Winning a ROAR national championship takes incredible driving talent, a small bit of luck, and meticulous preparation. Every driver competing at the highest levels of RC racing spends hours preparing his vehicles and making sure everything is perfect before hitting the track - and even still, there can only be one driver in each class who finds a way to win.
Here's a look at the four cars that won Modified-class titles at the Hobbytown USA HobbyPlex:
Inside Dakotah Phend’s national championship-winning 2WD buggy
Chassis: Team Losi Racing 22 3.0
Motor: Team Orion VST2 Pro Lightweight 7.5-turn
ESC: Team Orion R10.1 Pro
Battery: Team Orion Carbon Pro 4500mAh shorty pack
Radio: Spektrum DX4R Pro
Receiver: Spektrum SR2000
Servo: Spektrum 6240
Tires: Pro-Line Electrons, MC compound
Wheels: Team Losi Racing
Body: Team Losi Racing lay down 22 3.0 body
Option parts: TLR lay down conversion kit with dirt lay down transmission, aluminum servo mounts and aluminum rear hubs
Inside Ryan Maifield’s national championship-winning 4WD buggy
PHOTO: Team Orion, via Facebook
Chassis: Team Losi Racing 22-4 2.0
Motor: Team Orion VST2 Pro Lightweight 5.5-turn
ESC: Team Orion R10.1 Pro
Battery: Team Orion Carbon Pro 4500mAh shorty pack
Radio: Sanwa M12S
Receiver: Sanwa RX-482
Servo: Spektrum 6240
Tires (Front/Rear): JConcepts Dirt Webs, Gold compound/JConcepts Space Bar, Gold compound
Wheels: Team Losi Racing
Body: JConcepts Silencer
Option parts: Team Losi Racing aluminum rear hubs, JConcepts Fin titanium turnbuckles, Lunsford titanium screws

PHOTO: Team Orion, via Facebook
Inside Dakotah Phend’s national championship-winning stadium truck
Chassis: Team Losi Racing 22T 2.0
Motor: Team Orion VST2 Pro Lightweight 6.5-turn
ESC: Team Orion R10.1 Pro
Battery: Team Orion Carbon Pro 4500mAh shorty pack
Radio: Spektrum DX4R Pro
Receiver: Spektrum SR2000
Servo: Spektrum 6240
Tires: Pro-Line Electrons, MC compound
Wheels: Team Losi Racing
Body: Team Losi Racing (stock)
Option parts: TLR three-gear transmission, aluminum front pivot block, brass C-block
Inside Ryan Cavalieri’s national championship-winning short course truck
Chassis: Team Associated SC5M Team Kit
Motor: Team Orion VST2 Pro Lightweight 7.5-turn
ESC: Team Orion R10.1 Pro
Battery: Team Orion Carbon Pro 4500mAh shorty pack
Radio: Sanwa M12S
Receiver: Sanwa RX-482
Servo: Savöx SC-1258TG Black Edition
Tires (Front/Rear): AKA Typo, Clay compound/AKA Chainlink, Clay compound
Wheels: JConcepts Hazard
Body: JConcepts Hi-Flow
Option parts: Team Associated Kashina shocks, Factory Team rear hubs, brass C-mount, 30-gram brass weight under battery
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