The 2015 Alabama Manufacturer's Shootout 6.0 was held this past weekend in Cullman, Alabama. Team Orion's Ryan Maifield & Dakotah Phend would both make there way down south to attend this years AM6 6.0! With close to 500 total race entries, it was going to be a great weekend of racing!
Race Schedule:
Thursday, May 28th: Open / Controlled Practice
Friday, May 29th: 3 Rounds of Qualifying
Saturday, May 30th: A-Main Events
1/8 Pro Nitro Buggy
In the 1/8 Pro Nitro Buggy class, it was Team Orion's Dakotah Phend that would take the overall TQ!
At the start of the 45-Minute A-Main Event, Team Orion's Ryan Maifield would make a first lap pass on his teammate Dakotah Phend. Maifield would then go onto lead every lap and would be the only driver to make it by for the 95th lap to record his 1st Championship of the weekend! Dakotah would go onto finish 2nd overall to secure Team Orion on the top 2 steps of the podium!
1/8 Pro Nitro Buggy Top 3 Overall:
Driver Engine
- Ryan Maifield Team Orion
- Dakotah Phend (TQ) Team Orion
- Cole Ogden REDS
Winning Equipment Used By Ryan Maifield:
- ORI80703 Team Orion CRF 7-Port Factory Tuned Engine Version 2015
- ORI88860 Team Orion #4 Glow Plug
- ORI88240 Team Orion 2058 Pipe Set
- ORI30237 Team Orion Advantage Touch Duo AC/DC Charger
- Gearing: 13/48
1/8 Pro Nitro Truggy
In the 1/8 Pro Nitro Truggy class, it was again Team Orion's Dakotah Phend that would take the overall TQ!
In the 45-Minute A-Main Event, Phend and Maifield would break away from the field early and have a great battle. Maifield would end up pulling away from Phend during the last half of the race and would be the only driver to go 97 laps to wrap up his 2nd Championship of the weekend! Phend would finish 2nd and again Team Orion would finish on the top 2 steps of the podium!
1/8 Pro Nitro Truggy Top 3 Overall:
Driver Engine
- Ryan Maifield Team Orion
- Dakotah Phend (TQ) Team Orion
- Carson Wernimont OS
Winning Equipment Used By Ryan Maifield:
- ORI80703 Team Orion CRF 7-Port Factory Tuned Engine Version 2015
- ORI88860 Team Orion #4 Glow Plug
- ORI88240 Team Orion 2058 Pipe Set
- ORI30237 Team Orion Advantage Touch Duo AC/DC Charger
- Gearing: 12/50
1/8 Pro Electric Buggy
In the 1/8 Pro Electric Buggy class, Team Orion's Dakotah Phend would record his impressive 3rd overall TQ at this years AMS 6.0!
Phend would then go onto dominate the 10-Minute Double A-Main Events by taking convincing Wins in A-Main #1 & A-Main #2 and lock-up the overall Championship!
1/8 Pro Electric Buggy Top 3 Overall:
Driver ESC Motor Battery
- Dakotah Phend (TQ) Team Orion Team Orion Team Orion
- Carson Wernimont Reedy Reedy Reedy
- Griffin Hanna Tekin Tekin N/A
Winning Equipment Used By Dakotah Phend:
ORI65125 Team Orion Vortex R8.1 Pro ESC
ORI28271 Team Orion Vortex VST2 Pro 690 4P 2100KV Motor
ORI14050 Team Orion 6400mah 90C 4S Li-Po Battery
ORI30237 Team Orion Advantage Touch Duo AC/DC Charger
ORI41444 Team Orion 150mm Sensor Wire
Gearing: 14/45
Dakotah Phend's Winning Team Orion R8.1 Pro ESC Settings:
1. Running Mode: F/N/B Sensor
2. Drag Brake: 0%
3. Voltage Protection: 0
4. DRRS Punch: Level 4
5. Brake Force: 50%
6. Reverse Force: 25%
7. Initial Brake: 0%
8. Neutral Range: 6%
9. Timing: 11.25
10. Motor Rotate: CW
11. Li-Po Cells: AutoCalculate
12. BEC Voltage: 6.0v
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