Intermountain R/C Raceway located in Magna Utah was the host for the 21st Annual April Fools Classic. This traditional event saw over 200 entries and some of the best electric off-road racers in the country compete for the win.
Team Spektrum drivers Dustin Evans and Matt Chambers had a big weekend. The Colorado duo used the lightning fast response of their Spektrum DX3R radios to take home the top two podium positions in the highly competitive Modified Buggy A-Main. Dustin and Matt finished and they continued their dominating performance in the Modified Truck A-main sweeping the top 2 position.
Team Spektrum drivers Mike Haynes and Eli Ezrow both lead the pack en route to picking up wins at the 2009 ROAR Carpet On-Road Nationals. The race was held in Strongsville, OH and saw well over 280 competitors in attendance vying for championships in their respective classes.
Haynes set the pace early and was able to capture the TQ position in the 13.5 Super Stock Touring Car Rubber Tire class after 4 rounds of qualifying. The triple A-main format would see Mike have nearly a perfect series of races, although there were some serious challengers. Mike managed to finish second in A1 and proceeded to cruise to victory in A2. The third and final main was one of the best races of the entire event. Mike battled with several drivers over the course of the final 5-minute A-main but withstood all challengers to hold on for the victory. Mike backed up his win with strong runs in the Super Stock Touring Foam class, where he finished 6th, and in his first venture into the Open Modified class where he finished a respectable10th.
Eli Ezrow continued his winning ways by scoring a thrilling victory in the hard-fought Stock Touring Foam division. What made this even more exciting was that this turned out to be the closest finish in ROAR Nationals history. At the completion of the third A-main a tally of the points revealed that three different drivers were tied for the win.After a few moments of suspense to calculate the tie breaker, which was the best combined time, Eli was announced the champion by just .14 seconds. This was Eli's second ROAR National title in the last six months, after having won the Master's 1/8 Scale Fuel On-Road division last September in Maryland.
Mike and Eli both relied on the precise feel of their Spektrum DX3R radios and new SR3520 DSM2 Micro receivers to help them win their respective ROAR National Championships. We'd like to congratulate both Mike and Eli on their accomplishments and wish them the best of luck in the rest of 2009.
Used by top racers from Amateur Group RC racing team, Ekkalak and Chatchai took first and second winner with TQ respectively from Open Class last week.
Fast response, unparalleled freedom and interference protection are the key to bring Ekkalak and Chatchai to the top spot on the podium with their Spektrum DX3R.
Race Report Event: 14th Annual Rumble in the Rockies Location: MHOR R/C Raceway (Aurora, CO) Dates: February 6, 7, 8, 2009 Track Type: Tight indoor track with very high traction and technical timing jumps. Racing Format: 4 rounds of qualifying; shotgun starts. Qual Points used. Triple A-mains. After 4 rounds of qualifying Losi drivers Matt Chambers and Dustin Evans took all three TQ positions in the Modified categories. In the 2wd Modified class, TQ Dustin Evans won A1 and A3 ahead of Matt Chambers to take the overall win. In the Truck Modified class, TQ Matt Chambers Took the win in A1 and A3 to take the overall ahead of Associated driver Scott Brown in 2nd and Dustin in 3rd. In the 4wd Modified class, TQ Dustin won A1 but had trouble in the other mains leaving him with the runner up spot. Matt had some unfortunate luck with a 2nd place finish and two breaks pushing him back in the standings. In all, Team Losi Racing was well represented with 3 TQ's and 2 wins.