Truggy A-Main Result

1.(1) Ty Tessmann – HB/OS Speed – 62/45:26.955
2.(9) Barry Pettit – Mugen/Novarossi – 62/45:38.353
3.(3) Dakotah Phend – TLR/Orion – 61/45:06.861
4.(2) Jared Tebo – Kyosho/Orion – 61/45:07.619
5.(4) Drew Moller – Mugen/Novarossi – 61/45:14.192
6.(5) Cody King – Kyosho/Reds Racing – 61/45:18.688
7.(8) Ryan Maifield – Associated/Novarossi – 60/45:00.395
8.(12)Adam Drake – TLR/Novarossi – 60/45:16.829
9.(13)Jeremy Kortz – Agama/Werks – 60/45:42.741
10.(10)Josh Wheeler – Xray/OS Speed – 60/45:43.932
11.(7)Mike Truhe – Serpent/TOP – 57/45:33.951
12.(14)David Ronnefalk – Kyosho/Orion – 48/35:50.335
13.(15)Renaud Savoya – Xray/Orion – 48/45:29.083
14.(6)Carson Wernimont – Mugen/OS Speed – 21/16:51.566
15.(11)Ryan Lutz – Durango/Alpha – 14/10:08.553

Ronnefalk first European winner at DNC

Team Kyosho ace David Ronnefalk became the first European winner at the world famous Dirt Nitro Challenge as he took his Orion powered MP9 to a convincing win in the eBuggy A-Main.  Attracting its most competitive field yet since its introduction, the Swedish ace moved to the front on lap 3 when he blasted passed the Mugen of Top Qualifier Drew Moller on the back straight.  Quickly pulling clear at the front of the 15-car field, the 17-year old would take the win by over 10 seconds from fellow teenager Moller who saw off a race long challenge from the TLR of reigning US National Champion Dakotah Phend.

Delighted with his significant win, Ronnefalk said the plan for the 8-minute encounter was to just be patient for the first few laps as he knew his buggy was really good.  Getting passed the No.2 starting Durango of Ryan Lutz when last years runner up got out of shape first time by the drivers stand he was particularly happy with his move on Moller which he described as a ‘great pass’.  Once in front he said with Phend battling with Moller he pushed hard to try build up a gap.   With a big enough gap by the end of the race he said he was finishing off the 9-pack with a single, single, single approach.  Running in the final with new tyres, the buggy fitted with AKA Catapults and a new speedo/motor combination from Team Orion, he said everything worked perfect adding he hoped the win was a good omen for tomorrow’s 1:8 Nitro Buggy final for which he lines up 4th on  the grid.

eBuggy A-Main Result
1.(3) David Ronnefalk – Kyosho/Orion – 12/8:18.666
2.(1) Drew Moller – Mugen/LRP – 12/8:29.034
3.(4) Dakotah Phend – TLR/Orion – 12/8:30.366
4.(9) Cody King – Kyosho/Orion – 12/8:33.924
5.(6) Carson Wernimont – Mugen/Reedy – 12/8:35.364
6.(7) Ty Tessmann – HB/Orion – 12/8:38.883
7.(8) Josh Wheeler – Xray/Tekin – 12/8:41.489
8.(14)Martin Bayer – Xray/LRP – 12/8:41.631
9.(13)Austin Blair – Kyosho/Tekin – 12/8:42.926
10.(2)Ryan Lutz – Durango/Tekin – 12/8:43.311
11.(5)Jared Tebo – Kyosho/Orion – 11/8:00.767
12.(10)Billy Fischer – TLR/Novak – 11/8:02.625
13.(15)Barry Pettit – Mugen/Tekin – 11/8:04.777
14.(11)Mike Truhe – Serpent/Novak – 11/8:05.804
15.(12)Adam Drake – TLR/Tekin – 2/1:02.572

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Kortz, Ronnefalk & Savoya progress to Truggy A-Main

R/C Bad Boy Jeremy Kortz won an action packed Truggy B-Main at the Dirt Nitro Challenge to progress to the Main event along with European’s David Ronnefalk and Renaud Savoya.  Starting from 12th on the grid, a position he said was ‘because I’m getting old’, Kortz benefited from problems for most of the front runners but once out front showed he still has it as he saw off the attention of Swedish young gun Ronnefalk, the pair separated by 0.973 of a second at the end of the 20-minute encounter.  Initially it was the No.1 Kyosho of Ronnefalk who lead away the field until a mistake at the woops dropped him to third behind Billy Fischer and Ryan Cavalieri.  A second more spectacular mistake by Ronnefalk would see him loose the front body clips but luckily with his bodyshell acting as a massive airbreak it happened just as he was about to come in for his first first stop meaning not too much time was lost and he was able to rejoin in 8th.  Next to hit trouble was Fischer as he broke a rear camber link screw, while his crew fitted a new one and he rejoined the race the time lost meant he would end up 13th.  Looking to have the win in the bag, Cavalieri would suffer two flame outs, getting going after the first one four laps later it would cut again at the exact same spot on the track.  Retiring at the 15-minute mark, afterwards the problem was traced to loose fuel tubing getting caught up and starving the engine of fuel.  Commenting  on his win, Kortz said he didn’t remember much of the race as his only focus was Ronnefalk adding that he knew if he could stick with the European Champion the result would be good.  Starting from 8th on the grid, Savoya almost didn’t make the start.  Loosing a servo horn off his Xray during his warm-up laps, the screw having come out, he can thank the rapid work of his mechanic Jérôme Treignier who sprinted back to the Xray cabin in the pits and got the steering working again.

Truggy A-Main Grid
1. Ty Tessmann – HB/OS Speed
2. Jared Tebo – Kyosho/Orion
3. Dakotah Phend – TLR/Orion
4. Drew Moller – Mugen/Novarossi
5. Cody King – Kyosho/Reds Racing
6. Carson Wernimont – Mugen/OS Speed
7. Mike Truhe – Serpent/TOP
8. Ryan Maifield – Team Associated/Novarossi
9. Barry Pettit – Mugen/Novarossi
10.Josh Wheeler – Xray/OS Speed
11.Ryan Lutz – Durango/Alpha
12.Adam Drake – TLR/Novarossi
13.Jeremy Kortz – Agama/Werks
14.David Ronnefalk – Kyosho/Orion
15.Renaud Savoya – Xray/Orion

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Blair wins to progress to eBuggy A-Main

Austin Blair will progress to the A-Main of eBuggy at the DNC after he took his Tekin powered Kyosho to an easy win in the 8-minute B-Main.  Starting from third on the grid, the A-Main Hobbies team driver benefitted from errors by pole sitter Joern Neumann and the No.2 Mugen of Barry Pettit.  Moving to the front after just three laps Blair would take a comfortable win 5.755 second ahead of Xray’s Martin Bayer and Pettit who will join him in tonight’s title deciding encounter.  Leading away the 15-car field Neumann would put his Durango on its roof on the opening lap with his error also delaying fellow European Renaud Savoya.  Neumann would work his way back up through the field from 14th position, setting the fastest lap of the race on the way, but finishing a fighting fifth right behind Savoya the result meant the end of the road for their eBuggy challenge at the Fear Farm.

eBuggy A-Main Grid
1. Drew Moller – Mugen/LRP
2. Ryan Lutz – Durango/Tekin
3. David Ronnefalk – Kyosho/Orion
4. Dakotah Phend – TLR/Orion
5. Jared Tebo – Kyosho/Orion
6. Carson Wernimont – Mugen/Reedy
7. Ty Tessmann – HB/Orion
8. Josh Wheeler – Xray/Tekin
9. Cody King – Kyosho/Orion
10.Billy Fischer – TLR/Novak
11.Mike Truhe – Serpent/Novak
12.Adam Drake – TLR/Tekin
13.Austin Blair – Kyosho/Tekin
14.Martin Bayer – Xray/LRP
15.Barry Pettit – Mugen/Tekin

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