This past weekend Ty Tessmann won both the Expert Buggy and Expert Truggy classes at the Proline Gas Champs at Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont CA! The format of the race was unique, and the layout of the track was certainly a challenge. 'Levi Jackson outdid himself once again, building one of the most gnarly tracks!' said Tessmann, thanking the organizers for a great event.
QUALIFYING During qualifying for Expert Truggy, Tessmann won all three of his heats earning him the TQ. In Expert Buggy, Tessmann won two and finished second in the third heat. It came down to a tie breaker with Ryan Cavelieri, who had the same results in his group. Tessmann earned the TQ over Cavelieri by having the fastest overall qualifying time. With the unique race format, the A Mains were set up as two 35 lap events. Points were awarded for each main and the driver with the most combined points would be the overall winner. TRUGGY MAINS In the first Truggy main Ty Tessmann and Adam Drake would battle throughout. Drake, who qualified second, got off to a quick start by launching off the line. Drake took to the inside on the first corner, leaving Tessmann to follow. The two drivers battled back and forth on the very difficult track. At one stage, they both came in for fuel on the same lap, with Tessmann only a few feet ahead. They left pit lane in the same position and the battle continued until somewhere around lap 30, when a slight bobble from Drake would allow Tessmann to take the lead. Tessmann took full advantage, stretched out his lead and took the first main. In the second Truggy main, Tessmann and Drake would again battle though out the race. Tessmann drove well from start to finish and was able to win the second main, and take the overall Truggy win. BUGGY MAINS In the first Buggy main, Tessmann took full advantage of his TQ by taking to the lead right away and never relinquishing it. Tessmann dominated the race, pulled away from the pack, and finished with an impressive 17 second lead to win. The second Expert Buggy main would be more difficult. Tessmann was challenged in this race by IFMAR 2WD Buggy World Champion Ryan Cavelieri, Josh Wheeler, World Champion Cody King and Taylor Petersen. All three kept close to Tessmann through out the race, but were unable to take the lead. Tessmann would go on to win the second main, giving him the overall win in Expert Buggy, and sweeping both classes.
