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Team Orion/Kyosho Factory Driver Jason Jakubczyk has swept the 2011 Midwest Off-Road Racing League Series! The MORL Series has been ongoing for over 20 years throughout Michigan and Indiana. This is also the largest 1/10 off-road racing series in the Mid-West that consistantly brings in the top drivers from both states. This years series consisted of 6 different tracks, 1 race each month, with points earned at each event. Then each driver would be allowed 2 throwouts with their 4 best rounds counting for the overall Championship. Jason went on to lock up all 3 of the Modified Championships he participated in after the first 4 races of the series!
These were Jason's finishes for each race of the series that he competed in to take home all 3 Overall Championships:
Litchfield, Michigan
2wd Modified Buggy - Qualfied 2nd / Finished 2nd
Modified Truck - Qualified 1st / Finished 1st
Modified Short Course - Qualified 1st / Finishied 1st
*All A-Mains were rained out after qualifying, so each drivers overall points went by how they qualified.
Jones, Michigan
2wd Modified Buggy - Qualfied 1st / Finished 1st
Modified Truck - Qualified 1st / Finished 1st
Modified Short Course - Qualified 1st / Finishied 2nd
Stateline, Indiana
2wd Modified Buggy - Qualfied 1st / Finished 2nd
Modified Truck - Qualified 1st / Finished 1st
Modified Short Course - Qualified 1st / Finishied 1st
Dirtburners, Michigan
2wd Modified Buggy - Qualfied 1st / Finished 1st
Modified Truck - Qualified 1st / Finished 2nd
Modified Short Course - Qualified 1st / Finishied 1st