Ryan Maifield and LRP Win at the ROAR Nats

Thunder Alley RC Raceway in Beaumont was the site of the 2011 ROAR 1:8 Fuel Off-Road Nationals. Team Associated/LRP’s Ryan Maifield is no stranger to such titles, and is a two-time champion in the 1:8 truggy class. Maifield started off strong in practice, topping the charts in the 1:8 buggy class as one of only two drivers to go 15 laps in seven minutes. In truggy, Ryan ended practice sitting third overall.
In truggy, Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri and Jared Tebo put on a spectacular show for the crowd and a driving clinic for competitors as they ran nose-to-tail for the first 21 minutes of the race, each swapping the lead multiple times. Maifield had soon had enough, and using the new LRP ZZ.21C Ceramic engine, put his RC8TCE into the lead spot and never looked back. Ryan’s engine never faded and provided him with consistent, smooth power from start to finish, setting his fastest lap on lap 80 of 91.
The stage was set for yet another showdown in the buggy class and after leading for seven laps Maifield suffered from a few mistakes and fell back. Putting his
head down and once again relying on the power of the LRP ZZ.21C Ceramic engine, he caught back up to the lead battle just as Tebo dropped out with mechanical difficulties. Ten minutes later, Ryan’s hopes of sweeping the event were dashed after a rock caught his flywheel and caused his engine to stop. Getting his engine restarted, Ryan was able to finish the rest of the hour-long final mistake-free to take the second spot on the podium and give LRP its second podium of the weekend as well as the ROAR National Championship.

Photos courtesy of Brent Fiege/RedRC

Source: Associated