ProTek RC

Another terrific weekend for the ProTek RC Race Team, collecting wins throughout the country. Here is a short recap of the W's.

Travis Horn RC at JBRL "Jimmy Babcock Racing League", Thunderalley RC Raceway in Beaumont, CA: 1st Expert Nitro Buggy.

Nick Wautlet at JBRL "Jimmy Babcock Racing League", Thunderalley RC Raceway in Beaumont, CA: 1st Intermediate Nitro Buggy.

Dalton Conradt at JConcepts Indoor Nationals Series, HobbyTown in Omaha, NE: 1st 13.5 Short Course.

Adam Drake at Hot August Showdown at Cabinet Mountain RC Raceway in Libby, MT: 1st in eBuggy and Nitro Buggy.

Ronda Skelton Drake at Hot August Showdown at Cabinet Mountain RC Raceway in Libby, MT: 1st in Nitro Truggy.

Tyler Hooks at Lone Star Dirt Oval Series at N-Control Raceway in Dale, TX: 1st in Mod Sprint and Late Model.

Ashton Webb at G3RC Raceway August Race in Bessemer City, NC: 1st in Nitro Buggy and Pro eBuggy.

Also of note, congratulations to team driver Ivan Moreno for his amazing showing at the JConcepts Indoor Nationals Series, finishing second in Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy and fourth in Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy. If Ivan decides to race stock 1/10 off-road in 2027, he could be a problem for the field!

Additionally, Davey Batta RC was third in 2wd Mod Buggy at JConcepts Indoor Nationals Series.

The ProTek RC ROAD TO THE WORLDS series continues, featuring profiles on the 29 ProTek RC team drivers competing in the IFMAR 1/8 Off-Road Worlds this fall in Texas. Today's spotlight driver is Cole Kasten.

COLE KASTEN
Age: 25
Hometown: Peachtree City, GA
Number of Years Racing RC: 13
Home Track: Loganville RC Complex
Favorite ProTek RC Products: ProTek RC 4-Shoe Clutch, ProTek RC batteries, ProTek RC accessories.
Top RC Accomplishments: Multiple time ROAR National nitro buggy semi finalist. Pro class victories at Peach State Classic and Fall Brawl.

Strong showing for the ProTek RC race team at The Wicked Weekend in Gainesville, GA.

Ryan Maifield led the way with his victory in Pro Nitro Truggy running the full ProTek RC race program, including the Samurai RM.1 engine, PTK clutch, and PTK 2090 pipe as well as ProTek RC servos, receiver/transmitter batteries, electronic switch, and other accessories.

Team Associated's Brandon Rose finished second in Pro Nitro Buggy running the Samurai RM.1 engine in his AE buggy and truggy program.

Team Associated and ProTek RC driver Spencer Rivkin finished second in Pro eBuggy using ProTek RC midsize shorty packs.

And last but not least, young Carter Bright, running an assortment of ProTek RC products from his father Marlowe Bright's PTK NEXT Team program, including PTK servos, clutch, air filters, receiver pack, glow plug, and wheel nuts, was victorious in Sportsman Nitro Truggy.

The ProTek RC ROAD TO THE WORLDS series continues, featuring profiles on the 29 ProTek RC team drivers competing in the IFMAR 1/8 Off-Road Worlds this fall in Texas. Today's spotlight driver is Walker Spinrad.

WALKER SPINRAD
Age: 27
Hometown: Agua Dulce, CA
Number of Years Racing RC: 8
Home Track: Hot Rod Hobbies
Favorite ProTek RC Products: Samurai RM.1 engine, ProTek RC 4-Shoe Clutch, ProTek RC SureStart Starter Box.
Top RC Accomplishments: A-Main pro nitro buggy qualifier at both The Dirt Nitro Challenge and Silver State rc race in 2023.

The ProTek RC ROAD TO THE WORLDS series continues, featuring profiles on the 30 ProTek RC team drivers competing in the IFMAR 1/8 Off-Road Worlds this fall in Texas. Today's spotlight driver is Dylan Peterson.

DYLAN PETERSON
Age: 17
Hometown: Upland, CA
Number of Years Racing RC: 6
Home Track: Thunderalley RC Raceway
Favorite ProTek RC Products: Samurai RM.1 engine, ProTek RC batteries and accessories.
Top RC Accomplishments: Multi-time Silver State rc race and The Dirt Nitro Challenge winner and podium finisher.

An absolutely incredible weekend for the ProTek RC Race Team. From Estonia to Australia to the United States, the ProTek RC team was everywhere and pulled in 14 gold medal performances over the weekend running an assortment of PTK batteries, servos, engines, and accessories.

Here is a recap of everyone who climbed to the top of the box.

João Figueiredo RC Driver: 1st place European eBuggy Championship at RC Rakvere in Estonia.

Chase Raymond: 1st place 2wd Mod Buggy and 4wd Mod Buggy at the Point Break Battle Royale at SDRC Raceway in San Diego, CA.

Ethan Mackanick: 1st place Expert Nitro Truggy at the ProTek RC Super Cup in Oakland Mills, PA (333 entries).

Ben Panic: 1st place Masters Nitro Buggy at the Asian Buggy Championship in Australia.

AJ Rodriquez RC Racing: 1st place Expert Nitro Buggy and Expert eBuggy at the Westside Challenge at NORA Skagit River Raceway in Mount Vernon, WA.

Frankie Contreras, Jr.: 1st place 17.5 2wd Buggy at the Point Break Battle Royale at SDRC Raceway in San Diego, CA.

Adam Drake: 1st place Expert Nitro Buggy at the Road to the Worlds Series at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, TX.

Davey Batta RC: 1st place Mod 2wd Buggy at the JConcepts Inc Golden State Dirt Invert at Auburn RC in Auburn, CA.

Nick Wautlet: 1st place Mod Short Course at the JConcepts Inc Golden State Dirt Invert at Auburn RC in Auburn, CA.

Lance Batdorf: 1st place Midget at the 4th Annual Fringer Memorial at Old Mill RC Raceway in Gardners, PA.

Tramel LaBeaud: 1st place Expert Nitro Truggy and eTruggy at the Top Notch Series at Revelation Raceway and Hobby Shop in Montclair, CA.

João Figueiredo RC Driver with the Euro title!

Congratulations to AMain Hobbies and ProTek RC team driver João Figueiredo RC Driver on his first European Championship, winning the Euro eBuggy Championship today. João’s Tekno RC platform is powered by ProTek servos and batteries.