Date: 7/28/12
Event: Bill Bridges Benefit Race 2.0
Track: The Track - Carleton, MI
Last weekend was the Bill Bridges Benefit Race hosted by “The Track”. The attendance and atmosphere was great. Practice was cut short on Friday due to rain. On Saturday racers enjoyed three rounds of qualifying and main events for both nitro and electric. Adam Drake and Dakota Phend of Team Losi Racing were in attendance to show their support for good friend and teammate Bill Bridges. Adam TQ’ed both nitro buggy and nitro truggy with is 8IGHT 2.0 and 8IGHT-T 2.0. Dakotah Phend TQ’ed 2wd modified buggy with his 22T and qualified second in nitro buggy. Drake won truck and led the buggy final until just before the start of the final lap where he ran out of fuel after having a fifteen second lead. Dakotah took the win and Drake finished second. Dakotah also won 2wd modified buggy. Everyone had a great weekend of racing and hanging out with Bill and his family. Thanks to all the sponsors and Larry from “The Track” for being such a great host!