Ogden and Kvidera won at Nitro Side Show Shootout

0 Dec. 22, 2016, 11:25 a.m.

By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

Race report from SOAR Racing USA:
www.soarracing.com

Last weekend, Triple Nickel Raceway in Bartow Florida held the 4th annual Nitro Side Show Shootout. There were 118 entries with 3 rounds of qualifying and a supercross gate start for the mains. The racing was hot and heavy on the technical layout and did not end until 3:00am Saturday night.

In the 40+ Nitro Buggy class, SOAR Racing USA's Gene Hickerson took TQ and received first pick on the starting gate. In the 20 minute A-main, Hickerson got off the gate first and had the lead at the start. But after a few mistakes, NitroPro's Jim Kvidera got by for the lead and went on to take the win, followed by Hickerson, Jeff Keeton, Walter Cruz, and Aaron Sikes.

Jim Kvidera - AE/JC
Gene Hickerson (TQ) - SOAR/James
Jeff Keeton - AE/JC
Walter Cruz - AE/JC
Aaron Sikes - losi/JC

In Pro Buggy, Mugen's Cole Ogden took TQ and received first gate pick for the A-main. When the dust settled, Ogden took the win followed by JR Mitch, Justin Fales, Kyle Phillipps, and Gene Hickerson.