I would also like to thank Oscar Lopez for all the help in the pits! Thanks to the TLR and AKA crew with all the help on setup and in the pits!
The track was very challenging to say the least. The shot above was in the early morning while many of the racers were doing a track walk.
The RCGP was truly a world class race with some of the best talent and brands from all over Planet Earth. It was truly a sight to behold seeing all different brands and RC media present.
Here is a shot of the pit next to the track, more brands, more racers, high tensions. 
More team pits back over by the restrooms. Most of the top drivers from all over the world were in attendance.
More team pits out in the field to the left behind the track. That blue easy up way back in the distance is where I was pitting with Oscar. The winner of the RC2 class Camden Lime is the white easy up pit next to the TLR pits.
More Pits in the field behind the track. So many manufacturers and their drivers were making their presence known.
A shot of the interview area where the paid pros got to interact with the RC media
A shot of the fully stacked pit stand. You can feel the tension in the photo, the pressure was real for the pro guys.
A shot of me living my best RC life! I may look ridiculous, but I love having my race videos to review in order to make adjustments and see how my car behaves with certain setups.
The RCGP is a Nitro buggy only race. It was really refreshing to only have one vehicle to worry about and maintain. At the same time, you end up being hyper focused on setup and other changes.
I was working really hard to find traction with the control tires that were given to us. That was probably the worst part of this race, the control tire... I had a heck of a time trying to find traction where ever I could
This is the first Race where I tried out the new Picco Blast .21 engine. I literally broke in the engine the day before the race and it was race ready by qualifying. Going from the LRP to this engine, I noticed that the Picco felt much more powerful.
More vanity shots of my buggy!
This was a really interesting part of the race.. At the RCGP they use this rack/gate apparatus that is very reminiscent of motorcross style gates. I was really fun to pick you spot based on your qualifying and try to navigate the carnage the often follows a starting gate like this.
The coolest of this race is that there are limited entries and you get to be up close and personal with a lot of Pro Drivers. I went through the pit lane and snapped a few shots right before one of the Mains.
My first time seeing an Sworx
My qualifier with the start gate! Check out the carnage!
My Main
I really enjoyed this race and I hope to participate again in 2020 if I can secure my spot. Despite the control tires and the interesting starting gate, and the pursuit of the setup I really had a great time at this race and met a lot of really cool people. Definitely going to put some of the other RCGP races scattered all over the world onto my bucket list of races I want to attend. Really great job done by the track crew and the race organizers for putting on a memorable race.
Thank you AKA and Team Trinity for all of your support with keeping my tires, motor, and batteries dialed.
Thank you Jesus for such a great life.
-Matthew Garcia
Thank you Jesus for such a great life.
-Matthew Garcia
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