Phend wins ‘The Dirt’ Lonestar Challenge

Over the Memorial weekend in the US, expected 2026 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship venue Thornhill RC Raceway in Hutto, Texas played host to ‘The Dirt’ Lonestar Challenge where Xray’s Dakotah Phend took the Nitro Buggy win.  After 3 rounds of qualifying, 2 to count, it was Tekno’s Seth VanDalen who claimed the TQ honours from Phend, Ryan Maifield and 2025 Silver State dominator Mason Fuller.  While VanDalen lead for the first 15-minutes, having already taken the Nitro Truggy win once Phend hit the front he stayed there to win by almost a full lap over the pole sitter while Maifield, winner of eBuggy, completed the podium with his Tekno.  Fuller would finish 4th after a close finish with Xray’s Chase Lemieux who round out the Top 5 just 0.893 of a second back.

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