CRCRC Midwest Championship 2021 - 2wd Mod and 4wd Mod Buggy A Mains

Watch the full A Mains from the 34th annual CRCRC Midwest Championships at the Ohio RC Factory. Video courtesy of Adrenaline Racing Live.

2wd Mod Buggy:

Spencer Rivkin (1), Dakotah Phend (3), Cole Tollard (4), Tom Rinderknecht (6), Blake Champli (7), Seth VanDalen (9), Austin Wick (10)

A1:

Dakotah Phend started in that first position after being the top qualifier.
Rivkin made a pass on Phend about 3 minutes into the race.
They were battling for that first position.
Cole Tollard was in the 3rd position hanging on to Phend and Rivkin.
The gap between Rivkin and Phend lengthened with 1 minute to go.
Phend was catching up to Rivkin, they were drag racing down the front straight away when they got too close together and Phend got the worst of it.
Phend still was hanging on and hunting down Rivkin for that first place position.
The race finished off Rivkin (1), Phend (2), Tollard (3) as the top three.

A2:

Phend started off leading the race with Stoub behind him and Rivkin rounding off your top 3.
A small bobble occurred with the top 3 drivers after they went over the triple. Stoub, Rivkin, and Phend were the new top 3.
They were all running close together, Phend and Rivkin battling hard for that second place position.
Phend caught up to Stoub and was all over his back end with 1:30 left in the race.
Phend had a small traction roll allowing Rivkin to get into that second place spot. But it was still a close battle between the top 3.
Tollard was able to slip into that 3rd place position with less than a minute left.
A2 finished with Stoub (1), Rivkin (2), Tollard (3) as your top 3.

A3:

1 minute into the race Stoub, Rivkin, and Horne surged into the top 3 positions.
Rivkin was able to make a pass on Horne and Stoub recovered that first place spot.
Phend chased down Stoub and made a clean pass. He took over that 3rd place spot.
It was a battle between Stoub, Phend, and Horne for 2nd and 3rd place.
They were all neck and neck with 15 seconds left. It was literally anyone’s race.
A3 finished with Rivkin (1), Horne (2), Stoub (3) as the top 3.
The fastest lap of all three A-Mains was 17.02 set by Spencer Rivkin.

Mod 4wd Buggy:

Dakotah Phend (1), Spencer Rivkin (2), Tom Rinderknecht (3), Cole Tollard (6), Seth VanDalen (10)

A1:

Tom Rinderknecht started in lead after having 4 great rounds of qualifying.
Phend and Rivkin were right on Rinderknecht’s wing battling straight from the beginning.
After a small bobble from Rinderknecht, Rivkin and Phend slid out in front.
Quickly after that, the top 3 became Phend, Rinderknecht, and Tollard.
Horne snuck up into that 3rd place spot.
The track was not making it easy for anyone but everyone was driving their hearts out.
Rivkin chased down the top 3 drivers and took over the 2nd place position.
The race ended with Phend (1), Rivkin (2), and Tollard (3) as your top 3.

A2:

The first 2 minutes of the race Rinderknecht, Phend, and Rivkin held the top 3 positions and were tightly knit together.
Phend was looking for a hole to make a clean pass on Rinderknecht. After going over the back stretch Phend made a pass on Rinderknecht taking over the race line.
Rivkin was able to make a pass on Rinderknecht taking that 2nd place spot.
Rinderknecht was driving hard to take back his position.
A2 finished with Phend (1), Rivkin (2), Rinderknecht (3) as your top 3.

A3:

Phend had already secured the overall win. A3 would determine who got the final two podium spots.
30 seconds into the race the top 3 were Rinderknecht, Rivkin, and Evans.
Tollard was able to get into that 3rd place spot and begin to chase down Rivkin. Cavalieri was on Tollard’s tail applying pressure.
Horne and Cavalieri were battling hard as they moved into the 3rd and 4th place positions.
With a minute left in the race Cavalieri moved up further into the 2nd place spot.
The race finished with Rindeknecht (1), Horne (2), Cavalieri (3) as your top 3.
The fastest lap of all three A-Mains was 16.62 set by Dreighton Stoub.