Three days of RC racing is a big commitment. Between getting ready, spending 3 full days at the track, and the cost associated with a big race like the Wilde Events WERC Series Race at the DieHard Family RC Park. This is a new series in just its second year here in the Northwest, founded and ran by world famous race director Justin Wilde. He's done an incredible job putting together a top notch series with fun extra classes and a great format! An 8th scale specific outdoor series was something the Northwest RC scene was definitely missing!
Between a growing family, and the amount of time and effort these big weekends demand, it had been probably 6 years since I've done a full 3 day weekend race like this. Luckily for me one of the coolest RC facilities in the world is only 40 minutes from my house and I was able to drive to and from the track every night!
I set out to put all 3 of my cars in the mains, running spec and open E Buggy as well as E Truggy. Which I did, qualifying 3rd, 6th, and 4th respectively. Main Event's would prove to be a bigger challenge as I encountered over heating issues in the first set of buggy mains and had to find time to reprogram the thermal cutoff out of my electronics so I could finish the long 10 minute mains. With a best 2 out of 3 format I was under the gun and I'd miss the podium in the spec tire buggy class by just a point while winning A Main #3. Engine issues took me out of an opportunity to podium in the Truggy class, finishing 5th overall without running the final main. I was really proud of how I drove in the open buggy class as it was probably the most competitive field I've ever been in. I went almost mistake free in A3, and was up to second at one point but just couldn't stay with the top 4 guys!
It was an awesome event, DieHard RC and Wilde Event's is an incredible combo when it comes to putting on a world class RC race!
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