Ben Cosgrove takes Team Durango to victory at West Bridgeford

 

Team Durango racing star Ben Cosgrove was busy doing what he does best last weekend at West Bridgeford indoor off-road club in the UK. Ben has seen recent success with both the DEX210 and DEX410V3 vehicles and was booked in to race both classes at this busy weekend meeting. With a field of local talent and a strong contingent from other manufacturers off-road teams, Ben was in for a battle as he prepared to build on his recently proven fast paced 2WD and 4WD performances.
 

   

Ben was set to race 2WD first in heat 6, with 4WD to closely follow in heat 8. Ben is not a driver who is fazed by pressure, so the stage was set for another action packed Team Durango day.

2WD’s first round of qualifying saw Ben return with a 2nd place position that put him just 3 seconds off the top time. Round two Ben had an unfortunate meeting with a track side marker to see him return with a third place and leave him four seconds off the pace. Ben battled through a tough third round that placed him sixth. His final round of qualifying was halted by his decision to change tyres during the interval, which he found had a negative effect on his cars handling. Ben was happy to place second on the grid for the A final and was really excited about how hard he had been able to push his DEX210 during the tough areas of the multi-surface West Bridgeford track.

The 2WD A final saw Ben attempt to pass pole positioned Lloyd Storey on the first corner. He got snagged on the inside line and had to be marshaled back onto his wheels as the racing pack flew by. Ben was running in last place after this brave attempt at an early pass. Not deterred at all by this collision, Ben stormed back through the A final field and finished a very respectable fourth overall. His DEX210 had proven to be extremely forgiving during the intense battle for the 2WD win.
 
 
Ben was also running his DEX410V3 buggy and was making a very early dent in the 4WD qualifying table. He TQ’d his first round and ‘ramped’ up the pace to also TQ his second and third round of qualifying. The DEX410V3 was performing very well and Ben reported that he found the car very easy to drive quickly in all areas of the track. To conclude his great performance in 4WD Ben placed his DEX410V3 in pole position after also TQ’ing his final round of qualifying. Ben dominated his 4WD A final with an awesome performance that included increasing the impact of his buzzer-to-buzzer by lapping the entire field!

The DEX410V3 was also placed second in the A final in the hands of Daniel Austin, making it a very convincing first and second for Team Durango.

Ben reported that both cars felt safe to drive and fast enough to compete with every other vehicle in attendance. Ben once again showed that not only is he enjoying his off-road drive for Team Durango, but the DEX210 and DEX410V3 continue to add to their already race proven pedigree.

We congratulate Ben on another pleasing set of results and look forward to following his progress during the coming seasons 10th scale race action. 

 

 

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