Limited Winners 1st Kevin H. 2nd Jeff and 3rd Eric (Sorry no last names)
Unlimited Winners 1st Jake 2nd Jeremy Flint 3rd Bobby (Sorry no last names)Towards the end of last year Socal-rc.com announced that they would be hosting an off-road Short Course Points Series for 1/10 scale electric 2wd and 4wd RC trucks. While the group spent the last couple of months working diligently putting this series together, they were able to pick up several sponsors such as Team Associated, Traxxas, HPI Racing, Pro-line, JC Concepts, and Impakt RC just to name a few.
For those of you who have read my blog or are new and reading it for the first time Socal-rc.com is a local racing community based in San Diego, CA. It's organized by a group of dedicated RC enthusiast's. If you have any questions about RC these guys are here to help you. If you go to their website at any given time you can find help for just about anything related to RC. They cover a wide range of topics from batteries, diffs, wheels, etc. I strongly urge anyone thinking of buying a RC vehicle or just need help fixing your ride get in touch with these guys and ask questions. It will make your RC experience a lot more enjoyable.
On Janurary 9th 2010 Socal-rc.com kicked off their Short Course Points Series at Frank's Backyard track in Chula Vista CA. The classes offered were 2wd limited and unlimited. On Janurary 30th they will be starting the 4wd class Points Series. That class will only have 5 races in the series as opposed to 6 races with the 2wd trucks. There will be one throwout race for all drivers. For more information on the SC Points Series please go to socal-rc.com's they will be able to answer any and all questions you might have. I believe there are a few spots still available if there are any drivers looking to get into this series. Alright that being said let's get to the break down of my race day notes:
On the morning of Janurary 9th I had a family emergency and I was late to the race and missed watching the first round of qualifying action, so I could get my truck ready for it's first qualifying run. I had all sorts of problems in the first round from speed control issues to keeping the transponder plugged in properly. Long story short I wasn't prepared. In the second round of qualifying I was able to catch alot more of the action. I was most impressed with Mike Jr. in the limited class. That kid can surely drive a Traxxas.... He was the top qualifier of the limited class, and looked to be the standout driver for the day in his class. Watching his Traxxas cruise the track made me want to go out and order their new 4wd truck.
During the limited main I only saw a few minutes of the action because I still needed to fix a couple of things on my truck. What I saw was very impressive. Kevin H. known as (Central Coaster) went on to take the win and Jeff known as (JMINSD) finished in second with only 5 seconds apart. Finally Eric known as (edubRC) finished in 3rd. What I thought was really cool about this race Team Associated, HPI and Traxxas all had their trucks take the podium!
In breaking down the unlimited class the usual local Top Guns of socal-rc.com showed up to throw down some paint. Jake (JakeG1999), Frank H. (FrankH), and Josh (DurkaDurka)were the top gun slingers for the day. They were the fastest qualifiers of the day. Jake was the top qualifer of the day in the unlimited class. I was literally chasing these guys all day. Both Jake and Frank H. were running HPI Blitz's. While watching their qualifiying runs Jake was really smooth and didn't make any mistakes. Frank, I thought had the speed and the punch in the turns.
During the main a lot of us got tangled up in the first couple of laps but then Jake and Frank H. were off to the races. Around lap 11 Frank broke down and I moved into 2nd place. I was at the time pretty close to 3/4 of a lap down from those two at the time, otherwise I never would have caught Frank H. With Frank H. breaking down at that time, in my opinion 2nd and 3rd place were up for grabs. The battle ended up being for 3rd place between Bobby and Josh. When it was all said and done Jake know as (JakeG1999) took the win, Jeremy Flint known as (Jdogger1) finished 2nd and Bobby known as (Metalhead613) finished in 3rd place.
It was a really fun and exciting race to be a part of. I look forward to covering the rest of the Socal-rc.com Point Series Races. If your looking for some fun laid back racing where bragging rights is really the only thing on the line then come out to San Diego and have some fun running your short course truck. The next SC Points Series race will be a week from today in Kyle's backyard track. It is going to be an exciting year for RC racing here in San Diego!
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