The 2009 Reedy Truck Race of Champions was held this past weekend at Hot Road Hobbies in Saugus, California. Scorching temperatures hit the San Fernando Valley all week long even reaching triple digits at some points.

Kyosho's Jared Tebo made the trip out to defend his Factory Modified Truck title he won last year. This would also be the first year Tebo would run in the Factory Truggy class with his ST-RR.

Jared went on to TQ 3 out of the 4 rounds in the Factory Modified Truck class with his Kyosho RT5 guaranteeing him the top spot on the grid. Kyosho America Team Manager Joe Pillars qualified 7th overall with his RT5. Tebo went on to win A-Main #1 and A-Main #3 to take the Factory Modified Truck Championship! Pillars finished a very respectable 6th overall. 

Overall Finishing Results:
1. Jared Tebo (TQ)  Kyosho RT5/ Team Orion 
2. Ryan Cavalieri     Associated/ Team Orion 
3. Ryan Maifield       Associated/ Reedy
4. Steven Hartson   Associated/ Check Point
5. Frank Root           Associated/ Reedy
6. Joe Pillars           Kyosho RT5/ Team Orion 
7. Johnny Wachter Losi/ X-celorin
8. Nick Lasley         Losi/ Team Orion 
9. Chris Jarosz       Associated/ Reedy 
10. Brian Kinwald  X-Factory/ Trinity

Winning Equipment Used By Jared Tebo: 
Truck: #30065B Kyosho RT5 
Power:
ORI65007 Team Orion Vortex Competition ESC 
ORI28130 Team Orion Vortex 5.5 V2 Brushless Motor 
ORI41444 Team Orion 270mm Sensor Wire 
ORI14009 Team Orion 3800 Li-Po Battery 
ORI30127 Team Orion Race Spec Charger 
Chare Rate: 3.8 Amps @ CCCV 
Gearing: 17/82

In the Factory Truggy Class qualifying was very close. Jared would start 3rd on the grid for the 45-minute A-Main even with a TQ and 2nd for points in qualifying. At the start of the main Maifield, Cavalieri and Tebo broke away from the field. At the halfway point it was now Cavalieri with Tebo about 5 seconds back. Tebo was going 9-minutes on a tank and would end up having one less stop than Cavalieri. With about 5-minutes to go Cavalieri came out of the pits just in-front of Tebo. The two would then battle it out. Tebo made a clean pass for the lead and held on for the win! 

Overall Finishing Results: 
1. Jared Tebo             Kyosho ST-RR/ Team Orion 
2. Ryan Cavalieri       Associated/ Team Orion
3. Chad Bradley         Jammin/ OS
4. Frank Root              Associated/ Reedy
5. Chris VanAir           Losi/ N/A
6. Ryan Maifield(TQ) Associated/ Reedy
7. Chris Jarosz          Associated/ Reedy
8. Brian Kinwald        Losi/ Trinity

Winning Equipment Used By Jared Tebo:
Truck: #31353B Kyosho Inferno ST-RR
Power:
ORI80647 Team Orion .21 ABI Alpha Engine
ORI88217 Team Orion 2013 Exhaust Kit 
ORI88810 Team Orion Hot Turbo Glow Plug
ORI12236 Team Orion 1500 Li-Po Receiver Pack 
ORI30127 Team Orion Race Spec Charger 
Charge Rate: 1.5 Amps @ CCCV
Tires: AKA24102M City Blocks Medium Compound

Kyosho Team Drivers Photo from Left to Right:
Ryan Dunford 4th Super Stock Truck / 3rd Open Modified Truck
Brian McDuffie 3rd Super Stock Truck / 7th Open Modified Truck 
Jared Tebo 1st Factory Modified Truck / 1st Factor Nitro Truggy 
Joe Pillars 6th Factory Modified Truck
Jayson Pang 8th Super Stock Truck / 5th Open Modified Truck 
AJ Freeman 8th Open Modified Truck