SST Toronto Weekend Event Thread

I will be there. Anyone else?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on July 20, 2014 at 6:41pm

telecast on the 31st ? I wasn't paying attention when Varsha called it during the Indycar race

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Permalink Reply by mj on July 20, 2014 at 6:56pm

Yes the 31st as per SST site
NBCSN will broadcast the race at 10 p.m. PDT on July 31 (1 a.m. EDT Aug. 1). Following its trip to Toronto, the series will shift to the west coast for its final four races of the 2014 season at the Sand Sport Super Show in Orange County, Calif. Sept. 19-20; the Coronado Speed Festival Sept. 21 and Las Vegas in conjunction with the SEMA Show in early November.

On another note don't forget Baja 500 is on CBSSN Tonight at 9 eastern .

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Permalink Reply by Barb on July 20, 2014 at 8:35pm

Thanks, just set the DVR for the Baja500.

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Permalink Reply by mj on July 20, 2014 at 8:50pm

No prob lol I'll be watching it and STILL I DVR it lol

If this means I'm addict then I guess I'm getting another fix LMAO

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Permalink Reply by Hendricus on July 20, 2014 at 7:02pm

Creed & Robby definitely showed off their abilities to drive at the edge, keep it close, and not make it bumper cars.
Their racing reminded me of yesterday's 450cc moto1 between Eli Tomac and Ken Roczen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJWXTp9fv18
One of the best motos of the series - so far.

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Permalink Reply by speedy7 on July 20, 2014 at 7:48pm

@MJ, race will most likely be on here on some kinda tape soon....

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Permalink Reply by mj on July 20, 2014 at 7:55pm

Thanks I DVR them all anyway too . I've got SST , BITD , SCORE , TORC , LOORRS etc lol . Also have everything saved on YouTube too . I'm gonna record some when I go to Crandon and post it on my channel .

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Permalink Reply by Chris Koropeski on July 20, 2014 at 8:23pm

both races were great. Everyone that saw it loved it and the people next to me on pit lane grandstand stood and screamed the whole time. I have pictures and some videos, I will post them tomorrow when I get home and get rested up. Plane just arrived. As a side note, robby tried to get the truck up on 2 wheels after the race. the crowd noticed and loved it.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on July 20, 2014 at 11:59pm

SATURDAY, July 19th
SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by Traxxas

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada (July 19, 2014) – After winning last season at Toronto, Sheldon Creed of Alpine, Calif. picked up where he left off in the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by TRAXXAS series by winning again on the picturesque downtown street circuit in Canada.

Creed’s TRAXXAS-sponsored truck fought alongside fellow 16-year-old Scotty Steele’s machine for most of the race until Steele made a late mistake on the final lap, which relegated him to a third-place finish, allowing Robby Gordon to inherit second.

Creed started last in the field given that he missed the pre-race driver’s meeting, but drove a steady smart race in the rain to pass every truck in the field en route to victory.

“The difference in driving on asphalt and concrete was incredible,” Creed said referring to the wet, slick conditions. “Scotty was great on the concrete, and when we came off the asphalt his truck just took off. I’ve made a couple of late mistakes in these races and thrown a few away, and I wasn’t going to do it again. I just took my time and didn’t over drive the truck.”

Michigan’s Aaron Bambach came home fourth in his 3deminsional.com truck, with Mexico’s Apdaly Lopez finishing fifth after not getting any practice during Friday’s session where he crashed in turn one of lap one of the session. Toronto’s Paul Tracy fell victim to the wet conditions early in the race and came in sixth, as did Bill Hynes from Nazareth, Pa. in the Freaks for LIVE truck who finished seventh.

NBCSN will broadcast the race at 10 p.m. PDT on July 31 (1 a.m. EDT Aug. 1). Following its trip to Toronto, the series will shift to the west coast for its final three races of the 2014 season at the Sand Sport Super Show in Orange County, Calif. Sept. 19-20; the Coronado Speed Festival Sept. 21 and in Las Vegas in conjunction with the SEMA Show in early November.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on July 21, 2014 at 12:18am

SUNDAY July 20th

Sheldon Creed Wins Race 2 at Toronto

SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by Traxxas

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada (July 20, 2014) – Sheldon Creed completed a weekend sweep in the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by TRAXXAS race at Toronto Sunday by edging Robby Gordon for the second day in a row winning both weekend races.

Unlike Saturday’s slippery track, warm and dry conditions produced a thrilling battle between Creed and Gordon. The two drivers battled relentlessly for virtually the entire 10-lap race, with nearly every fan in attendance at the 11-turn street circuit in Toronto standing to watch the spectacle, with thousands crowding the fence line with camera phones in hand.

Scotty Steele again finished third completing an identical podium lineup for both Toronto races.

“It’s obviously pretty cool to win two times in a row here at Toronto,” Creed, 16, said. “Today was a much better race given that it was dry. We could go hard and Robby and I had a great battle. We both got sideways in turn 3 there at the end and I was able to put some distance between us, but about three turns later he was back on my bumper.”

Canadian Native, Paul Tracy finished fourth in his TRAXXAS-sponsored truck, Mexico’s Apdaly Lopez finished fifth in the RPM Off-Road/VisitMexico.com truck, Aaron Bambach in the 3dimensional.com truck finished sixth, with Nick Vanis in the Outlaw LED by Robby Gordon No. 10 and Bill Hynes in the Freaks for LIVE truck rounding out the field.

“I leaned on him a little bit there and he gave it back to me,” Gordon said. “Sheldon did a great job as did Scotty and both of these guys are going places with their careers. People will hear a lot about them for years to come. I could get to Sheldon’s bumper, but I had to check up going over the jumps to make sure that I didn’t land on him.”

NBCSN will broadcast the race at 10 p.m. PDT on July 31 (1 a.m. EDT Aug. 1). Following its trip to Toronto, the series will shift to the west coast for its final four races of the 2014 season at the Sand Sport Super Show in Orange County, Calif. Sept. 19-20; the Coronado Speed Festival Sept. 21 and Las Vegas in conjunction with the SEMA Show in early November.

Honda Indy Toronto
SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by TRAXXAS
Race 2 Results
Finish Truck No. Driver Sponsor Hometown
1. 74 Sheldon Creed TRAXXAS Alpine, Calif.
2. 7 Robby Gordon SPEED Energy/ Toyo Tires Orange, Calif.
3. 5 Scotty Steele Peoria, Ariz.
4.3 Paul Tracy TRAXXAS Scarborough, Ontario, Toronto
5. 18 Apdaly Lopez VisitMexico.com/RPM Offroad Tecate, B.C., Mexico
6. 87 Aaron Bambach 3 Dimensional.com Rochester Hills, Mich.
7. 10 Nick Vanis Airaid/Outlaw LED by Robby Gordon Los Alamitos, Calif.
8. 57 Bill Hynes LIVE/United Fiber and Data Nazareth, Penn.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on July 21, 2014 at 12:21am

FYI, TOG had some really good pic's from the flag stand. IMO, Sunday's race as a barn burner.Prove's a race doesn't need to be 3 hour's long to be exciting.