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VP-Pro USA Racing Tires dominate at the RC Pro Series!

Round 1 of the RC Pro Mid-South Division was held at LA Thunder in Hubbard Alabama last weekend. VP-Pro driver Denver Houghton was there and took TQ in Expert Truck with VP-Pro Medium Flexx Cutoffs. Denver also TQ'd 2 rounds of Expert Buggy with Ultra Flexx Cutoffs. In the main events, Denver dominated the Truggy A-main and took the win with Medium Flexx Turbo Trax. In the 1/8 Buggy A-main, Denver battled with Marcus Black for the lead the whole race and was leading but bobbled at the end finishing 2nd with Medium Flexx Turbo Trax, while Keith Seay finished 4th also using VP-Pro Turbo Trax

In Lutz Florida, the RC Pro State Series kicked off at the World Famous Hurricane Raceway at Lake Park. VP-Pro was the tire of choice as the A-mains were full of drivers running VP-Pro Racing Tires. Non-sponsored driver, Brian Shook, put in the races of his life by taking TQ in both 1/8 Sportsman Buggy and 1/8 Sportsman Truck with VP-Pro Medium Flexx Turbo Trax. In 1/8 E-Buggy, it was Gene Hickerson who took TQ also using Medium Flexx Compound Turbo Trax. Hickerson also almost TQ'd 1/8 Nitro Buggy with his new Agama Racing A8 but rolled over on the last lap of round 2 which dropped him 4 seconds back from a TQ run to 4th on the grid. In 1/8 Expert Truck, Joey "Batman" Perez qualified 2nd with VP-Pro STR Cutoffs with Walter Cruz in 3rd on Turbo Trax.

In the main events, Shook went on to win 1/8 Truck with Turbo Trax, with Pete "The Greek" bringing home 4th using VP-Pro Cutoffs. In 1/8 Buggy, Shook lead the whole main event until flaming out leaving the pits with 12 minutes to go. Billy England took the win followed by Brian Geist in 2nd using Turbo Trax and Shook in 4th. In 1/8 E-Buggy, Hickerson took an easy win with Medium Flexx Wide Turbo Trax, lapping the whole field in the 12 minute A-main event. In 1/8 Expert Truck, Cruz finished 3rd with Batman in 6th. In 1/8 Expert Buggy, Hickerson came from the back of the pack to 2nd behind Serpents's Billy Easton and had a close battle with Kyosho's Ryan Eckert the whole race. With 30 seconds to go, Eckert got by, dropping Hickerson to 3rd using Ultra Flexx Turbo Trax.

VP-Pro USA Racing Tires TQ's & Wins Round 6 of the Florida Off-Road Competition Events Series!

Round 6 of the FORCE series was held at Rotonda Raceway last Sunday. It was a makeup race for the rain out the previous weekend which cause a lower turnout of 61 entries, but the track and racing was still awesome. In round 1, VP-Pro USA's Gene Hickerson was racing his new Agama A8 buggy for only the 2nd time. Hickerson took the TQ with VP-Pro Ultra Flexx Turbo Trax, just missing a 12 lap run. In round 2, Hickerson missed the start due to a dead starter box, leaving the door open for VP-Pro driver Scott Blaney to set a new TQ with a fast 12 lap run, followed by Xray driver Jared Scott also putting in a 12 lap run. In the 1/8 A-main event, there was a first lap pileup leaving the two VP-Pro drivers 11th & 12th. Blaney and Hickerson worked their way though the pack and eventually took over the lead from Jared Scott after the 1st round of pit stops. Hickerson passed Blaney after a crash half way through and the two went on to lap the field giving VP-Pro a 1st & 2nd place finish in the 20 minute main event, followed by Sean Farmer in 3rd.

Hickerson's winning setup:
Car: Agama Racing A8
Tires: VP-Pro Turbo Trax Low Flexx
Fuel: Maxy's Pro Racing Fuel
Engine: Go GX-5R
Pipe: Go 0801
Wing: VP-Pro M Wing
Servos: Hitec HV
Radio: Futaba 4PK

VP-Pro USA's Scott Blaney TQ's all 3 rounds of qualifying and tops it off with the win in the 1/8 Sportsman Buggy A-main event for a perfect sweep! Blaney used Medium Flexx Turbo Trax in qualifying and the main event. Dewey Harding finished 4th and Gene Hickerson finished 6th in the Pro Buggy A-main with Medium Flexx Turbo Trax as well.

SPORTSMAN BUGGY - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name
1 1 56 30:28.57 SCOTT BLANEY VP-Pro Turbo Trax Medium Flexx
2 6 55 30:32.88 CHRIS MELOCHE
3 2 54 30:09.52 DAVID WARR
4 12 54 30:34.79 DEWEY HARDING VP-Pro Turbo Trax Medium Flexx
5 3 53 30:02.51 MATT ALLEN
6 9 52 30:07.36 BILLY ENGLAND
7 8 50 30:15.31 MARCOS ROMEU
8 5 49 30:30.30 MARK OUSLEY
9 11 44 30:23.46 MANNY OTMANE
10 4 33 19:15.74 GREGG KEEN

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VP-Pro USA Racing Tires Wins the JC SuperCup!

Round 3 of the JConcepts SuperCup was held at the new Rotonda Raceway in SW Florida. It was beautiful weather and with 76 entries, the track conditions were perfect for electric. The track developed  a very large blue groove by the time the main events came for some great racing. In 1/8 E-buggy, it was a battle between AE driver JR Mitch and VP-Pro USA driver Gene Hickerson. In round 1, it was Hickerson who put his Losi 8E on the pole with VP-Pro Ultra Flexx Axman, which held for 2nd on the grid for the A-main event. In the main event, Mitch took the hole shot with Hickerson on his bumper. Mitch clipped a pipe allowing Hickerson by. Hickerson's VP-Pro Medium Flexx Turbo Trax were hooked up and he went on to stretch a 13 second lead and took the win. Finishing 2nd was Mitch with VP-Pro USA driver Scott Blaney in 3rd, also using VP-Pro Medium Flexx Turbo Trax.

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