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Mains |
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1/8th J main |
1/8th I main |
1/8 H main |
1/8 G main |
1/8 F main |
1/8 E main |
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sedan F main |
sedan E main |
sedan D main |
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Well we have got our butts thoroughly spanked and are out of the game now.. so I think tomorrow we will upload while the mains run so we should have some real time reporting. | ||||||
The temps are very nice, we are about to start the sedan c main, we will be pitting in the sedan B so we may be distracted but info will still come quickly. 5 minute mark Tommy, Kevin, Charlies, Jonny Tommy is lapping the field, 15 minute mark Tommy, Charlies, Kevin, Jonny, Rene 20 minute mark.. Tommy, Charlies, Rene, Jonny... Tommy has a two lap lead. 14.1 second laps 23 minute mark Tommy, Charlies, Rene, Jonny...
Rene just got passed charlies and moved intop the bump spot. 24 minute mark Tommy, Rene, Charlies, Jonny, Kevin, Kevin, 27 minutes.. Tommy, Rene, Charlies, Jonny whait.. something happened, Rene moved into first, tommy lost his two lap lead.. , charlies, Jonny
less than one minute.. The race is over.. Rene, tommy... bump to the B Tommy was 15 seconds out of disqualifaction for not brining his car to tech.. just made it in..
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open 1/10th Terry , douglass, chase.. just changed Terry, Chase, Douglass top 3 all on the same lap.. 18 minutes down.. Douglass, Terry, Chase.. chase went upside down, fast marshall.. stayed the same in order.. Douglass cut the fuel too short, went down half lap.. Terry took the lead, followed by douglass, then Chase.. 22 minutes down
Terry Chase moved into the bump spot.. then Douglass.
fourth is michael.. 2 minutes left.. Terry Murphy is holding the lead, Bin is second..
Bin and Micheal are fighting for the bump..
12 seconds left Terry and Bin toook second. |
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First few laps |
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1/8 B Main the 1/8 B is running Rick, Tim, Dave , and ted 5 minutes down rick, tim, dave all on the same lap and dicing for the lead, and the bump scottty , brian, dave dave broke the cars with 7 minutes left rick,ted with 6 minutes left rick, ted, w same lap as third who is tim, scotty broke the car tim is almost a lap down from ted with 4.5 minutes left..
final pits are just happening..
40 seconds.. rick has won and will bump to the A ted second.. also going to the A .. tim will take home third.
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Fueling |
Exiting the pits |
Woods taping |
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1/8 C main | 1/10 c outlaw |
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view of the pits |
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Marshall !! |
The winners |
2nd lap |
Start of A main |
Drivers before race |
crossing to win |
Tech |
1/10th Sedan A main
we have a few rain drops as the warm up happens, could be a big issue for the drivers ... the drivers are being introduced, tension is really really high burch starts out pulling in the lead, within 5 minutes mike pulled into the lead, and was running away with the race,
pulled on the field, currently at the 10 minute mark, fukuda, is in second, burch in third, salvin in fourth, mike has traction rolled once. can he hold the pace
mike stalled on the pit, fukuda takes on the lead, followed by burch, mike is running and back on track. chase is on.
with 15 minutes, left salvin pulls his pipe off in the back stretch, burch is running third, mike is chasing fukuda hard.. 13.1 second laps trying to real in fukata. with 16 minutes left mike pulls back into the lead, he has definite horsepower. pulling down the back stretch. mike, fukuda, burch.... 15 minutes left, mike has a body catch on a pit, fukuda goes back into the lead..
mike pulls under fukata in the carousel
problems in the pit.. mike goes a lap down to fukuda.. now fukuda, mike, burch..
swauger smaking the walls looking to catch. swauger and burch closing on fukata
mike took the win..fukuda in second. burch third... mike was ballistic. and dominated. the whole race.. congrats
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1/8 Main The start was assume they took off in a line with ralph leading the way. fukuda was in the fight very hard.. soon later fukuda had motor problems or a BELT.. salvin hit the wall hard, broke the side of the car, and Joch ripped the entire corner off the car.
Ralph is loosing the the clutch.. Ralph is out clutch blew up.,
tanaka is in first followed by mike, and then rick.. . only four cars left on the track.. everyone else broke. tanaka is out with clutch or belt issues..
actually it was receiver battery s..
mike is in the lead, followed by rick and then ted.. and that is all that have stayed in the battle to the end. Mike is taking home two first place trophys...... wow.. second is rick vrielijnk, third is Ted Hammer...
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The crowd gathers |
A Main Start |
Lap 3 |
last minute preps |
Packing to go |
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We are on our way home and have defiantly taken our pit guy to the edge and beyond. For a DVD of this event go to Ray woods rc videos. We would like to thank a few people who have really come through and helped make all this possible. To start Thanks Mike Mowery for coming along for the ride and taking photos of the guys in the pits and around the track.
Mostly we would like to thank our family's, wives and children for all there support and understanding, and allowing us to participate in these wonderful events. |