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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Saturday, January 10th: |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: |
Qualifying, 2 Rounds |
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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
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 | |||||||
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| 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
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 | |||||||
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| 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
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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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
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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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!