IndyCars @ Chicagoland!! COT takes a week off, MAYBE??

FBR IndyCar Series :

 The FBR Motorsports IZOD Indy car series was at Miami Homestead last Thursday for some more high speed oval action in sunny Florida.. The times were quick and the speeds that these cars produce were very fast with some very exciting three and four wide racing.. You know what they say about a small town if ya blink you’ll miss it. There was no blinking at this track as the drivers had to stay on their toes as the action was fast and furious.. When it was all said and done, Jason ‘Mr. Mopar’ Fuchs came home the victor in the #19 Mopar Dallara with Butch Davis in the #43 STP just 0.05 behind.. This just shows how close the racing is in this series, and a very close third place finisher Chad Simpson piloting the #15 Target car garners another top five with his 3rd place performance.. Michael Born in the #14 Old Spice car also racked up another top five with a 4th place finish and Kyle Millikin brought the #42 Patron Tequila home 5th after starting 14th on the grid. The series goes to Chicagoland next week, which should be another show stopper for the drivers.

FBR COT Series :  

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FBR Motorspots VHR Sprint cup series:

This week FBR VHR Sprint cup hit the high bank Bristol Motor Speedway for some night racing on the half mile and Kory ‘TFX’ Williams sporting a new paint scheme in the 18 Signifier.com Toyota rocked the house and made it three in a row with a victory after three attempts at a green white checkers. Butch Davis in the 43 Valvoline Ford after taking the poll gave it everything he had to upset Williams and once again came home with a second place finish, Matt ‘The Bratt’ Watkins 03 Vault Energy Drink Chevrolet credited Davis with finding the racing line paid off with a third place finish, Jason ‘Mr. Mopar’ Fuchs quietly cruised the 19 Mopar Dodge to a fourth place finish while Chad ‘I’m just crusin’ Simpson in the 15 Rock Star 2 Toyota snagged a top five for the night. Our hard charger of the race goes to Jason ‘Mr. Mopar’ Fuchs 19 Mopar Dodge after starting fifteenth ended the night with a fourth place finish.

FBR Motorsports reporter Mark Page once again conducted post race interviews with the top three and fifth place Chad Simpson and eighth place Michael Born, click here to listen in on what they had to say.

FBR Indy car series:

Last Thursday the FBR Indy car series also visited the high banks but the larger track of Dover for some nerve wracking hair raising side by side high speed Indy car action where Kory ‘TFX’ Williams in the 18 M&M Dallara took the win and began his sweep of the week, Jason ‘Mr. Mopar’ Fuchs piloting the 19 Mopar muscled his way to a second place finish while Butch Davis 43 STP came home a strong third, Halford Moore in the 9 Budweiser snagged a top five and finished fourth and Mike Norris 20 Invicta claimed a fifth place finish. We have a highlight from the race, click here to watch Chad Simpson’s scary wreck in turn three that saw him flip the car and slam the wall hard but we have been told that he walked away with barely a scratch. 

FBR Super Speedway Series:

Super Series season two action starts this Wednesday August 25th at Daytona in the VHR Cup cars with practice at 07:30pm EST and the green flag at 08:30pm EST for all of the information on this series go to the general forum and if you plan to run this series as a regular please sign up as soon as possible, if season one was any indication on the action you don’t want to be left out. This series is open to the general public and all FBR drivers so if you have a friend that would like to join us please encourage them to come in and enjoy the high speed racing action this series provides.

Top Team challenge:

Last Monday’s race was at Michigan, and the FBR Motorsports crew brought home another victory for the team. Butch Davis 43 brought home the victory for the FBR Motorsports team, with the 83 of Kory Williams finishing second and the 19 of Jason Fuchs finishing third. The 9 of Halford Moore was running in the top 5 late in the race when a self-spin relegated him to the back of the lead lap with a seventeenth place finish. The 33 of Matty Watkins had a good, smooth run most of the race and was able to bring home a twelfth place finish.Great job and another great team effort by everyone at FBR Motorsports. Team work is what is keeping us up front in the points. Bristol is next on the schedule and should be another great race for the FBR team.

Other news:

FBR’s own Ron Fox has a weekly show in Pennsylvania called Pit Pass that covers the short track action through out the state and Ron shared an experience with FBR that I’m sure we would all like to have, per Ron Fox: Well.... I finally got to fulfill a dream of mine. Scott Fenton has been after me for months to turn some laps in his team's Street Stock. On Friday night, I just happened to swing by their pit area and he said tonight it was going to happen. In the heat...or feature... something broke on the Street Stock. A part of me was apprehensive anyways. Another part REALLY wanted to try out a real race car. Figured it wasn't going to happen...at least not that night. However, Scott had another plan. I'd take out the team's Late Model. I didn't set the world on fire. That wasn't the goal although I REALLY wanted to open it up once I got comfortable. But, I respect their equipment and the opportunity they presented to me. I was probably 2 1/4 seconds off the fastest the car ran in the feature...which they won, quite a thrill. Click here to see the video.

And that wraps it up for this week sim racing fans, until next week this is your FBR Motorsports reporter Mark Page reminding you to Drive Fast and keep it off the wall.

FBR Motorsports VHR Sprint cup series visited Michigan last Saturday for the second time in the 2010 schedule and it appeared that Kory Williams piloting the 18 Z-Line Toyota learned something from Jason Fuchs the winner of the first race here as Kory took the win in typical style and made it look easy, coming off a win the previous week at Watkins Glen made it two in a row for the upstate New York driver. Always in the hunt for a win Butch Davis in the 43 Insignia Ford charged hard looking to sweep the week here at FBR placed a close second. Wren Musick brought the 49 Jenna Jamison Chevrolet home to a respectable third place finish and showed some muscle and a cool head as he fought hard in an attempt for a victory. Gentlemen Joe Viens in the 44 Valvoline Ford skillfully worked his way through the field from last place to a fourth place finish, and Mike Morris in the 05 Marlboro Chevrolet scored another top five and shows once again his consistency. Our hard charger of the race goes to Gentlemen Joe Viens 44 Valvoline Ford after starting 21st on the grid finished in fourth place.We have a lot to report this week here at FBR but first FBR Reporter Mark Page conducted post race interviews after Michigan’s race and he chatted with the top four and seventh place finisher, Kory Williams, Butch Davis, Wren Musick, Joe Viens and Matt ‘The Brat’ Watkins. Click here to listen to the interview.

FBR VHR Sprint cup series goes to Bristol next week for the second time this season which should be a great race but can also be a killer for some. Kory Williams won the first race but may be more challenged for this one as drivers look towards the chase and the all important points.

FBR Motorspots IZOD Indy car series was at the Cleveland Airport course last Thursday for some tarmac racing that proved to be very challenging for some drivers while others made it look easy as Butch Davis in the 43 STP car took the victory with 10.99 margin over Chad Simpson a strong second in the 15 Target car, Kory Williams 18 M&M third but couldn’t quite master the twists and turns of the high speed course, Jamie Fuchs in the Captain Morgan car held on for a fourth place finish as Justin Fuchs brought the Mopar Dallara home in fifth place. After eleven races in this popular series the points are shaping up with Butch Davis leading with 426, Marco Brughelli second at 388, Kory Williams third with one point behind second at 387, Halford Moore fourth at 346 and Mike Morris fifth at 292. Next up for the Indy cars is Dover the Monster Mile where high speeds and three wide will make for some exciting racing, you don’t want to miss this one.

FBR Motorsports Super Speedway Series wrapped up season one at Talladega last Wednesday in the IROC cars and Butch Davis took the checkers with Halford Moore second, Jamie (YounGun) Huppert third, Kory Williams fourth and Mark Page fifth. This series has proved to be very popular with the FBR drivers and it’s not unusual to see large fields every week. The admins would like to thank all of the FBR drivers for your participation and support in this series. FBR Super Speedway series season two will be starting up Wednesday August 25th by popular demand at Daytona in the Sprint cup cars. Schedule and information can be found in our general forums.

FBR Motorsports press box has learned that Wally Wanderpoole is starting up a short track series and plans are underway with a poll to determine which mod will be used for this series and can be found in our Rfactor discussion forum. The series will run the opposite Wednesday to the Super Series and scheduling and tracks are in the works and will be announced when the mod has been chosen, don’t miss out on this series and if you’re a fan of your local short tracks I’m sure you will want to be a part of this exciting series.

The Top Team Challenge which runs on Mondays has  FBR drivers Butch Davis, Kory Williams, Matty Watkins, Halford Moore and Jason Fuchs running in this weekly series that puts the top drivers from different leagues running for points to be the top team in that series. Jason Fuchs reports for the first race we had a really nice set, just never really got the long runs to show it the FBR drivers after one race is leading the team points, with, Butch Davis finishing 3rd, myself 4th, Kory Williams 12th, Halford Moore 13th and Matty Watkins 20th. To Follow the Top Team Challenge click here for all the stats. Last Monday Night’s Team Challenge Race reported by Jason Fuchs was at Chicago land. FBR Motorsports had a couple of sets to use, four of us ran the one set while Kory Williams ran a different set. Both sets worked great with FBR drivers taking the top four spots Kory Williams, Butch Davis, Halford Moore and Matty Watkins. For FBR driver Jason Fuchs it was a night of getting punted in the back and avoiding wrecks trying to make it back though the field only to muster a 17th place finish. FBR Motorsports drivers now lead the team standings by 195 points. With all five drivers sitting in the top 10 for points Butch Davis 2nd, Kory Williams 3rd, Halford Moore 4th, Jason Fuchs 6th and Matty Watkins 10th.

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Kory Williams brought the #18 M&Ms car to victory lane while the rest of the field was busy trying to collect various car parts off of the track following a wild finish at Iowa on Thursday night.. The #1 Gould Charge of Rick Ravon had the lead late in the race, but Williams was able to get under Ravon, and opened the door for several other drivers to move underneath.. As the field came to the white flag, contact was made between Ravon's car and that of Jason Fuchs' #19 Mopar car.. The triggered a massive multi-car incident that involved all but 3 drivers.. Marco Brughelli's #11 7-Eleven car and Mike Born's #14 Old Spice car were able to make it through unscathed, but that wouldn't last long as those two made contact in turn 3 putting both into the wall.. Even with the damage from the first incident, Hal Moore was able to pilot his #9 Budweiser car home in 2nd, followed by Mike Morris' #05 Marlboro Menthol car and Jason Fuchs..

The race started out very well for all drivers, as a long green flag run produced a lot of side-by-side and three-wide action.. Damian Katz, the youngest driver in FBR's history, led a total of 18 laps in his #47 West car before fuel issues forced his retirement on lap 61.. Butch Davis, one of the early season points leaders, led laps again and had a shot at victory until the final lap incident ruined those chances.. Mark Page's night ended early when the engine in his #33 Skoal Bandit expired with 17 laps remaining.. Jaime Huppert again showed he could hang with the big boys in his #96 MOMO car, but like many others, fell victim to the last lap incidents.. 

 The FBR IndyCar Series hit the 1.5 mile cookie cutter of Kansas on Thursday night with tensions running high.. With several drivers continuing to show improvement in these cars, the race was up for grabs.. Polesitter Marco Brughelli led the field to the green, with Chad Simpson on outside pole.. Butch Davis started third, followed by Jason Fuchs, Hal Moore, Mike Morris, Kory Williams, Kyle Millikin, Mike Norris, Jaime Huppert, and Patrick Norris.. The drivers learned very quickly that the race would be a huge chess match, as a total of 75 lead changes took place during the event.. Patrick Norris' day ended on lap 21 when contact with the wall tore the right front suspension from the #17 Ethanol car.. Kyle Millikin's race started out very promising, as he was able to fight his way to the lead for a total of 6 laps, but a blown motor on lap 37 put the #42 Patron Tequila car out of the race.. Mike Norris' day would end only 19 laps from the finish as a mechanical failure sidelined the #20 Invicta Watches car, leaving Norris to finish 9th.. Overall, the race was slowed by 3 yellows for a total of 9 laps, but the race pace still averaged well over 190mph for the entire event.. A final lap incident between Jason Fuchs and Mike Morris relegated the two drivers to 7th and 8th place finishes respectively, which is a far cry from where they could have finished during a mad dash on the last lap as both were positioned with a chance to win coming out of turn 2.. The incident between the #19 Mopar car of Fuchs and #05 Marlboro car of Morris opened the door for the #11 Army car of Marco Brughelli to get a tow from both the #18 M&Ms car of Kory Williams and the #43 STP car of Butch Davis as they exited turn 4.. As the drivers exited turn 4, Davis was underneath Williams, and Brughelli was able to pull under both drivers coming to the line.. Brughelli dove to the apron of the track and all three drivers crossed the line side by side.. In the end, Brughelli earned his first victory of the season, beating Davis to the line by 18 thousandths of a second, with Williams only 4 thousandths behind Davis.. Hal Moore continued his consistent ways finishing a strong 4th in the #9 Budweiser car, followed by Chad Simpson in his #15 Target ride.. Jaime Huppert had a great showing, bringing his #96 MOMO car home a respectable 6th..

Next up for the IndyCar series is the fast short track in Iowa, where 17 second laps are the norm.. It's sure to be quite a different race than Kansas as handling and tire management will play a much larger role at Iowa.. Regardless, it should be one hell of an event..