FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Dakotah Phend's first 2WD championship

0 Aug. 29, 2014, 7:35 a.m.

8/29/2014
By Aaron Waldron

LiveRC.com

Everybody knows that Friday is meant for reminiscing old times. Each week we take you back in time as we flashback to some of R/C racing's greatest moments, products, drivers, and more!

Flashback: 2013

Dakotah Phend's first 2WD ROAR National Championship

Last weekend, TLR's Dakotah Phend dominated the 2WD class on his way to successfully "D-Phending" his national title. He set the fastest time in three of the four rounds (including the only 20-lap run in the class), fought back to win A1 with a dramatic last-lap pass over the triple, and then won the second main event outright to seal the deal.

In 2013, the win didn't come quite so easily. On a very large, and very fast, Silver Dollar R/C Raceway track layout, Phend started third behind then-teammates Ryan Cavalieri and Ryan Maifield. In both of the first two main events, disaster struck for Ryan and Ryan over the same jump at nearly the same time, opening the door for Phend to drive on by.