The 2009 Factory Tracks Midwest Series (FTMS) just finished and Team Orion Factory Driver Al Horne has won both the 2wd and 4wd Modified Championships. This summer the FTMS visited 5 different tracks to test the skills of the drivers in the Midwest. Out of the 5 races ran, 4 would count for points in the overall championship.
In the 2wd Modified Class, Al TQ’ed 4 rounds of the series with his Team Orion powered Kyosho RB5-SP. He then went onto win 3 of the rounds and finishing 2nd at the other. This easily gave Al the overall win and his first Championship for the series.
2wd Modified Overall Top 3
1. Al Horne – Team Orion – 603 Points
2. Dakotah Phend – 592 Points
3. JP Richards – 575 Points
Winning Equipment Used By Al Horne:
ORI65007 Team Orion Vortex Competition ESC
ORI28132 Team Orion Vortex 7.5 Version 2 Brushless Motor
ORI41444 Team Orion 270mm Sensor Wire
ORI14009 Team Orion 3800 Li-Po Battery
ORI30127 Team Orion Race Spec Charger
Charge Rate: 3.8 Amps @ CCCV
In the 4wd Modified Class, Al TQ’ed 2 rounds of the series with his Team Orion powered Kyohso Lazer ZX5-FS. Al would win 3 rounds and finish 2nd at the other to give him his second championship for the series.
4wd Modified Overall Top 3
1. Al Horne – Team Orion – 599 Points
2. Dakotah Phend – 596 Points
3. JP Richards – 578 Points
Winning Equipment Used By Al Horne:
ORI65007 Team Orion Vortex Competition ESC
ORI28130 Team Orion Vortex 5.5 Version 2 Brushless Motor
ORI41444 Team Orion 270mm Sensor Wire
ORI11571 Team Orion 4600 SHO Hi-Voltage Packs
ORI30127 Team Orion Race Spec Charger
Charge Rate: 5 Amps @ 3mc/cell Peak Detect
Source : Team Orion
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