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Team Orion Dominates Electric 1/8 Nationals

Tony Phalen September 20, 2011 Racing News 121 Views

Team Orion Dominated Electric 1/8 Nationals

It’s less than a month ago that Team Orion dominated the 1/10 Off-Road US Nationals in style with the new Team Orion Vortex R10 Pro speed controllers. Last week-end Jared Tebo took home the win in both classes of the 1/8 Off-Road US Nationals using Team Orion electronics!

• The top 3 of the Truggy class were running Team Orion electronics
• Three of the top 5 drivers in the Buggy class were running Team Orion electronics
• The Team Orion Vortex R8 Pro speed controller, the Vortex MR8 motors and Carbon Pro 4S batteries were unbeatable
• Team Orion won all US Off-Road Modified National titles in 2011!!!

[source: www.teamorion.com]

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Tony Phalen - As an avid RC enthusiast, Tony has been building, bashing and racing RC Cars for over 30 years. He has participated in every kind of surface racing events - 1/18 scale trucks, 1/10 scale TC, Rock Racers, Rally - if it had wheels, he's raced it! He's also worked on both sides of the industry fence; collaborating with many major manufacturers (as well as being a sponsored driver) to working for a high-profile industry magazine. During this time he has learned many tricks, tips and techniques and is sharing that knowledge on CompetitionX - the most informative RC website on the internet!