Aiming to take home another win with the HPI Pro 4, Atsushi Hara
dominated the proceedings at the 2004 ROAR Paved On-Road
Championships. Arriving as an “army of one†and pitted against
the huge factory teams of his competitors, Atsushi dominated the
controlled practice before qualifying, setting the tone for what
was to be a great weekend for himself and HPI Racing! Atsushi set
the Top Qualifying time in all five qualifying rounds, beating out
local favourites and past World Champions in the process. During
the triple A main finals, Atsushi won the first two races easily,
letting him sit out for the third race to watch the battle for
second place from the spectator stands
Congratulations on another US National Championship,
Atsushi! Held during the same weekend as the Touring Car
National championships, the 1/12 scale class at the ROAR On-Road
Paved Nationals proved that 1/12th is making a big comeback in the
United States. Atsushi was able to qualify third in a hotly
contested class that included former and current National Champions
such as Josh Cyrul and Mike Blackstock. Slight handling problems in
qualifying prevented Atsushi from qualifying higher Atsushi proved
that it’s possible to win from anywhere as he took the first win
in the triple A main final format. Second-place wins in the
remaining finals solidified another overall win and his second ROAR
National Championship Title of the weekend!