As many may remember in years past, Kelly Lunsford at Lunsford Racing has hosted the Annual “Gas Blast” race in Oregon as a kick-off event for the start of racing in the Pacific Northwest. There have been some of the newer faces to attend the race in past years, such as Mugen’s Taylor Peterson and TLR’s Philip Atando. Well after a much needed break Kelly is proud to announce the “1st Annual Lunsford State Cup Challenge. “With hopes of changing up mundane race formats, the guys over at the High Desert R/C Club have joined forces to make this race something different then we are all used to. The focus of the State Cup Challenge is to attract racers from all around the U.S. that want to come race for a chance to take home the cup not for one person, but for their state. A few words from Rev Murrary over at the High Desert R/C Club for a better explanation:
“Qualifiers and races will be formatted in the normal way that we are used to at all events, the real kicker is how points are awarded. The points from the Qualifiers will place you in the earned mains. Drivers will have the ability to bump from the lower mains, and the top 5 drivers from each state will be awarded points based on their finishing positions in the mains. The state with the most points at the end of all the mains (which are all 1/2 hour) will be the ones to claim the rights to being immortalized on the cup. They will get their names engraved on the cup with the Year, and their state. The cup will stay at home in Lunsford Racing headquarters, until the next year’s race when the defending state will have the chance to do it again.”
A brief statement from Kelly himself:
“I am excited to be able to offer such a great new opportunity to our fellow racers. We thank each and every one of our customers that buy our products and we hope to see you out at the track representing your state.”
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Race Details:
Friday – Open Practice
Saturday – (4) 7 minute qualifying rounds
Sunday – All mains (1/2 hour for each main)
Classes include:
1/8th Nitro Truggy
1/8th Nitro Buggy
1/8th Electric Buggy
1/8th Electric Truggy
2 & 4wd Short Course (open class)
For More info please feel free to give the guys at the High Desert Rc Club a shout info(at)highdesert-rc.com
