A Show of Force: Team LC Racing Dominates the 2017 Mini Nationals

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Team LC Racing dominates the 3rd Annual Thumb RC Mini Nats hosted by ROVE

Team LC Racing dominated the 1/14 Buggy, 1/14 Short Course and 1/14 Truggy classes at the 3rd Annual Thumb RC Mini Nats. Official Team LC Racing driver Jeff Hutchinson took the win in the 1/14 Buggy and 1/14 Truggy classes. Steve Baginski (Sven) won the 1/14 Short Course class.

13 year old phenom Ben Klein was the overall TQ in the 1/14 Truggy class. He did manage to lead half of the main with constant pressure from Tyler Heaver, Jeff Hutchinson and Patrick DeGuise. Around the halfway point, Jeff was able to get around Ben and check out for the win. He would end up winning by a lap. Team LC Racing USA driver Patrick DeGuise slowly worked his way through the pack after a rough start and ended up 2nd. Ben Klein shrugged off a couple rough laps and crashes to snag the final spot on the podium. Tyler Heaver ran up front for most of the race before his car quit on lap 24. Team LC Racing USA driver Ryan Burch took 5th place after qualifying 6th on the day.

In the 1/14 Buggy class Team LC Racing USA driver Jeff Hutchinson had a good battle with John Taz Motors. After the eight minute A main was over, Jeff finished with a two lap lead on the field. Taz came home in second with his Losi Mini Eight. Sven took third and finished on the same lap as Taz. Ben Klein running a Caster Racing S16B took fourth and Steven Motors fifth.

In the 1/14 Short Course class, it was an all LC racing affair again. The class was all LC Racing Short Course trucks. Krash Crandall was the overall TQ in the class, but Sven was able to get out front early and never look back. He ended up winning by a lap. Andre Bergevin kept it close but was unable to keep pace. Krash Crandall rounded out the podium in third. John Robertson took the bump up from the B main and finished 4th. Steve Anderson was 5th.

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