9/22/09 - Hot Rod Hobbies: Just days before the start of the annual Reedy Truck Race at Hot Rod Hobbies in Santa Clarita CA., the racers got onto a brand new layout. With this news, there was a huge amount of entries, 130 to be exact! Jeremy Kortz Hyper 9 and Chad Bradley Jammin X-2 battled hard the whole night in the Expert Buggy class. Chad Bradley TQ'ed both rounds of qualifying with his Jammin X2 Buggy, Jeremy Kortz qualified 2nd with his Hyper 9 a few seconds back and Travis Erkinoff in 3rd with his 8 2.0. With the large turnout the main event was shortened to 6 minutes due to the fact that the nitro cars have to be done by 10pm. Jeremy and Chad swapped leads a few times during the main, Chad ended up with the win, Jeremy in 2nd and Travis Erkinoff in 3rd.
Robin Nelson takes East Coast Dirt Oval Championship!
9/19 - East Coast Dirt Oval Series (ECDOS) Championship Race at Thunder Alley RC Speedway Wilson, NC: The OFNA Dirt Oval team showed up ready to race the East Coast Dirt Oval Series was hosted by 2 tracks offering a four race series beginning in May, 2009. C & S Indoor Raceway in Cherryville, NC and Thunder Alley R/C Speedway in Wilson, NC were the track sponsors. September 19th was Race #4 of the series and The Championship Race at Thunder Alley in Wilson, NC. The rain all over the southeast kept the entries lower than usual, but not one drop of rain fell at Thunder Alley R/C Speedway.
Robin Nelson and Stan Harrington were tied in points leading into this race. In qualifying Nelson and Harrington ran the same amount of laps with only a one second difference in overall time. Harrington TQ’d and Nelson was second going into the A main. After the two minute warm up, the two cars topped off with fuel and prepared for battle. Harrington was the early leader until a bobble at the half way mark, giving Nelson the lead. Nelson kept the lead and went on to become the East Coast Dirt Oval Champion! Nelson would like to thank all of his sponsors for making this possible: OFNA Picco Engines, Hobao, Werks Racing Fuel, Airtronics, T Wraps, Buku Pipes and RC4Less tires.
OFNA Team pilot Jeffrey Lin wins the Series Championship in RCGT
After a hard fought race, Jeffrey Lin and his JL-10e sedan won the final and took the points championship and the RCGT series.
This was the first time Jeffrey has competed in this series and a first for OFNA's new JL-10e RCGT class competitor. I think this puts to bed all thoughts, that the JL-10e sedan @ $130.00 (street) is a competition racer by beating cars that cost two to three times as much. Paying more does not make you a winner, just "_______". Great Work Jeffrey! HI!
Chad Bradley win the Tuesday Night Nationals - 9/15
9/15/09 - Hot Rod Hobby: On Tuesday night at Hot Rod's in the expert 1/8 buggy class, Jeremy Kortz TQ's both rounds of qualifying setting a real fast time with his Hyper 9 buggy, Chad Bradley was 2 seconds behind in the 2nd position. The main event was exciting and intense between the top 3 qualifying drivers, Jeremy Kortz with his Hyper 9, Chad Bradley with his Jammin X2 and Travis Eurkinoff with his "8". Jeremy lead early in the main, however after the first couple minutes, Travis took the lead and lead a good majority of the main. It became a three way battle the last half of the main between Travis, Jeremy and Chad. In the remaining 3 minutes, a mistake by Travis allowed Chad to take the lead. Jeremy got tangled with Travis and allowed Chad to cruise to the finish while Travis and Jeremy battled for the 2nd position. A mistake by Jeremy on the last lap or two gave the 2nd spot to Travis.
A-Main - Pos
Driver
Buggy
1st
Chad Bradley
Jammin X2
2nd
Travis Erkinoff
8
3rd/TQ
Jeremy Kortz
Hyper 9
New ULTRA LX1e Roller surprises the Hobby World!
The New OFNA ULTRA LX-1e is an inexpensive alternative for the very popular brushless electric movement. The kit is 90% pre-assembled and includes mounted tires on dish wheels, painted body, wing, pinion gear for electric motor w/5mm shaft and sticker sheet. Street price under $250.00!
Kit Features: - CNC Alum. Motor Mount - Full Ball Bearings - Hard Coated Threaded Racing Shocks - Three Differentials - Hard Anodized Chassis - Battery Tray with Velco
Kortz wins at Roadrunners - 9/12
9/12 - Friday night racing at Camarrillo Raceway/Ventura Roadrunners. There was a total of 9 heats in which Hyper 9 Pilot Jeremy TQ'ed and broke his own track record by 5 seconds. Kortz lead the 10 minute main from the start and finished up lapping the field. The story of the night, was the battle for second with Hyper 9 driver Charlie Love and Kevin Winsten that went down to the last lap at the line.
A-Main - Pos
Driver
Buggy
1st/TQ
Jeremy Kortz
Hyper 9
2nd
Kevin Winsten
-
3rd
Charley Love
Hyper 9
Jeffrey & JL-10e takes TQ & Wins RCGT series race at OCRC - 9/12
The OFNA JL-10e team showed up for the second to last RCGT Series race at OCRC Raceway. The lead team member, Jeffrey Lin got TQ by winning two qualifiers and also setting track record for RCGT-17.5 class. Clearly Jeffrey with his JL-10e was at the top of the competition, and as expected won the A-main by one lap.
Now the RCGT series moves to the final race of the season. As the series points leader, Jeffrey looks forward to another track challenge. Good luck Jeffrey! As last week, Jeffrey, David & Steve will be on OFNA Live taping another Race Recap show. We plan on starting around 10:30am if I can get the guys together?
9/8 - Tuesday Night Nationals @ Hot Rod Hobbies: The turnout at Hot Rod's was a little light Tuesday night with 80 entries (well, light for Hot Rod's standards), in-part to "back to school" and an upcoming layout change for the Reedy Truck Race. In the Expert Buggy class, Chad Bradley took the top qualifying position in both rounds of qualifying on an extremely bumpy track with his Jammin X2 buggy. In the 10min main event, Chad took an early lead and lead every lap to the end with the Jammin X2 buggy.
A-Main - Pos
Driver
Buggy
1st/TQ
Chad Bradley
Jammin X2
2nd
Austin Bishop
8
3rd
Steve Burnside
8
Dirt's cleans up at Outback Speedway - 9/6
The OFNA Dirt Oval team showed up ready to race and made a Labor Day weekend trip up the Blue Ridge Mountains to Greeneville, Tennessee to Outback Speedway, a beautifully prepped red clay oval nestled in the mountains of Tennessee. Owners Paul, Ash and Josh Valentine have a great facility and a large weekly crowd of Oval racers. The race was a points and trophy race with a large crowd and some of the best oval racers from three states competing.
Their classes were 1/10 Bomber, 1/8 Buggy, 1/8 Novice Late Model, 1/8 Limited Late Model and 1/8 Super Late Model. I saw a lot of OFNA Dirt Oval cars there! This race was my first time out on the track with the new Picco .28 Turbo engine. It provided awesome power and led me to TQ and win the 1/8 Super Late Model class.
Hyper 9 wins both Nitro and Electric Mains! - 9/5-6th
After 2 days of competition with over 110 entries, Hyper 9 Pro pilot Jeremy Kortz won the NitroHouse.com Labor Day Challenge at Revelation Raceway with Chad Bradley (TQ) finishing second driving his Jammin CR X2. Bradley and Kortz both had good starts and battled for the lead during their first two tanks of fuel. Just before the start of the main event, Kortz had changed to OFNA's yellow foam inserts which proved to be the winning choice as he slowly started to extend his lead and win the race after 40 minutes under a 90 degree sun. Also in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class Tim Bump took TQ and won the A-main. Jeremy didn't have time to get his electric prepared, since he wanted to put on a good show using his Nitro Buggy. Sorry Kortz.. you could have been a two timer!
Nitro Buggy
Driver
Buggy
1st
Jeremy Kortz
Hyper 9 Pro
2nd/TQ
Chad Bradley
Jammin X2
Electric Buggy
1st/TQ
Tim Bump
Hyper 9e
Jeffrey's JL-10e takes another RCGT series race - 9/6
The OFNA JL-10e team showed up at this month's RCGT Series race. The lead team member Jeffrey Lin did not TQ, but won the A-main by one lap over a competitive field.
Now the series moves to OCRC Raceway for the last event and series championship.
9/01 - Hot Rod Tuesday Night Nationals: A light turn out at Hot Rods Tuesday night, 85 entries. Chad Bradley took the TQ in both rounds of qualifying and led every lap in the main with his Jammin X2 buggy. The track very rough, Chad changed his normal setup for the bumpy conditions (lighter springs front & rear and went to a little longer wheel base), he said this helped his X2 buggy in those conditions. Chad also wrapped up the Tuesday night July-August series with a perfect score!
A-Main - Pos
Driver
Buggy
1st/TQ
Chad Bradley
Jammin X2
2nd
Travis Erkinoff
8
3rd
Meat Ball
8
OFNA team Hyper wins at Surf City Chassis - 8/29
Aug 29 - 30th - The Hyper 9e team was at OCRC for the Surf City Classic. Hyper 9e pilots Jeremy Kortz and Tim Bump qualified 2 & 3 and finished out the A-Main also second and third. Kortz barely missed the first spot, after leading the first half of the race. Subsequently, after taking the second spot in the 1/8 main, Kortz jumped into the drivers seat of the New Hyper 10SC and TQ'd and also won the A-Main of the Open Corr final.
1/8th Electric Buggy
A-Main - Pos
Driver
Buggy
1st/TQ
Ryan Cavalieri
RC8
2nd
Jeremy Kortz
Hyper 9e
3rd
Tim Bump
Hyper 9e
Open Corr
1st/TQ
Jeremy kortz
Hyper 10SC
2nd
Matthew Meredith
-
3rd
Jason Coral
-
Jeffrey's JL-10 takes OCRC again- 8/27
The OFNA JL-10e team showed up at OCRC last
night for the Thursday Carpet Race. The lead team member
Jeffrey Lin took the TQ and 1st followed by David Stacks in 2nd.
Finishing out the field was Robert black 3rd.
8/27 - OCRC
Raceway
Driver
Sedan
1st/TQ
Jeffrey
Lin
OFNA JL-10e
2nd
David Stacks
OFNA
JL-10e
4th
Robert Black
OFNA
JL-10e
Jammin X2 ELECTRIC Wins Futaba Nitro Challenge
8/16 - Jammin X2 ELECTRIC: The Futaba Nitro Challenge took place this past weekend at the St. Louis Dirtburners in Kirkwood, Missouri. Boasting somewhere around 240 entries, Team Jammin’ had a strong showing with Traver Muller, Steve Hale Matt Farris, Aaron Pucci, jeremy Cathlina, Taylor james, and Matt Gosch all in attendance. The race took place on Saturday and Sunday. Matt Farris TQ’d both Expert classes and went on to win the Expert Buggy class with his Jammin X-2 Buggy. He had some technical difficulties in Expert Truggy, but still managed to finish 5 Matt Gosch and Jeremy Cathlina ran in the exhibition Electric Buggy class using the just released Jammin X-2e Buggy Matt qualified 6 with his Jammin/Tekno R/C #41114 Conversion kit and Jeremy qualified 3. After the 10 minute long main, Matt finished 1 while Jeremy finished.
Chad wins last Saturday at Tuesday Nationals - 8/25/09
8/25/09 - Hot Rod Tuesday Night Nationals: With 100+ entires Tuesday night at Hot Rod Hobbies in Santa Clarita, Chad Bradley took the TQ and Win with his Jammin X2 Buggy. Chad TQed both rounds of qualifying and lead nearly every lap in the main event! Result Expert 1/8 Buggy TQ&1st Chad Bradley Jammin X2
Hyper 9e Electric wins at OCRC
8/25/09 - The Hyper 9E team was at the Tuesday Night OCRC Raceway taking the top 3 positions. With the track layout Kortz can't wait for the 29-30th August Surf City 1/8 Electric Buggy event.
A-Main - Pos
Driver
Buggy
1st/TQ
Jeremy Kortz
Hyper 9e
2nd
Tim Bump
Hyper 9e
3rd
-
Hyper 9e
Hyper 9 Takes TQ & A-main in Santa Barbara - 8/22
8/22/09 - Santa Barbara Raceway: With 20 entry's, Hyper 9 buggy driven by Team pilot Jeremy Kortz won the Main and took TQ. As usual, Kortz did not email in the write-up, so I do not know what happened, sorry!
A-Main - Pos
Driver
Buggy
1st/TQ
Jeremy Kortz
Hyper 9
2nd
Ray Norte
-
3rd
Paul Coleman
-
Jeffrey's JL-10 takes OCRC again- 8/23
The OFNA JL-10e team showed up at OCRC last night for the Saturday Carpet Race. The lead team member Jeffrey Lin took the TQ and 1st followed by Robert Black, OCRC track owner, in 2nd. Finishing out the field was David Starks 4th and Steve Nyugen all driving JL-10e's.
8/23 - OCRC Raceway
Driver
Sedan
1st/TQ
Jeffrey Lin
OFNA JL-10e
2nd
Robert Black
OFNA JL-10e
4th
David Starks
OFNA JL-10e
Jammin X-2's won 2009 China National Championship
On Aug. 16th the 2009 National Championship was held in China, Baotou. There were about 50 drivers from all over the country. HN Team driver Hu, WeiPing won both X-2 Truggy and X-2 Buggy classes. Lin, Lehua TQ'd and won 3rd place in truggy class. Congratulations to both team drivers!
9/19 - East Coast Dirt Oval Series (ECDOS) Championship Race at Thunder Alley RC Speedway
The New OFNA 
8/16 - Jammin X2 ELECTRIC: The Futaba Nitro Challenge took place this past weekend at the St. Louis Dirtburners in Kirkwood, Missouri. Boasting somewhere around 240 entries, Team Jammin’ had a strong showing with Traver Muller, Steve Hale Matt Farris, Aaron Pucci, jeremy Cathlina, Taylor james, and Matt Gosch all in attendance. The race took place on Saturday and Sunday. Matt Farris TQ’d both Expert classes and went on to win the Expert Buggy class with his Jammin X-2 Buggy. He had some technical difficulties in Expert Truggy, but still managed to finish 5 Matt Gosch and Jeremy Cathlina ran in the exhibition Electric Buggy class using the just released Jammin X-2e Buggy Matt qualified 6 with his Jammin/Tekno R/C #41114 Conversion kit and Jeremy qualified 3. After the 10 minute long main, Matt finished 1 while Jeremy finished.
On Aug. 16th the 2009 National Championship was held in China, Baotou. There were about 50 drivers from all over the country. HN Team driver Hu, WeiPing won both X-2 Truggy and X-2 Buggy classes. Lin, Lehua TQ'd and won 3rd place in truggy class. 
