KO PROPO Mini-Z Grand Prix
March 7, 2009 Cupertino, CA

The first ever edition of the KO Propo Mini-Z Grand Prix was organized by Binh Do of Inside Line Racing in Santa Clara, CA. The event was huge with close to 70 racers and over 100 entries split up into 6 different racing categories. Among the clases disputed, there was Expert Stock, Sportman Stock, Mini Sport, AWD Modified, 2WD Modified and Formula 1.

The competition was intense! Many of the established "fast" Mini-Z drivers came from as far as New York City to participate in the event. The Grand Prix also featured many fast larger scale racers, including the legendary Joel "Magic Man" Johnson and current ROAR 1/8th scale nitro on-road national champion Scott Kimbrow.

Reflex was in attendance with 4 of their US aces, and we did not dissapoint, bringing in the victory in 4 out of the 5 classes we participated in. Many have doubted the legitimacy of our racing scene, stating that we race "toy cars" and that no "big names" participate in our events. Well, ladies and gentlemen Mini-Z Racing has arrived! With Mini-Z only pilots winning every racing category, the proof is in the pudding! We are fast drivers guys! Congrats to all the participants, organizers and race winners.

Results

Instead of going into specifics of the race, this time I am just posting results and a ton more pictures!!! The pictures speak for themselves! The racing was intense, hyper competitive and extremely well organized.

Expert Stock:
1st: Jacob Feinstein
2nd: TJ Macabuhay
3rd: Lucas Tobing
5th: Scott Kimbrow TQ

Sportsman Stock:
1st: David Yu
2nd: Mike Ma
3rd: Art Bacalso TQ

2WD Open: EJ Evans TQ
1st: Jacob Feinstein
2nd: Leo Zhao
3rd: Philip Ng

AWD Open:
1st: Cristian Tabush TQ
2nd: Lex Tyler
3rd: Jonathan Hernandez

Formula 1:
1st: Joe Chen TQ
2nd: Laymen Reid
3rd: EMU

Mini Sport:
1st: Philip Ng TQ
2nd: Joe Chen
3rd: Mike Ma

OUR SET-UPS:

Jacob Feinstein March 7, 2009 KO PROPO GRAND PRIX Cupertino, CA 2WD MOD

Jacob Feinstein March 7, 2009 KO PROPO GRAND PRIX Cupertino, CA 2WD Stock

Cristian Tabush March 7, 2009 KO PROPO GRAND PRIX Cupertino, CA AWD MOD

Joe Chen March 7, 2009 KO PROPO GRAND PRIX Cupertino, CA F1 Stock