Race Report
GT2 & Tebo Win National Championship In Race Debut
Event: 2006 ROAR Gas Truck Nationals
Location: Boulder City Raceway – Boulder City, NV
Dates: September 24, 2006
Website:
www.outerlimitsraceway.com
Jared Tebo and his winning GT2
Famous in the R/C community for the Silver State Nitro Challenge, Boulder
City Raceway, located just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, was selected to
host the 2006 ROAR Gas Truck Nationals. In the previous 10 years Team
Associated vehicles have won every National Championship in the Gas Truck
division, headlined by the Factory Team RC10GT.
Using the information gathered over a decade of dominance, Team Associated
engineers developed a new, highly anticipated replacement for the GT: the
Factory Team GT2. The ROAR Gas Truck Nationals was chosen as the debut event
for the worthy successor of the most highly decorated R/C truck ever made.
Leading up to the race, top team drivers Jared Tebo, Ryan Maifield and Ryan
Cavalieri tested the GT2 in various conditions preparing for the National
Championship. With the assistance of the lead project engineer Kurt Wenger,
these three drivers were able to establish a starting setup for the team to
use at the Nationals. The team strove to achieve a setup that was not only
consistent throughout long main events, but also in shorter qualifying
sessions. This hard work paid off as Ryan Cavalieri was able to place his
GT2 in the #1 qualifying position.
As the main event started, Cavalieri checked out early. An early
tangle between teammates Tebo and Maifield shuffled them to the back of the
pack. As Cavalieri exited the pits from his second pit stop with a
comfortable lead, his truck flamed out and the TQ was forced to retire from
the event less than 20 minutes in.
While Cavalieri was in the pits, Associated/Reedy driver Ryan Maifield found
his way to the lead position. Ryan had recovered from his poor start and was
laying down the fastest laps of the event. Like Cavalieri before him,
Maifield checked out from the field establishing at times a 15-second lead.
Shortly after refueling for his 4th pit stop, an electrical failure took
Maifield out of contention for the win and forced his retirement as well.
With the poise and determination of a 4x National Champion, Jared Tebo
recovered from his last place start to find himself in the lead of the
45-minute main with less than 10 minutes to go. As he came in for his last
scheduled fueling, his pit crew shouted words of encouragement and split
times to second place. A late splash-n-go insured a full fuel tank, and with
less than 2 minutes remaining, Tebo cruised around the track buffered by ¾
of a lap lead on his way to his third straight Gas Truck National
Championship and the first for the RC10GT2.
Four GT2s placed in the top ten!
Congratulations to all the Team Associated drivers who made the A Main
showcasing the new GT2. Look for the team to continue testing and racing the
brand new GT2 at the Reedy Truck Race in late October.
You still can’t beat an Associated gas truck!
Overall Results
| Position | Name | Vehicle | Engine | Fuel |
| 1 | Jared Tebo | GT2 | O’Donnell | O’Donnell |
| 2 | Adam Drake | TL | Trinity | Trinity |
| 3 | Mike Truhe | TL | Trinity | Trinity |
| 4 | Marty Korn | GT2 | Orion | Werks |
| 5 | Travis Amezcua | TL | Sirio | Losi |
| 6 | Richard Saxton | GT2 | O.S. | O’Donnell |
| 7 | Phillip Atondo | TL | Orion | Losi |
| 8 | JR Mitch | GT2 | O.S. | Sidewinder |
| 9 | Clint Wachter | TL | ? | Trinity |
| 10 | Jesse Robbers | TL | Trinity | Trinity |
| 11 | Ryan Maifield | GT2 | O.S. | O’Donnell |
| 12 | Ryan Cavalieri (TQ) | GT2 | Orion | Sidewinder |
2006 ROAR Gas Truck National Champion - Tebo and his GT2
Gallery
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Kurt Wenger and Jared Tebo celebrate the GT2 National Championship. |
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Jared celebrates the victory with his pit crew, Jason Ashton (left) and Mike Kazz. |
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TQ, Cavalieri's GT2 before the "A" main. |
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Tebo's GT2 before the "A" main. |
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Maifield's GT2 before the "A" main. |
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Saxton’s GT2 before the "A" main. |
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Mitch's GT2 before the "A" main. |
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The Boulder City R/C track was rough and ready to challenge the best in the nation. |
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Korn and Cavalieri prepare for the main event. |
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Louis Cavalieri was cool, calm and collected before the start of the main event. |
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Wenger’s truck before the "B" main. |
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Pudge’s pristine GT2 before hitting the track. |
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Tebo's race-proven GT2. |
Information about the GT2.
Downloadable multimedia newsletter on the GT2.
Tebo's GT2 setup sheet
Cavalieri's GT2 setup sheet