‘From Race Control’ – 4WD Registration Day

Today is officially the registration day for the 4WD Buggy World Championships with no on-track action, the first cars including the new TLR22-4 and HB D4-13 not set to hit the track till tomorrow’s practice rounds.  For most competitors today is a bit of a rest day and an opportunity to reflect on the 2WD Worlds which came to a later than planned conclusion last night.  While normally today would see the track team go about changing the track layout in accordance with IFMAR’s rule of different tracks for each event, following the rain issues during the 2WD event the track will not be changed after an unusually wise decision by IFMAR to allow it stay as is.

The A-Main Hobbies track team have done a superb job over the last three days and last night despite IFMAR’s no longer requiring a layout change track designer Kevin Jelick said he planned to still try to make changes.  Speaking to Kevin this morning however he said the surface has held together extremely well and so rather than take any risks they will leave it as is.   After watching last nights finals he said they will make just one modification to the track and take the edge off the down ramp on the table top at the end of the straight.  This he hopes will result in a few less crashes at the beginning of races.  Other than that he said his crew will just do general maintenance on the track.  As off 10:00 local time the pits are pretty much empty with Ty Tessman & Ryan Cavalieri the only big name drivers at the track.

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