Anderson & Isaacs win at US Indoor Champs

The 45th running of the legendary U.S. Indoor Champs Presented by Hobbywing took place in Cleveland over the weekend where it was Awesomatix pairing Kemp Anderson and Sam Isaacs who took the big wins. The longest running indoor carpet race in the World, this year attracted 434 entries, and in 1:12 Modified it was Anderson’s weekend. In qualifying, the fastest of 4 rounds to count, it was the 2024 World Championship Top Qualifier with the only 56-lap run who secured the TQ ahead of team-mate and reigning US National Champion Isaacs. Behind the US pairing, 2018 World Champion Alexander Hagberg would line-up his Xray 3rd on the A-Main grid ahead of Montech NYGP organiser & last year’s US Indoor Champ winner Donny Lia with Keven Hebert completing the Top 5. In Mod Touring Car the order was switched with Isaacs claiming the TQ ahead of Anderson with defend Champion Hebert 3rd followed team-mate Adam Izay and Hagberg. In the finals things would go all the way to A3 and the finsal race of the US Indoor Champs after Hagberg took the second encounter ahead of A1 winner Anderson. A poor third main from the Swede however allowed Anderson to seal the over victory with a win of Isaacs and Stuart Mason. Overall it was Hagberg (P2) and Isaacs (P3) who completed the podium. In the earlier single A-Main Modified Touring Car encounter Isaacs kept Anderson at bay to secure the win with Hagberg completing the podium ahead of team-mate Jan Ratheisky.  With Stock Touring and GT12 Rubber Tyre getting triple mains it was Top Qualifiers Eric Anderson and JB Catricala who took the wins.

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