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Yoshii Dominates 2019 TRCR Gold Cup

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Main Photo: Yoshii Dominates 2019 TRCR Gold Cup

By Tyler Hooks
LiveRC.com

Announcement from Yokomo USA:
www.teamyokomo.com

The 2019 TRCR Gold Cup was held this past weekend at Tacoma R/C Raceway in Tacoma, Washington. Yokomo Factory Driver Harley Yoshii would lead the charge for our Yokomo USA Race Team at this event as our top driver and lead representative. Also in attendance for Yokomo were young talents Dalton Pierce and Andrew Kaltsounis. With 174 total race entries, it was going to be a great weekend of racing in the Northwest!

Race Schedule:
Friday, October 4th: Open Practice
Saturday, October 5th: 3 Rounds of Qualifying
Sunday, October 6th: 1 Round of Qualifying / Triple A-Main Events

 

2wd Modified Buggy

In the 2wd Modified Buggy class, Harley Yoshii proved he was the man to beat in qualifying by TQ'ing 3 out of the 4 rounds to secure the overall TQ honors with his Muchmore powered Yokomo YZ-2 DTM3!

Harley then went onto make quick work of his competition by Winning A-Mains #1 & #2, and claim his first Championship of the weekend!

Congratulations also to Dalton Pierce who went onto finish an impressive 3rd overall with his Muchmore powered YZ-2 DTM3!

 

2wd Modified Buggy Top 3 Overall Finishing Order:

            Driver                       Car Manufacturer      Electronics        Tires
1st Harley Yoshii (TQ)      Yokomo YZ-2 DTM3    Muchmore    JConcepts
2nd Mikey Brown                             AE                   Muchmore    JConcepts
3rd Dalton Pierce             Yokomo YZ-2 DTM3    Muchmore    JConcepts

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4wd Modified Buggy

In the 4wd Modified Buggy class, Harley Yoshii also secured the overall TQ honors after TQ'ing three rounds of qualifying with his Muchmore powered YZ-4 SF! 

Harley went onto take the Win in A-Main #1 after a great battle with teammate Dalton Pierce. Then Dalton would strike back and take the Win in A-Main #2. With the Championship coming down to A-Main #3, Harley put in a perfect to take the Win and his second Championship of the weekend!

Dalton would finish 2nd overall with his Muchmore powered YZ-4 SF and put Yokomo on the top two steps of the podium! 

 

4wd Modified Buggy Top 3 Overall Finishing Order:

            Driver                       Car Manufacturer     Electronics         Tires
1st Harley Yoshii (TQ)         Yokomo YZ-4 SF       Muchmore     JConcepts\
2nd Dalton Pierce               Yokomo YZ-4 SF       Muchmore     JConcepts\
3rd Tyler Miller                                 AE                       Reedy         JConcepts

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Congratulations are also in order for Yokomo USA Team Driver Andrew Kaltsounis who TQ'ed & Won 13.5 4wd Buggy and also finished 3rd overall in 17.5 2wd Buggy with his Muchmore powered YZ-2 DTM3 & YZ-4 SF!
 
Check out Harley Yoshii's TQ & Winning Yokomo YZ-2 DTM3 and YZ-4 SF under body pictures along with his setup sheets attached!

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About the Author

Tyler Hooks is a recent college graduate with a BBA in management and a Minor in Communications from St. Edwards University as well as a ROAR Stock National Champion and was apart of the IFMAR World Championship USA team in 2016. Tyler is currently an Editor as well as in the Advertising department at Live Race Media and frequently is apart of the broadcast team at major events.

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