Well, first off why does the race results on the XRAY site show a 2nd place finish? Maybe someone can pipe in and explain, but the results posted here:
Show him in 3rd and that's what I saw watching the race. However, I left before the trophy ceremony and maybe they changed some things. I'd really like to know what happened with these results...Mario? Someone? Josh didn't finish his last lap and from the lap times even if he did it still would have placed him in 3rd.
I'm not complaining about anything here, just want things kosher! Josh is a top-notch driver and deserves everything good. 'UnKnownDriver' replaces the real driver's name, as I'm not positive who it was.
As far as what happened...it was like 2:50 to go and Josh (2nd) and UnKnownDriver (3rd) got tied up in a corner. As the marshall approached, UnKnownDriver was stuck up under the wing of Josh's car and kept spinning both of them around. UnKnownDriver got free before being marshalled and took off, Josh then got tied up with two other cars coming around the corner. IMHO, the wreck cost him at least 2nd if not 1st. He had to make one more unplanned stop before the end. Seems his engine richened up considerably last half of the race. Stuff happens even at their level. It was really the only bad wreck of the race. Josh fought back the whole race, steadily moving up due to an early multi-car crash.
I'm going to copy Josh's setup for the Kyosho, hope he doesn't mind!
His car really looked hooked with forward bite, although it still appeared he had less low-speed steering than the Kyosho and Mugen cars.
I also want to say, that even though my car isn't pictured *sigh*, the photographer did an excellent job. I hope everyone goes to and looks at the pics. The facility is great, everyone was friendly, and there were plenty of parts on-site, both from the hobby shop and hobby shop sponsored trailers that pulled in. I know the guys from Redline R/C had plenty of XRAY parts, in which I purchased some. Food was awesome too!
Again, congrats to XRAY and all of the drivers that attended. I hope one day I can be up there in the A-Main.