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Taylor James crowned KING of the "Battle in the Bayou"

The First Annual Futaba Nitro Challenge took place on October 26th - 29th in Bossier City, Louisiana. Team Futaba driver, Taylor James blew away the competition as he won the 1/8th Pro Buggy and 1/8th Pro Truggy classes. Taylor used the new Futaba 2.4 System in his 3PK, the first time that it has been used in a Pro Race since its release last month.

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Rainy conditions made for a muddy track the first two days. The staff of Hobbies Extreme did a great job making sure that it was ready to go for Friday night's open practice.

Pro Buggy (A Main)

Taylor James, Quincy Hughes, and Raymond Norte

Finished	Name	Laps
1	Taylor James	79
2	Quincy Hughes	78
3	Raymond Norte	76
4	Frosty St. Clair	76
5	Kyle Skidmore	75
6	Steve Hale	75
7	Andrew Smolnik	75
8	Ryan Lopez	75
9	Gene Hickerson	74
10	Jason Branham	74
11	Patrick Castleberry	67
12	Mike McCrary	38

Pro Truggy (A Main)

Taylor James, Andrew Smolnik, and Gene Hickerson

Finished	Name	Laps
1	Taylor James	77
2	Andrew Smolnik	75
3	Gene Hickerson	74
4	Jeff Keeton	72
5	Bobby Moore	71
6	Mike McCrary	71
7	Craig Romero	67
8	Cody Fruge	65
9	Daryl Lane	55
10	Derek Guidny	44
11	Reggie Tongue	12
12	Mike Battaile	8

Expert Buggy (A Main)

Tye Love, Martin Harrison, and Brendon Nolan

Finished	Name	Laps
1	Tye Love	71
2	Martin Harrison	71
3	Brendon Nolan	69
4	Hunter Kinsey	69
5	Larry Pryor	67
6	Rich Star	67
7	Bill Sheperd	67
8	Kirk Crisalli	55
9	Chris Mitcham	53
10	Ty Dorsey	49
11	Drew Sturgeon	32
12	Kyle Sokol	25

Expert Truggy (A Main)

Mike Stevens, Ruben Ragez, and Matt Brown

Finished	Name	Laps
1	Mike Stevens	66
2	Ruben Ragez	65
3	Matt Brown	65
4	Tracy Abshire	64
5	Al Prieto Jr.	63
6	Mitch Saxton	63
7	Mark Massingill	61
8	Drew Sturgeon	55
9	Kevin Stephenson	55
10	Kyle Sokol	51
11	Jason Holt	48
12	Chuck Metz	1

Intermediate Buggy (A Main)

James Lonadier, Zach Karhe, and Bubba Austin

Finished	Name	Laps
1	James Lonadier	67
2	Zach Karhe	66
3	Bubba Austin	66
4	Micheal Izaguirre	65
5	Rob Mitchell	62
6	Ed Matlage	60
7	Clint Fernandez	58
8	Mike Stevens	47
9	Neal Sartor	45
10	Tony Gentry	27
11	Matt Henderson	19
12	Gary Guettler	4

Intermediate Truggy (A Main)

James Lonadier, Zachary Harper, and Zach Kahre

Finished	Name	Laps
1	James Lonadier	67
2	Zachary Harper	66
3	Zach Kahre	66
4	Matt Henderson	65
5	Michael Izaguirre	62
6	Kenny Moore	56
7	Gary Guettler	54
8	Joshua Seale	54
9	Alan Jenkins	50
10	Michael Vasquez	24
11	Clint Fernandez	13
12	Bubba Austin	13

The trophies were unique and the winners received the O.S. 21 V-Spec along with their winnings.