APEX Raceway and Hobbies

APEX Raceway and Hobbies Indoor Carpet On-road, Carpet Rc Oval, Slot car tracks and full hobby shop.
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List of local hotels we recommend:

1-mile from track
Quality Inn (60-90.00)
2135 S Church St
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

2-3 miles from track
Double Tree (75-125)
1850 Old Fort Pkwy
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Holiday Inn Express (80-150)
165 Chaffin Pl
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Days Inn (80-125)
182 Chaffin Pl
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Country Inn (80-125)
2262 Armory Dr
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Microtel (

50-100)
151 Chaffin Pl
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

3-4 Miles from track
Comfort Suites (80-150)
226 N Thompson Ln
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Candle Wood Suites (80-125)
850 N Thompson Ln
Murfreesboro, TN 37129

🏁 THAT'S A WRAP ON THE 2026 USVTA SOUTHERN NATIONALS! 🏁Three days, 111 entries, 59 drivers, and nearly 14,000 race laps ...
09/07/2026

🏁 THAT'S A WRAP ON THE 2026 USVTA SOUTHERN NATIONALS! 🏁

Three days, 111 entries, 59 drivers, and nearly 14,000 race laps later — what a weekend! Huge congrats to every racer who brought their A-game, and an even bigger thank you to everyone who made the trip to Apex Raceway & Hobbies to be part of it. See you all next year!

📸 Photo dump from the podiums below — swipe through and find yourself!

🏆 TOP 3 — BY CLASS

👑 USVTA (Title Class) — best 2-of-3 mains (TQ: Paxton Herman) 🥇 Paxton Herman 🥈 Logan Pilcher 🥉 Larry Gross

GT12R 🥇 Logan Pilcher 🥈 John Barron 🥉 Will Sheffield

LMH 🥇 Paxton Herman 🥈 Raine Gorman 🥉 Andy Brooks

Super Stock 21.5 TC (SS TC) 🥇 Eric Anderson 🥈 Michael Skeen 🥉 Marc Livermore

Formula 1 (F1) 🥇 John Barron 🥈 Brayden Mahar 🥉 Jim Piersol

Stock 25.5 TC 🥇 Harry Miyake 🥈 Andrew Ellis 🥉 Jason Lutz

Modified TC 🥇 Kemp Anderson 🥈 Courtney Miyake 🥉 Drew Ellis

FWD 🥇 Zach Heyer 🥈 Ronnie Gorman 🥉 John Williams

17.5 Stock 12th Scale 🥇 Brayden Mahar 🥈 Andy Eisher 🥉 Logan Pilcher

Congrats to all our podium finishers, and to every single racer who put a car on the track this weekend — that's what makes this event what it is! 🙌

HUGE Thank you to Scott Pilcher and Austin for running Tech all week. Its such a thankless job but they handled it all including the raffle for us!

Also thanks to Dirla for keeping us running on time and smooth. It makes for a much easier weekend!

Thanks to Chris Carter for running the shop for us and keeping all the racers supplied with all they needed for the weekend!

Thanks to Mufreesboro Electric for supplying the power to keept he AC running without issue all week during the hottest week of the year! I only saw two people sweating but Ive seen them sweating in the snow before!

🙏 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

None of this happens without the companies who back Southern Nationals year after year.

👑 TITLE SPONSOR Side Piece Racing — North American home of Fenix Racing, Awesomatix, Roche RC, Radtec, Mon-Tech, Sunpadow, Willspeed, and Corsatec. Racers helping Racers since 2011. 👉 sidepieceracing.com

🏆 CLASS SPONSORS 🔹 1up Racing — USVTA Class 🔹 Interstate Hobby Sport — LMH Class 🔹 eXcelerate RC — F1 Class 🔹 RCC Distributors — FWD Class 🔹 PASS Racing — GT12R Class 🔹 MAD Wurks — Super Stock 21.5 TC Class 🔹 ToniSport — Stock 25.5 TC Class 🔹 Fabtek — 17.5 Stock 12th Scale 🔹 TQ Racing (TQ Wire) — 13.5 12th Scale 🔹 Digital RC — Modified TC Class

Gold level sponsors: eXalt racing - MXLR - Zooracing - Fenix RC - Progressive RC - Sortafast - RC America - Xray - Hudy

🍖 BBQ DINNER SPONSORS A special shoutout to the three sponsors who made sure nobody raced on an empty stomach: RC America / XRAY, MXLR, and TQ Racing (TQ Wire) — thank you for feeding the whole crew!

Title Sponsor, Class Sponsors, and BBQ Sponsors — this event runs because you all choose to support it. Thank you! 🏁

🏁 THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 SOUTHERN NATIONALS SPONSORS 🏁Southern Nationals doesn't happen without the companies who back th...
09/04/2026

🏁 THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 SOUTHERN NATIONALS SPONSORS 🏁

Southern Nationals doesn't happen without the companies who back this event year after year. As we get ready for race weekend, we want to take a minute to thank every single one of them.

👑 TITLE SPONSOR Side Piece Racing — our Title Sponsor for 2026! North American home of Fenix Racing, Awesomatix, Roche RC, Radtec, Mon-Tech, Sunpadow, Willspeed, and Corsatec, Side Piece Racing has been backing racers since 2011 under one simple philosophy: Racers helping Racers. Huge thanks for going all-in on this event. 👉 sidepieceracing.com

🏆 CLASS SPONSORS 🔹 1up Racing — USVTA Class — pick1up.com 🔹 Interstate Hobby Sport — LMH Class — interstatehobby.com 🔹 eXcelerate RC — F1 Class — exceleraterc.com 🔹 RCC Distributors — FWD Class — teamzombiecanada.com 🔹 PASS Racing — GT12R Class 🔹 MAD Wurks — 25.5 TC Class — madwurks.com 🔹 ToniSport — 25.5 TC Class — tonisport.de 🔹 Fabtek — 17.5 12th Scale — fabtek-engineering.com 🔹 TQ Racing (TQ Wire) — 13.5 12th Scale — tqwire.com 🔹 Digital RC — Modified TC Class — digitalrc.ca

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS 🔸 Sortafast Industries — sortafast.com 🔸 ProgressiveRC — progressiverc.com 🔸 RC America / XRAY — rcamerica.com 🔸 Team Exalt — teamexalt.com 🔸 MXLR — maexler.com 🔸 ZooRacing — zoo-racing.com

🍖 BBQ DINNER SPONSORS A special shoutout to the three sponsors making sure nobody races on an empty stomach: RC America / XRAY, MXLR, and TQ Racing — thank you for feeding the whole crew!

From the Title Sponsor on down to the sponsors keeping us fed, this event runs because you all choose to support it. See everyone on the track! 🙌🏁

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: ZooRacing 🥇A huge thank you to ZooRacing for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 South...
08/26/2026

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: ZooRacing 🥇

A huge thank you to ZooRacing for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 Southern Nationals!

ZooRacing designs and tests every body in Germany, working with one of the RC world's most experienced designers and the latest 3D CAD tools to build touring car, FWD, LMH, GT12, and LMP bodies that are as fast as they look — the Wolverine, Gorilla, GOAT, Zoozilla, Zoodiac, Panterra, Hyrax, and more. Their bodies are EFRA/IFMAR approved and have set the pace at ETS, DMC, and club races across Europe and beyond.

Whatever platform you're racing this weekend, there's a good chance a ZooRacing shell is cutting through the air out front.

Gold-level support like this is what keeps events like Southern Nationals running strong. Thank you, ZooRacing, for going all-in on this event! 🙌

👉 Shop their full lineup: zoo-racing.com

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: MXLR 🍖A huge thank you to MXLR for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 Southern Nation...
08/25/2026

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: MXLR 🍖

A huge thank you to MXLR for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 Southern Nationals — and for chipping in on the other half of our BBQ Dinner alongside RC America/XRAY!

MXLR is a German-engineered brand founded by top touring car racer Max Mächler, built around one philosophy: a passion for RC racing and the pursuit of perfection. Everything — from tungsten weights to precision lubricants to race-day tools — is designed, produced, and filled in Germany, then tested at the highest level by professional racers before it ever reaches production.

Their catalog runs deep: FlexBumpers for Awesomatix, Mugen, Xpress, Tamiya, and IRIS platforms, ball bearing and driveshaft oils, tire additives, tungsten balance weights, carbon electronics plates and fan holders, precision CNC spur gears, and race-day essentials like their mobile soldering station and fan booster.

Gold-level support like this is what keeps events like Southern Nationals running strong — and this weekend, it also kept everyone fed! Thank you, MXLR, for going all-in on this event, on the track and at the table! 🙌

👉 Shop their full lineup: maexler.com

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: Team Exalt 🥇A huge thank you to Team Exalt for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 Sou...
08/25/2026

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: Team Exalt 🥇

A huge thank you to Team Exalt for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 Southern Nationals!

Based in Longwood, FL, Team Exalt builds motors, batteries, and racing electronics engineered for competitive racers — from the GenX/GenXe spec-class locked-timing motors (10.5T–25.5T) to the PhoeniX modified line, XLR8 1/8 scale motors, and Rotation drift motors. Their X-***ed LiPo batteries are ROAR, EFRA/BRCA, and IFMAR approved, and their catalog goes deep on the small stuff too — pinion and spur gears, ceramic bearing kits, titanium screws, chargers, dischargers, and pit accessories.

Racers talk about Team Exalt's trackside support as much as the products — the kind of company where the team shows up, wrenches in hand, to help you get back on track no matter what you're running.

Gold-level support like this is what keeps events like Southern Nationals running strong. Thank you, Team Exalt, for going all-in on this event! 🙌

👉 Shop their full lineup: teamexalt.com

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: RC America / XRAY 🍖A huge thank you to RC America and XRAY for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor...
08/25/2026

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: RC America / XRAY 🍖

A huge thank you to RC America and XRAY for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 Southern Nationals — and for sponsoring our BBQ Dinner!

RC America is the exclusive North American importer and distributor of XRAY, HUDY, FX Engines, and Gravity RC, based in Irving, TX. If you've raced touring car, pan car, buggy, or truggy at any level, chances are an XRAY chassis or a HUDY tool has been on your bench — from the X4 touring car and X12 pan car to the XB4/XB8 off-road lineup and the precision setup systems HUDY is famous for.

Beyond the parts, RC America has been a fixture in the US racing scene, supporting drivers and events at every level. And this weekend, that support went straight to our stomachs — thank you for feeding the whole crew at the BBQ Dinner!

Gold-level support like this is what keeps events like Southern Nationals running strong. Thank you, RC America and XRAY, for going all-in on this event — on the track and at the table! 🙌

👉 Shop their full lineup: rcamerica.com

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: ProgressiveRC 🥇A huge thank you to ProgressiveRC for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 20...
08/25/2026

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: ProgressiveRC 🥇

A huge thank you to ProgressiveRC for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 Southern Nationals!

Based in Seattle, WA and serving racers since 2007, ProgressiveRC has become the industry standard for charging systems and pit electronics. If you've got an iCharger or ISDT on your pit table, charge boards, parallel/balance cables, power supplies, or custom charging cases, there's a good chance ProgressiveRC is behind it — they even build custom charging setups in-house, right down to CNC engraving and integrated lighting.

Beyond chargers, they stock connectors, silicone wire, soldering tools, battery testers, and power supplies that keep every pit table running — proven by nearly 6,000 five-star reviews and counting.

Gold-level support like this is what keeps events like Southern Nationals running strong. Thank you, ProgressiveRC, for going all-in on this event! 🙌

👉 Shop their full lineup: progressiverc.com

📢 SPEC TIRE ANNOUNCEMENT — 2026 VTA Southern Nationals 📢We're confirming the official spec handout tire for TC at the 20...
08/25/2026

📢 SPEC TIRE ANNOUNCEMENT — 2026 VTA Southern Nationals 📢

We're confirming the official spec handout tire for TC at the 2026 VTA Southern Nationals: the HUDY C3-28 Carpet Tire.

The C3-28 is HUDY's 1/10 touring car carpet compound, pre-glued and pre-mounted on HUDY composite wheels for a true, vibration-free fit straight out of the bag — no gluing, no guesswork, every racer on the same rubber.

🔧 What to expect:

Pre-mounted / pre-glued on HUDY wheels (12mm hex)
Tuned specifically for carpet racing — consistent compound designed for high-competition grip and durability
Handed out as the spec tire for TC at the VTA Southern Nationals — no substitutions

HUDY tires are distributed in North America by RC America — a huge thank you to them for making sure we're all set on tires for race weekend.

Get your class registrations locked in and we'll see you on the C3-28s! 🏁

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: Fenix RC — brought to you by Side Piece Racing 🥇A huge thank you to Side Piece Racing for stepping...
08/25/2026

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: Fenix RC — brought to you by Side Piece Racing 🥇

A huge thank you to Side Piece Racing for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 Southern Nationals on behalf of Fenix Racing!

Fenix Racing is an Italian chassis manufacturer known for pushing pan car and F1 design forward — the G56.2 Pro10 platform, the G42 FWD touring car, and the Mistral F1 line (now in its 3.5 generation, an EFRA Euro Cup winner in its debut season). Side Piece Racing has been Fenix's sole North American distributor since 2021, backed by their "Racers helping Racers" philosophy that goes all the way back to 2011 supporting the Awesomatix USA platform.

Side Piece Racing doesn't just distribute — they race, support, and stand behind every chassis platform they carry, giving USVTA racers direct access to Fenix parts and know-how that used to mean an overseas order.

Gold-level support like this is what keeps events like Southern Nationals running strong. Thank you, Fenix RC and Side Piece Racing, for going all-in on this event! 🙌

👉 Shop their full lineup: sidepieceracing.com

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: Sortafast Industries 🥇A huge thank you to Sortafast Industries for stepping up as a Gold Level spo...
08/25/2026

🥇 GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR: Sortafast Industries 🥇

A huge thank you to Sortafast Industries for stepping up as a Gold Level sponsor of the 2026 Southern Nationals!

Sortafast is your source for premium RC screws, hardware, and bearings — Grade 5 6Al-4V titanium hardware, turnbuckles, and screw kits, plus hybrid ceramic and stainless steel bearings, all dialed in for the platforms racers actually run: Awesomatix, CRC, Xray, Schumacher, Team Associated, Mugen Seiki, eXcelerate RC, RC Maker, TLR, Yokomo, and more.

Owner Andy Brooks doesn't just sell this stuff — he races it, taking TQ and the win in USGT at the 2024 ROAR Electric On-Road Carpet Nationals on a Sortafast-equipped Xray. When your sponsor is turning wrenches and turning laps, you know the parts are dialed.

Gold-level support like this is what keeps events like Southern Nationals running strong. Thank you, Sortafast Industries, for going all-in on this event! 🙌

👉 Shop their full lineup: sortafast.com

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Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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