Berton and Boots won Kyosho America Masters

0 Nov. 9, 2015, 10:41 a.m.

By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

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Last weekend, the RC Tracks of Las Vegas once again hosted the Kyosho America Masters. It's an annual event held as a treat to Kyosho customers as they're invited to spend a few days racing against the brand's factory drivers. Kyosho America puts together a free banquet for the attendees, the RC Tracks of Las Vegas crew gets everyone to head next door to race go-karts, and everyone has a great time. This year, current European Champion Elliott Boots, 2010 World Champion Cody King, two-time World Champion Jared Tebo, and Inferno series designer Yuichi Kanai were among the star-studded entry list.

Just a couple of days before the start of the Masters, Tebo and RC Tracks owner Chris Tocco attended the Global Rallycross Championship finale, where they watched fellow RC racer Scott Speed clinch the championship with his Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Beetle.

Speed and his team celebrated by hitting the smaller 1/10-scale course at RC Tracks of Las Vegas with some Kyosho Ultima SC6 RTR trucks.

Tocco and his staff prepared an incredible course for the nitro and electric 1/8-scale buggy classes at the event, using up every bit of real estate available at RC Tracks of Las Vegas, which also hosts the Silver State - and where next year's IFMAR Worlds will be held.

Tebo was stoked for the Chipotle-catered buffet.

The go-kart race was held under the lights.

Both classes raced in five quaifying rounds, with triple A-Mains to determine the winners and double lower mains to give everyone maximum track time. In the electric class, defending champion Elliott Boots earned the TQ and won the first two main events to wrap up the title.

This year's Italian Job winner and Euros B champion Riccardo Berton dominated the nitro buggy division, setting TQ and then winning the first two 20-minute main events over Silver State winner Jared Tebo.