The third round of the KBRL series has come and gone, and again this race did not disappoint. Although I missed round 2, I was amp'd up and excited to get my racing groove back on with round 3. Round 3 of the series was held at SRS/Hobbytown in Scottsdale, AZ. The track layout was great, a good combination of speed and technicality. I made the pilgrimage down to SRS with my good friend Dean and his son Dragi. We were met down there by our friend Ryan, and the rest of the gang from Warehouse 3. Ryan had already setup his tent the night before, so we setup right next to him.
On to the racing:
Round 1:
For round 1, it was an interesting trial. Since I had not seen this layout before, it was interesting getting used to the track. For the buggy, it felt pretty good, it seemed to handle well on the track. For the truck, I'm still getting used to the TLR 22SCT. I feel that I don't quite have the setup correct, and need more practice time to try to dial in the truck.
Here is the result for round 1 for our group. After round 1, I was sitting 9th overall in buggy, and I won;t mention where I was sitting for the truck, I'll just hang my head and sigh, lol.
17.5 2WD Buggy:
Name: Laps: Race Time: Fast Lap:
Dean Vuckovich 08 5:05.734 35.493
Ryan Hackl 08 5:38.381 40.011
Frank Lilly 07 5:13.912 40.902
Dragi Vuckovich 07 5:40.088 46.199
John Schreck 06 4:30.690 41.154
13.5 2WD Short course (Pro-Lite):
Name: Laps: Race Time: Fast Lap:
Dean Vuckovich 08 5:27.619 38.537
Frank Lilly 07 5:45.942 46.13
Novice 2WD Short Course:
Name: Laps: Race Time: Fast Lap:
John Schreck 07 5:45.438 45.019
Dragi Vuckovich 06 5:12.709 49.831
Round 2:
For round 2, I made a front tire change on the buggy, and it not help. I ended up going slower with the buggy. With the SCT I was able to speed up a little but not the big improvement that I was hoping for.
Below is the results for our group after round 2. For buggy I dropped one position and was 10th overall.
17.5 2WD Buggy:
Name: Laps: Race Time: Fast Lap:
Dean Vuckovich 08 5:17.325 35.509
Ryan Hackl 08 5:42.177 39.699
Frank Lilly 07 5:22.943 41.144
John Schreck 07 5:22.966 40.351
Dragi Vuckovich 07 5:25.375 42.008
13.5 2WD Short course (Pro-Lite):
Name: Laps: Race Time: Fast Lap:
Dean Vuckovich 08 5:27.345 38.197
Frank Lilly 07 5:22.943 41.144
Novice 2WD Short Course:
Name: Laps: Race Time: Fast Lap:
Dragi Vuckovich 07 5:35.713 44.314
John Schreck 04 3:27.800 52.007
Mains:
Here are the Main
17.5 2WD Buggy
With the B-Main I was starting out in the second spot on the starting grid. I tried to follow Ryan who was in the first spot, but when I tried to hit the table top after the first turn I miss-judged the jump and landed wrong. I was able to recover and ended up finishing in 4th place.
13.5 2WD Short Course (Pro-Lite):
For the E-Main, the truck did really good, and I was able to pull out with a second place finish, bumping me into the D-Main.
For the D-Main, I had a few bad crashes, and could never really recover. I was able to squeak out 7 laps.
Novice Short Course
Final Thoughts:
Overall this was a great race, and as always Kenny puts on a great show. I am looking forward to round 4, which will be held down in Tuscon at Canyon Vista R/C.Below is some pictures I took during the day:
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| Myself setup in the pits ready to start the days action. |
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| Dragi in the pits |
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| Dean sporting his Kyosho shirt |
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| Dragi, Dean and Tom talking shop. |
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| Ryan Mayfield in the pits |
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| Dragi in the white shirt during round 1 action |
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| Novice Short course action |
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| Ryan |
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| Day is wrapping up. |
