This weekend was the 36th annual Motorama show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The event hosts what is possibly the largest RC race around – over 700 entries across two tracks, along with a host of other motor sport events, thousands of visitors pass through the doors and are exposed to RC as a hobby and sporting event. The weekend started with travel problems for most, with the east coast being battered by a storm. This meant that a few drivers had to alter their plans and didn’t receive luggage until halfway through the practise day. Despite the problems, everyone made the show and were all sorted by the end of practice day. With practise untimed it was difficult to gauge pace, but with the teams cars all feeling good they were ready for racing.
Qualifying was to be decided with two counting rounds from three, with bump-up finals throughout. This meant consistency would be critical for a good qualifying position, but if all goes wrong it was still possible to bump-up. Carson Wernimont showed great pace with his Schumacher cars, taking TQ in 4WD and second in short course. Also making the A final in 2WD, he was joined by Tom Cockerill in all three classes. Rob Betts got the worse of traffic in his heats, leaving him 11th overall and hoping for that magic bump spot in 4WD. Matt Olsen missed practice due to lost luggage, and had a nightmare qualifying day with his 4WD, leaving himself 72nd of the 73 entrants.
When finals came round, Matt Olsen showed his true pace, and the Schumacher guys worked as a great team to get his car prepped and turned around, on his way from the H to B final in 4WD, earning himself the Bump Up King title! Also bumping in 2WD he won a total of six finals.
When the A final came around, Carson would lead from the front taking a dominant victory by almost seven seconds from Chad Due and Dustin Evans.
A Final – Modified 4WD
1. Carson Wernimont – Schumacher CAT K1 Aero
2. Chad Due
3. Dustin Evans
4. Brent Thielke
5. Steven Hartson
6. Alex Miller
7. James Schlick
8. Tom Cockerill
9. Mike Gay
10. Alex Kosciuszek
The 2WD class was to be a more frantic race with many drivers making mistakes. Chad Due came through from fifth to take the win, followed by a hard charging Carson and James Schlick.
A Final – Modified 2WD
1. Chad Due
2. Carson Wernimont – Schumacher Cougar KR
3. James Schlick
4. Steven Hartson
5. Dustin Evans
6. Tom Cockerill – Schumacher Cougar KF
7. Greg Hodapp
8. Gunner Rieck
9. Andrew Parente
10. Brent Thielk
Short Course provided the most entertainment for the watching crowd with Chad and Carson going at it once again. With very little to split between the two it was Carson who got the break, jumping over Chad on the triple section and taking the win. Chad came home second and John Cravotta third.
A Final – Modified SCT
1. Carson Wernimont – Schumacher prototype
2. Chad Due
3. John Cravotta
4. Tom Cockerill
5. Barry Goodwin
6. Robert Meyer Jr
7. Christopher Proctor
8. Matt Stoltz
9. Chris Cristo
10. Jim Hustins
The Schumacher team wanted to thank Charlie and Scotty for putting on a great event and displaying our hobby to such a large number of motorsport enthusiasts, and a sure fire way of growing the hobby!
Source: Schumacher
