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We just posted the poster about the 2007 Nitro International Finals held at Alvarado, Texas and here it is the result for the Expert Buggy A main line up.
Expert Buggy
1. Ryan Lutz
2. Josh Wheeler
3. Cody King
4. Taylor James
5. Philip Atondo
6. Jason Branham
7. Tyler Vik
8. JR Mitch
9. Gene Hickerson
10. Billy Fischer
11. Matt Gosch
12. Patrick Castleberry
source: Neobuggy.net
This is an overdue post of this awesome 2007 Nitro International Offroad Finals at Alvarado Texas and we believe it should be over by now 
It was held from Nov 6ht to yesterday Nov 10th.
As always, another great report coming from our friend, Gene “The Machine” Hickerson. Enjoy his report but sadly, he did not join the 1/8 Truck aka RC Truggy class for he surely has the chance of going hat-trick on the championship points. However knowing Gene as humble person, we think he made the right decision to let others get the hands on the truggy class he won for consecutive 2 years in a row. Good for you Gene 
[tag]Gene “The Machine” Hickerson[/tag] report on the final of 2007 RC Pro East Series that was held at Phil Hurd Raceway.
The 3rd and final round of the [tag]2007 RC Pro East Series[/tag] was held last weekend in Savannah Georgia at [tag]Phil Hurd Raceway[/tag]. It was a good turnout of about 140 entries as the best of the East battle for the title of RC Pro East Champion. The track was a good combination of fast sections and really slow sections with tons of small double jumps and 1 huge double jump in the middle. There was no place to make up any time on the layout, but many places where you could easily loose time; so the racing was very close as everyone had about the same lap times.
1/8 Expert Arena Truck qualifying:
Going into this final round, the battle was between Xray’s Leon McIntosh and myself as we both had a win in a previous round. In round 1, I put my [tag]CEN Matrix Tr Arena[/tag] on the pole, while McIntosh took 2nd. In round 2, McIntosh put his XB8T on the pole. In round 3, Xray’s Chris Crews took the TQ. In round 4, the overall TQ was still up for grabs, but it was Jammin’s Brandon Cutchins CRT that won the round. That gave Leon the TQ, followed by Brandon and myself in 3rd. The 5 bonus points for TQ gave Leon the edge going into the A-main.
[tag]1/8 Arena Truck A-main[/tag]:
The A-main was a grueling 45 minutes. Bad luck struck right from the start as McIntosh had his engine come loose and missed the start and had to start 1 lap back. At the start, I passed for the lead but then was hit from behind half way through the 1st lap, giving Crews the lead. I worked my way back through the pack into 2nd and set sites on the leader. All I had to do to guarantee the Championship was to finish ahead of Leon, so I took it easy.
At about the 12 minute mark, my brakes went out right as I caught Crews. On my 2nd pit stop, I adjusted the brakes on my Futaba radio but I still had no brakes. As I started to drop back, Cutchins and OCM’s Alan Burton got by for 2nd and 3rd. Then my steering started to get slow. I then realized that it was my receiver pack that was dying. I yelled to my pit man to get another RX pack ready for my next stop. Soon after, my battery was almost dead and I had to pit early to change it. I rejoined the race 4 laps down and in 8th place. Meanwhile Chris Crews had stretched out a big lead and McIntosh was in 5th and moving up. As the hard packed track started to claim its victims, Leon and I continued to move up. Near the end, McIntosh moved into 3rd place while I was up to 4th place 1 lap back. That was how we finished with Crews taking the win and Cutchins taking 2nd. I thought I had lost the Championship by 1 spot since Leon had a 1st and a 3rd, and I had a 1st, 4th, and a 5th. But after the points were tallied up including bonus points for most laps lead, I was the Champion by only 1 point over McIntosh. Crews finished 3rd overall.
RC Pro East 1/8 Expert Arena Truck Final Standings:
1. Gene Hickerson CEN/Maxy’s
2. Leon McIntosh Xray/Werks
3. Chris Crews Xray/Rocket Science1/8 Expert Buggy qualifying:
In Buggy, it was a battle between [tag]Leon McIntosh[/tag] and myself again. McIntosh had a 1st and a 2nd, while I had a 1st and a 7th. In round 1, Kyosho’s Robin Nelson took the TQ. In round 2, Chris Crews took the TQ. In round 3 and 4, it was Team Associated’s JR Mitch who put his new RC8 into the TQ and overall TQ position. McIntosh had bad luck and was 1st in the B-main. I had not much better luck, qualifying 10th in the A-main, but my buggy was good and ready for the main event. In the B-main, Leon was way in the lead when his engine flamed out, ending his day. He would have to watch the A-main from the sidelines to see if I over took him in the points chase.
[tag]1/8 Expert Buggy A-main[/tag]:
In the 45 minute A-main, Mitch got a clean start and started to pull away. I worked my way up to 4th place very quickly as there was a lot of hacking going on in the pack. Just as quick as I moved up, I was taken out 3 times and dropped back to dead last in 12th place. Soon after, Mitch came up on me and lapped me. By now, the field was spread out some and I was able to get by slower traffic without being taken out much easier. As I worked my way back through the pack, Mitch flamed out and lost his huge lead. He later dropped out with a mechanical problem to end his day. That gave the lead to Robin Nelson. On lap 56, I moved into 3rd and started to run down the leaders. On lap 61, local Patrick Rossiter took over the lead from Nelson. With less then 5 minutes to go, I caught Nelson and was just 16 seconds behind Rossiter. I was going to take my time as I tried to pass Nelson because all I needed to do to win the Championship was finish 2nd. But just then, the high winds caught my buggy over the huge double jump and when it landed, it snapped rolled and broke a steering screw off in the knuckle.
That ended my day and my chance at the title. Chris Crews moved to 3rd and that was how they finished. That gave McIntosh the overall Championship, followed by Nelson, and myself.
RC Pro East 1/8 Expert Buggy Final Standings:
1. Leon McIntosh Xray/Werks
2. Robin Nelson Kyosho/Sidewinder
3. Gene Hickerson CEN/Maxy’s
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More info @:
http://www.machinesrchobbies.com
Phil Hurd Raceway.com final result in PDF
Congratulation to our friend, Gene Hickerson and also Leon Mcintosh for their respective podium finish. :nod:
Another great report by [tag]Gene Hickerson[/tag] and this time on the [tag]RC Pro Florida Nitro Off-road Series Round 3[/tag] held at [tag]Mills Pond, FT Lauderdale[/tag].
Round 3 of the RC Pro Florida Nitro Off-road Series was held at Mills Pond in FT Lauderdale this month. This is the 1st year of the Nitro Only series in FL, and round 3 was the largest turnout thus far with 95 entries. The track was an all new layout, 20 feet longer with all new clay for the big race. All of the pros from Florida were there to compete for the cash payout that the RC Pro Series brings to the races.
The Machine’s R/C Hobbies 1/8 Expert Buggy:
In 1/8 Buggy, it was again Sean Kersten taking TQ honors after the 3 rounds of qualifying were over, followed by myself in 2nd, and Jeff Keeton in 3rd.
Kersten won round 1 and round 2, so he was on hand to cash in and secure his lead in the series. The main event was 30 minutes long under the lights on Saturday night. Kersten took the early lead as Keeton and myself got together at the start. 12 year old local, J.P. Tirronen, moved into 2nd and set his sights on the lead. At about the half way mark, Tirronen took over the lead from Kersten and never looked back. I managed to work my way up from last to take over 2nd, but was unable to catch the youngster in the lead. Mister Saturday Night, J.P. Tirronen, went on to take the win, followed by myself in 2nd, while Michael Delay took over 3rd from Kersten, 1 lap back.Final result: 1/8 Expert Buggy
1. [tag]J.P. Tirronen[/tag] Mugen/Maxy
2. Gene Hickerson CEN/Maxy
3. Michael Delay KyoshoCarolina’s R/C 1/8 Arena Truck
In 1/8 Arena Truck, it was all Sean Kersten again. Kersten won round #2 and took the overall TQ for round #3. 2nd was Tony Pattishall and 3rd was Jeff Keeton. In the 20 minute A-main, the 3 pulled away from the pack and had a great battle for the whole race. Kersten eventually pulled away for a half a lap lead over Pattishall and Keeton. Near the end, Keeton passed Pattishall for 2nd place and that was how they finished, all on the same lap. Keeton won round #1, while Pattishall TQ’d round #2, so the 3 are sure to battle for the championship at the Finals next month at B&B Raceway.
Final result: 1/8 Arena Truck
1. Sean Kersten Kyosho
2. Jeff Keeton Mugen
3. Tony Pattishall MugenPro-line Sportsman 1/8 Buggy
In the sportsman class, Armondo Ledesma JR took the TQ, followed by Eduardo Ferrufino and Harry Barzilay. The 20 minute A-main was a close one with many lead changes and drop outs during the whole race. Ferrufino went on to take the win, followed by Dustin Eich and Barzilay in 3rd. The points chase is still up in the air, as round #1 TQ & winner Bob “Spanky” Bjorkman and round
#2 winner Rene Infante are just 2 points apart in the standings. The Finals will decide the 2007 Champion for 1/8 Sportsman Buggy.Traxxas Monster Truck
In MT, it was all Scott Beiswinger. Fresh home from his A-main appearance at the 2007 ROAR Truck Nationals, Beiswinger took TQ and went on to put 2 laps on the field during the 20 minute A-main. 2nd place was Duante Villanveva and 3rd was Derek Zamot. All 11 trucks in the A-main were Traxxas Revos.
Team Associated 1/10 Gas Truck
In 1/10 scale, it was Juan Mendez taking the overall TQ. J. P. Tirronen took 2nd and Randy Deppen 3rd. In the 20 minute A-main event, the kid J.P. was on fire again and soon took over the lead and went on to win by more then 2 laps over 2nd place Nick Cotugno. Joey Leveque finished 3rd on the same lap as Cotugno. Look for J.P. to be in a National A-main near you soon.
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The race was a great success thanks to the track crew and all of the series sponsors who made this race possible – Machine’s R/C Hobbies, CEN Racing, Maxy’s Fuel, Pro-line, Traxxas, J-Concepts, Team Associated, www.getacai.net, Carolina’s R/C, and JK Enterprises. Hope to see everyone at the $1,000 Cash Payout Finals November 2-4th.
For more info and full results, please visit:
http://stateseries.rcprosites.com
http://www.machinesrchobbies.com
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