Ty Wins at Thunder Alley Gas Champs with Pro-Line

Over the weekend of 24-25 September, the third annual Gas Championships took place at Thunder Alley RC Raceway. This year the Gas Champs attracted top drivers from around the world for some intense competition. Some 172 drivers battled it out in the two leg A final format and it was Pro-Line team driver Ty Tessmann who brought home the win in both Expert classes.
The unique race format would see the A finals were set up as two 35 lap events. Points were awarded for each final and the driver with the most combined points would be the overall winner.

Truggy

During qualifying for Expert Truggy, Tessmann won all three of his heats setting him up with the TQ. In Expert Buggy, Tessmann won two of the three and finished second in the third heat. Pro-Line team driver and current ROAR National Champion Ryan Cavalieri had the same qualifying results in buggy so it came down to the fastest time, but Ty was 11 seconds faster than Ryan earning him the TQ.
In the first Truggy final, Ty Tessmann and Adam Drake would battle throughout. Drake, who qualified second, got off to a quick start by launching off the line. Drake took to the inside on the first corner, leaving Tessmann to follow. The two drivers battled back and forth on the very difficult track. At one stage, they both came in for fuel on the same lap, with Tessmann only a few feet ahead. They left pit lane in the same position and the battle continued until somewhere around lap 30, when a slight bobble from Drake would allow Tessmann to take the lead. Tessmann took full advantage, stretched out his lead and took the first main on Holeshot M3 tyres.
In the second Truggy final, Tessmann and Drake would again battle throughout the race. Tessmann drove well from start to finish and was able to win the second main as well, giving him the overall Truggy win.

Buggy

In the first Expert Nitro Buggy final, Tessmann took full advantage of his TQ by taking to the lead right away and never looking back. Tessmann dominated the race, pulled away from the pack, and finished with an impressive 17 second lead using M3 Blockade tyres.
The second Expert Nitro Buggy final would be more difficult. Tessmann opted for the softer M4 Blockades and was challenged by Ryan Cavelieri, Josh Wheeler, Cody King and Taylor Petersen. All three kept close to Ty throughout the race, but were unable to take the lead. Tessmann would go on to win the second leg, giving him the overall win in Expert Buggy, and sweeping both classes!
Ty won the 1:8 Expert Nitro Buggy and 1:8 Expert Nitro Truck classes using Pro-Line tyres.
“Levi Jackson from Thunder Alley outdid himself once again, building one of the most gnarly tracks!” said Tessmann, thanking the organisers for a great event.

Source: Pro-Line