Cavalieri takes 2WD Mod at NW Invitational

In its 6th iteration of this special race, the NW Invitational has become the ‘must attend‘ race here in the NW. Based on the all-out, battle every round, Reedy race format the NW Invitational race is an experience you can’t have unless you’re one of the lucky racers that gets their name pulled from the Reedy Race lottery.

This year’s NWI was held at Dave’s R/C track in Hubbard, OR, which is just about 40 mins south of Portland. If you have been in the hobby for a while (I’m talking 10+ years), this track is a throw-back to what some would call "real" off-road. No clay, no sugar, no carpet, no Astro, as the dirt is just pure and simple . . . dirt! Loose, low traction, with watering in between every heat for that extra grip. Of course, that extra grip from the water goes away in a few minutes, requiring racers to adapt to the ever-changing conditions. Add in the occasional on- and off-wind gusts, you've got yourself a true outdoor track experience!

The NWI layout at Dave's was amazing. Well thought out, wonderfully executed, and insanely fun, the track was a blast to drive on and made for excellent racing all weekend long. Huge thanks goes out to the Blue-Crew at Dave's for all the hard work that it takes to make a track this awesome. This entire facility is sits in Dave's back yard! Without a doubt, huge thanks to Dave and Annette for hosting this race.

2WD Modified Invitational Class

Cav was doing what Cav does best and that's making things look so easy. Butter smooth and killing it with consistency and precision with his RC10B5 Team Kit, Cav was in a league of his own. Perfect all weekend long taking all wins and going a perfect 8 for 8 is just utterly impressive. Tanner Day was able to win 6 of 8 to finish 2nd overall. In race 7 of the invite class, Day finally had his chance to race Cavalieri. Unfortunately, he was unable to get through traffic to battle Cav. In race 8, Day was just unable to hold pace with Cav and his consistency early on, and eventually suffered a wing tuck in the closing laps and finished 4th.

Thanks to 2wdMod.com for the report and picture. Complete report can be found here: http://2wdmod.com/2015/08/26/2015-6th-annual-nw-invitationals-daves-rc-tracks/