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Nov. 20, 2014, 12:27 p.m.
11/20/2014
By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com
Race report from Team Tekin:
This last weekend Tekin teammates Ryan Lutz and Joe Bornhorst continued to build on their teammate status by both signing recently with Tekno RC. Tekno long known for their innovative electric buggy and electric truggy designs have picked up two of Tekin’s top drivers to build upon their already great team going into 2015. This was the first big race for Lutz having joined Tekno and the results speak for themselves.
Joe Bornhorst has been making a name for himself all 2014. Team manager Randy Pike said “he’s one to watch” earlier this year and nothing could be further from the truth. Joe went out and Tq’d over some of the fastest drivers in the world in the 1/8 E buggy division.
Bornhost would take A-1 with a tone to tone victory over Tekin/Tekno teammate Ryan Lutz who took P2. A-2 Joe would make a mistake in the first corner to give Lutz the lead. For the next few minutes the entire field would battle it out. Lutz would get the lead back and hold onto to take the win in A-2, Joe taking P2. A-3 would have the teammates swapping the lead countless times. Side by side for nearly 5 minutes it would come down to Bornhorst making a mistake giving Lutz gap he wouldn’t relinquish taking the overall win. Bornhorst would take P2 overall, Cody King taking 3rd. Both Joe and Ryan chose the award winning Tekin Rx8 Gen2 and T8 Gen2 motors to power their Tekno rides to the top positions in the field.
Tekin team drivers competed at the recent Gun Smoke Classic held at IERC Raceway in San Bernardino, CA.
Two heats of 1/8 Scale E Buggy would make for a fun race with a strong field. Tekin teammate Brian Sullivan had a very good run in the first heat taking the TQ. Tekin powered Lucas Sandford would take the overall Tq in Rd1 by 2 seconds and a near perfect run. In Q2, David Jenson pressed hard for the entire race, but Sanford had another great run taking the win. Sanfords 2nd round TQ meant he would not have to race the third qualifier, and would start on the pole for Sunday’s A-Mains, with Eric McNeil second and Brian Sullivan third.
In A1, Sanford got a great start. McNiel stayed on his bumper for a while but made a mistake and let Sullivan by. Midway through the race, Sullivan crashed on the triple and David Jenson started his charge. Jenson had a good race, but Sanford was able to pull away and beat the clock for a victory lap. In A2, Lucas got another great start and the car just got better and better as the AKA Typos heated up. Sanford was able to take the win for A2, and was able to sit out the third A-Main. David Jenson had a great race and took second on the podium, with Sullivan in third.
“My Tekin T8i motor and RX8 Gen 2 ESC powered MP9 TKI3 on AKA rubber and DE wheels, with KO radio and electronics was dialed all weekend. TheTekin T8i motor and RX8 Gen 2 ESC allowed me to weigh in at just 14 grams over the minimum weight, and made the car so nimble through the infield, it was amazing!” Lucas Sanford
1/8 Scale E Buggy Final Results:
1. Lucas Sanford (Tekin)
2. David Jesnson (Orion)
3. Brian Sullivan (Tekin)
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