MIP tools & products for Team Associated and Kyosho were hot across 5 podiums at Hot Rod Hobby Shootout! The three-man MIP Factory Team each started strong in qualifying & progressed to the A-Mains. After winning a qualifying heat and an 18.530 lap time comparable to the worlds top racers in Pro 4 Short Course, MIP/Matt Olson TQs and Wins 3rd in Expert 2wd SCT! MIP/Eustace Moore wins a qualifying heat in Sportsmans SCT, and after winning 2 heats and qualifying just 4 seconds under TQ, MIP/Brandon Upshaw Wins 3rd in 2wd Stock Short Course No Timing! The greater sponsored MIP Team Racers were on fire: AE/MIP Hartson TQs with 1st Place Victory in 2wd Modified Buggy and Wins 2nd in Modified Truck; MIP/Matt Gilbert Wins 2nd in Expert 2wd Stock SCT Class; MIP/Brian Halverson Wins 3rd in 2wd Stock Truck and 2nd in 2wd Stock Short Course!

MIP was among the world's best-of-the-best racers with over 300 entries at this weekend's 15th Annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout in Saugus, CA. This three day event in Triple A-Main Format was well attended despite the almost triple digit temperatures, and likely also enjoyed by many with air conditioning via worldwide simulcast on LiveRC. It was hot weather and tough going on the dry ran blue-groove track, but each of the three-man