Posted: 6/9/09
Axial held it's first West Coast Championship Qualifier this past weekend at Lucia Falls in Washington. Winning this event gets you a paid invite to the Axial West Coast Championships in Donner California, one of the biggest, baddest R/C rock crawling events of the year!! The comp location of Lucia Falls was absolutely amazing. The scenery was awesome, the terrain was killer, the waterfalls were picturesque and the competition was tough. One of the best comp spots I've ever been too personally. Endless lines to choose from for a competition of this level was a key factor to the success of this event. BPRCA's very own mad scientist/course designer Brian Parker was on hand and laid out some of the funnest courses I've ever had the pleasure of running on. Brian threw in almost every situation possible to test man and machine in this epic back country location. Here's a handful of pics from last Sunday's comp.The backdrop
The mad scientist himself Brian Parker with his "magic stick" laying out the 2.2 courses
ORCRC's own Ryan Gerrish setting up the 1.9 and super courses
Group shot before the madness begins
Game on!!
Axial Team Driver Nathan Eells ended up in the first place spot with his SWX AX10 after 5 grueling courses
Various competitors from the novice and pro classes
There was a fine line between finishing a course and ending up in the drink
3rd place finisher Chad Hargrove on course number 4
Team Axial Driver Dustin Siegfried on course number 1
More random shots
After judging all day long Brian Parker ran all 4 courses back to back putting him in 2nd place going into the top 5 shootout
You had to negotiate 14 gates inside 6 minutes to complete course 4 if you were a pro driver
Parker "Doing Work"
3rd place Chad Hargrove
2nd place Dave Ripplinger
1st place Nathan Eells
After all was said and done Sunday afternoon everyone left with a smile on their face. It was one of the best comps I've attended. If you are ever up in the great Pacific Northwest, and are into R/C rock crawling, you must make a stop at Lucia Falls for some crawling. You will not be disappointed, I guarantee it!!
