Tekno RC Team Report Week 18-19, 2018
Two more successful weeks around the world with Tekno RC Team drivers Diego Marin, Tyler Hooks, Gerhard Du Toit, Wil Alameida, Jonathan Yeung, John Brett, Jesse Munn, Cole Cullings, Markus Carver, Cody Charnisky, Dean Rock, Mike Legue, Jared Wiggins, Jade Lim, Tag Georges, Akshay Patel, Clayton Wittmayer, Steve DeArmon and Mike Lopez winning the races they attended in Bolivia, USA, Namibia, China, Malaysia and South Africa, well-done everyone! Report from each race follows:
Departamental Santa Cruz Race (BO), report by Diego Marin:

“This past Sunday we had the 2nd round of the state championship of Santa Cruz Bolivia. Saturday was practice day where I used my time to set up my both buggies for race day. On Sunday morning we had the 2 quals in both Nitro Buggy and Electric Buggy classes. I was able to place 4th on the grid in Nitro and the TQ in E-Buggy. In the mains I had to abandon the nitro race because of some glow plug issues. In the electric main, I had a blast, my car was just perfect, consistent and really quick. It was a smooth race with some battling with another Tekno driver Nicolas Bigemann but at the end, I took the win."
Overall results:
TQ/1st: Diego Marin - Tekno EB48.4
2nd: Nicolas Bigemann - Tekno EB48.4
3rd: Jorge Pimentel
RCPro Round 1 (US), report by Tyler Hooks:
"First round of the RCPro series, it was a great time on a pretty amazing outdoor track in Louisiana. We didn't get to run the mains because of rain which also meant for decreased attendance but it was still a great time."
Overall results:
Nitro Buggy:
TQ/1st: Tyler Hooks - Tekno NB48.4
2nd: Wade Moore
3rd: Billy Tylaska
Nitro Truggy:
TQ/1st: Tyler Hooks - Tekno NT48.3
2nd: Wade Moore
3rd: Chris Acosta
Electric Buggy:
TQ/1st: Tyler Hooks - Tekno EB48.4
2nd: Jerry Dean Jr.
3rd: Thomas Rivera
Namibian Nationals Round 2 (NA) report by Gerhard Du Toit:

"Friday after work I headed up to the capital to race at WRCC situated at the Tony Rust race track facility for National - Leg 2. Race day morning started out pretty cold but that soon changed as the day got started.
I had a good general setup on all my cars from Leg 1 so I focused on getting the engines tuned and clutch on point.
Heats started off with Truggy running below the minimum lap time in heat 1 and having some bad luck in heat 2 putting me 7th on the grid. Buggy went very well, pulled smooth off the start and never looked back in both heat 1 & 2
E-Truggy was very easy to drive and would give me wins in both heat 1 & 2.
The finals went great, Truggy (NT48.3) I would have some battles at the start of the race and managed to work my way through the pack and wrap it up with a win by 3 laps, giving me the overall 3rd. Buggy was on a great pace and a low idle would cost me two flameouts but still managed to finish in 1st position with the Blok aM powered NB48.4, wrapping it up 1st overall. E-Truggy, the ET48.3 was insane all day long and would allow me to really push in some areas to not only take 1st on the heats but the final as well, concluding to an overall 1st.
Thank You to everyone who made this event possible, Ernest, Colin as well as Rudolph and his wife for getting the track in shape.
Big thanks to Tekno RC, friends and family for all their support."
Overall results:
Nitro Buggy:
TQ/1st: Gerhard Du Toit - Tekno NB48.4
2nd: Colin Bravenboer
3rd: Stan Godfrey
Electric Truggy:
TQ/1st: Gerhard Du Toit - Tekno ET48.3
2nd: Mark Root
3rd: Colin Bravenboer
ROAR Invitational - Season Opener (US), report by Wil Alameida:
"Headed to the ROAR Invitational race this past Sunday at G's RC Raceway. I have to say, that I absolutely love the layouts that "G" (Garland Smith) comes up with! There was incredible flow, elevation changes, option lanes, and even surface differences! Tons of fun!
I was able to secure the TQ and Win for both E-Truggy, and 4wd SCT. Lots of good racing, with good people, at a great track! Cant ask for much more. "
Overall results:
Electric Truggy:
TQ/1st: Wil Alameida - Tekno ET48.3
2nd: Brandon Stephenson
Pro 4 SCT:
TQ/1st: Wil Alameida - Tekno SCT410.3
2nd: David Harvey
3rd: Kyary Aru
M.K.Power off-road Championship (CN), report by Jonathan Yeung:
"We arrived the track on 21-Apr for car tuning and practice on the new layout. I raced in both 1/8 nitro buggy and 1/8 EP buggy classes and I had an excellent start to the day. I got TQ in both classes after 3 qualify rounds. In my 3rd qualifying round of Nitro Buggy class, I had an excellent round of 13 laps 7:06.901 while 2nd fastest qualified car in 13 laps 7:22.074.
In the Electric Buggy A-Main finals, I won all 3 legs to claim the overall champion of this class. My Dad Carson Yeung got all 3 rounds in 2nd place and finished in overall 2nd place. In Nitro Buggy A-Main final, I started at pole position but the start was not as smooth as expected. The loudspeakers along the starting grid were not working such that my mechanic on the starting grid could not hear the race announcer. This caused the trouble in 10sec countdown and resulted in the delayed start of my car. In about 6min, I came back to first place and an exciting race keep going well until to the finish of the 45-minute A-Main final."
Overall results:
Electric Buggy:
TQ/1st: Jonathan Yeung - Tekno EB48.4
2nd: Carson Yeung - Tekno EB48.4
3rd: James Lee
Nitro Buggy:
TQ/1st: Jonathan Yeung - Tekno NB48.4
2nd: Xiao Quan Tang
3rd: Le Hua Lin
Thornhill Jr. Spring Series (US), report by John Brett:

"This past Saturday was round 5 of the Spring Series held at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Tx. Racing 13.5 4wd buggy and my first attempt at 17.5 2wd buggy. Had about 4 practice sessions in the morning before racing started. My EB410 has been extremely good so I spent a couple of sessions getting warmed up. I also ran a couple packs with the 2wd to get acquainted with it. Set out to run it as is to see how I would do, it felt pretty good during practice.
My qualifiers in 13.5 4wd went off without a hitch, taking first in each securing the top spot for the main. The car felt amazing in all three rounds.
I was able to pull off some decent finishes in 2wd. Finishing 6th in Q1, 2nd in Q2 and 3rd in Q3 giving me a starting position of 3rd for the main.
At the start of 13.5 4wd, we got off clean with 2nd and 3rd place right behind me. I was stuck in safe mode for a lap and a half trying to get my rhythm going. By lap 2 I had loosened up and was able to start putting down some good laps. By lap 18 I had built up a 10sec lead over 2nd place lapping up to 5th place. Coming up on 4th and 5th place, I backed it down a bit as they were having a good battle and didn't want to interfere. I remained just behind them for the rest of the race finishing with a 7.5sec lead. Loving my EB410 as it has become my favorite in the fleet.
All in all, it was a good day of racing with some good battles. I'm happy with my results and always looking forward to the next one."
Overall results:
TQ/1st: John Brett - Tekno EB410
2nd: Lance Myhre
3rd: Mitchell Gilkey
Columbia Cup - NCT round #1 (US), report by Jesse Munn:

"The 15th season of the Northwest Championship Tour kicked off this past weekend in Pasco, WA at the Columbia Cup. After what felt like 6 months of non-stop rain here in the Pacific NW, everyone was excited to get out in the sun and race! With over 300 entries the event showcased some of the very best outdoor talent in the region as drivers traveled from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Canada to race on the large outdoor clay track.
My EB48.4 was great from the first practice on Friday and after qualifying 2nd on Saturday, I was able to win the first 2 mains on Sunday to take the overall Ebuggy championship for the event! Big thank you to the Northwest Championship Tour for putting on such a great event and special thank you to all the Tekno drivers in attendance, both team drivers and privateers alike, for putting Tekno's on the podium in every class that we make a vehicle for!"
Overall results:
1st: Jesse Munn - Tekno EB48.4
2nd: Kason Russell
3rd: Jackson Andres
Spring Challenge Race (US), report by Marcus Carver:

"Practice was held on Friday and I was there from 10:30am till about 9:30pm. Unlike the weekend before, track crew was able to fix the water issue and high traction clay was back. Spent the day learning the track with high traction.
The event was supposed to be a Sat/Sun event but had lower turnout then what the owner was expecting. Everyone voted and event was ran just on Sat with 3 Qualifiers and triple A-mains.
I was able to take TQ in both 4x4 ShortCourse and 13.5 Wheeler.
After Triple A-mains I was able to take the win in 4x4 ShortCourse and in a tie-breaker for 1st, I ended up 2nd in 13.5 wheeler."
Overall results:
TQ/1st: Marcus Carver - Tekno SCT410.3
2nd: Jeff Crain
3rd: George Weaver
Columbia Cup , Northwest Championship Tour Round 1 (US), report by Cole Cullings:

"2018 Northwest Championship Tour kicked off in Pasco ,WA April 20 -22 . 156 of the top Northwest drivers attended round 1 of 6 on the NCT tour , totaling 313 entries. Friday consisted of practice, Saturday Quals, and Sunday mains. "
Overall results:
1st: Cole Cullings - Tekno ET48.3
2nd: Sam Maahs - Tekno ET48.3
3rd: Danny Joliff
DDH and the Drake Race (US), report by Cody Charnisky:

"This past weekend I attended a race with a very well known racer in the community. That was Adam Drake and that's who this weekend was dedicated to as he came down to DDHrc to hold a clinic and a race. To start off the weekend I was a bit uneasy about my setup that I had on both my Nitro Buggy and E-buggy since I've decided to start off with a completely new setup, although it was very similar to my setup from PNB. Running Quals 1 and 2 in my cars was spectacular they did everything I wanted them to do and with a couple minor setup changes the cars just got better. The track also just kept getting better with a nice high bite groove that formed in it for the mains. The race was run flawlessly and the track was very well prepped and taken care of the week prior to the race and it definitely showed as everyone raced on it. At the end of the day, I ended up taking Tq and a first in Pro E-buggy and a 2nd place in Open Nitro Buggy."
Overall results:
TQ/1st: Cody Charnisky - Tekno EB48.4
2nd: Ben Pinover
3rd: Jordan Singletary
Grassroots Racing Series Round 6 (US), report by Dean Rock:
"I had yet again another great showing with the Tekno vehicles this time at the final round of the 2018 GRRS held at the Proline Test Facility! Before round #6 started I had an idea that I already wrapped up the overall win for intermediate buggy, open electric buggy, and open truck put I still wanted to finish strong in the last round! As for qualifying I had to bump out of the B main for nitro buggy to grab a spot in the show, 4th in electric, and 1st in truggy after a couple difficult rounds of qualifying. As for the main I finished 8th in nitro buggy from 11th, 3rd in electric, and 1st in truggy. Overall the cars worked awesome with no flaws!
And as a result I would clinch the overall win in all three classes after only attending 5 out of 6 races! This couldn't of have been done if it wasn't for the reliable and quick NB48.4, EB48.4, and NT48.3 from Tekno RC! But most importantly a big thank you to my parents for everything they have done thus far!"
Overall results:
Nitro Buggy:
TQ/1st: Dean Rock - Tekno NB48.4
2nd: E-Clip Nickzat
3rd: Cole Jenson
Electric Buggy:
TQ/1st: Dean Rock - Tekno EB48.4
2nd: Cole Jenson
3rd: Andrew Trotter - Tekno EB48.4
Nitro Truggy:
TQ/1st: Dean Rock - Tekno NT48.3
2nd: Daniel Blalock
3rd: Louis Fernandez
Kyosho At The Clubhouse Race (US), report by Mike Legue:
"This race ended up being bigger then expected, and brought in racers of pretty high caliber. So, it was even better that I put both ebuggy and mod 4wd on top of the podium!
I raced mod 2wd, mod 4wd and ebuggy. Qualifying was super tight, but all 3 cars were on point. I would qualify 3rd in mod 2wd, 2nd in mod 4wd, and TQ in ebuggy.
After the hard fought mains, with some super tight racing, I would finish 2nd in mod 2wd, and take the wins in both ebuggy and mod 4wd! Overall an excellent day of racing!"
Overall results:
Electric Buggy:
TQ/1st: Mike Legue - Tekno EB48.4
2nd: Richard Holtzman
3rd: Jake Roth
1/10th 4wd Buggy:
1st: Mike Legue - Tekno EB410
2nd: JP Richards
3rd: Richard Holtzman