Reedy Race Saturday Report

SOURCE: RCINSIDER.COM

 2012 Reedy Truck Race of Champions Saturday Report

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RC Insider’s Travis Brock

When high profile events such as the Reedy Truck Race arise there are a few things that are expected of a facility and the staff. The nice thing about Hot Rod Hobbies, Host of the 2012 Reedy Truck Race is that the staff and facility are always top notch. Jimmy Babcock of the JBRL and Hot Rod Hobbies is one of Americas top announcers with arguably the best RC Race Program known to man kind.

With 3 rounds of qualifying on the agenda for today having a knowledgeable staff behind the tech program really helps things flow smoothly. Couple that with an amazing track crew and Jimmy on the mic and getting through all of these races were not an issue.

Today the gates opened at 6:00am  with an hour of practice, a drivers meeting, a quick track prep and racing promptly at 8AM. As round one kicks off, the track was a little colder than normal causing tire wear to drop a little but making the track a little looser than racers had encountered in previous days. Now with most race programs this may cause an issue with the round being considered a drop in the eyes of many but since the Reedy Truck Race has adopted qual points, this put us all on a level playing field.

As the rounds unfolded it was apparent that there wasn’t going to be just one fast guy this weekend cleaning up all the classes. If I remember correctly all but 1 class took the entire 3 rounds to decide a winner with a few finding a different leader as the flag dropped.

EXP Stock Truck

No matter which race you attended here in CA this year there have been two guys battling it out non stop in the stock classes. These 2 drivers are AE’s Nolan Anderson and the newest AE Driver Kevin Motter. If I recall correctly Nolan won stock truck at the ROAR Nat’s while Kevin cleaned up in Stock Buggy. As expected these 2 were at the front of the pack but the real surprise was privateer Wayne Wyrick stealing the TQ and showing these factory guys the quick way around the track with his Boosted Tekin 17.5 and Pro-Line Tires.

PRO 2 SC

In the Pro 2 class there were three 0′s handed out to 3 different people. Each of these drivers also collected a second place finish throughout the day creating a 3 way tie. As the numbers were totaled Team Associated’s Kody Numedahl came out on top just ahead of Kyosho/Pro-Line’s Cody Turner and Drew Moller. With the high traction and good flow Pro-2 SC is looking to be the premier class to watch at this years Reedy Truck Race.

Open 2WD Truck

While some may argue that the Truck Race is supposed to be about Stadium Trucks its obvious that Short Course Trucks are the future of RC. With only a A, B, and C main on the schedule for tomorrow the class did not turn out the entries expected. Even with a smaller field the racing was incredible. Pro-Line’s Drew Moller was able to take 2 wins and lock up the TQ with Kody Numedhal taking second and TLR Driver Mike Truhe wrapping up the top 3.

PRO 4 SC

With a bit of a rough start Travis Amezcua didn’t appear to be a contender in the 4WD SC class during Rnd #1 …. Fast forward to Rnd #2 and this guy had his Durango 4WD SC set to kill mode and wasn’t showing any mercy.

Travis took his truck to the front of the pack in Rounds 2 and 3 to lock up the TQ. Finishing second was teammate Carson Wernimont with TLR’s Billy Fischer winding up 3rd with two 2nd place finishes.

TLR’s new up and comer David Jensen will be staring 7th on the grid. At only 12 years old this kid is no joke and has been picking off the pro’s one at a time. Keep an eye out for his Red and Black LOSI SCTE making a charge to the front of the pack!

Gates open at 6:00am tomorrow with racing at 8:00am

Note: On behalf of Pro-Line Racing and RC Insider.com we thank you for checking out our coverage. We will have a detailed race report covering ALL CLASSES from tomorrow’s main events up as soon as possible!

SOURCE: RCINSIDER.COM