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April 3, 2012, 4:28 a.m.
4/3/2012
By Mike Garrison
LiveRC.com
Panther Race Report:
Nitro Toys and Hobbies in Flowood Mississippi had the NTH Spring Shootout this past weekend. With over 100 entries the race format would be three qualifiers and a single main. In mod stadium truck Panther Tires team driver Kevin Hawkinson would set TQ early in the first round with his Panther shotd TLR 22T. Kevin was able to better his run every round locking up the overall TQ position. Kevin ran Clay Switches 2.0s front and rear during the qualifying runs. For the Truck main an early mistake put him in third but Kevin was able to come back and move into the 1st position. Kevin never looked back and cruised to the win with a lap on the field. The tire of choice for truck in the main was Raptors and V-ribs as the track loosened up a bit with a dusty layer on top.
The second heat of Mod 2wd Buggy Kevin Hawkinson would bounce back from technical issues in Rd1 and take TQ overall by .5 seconds with his Panther shod TLR22 buggy. Through the heats in mod buggy the tire of choice was clay Switch 2.0′s and Lynx II’s. In the buggy main Kevin got a great start and never looked back leading buzzer to buzzer.
“My TLR22 was .2 faster than the next guy and felt great with my Panther Switch 2.0′s and Bobcats. I feel that my tire combo gave me a huge advantage, nobody had the forward bite that I had and the steering that the Bobcat provided was the deciding factor. I would like to thank Nitro Toys and Hobbies for putting on a great event, in addition, Team Panther, and TLR for the great support.” - Kevin Hawkinson
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