Tony Dugan clinches exciting VRC Rally-X Spec Worlds win [VIDEO]

0 Jan. 8, 2019, 8:36 a.m.

Main Photo: Tony Dugan clinches exciting VRC Rally-X Spec Worlds win [VIDEO]

By Mike Garrison
LiveRC.com

Race Report from VRC:
www.vrcworld.com

Tony Dugan from the US has claimed victory at the 2018 VRC Worlds for 1:8 electric Rally-X Spec class at the new VRC Dirt 2 track. This must have been one of the closest contested finals ever in VRC history. It was Ely Rojas who led most of the 10 minute final but he was challenged by Dugan, Yeung and Berman who were always within striking distance, most of the final within a second. Rojas took very tight lines in the switch back hairpins using the dirt edge, and got away 34 of his 35 laps, but in lap 29 he took the hairpin too tight and rolled the car. That gave the other 3 a break of 2 seconds and despite some very fast laps he was not able to close the gap anymore with the 3 front runners. The race was now between Dugan, Yeung and Berman. Dugan increased the pace to stretch his lead to 1 second and was able to cross the finish line first to earn a well-deserved VRC Worlds title.