(November 16, 2010)
This past weekend during the 24th annual Eastern States Challenge held by Family Hobbies Raceway in Vineland, NJ, Boca Bearing drivers Mike Gay and Andy Castellini swept all 5 electric classes. 2wd mod buggy saw Mike TQ with Andy less than 1 second behind with their Boca equipped FT B4.1’s. Mike won the main with Andy unfortunately having to retire early. Mike’s TQ run in 4wd mod buggy set a new track record, and he backed it up by dominating the main with his Reedy powered FT B44. Andy TQ’ed/won mod truck in convincing fashion with his FT T4.1, and also was dialed with his mod FT SC10, winning that class as well, finishing off a Boca Bearing 1/10 electric podium sweep!
The following day saw Andy TQ electric 1/8 buggy, with Mike qualifying a close 2nd. Using a triple A-main format, Andy cruised to the win in the 10 minute A1 main. A2 saw Mike retaliate with an equally fast run, giving both drivers 1 win each. A3 was set to be a fast showdown between teammates, with Andy coming out on top, and Mike finishing 2nd, both with RC8Be buggies, outfitted with the durable/high performance Green Seal bearings.Family Hobbies Raceway is one of the oldest (and still thriving!) offroad tracks in the country, having run organized offroad races since 1982. It is also home to the 1st ever ROAR 1/10 Offroad Nationals, won by Team Associated in 1984.
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