Outline · [ Standard ] · Linear+ 2009 CRCRC Winter Midwest Championship Coverage, Electric = 1/17 & 1/18 Gas = 1/23-1/25

[t0adman]

Brent, nice second round! For those that haven't seen yet, Brent took third place for pro buggy in the second round of qualifying with a solid 14/5:17.851. He was just behind Jesse Robbers by about a half a second. Jared is on the top with a blazing 14/5:09.199. The Darth Vader mask is working Brent. Keep it up - we want to see your mug on the podium come Sunday.

This post has been edited by t0adman: Jan 23 2009, 09:59 PM

[Money Mike]

Buggy Round 1 Highlights

Yo Brent Awesome 2nd Round. Your ride looked hooked up!! Again Good luck to you and the hole team. Hope to see a big win.

[Czech-it-Out_Graphics]

Man Brent that Mugen body u took a pic of is sweet who painted it?? Good luck tomorrow AE team!

[Tres]

I'll have some vids in the morn as well.

[Money Mike]

Man Brent that Mugen body u took a pic of is sweet who painted it?? Good luck tomorrow AE team!

Is chad rockin a MBX6 Now?

[Czech-it-Out_Graphics]

poor misguided fool lol

[Kevin Boyle]

Brent,

Great Coverage of the event as always. The new Reedy Engine looks dialed, I can not wait for its release.

What tires are the boyz running and is Ryan still running the the RC8T rear shock tower on his RC8.


Thanks
Kevin Boyle

[Brent Thielke]

Man Brent that Mugen body u took a pic of is sweet who painted it?? Good luck tomorrow AE team!

Lol...it definitely looks sweet!

[Brent Thielke]

Brent,

Great Coverage of the event as always. The new Reedy Engine looks dialed, I can not wait for its release.

What tires are the boyz running and is Ryan still running the the RC8T rear shock tower on his RC8.
Thanks
Kevin Boyle

Yea, the Reedy engine is running well. JR Mitch and Chad Parks just got them this weekend and both commented on how "driveable" the powerband is.

Ryan is using JConcepts Blue Double Dees, I'm running Proline M3 Holeshots and the AKA guys are using Soft Gridirons.

Yep, Maifield is still using the truggy tower.

[Brent Thielke]

Track Walk

[Balony]

Track walk is a cool video... nice change, man Brent you got all the good ideas

[Chris Jarosz]

Track Walk

Thats some fast walking! hahaha Hope everythings going well there. Good run 2nd round!

[Richard Lake]

You know as tall as Bt is Ithought he would have that jump

Rich

[dakotah97]

Thanks Nancy...we are still giving Due a hard time about that Outlaw main...lol.  I think we're all just worried about the time Dakotah lays the wood to us.  I was so impressed by Dakotah's patience and speed in the Mod Truck class...keep up the good work!

Send me that picture when you have a chance.  See ya in March!

Thanks for the kind words Brent, it really meant alot to Dakotah!

[Brent Thielke]

Saturday – Day 2 of Qualifying

So after a good day of racing on day 1, the qualifiers were re-sorted based upon the single best qual point with the tiebreaker being the time of the lowest qual point. Excitement was building thru the evening and early morning for all the fast guys to be in the same race with a clean track.

Little did most know that the surface had become polished and very slick in spots. Coming on to the straight-a-way is completely polished and feels much like a wood floor. Pot holes developed around most of the obstacles with the most critical coming just after the finish line and a small hole in the small triple jump in the back left of the track. Just to drive around the track without a mistake is challenging now and patience and a smooth throttle finger are key.




Curt Schlichter – The man behind the track design and prep


Brian Wagner – Part of the race director crew

As round 3 of the “A” heat of buggy prepared to run a noticeable drop in ambient temperature for the race track was felt. Just a few turns of the screwdriver and the engines were ready to purrrr. Immediately the bumps made themselves present and line choice became key. A bunched up group of racers, including Maifield started together and like most times a pileup ensued. Tebo chose a good starting position and was able to put in the only 14 lap run of the round to secure the overall TQ in buggy. Maifield got in to more traffic with Robbers and cost them both lots of time. Adjustments are now being made in the pits in order to test for the main events tomorrow where it’s expected to be even more blown out and slick.

In Truggy, unusually, the racing was much cleaner. Maifield got out to a quick start and built a second + lead on Tebo. As Maifield caught King the pace slowed and for a short period of time Tebo took over the lead. Maifield broke free of King and put in a few smooth last few laps to secure the TQ for round 3. This should ensure that he starts second in the final behind Tebo. The track is so much slower that there is no way Maifield can make up enough time to tie-break with Tebo.

Maifield switched from JConcepts Blue Double Dees to his favorite Truggy tire for the 3rd round, the JConcepts Blue Crosshair. He commented that the feel of the Crosshair was much more consistent and will use that information for round 4 of buggy. Right now, with the track conditions, having a consistent and comfortable vehicle to drive is key.




Maifield’s truggy, fresh off the Round 3 TQ

As mentioned before, the local news crew from Good Day Columbus was here to do some filming. They have posted portions of their coverage on their website at: http://www.myfox28columbus.com/newsroom/gdc/vid_128.shtml

That’s about all from round 3…I’ll try to get more stuff up from round 4. Until then, enjoy some more photos.


Chad Due victimized again…


Jesse Robbers in his pit space in the rafters…I can’t believe he doesn’t have a mask on…







Speaking of masks…here’s what could be in my lungs…ouch!




Pit Pop surfin the web…what, no Sgrid?



Ever here that rumor that if you’re slapped on the back while making a funny face it stays that way permanently?


Proof Johnny Young is actually at the track and not out at the bar…lol.


A crisp day is making the heaters more and more popular.





The local hotties…or maybe just advertisements for milk in the pitting room…either way, good scenery…

[Brent Thielke]

I'm sure most have seen the qualifying order, but I thought I'd post it here too.

Pro 1/8th Buggy

1) Jared Tebo - Kyosho/Orion
2) Cody King - Kyosho/Sirio
3) Jesse Robbers - Hot Bodies/GRP
4) Ryan Maifield - Associated/Reedy
5) JR Mitch - Associated/Reedy
6) Brent Thielke - Associated/Reedy
7) Josh Wheeler - XRay/O.S.
8) Chad Due - Associated/O.S.
9) Tyler Vik - Kyosho/RB
10) Michael Paige - Kyosho/Sirio

Pro 1/8th Truggy

1) Jared Tebo - Kyosho/Orion
2) Ryan Maifield - Associated/Reedy
3) Cody King - Kyosho/Sirio
4) Chad Due - Associated/O.S.
5) Josh Wheeler - XRay/O.S.
6) Michael Paige - Kyosho/Sirio
7) Al Horne - Kyosho/Orion
8) Ryan Lutz - Tamiya/O.S.
9) Tyler Vik - Kyosho/RB
10) JR Mitch - Associated/Reedy

[Kevin Boyle]

Yea, the Reedy engine is running well.  JR Mitch and Chad Parks just got them this weekend and both commented on how "driveable" the powerband is.

Ryan is using JConcepts Blue Double Dees, I'm running Proline M3 Holeshots and the AKA guys are using Soft Gridirons.

Yep, Maifield is still using the truggy tower.

Thanks Brent,

Great to hear the news on the Reedy Engine and the info on Ryan set up.

Has anybody else tried Ryan's set up and how does the car feel as compare to the standard Worlds set up.

You have a PM


Later
Kevin Boyle

This post has been edited by Kevin Boyle: Jan 25 2009, 03:56 AM

[AlanHall]

looks like ryan is running the steering mod and some more caster than normal???

good luck to everyone.. i cant believe the smoke in that place..

[Money Mike]

looks like ryan is running the steering mod and some more caster than normal??? 

  good luck to everyone.. i cant believe the smoke in that place..

Great Run Ryan And All of the Ae Team!!!
I was hopin for ya. Your buggy and truck looked hooked up. I heard the track was very slick and tuff to drive. I run on a very similar track. Just not as slick. Let me know if you came up with a new setup. Thanks and good job with the coverage and driving this weekend.

[Sean Maybell]

Thanks for the awesome coverage BT!

I hope your eyes and lungs are ok...Reminds me of my days working at Peel-it. I feel your pain...

Sean