2014 KO Propo America nitro on-road GP – Report
The 2014 KO Propo America Nitro on-road Grand Prix took place this past weekend hosted by the Greater Los Angeles R/C Club. Classes raced would be 1/8th Sportsman, 1/8th Expert, 1/10th Touring, 1/8th GT and 1/5th GT. Total entries for this event was an impressive 116 with 1/8th Expert being the largest class with 51 entries. Practice started on Friday with one round of qualifying, Saturday would be three rounds of qualifying and all mains raced on Sunday. Mike Swauger (Team Xray/Picco) would set the TQ pace for both 1/10th Touring and 1/8th Expert. 1/8th Sportsman TQ would be Otto Rosa, 1/8th GT Robbie Corrato and 1/5th GT Victor Garcia.
The 1/8th Expert A Main had Paolo Morganti (Serpent) taking the win from his fellow team members Walter Diaz and Brandon Cho. Mugen driver Tony Clark and Jon Prather (Mugen) completed the top 5 result.
1/8th Expert A Main result
1. Paolo Morganti – Serpent
2. Walter Diaz – Serpent
3. Brandon Cho – Serpent
4. Tony Clark – Mugen
5. Jon Prather – Mugen
6. Brian Thomas – Mugen
7. Ryan Crabtree – Serpent
8. Diatta Collymore – Xray
9. Michael Swauger – Xray
10.Mike Starck – Xray
11.Christian Lopez – Serpent
12.Steve Perez – Mugen
While in 1/8th Expert Mike Swauger was not able to convert his TQ into a win, in 1/10th the Xray driver secured the overall victory one lap ahead of Capricorn’s DJ Apolaro. Paolo Morganti (Serpent) came in 3rd while Walter Diaz (Serpent) and KJ Jones completed the top 5.
1/10 Expert Sedan A Main result
1. Michael Swauger – Xray
2. DJ Apolaro – Capricorn
3. Paolo Morganti – Serpent
4. Walter Diaz – Serpent
5. KJ Jones – Serpent
6. Ryan Crabtree – Serpent
7. Johnny Bravo – Xray
8. Eric Dennet – Xray
9. Brian Thomas – Mugen
10.Scott Barnes – Xray
11.Steve Perez – Mugen
12.Diatta Collymore – Xray
The 1/8th Sportsman class had Bill Jianas walking away with the win from Don Miyamoto and Sherman Sim who rounded out the top 3 result. TQ holder Otto Rosa finished the A Main in 4th position, Dave Starks came in 5th.
1/8th Sportsman A Main result
1. Bill Jianas
2. Don Miyamoto
3. Sherman Sim
4. Otto Rosa
5. Dave Starks
6. Mike Pracale
7. Tom Wong
8. Ralph Ayala
9. Arno Mardirossian
10.Dan Almario
11.Xavier R Mejia
12.Joel Esquerra
GT Nitro A Main result
1. Scott Barnes
2. Robbie Corrato
3. Steve Nguyen
4. Mike Solis
5. Robert Rodriguez
6. Moto Ishibashi
7. Alan Trump
8. Henry C
9. Craig Kaplan
10.Brian Rameriez
11.Darlyn Jones
12.Victor Campbell
1/5 GT A Main result
1. Victor Garcia
2. Alan Trump
3. Frank Pena
4. Tom Wong
5. James Stuard
6. Steve Nguyen
7. Kenneth Watkins
8. Louis Rodriguez
9. Cedric Collins
Source: KO Propo [kopropo.com]
