Statement…Made!
Posted by Best R/C on Dec 16, 2009
KO Grand Prix
West Coast RC Raceway
California
December 12-13, 2009
The KO Grand Prix, held this past weekend, marked Barry Baker’s first race after returning to Team Checkpoint. He and the brand had already won three national titles together and really wanted to make a statement. Mission accomplished!
Baker took his Team Checkpoint 5.5 Modified Brushless Motor to the front of all four qualifying rounds, beating out some of the best drivers in the country including a world finalist. When the A mains rolled around, Baker made quick work of the field — the A1 and A2 wins were no problem.
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Atsushi Hara – 1/8 Scale Buggy IFMAR World Champion!
Posted by Best R/C on Sep 24, 2008
Futaba and OS Engines factory driver Atsushi Hara (JPN) clinched the 1/8th Scale Buggy World Championships at the Farm II track in Charlotte NC on September 21, 2008. After a very hard fought race Hara came up the World Champion with a winning time of 1:00:06.199 for 79 laps!
Hara’s radio of choice was the new Futaba 4PK FASST, giving this radio it’s first world championships, and earning it in it’s first year of racing! Atsushi also used the Futaba BLS352 servo for
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