2009 ROAR Off-Road Electric Nats Race Report
Jun 30, 2009
Kyosho Has a Great Showing at 2009 ROAR Off-Road Electric Nats!
The 2009 ROAR Off-Road Electric Nationals were held at the Hobby Plex in Omaha, Nebraska. The facility was top notch with a fully loaded hobby shop upstairs and then a huge indoor air conditioned pit area below. The track was located just outside the pit area. With temperatures in the 90’s all week long, the indoor pits were really nice.
Since the track at this year’s Nationals was very big, ROAR decided to allow the top 12 drivers into the A-Main instead of usual the top 10.
Throughout practice and qualifying the track and weather changed constantly. With scattered showers and very humid/hot weather, the drivers were having to change their set-ups and tires choices.
Jared Tebo went on to TQ the first 2 rounds of qualifying with his Kyosho RB5-SP. After qualifying was complete, Tebo would line up 2nd on the grid.
Tebo would go on to finish 2nd overall with a 2nd Place finish in A-Main #1 and a 1st Place finish in A-Main #2. If not for a very aggressive pass in A-Main #1 on the last lap, Tebo would have been looking very good for the overall win.
2wd Modified Buggy
Jared Tebo went on to TQ the first 2 rounds of qualifying with his Kyosho RB5-SP. After qualifying was complete, Tebo would line up 2nd on the grid.
Tebo would go on to finish 2nd overall with a 2nd Place finish in A-Main #1 and a 1st Place finish in A-Main #2. If not for a very aggressive pass in A-Main #1 on the last lap, Tebo would have been looking very good for the overall win.
2wd Modified Buggy Overall Top 12
1. Ryan Cavalieri
2. Jared Tebo Kyosho RB5-SP
3. Ryan Maifield (TQ)
4. Dustin Evans
5. Matt Chambers
6. Mike Truhe
7. Travis Amezcua Kyosho RB5-SP
8. Kody Numedahl
9. Scott Brown
10. Brian Kinwald
11. Jesse Robbers Kyosho RB5-SP
12. Steven Hartson
4wd Modified Buggy
Jared Tebo took TQ honors after dominating qualifying. Since Tebo joined Kyosho at the beginning of 2009, he has TQ’ed every race he has attended with his Kyosho Lazer ZX5-FS.
Tebo finished a very respectable 2nd Place overall in the 4wd Modified Class with a 2nd Place finish in A-Main #1 and a 1st Place finish in A-Main #3.
4wd Modified Buggy Overall Top 12
1. Ryan Cavalieri
2. Jared Tebo (TQ) Kyosho Lazer ZX5-FS
3. Ryan Maifield
4. Dustin Evans
5. Mike Truhe
6. Kody Numedahl
7. Ty Tessman
8. Travis Amezcua
9. Matt Chambers
10. Jesse Robbers
11. Dakotah Phend
12. Steven Hartson
Truck Modified
Jared Tebo went on to qualify an impressive 3rd overall with his Kyosho RT5 after not having allot of time with the truck.
After a rough first 2 A-mains, Tebo bounced back to finish 3rd in the last A-Main to give him 6th overall.
Truck Modified Overall Top 12
1. Ryan Maifield
2. Dakotah Phend
3. Ryan Cavalieri
4. Mike Truhe
5. Dustin Evans
6. Jared Tebo Kyosho RT5
7. Steven Hartson
8. Scott Brown
9. Brian Kinwald
10. Billy Fisher
11. Travis Amezcua
12. Matt Chambers
Super Stock 2wd Buggy
Jeremy Felles went on to TQ 3 out of the 4 possible rounds of qualifying with his Kyosho RB5-SP.
Felles started from the pole position and never looked back taking home the win in the first 2 A-Mains to win the National Championship!
Super Stock 2wd Buggy Overall Top 12
1. Jeremy Felles (TQ) Kyosho RB5-SP
2. Cody Jandrakovic
3. Cody Hollis
4. Alex Sturgeon
5. Ben Ellis Kyosho RB5-SP
6. Kevin Gahan
7. Zac Rose Kyosho RB5-SP
8. Zachery Gastelum
9. Mike Elam Kyosho RB5-SP
10. Doug Yunker
11. Cole Cayemberg Kyosho RB5-SP
12. Chris Bennett
I would also like to give a shout out to Jayson Pang who TQ’ed all four rounds of the Super Stock 4wd Buggy Class with his Kyosho Lazer ZX5-FS. Jayson then went on to finish 2nd overall in this class and then finish 2nd overall in the Stock Buggy Class making it a great weekend finishing up on the podium!
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