July 13, 2014
Chassis – HB D413 Motor – LRP X20 6.5T ESC – LRP Flow Battery – Protek RC 4700 shorty Tyres – Pro-Line Electron MC Radio/Servos – KO Propo Body – Pro-Line Type-R Remarks – Having only received the HB D413 3-weeks ago Drew Mo has put in some testing near his home before coming to Chico for the JConcepts Summer Indoor nationals. Starting with Ty Tessmann’s Reedy race setup he says it is working very well and hasn’t changed much all weekend with the focus on tires and tire prep, finally deciding on Pro-Line Electron tire in MC compound. Image…
July 13, 2014
Drew Moller TQ’d a very exciting final 4WD Buggy qualifier at the JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals in Chico but overall the day belonged to Ryan Maifield as he completed a perfect qualifying to secure his third overall TQ of the event on his TLR debut. The first time for Moller to top the time sheets having been the top seed for qualifying, the result will see the A-Main Hobbies driver start second on the grid with Q2 pace setter Tyler Vik having to settle for third after literally driving the wheels off his Xray in the final heat. Despite retiring…
July 13, 2014
Ryan Maifield’s debut with Team Losi Racing is proving fruitful with him securing the overall TQ in offroad racing’s premiere class 2WD Buggy at the JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals, the result adding to the overall 2WD Short Course TQ he took earlier with the all new TLR22 SCT 2.0. Having taken the opening round of qualifying, Maifield claimed the honour of Top Qualifier by again topping the times in Q2, this time round from the Associated of his young protege Spencer Rivkin. Surprising the field with his pace in Q1, Mark Pavidis showed it was on merit as he again…
July 13, 2014
Tyler Vik took the second round of 4WD Buggy qualifying at the JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals, the Xray driver heading the times as the lead drivers broke into the 21-laps at the Outback Raceway in Chico, California. Running in the second fastest heat, Vik took the round from Q1 pace setter Ryan Maifield with qualifying top seed Drew Moller completing the Top 3. Top Qualifier at the Spring Indoor Nationals in Tacoma, Washington, back in April, Vik said his ‘car was perfect’ adding he ‘just had to drive it’. Making a mistake early in the run, he said while it…
July 12, 2014
Having taken the opening round of 4WD Buggy, Ryan Maifield repeated the feat in the first of the three rounds of 2WD Buggy qualifying at the JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals at Outback Raceway in Chico. The new Team Losi Racing signing topped Q1 by 2.3 seconds from Team Xray’s Tyler Vik with fellow TLR driver Mark Pavidis completing the Top 3, the trio being the only drivers to post 20-lap runs. Having topped seeding it was a difficult opening qualifier for Steven Hartson with the Team Associated driver ending up only 16th fastest. ‘The best my car has been so…
July 12, 2014
Ryan Maifield kicked off his arrival at Team Losi Racing in the best way possible as he TQ’d the opening round of 4WD Buggy qualifying this morning at the JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals. Setting the fastest lap, Maifield topped the round by 1.94 seconds from the Associated of Daimon Borkowicz, the up & coming talent having set the TQ pace of the top heat for a number of laps before a rollover. Having topped last night’s seeding practice, Drew Moller completed the Top 3 just 56/1000ths off Borkowicz. Happy to top the round and set the fastest lap, Maifield said…