The 2011 Kyosho Fall Classic was held on November 19th at Revelation Raceway in Ontario, CA. This annual event has been known to bring in some of the best nitro drivers from Southern California. This years event would be no exception! Drivers such as: Current 1/8 Buggy Nitro World Champion Cody King, Current ROAR 1/8 Buggy National Champion Ryan Cavalieri, Ty Tessman, Richard Saxton, Dylan Rodriguez, Drew Moller, and Jessie Robinson were all in attendance. The weather was great all day long staying in the 60's.

Race Schedule:
Friday - Open Practice
Saturday - 2 Rounds of Qualifying & Main Events


1/8 Pro Truggy
In the 1/8 Pro Truggy Class it was Team Associated/Team Orion's Ryan Cavalieri that went on to TQ both rounds 1 and 2 to take the overall TQ for the class. Dylan Rodriguez from Mugen would start 2nd and Kyosho/Team Orion's Cody King 3rd.

In the 20-Minute A-Main it was Cavalieri who broke away from the field after the first couple laps and continued to stretch out his lead making no mistakes. With only a few minutes left it was Rodriguez and Robinson battling it out for the 2nd position. As the checkered flag waived, it was Cavalieri crossing the finish line first to take home the win. Rodriguez would hold on for 2nd and Robinson would take 3rd.

1/8 Pro Truggy Top 3 Overall
1. Ryan Cavalieri (TQ)  Associated  Team Orion
2. Dylan Rodriguez      Mugen         OS
3. Jessie Robinson       Mugen        Ninja


1/8 Electric Buggy
In the 1/8 Pro Electric Buggy Class it was Kyosho/Team Orion's Derek Furutani that would just miss the overall TQ by a few seconds. Furutani would start 2nd on the grid for the A-Main.

At the start of the 8-Minute A-Main, Furutani had a great start and kept pace with the TQ. A mistake by the leader allowed Furutani to get by for the race lead. Furutani would hold the lead for the rest of the main and take home the 1/8 Electric Buggy Championship!

1/8 Electric Pro Buggy Top 3 Overall
1. Derek Furutani           Kyosho  Team Orion
2. Kevin Thatcher (TQ)  Kyosho  Tekin
3. Tyler Brown                  N/A         N/A


1/8 Pro Buggy
The 1/8 Pro Buggy Class would be the last main event of the day. Kyosho/Team Orion's Cody King TQ'ed both rounds 1 and 2 of qualifying to take the overall TQ. Hot Bodies Ty Tessman would start 2nd and Team Associated/Team Orion's Ryan Cavalieri 3rd.

TQ Cody King got out to a great start for this 30-minute A-Main Event. Tessman and Cavalieri had a rough opening lap that would move them to the back of the field. At the halfway point of the main, King is out front with a big lead. Cavalieri put on a charge and worked his way up to 2nd, but was still 10 seconds lead behind the King. With 2 laps to go, Cavalieri made his way right up to the back of King. Cavalieri then made a pass on King for the lead halfway through the lap and then King passed Cavalieri right back a few corners later. With King leading and Cavalieri in 2nd starting their last lap the Championship was down to this. With 3 corners from the finish, King makes a slight mistake and Cavalieri gets around him for the win.

1/8 Pro Buggy Top 3 Overall
1. Ryan Cavalieri        Associated   Team Orion
2. Cody King (TQ)   Kyosho       Team Orion
3. Drew Moller          TLR              Nova-Rossi


Congrats also goes out to Privateer Sean Gaffney for taking the impressive win in the 1/8 Intermediate Buggy Class with his Kyosho MP9 TKI2!