The 6th Annual Colonel’s Winter Classic was held this past weekend in Savannah, Ga. at the Phil Herd Raceway. This race is dedicated to the late Colonel Phil Herd, who opened the track in 1985 making it currently the second oldest RC race track in the US. The track this year proved to be fast and very challenging for the drivers. In attendance were drivers from all over the southeast. The track started to form a decent size groove throughout the race day with light dust on top which made for a great day of racing. This years event hosted an unusual cold front from Mother Nature but did not slow the attendance with close to 150 braving the elements. The new track layout provided some off camber turns, challenging jumps, elevation changes and a hard packed surface. The lines were tight making any passing moves aggressive and calculated. After 3 rounds of qualifying the sun was going down and the temperature dropping.

The 1/8 electric buggy class was TQ’d by Max Flurer with Tim Smith qualifying 3rd. In the first of two A-mains, Flurer and Smith were able to pull a gap on the field from the start and have good battle throughout the main. Smith was able to come out on top in A1 with Flurer only seconds behind taking 2nd place. In A2 it was Flurer taking the win from start to finish and Smith taking 2nd. With a tie between the two JConcepts drivers after the two mains it was Max Flurer who takes the tiebreaker and the win with Tim Smith in 2nd and Jason Smith in 3rd for the overall podium. Barry Pettit also drove well with a 4th place overall finish