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Chris Wheeler wins a Battle In the Desert with Pro-Line Primes

This past Saturday was the final round of the Battle in the Desert Points series hosted by Hobbytown SRS in Phoenix, AZ, and Warehouse 3 Raceway in Peoria, AZ.

I competed in the 2WD 17.5 Buggy class and was able to take the top spot on the podium at the conclusion of the series:

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Throughout the series I used the following Tire set up:
SRS- MC VTR Prime fronts and MC VTR Prime Rears
W3- M4 VTR Prime fronts and M4 VTR Prime Rears

Also competing in the series was newly added Pro-Line Driver Josh Bend, he was able to secure the 2nd spot on the podium in the 4WD Mod Buggy class, here is a picture of both of us with our vehicles and plaques:

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After 6 races with 1 throw out I was able to secure a podium spot in 2WD Mod Buggy with the 3rd position.

Through out the series I used the following Tire set up:
SRS- MC Prime VTR fronts with MC Prime 2.2 Rears with Hard closed cell rear foam
Warehouse 3- M4 Prime VTR fronts with M4 Prime 2.2 Rears with Hard closed cell rear foam

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Chris Wheeler