2018 TrackBattle Round 3 Official Results
Abrin Schmucker - Time Attack Director
Round 3 is complete. 86 cars took to the blisteringly hot track throughout the weekend. Drivers battled attrition on multiple course configurations for some of the closest times in each class that we've seen all year. With a total overhaul of the "A Chassis" from RS Motors, Andy Smedegard reset the overall Time Attack track record with a 1:22.949. Definitely not a bad showing, given that this was the first event out following the extensive number of changes. In TrackMod, Jeremy Swenson and Michael Puglisi traded blows as they battled for the overall fastest time in the category, with each of them resetting class records in the process. Newcomer to Gridlife this year, James Forbis prepared an incredible machine for the StreetMod Class. With incredible pace right out of the gate, James managed to take the overall class win on each of the 3 circuits run during the weekend, resetting class records on all 3 courses. Already familiar with Road Atlanta, I expect James to continue to bring the heat to Brad/Matt at Evolve Autosport. If things go well, I'd expect to see at least a 29 in the StreetMod Class. Word on the street is that Shawn Krebsbach is considering adding some more horsepower for the event. Given the long straights seen at Road Atlanta, I am sure that the extra pace will be welcomed when competing against the other big power cars in class. Street Class - RWD saw the closest racing of all this weekend, with the podium gap being a total of 14 season points. 3 different drivers emerged as new class record holders on the 3 course configurations. With a quick start on a shorter and tighter circuit, Jackie Ding took the win on North Course. Austin Hertel was fastest on Full Course, with his competitors describing his performance as "driving like a man possessed". On South, Josh Orr pulled away and took the victory.
Here are your victors in all classes:
STREET AWD
1st 129 Matt Williams SPEC FIT / ECO CUP - FWD 30
1st 70 Eric DeWitt STREET - AWD 550
2nd 146 Jonathan Yu STREET - AWD 430
3rd 55 Charles Miller STREET - AWD 403
1st 24 Les Epps STREET - FWD 190
2nd 361 Michael Mattila STREET - FWD 116
1st 34 Austin Hertel STREET - RWD 660
2nd 86 Jackie Ding STREET - RWD 656
3rd 51 Joshua Orr STREET - RWD 646
STREETMOD
1st 23 Shawn Krebsbach STREET MODIFIED - AWD 707
2nd 6 Micheal Aumick STREET MODIFIED - AWD 546
3rd 113 Justin Lowhorn STREET MODIFIED - AWD 434
1st 312 Mikey Singhaseni STREET MODIFIED - FWD 410
2nd 81 Benjamin Marouski STREET MODIFIED - FWD 283
3rd 76 Scott Wolforth STREET MODIFIED - FWD 100
1st 59 James Forbis STREET MODIFIED - RWD 787
2nd 122 Evolve Autosport STREET MODIFIED - RWD 703
3rd 357 Dan Lewis STREET MODIFIED - RWD 657
TRACKMOD
1st 314 Michael Puglisi TRACK MODIFIED - AWD 787
2nd 417 Ronnie Soliman TRACK MODIFIED - AWD 703
3rd 22 Jeremy Boysen TRACK MODIFIED - AWD 473
1st 420 Levi Brown TRACK MODIFIED - FWD 570
2nd 666 Trentyn Meister TRACK MODIFIED - FWD 317
3rd 48 Torry Skurski TRACK MODIFIED - FWD 111
1st 30 Jeremy Swenson TRACK MODIFIED - RWD 829
2nd 5 Luke McGrew TRACK MODIFIED - RWD 774
3rd 303 Eric Fleming TRACK MODIFIED - RWD 770
UNLIMITED
1st 212 Andy Smedegard UNLIMITED - AWD 933
2nd 110 Brandon Ranvek UNLIMITED - AWD 537
1st 222 Kevin Wesley UNLIMITED - RWD 750
2nd 82 Logan Carswell UNLIMITED - RWD 739
3rd 416 Stefan Sajic UNLIMITED - RWD 673