Tekin at the 27th Annual Cactus Classic

The 27th Annual SRS Cactus Classic wrapped up this past weekend. With 491 entries this was surely one of the largest and highest attended Cactus Classic in recent times. The racers would be thrown for a loop however as the track would be heavily sugared for the event. Some liked it, some didn't. Either way it would make for some exciting racing all weekend long.

In Pro 2 SC Tekin powered Ryan Lutz would be a front runner early on in qualifying. It would be the Ryan, Ryan, and Ryan show all weekend long in this class. Surely it must be the name, right!?  Lutz would be running his Team Durango Desc210r in mid motor configuration powered by a Tekin RS Pro and Redline 7.5 motor. After tripple Amains Lutz would take a well deserved 3rd overall in the division.

Nick Sava would enter the 13.5 2wd SC class at the last minute. This would prove to be a wise decision as he would take a hard fought 2nd place nearly taking the lead in the last few minutes of the race. Nick chose the Tekin RS and Redline Gen 2 13.5 motor.

photo courtesy of LiveRC

Tekin driver Chris Peterson dominates the Washtenaw Rc Raceway Series

Washtenaw Rc Raceway Series was a 9 race series, best of 7 to determine the Series Champ!

Tekin powered Chris Peterson would take the overall win in 4 classes! Stock SCT Oval, 4wd Buggy, 4wd sct, and 8th scale buggy using the following Tekin Products:

Stock SCT Oval Tekin RSpro, 17.5 Gen 2, Hotwire.

4wd Buggy: Tekin RSpro, 8.5 Gen 2, Hotwire.

4wd SCT: Tekin RX8 and Pro4 4000kv, Hotwire

8th E-Buggy: Tekin RX8 and T8 1900kv, Hotwire.

Final Points:
http://washtenawrcraceway.com/Results/2012-2013/final_points_2012-13.pdf

Tekin powered Sanford takes RD6 of the TNS series!

This past weekend racers headed to Redlands RC Raceway in Redlands, CA for Round 6 of the Top Notch Series. There were approximately 200 entries for this round.

Top racers would include names like Barry Baker, Brent Thielke, Chris Jarosz, Nick Wautlet, Brian McDuffie, Josh Mitchell, David Jenson and most of the Tekno race team.

2WD Mod Buggy:

On Saturday Tekin powered Lucas Sanford would TQ the first round of qualifying over Team Associated drivers Jarosz and Thielke. The track was faster come round 2, so everyone's times improved. Sanford  was on a new TQ pace until the wall ride got the better of him on lap number 3. Sanford would go on to finish third for round 2 of qualifying. In the main, Sanford worked his way up to 2nd, but had a few mistakes and ended up finishing up 3rd on the podium. His Tekin RS Pro 7.5 Gen 2 Redline powered RB6 worked extremely well all night on the high-bite surface.

8th Scale eBuggy:

8th scale was a flat out blast to run on the small track. The way the track was designed allowed for 8th scale cars to clear everything the 10th scales could not. Two triples and a huge table top transfer made this class the most entertaining to watch. Sanford  TQ'ed the first round of qualifying by a full lap over the competition. "The RX8 ESC and Redline T8 1900 motor in my MP9 allowed me to run a tighter line and still land all of the jumps with ease, while other cars had trouble. My Top 15 lap average was better than the next fastest racer’s single fast lap." Lucas Sanford. Sanford would take the overall Tq going into the main. In the A main event, the start tone sounded and Sanford  never looked back putting in a perfect run, winning by more than a lap over the field. Sanford set the overall fastest lap of the entire night as well, with a 15.6 in his Tekin RX8 ESC Redline T8 1900 powered Kyosho MP9 TKI3 that was absolutely dialed for all three rounds.

John Michael McGinty takes 2nd at the March Madness race.

Lugoff, SC is the home of The RC Pit and their March Madness race.  Saturday morning kicked off the first of 4 rounds of qualifying. Tekin powered John Michael McGinty qualified 2nd overall in the Pro Ebuggy A Main.

The Ebuggy A main was first up on Sunday.  John stayed in 2nd the entire race behind Max Fluer about 6 or 7 seconds throughout the race until the last lap where he got tangled up with lapped traffic.  Max and John had lapped the entire field about 5 minutes into the 10 minute main.  John finished 2nd overall.  John chose the Tekin Rx8 and T8 1900 motor to power his Mugen Mbx6 Eco buggy to a podium spot.

Tekin sweeps round #1 of the JBRL in Expert 4wd Short Course at OC/RC.

Tekin teammates Ryan Dunford takes TQ as Doug "Casper" Nielsen takes the second qual spot in this highly competitive class with their TLR SCTE 2.0's powered by Tekin RX8 and Pro-4 4600KV motors.

The main would prove the same as qualifying, these two were the guys to beat. A quick start had Ryan and Casper pull away from the field.  A small mistake from Dunford gave Casper the lead about half way through the main.  A few small bobbles from Casper allowed Dunford to catch back up and take the lead back. Casper and Dunford would battle through the closing minutes of the main and the only two to make the last lap of the race. Dunford took the win with Casper close behind in second. David Jenson would take the third spot in the main from the 4th qual spot to make it a TLR clean sweep of the podium in the Expert 4wd Short course class for the JBRL opener.

Tekin wins big at the 2013 Cabin Fever!

The Cabin Fever in Lewiston, ID never fails to provide a challenging indoor supercross experience for all racers who attend. With close to 300 entries, the Fever is one of the largest RC events in Idaho and provides an awesome event during the dead months of RC for racers to break out the cars and get ready for spring!

E-buggy was the largest class at the Fever this year and definitely one of the most competitive over the weekend. Tekin Drivers Jeremy Potter, Ty Campbell, Nick Buechler, Jayson Tjepkema and Lee Hackney were in attendance and representing with great performances. Potter layed down great runs in qualifying with his Tekin Rx8/T8 powered HB D812 Tekno and earned the TQ and first starting place on the grid. Mains were 12 cars deep and full of battles. Potter wrapped up the win after A2 and sat back to watch the battle ensue for the A3. Nick Buechler took the A3 win and claimed 2^nd overall with his Tekin powered Associated RC8.2e with Ty Campbell right behind in the points for a 3^rd place finish with his Tekin powered TLR 8-E 2.0, Jayson Tjepkema in 6^th, and Lee Hackney in 9^th.

Pro4 Short Course was another big class filled with battles and after a three way battle for TQ between three drivers, Ty Campbell came out with the TQ spot with his Tekin RX8 / Pro4HD MIP Pro4mance TLR SCTE, and Jayson Tjepkema in the 3^rd, also running an Rx8/ Pro4 powered MIP TLR SCTE. A1 started off a little rough and Ty had to fight back for a 3^rd place finish and Jayson in the 2. A2 consisted of a very close battle between Ty and A1 winner Tim Hethcox. On the very last lap a small but costly bobble by Ty let Tim get a little breathing room and it was over after A2. Ty went on to win A3 and secure the 2^nd spot on the podium with Jayson taking 3^rd.

Mod Truck seems to be making a comeback in the northwest and there was a pretty good turnout at the Fever. Tekin/TLR Driver Shane Preugschat came out with a win for the weekend with his Tekin powered TLR 22T. 

Tekin/XRay Driver Taylor Petersen debuted in 4WD Mod Buggy this weekend with the new Xray XB4 buggy. 4Mod was a challenge at the Fever but TP wheeled great all weekend and ended up 2^nd overall. Taylor also TQ'd and won Pro Nitro Buggy.

It was a great weekend for Tekin at the 2013 Cabin Fever and a great weekend of racing!

Be sure to vote for the Rx8 and Pro 4 4600 motor for RCCA's Reader's Choice Awards!

Conley wins the Abe Lincoln Presidential Race!

The race was at RJD hobbies and raceway in Lincoln,IL. RJD is ran by Darrell and Bee Paige and they provide a great facility with an indoor and outdoor off-road track, and a stacked hobby shop. The Paiges whole family work very hard to make this track a great place. This was there Abe Lincoln Presidential race, with practice on Friday Feb 22nd, and the entire race being ran on Saturday Feb 23rd. With about 100 entries for the event.

Lee Conley was able to TQ every round and win the A main of 4wd SC which was the largest class with 40 entries, with his Tekin RX8/Pro4 powered Durango DeSC410.

In the 4wd mod buggy class, Lee held TQ till the last round when Mike Paige ripped off a new Tq. Lee would start in the 2nd position for the main with Xray's Mike Kochanaski starting right behind me. In the 2nd corner Paige made a bobble which let me sneak by. Kochanski and Paige would battle the entire race for 2nd allowing me to hold my lead and take the win with my RsPro/Redline Gen 2 6.5 powered Durango DEX410.

In the 2wd mod buggy class Lee was the 2nd qualifier , after making a bad tire choice he was able to hold on for a 3rd place finish in a very stacked a-main. "Tekins great performing products and unmatched dependability is just one less thing i have to worry about at the races. This race day was full of close , clean racing in each class. I'd like to thank RJD for putting a great show and look forward to there upcoming big races. " Lee Conley