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By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com
Race report from Billy Land:
www.ncontrolrc.com
ROAR Region 9 Electric Onroad Championship
This past weekend, ROAR hosted the Region 9 Onroad Electric Championship at N-Control RC Racing Circuit in Dale, Texas. The championship featured 50 entries across 8 different electric onroad classes. Saturday featured a club race for participants to get a head start on finding the proper setup and rhythm for the track, and Sunday featured the main event with 3 rounds of rocket qualifying and triple A-mains for the most popular classes. The racing was fast and tight all weekend, with the track providing medium to high traction. However, with the sun fading, temperatures dropping, and racing finishing up underneath the outdoor lighting, finding traction in the final mains became a premium. Those who were able to overcome the changing conditions would go on to become the Region 9 champions.
In Modified Touring, Chris Adams secured the TQ position, but would have to fight off a hard charging Brandon McNally during each of the three A-mains in order to secure the overall championship. The battle for third place saw many drivers with a chance to make the podium, but ultimately Johnee Fenimore would round out the top 3.
Touring Modified Top 3:
The 17.5 Stock Touring class was the biggest class of the event with 18 racers, and saw some of the tightest racing of the weekend. Taking TQ honors was Ron Atomic. However, the cooler evening temperatures would cause Atomic to have traction difficulties in the mains, which opened the door for the other races. Chris Kemper and Michael "Toastie" Toth would each secure a 1st place finish in the first two A-mains, with the final main deciding the overall champion. Chris Kemper would go on to finish 1st in the final A-main to lock up the overall victory.
17.5 Touring Top 3:
In USGT, Billy Land secured the overall TQ position and set the single fastest lap of the class. Little would change at the top of the leaderboard with Land taking 1st in the first two A-mains to lock up the overall region championship. The battle for second was hard fought and came down to the final race, which saw Jacob Aguirre just beating out Robert Ferrell to finalize the podium lineup.
USGT Top 3:
In the 25.5 Touring class, Larry Myers would take the TQ along with a commanding 1st place finish in the A-main. Following behind Myers was Aaron Grant followed by Jermiah Renfrow to round out the podium.
25.5 Stock Touring Top 3:
In electric GT8, Aaron Grant would quickly set the pace for the class, and establish the overall TQ position. Grant would go on to back up his early performance by taking the top spot in the A-main. Hot on the trail of Grant was second place finisher Wayne Stuntz.
GT8 Electric Top 2:
In the 13.5 1/12th scale class, Doug Bryson would set the early pace for the field and claim the TQ honors. However, "Grandpa" Jim Harnett found his form over the 8-minute A-main and would best Bryson by a lap and set the fastest single lap time of the race. Bryson and Nick Sibigtroth would round out the podium.
13.5 1/12th Scale Top 3:
In F1, the man to beat was driver Chris Jones who TQ'd the qualifying rounds and would back up his performance with a 1st place finish in the A-main. Hot on the heels of Jones was second place finisher Doug Bryson, followed by Joe Maxey in third.
F1 Top 3:
In VTA, Wayne Stuntz led the way with both TQ and 1st place honors. A strong showing by John Wallace in the A-main would secure a second place finish just over race director, Paul Gaertner in 3rd.
VTA Top 3:
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