Gravity RC All-Star Series – Report

Over the course of late Fall 2014 through late Winter 2015, the Gravity RC All-Star Series was held at The Track at Harbor Hobbies, the premier carpet track in Northeast Illinois. Multiple classes were run, and drivers from Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan made the trip, including Gravity RC’s Paul Lemieux as the title sponsor for the series. Gravity G-Spec Type C pre-mounted carpet tires were the spec tire for Stock Touring, and the Gravity USGT pre-glued tires were spec for the USGT class. USVTA ran the tires specified by the class rules. Racing was tight in all three of the competitive classes throughout each weekend. Points were awarded across five races throughout the Series, with the best 4 out of 5 points going toward a total to crown each class Champion.

Each race weekend began with open practice on Saturday. Due to its unique no-subfloor racing surface, the ozite bite stays relatively high at The Track most of the year – even in the Summer when most of the regulars race outdoors. This makes things a bit easier for visitors to adjust to racing conditions, and most folks were well up to speed by the time practice ended Saturday evenings. Sundays entailed a 3 hour open practice in the morning, followed by three rounds of qualifying and the Mains. The Stock Touring class was a runaway for Wisconsin driver Eric “Snowy” Schneeweis, driving his Xray, who TQ’ed two of the five races and outright won three of the five events.

Stock results:
1. Eric Schneeweis – Xray
2. Chad Stowe – Awesomatix
3. Nathan Weir – Tamiya
4. Travis Surridge – Awesomatix
5. Barry Voltz – Xray
6. Skip Crain – Xray
7. Dan cook – Tamiya
8. Victor Vasquez – Yokomo
9. Jimmy Stegen – Tamiya
10.Matt Delguidice – Yokomo

The USGT class was dominated from start to end by local driver Kevin Kane, who TQ’ed and won the final three events of the season to seal the deal.

USGT results:
1. Kevin Kane – Xray
2. Ken Pepe – Associated
3. Jeff Hendrix – Associated
4. Travis Surridge – Awesomatix
5. Rich Murphy – Xray
6. David Weir – Tamiya
7. Richard Devroeg – Tamiya
8. Carl Seils – Xray
9. Chip Bello – Tamiya
10.Arthur Nascimento – Tamiya

The USVTA class was a fierce battle throughout the season between local drivers Kevin Kane and Ken Pepe, who ended the season tied in points – but the TQ/wins in two of the five rounds ultimately gave Kevin Kane the class win.

USVTA results:
1. Kevin Kane – Xray
2. Ken Pepe – Associated
3. Jeff Hendrix – Associated
4. David Weir – Tamiya
5. Nathan Weir – Tamiya
6. Richard Devroeg – Tamiya
7. Carl Seils – Xray
8. Mike Blaney – Associated
9. Bob Davis – Xray
10.Ron Whisenand – Associated

Sportsman/Novice results:
1. Grant Adelmeyer
2. Pacey Kolkema
3. Reece Adelmeyer
4. Owen Kolkema
5. Anthony Delguidice

Thanks to Paul Lemieux for the report.