Well, we didn’t have all of the usual suspects in the paddock but we clicked off three action packed races, all with the MegaG+ 1.7 platform.
The first event was qualifying. We had hoped to do a new style/format for qualifying but it didn’t work so we just did an Indy-style format but with 10-laps to get the best average lap time.
Young gun, Abe Maddox, of Team Maddox fame knocked first-up qualifier, Kevin Webster, of Webster Motorsport fame off the leaderboard with a blistering 10-lap average of 6.072 putting Abe on the pole until the last qualifier, George Peters, put in another blistering 10-lap performance with an average lap time of 6.026 and an average speed of 546-mph. Neither driver appeared to have suffered a crash during their 10-lap pole setting efforts.
Qualifying
| Track: SR3 Road Course Fast Esses (Chicane) | |||
| Date: Oct-21-2023 12:33 | |||
| Class: Mega-G+ 1.7 Support Class “Lites” | |||
| Descr: 10-Lap Qualifying Session | |||
| Name | Lap Time | Speed (Mph) | Place |
| George Peters | 6.026 | 546 | 1 |
| Abe Maddox | 6.072 | 542 | 2 |
| Kevin Webster | 6.433 | 512 | 3 |
| Jordan Walker | 6.56 | 502 | 4 |
| Shaylin Maddox | 6.742 | 488 | 5 |
| Steve Stewart | 7.489 | 440 | 6 |
| Grace Maddox | 8.269 | 398 | 7 |
Race #1: MegaG+ “Lites” IROC (Paper Whelen Modifieds)
These cars are fun but when you fit a super-light paper body on them, they get even more fun. The paper bodies are so light, the car handles like it doesn’t have a body at all.
George Peters pretty much dominated this event, but Team Maddox had one heat win and several second-place finishes with Shaylin Maddox winning the final segment handily while filling in for teammate, Grace Maddox. Shaylin completed all laps of the final segment and clicked of the best lap of the segment (5.954).
Sportsman driver, Kevin Webster, quietly bagged the final podium spot with one solid segment win and solid placings in his other segments. Detailed Results
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | George Peters | 98 | 56 | 889.721 |
| 2 | Steve Stewart | 97 | 52 | 816.236 |
| 3 | Kevin Webster | 89 | 47 | 898.078 |
| 4 | Jordan Walker | 83 | 47 | 740.99 |
| 5 | Grace Maddox | 82 | 45 | 716.313 |
| 6 | Abe Maddox | 81 | 42 | 789.937 |
| 7 | Shaylin Maddox | 88 | 40 | 870.364 |
Race #2: MegaG+ 1.7 “Lites”
These are our pretty much box-stock MegaG+ cars with very slight mods and hardbodies, typically F1/Indy or NASCAR stock car livery.
Kevin Webster very nearly won this event with outstanding driving, Kevin and Home Cook’n were neck and neck the whole event going into the final segment. Kevin would end up one lap down after a hard crash with just a few laps left in the final segment. The crash gave Home Cook’n a good gap and Kevin was unable to close it before the race ended.
George Peters came on very strong in the final segment placing second and on the same lap as the leader but struggled during the other heats due to distraction from erratic driving by teammate, Jordan Walker. Jordan put in some amazing laps during the race but lost his focus and would abandon after the third segment. Detailed Results
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 100 | 64 | 1446.079 |
| 2 | Kevin Webster | 99 | 50 | 1461.834 |
| 3 | George Peters | 92 | 46 | 1463.719 |
| 4 | Jordan Walker | 58 | 28 | 1472.685 |
Series Standings after Round 1
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 197 | 116 | 2262.315 |
| 2 | George Peters | 190 | 102 | 2353.44 |
| 3 | Kevin Webster | 188 | 97 | 2359.912 |
| 4 | Jordan Walker | 141 | 75 | 2213.675 |
| 5 | Grace Maddox | 82 | 45 | 716.313 |
| 6 | Abe Maddox | 81 | 42 | 789.937 |
| 7 | Shaylin Maddox | 88 | 40 | 870.364 |
So, there you have it. Round 1 of the 2023 50/50 Xtreme Series is in the books. As always, you can miss one race in any series and still be in the hunt for a series win.
The MegaG+ platform has been an amazingly competitive platform and appears to be a keeper at Stewart Raceway. With the addition of the new “paper” bodies, we’re considering adding a “Modified” version of this car using the superlight paper body and maybe an independent front-end, and possibly N42 or even N52 traction magnets. Personally, I think just the paper body addition is quite the performance improvement, but some folks like to go even faster.
Stay tuned for details on Round 2 and our next track day.
Okay, shut up and drive!
I didn’t notice prior to posting the race report but Shaylin had a fantastic run in Race 1 Saturday. She must like the new MG+ “Paper” cars. She bagged two second-place segment finishes and the second-fastest lap of the race (a 5.771 to Jordan’s 5.770) and set the fastest median lap of 6.290 in the orange lane. Way to go, Shaylin!