Drake TQs final Buggy qualifier
Team Losi Racing’s Adam Drake claimed the 3rd & final round of Buggy qualifying at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, the Truggy Top Qualifier just outpacing Kyosho’s Jared Tebo who already wrapped up the top spot on the grid for Sunday’s final in Q2. Drake’s 12 lap TQ for the round will see his 8ight 3.0 line up third on the grid behind Team Assocaited’s Ryan Maifield who was third fastest in Q3. Setting the fifth fastest time for the round just 16/100ths off his Kyosho team-mate Cody King, Elliot Boots will start his first ever 1:8 Buggy race in the US from fourth on the grid and as the Top European. Three time European Champion Renaud Savoya who recorded the the 7th fastest time for the round which saw another after midnight finish to the days action will line-up 5th for the 45-minute fifteen buggy Main. With 12 direct qualifiers defending champion Ty Tessmann just made the cut setting the 8th fastest time in Q3 which secured him 12th on the grid.
Buggy Qualifying Round 3
1. Adam Drake – TLR/Novarossi – 12/7:35.242
2. Jared Tebo – Kyosho/Orion – 12/7:36.182
3. Ryan Maifield – Associated/LRP – 11/7:01.582
4. Cody King – Kyosho/Reds – 11/7:02.959
5. Elliot Boots – Kyosho/Novarossi – 11/7:02.975
6. Ryan Cavalieri – Associated/Orion – 11/7:04.127
7. Renaud Savoya – Xray/Orion – 11/7:05.363
8. Ty Tessmann – HB/OS Speed – 11/7:05.799
9. Dylan Rodriguez – Kyosho/OS Speed – 11/7:06.376
10.Carson Wernimont – Durango/OS Speed – 11/7:07.509
Overall Buggy Qualifying Result
A-Main Grid (Top 3 in B Final to bump up)
1. Jared Tebo – Kyosho/Orion – 0 pts
2. Ryan Maifield – Associated/LRP – 5
3. Adam Drake – TLR/Novarossi – 5
4. Elliot Boots – Kyosho/Novarossi – 7
5. Renaud Savoya – Xray/Orion – 7
6. Dylan Rodriguez – Kyosho/OS – 9
7. Ryan Cavalieri – Associated/Orion – 11
8. Cody King – Kyosho/Reds – 11
9. Billy Fischer – TLR/Novarossi – 14
10.Drew Moller – Kyosho/Orion – 20
11.Josh Wheeler – Xray/OS Speed – 21
12.Ty Tessmann – HB/OS Speed – 23
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