This past weekend I attended the RC Pro finals in Red Deer. It was a large event with over 100 racers entered in the different classes. Since this was the last race of the season I entered both the Monster Truck class and the Intermediate Buggy class.
As always the race had lots of people that I know. However I was excited to see my buddy Al come down for the Monster Truck class. Since him and I have lots of fun racing each other.
RC Pro is run a little different then other races. Due to the time constraints there is NO watering of the race so it get very slippery and bumpy. However they run 4 qualifiers and base your final starting position on how well you did in every qualifier.
I performed very well on Saturday with both vehicles and was amazed to find out that I made it to the “A-Main” in both classes!
On Sunday my starting position in MT was 9th out of 12. I had a rough start since my engine died just before the race started, and about three laps into the 30 minute race someone ramed me from behind blowing out my left rear shock. This took about 4 minutes to get fixed and I was down a number of laps by that time. (12th position) However I drove like crazy for the rest of the race and was able to make up some time. I ended up finishing 10th overall. A position I’m very happy with considering the breakage.
My starting position in Intermediate buggy was 7th out of 12 for the 30 minute main. This race went fairly smooth for me, with Jeff telling me when to come in for fuel, and staying on the track most of the time. With 6 minutes to go I had worked my way up to 5th position! However, with 4 minutes left I blew my rear right shock off one of the jumps. So I ended up limping around the track for the remainder of the race. Pulling in a 7th place finish.
Very happy with my results, and I notice that the practice is really paying off. I’m getting much smoother. Removing all teh crashes from my races and increasing lap time. Next year I’m hoping a top 3 finish is in the cards.