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This weekend saw 15 year old Team Durango and Tresrey driver Kazuki Sasatsu finish 4^th overall at the 1/10 Electric off-road 4WD Japanese Nationals held at the Yatabe R/C International Raceway.

In Kazuki’s first JMRCA Japanese National “Electric” off-road race (he has only raced 1/8 off-road previously), he finished just one point behind the third placed driver Kota Akimoto (who won the 2WD class).


Kazuki and Tresrey were supported at the event by Gerd Strenge, designer of Team Durango’s DEX410.


The results of the 4WD class are as follows:


Winner: Naoto MatsukuraYokomo (2WD/4WD National Champ 2008)
2^nd: Shinya KimuraYokomo (2WD/4WD National Champ)
3^rd: Kota AkimotoKyosho (2WD National Champ)
4^th: Kazuki SasatsuTeam Durango
5^th: Hayato MatsuzakiYokomo (2WD World Champ, 4WD World finalist)
6^th: Satoshi MaezumiTamiya (2WD National Champ)
7^th: Shinnosuke AdachiKyosho (4WD National Champ)
8^th: Yusuke SugiuraKyosho
9^th: Kai Kikuchi Hot Bodies
10^th: Akira Suzuki Yokomo

Source: Team Durango