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Jaime Boquiren wins 2wd SC Championship at AKA Spring Point Series by DJ
 Reported by Jaime Boquiren - TS2 is the PRO2 AKA Spring Point Series Champion. With one race left on the AKA Spring Point Series, Jaime Boquiren has won every race and clinched the championship. Race 4 of the series was held on May 18th at CVRC Race Club in Chula Vista Ca. Weather was great, mid 70’s during the day and about 65 deg in the evening. Track surface was a bit rough with average traction which is where the TS2 Pro shines, the 12mm big bore shock soak all the bumps including some big 12 ft gap doubles. Track conditions improved through the day with the added moisture, this was reflected on the car’s lap times, car got faster as the day went on. This car has been great through this and last series events, the only upgrades up to now are Aluminum wheel hexes and rear hinge pin holders. I look forward to more victories driving the TS2 Pro. I want to thank my sponsors OFNA Racing, DIII Racing, VP Pro USA, Nitrohouse and Cordova Research for their continuous support. Jaime Boquiren-TS2 is the PRO2 AKA Spring Point Series Champion. With one race left on the AKA Spring Point Series, Jaime Boquiren has won every race and clinched the championship. Race 4 of the series was held on May 18th at CVRC Race Club in Chula Vista Ca. Weather was great, mid 70’s during the day and about 65 deg in the evening. Track surface was a bit rough with average traction which is where the TS2 Pro shines, the 12mm big bore shock soak all the bumps including some big 12 ft gap doubles. Track conditions improved through the day with the added moisture, this was reflected on the car’s lap times, car got faster as the day went on. This car has been great through this and last series events, the only upgrades up to now are Aluminum wheel hexes and rear hinge pin holders. I look forward to more victories driving the TS2 Pro. I want to thank my sponsors OFNA Racing, DIII Racing, VP Pro USA, Nitrohouse and Cordova Research for their continuous support. Dan Hokins races at Grass Roots Round #4 - 5/8/13 by DJ
 Reported by Dan Hopkins - Had a good run this weekend with my X3. It was round 4 of the Grassroots in Palm Desert. I wasn't planning on going to this race but due to family schedule changes I was able to come out and play.I was running both x3 buggy and an x2 pro tuggy. Tuggy was a blast. I bought the tuggy to break up the long track days and this was my second time out. I made some changes to the truck prior to race day and they really helped out! My qualifiers went very well for not driving tuggy in at least 3years. I ended up 3rd overall qualifier in the main. It was a blast hearing DJ (ofna team manager) on the MIC saying "There goes Dan Hopkins going old school with the Jammin" That made me chuckle a bit on the stand. I even had a kid come up to me in the pits before hand and say "man that thing is old!" The main event was another story though. After catching every pile up on the first lap I played catch up the entire race and was a bit punched to say the least. Not sure where I ended up but I had a great time. This tuggy really drove well out there! I am really looking forward to the next race day. Buggy qualifiers were nothing spectacular. Mind set was study the track and drive good enough to make the show. I ended up qualifying 8th overall which I was ok with. Buggy main. Started 8th. After the first lap I think I was in the top 4 and was driving consistent. Then next thing I knew DJ announced me in first place. I must have led the race for what felt like the next 12 minutes or so. I finally got tangled with some traffic and the 2nd place driver closed the gap which eventually led to him taking the lead. I stayed fairly close and ended up finishing 2nd. The x3 buggy keeps impressing me. It is very stable and is never struggling for traction! Its very consistent and I can't ask for anything more. I want to say thanks to Miguel Perez for the loaner servo. I appreciate it! X3 Sabres at Revelation Raceway Spring Nationals 4-27-13 by DJ
 Reported by Dj Sandate-It was a nice warm day at Revelation Raceway for the 2013 Spring Nats,the track was set for high straights,shortshoots,high speed corners & good timing jumps & a distant stretcher in the corner of the track that saw some buggies "Field Goal It" over the high border walls. The track was very fast in the first round & by second round the track rutted to lower the lap times but still good to get around. OFNA guys ran E-bug & Nitro in different classes, Amateur & Expert. Miguel & I ran E-buggy & Nitro, Chad ran Nitro class in Amateur along with Miguel, I set myself on Expert(those really fast guys). My Sabre-e was oversteering during practice so I change it for the Quals & it was killer, I slapped on some Pro-Line Diamond Backs & the buggy was right there into the track but unfortunately my battery pack suffered a voltage fail & I was out leading the race, but I did get the TQ in the 2nd round just missing a 13 lap run. Miguel would get his rhythm & start the main in 3rd. Chad & Miguel would also make the A-main in the Ama class with Chad higher up the board for the start, Sabres were looking good but we all had to get good drives going to finish strong.E-Buggy main got off to slow start as I would not get off the line well & dropped back to 3rd but half way around the track I would take 2nd & chase down Miguel for the lead, I challenged for a spot to get around him but a back marker half way into the race got him connected for me to go wide & take a straightaway lead for me to finish out the race for the win. Amateur class-Chad & Miguel were starting 6th & 11th, Chad from the start was up working the front pack staying up with the leaders while Miguel just worked to stay on track & not fall behind any further but his groove came & he worked his way to the front charging & pushing foward. Chad started to creep foward then BAM into a podium posisiton as the leaders were making pit mistakes & bad stretches, then Chad continues on into the 2nd posistion with little time left while I was paying attention to see where Chad was & here come Miguel with getting into the 3rd spot but as soon as that happens Miguel suffers an odd malfunction to his engine having drop out of the race with only a couple of minutes left, WHAT A BUMMER!!! Expert class-My X3 was not so bad in the quals & tire changes did make a difference in those races so I followed up with running more Diamond Backs for my nitro car & now it was pretty good, I started the race getting around the mid pack pile & trying to stay there but for some strange reason a tire came unglued so a tire change was needed, I fell back & just kept the pace & try to keep everything together while others also suffered misfortunes, with that in mind for a 30 min race I managed to finish 6th for the race behind some good front runners I was pretty happy to finish race where I did, it had been so long since my last race and just jazzed to race. Chad wins with his TS2sc Pro 2wd - 4/19/13 by davegm
 Reported by Chad Bradley - Hot Rod Hobbies and Raceways had its weekly Friday night race, I opted to run only 2wd SC this night to work on playing with setups and make it a relaxing night of racing. Racing went real well, I rebuilt my ball differential just before racing started and having a fresh diff makes a world of difference in the performance of your 2wd SC trucks. I set the Tq time in the second round of qualifying driving my Ofna TS2pro SC, just a few seconds ahead of DJ Silva and youngster Mason Templeman. The main was set for 10min (no problem for my Protek 7000mah 100c battery and Novak 7.5 motor). I got off to a clean start, unfortunately for DJ and Mason they tangled early on the first lap which allowed myself to build a comfortable lead, had those two not of wreck I believe it would of been a great battle since they were both running strong in qualifying. I ran a near flawless run in the main to take the win with my Ofna, DJ Silva finished second with his Kyosho and Tim Allen third with the SC10.
Chad wins 2 with his TS2sc & TS4sc Pro 2/4wd - 3/2913 by davegm
Reported by Chad Bradley - Friday night club racing at Hot Rod Raceway on the new track #2. Pretty good turn out for the Friday night racing program with eight full heats of electric classes. This night I raced in the expert mod 2wd and 4wd short course classes with my Ofna TS2 pro and TS4 pro short course trucks. Round one of the 2wd sc class I was able set the tq time for the round however just over a second or two over birthday boy Mason Templeman who turned twelve this night, its great seeing all the young talent coming up at Hot Rods. Round two I had a battery connector come unsolder-ed early on the race and had to retire early, Tim Allen put in a great run and was able to take the overall time in the 2wd short course class. In the 2wd SC main Tim Allen lead off till turning in a little early on the second lap which allowed myself and Mason to get by. Mason Templeman stayed closely in second for a few minutes till a mistake on the right side caught himself in a battle for second, third and forth positions. While those guys battled for the remaining podium spots, I was able to build a comfortable lead (good thing because I nearly lost a rear tire on the last couple laps). I was able to just get by on the final lap over second and third while trying to be carefull not spin the rim off the axle, time for some new wheel nuts. Qualifying for the expert 4wd short course class went really well, my truck in qualifying felt very fast and was able to put some of the best lap times I've had on the new track. I was able to get the tq time with my TS4 pro over Garrey Bushey and Tim Allen who rounded out the top three. The main I got out to a great start and thought I would start gapping myself from the rest of the field but I pipped my truck good and Bushey who drove amazing the entire night took over. It was real difficult to put a clean pass on Bushey for quite a while, and finally he left the door open just enough to pull along the inside but I must not had cleared him enough and I got spun toward the wall. Bushey stopped and waited for me to get corrected but under shot the drop off shortly after and flipped. From then on out, I never let the lead get away despite a great charge at the end by Bushey. I took the win with my Ofna TS4 pro, Garrey Bushey second and Blake Michelle third.
Miguel Perez podiums with X3 Sabre - 4/13/13 by DJ
 Reported by Miguel Perez - It was time to head out to Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont, Ca. for round 1 of the 2013 JBRL series.I arrived early anticipating a huge turnout as this is one of the premier racing series in the country.Over 230 racers showed up & I new it was going to be a long day. The schedule consisted of 2 qualifiers & a main for each class.I signed up for 40+ nitro buggy & E-Buggy. I found out that there were 3 heats of 40+ and the same for E-buggy so I knew that the competition was going to be tough. My 1st qualifier was in 40+ nitro buggy. The car was dialed & I was able to squeeze out a 4th place finish. I wish I could say the same about E-buggy as I struggled all day to find my rhythm.The qualifiers were all done & mains were up. I qualified a solid 4th in the 40+ A-main & 2nd in the E-buggy C-main.I knew if I could finish 2nd in the C-main I could bump to the B-main & then maybe the A.The C-main was up and I put a different set-up on the car and it seemed a little better but I was still fighting it. I finished 1st & was able to bump up.I turn marshaled the next race and ran into the pits to charge batteries and get the car ready as the B-main was coming quick. The B-main came quick & the tone sounded. I got a great jump & by the 2nd turn I was in 2nd place but could not hold it as I lost composure & made a few mistakes. I ended in 5th place. I went back to the pits a little disappointed but feeling OK with my finish. The 40+ A-main was up & I was starting in a good position to redeem my disappointing finish in E-buggy. The tone sounded & by the 1st turn I was in 2nd place. My X3 Sabre was feeling amazing & I liked my chances for a podium finish. By the middle of the race I was comfortably in 2nd place. Towards the end of the race I started to bobble a little & let 3rd place get a little to close for comfort so I composed myself & was able to finish in 2nd place in one long day of racing. JBRL is great race program, it leads to great races and good finishes & on this day I got the chance to get a picture taken. Thunder by the Water at Lake Havasu Az. - 3/31-13 by DJ
 Reported by Dj Sandate - My weekend to Lake Havasu for some racing by the water going to be great and that's what it was. Lake Havasu RC hosted their Thunder By the Water Race which was a two day event which had a practice run race and three qualifiers on Sat. and two rounds of Main races for Sun. which made for a spectacular day of racing and good fun with new and old friends. It was such a good atmosphere with lots of spectators watching us duke it out on the hard-packed and fast layout track with a huge quad section for OOOhs and AHHHs from people watching on the bleachers. I run two classes like usual, the Electric Buggy 1/8th class and Pro buggy. I managed to finish in good spirits with good handling cars after figuring out a couple of things that I had missed during the quals that had me baffled for most of the day thinking why my cars had so much rear grip but I finnaly found out why after the 1st rounds of mains that got my buggies back in the game to finish good to take home some hard earned hardware. A 3rd for electric nad a 4th for Nitro, but these plaques felt like I won more than just good finished as the weekend was so relaxing and calm even in the roar of nitro. I'm ready to go back and race again with a great group of people. Thank you Pro-Line, Sidewinder Fuels, Savox and OFNA for such great products, this racing is always fun when you have solid products. Chad wins 2 with his TS2sc & TS4sc Pro 2/4wd - 3/17/13 by davegm
Reported by Chad Bradley - Sunday I headed out a few minutes from where I live down to SCVRC (indoor track in Santa Clarita Ca.) with my Ofna TS2 pro and TS4 pro. SCVRC's crew put in a brand new layout the week before Sunday's race, it was fun, flowing and had tons of traction. The tire of choice was the Proline clay rubber and the pins dremeled off to make slicks, let me tell you short course racing is pretty intense using slicks! Got to the track about an hour or two before the racing started and was able to get in a battery with both trucks, setups felt good, not 100% because its the setups I use at Hot Rod's which is an out door track down the road. Exp 4wd qualifying didnt go as planned, in round 1, I forgot to put my charged battery in my truck was only able to do 3/4 of the race before the pack I used in practice died. Round 2, I started in the back of the pack and just didnt get a clean run in, however managed to qualify 3rd overall. After qualifying was done it was C-Mack taking the TQ, track owner Matt D 2nd and myself 3rd. Round 1 of 2wd Short qualifying went well till I made a few mistakes toward the final few laps and lost the lead to local fast guy Todd Tice and top qualifier Shane Falsey. Both 4wd and 2wd SC mains went better than qualifying did, not easy however. For the 4wd SC main I started 3rd on the grid and was able to get up into 2nd position early on the first lap. After everyone settled in, myself and C-Mack started racing for the top spot. Since there was so much traction in the mains, it was difficult to put in a clean pass on C-Mack. Toward the half way point in the main the leader traction rolled at the end of the back strait and I was able to finally get into the lead and take the win with the TS4 pro! Got to a great start in the 2wd SC main, did a little zig zag in the first couple corners to get around Todd and Shane. The tripple jump in the center of the track played havoc all day in the 2wd SC class, the jump is big (not hard to clear) however its just out of a corner so getting the 2wd trucks to jump flat is difficult. After a few minutes into the race, I got the tripple jump down by going wide before to gain speed before hitting the face of the jump. Early on myself and Dakota Mclaughlin swapped leads a few times, its great seeing these guys going faster. Once I settled into the lead, I just wanted to run clean all the way to end. I was able to take the win with the TS2sc pro, Todd in second with the Durango and Shane Falsey running the AE.
Chad wins with his TS4sc Pro 4wd - 3/15/13 by davegm
Reported by Chad Bradley - Hot Rod Hobbies and Raceway had its second layout put in on the all new electric track for Friday nights club race. Total entries for the night was strong with 9-10 heats, the Pro4 SC class was a little light for the night with six entries, three stayed for the main event. Qualifying went good in the Pro4 SC class, I got to play around with some different shock angles and droop settings during the night. Adding some down travel in the front shocks (loosening the shock end 2 1/2 times for the front shocks) really made for some good handling and moving the rear shocks in the arms help with rotation in the turns as well as added some more down travel to soak up the landings better. For the main, we only had 3 racers stay (probably because we were the last race of the evening), I got to start on pole for the main and just wanted to run a flawless fast run with my Ofna TS4 pro. The truck worked great and couldn't think of much more that would make it any better, I was able to take the win, Kevin Kastin 2nd, and Steve Burnside 3rd.
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A win for Mario Netto driving his X3 Sabre - 3/9/13 by DJ
 Reported by Mario Netto - After a nice little break from racing since Nitro Challenge and a rained out Grass Roots race, DJ and I decided to go to Revelation Raceway for some friendly club racing. The turn out was good, the track is a fresh new layout and the weather was great. As soon as I drove my first few practice laps, I knew my buggy was good. I qualified 3rd and didn't change a thing on my car except for tires for the main, I switched over from my VP-Pro Turbo Trax to my Strikers which were dialed. I got a rough start, tangling up with the pack, but was able to make my way through the traffic within the first few laps. I was actually racing with a new motor and still breaking it in so I leaned out my Alpha Dragon a little more for a bit more power and the car felt even better, but I still wasn't able to cleanly clear the backside step up and it was costing me time. My X3 was just so good through the corners that I was able to get the lead and pull away. A few bobbles in the last few laps brought me into second, but I was able to get by on the last lap to take the win. A huge thanks to OFNA and to my trusty pit man and friend DJ for killer pit stops using the fuel gun. That's really the only way to go! Congratulations to Chad Grana for a win in the Amateur class.BIG.......OFNA Pro Hauler #69001 by davegm
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