Maifield & Hartson win at Surf City Classic

The annual Pro-Line Surf City Classic has quickly become a staple of Southern California indoor racing. With a laid-back atmosphere, consistent track conditions, and lots of competition, it’s what racing in SoCal is all about. The layout this year rewarded a consistent and fluid driving style while maintaining discipline to not over-drive the obstacles. A true driver’s layout. In 4WD Modified Ryan Maifield and his Associated buggy took over the lead early in the race and never faltered. Despite a late race charge from teammate Steven Hartson, Maifield took the win while Ryan Cavalieri rounded out the podium.

1:8 eBuggy has always been a popular class at OC/RC Raceway and when Steven Hartson hit the track with his Associated buggy, everyone knew he meant business. Almost lapping the entire field in the 10-minute main event, Steven’s Reedy-powered buggy was clearly the class of the field. OC/RC employee and Team Associated driver Jake Thayer actually took over the lead for a few corners, but steady driving from Steven saw him pull back away, forcing Thayer to settle for a popular second place overall with Ryan Dunford completing the podium. Not to be left out of the winner’s circle, young Blake Champlin took the win in 17.5 2WD Short Course with his SC10.2, and Wayne Wyrick got a hard-fought win in 17.5 Truck with his T4.2.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]