2015 Tamiya Championship Series: Tickets to Japan

2015 Tamiya Championship Series: Tickets to Japan

Racers love to compete and it’s usually just for bowling trophies or bragging rights among pears, but the Tamiya Championship Series Finals takes things up a big notch by awarding winners in specified classes a trip to Japan for the Tamiya World Championships in November. Held at the Tamiya America racing facility in Aliso Viejo, California, the event was held over the weekend of August 22-23 and included eight new class champions with four of them going on to represent the USA at the Tamiya World Championships at the Tamiya Fair in Shizuoka-City, Japan. Rod Canare (GT-1), Tyree Phillips (Formula One), Roel Espina (GT-2) and Orlando Sherman (M-Chassis) were the four class champions who earned a trip to compete in the Tamiya World Championships.. The champions in the additional classes were: Chris Widado (GT-3), Tyler Limsnukan (Novice Spec), Julian Wong (FWD) and Lee Passehl (Pro Spec/BMW M3 Cup).  This year’s final celebrates 21 years of Tamiya specific on-road racing and continues a long tradition of spec racing with Tamiya cars.

Tamiya Championship Series Trip Winners (left to right): Rod Canare/ GT-1, Orlando Sherman/ M-Chassis, Tyree Phillips/ F1, Roel Espina/ GT-2

Tamiya Championship Series Trip Winners (left to right): Rod Canare/ GT-1, Orlando Sherman/ M-Chassis, Tyree Phillips/ F1, Roel Espina/ GT-2

Tamiya Championship Series GT1 Podium: Timmy Valles 2nd, Rod Canare 1st, Mike Molina 3rd.

Tamiya Championship Series GT1 Podium: Timmy Valles 2nd, Rod Canare 1st, Mike Molina 3rd.

Tamiya Championship Series GT2 winners: Toby Zhang 2nd, Roel Espina 1st, Kevin Smith 3rd.

Tamiya Championship Series GT2 winners: Toby Zhang 2nd, Roel Espina 1st, Kevin Smith 3rd.

Tamiya Championship Series F1 winners: Jason Huang 2nd, Tyree Phillips 1st, Bill Jeric 3rd.

Tamiya Championship Series F1 winners: Jason Huang 2nd, Tyree Phillips 1st, Bill Jeric 3rd.

Tamiya Championship Series M-Chassis winners: Jason Smith 2nd, Orlando Sherman 1st, Mark Brown 3rd.

Tamiya Championship Series M-Chassis winners: Jason Smith 2nd, Orlando Sherman 1st, Mark Brown 3rd.

Race Results
Race Class Racer Name Finishing Position
F-1 Tyree Phillips
Jason Huang
Bill Jeric
Tyree Phillips
Kevin Cole
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Top Qualifier
Best of Show
GT-1 Rod Canare
Timmy Valles
Mike Molina
Rod Canare
Jason Laurel
Sean Park
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Top Qualifier
Best of Show
B-Main First Place
GT-2 Roel Espina
Toby Zhang
Kevin Smith
Roel Espina
Steve Tolmasoff
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Top Qualifier
B-Main First Place
GT-3 Chris Widado
Alex Tolmasoff
Jeffery Fink
Chris Widado
Ed Barr Sr.
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Top Qualifier
B-Main First Place
Novice Spec Tyler Limsnukan
Heidi Fink
Patti Bishop
Tyler Limsnukan
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Top Qualifier
MINI Orlando Sherman
Jason Smith
Mark Brown
Orlando Sherman
David Bird
John Balatico
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Top Qualifier
Best of Show
B-Main First Place
FWD Julian Wong
Solomon Figues Jr.
Chris Widado
Solomon Figues Jr.
Torgeir Hagland
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Top Qualifier
B-Main First Place

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Updated: August 26, 2015 — 1:19 PM
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