Tri-Cities RC Racing

🏁 Club Racing Returns This Saturday at Tri Cities RC Racing! 🏁

It’s time to hit the dirt! Grab your RC, bring your friends, and join us for another exciting night of off-road racing at Tri Cities RC Racing.

🕓 Track Opens: 4:00 PM
🏁 Racing Starts: 5:00 PM

Classes:
🔹 PRO2
🔹 PRO4
🔹 EBuggy
🔹 ETruggy

Whether you’re chasing a win or just looking to have a great time, everyone is welcome.

📍 Tri Cities RC Racing
4530 Fifth Street Road
Lavalette, WV 25701

Come spend your Saturday evening with great racing, great competition, and an even better RC community. We’ll see you at the track! 🚗💨

👑 KING OF THE HILLBILLIES TROPHY RACE RESULTS 👑

What an incredible day of racing at Tri Cities RC Racing! Despite keeping a close eye on the weather all week, Mother Nature gave us the opportunity to complete another awesome King of the Hillbillies Trophy Race.

A huge THANK YOU goes out to every driver that came out to support the event. Your patience, sportsmanship, and willingness to help keep the program moving made it possible for us to finish the race before the weather rolled in.

Congratulations to all of our A-Main and B-Main winners, podium finishers, Top Qualifiers, and everyone who battled hard throughout the day. The competition was outstanding, and it was great to see so many close races on our new layout.

We also want to thank everyone who:

🏁 Traveled to race with us
🏁 Helped marshal and keep the races moving
🏁 Worked behind the scenes to prepare the facility
🏁 Supported Tri Cities RC Racing throughout the weekend

Events like this are only possible because of this amazing RC community, and we truly appreciate every one of you.

📸 Check out the winner photos and race results below, and be sure to tag yourself and your friends!

We can't wait to see everyone back at Tri Cities RC Racing for our next event. Safe travels home, and thank you again for making the 2026 King of the Hillbillies Trophy Race another great success! 👑🏆

⚠️🏁 TUESDAY NIGHT THUNDER IS CANCELED 🏁⚠️

Unfortunately, due to the severe weather expected this evening and deteriorating track conditions, we have made the decision to cancel tonight’s Tuesday Night Thunder Series race.

We know everyone was looking forward to another great night of racing, and we’re disappointed too. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and continued support.

We’ll be back as soon as the weather cooperates! Stay tuned to the Tri Cities RC Racing page for updates on our next race and any schedule announcements.

Thank you, and stay safe this evening! ⛈️

⚡ Race Hard.
⚡ Earn Points.
⚡ Feel the Thunder.

⚡🏁 TUESDAY NIGHT THUNDER – WEATHER WATCH 🏁⚡

We are scheduled to race tomorrow, Tuesday, July 21, at Tri Cities RC, but unfortunately the weather is not looking very promising right now.

Racing will happen if the weather cooperates and track conditions allow.

⏰ Track Opens: 5:30 PM
🏁 Racing Starts: 6:30 PM

Classes:
• PRO2
• PRO4
• eBuggy
• eTruggy

We will continue watching the forecast and evaluating track conditions. Please keep an eye on the Tri Cities RC page tomorrow for the latest updates before making the trip.

Hopefully the weather gives us a break and we can get another round of Tuesday Night Thunder completed!

⚡ Race Hard.
⚡ Earn Points.
⚡ Feel the Thunder.

⚡🏁 TUESDAY NIGHT THUNDER SERIES PRESENTED BY RAMEY CUSTOMS 🏁⚡

Four rounds are complete, and the championship battles are getting tighter every week!

A huge thank you to everyone who continues to support Tuesday Night Thunder at Tri Cities RC. Every Tuesday has brought close racing, great competition, and a growing points battle in every class.

🏆 **Current Championship Leaders After 4 Rounds**

🔥 **PRO2**
Caleb Ramey continues to lead the way with **101 points**, but Tim Gray remains within striking distance at **92 points**. With three rounds remaining, there's still plenty of racing left!

🔥 **PRO4**
The biggest shake-up of the night! Tim Gray moves into the championship lead with **89 points**, holding just a **2-point advantage** over Shorty Haynes. This battle is far from over!

🔥 **eBuggy**
The closest championship of the series! Ron Clayton takes over the lead with **80 points**, followed by William Burden (**78**) and Mike Mabry (**77**). Just **3 points separate the top three** drivers!

🔥 **eTruggy**
Pete Freeman now sits atop the standings with **72 points**, only **2 points ahead** of William Burden. This championship could come down to the final round!

With only **three races remaining**, every qualifying run, every lap, and every finishing position becomes more important than ever. If you're chasing a championship, now is the time to make your move!

Congratulations to all of our current class leaders, and thank you to everyone who has raced with us this season. We can't wait to see everyone back under the lights this Tuesday!

⚡ Race Hard.
⚡ Earn Points.
⚡ Feel The Thunder.

🌤️🏁 RACE DAY WEATHER UPDATE – KING OF THE HILLBILLIES 🏁🌤️

Good morning, racers!

Here’s the latest forecast for today, and we’re still seeing positive trends as we get closer to race time.

🌡️ High: 87°
🌦️ 37% chance of scattered afternoon thunderstorms
💨 SW winds 5–10 mph

At this time, the King of the Hillbillies Trophy Race is ON and racing will begin at 10:00 AM as scheduled!

⏰ To help us complete the race before any potential afternoon weather moves in, we need everyone’s help.

✅ Please be registered by 9:45 AM.

We’ll also be speeding up the race program by allowing only 3 minutes between races, so:

🏎️ Please be on the driver stand and ready when your race is called.

🦺 As soon as your race is complete, please make your way directly to your assigned marshal position so we can keep the program moving.

Working together, we can maximize our chances of getting every round and every main completed before any weather becomes an issue.

Thank you all for your cooperation and support. We appreciate everyone working with us to make this another great King of the Hillbillies Trophy Race!

👑 See everyone at Tri Cities RC Racing this morning! Let’s crown some champions! 🏆🏁

🌤️🏁 KING OF THE HILLBILLIES WEATHER UPDATE 🏁🌤️

Good news! The forecast continues to trend in the right direction as we get closer to race day.

📉 The chance of rain continues to decrease!

🏁 King of the Hillbillies Trophy Race
📅 Saturday, July 18
🕙 Racing Starts at 10:00 AM

Latest Forecast
🌡️ High: 88°
🌦️ 39% chance of showers and scattered thunderstorms
💨 SW winds 5–10 mph

While there is still a chance of scattered afternoon storms, the latest forecast is continuing to improve, and we’re encouraged by the trend.

✅ The race is ON as scheduled!

We’ll continue monitoring conditions overnight and tomorrow morning, but as of now we’re looking forward to a great day of racing on the new layout.

👑 We appreciate everyone’s patience as we’ve worked through the changing forecasts over the past couple of days. Thank you for sticking with us!

If anything changes, we’ll post updates immediately here on the Tri Cities RC Racing page.

Charge those batteries, fuel up those nitro engines, and we’ll see everyone tomorrow morning as we crown the 2026 King of the Hillbillies! 🏆👑🏁

⚠️🌦 KING OF THE HILLBILLIES WEATHER UPDATE 🌦⚠️

We wanted to share the latest forecast for tomorrow’s King of the Hillbillies Trophy Race at Tri Cities RC Racing.

🏁 Race Day
📅 Saturday, July 18
🕙 Racing Starts at 10:00 AM

The current forecast is calling for:
🌡 High of 87°
🌦 43% chance of showers and scattered thunderstorms
💨 WSW winds 5–10 mph

At this time, the race is still ON as scheduled.

We’re continuing to monitor the weather closely throughout the evening and into tomorrow morning. While the forecast includes the possibility of scattered storms, they are not expected to be an all-day event, and we’ll make every effort to get the race completed if conditions allow.

⏰ Please check the Tri Cities RC Racing page before leaving for the track tomorrow morning. If there are any schedule adjustments, delays, or other important updates, they will be posted there first.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and support. Our goal is to provide a safe, fair, and enjoyable event for all racers while doing everything we can to crown this year’s King of the Hillbillies! 👑🏆

Travel safely, and we’ll see everyone at the track tomorrow! 🏁