Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0

Once again, driver skill & attrition played keyed roles in the latest of Ultra4 competitions. The 2013 Widia Rausch Creek Qualifier went down last Saturday, in the unpredictable weathered terrain of Pennsylvania’s Rausch Creek Off-Road Park. Maybe unpredictable is the wrong description here, every year seems to bring a delicate balance of fog and rain that no other Ultra4 race delivers. No complaints, of course, it’s the weather and course structure that make Rausch Creek so unique in the Ultra4 series.

So, who won? Top honor’s go to Derek West and his Spider 9 powered Ultra4, who took to this year’s course with just the right mixture of speed and consistency   His laps were so consistent, in fact, that we were able to pace and shoot the entire race off his lap times. Right behind Derek was former King Erik Miller and his Spider 9 powered Ultra4, who in-spite of suffering two flats and an unhappy motor, finished less than two minutes behind Derek. With that, congrats to both Derek West (1st) and Erik Miller (2nd), and their hard-working teams, for an incredibly run race.

We get a little break from rock racing competition with the next Ultra4, the 4 Wheel Parts Glen Helen Grand Prix, not happening until May 25th. Till then, we’ll be posting up a few photos from the 2013 Widia Rausch Creek Qualifier right here, throughout the week.

Source: Ultra4Racing.com