JConcepts National Carpet & Turf Series - Northwest Carpet Nationals - 2wd Mod Buggy A1 - A3

This past weekend we flew out to Albany, Oregon to mix things up with 1:10 carpet racing. The 2021 JConcepts Northwest Carpet Nationals was hosted by the appropriately named Northwest Hobbies! 2wd Mod Buggy Seeding Results: Dakotah Phend (1), Broc Champlin (2), Spencer Rivkin (3) Qualifying (Best 2 of 3): Broc Champlin (1), Dakotah Phend (2), Ryan Reavis (3) Final Results: A1: Ryan Reavis made his move up to the 2nd place spot within the first lap. Rivkin and Phend were right there behind Reavis. Meanwhile, Champlin was trying to lengthen his lead. Phend and Champlin had been battling all weekend long and this race was no exception. Reavis made his way up to Phend as they were now battling over that center double for 2nd place. Over the triple Reavis and Phend both had a bobble. Phend took over 2nd, Rivkin moved up into the 3rd, and Reavis dropped to the 4. They were battling each other while simultaneously working together in order to close the gap on Champlin. Phend goes sub 12 four times in the last several laps, he was trying to reel in Champlin. His fastest lap was an impressive 11.88. A2: Once again it was Champlin and Phend out front. It was a clean race from the start. Champlin had a 1.3 second lead with 3:30 to go. Champlin had a small bobble over the skipper before the straightaway allowing Phend and Reavis to close the gap. Less than 2 minutes to go Phend was on Champlin’s wing. Time was ticking, he was looking for a way to pass, and with 1:30 to go Phend had a tragic break. The top 3 were now Champlin, Reavis, and Devoll. It was a battle for second between Reavis and Devoll. Devoll shorted the double in the final seconds allowing Reavis to take 2nd. A3: Champlin already secured the win, this would determine who would take those final two spots on the podium. It was running Phend, Reavis, and DeVoll as the top 3. Reavis and Devoll were battling it out, they were separated by less than 1 second. They came through the sweeper, trying to avoid another car on it’s lid. Reavis was trying to maintain his lead. Devoll got on his lid, the marshall saved him quickly and he was back to it. There was only 30 seconds left, everyone was surging trying to maintain or gain positions. It finished, Phend, Reavis, and Devoll.