2015 USVTA PAVED NATIONALS @ VALKARIA RC OCTOBER 16/17/18
08-27-2015, 10:54 AM
#16
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Palm Bay
1206 Malabar Rd SE
Palm Bay, FL 32907
(321) 220-2003
7.7 miles ~ 14 minutes from track
Free Breakfast included
Heated Pool; Fitness Center; Internet; Housekeeping
$89.00 per night Standard Room
$99.00 per Night Suite
When making your reservations make sure to ask for VALKARIA RC DISCOUNT RATES......
Must book room by 10/5/15 for discount rate
1206 Malabar Rd SE
Palm Bay, FL 32907
(321) 220-2003
7.7 miles ~ 14 minutes from track
Free Breakfast included
Heated Pool; Fitness Center; Internet; Housekeeping
$89.00 per night Standard Room
$99.00 per Night Suite
When making your reservations make sure to ask for VALKARIA RC DISCOUNT RATES......
Must book room by 10/5/15 for discount rate
08-28-2015, 01:52 PM
#17
Hey ALL,
There are some other events going on the same weekend and rooms are filling up FAST!!!!
If you're planning on making this event I would suggest you book your rooms ASAP...
There are some other events going on the same weekend and rooms are filling up FAST!!!!
If you're planning on making this event I would suggest you book your rooms ASAP...
Last edited by chiefj48; 09-23-2015 at 05:51 AM.
09-23-2015, 05:27 AM
#18
TTT
Have you booked your room yet???
Have you booked your room yet???
Last edited by chiefj48; 09-23-2015 at 05:52 AM.
09-23-2015, 06:04 AM
#19
QUALITY IN ON PALMBAY RD
JUST A HEADS UP RACERS QUALITY IN JUST BLOCKED OFF 30 rooms for the usvta nationals @$75 a night use code valkaria rc to get discount
this hotel is 1 exit down from the track and is very nice with a pool and breakfast .
Quality Inn
All rooms have en suite bathrooms, desks, free WiFi and flat-screen TVs, as well as microwaves, minifridges and coffeemakers. Suites add pull-out sofas.
Complimentary perks include hot breakfast and parking. There's also an outdoor pool and an exercise room.
Just off I-95, this unassuming hotel is 5.6 miles from Melbourne International Airport. … and is about 15 min from the track
Address 890 Palm Bay Rd, Palm Bay, FL 32905-6349
Phone: (321) 725-2952
JUST A HEADS UP RACERS QUALITY IN JUST BLOCKED OFF 30 rooms for the usvta nationals @$75 a night use code valkaria rc to get discount
this hotel is 1 exit down from the track and is very nice with a pool and breakfast .
Quality Inn
All rooms have en suite bathrooms, desks, free WiFi and flat-screen TVs, as well as microwaves, minifridges and coffeemakers. Suites add pull-out sofas.
Complimentary perks include hot breakfast and parking. There's also an outdoor pool and an exercise room.
Just off I-95, this unassuming hotel is 5.6 miles from Melbourne International Airport. … and is about 15 min from the track
Address 890 Palm Bay Rd, Palm Bay, FL 32905-6349
Phone: (321) 725-2952
09-25-2015, 08:11 AM
#21
EVENT SHIRTS
we finished the frame for the driver stand cover last night .
now drivers cant melt in the Florida SUN lol .
and the event shirts are ready to print . we are taking pre orders now
$20 SM -XXL $25 3XL and up
the track is bringing in extra tables chairs and tents for pit spots
so if you were packing all that stuff now you wont have to .
now drivers cant melt in the Florida SUN lol .
and the event shirts are ready to print . we are taking pre orders now
$20 SM -XXL $25 3XL and up
the track is bringing in extra tables chairs and tents for pit spots
so if you were packing all that stuff now you wont have to .
10-15-2015, 07:40 AM
#22
Set Up
Hello Racers
Today is set up day for those wishing to get a trailer spot secured before tomorrow's practice.
Anyone not taking advantage of the VIP pits and wishing to set up their pits are welcome to do so during this time.
Track prep will be under way during pit set up thus there will be NO practice today.
Good luck to everyone attending the USVTA Paved National this weekend, please have a safe trip, and we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow bright and early.
Today is set up day for those wishing to get a trailer spot secured before tomorrow's practice.
Anyone not taking advantage of the VIP pits and wishing to set up their pits are welcome to do so during this time.
Track prep will be under way during pit set up thus there will be NO practice today.
Good luck to everyone attending the USVTA Paved National this weekend, please have a safe trip, and we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow bright and early.
10-18-2015, 12:54 PM
#23
Race Results
Here are the results from the race. Thank You to all the racers that came out. It was a GREAT Event!!!!
10-18-2015, 04:09 PM
#24
Thanks Joe Depinto, FTTim for a great job on the mic and running the race, and to the entire Pepe family, especially Pete for toughing it out and making sure the event happened as planned. The trophys were awesome....each a handmade piece of art! Congrats to all the winners!
10-18-2015, 05:13 PM
#26
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Awesome Race
Thanks Joe Depinto, FTTim for a great job on the mic and running the race, and to the entire Pepe family, especially Pete for toughing it out and making sure the event happened as planned. The trophys were awesome....each a handmade piece of art! Congrats to all the winners!
10-23-2015, 05:43 AM
#27
we would like to THANK all our sponsors who supported
the 2015 USVTA PAVED NATIONALS.
TEAM EA MOTORSPORTS & SXT
_______________________________________
HPI
NOVAK
CFX PAINT
PARMA PSE
GRAVITY RC
McALLISTER
TEAM POWERS USA
TEAM ASSOCIATED
PROLINE/PROTOform
HOBBY AUTHORITY
INDYHOBBIES.com
SUPERIOR HOBBIES
O'Reilly AUTO PARTS
SCP TOOLS
AGA POWER
You all gave us some amazing prizes .
ERIC ANDERSON & JEFF BROWN
THANK YOU for believing in us and Helping make
VALKARIA RC one of the best tracks in Florida .
the 2015 USVTA PAVED NATIONALS.
TEAM EA MOTORSPORTS & SXT
_______________________________________
HPI
NOVAK
CFX PAINT
PARMA PSE
GRAVITY RC
McALLISTER
TEAM POWERS USA
TEAM ASSOCIATED
PROLINE/PROTOform
HOBBY AUTHORITY
INDYHOBBIES.com
SUPERIOR HOBBIES
O'Reilly AUTO PARTS
SCP TOOLS
AGA POWER
You all gave us some amazing prizes .
ERIC ANDERSON & JEFF BROWN
THANK YOU for believing in us and Helping make
VALKARIA RC one of the best tracks in Florida .
10-23-2015, 05:45 AM
#28
RACE REPORT
2015 USVTA PAVED NATIONALS Race Recap;
10/16, Friday practice – many racers started rolling in early in the morning to get their pits set-up and to get as much track time as possible. The weather conditions on Friday started off what would turn out to be an excellent weekend of racing. Racers continued to roll in to the facility as the day progressed and the laps times in practice continued to drop as the track got faster and faster. Special thanks to Ernie Provetti for stopping by the track to check things out and to see the facility first-hand.
10/17, Saturday qualifying – three rounds were on the menu for the day and after re-prepping the track and several hours of practice for the racers, qualifying started off fast. We were very fortunate to have Tim Caporal, known for his long-time work with the Snowbird Nationals, calling the races for us. It’s always good to have that familiar voice on the mic. With heavy support for this race coming from local racers and also a great number from within the state of Florida, the usual suspects, like Scotty Gray, Mark Burt, Robert Cooper, and Jarrett Parsons, just to name a few could be found running up towards the front of their respective classes. Blake Ryan out of South Carolina was also out to show why he made the trip down and was clearly going to be a factor in both 17.5 and USGT. As is a tradition at Valkaria R/C, the racers eat for free, and there’s always plenty to go around for everyone. Thanks to Mike Callagy and the Catron brothers for serving up the good food with plenty of laughs too. Resorts for the LCQ were posted at the end of the day, and quite few racers stayed until dusk in search of that elusive “half-second”. Special thanks to Michael Bruce and Superior Hobbies for staying late and keeping us supplied with everything we needed for the weekend!
10/18, Sunday – the track was prepped again and the racers were on the track immediately to start getting ready for the LCQ. It was now or never! First up was the Concourse event, and there were lots of beautiful paint jobs in every class and a big congratulations to the winners for their hard work! The racing in the LCQ’s was fast and clean with many guys improving their positions for the mains. The action on the track was hot! After the posting of the mains, lunch was again served up, and the raffle prizes began to flow. Valkaria R/C would like to express their sincerest appreciation to those companies and individuals who donated prizes and helped to insure that this event would be something special. Many great things were given away, it was awesome to watch!
17.5 A-Main – Scotty Gray TQ’d the class and eventually took the win. Hard charging Mark Burt made every attempt possible to take the win but ended up 2nd. He was followed by a great battle for 3rd place which went to Blake Ryan, followed by Jarrett Parson, and Michael Brue to round out the top five.
17.5 B-Main – Lee Kesler and Allan Hall finished first and second, separated by just a half second on track. It was exciting to watch push it for all he was worth but his charge to the front was just a little too late as Lee held on for the win.
SPEC 17.5GT A-Main – Joe Sumasky took TQ and the win in this class, keeping himself well out in front of second place Lee Kesler by over 5 seconds. Nice run Joe! Rich Carpenter, Ken Moss, and Ismael Vazquez rounded out the top five. The racing tough and highly contested for the positions of 3rd and 6th place.
USGT – Mark Burt TQ’d this class but Scotty Gray wasn’t going to be denied. Mark Burt ran a very fast 2nd place, followed by Robert Cooper, Blake Ryan, and Peter Pepe to complete the top five. This was the first time the USGT cars were on the track at Valkaria R/C for something other than a warm-up race. It was exciting to watch, especially from the standpoint that this class brings a true realism to hobby. We hope there will be much more USGT racing here in the future.
USVTA B-Main – this race had it all and these racers were going for it as the laps wound down! This was possibly the most exciting finish of the day and left everyone clapping for the top guys. Positions swapped back and forth but finally Joe Depinto pulled off a great finish to just edge out Chris Remus for the win. Ron Cicchese went airborne in the final few laps but held on for a solid 3rd place finish, followed by Tom Catron and Rich Carpenter rounding out the top 5.
USVTA – Triple A- Mains – this was the reason for the event!! A heads-up grid start, a pace car led rolling start and an inverted Lemans start were all used and the racing was great in each one. Jarrett Parson (Current FSEARA VTA Champion) and Mark Burt (2015 Snowbirds VTA Champ) clearly demonstrated why they are champions. These two paced the field in all the qualifying efforts and the mains. It was evident the win would be determined between these two. In end, Jarett would take the win with his 2 points to Mark’s 3 points. It was a tough battle and a well-deserved win for Jarrett as Mark pushed him to the limits each and every race. Steve Pendergraph finished a very strong 3rd and ran very well all weekend. Dave Franklin finished solidly in fourth and Michael Bruce won the tie-breaker for fifth place over Scott Meeks to bring home the 5th position hardware!
Speaking of hardware, you’ll want to see the pictures of the trophies that were given out for this race. They were all designed and built by Peter Pepe. This took a tremendous amount of time and effort but in the end, we are all so thankful because these things are works of art. It could be overheard from many racers these trophies were the best they had ever received and they weren’t going in the closet or in a box like all the others!
Again, thanks to all the racers who came out for the event. Thanks to the entire event staff that helped to make what was once a “thought for discussion”, to eventually the real deal and the first of its’ kind on a paved surface. Lastly, thanks again the sponsors for their generosity. It was greatly appreciated by all.
10/16, Friday practice – many racers started rolling in early in the morning to get their pits set-up and to get as much track time as possible. The weather conditions on Friday started off what would turn out to be an excellent weekend of racing. Racers continued to roll in to the facility as the day progressed and the laps times in practice continued to drop as the track got faster and faster. Special thanks to Ernie Provetti for stopping by the track to check things out and to see the facility first-hand.
10/17, Saturday qualifying – three rounds were on the menu for the day and after re-prepping the track and several hours of practice for the racers, qualifying started off fast. We were very fortunate to have Tim Caporal, known for his long-time work with the Snowbird Nationals, calling the races for us. It’s always good to have that familiar voice on the mic. With heavy support for this race coming from local racers and also a great number from within the state of Florida, the usual suspects, like Scotty Gray, Mark Burt, Robert Cooper, and Jarrett Parsons, just to name a few could be found running up towards the front of their respective classes. Blake Ryan out of South Carolina was also out to show why he made the trip down and was clearly going to be a factor in both 17.5 and USGT. As is a tradition at Valkaria R/C, the racers eat for free, and there’s always plenty to go around for everyone. Thanks to Mike Callagy and the Catron brothers for serving up the good food with plenty of laughs too. Resorts for the LCQ were posted at the end of the day, and quite few racers stayed until dusk in search of that elusive “half-second”. Special thanks to Michael Bruce and Superior Hobbies for staying late and keeping us supplied with everything we needed for the weekend!
10/18, Sunday – the track was prepped again and the racers were on the track immediately to start getting ready for the LCQ. It was now or never! First up was the Concourse event, and there were lots of beautiful paint jobs in every class and a big congratulations to the winners for their hard work! The racing in the LCQ’s was fast and clean with many guys improving their positions for the mains. The action on the track was hot! After the posting of the mains, lunch was again served up, and the raffle prizes began to flow. Valkaria R/C would like to express their sincerest appreciation to those companies and individuals who donated prizes and helped to insure that this event would be something special. Many great things were given away, it was awesome to watch!
17.5 A-Main – Scotty Gray TQ’d the class and eventually took the win. Hard charging Mark Burt made every attempt possible to take the win but ended up 2nd. He was followed by a great battle for 3rd place which went to Blake Ryan, followed by Jarrett Parson, and Michael Brue to round out the top five.
17.5 B-Main – Lee Kesler and Allan Hall finished first and second, separated by just a half second on track. It was exciting to watch push it for all he was worth but his charge to the front was just a little too late as Lee held on for the win.
SPEC 17.5GT A-Main – Joe Sumasky took TQ and the win in this class, keeping himself well out in front of second place Lee Kesler by over 5 seconds. Nice run Joe! Rich Carpenter, Ken Moss, and Ismael Vazquez rounded out the top five. The racing tough and highly contested for the positions of 3rd and 6th place.
USGT – Mark Burt TQ’d this class but Scotty Gray wasn’t going to be denied. Mark Burt ran a very fast 2nd place, followed by Robert Cooper, Blake Ryan, and Peter Pepe to complete the top five. This was the first time the USGT cars were on the track at Valkaria R/C for something other than a warm-up race. It was exciting to watch, especially from the standpoint that this class brings a true realism to hobby. We hope there will be much more USGT racing here in the future.
USVTA B-Main – this race had it all and these racers were going for it as the laps wound down! This was possibly the most exciting finish of the day and left everyone clapping for the top guys. Positions swapped back and forth but finally Joe Depinto pulled off a great finish to just edge out Chris Remus for the win. Ron Cicchese went airborne in the final few laps but held on for a solid 3rd place finish, followed by Tom Catron and Rich Carpenter rounding out the top 5.
USVTA – Triple A- Mains – this was the reason for the event!! A heads-up grid start, a pace car led rolling start and an inverted Lemans start were all used and the racing was great in each one. Jarrett Parson (Current FSEARA VTA Champion) and Mark Burt (2015 Snowbirds VTA Champ) clearly demonstrated why they are champions. These two paced the field in all the qualifying efforts and the mains. It was evident the win would be determined between these two. In end, Jarett would take the win with his 2 points to Mark’s 3 points. It was a tough battle and a well-deserved win for Jarrett as Mark pushed him to the limits each and every race. Steve Pendergraph finished a very strong 3rd and ran very well all weekend. Dave Franklin finished solidly in fourth and Michael Bruce won the tie-breaker for fifth place over Scott Meeks to bring home the 5th position hardware!
Speaking of hardware, you’ll want to see the pictures of the trophies that were given out for this race. They were all designed and built by Peter Pepe. This took a tremendous amount of time and effort but in the end, we are all so thankful because these things are works of art. It could be overheard from many racers these trophies were the best they had ever received and they weren’t going in the closet or in a box like all the others!
Again, thanks to all the racers who came out for the event. Thanks to the entire event staff that helped to make what was once a “thought for discussion”, to eventually the real deal and the first of its’ kind on a paved surface. Lastly, thanks again the sponsors for their generosity. It was greatly appreciated by all.
