Race Report

 

Team Associated Puts The Heat To The Competition

Event: Hot Rod Offroad Shootout
Location: Hot Rod Hobbies, Saugus, CA
Dates: July 6-8, 2007
Website: www.hotrodhobbies.com
Vehicle Class: 1:10 Offroad

Ryan Cavalieri, left. Ryan Maifield, right

Synopsis:

In only a few months the IFMAR World Championships will begin in Japan. The Hot Rod Shootout represents the last time many of the competitors will have the opportunity to race against each other before arriving at the World Championships. Knowing this, drivers from across the world traveled to Saugus, CA to battle the best in the US for the Offroad Shootout title. Those making the trip included Masami Hirosaka, Atsushi Hara, and World’s Warm-Up winner, Hayato Matsuzaki.

In qualifying, Team Associated driver Ryan Cavalieri dominated the field by putting his B4, T4, and B44 on the pole position for all three modified classes. Joining Cavalieri on the pole was Associated driver Ryan Maifield in the Expert Gas Truck class with his GT2.

With a Worlds Warm-Up type atmosphere, several of the top drivers chose to focus on only those classes at the Worlds. In the Truck Modified class, Jared Tebo and Steven Hartson opted not to compete, but instead focused 2WD and 4WD.

In the Factory Modified Truck class, it was Associated driver Ryan Maifield taking his GT2 to the pole position and winning the main event by four laps over second place. In the 45 minute main, Maifield only bobbled one time throughout the event.

At the end of the event, Cavalieri proved that his 3-time TQs were no fluke and came away with the victory in all three Factory Modified classes. Also making good on his TQ was Ryan Maifield by winning the Factory Gas Truck main event by four laps over the competitors.

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to Jason Boulanger for the photos and the Hot Rod Hobbies crew for a great track and event.

To watch YouTube videos of the events, follow the links below:
2007 Offroad Shootout - 2WD A3
2007 Offroad Shootout - 4WD A3

Team Associated – Champions By Design

Ryan Canavlieri's B4

Ryan Canavlieri's T4

2WD Modified

Place	Name	Vehicle	Motor	ESC
1	Ryan Cavalieri	FT B4	Orion	LRP
2	Atsushi Hara	X-6	Checkpoint	Hara
3	Jared Tebo	FT B4	Checkpoint	LRP
4	Ryan Maifield	FT B4	LRP Brushless	LRP
5	Travis Amezcua	X-6	Checkpoint	LRP
6	Steven Hartson	FT B4	Checkpoint	LRP
7	Jesse Robbers	Losi	Trinity	Novak
8	Masami Hirosaka	FT B4	Reedy	GM
9	Mark Pavidis	Kyosho	Peak	LRP
10	Frank Root	FT B4	Peak	Novak

4WD Modified

Place	Name	Vehicle	Motor	ESC
1	Ryan Cavalieri	BJ4 W.E.	Orion	LRP
2	Jesse Robbers	Losi XX-4	Trinity	Novak
3	Ryan Maifield	BJ4 W.E.	LRP Brushless	LRP
4	Travis Amezcua	Hot Bodies	Checkpoint	LRP
5	Billy Easton	Yokomo	LRP Brushless	LRP
6	Jared Tebo	BJ4 W.E.	Checkpoint	LRP
7	Mike Truhe	Losi XXX-4	Novak Brushless	Novak
8	Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo	Reedy	GM
9	Hayato Matsuzaki	Hot Bodies	LRP Brushless	LRP
10	Rick Hohwart	BJ4 W.E.	LRP Brushless	LRP

Truck Modified

Place	Name	Vehicle	Motor	ESC
1	Ryan Cavalieri	FT T4	Orion	LRP
2	Jesse Robbers	Losi	Trinity	Novak
3	Ryan Maifield	FT T4	LRP Brushless	LRP
4	Dustin Evans	Losi	Novak Brushless	Novak
5	Billy Fischer	Losi	Novak Brushless	Novak
6	Mike Truhe	Losi	Novak Brushless	Novak
7	Matt Chambers	Losi	Novak Brushless	Novak
8	Rick Hohwart	FT T4	LRP Brushless	LRP
9	Travis Amezcua	FT T4	Checkpoint	LRP
10	Frank Root	FT T4	Peak	Novak