Michael won short course at rain-shortened East Coast Race Against Cancer

0 Sept. 21, 2015, 11:07 a.m.

By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

Race report from Kyosho America:
www.kyoshoamerica.com

On September 10-13, 2015, The 14th Annual East Coast Race Against Cancer was held at McCullough's RC in Sarver, PA, which is in close proximity to the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This race brought in 207 entries and this year raised $20,000.00 for the American Cancer Society, which brings the 14-year grand total to $131,000.00 that has been raised for the ACS by this annual race. Kyosho America Team Driver Andrew Michael was in attendance competing in the 2WD Mod Short Course Truck class, the 2WD Mod Buggy class and the Nitro 1/8th Buggy class.

The race program would have three rocket rounds of qualifying with 10 racers directly qualifying into each Main Event with two bump-ups to make a 12-car field for the main race. The schedule originally was laid out so that there would be practice on Thursday with one round of qualifying on Friday, with the remaining two qualifiers taking place on Saturday and the Mains on Sunday. Due to the rain that was forecasted for Saturday, two rounds of qualifying would take place on Friday, which was the day that had the best weather out of the four days. Kyosho America's Andrew Michael set an early top qualifying time with his Team Orion-powered Kyosho Ultima SC6 in round one of qualifying and then bettered his own TQ time by 8 seconds in round two. Andrew's TQ would hold throughout the third and final round of qualifying.

Due to the rain Saturday night and on Sunday, the track was unable to be fit for racing, so the mains were cancelled and the final finishing positions were determined based upon how each racer qualified. Since Andrew was the Top Qualifier in the 2WD Mod. Short Course Truck class, he was awarded the win with his Kyosho Ultima SC6! Andrew also respectively finished third in 1/8th Nitro Buggy and fifth in 2WD Mod. Buggy. All photos are courtesy of Nicole Himes Photography.