Jared Tebo wins all 3 modified classes at Winter Indoor Championships.
St. Charles, Missouri was the location for the first annual Winter Indoor Nationals. It was cold outside but warm inside the SmacTrac facility as practice started Friday with drivers coming from all over to test the new track layout. It was apparent in practice that the track layout was a challenge, especially the split lane in the center of the track.
The separation of the split lane provided many drivers the opportunity to showcase their best driving tricks and stunts as the narrow lane sometimes provided the ultimate test of control in a narrow space. By weekends end everyone looked comfortable and everyone just remembered, when in doubt steer a little to the left.
194 entries made this first annual event a smashing success. Local drivers Rod Rippee, Chris Baumgartner and Matt Gosch were always hospitable to everyone traveling from out of the area providing a much needed personal touch whenever necessary. SmacTrac snacks and Wayne Snider made sure everyone was fed with the most interestingly named food.
The hot tire setup at SmacTrac was the Blue Compound Bar Codes all the way around. The only question was full tread or partial tread.
After switching back and forth several times the locals went with partical tread and the out of towners were enjoying success on full tread. Either way, tire wear and traction was not an issue. One set of tires was all that was needed for the weekend.
Friday practice went smoothly with a club race warmup Friday night. 18 laps seemed to be a quick run in the 2wd and truck classes and 19 laps in 4wd. As predicted, Jared Tebo was running exceptionally well and TQ'ed the club race. World Champion skills on display in Missouri. Read More on JConcepts.net
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