2015 Futaba Electric Challenge

Thursday, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:00am UTC

The 2015 Futaba Electric Challenge held at Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, IL is a unique event where the racers run indoor on Saturday and outdoor on Sunday, then combining the two scores from each day to determine a winner. Racers from all over the Midwest were in attendance, but Team Associated was by far the strongest and most well represented. 

After the dust settled, Team Associated cars went on to sweep the podium in six of the 1:10 classes ran at the event. Young gun local Austin Wick took the top spots in 2WD Stock Buggy and 2WD Stock SC with his B5M and SC5M. The 2WD Modified Stadium Truck class found Aydin Horne on the top of the box with his T5M, with older brother Austin Horne taking the top spot honors in the 2WD Modified SC class with his SC5M. The highly competitive 4WD Modified class saw Brad Shearer dominate both days with 1-1 finishes to take the overall win with his B44.3.  Last but not least, we have the biggest and most competitive class of all, 2WD Modified Buggy, which found the father-son-son Hornes trio out of Michigan swap the 1-2-3 spots on both days, only to end in a three-way tie for the overall championship. Winning the tiebreaker, Aydin Horne finished first, with Austin Horne in second, leaving Al Horne to finish behind both kids in third. 

Not only was the race very successful for Team Associated, but also for Reedy who equipped all the winners with Blackbox speed controls and a variety of Sonic motors and batteries.

Overall it was an awesome weekend of racing and the Leisure Hours Raceway crew did an amazing job pushing the program through fast and flawless.

Winning Equipment
2WD Stock Buggy - Austin Wick
#90003 RC10B5M Team Kit
#27000 Blackbox 410R 1S-2S Competition ESC
#232 Sonic 540 Mach 2 17.5 Spec

2WD Stock Short Course - Austin Wick
#70006 RC10SC5M Team Kit
#27000 Blackbox 410R 1S-2S Competition ESC
#232 Sonic 540 Mach 2 17.5 Spec

2WD Modified Stadium Truck - Aydin Horne
#70001 RC10T5M Team Kit
#27000 Blackbox 410R 1S-2S Competition ESC
#240 Sonic 540 Mach 2 6.5 Modified
#322 Reedy LiPo 5300mAh 70C 7.4V Shorty
#27100 Reedy RS1206 Digital HV Hi-Speed Competition Servo

2WD Modified Short Course - Austin Horne
#70006 RC10SC5M Team Kit
#240 Sonic 540 Mach 2 6.5 Modified
#322 Reedy LiPo 5300mAh 70C 7.4V Shorty

4WD Modified Buggy - Brad Shearer
#9063 Factory Team B44.3
#27000 Blackbox 410R 1S-2S Competition ESC
#27100 Reedy RS1206 Digital HV Hi-Speed Competition Servo
#240 Sonic 540 Mach 2 6.5 Modified
#322 Reedy LiPo 5300mAh 70C 7.4V Shorty

2WD Modified Buggy - Aydin Honre
#90003 RC10B5M Team Kit
#27000 Blackbox 410R 1S-2S Competition ESC
#238 Sonic 540 Mach 2 7.5 Modified
#322 Reedy LiPo 5300mAh 70C 7.4V Shorty
#27100 Reedy RS1206 Digital HV Hi-Speed Competition Servo


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