Live RC is running an interesting poll about the recent ROAR EP Off Road Nationals asking readers what the biggest surprise is, and I thought the options were interesting. The options are:
- Low turnout for Racing Truck and Short Course Truck
- Wildly differing track conditions
- Dakotah Phend’s domination of qualifying
- Jared Tebo missing the 2WD A-Main
- B5M failing to win another major event
- Ryan Maifield going winless
- Dakotah Phend beating TQ Ryan Cavalieri in Racing Truck
- Ty Tessmann upsettting TQ Dakotah Phend to repeat in 4WD
- Ryan Cavalieri getting TQ and winning in 2WD Short Course
- Dakotah Phend repeating in 2WD, and quite easily at that
To vote in the poll visit Live RC at http://www.liverc.com/news/special_features/8233-POLL%3A_What_was_the_biggest_surprise_of_the_ROAR_Electric_Off-Road_Nationals%3F/
While we are talking about the ROAR Nationals, one interesting piece that I saw from Ty Tessmann was that he borrowed some parts from a local racer Trey Roberts to make his (Ty) Losi 22sct 2.0. It’s very strange to see a HPI/HB driver driving a Losi, but race oriented Blitz ESE appears to be out of production, and a generation of design behind the competition, you have to drive something! It will be interesting to see if it is being driven as a precursor to a new HPI Short Course Truck in the way that the 2wd buggy Ty has been racing for some time is reportedly now a D215 buggy prototype. Anyway, photos and descriptions below from Ty’s facebook page, and Trey was given a Ty Body for his help as well, great to see that kind of camaraderie in the pits even at a major race.
For a first hand account of the ROAR Nationals, look no further than Ryan Lutz who has posted on his blog about the challenges of the event. Check it out at https://lutzinator.com/?p=1668