MAY/JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2007 Issue 3 & 4; Volume 2 The deadline for submitting bids for track consideration for the 2008 ROAR Nationals has been extended to August 31, 2007. Electronic bids are preferred (email) Submit to [email protected] SANCTION FORM AND NATIONALS BID TEMPLATE FOUND HERE ROAR Race Management Team National Guidelines—found here… please, read these before submitting bid Rick Wilson Thank you to our 2007 ROAR Nationals Hosts! ROAR Members: Its that time again! This year, 2007, odd numbered region directors including Canada are up for election as well as the ROAR Vice President’s position. Region Directors are expected to increase sanctioned racing in their regions, provide reports to the RevUP ONLINE every other month for monetary compensation and represent the ROAR Membership in their region to the ROAR Officials. The Vice President’s duties include directives from the ROAR President, liaison to class committee’s to the Executive Committee, attending ROAR Nationals as an official, all while working towards the betterment of the ROAR membership. Excom meetings are biannually and the VP must attend these meetings. Nominees for Vice President must have a minimum of one year experience as region director, class committee mem- ber or Executive Committee member. Qualifications will be verified. Nominees for region director from members within that region only. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF NOMINATION BALLOTS AT THE ROAR OFFICES WILL BE SEPTEMBER 15, 2007. POST MARK ON THE NOMINATION FORM WILL NOT APPLY. DEADLINE APPLIED BASED ON DATE OF RECEIPT. ISSUE FIVE OF THE REVUP ONLINE WILL HAVE THE ELECTION BALLOT WITH NAMES LISTED OF THOSE NOMINATED. Nomination process will be verified by the ROAR Administrator. ROAR Membership will be verified by Administrator. Only current members may nominate. One nomination form per ROAR member requested. ROAR Member:________________________________ ROAR #:_______ exp:___ Address:______________________________________ City:_______________ State: ________ Zip Code:_________ Daytime Contact Phone: (________)__________________ Email: ___________________________________________ I currently live in Region ____________________ and to my knowledge, my ROAR membership is current. I understand that if my mem- bership is not current and/or the person I nominate has expired membership, my nomination ballot will not be valid. I also understand if this ballot arrives at the ROAR offices after the date of September 15, 2007, my ballot will not be valid. I would like to nominate (nominee’s name) ________________________________________________________________ For the position of: Vice President __________ Odd Numbered Region Director__________ Canada__________ ROAR Members Signature:__________________________________________________________________________ Mail Ballots to: Fred Hohwart, ROAR Administrator 30262 Crown Valley Pkwy #B454 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF NOMINATION BALLOT IS SEPTEMBER 15, 2007 The 2007 Off-Road Nationals were held and Jared Tebo was TQ of Modified on Sunday. Amezcua dropped to the 3rd. So the third main would decide it. June 15-17th at the ARCOR track in 4WD. Ryan Cavalieri also was the day 1 three spot. Tebo won the third round of The tie-breaker is total laps/time of the Albuquerque, New Mexico. This year TQ of the provisional new Lipo/ qualifying in Modified 4WD and had two best two runs that count (dropped round the Stock and Brushless class solid runs in the books, cannot be used in a tie-breaker). Modified Na- with his Orion virtually assur- ing him of the So the top three knew they not tionals were top spot. only needed to win, combined into a Ja- but they had to single event. red win by as much The ROAR as possible! Race Manage- wanted Dakotah took the ment Team was early lead and brought in to run won by 10.7 this event. seconds over Jimmy Babcock was Dustin with Scott the announcer, Bob Ingersol was race equipment. back to back National Championships. Cramer 3rd. Dakotah’s fast time in A3 director, Joe Wolf ran tech, and Doug Jared would have plenty to worry about would give the TEN YEAR OLD his 3rd Saturday started with Stock Truck, and Hay was the scorekeeper. on Sunday with the Ryan and Ryan show ROAR National Championship. Dustin the youngster from Michigan, Dakotah behind would get 2nd overall with The track was truly demanding, and Phend took both Scott 3rd and Todd 4th. Next extremely hard on tires. The sur- up was 4WD Modified. The face was very abrasive, and one run Modified and 19t/Stock tires were the norm. Glue them up, classes were mixed to give run them once, throw them away! him on the grid. Truhe won both Lipo racers running more than one class time Many drivers used over $1000 worth of rounds to wrap up the fastest time in rounds and added another TQ to his to get ready for their next race. 2006 tires/rims/inserts. The stock classes had three of the four rounds of qualifying, hand out tires and motors. The track with Todd Sieler winning the other surface was very hard, so if you under round. In Stock Buggy, Dustin Richards jumped a jump you paid the price, and if won round three, with Dakotah winning you over jumped a jump you would land round four and taking TQ honors. John- hard. The pipes were PVC, and you Paul Richards and Cody Hollis swapped didn’t want to hit them. Many ran with 5 wins in Junior Stock Buggy, with John- cell batteries, traction was so high that Paul taking the TQ plaque. The Masters with 6 cells you spent too much time Stock Truck class was all Gary O’Brien, with your front wheels in the air. I could with four zero’s in four rounds. Ryan see on day 1 that whoever won really Lutz won both 19t rounds, and he would deserved it. be griding the Kyosho on the pole Sun- day. In 19t Truck, Kyle Boice won the The weather was great, between 80 and 3rd round and locked up the top spot on 90 most days with a breeze. The racing the grid for Sunday. Jake Thayer would started Friday morning and the top quali- win round four and be the 2nd qualifier. fiers after the first day were Michigan’s Modified Truck TQ. 4WD National Champion Jared Tebo put Dakotah took both 19t 4WD rounds Dakotah Phend in Stock Buggy, Stock his JConcepts BJ4 out front early. Late making him the top qualifier in all three On Saturday night at the hotel, I walked Truck and 19t 4WD. John-Paul Richards in the race Ryan Maifield took the lead, classes that he entered. Ryan Maifield around and saw tires being trimmed, was the leader of Junior Stock Buggy, but a bobble let Tebo take the win with took both rounds of Modified Buggy, so foams being trimmed, and tires being Gary O’Brien was tops in Masters Stock Cavalieri coming from 5th to second by he and Cavalieri both had two wins. glued. And more tires being glued, and the end. Mike Truhe came from 7th to 3rd Cava- more tires being glued. If you weren’t at the finish. In A2, Cavalieri had the lieri gluing tires, then you were not in the ‘A’ lead by lap five and led until the end. won main. Truhe and Tebo battled for the 2 spot, the tie Sunday morning the weather was hot, with Truhe’s Losi coming in second. So and somebody with a temp gun checked the A3 main would decide who would be the track temperature – 137 degrees. champion, with Tebo and Cavalieri hav- Triple ‘A’ mains were used for all classes ing the best chance with a win each. A3 except the Lipo/Brushless, which ran a did not disappoint! Jared would get out single 20 minute race. in the lead early and hold the lead for the The first race was Stock Truck, and what first 8 laps. Exiting a corner, Tebo went a way to start the day! Dakotah Phend a little wide and Cavalieri put his BJ4 and Dustin Richards battled for 5 min- inside of Tebo’s BJ4, their wheels utes. Dustin had a pretty good lead with touched, and Ryan got away while Jared a few laps to go and was on Cruise Con- got a little sideways. Cavalieri went on to win by 3.4 seconds to take the Na- breaker (total laps/time) 28 laps to 27 trol, but Dakotah had other ideas. He Truck, Ryan Lutz lead 19t Buggy, Kyle tional Championship. Tebo, Truhe, laps. Mike Truhe won the third round of was bringing it, but his last minute rally Boice lead 19t Truck, Ryan Cavalieri Maifield and Billy Easton crossed the Modified Truck, and he also won Round fell a little short, with Dustin winning by lead Modified Buggy, Travis Amezcua nd finish line 3.4 seconds apart total! two, giving him the top spot going into 3 tenths of a second! In the 2 ‘A’ was the leader of Sunday’s mains. Cavalieri won the final Main, Todd Sieler took a convincing four Junior Stock Buggy was all John-Paul Modified Truck, nd Page 3 round, and would be the second qualifier second win, with Dakotah 2 and Dustin Richards. In the first main, he lead all but one lap and won by almost 13 sec- Associated on top. Truhe placed 2nd onds. In the second main, he lead every overall, while Fischer won the tie-breaker lap, securing the title. Zach Gastelum Tebo swapped positions a few times with sweep. Dakotah won the race by over 18 over Garner for 3rd place, followed by kept John-Paul honest by finishing 2nd in Truhe taking the 2 spot.