Clean sweep for Maifield in A1 at JConcepts Finals

Team Associated’s Ryan Maifield completed a clean sweep in the opening round of Mains at the JConcepts Indoor National Series Finals, winning A1 in all three classes he is contesting at the Omaha, Nebraska event.  First up for the Arizona ace was 4WD Buggy in which the Top Qualifier took the win over TLR’s JR Mitch, but only after his team-mate made a mistake on lap 8 rolling at the end of the straight and braking a front arm.   There was little time to think about the win as up immediately after was the one class for which the overall title is still to be decided 2WD Short Course.  Again starting from the pole, Maifield lead this entertaining encounter from start to finish seeing off very close attention from title rivals Harston and TLR’s Dustin Evans. Evans, who didn’t start the 4WD Main after stripping a spur gear in the warm-up, would finish second with Hartson claiming third from 5th on the gird.

In the blue ribbon class of 1:10 electric offroad, 2WD Buggy, Maifield took a somewhat lucky win.  Starting third behind Hartson and Top Qualifier Taylor Larsen, the 15-year-old year old doing a good job to hold the world class drivers at bay for 4 laps, Maifield benefited from a mistake by Hartson on the penultimate lap.  Looking on target for the win having taken the lead on lap 6, he caught the pipe coming onto the straight allowing Maifield who posted the fastest lap of the race to take the win by a 1.8 second margin.  Starting from 5th on the grid Maifield’s protege & A1 Stock winner Spencer Rivkin completed the Top 3 after a great battle with fellow 15-year-old Larsen, the TLR driver finishing 4th ahead of Evans.

2WD Buggy A1 Result
1.(3) Ryan Maifield – Team Associated – 14/5:12.468
2.(2) Steven Hartson – Team Associated – 14/5:14.262
3.(5) Spencer Rivkin – Team Associated – 14/5:21.881
4.(1) Taylor Larsen – Team Losi Racing – 13/5:00.229
5.(4) Dustin Evans – Team Losi Racing – 13/5:03.669
6.(10)Allen Horne – Team Associated – 13/5:07.314
7.(7) Cody Hollis – Team Losi Racing – 13/5:07.813
8.(8) Chad Due – Team Associated –  13/5:09.647
9.(9) Alex Sturgeon – Team Losi Racing – 13/5:15.941
10.(6)Kyle Skidmore – Team Associated – 13/5:17.937

4WD Buggy A1 Result
1.(1) Ryan Maifield – Team Associated – 15/5:20.346
2.(4) JR Mitch – Team Losi Racing – 14/5:03.408
3.(2) Nick Gibson – Team Associated – 14/5:07.611
4.(6) Matt Gosch – Team Associated – 14/5:11.469
5.(8) Chad Due – Team Associated – 14/5:18.297
6.(10)Mitchel Gardner – Kyosho  – 14/5:21.853
7.(7) Aydin Horne – Team Associated – 13/5:11.276
8.(3) Steven Hartson – Team Associated – 8/2:49.578
9.(9) Carter Flotron – Caster – 1/22.305
10.(5)Dustin Evans – Team Losi Racing – DNS

2WD Short Course A1 Result
1.(1) Ryan Maifield – Team Associated – 13/5:06.223
2.(2) Dustin Evans – Team Losi Racing – 13/5:08.148
3.(5) Steven Hartson – Team Associated – 13/5:14.901
4.(8) Cody Hollis – Team Losi Racing – 13/5:20.502
5.(4) Alec Walters – Team Losi Racing – 13/5:20.599
6.(7) Mack Vanderbeek – Team Associated – 13/5:21.322
7.(3) Matthew Olson – MIP – 13/5:22.683
8.(6) Taylor Larsen – Team Losi Racing – 13/5:22.936
9.(9) David Fast – Team Associated – 12/5:11.466
10.(10)Mike Maldonado – Team Durango – 12/5:12.031

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