FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Former ROAR Fuel Off-Road National Champions

0 June 9, 2016, 8:48 a.m.

By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

Last year's dominating double victory by Ty Tessmann matched and broke several records among ROAR 1/8-Scale Fuel Off-Road National Champions, with his fifth and sixth titles making him the winningest driver in history in what has become the most prestigious annual event on North American soil. The achievement also marked a new era in the 1/8-Scale Nitro Buggy, as the last five years have all been won by former champs - a stark contrast to the twelve-year streak of first time winners since the race was first held in 1997.

Former 1/8-Scale Buggy class winners:

YearDriverChassisEngineTires1997Doug von MoschMugen SeikiBEATPro-Line1998Derek FurutaniLaroTOPPro-Line1999Richard SaxtonThunder TigerO'DonnellGRP2000Brian KinwaldKyoshoO.S.GRP2001Chad BradleyKyoshoO.S.Pro-Line2002Jeremy KortzKyoshoO.S.Pro-Line2003Mark PavidisKyoshoO.S.Pro-Line2004Jason AshtonMugen SeikiJPPro-Line2005Ryan CavalieriKyoshoSirioPro-Line2006Ryan MaifieldThunder TigerO.S.Pro-Line2007Adam DrakeTeam Losi RacingTrinityPro-Line2008Mike TruheTeam Losi RacingGRPPro-Line2009Adam DrakeTeam Losi RacingNovarossiLosi2010Jared TeboKyoshoTeam OrionAKA2011Ryan CavalieriTeam AssociatedTeam OrionPro-Line2012Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2013Adam DrakeTeam Losi RacingNovarossiPro-Line2014Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2015Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line

Most wins:

By driver:

Adam Drake: 3
Ty Tessmann: 3
Ryan Cavalieri: 2
Eleven others tied with 1

By chassis:

Kyosho: 6
Team Losi Racing: 4
HB Racing: 3
Mugen Seiki: 2
Thunder Tiger: 2
Three others tied with 1

By engine:

O.S.: 8
Novarossi: 2
Orion: 2
Seven others tied with 1

By tire:

Pro-Line: 15
GRP: 2
Two others tied with 1

Former Truck class winners:

YearDriverChassisEngineTires2005*Jay HalseyJammin'NovarossiPro-Line2006Scott HughesMugen SeikiO.S.Pro-Line2007Taylor JamesJammin'O.S.Pro-Line2008Ryan MaifieldKyoshoGRPJConcepts2009Ryan MaifieldTeam AssociatedReedyJConcepts2010Jared TeboKyoshoTeam OrionAKA2011Ryan MaifieldTeam AssociatedLRPJConcepts2012Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2013Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2014Dakotah PhendTeam Losi RacingTeam OrionPro-Line2015Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line

*The 1/8-scale truck class was provisional in 2005

Most wins:

By driver: