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Oct. 18, 2017, 6:43 p.m.
By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com
Race report from Team Orion:
The 2017 International Off-Road Carpet Championship was held October 8th-12th at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada.
Team Orion Factory Driver Ryan Maifield along with Team Orion USA Team Manager Joe Pillars were both on-hand to support the first year of what will become a very big event!
Race Schedule:
- Sunday, October 8th: Controlled Practice
- Monday, October 9th: Seeding Practice
- Tuesday, October 10th: 3 Rounds of 5-Minute Qualifying
- Wednesday, October 11th: 3 Rounds of 5-Minute Qualifying
- Thursday, October 12th: 5-Minute Triple A-Main Events
2wd Modified Buggy
After all 6 rounds of qualifying were complete, it was Team Orion's Ryan Maifield taking the overall TQ honors!
Maifield then made quick work of the competition by taking the convincing Wins in A-Main #1 & A-Main #2 and capture his 1st Championship of the event!
Congrats also goes out to Team Orion USA's Chris Jarosz on finishing an impressive 4th overall!
2wd Modified Buggy Top 5 Overall Finishing Order:
Driver ESC Motor Battery
- Ryan Maifield (TQ) Team Orion Team Orion Team Orion
- Spencer Rivkin Reedy Reedy Reedy
- Broc Champlin Reedy Reedy Reedy
- Chris Jarosz Team Orion Team Orion Team Orion
- Ryan Cavalieri Muchmore Muchmore Muchmore
TQ & Winning Team Orion Equipment Used By Ryan Maifield:
- ORI65132 Team Orion HMX 10 Modified Pro ESC
- ORI28380 Team Orion Ultimate Modified 5.5 Brushless Motor
- ORI41445 Team Orion 150mm Sensor Wire
- ORI14082 Team Orion 3800 Ultra 110C Shorty Li-Po Battery
- ORI30237 Team Orion Advantage Touch Duo AC/DC Charger
- Geared: 23/80
4wd Modified Buggy
Team Orion's Ryan Maifield dominated qualifying in the 4wd Modified Buggy class to take the overall TQ!
Maifield then went onto take the Wins in A-Main #1 & A-Main #3 to secure his 2nd Championship of the event for the clean SWEEP!
4wd Modified Buggy Top 5 Overall Finishing Order:
Driver ESC Motor Battery
- Ryan Maifield (TQ) Team Orion Team Orion Team Orion
- Spencer Rivkin Reedy Reedy Reedy
- Ryan Lutz Tekin Tekin Protek
- Ryan Cavalieri Muchmore Muchmore Muchmore
- Carson Wernimont Yokomo Yokomo Yokomo
Winning Team Orion Equipment Used By Ryan Maifield:
- ORI65132 Team Orion HMX 10 Modified Pro ESC
- ORI28380 Team Orion Ultimate Modified 5.5 Brushless Motor
- ORI41445 Team Orion 150mm Sensor Wire
- ORI14066 Team Orion 4500 100C Shorty Li-Po Battery
- ORI30237 Team Orion Advantage Touch Duo AC/DC Charger
- Geared: 20/84
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