Team HB Race Reports from the ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals!

Fri, 3rd July 2015

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Ty Tessmann's Race Report:

This past weekend we attended the ROAR 1/8 Fuel Offroad Nationals held at the beautiful Silver Dollar Rc Raceway in Chico, California. Kevin Jelich and his crew did a great job on the track, it held up really well the whole weekend and stayed very consistent. Since I had been to this track for the warmup race a few weeks earlier, I had a base setup to start with and had some idea of what I would be running on. During practice I made some more adjustments to both cars due to the heat and the different traction from the warmup.

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Going into qualifying I managed to get a setup that I had a lot of confidence in and my cars felt amazing. The first day of qualifying went extremely well, my cars felt so good they were so easy to drive I felt like I wasn't going fast enough but lap times during qualifying would tell me different. I tq'd both rounds in both classes the first day and fought the urge to become over confident going into day 2.

Even though I had tq'd the first 2 rounds in both classes this was not a guarantee for overall tq so I made some small changes for Q3 and after tqing the first round of qualifying in each class on day 2, I now had the overall tq.

For the 4th qualifier I decided to focus on the mains by running main tires to see how my cars would handle with them, to my surprise everything felt really good I was again trying to fight the urge to be over confident. I tq'd truck round 4 but came up a little short in buggy and only got 2nd for the round but knowing that my tires would be a bit slower because they were tires I was testing for the mains, I still felt confident going into the mains.

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After qualifying I prepared my cars for the main probably doing a bit more than I normally would do but knowing I would be starting in front I wanted to do everything I could to prevent mechanical failure.

In the Truck main I got a really good start and was able to put a bit of a gap on the field fairly early while everyone was pushing to catch me I was trying to put in perfect laps to stay ahead. Once I got a gap I just tried to maintain it and because of the abrasiveness of the track I tried to not drive too hard so I wouldn't wear out my tires. After the main I was very happy to see that my Proline tires had held up extremely well.

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In buggy I again started in front, not having to run the semi, some would say that it was an advantage other said it was a disadvantage because of less track time, even now I'm not sure if it was an advantage or a disadvantage. At the start of the race I just tried to do conservative laps to get back in the groove knowing that the other drivers had ran the semi. Dakotah pushed hard at the start but about 5 minutes in dropped out due to mechanical failure, I tried to keep a consistent gap to Cavelieri who was in 2nd at this point, I could see where he was on the track in relation to me at certain points. At some point in the race it seemed the Cavelieri was either making mistakes or his car was fading as he began to drop back, my car felt really consistent and I was able to just do laps and to stretch out my lead.

All in all it was pretty much a perfect weekend for me, I would like to thank all my sponsors, HB/HPI Racing, Proline, OS, Orion, Savox, A Main Hobbies, Lunsford, Avid, Muchmore, MIP, Upgrade, 110% Racing, LMR, MR33, Thunder Alley, Live RC, Red RC, Neobuggy.

I would also like to thank my Dad and Mom for all their help and for being an awesome pit crew, and my sister for all the work she does behind the scenes.

All my equipment worked absolutely flawlessly, I would like to thank my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for blessing me with such an awesome weekend.

Download Ty's D815 Setup here!

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Drew Moller's Race Report: 

This Past weekend was the 1/8th Scale Fuel Off-Road Nationals held at Silver Dollar R/C Raceway in Chico California.

The race week started out with two days of practice. A few weeks prior to this race they held a warm up race which was very productive. My cars from the get go were awesome and I didn’t plan on changing much. After the seeding practice I was 5th fastest in truck and 13th fastest in buggy.

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Coming into the first qualifying I was very confident in my cars and driving. The first round of qualifying I was able to get a 4th overall in truck and 10th overall in buggy. I was happy with my first round results and would carry this momentum into the second round. In the second round I would back up my first round time with a 6th overall in truck. In buggy I went out and got another 10th overall. At the end of the day I knew I could go faster so I decided to change some tires and camber link positions heading into the third round of qualifying.

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The third round of qualifying in truck was a rough one as I would have to retire early due to a drivetrain issue. The third round for buggy was remarkable as I finally found some speed. I would end up 5th overall. In the final round of qualifying I rebounded in truck and would end up 3rd for the round. In buggy I went out and got a 3rd for the round. I was very happy with my qualifying effort as I would qualify straight into the buggy semifinal and the truck A final.

Coming into main day I was very happy with my cars and driving. In the start of the truck final I got off to an awesome start and was right on the tail of the leaders. At one point I was up to second place and charging hard. My luck would not last long though. After a flame out in the pits I would be put out of contention of a podium finish. Although I would go onto finish 10th I was very happy with how my car performed.

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In the buggy semi I started 3rd which would allow me to get off to a smooth start. I would hold onto the third spot until the final minutes of the race and would go onto finish 4th in the race. I started 8th in the final main, in the start of the race I would be taken out in the first corner and sent to the back of the field. As the race progressed I pushed hard to gain back the ground that I had lost. I worked my way back up to 8th and was catching the pack ahead of me. Around the 25 minute mark I would suffer a throttle servo issue and would not be able to continue the race.

Although I didn’t get the results that I wanted my cars were amazing and I could not ask for a better team and company to run for. I can’t thank my family and sponsors enough for all of the time and energy they put into my race program. I would like to thank HB/HPI Racing, Pro-Line, LRP, KO PROPO, amain.com, VP Powermaster, AVID, Up Grade R/C, Lunsford, and 110% Racing.    

 

Tanner Stees' Race Report: 

I just attended the 2015 ROAR 1/8 Off-Road Nationals held at the world famous Silver Dollar Raceway in Chico CA.  The racetrack and facility itself was one of the best places if not the best that I have ever been to.  In my opinion the place was awesome it had a huge pitting area with a gigantic driver stand and viewing area on the ramp. The track layout was awesome as well with a pretty crazy surface that I had never really ever driven on before.  As for the schedule of the race it was pretty normal two days of practice then 4 rounds of qualifying over a two day period and then the mains. 

Practice started on Wednesday with open/controlled practice put on by the track. Thursday was the first day of official ROAR practice to seed you into the correct group with other people that were roughly the same speed as you.  Practice stared out well for me with my Hot Bodies vehicles.  Basically just went out and tried to learn the track on the first run or two and get my O.S. engines tuned as best as possible.  I ran my buggy first.  As I got more track time I was feeling pretty good with my HB D815. My Pro-Line tires were performing great and my OS Tessmann B2101 engine was running good.  So as the day went on I just started making small changes to try and make my car better.  I also got a few runs on the truggy. Thursday was the seeding practice for qualifying and went pretty good.  I had some small issues with my D8TTE truggy but figured it all out by the end of the day. Overall practice was successful for me I found the tires that I like which were X1 Hole Shots in truggy and X2 Suppressors in buggy.  As for my engines they worked awesome and was actually my first time ever using the new 2101 engine and it was extremely smooth.  I was able to seed myself into both the B qualifier group for buggy and D qualifier for truck due to some dnf’s. 

Friday marked the first day of qualifying with two rounds happening that day.  I believe there were about 9 races of truggy which would equal to about 135 people and 11 races of buggy which equals about 160 people.   Truggy started out the day first as usual and I went out and had a good solid first run that was nothing too special just a good safe run.  As for my truck I went out on X1 Holeshots and they were awesome. As long as I stayed in the groove they had quite a bit of grip.  In buggy I went out and put in a decent run that wasn’t anything fancy but just a clean run to put in the books.  Overall in my buggy run my tires, engine and car seemed to be working great. I didn’t have any problems with them just a bobble or two from hitting pipes and things like that.  The second round was definitely better for buggy as I made another change to the car and went out on X2 suppressors and put in a run that was 4 seconds faster than my first run.  My car seemed to be pretty good. That run my tires were hooked up and my engine felt great.  As for truggy I had another decent run but knew something was up as it didn’t quite steer as well as it did before and come to find out that I had broken 3 of the 4 tabs of the steering servo but was still able to finish the run with a decent time.  Since the first two rounds were over with qualifying they did another resort to put people into better placement after 2 rounds.  I ended up moving up a couple spots in buggy and bumping way up into the B qualifying group for truggy. I felt pretty good at the end of the day.

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Saturday started off with truggy once again. It seemed that since it was earlier in the day the track had more grip or that it was just getting more grip from being run on more and more.  Either way, the run went really well in the B qualifier group and I was really happy with the way my car, tires and engine all performed for the run.  Everything went really well and I was able to get a really good run in.  In the third round of the buggy both my tires and engine were great but I was having problems with my car plowing and having a really big push making it extremely hard to make the corners fast.  For the fourth and final round of qualifying in buggy I made some changes to try and get more steering to help the pushing effect I was having in the round before.  I went out with X2 suppressors as I did in the round before and the car was better but still not up to par as it was the day before. The final round of truggy went good for me as I ran x1 Hole Shots again and they were amazing.  The truck was really good and hooked up and the O.S. engine was definitely on point.      

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Sunday marked the final day of racing at the ROAR Nationals and that could only mean one thing main day.  I was able to qualify 2nd in the odd ¼ main in buggy and 3rd in the C-main in truggy.  It wasn’t exactly where I had hoped and planned to qualify but I knew things would work out and I would end up finishing higher then where I qualified.  The truggy C-main started the day once again and I decided to keep my truck the same as it was really good the day before and just go to a larger pin tire so it was last the length of the main.  The main started out well I was able to make my way to 2nd place within a lap or two and then a few laps later make it into first and eventually taking the victory.  Once again my truggy was really good and my X2 Suppressors lasted the whole race with no problems and my engine was really good as well. All these factors helped me to be able to bump into the B-main.  In the B-main I started 14th and had a pretty good run there was just so many fast people and starting all the way in the back made it really hard to get the bump positions again but I was able to finish with a nice 5th place. 

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In the ¼ odd main for buggy I started 2nd and was just following first for a few laps until I got around him and never looked back which then gave me a position in the odd semifinals.  My buggy was really good that round I choose X2 fugitives because I knew they were a good safe and consistent tire as well as I knew they would last the whole time which they did.  Overall my entire car package was good between engines, tires, and the car. In the semifinals I left my car alone as far as setup and just mounted a new set of X2 fugitives as I had ran those in the round before and was just hoping to have a good run.  The race didn’t really start out well as I got hit in the first corner spinning me out and then about half a lap later was hit again and pushed all the way back to last.  Unfortunately during the little bit of rough driving I think my front end got hit and broke my servo and made it really hard to turn the car so it ended my run early. 

Overall the weekend for me I feel was a success, I wanted to finish in the top 30 for buggy since this was a Worlds qualifier year.  I also finished 18th in truck which is an improvement from 2014. I’m definitely happy about that and overall my cars, tires and engines, performed flawlessly the whole weekend. There were a lot of really fast talented drivers at this race and I feel I put out a great effort and had a lot of fun racing.  I would like to take a second to thank all of my sponsors: HB/HPI Racing, Pro-Line, O.S. Engines, LRP, Red Rock Hobbies, Stickit1 and VP Fuels.

Tanner Stees

Download Tanner's D815 Setup here!

Download Tanner's D8T TE Setup here!

 

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Get video, reports and photos from every round of qualifying at Neobuggy.net!

many thanks to Phil from Neo for the amazing pictures!


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