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XB2 and XB4 win at EP State Titles, Australia |
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| Report by Michael Stone |
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| 2024 RCRA EP Off Road State Titles, hosted by Hills Off-road RC Australia, the home of the 2025 IFMAR 1/10th Off Road World Championships, completed over the weekend. |
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| Saturday was 4WD day with Michael Stone in stock winning Q3 & Q4 and starting P2 off the grid in the A main. Taking 3rd in A1, 2nd in A2 and 1st in A3, giving an overall position two. XRAY driver Scott Hill taking position 8 and young XRAY driver Will Aiken making his first debut in 4WD in a sanctioned event rounding out the A main in position 10. |
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| 4WD stock results: |
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1. Andrew Selvaggi
2. Michael Stone - XRAY XB4
3. Dallas Gardiner - XRAY XB4
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| Moving over to Mod, we had Ari Bakla taking TQ position after winning Q2, 3 & 4. Heading into the A main, we had XRAY taking up half the A Main field. Ari held on to that top spot and taking the win in A1 & 2. With Matthew Couper in 5, Peter Seckold in 6, Jordan Isergin in 7 and Jarred King rounding out in 10. |
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| 4WD modified results: |
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1. Ari Bakla - XRAY XB4
2. Lachlann Donnelly
3. Jarod Ment
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| Moving into Sunday with 2WD, we had Will Aiken taking the TQ position for juniors, keeping up the momentum and winning A1 & 2 giving him the winning position and Lincoln Isergin in 3rd. |
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| 2WD junior results: |
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1. Will Aiken - XRAY XB2
2. Zac Panic
3. Lincoln Isergin - XRAY XB2
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| In stock, we would see XRAY drivers Dallas Garinder starting from position two on the grid for the A main with Michael Stone followed behind him in third. Michael was able to take out A1 & 2 to give him the overall win. With Chris Milton in 5 and Scott Hill rounding out the A main in 10. |
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| 2WD stock results: |
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1. Michael Stone - XRAY XB2
2. Andrew Salvaggi
3. Dallas Gardiner - XRAY XB2
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| For our drivers preparing for the world championship next year in mod, Ari Bakla took the TQ position, but was not able to hold on to that through the finals coming out in third overall. Team XRAY would see Jordan Isergin in 4, Matthew Couper in 5, Samuel Muffett in 7, Ben Cribbin in 8, Peter Seckold in 9 and Jarred King rounding out the finals in 10. |
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| 2WD modified results: |
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1. Jarod Ment
2. Lachlan Donnelly
3. Ari Bakla - XRAY XB2
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| Both XB2 and XB4 were on point all weekend, with the entire team working incredibly well with only some minor tweaks between drivers. Most drivers opting for our dirt chassis, and body. For any track side assistance with your XRAY chassis, don’t hesitate to drop by and ask us some questions. |
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