Tebo on target for TQ double at Thunder Alley

Defending double champion Jared Tebo looks to be on target to TQ both classes here at the US Off Road Nationals as he opened Day 4 at the top of the times sheets for the third round of Truggy Qualifying.  The Kyosho ace, who has topped every qualifier bar the opening Truggy round, which went to Ty Tessmann, took Q3 ahead of the Canadian Hot Bodies driver and Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri.

While Tessmann set the fastest lap of what has been the slowest round so far, with no driver making 15 laps, it was Cavalieri who mounted the biggest challenge to Tebo.  Jumping to the top of the timing with 2 minutes to go Cavalieri them but his Orion powered RC8T on it roof a few corners later. Team-mate Ryan Maifield took his LRP powered example to the fourth fastest time ahead of TLR young gun Drew Moller.

From the top heat both Cody King and Billy Easton retired during the warm-up.  King went out when his Kyosho lost a wheel pin in the warm-up while Billy Easton had to retire his Serpent before the start when a heavy impact to the rear side by another truck damaged the rear drive train.  King said afterwards it was better to loose the pin now than in a final but admitted the pressure is on for the final qualifier with only one decent run to his name when he finished fifth in the opening round.

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