Team Associated takes 6 at the 2015 BGRC Summer Smackdown

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2015 at 12:00am UTC

Bluegroove Hobbies and Raceway hosted their first annual BGRC Summer Smackdown over the Labor Day Weekend. 150+ entries from over seven states attended the race. Team Associated and Reedy had great local and regional representation at the event that included 4 rounds of qualifying and single 8-minute A mains. The track was fast and presented challenged the drivers to have the right pace to stay in front. The following drivers were among the Team that gave Team Associated and Reedy top spots, and podium finishes:

Cole Tollard - Cole set the TQ in Modified 4WD Buggy, and led from start to finish for the win. In Modified Truck he did much of the same: TQ and win. In Modified 2WD Buggy, Cole had good speed qualifying him in third, but some early race issues shuffled him back. In Modified 2WD SC, Cole started second, and an early race bobble by the leader and TQ Alex Vanderbeek allowed Cole to get the lead and drive on. Cole competed in all four Modified classes and won three!

Alex Vanderbeek - Alex and myself (Mack Vanderbeek) both had two TQ runs of the four in Modified 2WD Buggy. Alex was able to secure TQ, having the fastest combined time for his two TQs. Alex checked out in the first minute of the 8-minute A Main and lapped through fourth place by the end, winning in commanding form by 13 seconds. Alex TQ'd Modified Short Course and had some mistakes, sending him to third place in the main.

Zach Edenburn - Zach set TQ in all four rounds of Stock Truck, and took the win with a good battle with Teammate Scotty Ernst. Zach also competed in Stock 2WD Buggy, placing third, and Modified 2WD Buggy, finishing 10th in the A Main in his first big race running Modified.

Scotty Ernst - Scotty had a great weekend setting TQ and winning Stock SCT, also finishing second in Stock Buggy and Stock Truck.

Other podium finishes included:
Mack Vanderbeek - 3rd in Modified Truck
Tom Rinderknecht - 2nd in Modified SC
Chad "Rico" Karstens - 2nd in Modified 2WD buggy
Neil Fennis - 2nd in Modified Truck
Dave Duncan - 2nd in Stock SC

Products Used
#90000 RC10B5M Factory Lite
#70001 RC10T5M Team Kit
#70006 RC10SC5M Team Kit
#9063 Factory Team B44.3
#738 WolfPack LiPo 3800mAh Shorty 7.4V 25C Battery
#322 Reedy LiPo 5300mAh 70C 7.4V Shorty
Reedy Sonic Mach 2 motor
Reedy Sonic Mach 3 motor
#27001 Blackbox 410R 1S-2S Competition ESC w/PROgrammer
Reedy Servos

Thanks to Chilly Duncan for the Event Promotion and photos, Bluegroove Hobbies and Raceway for the great facility and awesome event, Sam Anderson for the smooth race program, JConcepts for the platinum sponsored event, and Team Associated and Reedy for providing our drivers with the best products on the market!

Thanks to Mack "Attack" Vanderbeek for this report.


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