Rivkin, Lutz and Bornhorst topped Pro classes at Alabama Manufacturer Shootout [VIDEO]

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By Tyler Hooks and Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

This year was the eighth rendition of the ever-popular Alabama Manufacturer Shootout, hosted once again on a temporary track built inside the Cullman County Agricultural Center. The AMS 8,0 attracted 240 individual drivers for a total of 469 entries across 13 different classes. Heavy hitters in attendance included Jared Tebo, Spencer Rivkin, Dakotah Phend, Ryan Lutz, Joe Bornhorst, and Cole Ogden, who competed through three rounds of qualifying on Thursday and Friday before the main events on Saturday. (All Photos: JConcepts via Facebook)

Here are the A-Main results and replays for the Pro Nitro Buggy, Pro Nitro Truck and Pro E-Buggy categories, For results of each race, and video replays for Bonus Lap members, click here:
lme.liverc.com/results/?p=view_event&id=261518

Saturday night's main events capped off with the premier Pro Buggy final, with TQ Spencer Rivkin speeding off to a wire-to-wire win. Rivkin endured pressure for most of the race from second qualifier Jared Tebo, who slipped 10.5 seconds back by race end but remained well clear of Ryan Lutz in third.

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Tekno RC's Joe Bornhorst started the Pro Truck main event from the front of the grid after earning TQ, but fell to the back of the pack after a collision with  Rivkin at the end of lap one. Bornhorst's teammate, Lutz, worked his way past Rivkin on lap six and led throughout, with Rivkin taking the top spot for one lap each during pit stops. Lutz finished nearly ten seconds up on Rivkin by race end with Tebo another 5.6 seconds further back, while Bornhorst recovered for fourth.

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Bornhorst also began each of the three finals for the Pro E-Buggy category from the front of the grid, and this time he was able to convert the advantage into a victory by winning the second and third legs. After a relatively disappointing qualifying performance left him fifth on the grid, Lutz won the first A-Main and finished third in A2, earning second overall despite a DNF in A3. Rivkin rounded out the top three overall with a second and two third-place finishes.

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