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By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com
Race report from Team Orion (by Joe Pillars):
www.teamorion.com
The 2015 ROAR 1/10 4x4 SC & 1/8 Electric Off-Road Nationals were held July 9th-12th at Lost Creek R/C Raceway in Oakland Mills, Pennsylvania. Team Orion would roll into this years US Nationals with a very strong Team consisting of: 2014 3-Time Defending ROAR National Champion; Dakotah Phend, Previous ROAR 1/8 Electric Buggy & Truggy National Champion; Jared Tebo, and Team Orion's latest addition; Multi-Time ROAR National Champion; Ryan Maifield. Team Orion USA Team Manager Joe Pillars was also on-hand to provide top notch support to the team and Team Orion customers. This years track at LCRC would put every manufacturers electronics to the extreme test with a very hi-speed layout and hot/humid temperatures. This years US Nationals would record its largest entry count in history reaching an impressive 211!
Race Schedule
4x4 Modified Short Course
Team Orion Factory Driver's Dakotah Phend and Ryan Maifield would both TQ 2 rounds of qualifying each! Phend would just edge out Maifield for the overall TQ after the tie-breaker was calculated. The Triple A-Mains for the 4x4 Modified Short Course class would be 6-Minutes each. Phend would go onto Win A-Main #1 & A-Main #2 after having great battles with Maifield in both. Maifield would then dominate A-Main #3 to secure the 2nd overall position! Congrats also to Team Orion's Anthony Mazzara for finishing 6th overall!
4x4 Modified Short Course Top 10 Overall: Driver ESC Motor Battery
Winning Equipment Used By Dakotah Phend:
Dakotah Phend's Winning Team Orion R10.1 Pro ESC Settings:
1/8 Electric Truggy
Team Orion Factory Driver Ryan Maifield would TQ 2 rounds of 1/8 Electric Truggy to secure the overall TQ! The Triple A-Mains for the 1/8 Electric Truggy class would be 8-Minutes each. Team Orion's Phend would lay down a perfect run to take the Win in A-Main #1! Then Team Orion's Maifield would answer back to Win A-Main #2 and force the ROAR National Championship to the 3rd and final A-Main. Maifield and Phend would battle it out for the entire 8-Minutes in A-Main #3, Maifield would cross the finish line 1st just ahead of Phend by only a car length to Win his 1st ROAR National Championship of the weekend! Congrats also to Team Orion Factory Driver Jared Tebo for finishing 4th overall!
1/8 Electric Truggy Top 10 Overall: Driver ESC Motor Battery
Winning Equipment Used By Ryan Maifield:
Ryan Maifield's TQ & Winning Team Orion R8.1 Pro ESC Settings:
1/8 Electric Buggy
Team Orion Factory Driver Ryan Maifield would also TQ 2 rounds in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class to lock-up the overall TQ! The Triple A-Mains for the 1/8 Electric Buggy class would be 10-Minutes each. Team Orion's Maifield was a man on a mission, showing tremendous speed in both A-Main #1 & A-Main #2 by taking the Wins in each to take the overall Win & his 2nd ROAR National Championship of the weekend! Team Orion's Phend would go onto Win A-Main #3 in style to secure 2nd overall!
1/8 Electric Buggy Top 10 Overall: Driver ESC Motor Battery
Winning Equipment Used By Ryan Maifield:
Ryan Maifield's TQ & Winning Team Orion R8.1 Pro ESC Settings:
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