Track, Format Create Challenges at Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby

January 2, 2019 – Goshen, IN…When it comes to a unique format and track, nothing tops the Supermodified Ultimate Pavement Racing Series, (SUPRS), Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby and Can-Am Challenge at Mosport Speedway for challenges. The 15th annual running of this race takes place after a two-week break from sim racing on January 2, 2019, and if history is any indication, this year’s race is going to be just as unpredictable as the previous 14.

Zaniness Starts with Format

When the racers fire up their online sim supermodifieds for the first time of 2019, they will face a format that is completely unpredictable and always provides a rousing good time north of the border.

Time Trials, the Canadian Pursuit, Heats, and a 50 lap feature will keep the racers busy all night long on a slick track that is anything but predictable as they race for extra Gold Crest Division Season Championship points that come from being on the winning Snowball Derby Championship team.

The competitors will not only be racing against each other but they’ll be paired up into two-man teams where the slowest matches up with the fastest from time trials. Each member of the team will work throughout the night to gain the most points possible as they try to win the overall Snowball Derby Challenge Championship.

Track Creates Unique Challenges

As they race for the extra Gold Crest Division Season Championship points that come from being on the winning Snowball Derby Championship team, there are several nuances about Mosport that make it a thinking man’s track.

Starting with a slick surface that offers little in the way of grip for the wide tires, Mosport’s turn one and two are virtually flat, followed by a backstretch wall that isn’t perfectly straight and juts back in toward the fast groove.

Add to that the very tricky turn four with its increasing radius, and nearly off-camber corner that tends to shoot drivers towards the outside wall upon exit, there’s no denying that a driver has to stay up on the wheel while being mindful of the tire, brake, and car preservation.

Warren, Powell Take Points Battle to Canada

Of the current top five in the SUPRS Gold Crest Wing Championship standings, only points leader Rob Warren has won this special event.

Warren is embroiled in a fierce points battle with Keith Powell as he gets ready to run the Canuck. Just 12 points separate the two drivers that, combined, have won every SUPRS Gold Crest Championship since 2015.

While Powell has never won the Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby, last year he joined with CPR teammate, Steve Callahan, to claim the Snowball Derby Team Challenge and picked up 10 bonus points for doing so. To his credit, Warren has been on the winning Derby Challenge team twice so there could be a real dogfight in store for fans.

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SUPRS 15th Annual Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby and Can-Am Challenge take place on January 2, 2019, at Mosport Speedway. Practice starts at 8:00 pm. Time Trials are at 8:30 pm, after the Drivers Meeting and Racing gets underway at 9:05 pm with the Canadian Pursuit.

Heats and the Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby 50 lap feature follow the pursuit for lots of fun, fast, and frenzied supermodified sim racing action.

SUPRS fans and friends can follow all the Crazy Canuck Snowball Derby action including streaming video, timing, scoring and instant track telemetry via the SUPRS LIVE page. This live broadcast from Mosport 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 year.

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 @SUPRSOnline.

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