Michigan State Championships Series Round 2 race report

 

  

Round #2 of the Michigan State Championship Series at Dirt Burner Raceway and Hobby Shop in Livionia was extremely well attended. With 171 entries and 23 heats the racers voted nearly unanimously to shorten the program to include just two qualifiers after the first round. Some of the fastest racers in the area were in attendance including national champion Dakotah Phend. The high traction technical track provided for very close racing in all classes.

Nitro Buggy A-Main
The Nitro Buggy class was very well attended and proved to be very competitive with racers filling four mains, A-D. Dylan Gerard took TQ and the Nitro A-Main win with his TLR 8ight 3.0 buggy. Dylan was the only racer to run a hundred lap race in the thirty minute main. Shane Racer started second on the grid behind Dylan and managed to defend his position for the entire race. Jay Churra started third on the grid but finished sixth. Mike Marshall qualified sixth but worked his was up to finish third with ninety five laps. Positions three through sixth were tough battles throughout the race. Michael Weihl finished fifth just 8.239 seconds behind Mike “Chedda” Legue.

Top 5

1. Dylan Gerard
2. Shane Racer
3. Mike Marshall
4. Chedda
5. Michael Weihl

Points after Round #2

1. Michael Weihl 290
2. Jay Churra 282
3. Mike Marshall 281
4. Chedda 278
5. Tony Carnes 276

Nitro Truggy
TLR’s Kevin Morales and Mike Marshall finished first and second both on a 98 lap pace. Chad Shorkey finished third followed by Joey Genovese and Brian Scott.
 
Top 5

1. Kevin Morales
2. Mike Marshall
3. Chad Shorkey
4. Joey Genovese

Points After Round #2

1. Mike Marshall 296
2. Chad Shorkey 295
3. Brian Scott 285
4. Jay Churra
5. Joey Genovese

2wd Short Course
Gary Watts took both TQ and the win. George Berridge started second on the grid followed by Tom Erickson. Gary managed to run a 21 lap race in 7:15. George ran a 19-lap race, as did Tom who finished just 9.57 seconds behind him. Darrel Allan, Joey Genovese and Dennis Sauvage finished fourth-sixth respectively and all finished with 18 laps. 2wd SC is proving to be one of the closest classes this year.
 
Top 5

1. Gary Watts
2. George Berridge
3. Tom Erickson
4. Darrel Allan

Points after Round #2

1. George Berridge 297
2. Joey Genovese 283
3. Dennis Sauvage 297
4. Gary Watts 152
5. Tom Tanner 148

4wd Short Course
With TLR’s Dakotah Phend in attendance this was obviously one of the most exciting races to watch. Dakotah took both TQ and the win nearly running a twenty five lap pace but just missing it to run a 24 lap race in 7:00.524. Gary Watts started third on the grid and finished a lap behind Dakotah running a 23 lap pace in 7:19. Bradely Rippee qualified second but finished third. Dakotah had a blisteringly fast 16.943 fast lap for the race. Jimbo finished fourth followed by George Berridge.
 
Top 5

1. Dakotah Phend
2. Gary Watts
3. Bradley Rippee
4. Jimbo
5. George Berridge

Points after Round #2

1. Bradley Rippee 299
2. Seth Rippee 284
3. Doyle Strappazon 278
4. George Berridge
5. Stephen Marlen

2wd Buggy
2wd Buggy is a free class in the Michigan State Championship Series but it is still very competitive. The top five competitors in the A-main raced very closely. Positions one through four all finished the race in their qualifying position but all traded positions on the track throughout the seven minute race. Gary Watts took the win with 22 laps in 7:13.313 followed by Chris Peterson who finished just 2.118 seconds after Gary. Michael Weihl was just 4.329 seconds behind Chris. Conner Stanley finished fourth and Josh Short finished fifth just 11.135 seconds after Stanley.
 
Top 5

1. Gary Watts
2. Chris Peterson
3. Michael Weihl
4. Conner Stanley
5. Josh Short

Points after Round #2

1. Michael Weihl 293
2. George Berridge 280
3. Lorie 246
4. Gary Watts 152
5. Dakotah Phend 152

1/10 4wd Buggy
The 1/10 4wd buggy class provided very close racing and the top three all finished within seconds of each other. Chris Peterson took the win after completing twenty three laps in 7:05:990. Jimbo finished behind Chris by just 2.392 seconds and RJ hart was just 8.880 seconds behind. Aaron Arnet finished fourth followed by Ron Jackson in fifth.
 
Top 5

1. Chris Peterson
2. Jimbo
3. RJ Hart
4. Aaron Arnett
5. Ron Jackson

Points after Round #2

1. RJ Hart 290
2. George Berridge 289
3. Aaron Arnett 282
4. Stephen Marien 270
5. Ron Jackson 273

1/8 Electric Buggy
TLR swept the podium of the 10-minute A-main with the 8ight-E 3.0 buggy. Dakotah Phend finished first followed by Kevin Morales and Bradley Rippee. Team Durango’s Edwin Hartman finished fourth followed by Paul Edwards in fifth.
 

  
 

Top 5

1. Dakotah Phend
2. Kevin Morales
3. Bradley Rippee
4. Edwin Hartman
5. Paul Edwards

Points after Round #2

1. Bradley Rippee 297
2. Paul Edwards 288
3. Chedda 284
4. Seth Rippee
5. Edwin Hartman

Electric Truggy
Bradley Rippee took both TQ and win in electric truggy. Bradley completed 33 laps in 10:11 with a fast lap of 17.480. Seth Rippee finished second after completing 32 laps in 10:05. Jeff Waltz started second on the grid and finished third just .651 seconds behind Seth!
 
Top 5

1. Bradley Rippee
2. Seth Rippee
3. Jeff Waltz
4. Ron Jackson
5. Joey Genovese

Points after Round #2

1. Bradley Rippee 304
2. Seth Rippee 293
3. RJ Hart 287
4. Joey Genovese 284
5. Ron Jackson 281

Novice Class
The Novice class is designed to showcase the next generation of racers. The technical track layout was challenging but the Novice Class racers rose to the challenge. Austin Weihl took both TQ and the win followed respectively by Tony Gentz and Ethen Gentz. Austin ran an 18 lap race in 7:16 while Tony Gentz completed 15 laps in 7:14. Austin’s Hotbodies truck was dialed and held the fastest lap in the novice class of 21.946. 
 
Top 5

1. Austin Weihl
2. Ryker Haaksma
3. Brayden S
4. Austin Homer
5. Reese Maul

Points after Round #2

1. Austin Weihl 302
2. Brayden S 149
3. Tony Gentz 148
4. Ryker Haaksma 147
5. Ethen Gentz 146

The Michigan State Championship Series would like to thank our sponsors, Nankin Hobby, VP-Pro USA, TRL Racing, Dirt Burner Racing, M2C Racing, and VP Power Master Fuels. The MSCS would not be possible without the support of our sponsors and the help of our local tracks. The Michigan State Championship series would like to extend our thanks to Dirtburner Hobbies and Raceway for providing an awesome track and facility.

 

 

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