FCC Saturday: Schumacher and XRAY Split the TQs as Super Pole Sets the Fight
Schumacher and XRAY split the Pro Mod TQs at FCC 2026. Super Pole is complete, and the Sunday starting grids are set.
Qualifying and Super Pole are in the books at the JConcepts Florida Carpet Championships, and Schumacher and XRAY have split the Pro Mod TQs. After a schmedium Friday, Schumacher answered with Daniel Kobbevik taking the 2WD TQ. XRAY kept its momentum with Bartek Zalewski securing the 4WD TQ. Let’s get into it!
2WD: Daniel takes TQ, Bartek wins Super Pole
Kobbevik backed up his Q2 TQ with another in Q3, putting together the two wins he needed with the best two of four rounds counting. Broc Champlin bounced back from a Q3 DNF to take Q4, so don’t count him out!
With Daniel locked onto pole, qualifiers second through fifth contested Super Pole for those starting spots. Bartek won it and starts second. For Sunday’s finals, Marcus Kaerup starts third, Broc Champlin fourth and Davey Batta fifth.
4WD: Bartek’s momentum keeps rolling
Zalewski took three straight round TQs after Kobbevik won Q1, finishing qualifying with 20 laps in 5:09.357. Bartek earned pole, but Daniel had an answer in Super Pole: last to go, he won on his first lap with a 14.9-second effort!
Daniel starts second behind Bartek, with Brennan Schimmel third, Broc Champlin fourth and Marcus fifth. The front of both grids is stacked—now let’s see who can turn those starting spots into results!
Expert Spec: Mitchell and Bayer finish strong
In Expert 17.5 2WD, Daniel Chavez struck first with the Q1 TQ before Domnic Paccione answered with back-to-back TQs in Q2 and Q3. Aaron Mitchell had been good all week without quite hitting top form—but he found it in Q4, taking the round TQ and reminding everyone why he won this class last year. That’s a proper mix heading into the finals!
In Expert 13.5 4WD, Martin Bayer took Q1 and Q2, but Domnic Paccione hit back with the Q3 TQ to keep the pressure on. Bayer had to wait until Q4 to wrap up the overall TQ, making it three round wins from four. Paccione qualified second overall, with Maccoy Martin third. The Spec classes never disappoint!
Bring on Sunday
One driver will bump from the B final to the A, with triple A finals for Pro Mod and Expert Spec today, Sunday, November 8. It’s been great action across the classes—let’s hope these battles go to A3!
Three of the big chassis brands in 1/10th off-road are getting set to go to war. Let’s see who emerges victorious!
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