Agrafiotis decided to race with the (prototype) Hobao Hyper 9. After some personal modifications and some safe driving in qualifs and the final the new lighter Hobao took the Victory on this close competition A Main and prooved fast, with some 32 seconds lap times during the day! A big thanks goes to Hobao, Nitro, Michalis the Mech and JS for all the help.

Plytas raced his XRay 808 to a nice B Final Victory.

Souglis once more on the podium with his trusted Kyosho.

Aristodimou made his first 9 lapper of the season. We had seen it coming as he learns to drive smoothly and with no mistakes around the track, just shouting a bit more than normal. He was driving this time a Hot Bodies D8.

Kyosho team driver Ryan Lutz TQ’ed and won both Pro Buggy with his
MP9, and Pro Truggy with his ST-RR - both featuring Sirio power and the
buggy featuring AKA tires, wheels and inserts. Lutz dominated both
classes, winning each 45-minute final by 3 laps over the second place
finisher.

In the buggy class, Lutz got the holeshot and never relinquished the
lead, even during pit stops. Lutz’s average lap times were 2.6 seconds
a lap faster than eventual second place finisher Thielke, which enabled
Lutz to lap the entire field at least twice. Lutz crossed the line
three laps ahead of Kyosho driver Kendall Welch. Running a 777 WC car
with AKA tires and wheels, Welch was in good shape to take second
place, but an untimely crash on the last lap allowed Thielke to take
second. Welch was far enough ahead of fourth to keep a podium position
finishing in third place.

Lutz didn’t get away from the motocross-style starting gate as
cleanly in the Truggy final, coming out of the dust in fourth place.
But, it wasn’t long before he settled into a blistering pace that would
average more than 4.3 seconds faster per lap than second place Michael
Paige, also running an ST-RR. Brandon Rohde and Kendall Welch finished
third and fourth respectively, giving Kyosho a sweep of the podium plus
one!

The RC X-Games also featured a “Last man standing” event, which was
reduced to a demolition derby at its end, a big air contest, and a
two-hour, three-man enduro. Kendall Welch scored top honors with his
777WC, showcasing the durability of the Inferno. Lutz, Rohde, and Welch
also teamed up for the enduro, taking top honors in yet another event.

By Kyosho