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ROUND #5 COVERAGE
Monsters lined up ready to do battle on this awesome Vegas-X style crossover trackHere we get a good look at the trucks parked on the crossover section of the track. Without a doubt one of the most exciting parts of the track.In a year where we have seen a parade of awesome new trucks and drivers, we add another to the list today. Dale Cote makes his R/C Monster Truck Challenge debut driving his wild looking truck called Head Crusher!!Monster truck racing gets underway!! Rickey Thebeau driving Ghost Ryder gets the early jump as he lands and gets ready to make the tight left and head under the crossover jump. Chad Cataldo, who started the year in Bulldozer works the outside line behind the wheel of Total ChaosTotal Chaos works the first outside turn and flys over the cross over. Chad gets the truck on the ground ready to make the left turn to the inside lane for the second and final lap through the trackGhost Ryder tries to keep the lead as he's around the outside lane while Total Chaos works the inside now.Ghost Ryder takes his turn over the crossover while Total Chaos races back to the outside turnwild side by side racing action here with El Diablo and ExcaliberNitemare and Total Chaos on the line. Tony Scorzafava was not on hand for today's racing due to being on safari in Africa. Tony's cousin Scott Veighey stepped up to be the sub driver for the Nitemare and Radical Hunter trucks to keep Tony's points chase going.Derrick Algieri negotiates Bear Foot through one of the trickiest parts of the track. Off the starting line and over the first truck, then keeping the truck slow enough to make the tight turn and head through the middle of the cross over.Radical Hunter on the crossover heads right for the sharp inside corner as Bear Foot approaches the outside lane on the front stretch.over and under!! the crossover section gets tight here as Bear Foot jumps OVER Radical Hunter!!Radical Hunter moves to the outside lane on the back end of the track while Bear Foot crosses the finish line with a winAMSOIL Shock Therapy which suffered body damage earlier in the day takes on Bear FootBear Foot heads through the middle of the crossoverMaximum Destruction cranks down on the sharp left turn off the starting lineExcaliber vs. Air Force AfterburnerMax-D edges out Bear Fott for one of the closest finishes of the dayHeadcrusher vs. American GuardianAir Froce Afterburner vs. Total ChaosRyan Mahar works Wicked Twisted through the crossover under sectionGrave Digger over the crossover heading back to earthEl Diablo through the middle of the crossover while Maximum Destruction works the outside laneAmerican Guardian over the crossoverAmerican Guardian gets a big win over Bear Foot!! Guardian was strong enough today to grab a top 5 finish in weekend pointsEl Diablo vs. HeadcrusherTotal Chaos and Wicked Twisted door to door!!Scott Veighey finishes up an impressive RCMTC debut, bringing the Nitemare truck home with a season high 3rd place finish!!
After another big points shake up from Round #4 and the points season getting closer to the end, Round #5 would be pivital in the chase for the RC Monster Truck Challenge Points Series Championship. Today's action here at RC Madness in Enfield CT featured one of the best tracks we have run in the history of the RCMTC Crawford Performance Series. This track was inspired by a real track that the MLMT series ran in Las Vegas around 2007 and was called the Vegas-X crossover track. This track was similar to the Charlotte Crossover we've seen at the world finals before, on a smaller scale, with the crossover section in an X configuration. The trucks would complete two laps on the track, one lap going under the crossover and one jumping over it. The track was a huge hit with the drivers and provided some of the most fun and exciting racing we've seen so far this year.

A big headline today was El Diablo with driver Derrick Algieri getting rolling in round #4 to take second place in points, he would prove to be a strong contender today as he tries to chase down Maximum Destruction. Another big headline was with the Scorzafava Racing Technology team. Driver Tony Scorzafava was away on safari in Africa during this weekend, so he had his cousin Scott Veighey come in and sub drive the Nitemare and Radical Hunter machines. Scott is an experienced R/C racer in other vehicle classes, however this was his first venture into R/C Monster Truck Challenge racing and he proved to be a top contender on this track. Nitemare was among the trucks to beat for most of the day. We also got to see the debut of a brand new truck called Head Crusher driven by Dale Cote, and Dale did well for the first time out with a brand new truck on a complicated track for a first timer. While third place Grave Digger struggled, Dan Defalco was able to surge with his American Guardian truck. The defiance txt-1 chevy won a racing round on it's way to a top 5 finish, narrowing edged out by Chad Cataldo who drove Bulldozer earlier in the year, this time driving Total Chaos. Scott Veighey was able to get Nitemare its first podium finish, bringing the awesome red ford home in third place.

The battle however was for the top spot, as Derrick Algieri driving El Diablo and Kyle DeFalco driving the points leading Maximum Destruction battled it out in classic fashion all day. When all was said and done, it was Maximum Destruction grabbing the first place spot by only 6 points!!! among the closest points event finishes we've ever had!! Clearly the race for the championship will come down Round #6 next month as we crown a series champion. Stay Tuned!!
Thanks for being with us for coverage of RCMTC Round #5 2013. We look forward to crowning a champion next month at Round #6. No doubt it will be big!!!!
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