Event: Battle In The Desert Championship Series
Date: July 24, 2011
Track: Competition Hobbies – Tuscon, AZ
The final round of the Battle In The Desert series was held this past weekend at Competition Hobbies in Tuscon Arizona. The six race series was hosted by Scottsdale RC Speedway and Competition Hobbies. The final race was worth double points. For the final round there were 3 qualifiers and a single A main.
JConcepts Team Driver Tanner Denney went into the Mod 2wd Buggy finals with a 9 point lead over 2nd and with overall TQ in the final round it gave Tanner an 11 point lead going into the main. In the A main Tanner had a few bobbles which put him back into 3rd where he ended up finishing, taking the overall win in Mod Buggy.
Tanner ran Blue Bar Codes front and rear with the Profiled 1/10th buggy insert in the rear, stock inserts up front. Tanner was also testing the new B4.1 Finnisher body with the new High Clearance rear wing.
Other overall winners on JConcepts equipment were, Mike Friery, winner of the 13.5 Buggy Class. Mike ran JConcepts Bar Codes and a 6.5in V wing. The 4wd Class winner, Brian Causse, owner of Stick it 1, ran JConcepts Bar Codes front and rear and a B44 Punisher body with 6.5in v wing.
Congratulations to all the winners and to Scottsdale RC Speedway and Competition Hobbies for another great series.