August 30th marked the 1st Annual Surf City Classic hosted by Southern California’s newest indoor off-road track, OC R/C located in Huntington Beach, CA. The facility is top notch with a full on-site hobby shop, large pit area, and a challenging off-road track. Race director Jeremy Felles did an awesome job running the races and keeping the program on track.
The Surf City Classic brought in many of the top electric drivers from around the area. Team Orion Factory Drivers: Ryan Cavalieri, Frank Root, Josh Numan, and Cody King were all in attendance to show their support.
The one day race format consisted of three 5-minute qualifiers taking the drivers single fastest run. Each class would run a 7-minute A-Main to decide the champion.
In qualifying it was all Cavalieri. Ryan went on to TQ all three rounds of Truck Modified and 4wd Modified.
Ryan picked up right where he left off in qualifying and went on to win both the Truck Modified and 4wd Modified classes.
Winning Equipment Used by Ryan Cavalieri:
Truck Modified
Team Orion Vortex 6.5 Brushless Motor
Team Orion 270mm Sensor Wire
Team Orion 3600 Carbon Edition Race Spec Battery
Team Orion Advantage Charger
Charge Rate: 3.6Amps CCCV
Geared: 17/87
4wd Modified
Team Orion Vortex 5.5 Brushless Motor
Team Orion 4200SHO Hi-Volt Packs
Team Orion Copper Battery Bones
Team Orion Advantage Charger
Charge Rate: 6amps with 3/mv per cell peak detect
Geared: 17/81
