We pulled a triple header last weekend. Friday night was a points race at Pit Stop Hobbies. Things did not go as planned as my speed control kept shutting off about 3-4 minutes into the race. I replaced every other electronic component with no success. I did manage to go from last to fighting for first in the A-main before it shut off again. This electrical failure now dropped me to second place in the points race. We left right from that race and drove 4 hours to Willow Farm RC Raceway for the Casino Run Saturday and 3rd race of the Dirt Road Stampede series. I have to get a loaner speed control thanks to James Henry!

On Saturday I raced my Pro-Line PRO-2M and qualified 3rd in the A-Main but got spun in the 2nd turn and ran over by the oncoming trucks. So I had to fight back from last place to finish in 4th place, one place away from getting some cash. On Sunday I raced Stock Buggy and 2WD Mod SCT with my Pro-Line PRO-2. After two rounds of qualifying I was sitting in 3rd in stock buggy which is where I would end up finishing. I qualified 5th in 2WD Mod SCT and made a few tweaks to my PRO-2 during the day. The truck was feeling really good in the practice laps before the main started then it happened… the dreaded sound of a spur gear getting ready to strip. With only seconds before the race started I had no choice but to go ahead and try to run it. I knew if I pushed the truck I would loose the spur gear right away so I kept it easy on the throttle and managed to work my way up to 4th place for a few laps. Unfortunately I couldn’t hold this pace as the gear was getting louder and louder. I still ended up finishing 6th overall. It was a fun weekend. Special

Thanks to my sponsors Pro-Line Racing, Maclan Racing, Xpert RC USA, Boca Bearing Company, and Gens Ace. Thanks to Jason Carnahan for inviting us out to race and look forward to next time

– Shaun Duffy