The 4th round of the 2014 Hitec Trophy Chase took place this past weekend in Chula Vista, CA. at Heritage R/C Park. Heritage R/C Park provides racers an amazing facility and fun atmosphere for racing.  A total of 80 racers signed up for the event.  Rocket round qualifying was used to set the grid for the 30 minute expert nitro mains.  Pro-Line driver Adam Drake tq’ed nitro truck.

Truck Final

Adam Drake used the new Virtus .21 engine from Nova Rossi to power his 8ight T 3.0,  Pro-Line M3 Holeshots were Drake’s tire of choice for both qualifying and the final. Drake lead the final from start to finish and TLR/PL teammate Brian Sullivan finished second. 1,2 finish for TLR, Nova Rossi, and Pro-Line.

Buggy Final

Sean Gaffney lead the first couple of laps with Drake on his bumper. Drake took the lead after a mistake from Gaffney and Drake started to pull away with his Nova Rossi powered TLR 8ight 3.0.  Drake was running Nova Rossi’s Keep Off 7 engine and Pro-Line M3 Holeshots 2.0 tires.  Drake continued to pull a way lap after lap and eventually won the 30 minute final by nearly a lap.