After 1 round of qualifying, the intensity is starting to rise here at SRS Raceway. Team Orion has TQ’d 3 of the 4 modified classes here at the ROAR U.S. Nationals. Displaying precision and speed, Team Associated/Orion’s Ryan Cavalieri was able to top qualifying the modified truck and 4wd buggy class over the deep field … Continue reading
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Team Orion debuts new VST2 PRO LW at the Nationals
Before the end of round 1 of qualifying was over, I was able to check out what’s new in the Team Orion pits. Making its debut this weekend at the ROAR Nationals, the LW version of the VST2 PRO improves upon the predecessor with even more smooth and linear power delivery as well as living … Continue reading
2015 ROAR off-road NATIONALS with Team Orion
If there was ever an all-star team of drivers, Team Orion has the biggest names in the game. With the ability to cherry pick the best drivers from all the different chassis manufacturers, Team Orion has gathered multiple national and world champions that consists of Phend, Maifield, Cavalieri, Tessman, Evans, and Tebo. Undoubtedly, Team Orion will … Continue reading
Weekend at Timezone GP 2015
Normally, 2wdMod.com covers off-road 1/10th scale action with a little dabble of off-road 1/8 nitro. But…sometimes normal is overrated. There is a cool race here in the Pacific NW that’s quite epic. It is a special race like none other and I feel by not covering it would be unjust. The Timezone GP has a … Continue reading
2015 JConcepts Summer INS Overall results are in!
The qualifying rounds at the JConcepts Summer INS has been exciting and intense. Everyone was able to witness the true speed of one of the industry’s brightest stars, Spencer Rivkin, who has masterfully pulled off a perfect Saturday in qualifying winning every round and earning TQ in 4 of the modified classes. Although, Sunday was … Continue reading
JConcepts INS – Q4 Results
With such a fantastic start to the weekend dominating his rivals in all 4 classes and already earning the overall TQ in all 4, today’s final round of qualifying for Rivkin was used to break in tires for the mains as he has already sealed up TQ in all 4 modified classes. The combination of … Continue reading
4 classes, 4 TQ’s for Rivkin
Today’s qualifying was all about Spencer Rivkin. Having a lot of experience on high bite surfaces from his home track to the Pre-Worlds warm-up race at Yatabe Arena, Rivkin was clearly in a class of his own. However, as other racers start to take setup cues from the ultra hot youngster, the gap is starting … Continue reading
JConcepts INS – Round 2 Qualifying
2015 JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals Qualifying – Rd 2 With a flawless qualifying effort in round 1, Rivkin is looking for another clean sweep in the 2nd round of qualifying. Starting with modified short course, AE’s young superstar was on a mission to match his earlier performance by TQ’ing the round with a 20 5:02.1. … Continue reading
JConcepts INS – Rd 1 Qualifying Results
2015 JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals Qualifying – Rd 1 Continuing from yesterday’s ultra hot start, AE/JConcepts’ Spencer Rivkin is back at it again with another stellar performance in round 1 of qualifying. Having set the fastest time with his new Team Associated SC5M, Rivkin was in full control as he finished his run with a … Continue reading
Seeding Quadfecta for Rivkin
Team Associated/JConcepts’ Spencer Rivkin proved to be unstoppable during the seeding round as the young Arizona native has taken top honors in all 4 modified classes at the JConcepts Summer Indoor Nats! Having only 3 minutes to put in his fastest 3 consecutive laps, Rivkin was first able to top seeding in the modified short … Continue reading