Round 1 of the Michigan State Championship Series was hosted by Additive Motorsports R/C Raceway in Gland Blanc, Mich. With over 141 entries the competition was fierce. Nick Vasquez TQ’d 1/8 E-buggy which had 30+ entries and was the only driver throughout qualifying to run 17 laps. During the main Nick was able to take the win with his Tekin RX8 T8 1700kv powered HB Ve8. Nick ran Panther Rattlers in clay compound which were the fastest I ran the whole weekend!
The BRCA Winter Open Championship (BWOC) was hosted by the Silverstone RC Model Car Club.
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The triple A’s there were a few controversial moves in the first two mains where even a few penalties were issues really changing things. It came down to the final A and the title was between Kevin Lee, Ellis Stafford and Tom Yardy. In the final main it was a last corner move from Kev Lee that gave him the title with his Tekin Powered Kyosho Lazer FS2 by a mear two hundredths of a second from the X-Factory X-7 prototype of Ellis Stafford in second with Tom Yardy third with his Associated B44.1!
Jamie White podiums round one of the Florida State Offroad Series held at Hurricane Rc at lake park Tampa Fl on Jan 14. The 2 day event ran nitro running Saturday and Electric running Sunday had a total of 127 entries for the weekend. Sunday morning practice and first qualifier Jamie used Panther Raptors in supper soft. As temps came up he switched to Panther Switch 2.0 for the 2nd qualifier and stayed with them for the main. Jamie was able to take the lead with my with my Tekin Rs Pro and Redline 10.5 powered FTSC10 however lap traffic would be tough to get through dropping him to 3rd overall.
Jamie White podiums round one of the Florida State Offroad Series held at Hurricane Rc at lake park Tampa Fl on Jan 14. The 2 day event ran nitro running Saturday and Electric running Sunday had a total of 127 entries for the weekend. Sunday morning practice and first qualifier Jamie used Panther Raptors in supper soft. As temps came up he switched to Panther Switch 2.0 for the 2nd qualifier and stayed with them for the main. Jamie was able to take the lead with my with my Tekin Rs ro and redline 10.5 powered FTSC10 however lap traffic would be tough to get through dropping him to 3rd overall.
Tekin Team Driver Josh Wheeler wins the 2012 JConcepts Indoor Winter Nationals at SmacTrac in St. Louis, Mo. Steven Hartson was Tq going into the triple A Mains but was pressured early on by Josh who took the victory with his Tekin Powered XSCT by being patient and capitalizing on small mistakes. Josh took the overall win in 2 of the 3 A’s over Hartson. Josh used the Rx8 esc and Tekin Pro 4 motor to power him to the top spot.
Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ba-lyJU5hxE
Revolution Raceway held a 12 week Fall/Winter point series. Team Tekin Driver Brian Wyeres took 1st in 2wd Mod Buggy and 1st place in Mod Truck.
2012 Jconcepts Supercup Rd 1 was held at Bashers Rc Raceway on the weekend of the 22nd.
Team Tekin Driver Mike Applegate Tq’d Mod Truck with 29 laps / 6:10. Mike succumbed to a marshaling issue and fell a full lap down from the field during the main. Mike was then a man on a mission to regain his lead position putting on an impressive display of driving in the A main. The Force was with Applegate, and he was able to reclaim the lead position ultimately taking the win. Applegate took the first place spot with 27 laps / 6:09.
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Tekin powered Jesse Robbers took the overall Tq honors as well as the #1 spot in not one but all 3 classes at the 2012 CRCRC Midwest Nitro Challenge. Jesse’s Tekin powered HotBodies VE8 was laying down some of the fastest laps of the weekend. Jesse was using the Tekin Rx8 and T8 1900 combination to add to his sweep of all 3 pro classes!
With over 170+ entries at the North East Snow Ball Championship at R/C Excitement was one of the biggest races in the region. Tekin team driver John Cravotta TQ’d the deep field of 4wd SC with his Tekin Rx8 Pro 4 combination taking the overall win as a result. John also TQ’d Electric Ebuggy and managed a 2nd Place after having some last minute trouble losing the top spot by .10 of a second! Great racing!
This past weekend B.R.P. in Lakeport CA which is near the Northwestern coastline held their first Annual Epic Freeze. It’s called the Epic Freeze for a good reason as it’s outdoor with the track under a cover and in the mornings it was 20-28 degrees out! The event was a blast and track was awesome with a very technical layout and high bite on smoothie tires. Tire of choice for this event were Panther Slicks in clay compound. TLR’s Phillip Atondo showed for the event and a lot of fast racers from the Nor-Cal area. Atondo TQ’ed and won the first 2 A mains in exp 2wd mod buggy with his Tekin powered TLR 22 with a Redline 8.5 and also went on to win the first 2 A mains with his Tekin Rx8 Pro 4 powered Losi Ten-SCTE which were all powered by Xcelorin batteries riding on Panther Tires.
