Formula D Pro/AM Round 1 - Hosted by Fabricated Motorsports 03-24-13

MSA's 1989 240sx (S13) sr20det swap.

What an amazing event with an amazing amount of cars and talent.  People of all levels of experience showed up for the event, and it was an honor to have competed with them.

Replacing Kim's shoes with a fresh pair.

Driving up in an unfamiliar territory is always a nervous experience.  But we were excited.  Excited at the prospect of trying something new.  It was a new venue for us, and our first try at the points series.  We wanted to test and see what the ol' gal had in her.  We had 2 sets of spare wheels/tires with us, so we knew we couldn't run a significant amount of runs.  We had to make enough practice rounds and still have enough rubber left to run the actual competition event.  Axle handled it like a champ.  We didn't have the "practice" tandem opportunities that we were used to in preparation for the competition rounds.  In fact, Axle didn't get the opportunity to tandem at all.  That didn't seem to be a hindrance.  I was rooting to place above 8th.  However, as Axle pulled off an amazing, unexpected win, giving us a great start to the series.

It was a nerve wracking event.  The qualifying round started with 29 competitors and qualifying is part of your competition points.  The top (caged) qualifiers 16 were then allowed to continue into the tandem competition round.  The best run of 2 tries is kept as your score.  Spinning out is an automatic 0 points.  And Axle was lined up in the rear of the pack.  Have you ever sat in a doctor's office?  Waiting.  Wondering what tests would be run?  Running scenarios in your head.  That's kind of what it's like.  You sit.  Motor off.  No audio.  And when they say go...you're up.  Everyone has their techniques on keeping their mind off things.  Or perhaps some long for the adrenaline of the moment.  Whatever it was at this event, Axle did amazing and qualified 3rd.  

Top 2 competitors of the day battling it our for 1st.

Then came the tandem competition round.  Eliminations are from 16 to 8, 8 to 4, and then the top two and bottom two battle for 1st through 4th.  The top 2 battle was fierce.  Part of your judging comes from how "aggressive" you are - how close you are to the lead car in space and mimicking.  After satisfying the goal of 8th, Axle went into beast mode and decided it was going to be all or nothing.  And it worked.  Congratulations to Axle Riser. Thanks to his wife Lindsey for the support, and thanks to our volunteer "pit crew" David Byrd and Daniel Haselton.

Next Event: Import Face Off.  April 8th, 2013 - Ennis, TX.  Exhibition event.

Bryan Lin
CEO, The Motorsports Authority, Inc. | MSAStore.com | BCRacingDirect.com

1st place - 4th place.  Lined up with their winnings: a check and a bottle of Tito's Vodka.

POINTS STANDINGS:

1. 108 - Axle Riser
2. 89 - Nacho Nismo
3. 79 - Dewayne Ramsey
4. 72- Tim "Big Sticks" Koenning
5. 71 - Mario Gomez
6. 68 - Fielding Shredder
7. 65 - Kevin Williams
8. 65 - Matt Bengston
9. 64 -Brad Burnett
10. 60- TJ Hull
11. 56 - Michael Van Shellenbeck
12. 56 - Justin Garner
13. 56 - Justin Flores
14. 56 - Andy Dennington
15. 55 - Alex Groves
16. 55 - Ryan Rhorbach
17. .5 - Travis Percle
18. .5 - Robert Lee
19. .5 - Robert Turnbow
20. .5 - Rudy Martinez
21. .5 - Steven Bayles
22. .5 - Doug Cisneros
23. .5 - Ben Green
24. .5 - Kris Painshab
25. .25 - Mark Williams
26. .25 - Carl Carmichael
27. .25 - True Taylor
28. .25 - Ramone Gutierrez
29. .25 - Esteban Soto

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