Reedy Truck Race 2012

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2012 Reedy Truck Race of Champions Thursday Report

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RC Insider’s Travis Brock

Well it’s that time of the year again, a time where some of the nation’s top driver pack up for a race but leave their beloved 2WD Mod buggies at home in lieu of something a bit different. That’s right, its time for the 2012 Reedy Truck Race of Champions at Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, CA!

This year the crew from RC Insider.com has teamed up with Pro-Line Racing to bring you a day-to-day coverage from this prestigious event and fill you in on the fun facts that the other sites might miss. We will be speaking with some of the nations top drivers along with the up and comers to give you the real Reedy Truck Race experience and hopefully make you want to come out next year… because lets face it YOU LOVE RC AND WISH YOU WERE HERE!!!!

2012 Reedy Truck Race of Champions Track Layout at Hot Rod Hobbies

This year the HRH Track Crew really out did them self and came up with a very fast, flowing, and technical layout that is sure to challenge the top-level drivers but still allow the up and coming drivers to run fast consistent laps. Jimmy and the crew are known for a few signature things such as the Hot Rod Hump and big banked turns, both of which this track include.

While talking with Pro-Line’s Cody Tuner about the layout he felt there were two very important sections to this layout that will make or break your weekend.

Cody Turner and Mike Truhe getting some practice in…

The first section was pretty obvious to most those who looked at the track as the Triple Double is a real eye catcher and surely the main feature on the layout. The tricky thing about this according to Cody is landing in between the 2 features and maintaining enough momentum to get over the double as well. Not only do you have to downside the triple but there is also a small dog leg before the double making it that much more fun.

Tripple Side View

The other very important part of this layout is the small double just before the sweeper coming into the main straight away… Blow that and you will be leaving the door wide open for faster drivers to hop inside and leave you in the dust.

Tripple Backside View

As I tested today I found myself most comfortable on Pro-Line Suburbs up front and the new Pro-Line Ion on back. The New Ion was super hooked up with its smaller pin and really locked my truck in and allowed me to put it exactly where I wanted it.

TLR’s Kevin Gahan changing tires… 

Well that’s it for our Thursday edition as the event starts tomorrow . All the big names will be pouring in to get this layout down and get ready to do battle. Check back as both Pro-Line and  RC Insider.com  bring you some great coverage of the 2012 Reedy Truck Race of Champions…

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