Maifield and Thayer take Yokomo to the top at 2019 Desert Classic

0 March 14, 2019, 8:32 a.m.

Main Photo: Maifield and Thayer take Yokomo to the top at 2019 Desert Classic

By Mike Garrison
LiveRC.com

Race Report from Yokomo USA:
www.teamyokomo.com

The 2019 Desert Classic was held March 7th-10th at the amazing facility of Hobby Action R/C Raceway in Chandler, Arizona. Yokomo would arrive at this years race with a stacked team consisting of: Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri, JP Richards, Jake Thayer, Riley Schaefer, Josh Bend, Ethan Kovalsky, Ron Reid, and Brady Anderson. Also in attendance for Yokomo was lead engineer Shin Adachi and USA Team Manager Joe Pillars to provide top notch support to all Yokomo team drivers and customers.

With over 300 total race entries, it was going to be a great weekend of racing!

4wd Modified Buggy

In the highly competitive 4wd Modified Buggy class, Yokomo's Ryan Maifield dominated qualifying and secured the overall TQ with his YZ-4 SF! Maifield then took the convincing Wins in A-Main #1 & A-Main #2, to take home the 4wd Modified Buggy Championship! Yokomo's Ryan Cavalieri showed great speed and would finish 3rd overall on the podium!

4wd Modified Buggy Top 3 Overall Finishing Order:

1st Ryan Maifield (TQ) - Yokomo YZ-4 SF
2nd Spencer Rivkin - AE
3rd Ryan Cavalieri - Yokomo YZ-4 SF

17.5 Stadium Truck

In the 17.5 Stadium Truck class, Yokomo's Jake Thayer would go onto take the overall TQ honors with his YZ-2T! Thayer then put in an impressive drive during the single 8-minute A-Main to take the Win and the 17.5 Stadium Truck Championship! Yokomo's Riley Schaefer also put in a great drive to finish 2nd overall with his YZ-2T!

17.5 Stadium Truck Top 3 Overall Finishing Order:

1st Jake Thayer (TQ) - Yokomo YZ-2T
2nd Riley Schaefer - Yokomo YZ-2T
3rd Wayne Wyrick - TLR

13.5 4wd Buggy

In the 13.5 4wd Buggy class, Thayer went on TQ 3 of the 4 rounds of qualifying to take the overall TQ with his YZ-4 SF! Thayer then went onto dominate the single 8-minute A-Main by leading every lap to take the Win and the 13.5 4wd Buggy Championship! Schaefer would put in an impressive late race charge and make his way up to 2nd with his YZ-4 SF!

13.5 4wd Buggy Top 3 Overall Finishing Order:

1st Jake Thayer (TQ) - Yokomo YZ-4 SF
2nd Riley Schaefer - Yokomo YZ-4 SF
3rd Davey Batta - AE

17.5 2wd Buggy

In the 17.5 2wd Buggy class, Thayer went onto TQ rounds #1 & #3 of qualifying to take the overall TQ! Thayer put in an amazing drive during the single 8-minute A-Main to take the Win by a comfortable margin and the 17.5 2wd Buggy Championship! This completing the perfect SWEEP for the weekend!

17.5 2wd Buggy Top 3 Overall Finishing Order:

1st Jake Thayer (TQ) - Yokomo YZ-2 DT M2
2nd Ezra Keller - AE
3rd Davey Batta - AE