Right Reasons” since 2004
