RPP Team Drivers Blake Cannon, Bryan Robertson and Joe Nolasco made the trek up north to Rattlesnake Raceway in Redding, CA this past Saturday, Feb. 13. There were three main goals; 1. break in some new gear. 2. shake the winter rust off and 3. Have a good time checking out a facility that we’ve never been to! The guys up at Rattlesnake raceway were very cool to us and they were way fast too!
All three RPP drivers did well. Blake finished 3rd in Expert Truggy with his brand spankin’ new Hot Bodies D8T ride. Coming off a little break from racing Bryan put in some very good runs with his D8 and qualified 3rd in Sportsman Buggy. In the main, Bryan clawed his way up to the lead only to have a rogue car jump a lane and break his left front suspension with only a few laps to go! Bryan was far enough ahead that he still managed to finish in 3rd place. It was an unfortunate end to a really strong showing for Bryan. In Buggy Expert, Joe qualified 3rd for the 20 minute “A” Main Event. After some rather intense battling he worked his way into the lead and stayed there to take home the win! His Losi 8IGHT 2.0 Buggy and Orion Alpha Line ABI .21 were spot on all day long.
All in all, this turned into a great race day where everyone got tons of track time! Between the 3 of us, we burned just under 2 gallons of Nitrotane 30%! Team RPP would like to thank everyone at Rattlesnake Raceway for having us and going the extra mile to get the track into racing shape! We will be back often!
Writeup by Joe Nolasco
Products used/mentioned:
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- Hot Bodies D8T
- Losi 8IGHT 2.0 Race Roller
- Hot Bodies D8 Buggy
- Orion Mike Truhe Edition .21
- Orion Alpha Line ABI .21
- Hitec 7950/7940 Servos
- Airtronics M11x Radios
- Losi Nitrotane 30% Race Blend
Here are a few pics from the day:
