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		Coverage this year courtesy of futureal.

INTRODUCTION >>> The Novak US Touring Car Championships is an annual January tradition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bringing together some of the best on-road racers in the country to test their skills at one of the best indoor tracks anywhere. Taking place from January 7th-11th, 2004, at S&N's Trackside Hobbies and Raceway, the "Novak race" is a perfect combination of fun and extremely competitive racing.

This year's race also marks a major first: a brushless motor class at a large event. Novak supplied 30 of its Super Sport brushless units as handouts for the class, although they were to be returned at the end. Another unique aspect of the race is the inclusion of both rubber and foam tire classes, as well as a novice class and a Tamiya M-chassis class. All of these are aimed at making the race fun and accessible for the average racer, while still letting people come and race with the pros.

RACE COVERAGE >>> We'll be bringing you news, results and pictures from the race on a round-by-round basis. Be sure to check out our official 2004 Novak U.S. Touring Car Championships discussion thread in the forums, as well as the pages of pictures and results as we add them here.

RACE SCHEDULE >>> Although the race takes place over five days, the first two are reserved for practice, with qualifying beginning on Friday and the mains, of course, on Sunday. Here's a more detailed breakdown:

Wednesday, January 7th:		10:00 AM - 7:00 PM:	Registration and Open Practice
Thursday, January 8th:		9:00 AM - 10:00 AM:  10:00 PM - 8:00 PM:  8:00 PM - 9:00 PM:	Open Practice Controlled Practice Open Practice
Friday, January 9th:		7:00 AM - 11:00 AM:  11:00 AM - 12:00 PM:  12:00 PM - 9:00 PM:	Controlled Practice Drivers' Meeting Qualifying, 2 Rounds
Saturday, January 10th:		9:00 AM - 5:00 PM:	Qualifying, 2 Rounds
Sunday, January 11th:		9:00 AM - 3:00 PM:  3:00 PM - 5:00 PM:	All Mains, AAA Format Awards and Prizes

THE TRACK >>> Click the thumbnail below for a wide-angle view of the track from this year's race. It will open in a new window.

FINAL RESULTS >>> The final results are in! Here they are (top qualifiers for each class are shown in bold):

Modified Foam Touring Car - Triple A-Main Results

[Complete Modified Foam Results]

1. 200 | 100 96 100 81/15:29.19 Mike Blackstock 2. 197 | 0 99 98 53/10:10.77 Chris Tosolini 3. 196 | 99 97 97 80/15:27.56 Brian Kinwald 4. 196 | 98 98 94 80/15:31.88 Eric Desrosiers 5. 196 | 92 100 96 57/11:02.36 Paul Lemieux 6. 195 | 96 95 99 80/15:32.26 Josh Cyrul 7. 192 | 97 94 95 78/15:08.80 Walter Henderson 8. 188 | 95 93 92 76/15:06.76 Andrew Cartwright 9. 187 | 94 91 93 76/15:15.90 Chris Doseck 10. 185 | 93 92 91 60/12:04.04 Barry Baker

		Driver Details - Modified Foam A-Main Driver Chassis Battery ESC Motor Tires Body Radio Blackstock Associated Reedy Novak Reedy Jaco Protoform Alfa KO Propo Tosolini Yokomo Fukuyama LRP Reedy Jaco Parma Alfa Airtronics Kinwald Losi Trinity Novak Trinity TRC Trinity Peugot Airtronics Desrosiers Associated Reedy Novak Reedy Jaco Protoform Alfa KO Propo Lemieux Losi Trinity Novak Trinity TRC Losi Alfa Airtronics Cyrul Xray SMC LRP Fantom Jaco Protoform KO Propo Henderson Associated Reedy LRP Reedy Jaco Protoform Alfa KO Propo Cartwright Schumacher SMC LRP Fantom Jaco Protoform Alfa KO Propo Doseck Warpspeed/AE Trinity KO Propo Trinity TRC Protoform Mazda KO Propo Baker Associated Reedy LRP Reedy Jaco Protoform Alfa Airtronics

19T Foam Touring Car - Triple A-Main Results

[Complete 19T Foam Results]

1. 200 | 92 100 100 67/13:01.60 Paul Lemieux 2. 199 | 100 98 99 78/15:13.39 Mike Blackstock 3. 197 | 95 99 98 77/15:16.67 Josh Cyrul 4. 196 | 99 93 97 77/15:20.09 Chris Tosolini 5. 194 | 98 96 94 77/15:20.79 Walter Henderson 6. 192 | 96 94 96 76/15:16.25 Eric Desrosiers 7. 191 | 94 97 93 76/15:18.51 Barry Baker 8. 190 | 91 95 95 51/10:20.06 Bobby Flack 9. 189 | 97 92 91 53/11:07.89 Brian Kinwald 10. 185 | 93 91 92 69/15:20.48 Timmy Heiser

		Driver Details - 19T Foam A-Main Driver Chassis Battery ESC Motor Tires Body Radio Lemieux Losi Trinity Novak Trinity TRC Losi Alfa Airtronics Blackstock Associated Reedy Novak Reedy Jaco Protoform Alfa KO Propo Cyrul Xray SMC LRP Fantom Jaco Protoform KO Propo Tosolini Yokomo Fukuyama LRP Reedy Jaco Parma Alfa Airtronics Henderson Associated Reedy LRP Reedy Jaco Protoform Alfa KO Propo Desrosiers Associated Reedy Novak Reedy Jaco Protoform Alfa KO Propo Baker Associated Reedy LRP Reedy Jaco Protoform Alfa Airtronics Flack Losi SMC Novak Putnam TRC Losi Alfa KO Propo Kinwald Losi Trinity Novak Trinity TRC Trinity Peugot Airtronics Heiser Associated Reedy Novak Reedy TRC Protoform Alfa KO Propo

Stock Foam Touring Car - Triple A-Main Results

[Complete Stock Foam Results]

1. 200 | 100 97 100 73/15:25.19 Bobby Flack 2. 199 | 99 100 97 72/15:12.94 Kevin Mitchell 3. 198 | 97 99 99 72/15:14.98 Brad Johnson 4. 193 | 95 98 95 72/15:26.39 Ron Atomic 5. 192 | 96 96 93 70/15:11.19 Paul Ciccarello 6. 192 | 93 94 98 70/15:13.03 Eli Ezrow 7. 191 | 98 93 91 69/15:11.08 Kyle Gannon 8. 189 | 94 95 92 70/15:24.94 Chuck Lonergan 9. 188 | 91 92 96 69/15:27.73 Justin Zorc 10. 186 | 92 91 94 69/15:30.81 Stephen Sobottka

		Driver Details - Stock Foam A-Main Driver Chassis Battery ESC Motor Tires Body Radio Flack Losi SMC Novak Putnam TRC Losi Alfa KO Propo Mitchell Associated Reedy LRP Trinity TRC Parma Alfa Airtronics Johnson Associated Hurricane Novak Hurricane Jaco Protoform Mazda KO Propo Atomic Associated Kinetix KO Propo Putnam Jaco Protoform Alfa KO Propo Ciccarello Associated SMC Novak Fantom Jaco Parma Alfa JR Ezrow Xray SMC Keyence Fantom Jaco Protoform Alfa JR Gannon Associated Racer Hobbies KO Propo Fantom CRC Parma Alfa KO Propo Lonergan Associated SMC Novak Trinity Jaco Protoform Futaba Zorc Associated Hurricane Novak Fantom - Protoform KO Propo Sobottka Associated - Novak Trinity Jaco Protoform Mazda Futaba

Brushless Touring Car - Triple A-Main Results

[Complete Brushless Results]

1. 200 | 100 99 100 81/18:11.44 Charlie Suangka 2. 199 | 91 100 99 62/13:47.89 Erik Wippler 3. 197 | 99 98 96 80/18:23.99 Ron Matteuci 4. 196 | 98 97 98 79/18:12.76 Mike Lack 5. 194 | 97 95 97 77/17:50.42 Kelly Bean 6. 191 | 92 96 95 76/18:16.36 Jeff Gundlach 7. 189 | 95 93 94 74/18:20.68 Randy Cook 8. 187 | 93 94 93 73/18:28.39 Ryan Van Horn 9. 187 | 96 0 91 33/6:21.69 Lee Passehl 10. 186 | 94 92 92 62/15:27.85 Gary Katzer

		Driver Details - Brushless A-Main Driver Chassis Battery ESC Motor Tires Body Radio Suangka Tamiya Novak Novak Novak CS27 Protoform Mazda Airtronics Wippler Associated - Novak Novak CS27 Protoform Alfa - Matteuci Tamiya Hurricane Novak Novak CS27 Protoform Stratus Airtronics Lack Tamiya Hurricane Novak Novak CS27 Protoform Mazda Airtronics Bean Associated SMC Novak Novak CS27 Parma Alfa JR Gundlach Xray Team 1 Novak Novak CS27 Protoform Stratus Futaba Cook Yokomo Lightspeed Novak Novak CS27 Protoform KO Propo Van Horn Schumacher - Novak Novak CS27 - - Passehl Tamiya Fukuyama Novak Novak CS27 Protoform KO Propo Katzer Losi Orion/Peak Novak Novak CS27 Protoform Stratus KO Propo

Stock Rubber Touring Car - Triple A-Main Results

[Complete Stock Rubber Results]

1. 200 | 100 100 0 64/10:10.00 Lee Passehl 2. 199 | 92 99 100 60/14:03.81 James Newberg 3. 198 | 99 98 99 66/15:34.03 David Weir 4. 195 | 98 97 93 62/15:04.44 John Ermer 5. 193 | 97 96 96 63/15:18.43 Troy Shear 6. 193 | 95 93 98 62/15:15.65 Mike Lack 7. 191 | 93 94 97 62/15:17.07 Mike Burroughs 8. 190 | 96 91 94 62/15:32.36 Bob Seay 9. 189 | 94 95 92 59/14:29.18 Jen Barnes 10. 187 | 0 92 95 41/10:18.23 Randy Cook

		Driver Details - Stock Rubber A-Main Driver Chassis Battery ESC Motor Tires Body Radio Passehl Tamiya Fukuyama KO Propo Team 1 CS27 Protoform Mazda KO Propo Newberg Yokomo Pro-Match KO Propo Trinity CS27 Losi Alfa KO Propo Weir Tamiya Fusion Novak Trinity CS27 Protoform Alfa Futaba Ermer Associated SMC Novak Epic CS27 Protoform Alfa Hitec Shear Losi SMC LRP Team 1 CS27 Protoform Stratus Airtronics Lack Associated Hurricane Novak - CS27 Protoform Mazda Airtronics Burroughs Associated Hurricane GM Epic CS27 Protoform Mazda JR Seay Associated Fukuyama Novak Team 1 CS27 Protoform Mazda KO Propo Barnes Tamiya Hurricane Novak Team 1 CS27 Protoform Stratus KO Propo Cook Yokomo Lightspeed Novak Lightspeed CS27 Yokomo KO Propo

Sportsman Touring Car - Triple A-Main Results

[Complete Sportsman Results]

1. 200 | 100 100 0 37/8:16.71 Wes Wood 2. 198 | 95 99 99 47/12:27.02 Dan Giacalone 3. 197 | 99 97 98 47/12:25.08 David Bartlett 4. 196 | 96 94 100 42/11:00.87 Jeff Rezman 5. 196 | 98 98 0 41/8:09.00 Rob Mincey 6. 193 | 93 96 97 41/11:32.33 Jim McClure 7. 192 | 97 95 95 34/10:00.53 Jim Scott 8. 190 | 94 93 96 35/9:50.08 Mark Gullifer

		Driver Details - Sportsman A-Main Driver Chassis Battery ESC Motor Tires Body Radio Wood Tamiya Fukuyama Novak Epic CS27 Protoform Stratus KO Propo Giacalone Associated Trinity/Epic Novak Epic CS27 Protoform Stratus Airtronics Bartlett Losi Trinity/Epic Novak Trinity CS27 Protoform Stratus JR Rezman Losi Hurricane Novak Team 1 CS27 Protoform Mazda KO Propo Mincey Losi Fukuyama Novak Team 1 CS27 Protoform Alfa Airtronics McClure Losi Bones Novak Epic CS27 Protoform Stratus Futaba Scott Associated Pro-Match Novak Trinity CS27 Protoform Stratus KO Propo Gullifer Associated Hurricane Novak Trinity CS27 Protoform Stratus Futaba

Tamiya Mini - Triple A-Main Results

[Complete Tamiya Mini Results]

1. 200 | 100 100 0 40/10:03.49 Erik Wippler 2. 199 | 99 99 100 53/15:20.09 David Weir 3. 197 | 94 98 99 50/15:27.82 Gary Katzer 4. 195 | 98 97 97 50/15:22.89 Brian Miller 5. 194 | 92 96 98 49/15:37.26 Derek England 6. 192 | 96 95 96 49/15:24.81 Mike Aiello 7. 192 | 97 94 95 50/15:31.15 Joe Hinkens 8. 187 | 95 92 92 47/15:29.92 Jim Scott 9. 186 | 93 93 93 48/15:44.36 Scott Cramer 10. 185 | 91 91 94 34/12:32.13 Randy Cook

		Driver Details - Tamiya Mini A-Main Driver Chassis Battery ESC Motor Tires Body Radio Wippler Tamiya - - Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper - Weir Tamiya SMC GM Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper Futaba Katzer Tamiya Hurricane GM Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper JR Miller Tamiya - Novak Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper JR England Tamiya - Novak Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper KO Propo Aiello Tamiya Team 1 Novak Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper Airtronics Hinkens Tamiya Reedy Novak Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper KO Propo Scott Tamiya Pro-Match Novak Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper KO Propo Cramer Tamiya Hurricane Futaba Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper Futaba Cook Tamiya Lightspeed Novak Mabuchi Tamiya Mini Cooper KO Propo

LATEST UPDATES >>> Here are the latest updates:

[Wednesday, 6:00 PM, futureal] All 110 pictures are now online, as well as a collage (see above) that should give a good idea of the track layout. Thanks for checking out the race coverage here on R/C Tech!

[Tuesday, 2:00 AM, futureal] All driver equipment/sponsor information has been added for the A-Mains (see above).

[Sunday, 11:00 PM, futureal] The race is over! I made it back home and am just now updating these pages with the final results.

[Sunday, 1:30 AM, futureal] We just got the Mains in from Scotty, and they are now posted. Still lagging on getting the pictures up here, there will be a massive upload at some point! In the meantime, there are tons of them in the thread.

[Saturday, 2:00 AM, futureal] The first two rounds of qualifying are over, and are posted here on the site (use the links to the left). Heading to sleep now, will have to get to pictures tomorrow (there are already a bunch in the official thread).

[Friday, 2:30 AM, futureal] Qualifying begins in about 10 hours. See the official thread in the forums for some quick updates from the track and a few pictures. More pictures will be posted tomorrow night along with the results after 2 rounds. See you then!

Continue to Page 2 for all final results...