WORLDS: Inside ROAR Champion Paul Lemieux's touring car

0 Oct. 10, 2014, 4:43 a.m.

10/10/2014
By Aaron Waldron

LiveRC.com

After both the U.S. drivers and his XRAY teammates were shut out of the finals two years ago in Heemstede, four-time ROAR National Champion Paul LeMieux rolled into the Worlds in Florida as the U.S. favorite to make the A-Main. Equipped with a brand new car and support from one of the largest teams at the race, Paulie presents the host country’s best hope for its first world championship in touring car.

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ROAR National Champion Paul LeMieux

Chassis: XRAY T4 2015

Motor: Thunder Power 5.0-turn

Battery: Thunder Power Pro Race G6 5300mAh

ESC: Hobbywing v3.1

Radio: Futaba 4PX

Servo: Futaba S9551

Body: PROTOform LTC-R

Tires: (handout)

Notes: Paul is running Zinc ballast under the steering system to balance After a slow first timed run on Thursday Paul steadily progressed to 7th in CP3, only to fall back to 15th in last night's lightning-fast final round of practice. Aside from racing both classes, Paul has been incredibly busy - his company, Gravity RC, was the official handout tire compound supplier for the 1/12-scale portion. Paul has stickers in the rear windows on each side of the car, displaying the names of his two children - Chase and Mayzie.