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Major offroad event is this weekend
Radio control car racers from across the country will travel to Chester this weekend for the First Annual Midwest Outlaw R/C Winter Nationals hosted by Tea’s Hobby Shop and R/C Raceway Park.
The prize? Bragging rights.
“We don’t race for money,” said Charlie Ashton, co-owner of Tea’s Hobby Shop and R/C Raceway Park. “It is all for bragging rights, trophies and plaques.”
And there ought to be plenty to brag about.
“(The nationals are) the biggest thing up in this area as far as R/C racing,” said Ashton. “It’s a big get-together of some of the top drivers in the Midwest.”
As of Monday, they had 70 drivers registered and 150 entries for the three-day event that will start Friday. Racers will be traveling from as close as Rochester, to as far away as Nashville, Tenn. to compete in the dirt-oval racing event.
Ashton is very happy with that number considering the track just opened in September and hosted its first event in November.
“We are excited to have this many people coming,” he said. “For us, it’s our first big race, since we have only been here for a few months. First of many, hopefully. We are aiming to grow to over 200 entries in the future.”
But for now, he is just excited to host the event and get in a little racing of his own.
“It’s all about the friendships and camaraderie of racing,” Ashton said.
He is also looking forward to seeing some of the talent that the racers will bring.
“That’s probably the funnest part. Seeing the level of racing that they can do, just seeing that all in one place is really fun.”
Originally posted by Sarah Doty.
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