FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Every former ROAR Fuel Off-Road National Champion

0 June 16, 2017, 10:28 a.m.

By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

The 2016 ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals at Thornhill Racing Circuit left a significant impact on the record books - for a number of different reasons.

Ryan Maifeld looked poised to become the fourth driver to win multiple Buggy class championships after sweeping qualifying, but came up less than two seconds short of winning the final - and Spencer Rivkin claimed his first ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals victory. It was Team Associated's second win, and the first for both Maxima/Mx engines and JConcepts tires. From 1997 to 2008, no one ever won more than once - but Rivkin's victory was the first by a first-time winner since 2010.

Former 1/8-Scale Buggy class winners:

YearDriverChassisEngineTires1997Doug von MoschMugen SeikiBEATPro-Line1998Derek FurutaniLaroTOPPro-Line1999Richard SaxtonThunder TigerO'DonnellGRP2000Brian KinwaldKyoshoO.S.GRP2001Chad BradleyKyoshoO.S.Pro-Line2002Jeremy KortzKyoshoO.S.Pro-Line2003Mark PavidisKyoshoO.S.Pro-Line2004Jason AshtonMugen SeikiJPPro-Line2005Ryan CavalieriKyoshoSirioPro-Line2006Ryan MaifieldThunder TigerO.S.Pro-Line2007Adam DrakeTeam Losi RacingTrinityPro-Line2008Mike TruheTeam Losi RacingGRPPro-Line2009Adam DrakeTeam Losi RacingNovarossiLosi2010Jared TeboKyoshoTeam OrionAKA2011Ryan CavalieriTeam AssociatedTeam OrionPro-Line2012Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2013Adam DrakeTeam Losi RacingNovarossiPro-Line2014Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2015Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2016Spencer RivkinTeam AssociatedMaxima/MxJConcepts

Most wins:

By driver:

Adam Drake: 3
Ty Tessmann: 3
Ryan Cavalieri: 2
Twelve others tied with 1

By chassis:

Kyosho: 6
Team Losi Racing: 4
HB Racing: 3
Mugen Seiki: 2
Thunder Tiger: 2
Team Associated: 2
Two others tied with 1

By engine:

O.S.: 8
Novarossi: 2
Orion: 2
Eight others tied with 1

By tire:

Pro-Line: 15
GRP: 2
Three others tied with 1

Ryan Maifield's record-setting fourth victory in the 1/8-Scale Truck category also earned him the distinction of being the first driver to win either class with three different vehicle manufacturers. The Arizonan also gave REDS their first ROAR title, and Team Losi Racing their second in the Truck class, as well as JConcepts' fourth.

Former Truck class winners:

YearDriverChassisEngineTires2005*Jay HalseyJammin'NovarossiPro-Line2006Scott HughesMugen SeikiO.S.Pro-Line2007Taylor JamesJammin'O.S.Pro-Line2008Ryan MaifieldKyoshoGRPJConcepts2009Ryan MaifieldTeam AssociatedReedyJConcepts2010Jared TeboKyoshoTeam OrionAKA2011Ryan MaifieldTeam AssociatedLRPJConcepts2012Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2013Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2014Dakotah PhendTeam Losi RacingTeam OrionPro-Line2015Ty TessmannHB RacingO.S.Pro-Line2016Ryan MaifieldTeam Losi RacingREDSJConcepts

*The 1/8-scale truck class was provisional in 2005

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