Round Six of the Southern California Saturday Series was held at Thunder Alley Raceway on Saturday September 6, 2008. With many drivers preparing for the 1/8 Off-Road Worlds in North Carolina next week, this round had one of the biggest turnouts of the series.
The 1/8 Open Buggy class was a great battle between Losi drivers Don Vinklemulder and Kyle Johnson. At the end of the race Don finished in first place to take the win, with Kyle finishing in second place. Both drivers were running their 8IGHT Buggies Losi equipped with Losi King Pin Tires and powered by Nitrotane Fuel.
In the 1/8 Pro Truck class Adam Drake (TQ) started first on the grid and never looked back; finishing more than one lap clear of second place. Adam took the first place win with his Losi 8IGHT-T equipped with Losi tires, a GRP .28 Truggy Engine and Nitrotane 30% Fuel.In the 1/8th Pro Buggy class Matt Castellano set the early TQ in round one, but Adam Drake was able to improve the time in round two and start from the pole position. Adam and Matt both finished one lap clear of third. Both Matt and Adam were running their Losi 8IGHT Buggies equipped with Losi King Pin Tires, GRP .21 Buggy Engines and Nitrotane 30% Fuel.Adam Drake was the overall 2008 Series Champion in the 1/8 Pro Buggy and 1/8 Pro Truck classes, and Matt Castellano took second place overall in the 1/8 Pro Buggy class. Congratulations to Adam, Matt and all Losi Drivers for a great 2008 Series.
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