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This past weekend the North Georgia Shootout took place at Rabun Arena in Tiger, GA. This 1:8 RC off-road event brought out 342 entries competing in 15 different classes. On Friday drivers threw down laps on the new layout from 7am till 10pm that night.
Saturday morning qualifying kicked off slightly after 7:30am and there were 28 heats per round. There were three rounds of qualifying, but since this event used qual points only a driver’s best two finishes would count toward their final qualifying position in each class.
On Sunday all of the electric classes used a AA Main format. The drivers would run in two separate A Mains that ran for 8 minutes each. Only their best finish would be used to see who won the AA format. If a driver won both A Mains then he or she were automatically declared the winner, otherwise it came down to tie breakers.
The nitro classes raced in a single A Main that lasted for 30 minutes each. We had many drivers in attendance so let’s see how they finished up at this race.
Starting with team driver Cade Burnette he was on a roll this past weekend as he was the top qualifier for both the Pro 1/8 Electric and Nitro Buggy classes!
In the nitro main he would put the competition down one lap as he took the tone to tone win!
In the electric AA Mains he would finish in 1st place in both races to seal up the double victory! Joining him on the e buggy podium in 2nd place was fellow JConcepts driver Patrick Rossiter Jr.!
Team driver Shay Brand was also at this race and signed up for the Pro 1/8 Nitro Truggy class. He TQed the opening two rounds of qualifying to start on the pole for the 30 minute A Main! In the opening five laps he saw himself drop back to 2nd place, but then he clicked off some fast laps to regain the lead for good! Joining him on the podium in 5th place was fellow JC driver Ryan Rand!
Team driver Ken Rand Jr. raced in the 40+ 1/8 Electric Buggy class, and he set the fastest times in the final two rounds of qualifying to earn the TQ award! In the first A Main he would finish in 1st place, but in A2 his tire teammate Mark Moon took the win. With one A Main win each it came down to the tie breaker, and Ken was named the winner! Joining him on the podium in 2nd place was Mark!
Young team driver Maddy Long competed in five classes at this race. In Intermediate 1/8 Electric Buggy she finished 9th overall. In the Intermediate 1/8 Nitro Buggy class she would lock up 3rd place! In the 1/8 Electric Truggy class she finished 5th, while over in the 1/8 Nitro Truggy class she captured 2nd overall! Finally, in the 15 and under buggy class she took the overall win! Her father Rusty Mihelich also got a chance to compete at this race and finished 5th overall in the 40+ 1/8 Nitro Buggy class as well!
Taking the win for the team in the Intermediate 1/8 Nitro Buggy class was JConcepts driver Mike Legue! His fellow JC driver Trent Walker was the TQ after qualifying was over, and after a slow start in the finals Trent led the field for several laps. With eight laps to go Mike was able to regain the lead again and cross the finish line with nearly a 10 second lead! Joining Mike on the podium were fellow JC drivers Trent (2nd and TQ), Maddy and Ilan Sanderson (4th)!
Mike also finished 2nd in Intermediate 1/8 Electric Buggy, and he picked up the TQ and win in the Open 1/8 Nitro Truggy class too!
Photo credits: Elite RC Productions
