2013 TORA Awards

[Flyin Mikey J]

Here is the spot to unofficially recognize racers for the contributions and accomplishments...

Driver of the Year:

Who has been the most successful driver of 2013?

Most Improved Driver:

Who has jumped up the most lobbies or spots over the past year?

Most Improved Personality:

Who was once someone most didn't like much, but is now loved by all?

Most Dependable Teammate:

Who can you always count on to help?

Most Aggressive Driver:

Who would you least like to see in your mirrors?

Most Versatile Driver:

Who can seemingly be fast in seemingly any car?

Rookie of the Year:

Which noob was the most phenomenal?

Team of the Year:

Which driver combo did best in a series/event?

Team Livery:

Which series/event team livery looked best on the track and in pix?

Tuner of the Year:

Whose tunes made you go fastest?

Performance of the Year:

Which driver had the most phenomenal race?

The Driver's Driver:

Who would you want most as a teammate?

Jester:

Which member made you laugh the hardest and most often?

The Cheers Award:

Who would you like to have a pint with?

Best Rivalry:

Who competed hardest against each other in a race or series?

No Surrender:

Who went above and beyond just to complete the race or their stint?

Favorite Race or Series:

Which race or series most tickled your fancy?

[Flyin Mikey J]

A few nominees from me:

Driver of the Year: TG Haydo

Rookie of the Year: iTeknix

Jester: BG Beanz

Most Improved Driver: Bandit1097

The Cheers Award: nickyF1

Favorite Series: Vintage Trans Am

[HCR HaydieT]

Most Improved Driver: XBR Immortal

Rookie: Big Hamish

Team Of The Year: Yamagura in the TEC.

Tuner Of The Year: HMR Motorhead.

Driver's Driver: XPR Venom

Jester: Can only be BG Beanz.

Favourite Series: TCC

[Flyin Mikey J]

No Surrender goes to the HR Ax4x Nurb TEC entry. After rollovers in every stint, they still finished every stint.

[LMR Zakspeed]

DRIVER OF THE YEAR: YMGR Bellmond

MOST DEPENDABLE TEAMMATE: IBlueIJaBBRexI since LMR BlackHawk lagged out of both of our TEC Races   

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: XPR Moontower, even though I know he races a lot outside TORA he was very fun to race with in the ISCC

TEAM OF THE YEAR: F4H Motorsports. They're all a great bunch of guys and easy to chat to

TEAM LIVERY: F4H's Porsche Livery at Sebring with the Feathers on one side and the Motherboard(esque) design on the other

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: TheBulinWall5's dominant LMP1 championship in the ISCC

THE DRIVER'S DRIVER: Big Hamish was a force to be reckoned with in the BG McLaren Cup

BEST RIVALRY: PRT Mendes, we were extremely close for the last few rounds in LMPC in the ISCC once Bellmond had missed out on the points after two absences.

FAVORITE RACE OR SERIES: TORA Radical Superkarts

[ErebusV8]

No Surrender goes to the HR Ax4x Nurb TEC entry. After rollovers in every stint, they still finished every stint.

not every stint, i slid on my side a bit in one, and didn't roll the other, but that's still only about 2.5 hours without it

[Flyin Mikey J]

Tuner of the Year: F4H Drake

For building LMP tunes so easy I could drive them.

[HCR Mystic]

Driver of the year: TG Haydo
Most dependable teammate: YMGR Bellmond
Team of the year: CQR
Team Livery: LMR Corvettes
The Driver's Driver: Bulin
Best Rivalry: Yamagura with CQR at Silverstone 12hr
Favourite race or series: TEC

[Duke of Bruno]

Driver of the year:  CQR Magic

Most Improved Driver:  Bli33ard

Most Improved Personality:  jgroves1996

Most Dependable Teammate:  NickJames123

Most Aggressive Driver:  DTechPR

Most Versatile Driver:  XPR Venom

Rookie of the Year:  BG Wingnut396  (registered Jan. 3, 2013)

Team of the Year:  “CRA Team 2 / CRA Coke Zero”  CRA Adder, GAZ POT 71, CRA Insanity, & tsaFoot (TEC / ISCC)

Team Livery:  #60 F4H Motorsports Porsche (12 Hours of Sebring)

Tuner of the Year:  F4H Drake

Performance of the Year:  “Yamagura Motorsports” YGMR Bellmond & Mystic Vibrosis (12 Hours of Silverstone)

The Driver’s Driver:  LMR Deftone MX

Jester:  BG Beanz

The Cheers Award:  DeweyTee

Best Rivalry:  DTechPR (NATCC)

No Surrender:  paul299 (24 Hours of Le Mans)

Favorite Race or Series:  NATCC

[Uniform 92]

Most Improved Personality:  jgroves1996

  

[BG Wumba]

DRIVER OF THE YEAR: CQR D4N13L

MOST DEPENDABLE TEAMMATE: BG Cowboy

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Maybe not a single driver but the whole Forza Universe team for their impressive first outing in the TCC

MOST AGGRESSIVE DRIVER: BG Beanz

TEAM OF THE YEAR: CQR

TEAM LIVERY: F4H's Porsche Livery at Sebring

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: TG Haydo's (HCR Mad Dog) title charge in the TCC at Sunset Infield

THE DRIVER'S DRIVER: HCR Mad Dog

BEST RIVALRY: From my experience myself and RainoneF1 in the ISCC GTE title battle

FAVORITE RACE OR SERIES: TORA GT Season 10

MOST VERSATILE DRIVER: CQR Magic

MOST IMPROVED DRIVER: XPR Devil

[ErebusV8]

DRIVER OF THE YEAR: CQR D4N13L

MOST DEPENDABLE TEAMMATE: Bandit1097

MOST AGGRESSIVE DRIVER: GT Racer 2012

MOST VERSATILE DRIVER: LMR Deftone MX

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: I'm not sure, we've had a lot

TEAM OF THE YEAR: YMGR team with their great TEC win

TEAM LIVERY: F4H Sebring paint on the Porsche without a doubr

TUNER OF THE YEAR: i'm not sure, would have to be between TG Haydo (HCR Mad Dog), Flyin Mikey J or XPR Venom

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: CQR D4N13L for the great racing in the GT S10

THE DRIVER'S DRIVER: this is is difficult, there is a lot of people that deserve this from my perspective, but i can't pin it down to one, so:
VAMR Wilson, LMR WARPSITE, Bandit1097, Flyin Mikey J, CRA Adder, CRA Morphader, JamesHall, HCR Mad Dog, LMR Deftone, and the list goes on

JESTER: Bandit1097, JamesHall, Flyin Mikey J, v Hurricane v are just a few of the names that come to mind

THE CHEERS AWARD: Flyin Mikey J (if he comes over here so i'm still legal to drink) or XB6 Broomzke

BEST RIVALRY: series? Bandit and I in pretty much every race we're up against each other in. race? James and Hunty in the second Sunset oval visit in TASCAR

NO SURRENDER: the HR Allied Forces Vauxheapofsh*t at the Nurburgring, rolled it multiple times throughout the 12 hours except for 1 stint and still soldiered on to finish 8th in TCC

FAVOURITE RACE OR SERIES: TEC for series, i know it is somewhat demanding, but as most know i'm not quick qualifying pace, but over longer distances i seem to do better (still not fast, but better). so TEC, or the Mustang Spec Cup, that was great fun every week

[Flyin Mikey J]

^ If I had to pick a favorite race, it would be the MV round of the Mustang Challenge. Four different leaders in the final lap. Insane.

[LMR Sahara]

Driver of the year: CQR D4N13L

Most Improved Driver: TBA

Most Improved Personality:  TBA

Most Dependable Teammate:  Bandit1097

Most Aggressive Driver:  Carbon Viper

Most Versatile Driver:  LMR Deftone mx

Rookie of the Year:  TBA

Team of the Year:  Clean Racers Accociation

Team Livery:  CRA Porsche TEC LeMans Entry

Tuner of the Year: TG Haydo

Performance of the Year: YGMR Bellmond & Mystic Vibrosis (12 Hours of Silverstone)

The Driver’s Driver:  II ALEX P II

Jester: xIrideGRANDPAx

The Cheers Award: The great group of guys to race with at Allied Forces & LeMans Rennsport

Best Rivalry: G FASTgks & I. At one point it was driven by absoulute hate for eachother, and yet we'd somehow end up on each others mirrors. Were still good friends.

No Surrender: Bandit1097

Favorite Race or Series: TEC Community Endurance.

[LMR Deftone MX]

Driver of the year: The Bulin Wall5

Most Improved Driver: LMR Zakspeed

Most Dependable Teammate: rainonef1

Most Aggressive Driver: Bandit1097

Most Versatile Driver:  II ALEX P II

Rookie of the Year: rainonef1

Team of the Year:  F4H

Team Livery: ISCC Koolaid Lola (HMR Motorhead/The Bulin Wall5)

Tuner of the Year: The Bulin Wall5

Performance of the Year: YMGR Bellmond & Mystic Vibrosis (12 Hours of Silverstone)

The Driver’s Driver:  II ALEX P II

Jester: MATT PASTRAMNI

Best Rivalry: ISCC GTE (Corvette Racing Team LMR/British Gas BG)

No Surrender: Bandit1097

Favorite Race or Series: TEC

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