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St. Louis Filth Burners is a non-profit, club-run group based in 1994. At present, Filth Burners is without doubt one of the oldest tracks in the US! The world-class facility gives many advantages for out-of-town racers, similar to RV and Trailer lodging, a 2-day weekend race program, reasonably priced entry charges, lower-cost resort choices, and cheap airfare from wherever within the continental US.
The ProTek RC Midwest Nitro Problem was initially created in 2002 and, at the moment, was referred to as the Kyosho Nitro Problem. St. Louis Filth Burners has continued the custom of this annual race for 20 years, also called the Futaba/OS Nitro Problem, and for a few years, promoting out the occasion at 450 entries. Many ROAR nationwide and IFMAR world champions have made the pilgrimage to Filth Burners over time for this occasion; at instances, as much as 6 world champions have been in attendance concurrently!
In 2022, St. Louis Filth Burners partnered with AMain Hobbies to take this historic race to the following stage, appointing a brand new title: The ProTek RC Midwest Nitro Problem. This occasion has grown from 177 entries in 2022 to 261 entries in 2025, accruing 889 entries alongside the best way! This occasion is, to place it merely, difficult. The observe is run dry to develop a clean, high-grip blue groove floor, and minimal observe upkeep throughout the primary occasion a part of the race program to let it develop character and dwell as much as the race’s title. Racers love the difficult elements of this yearly race and flock to Filth Burners nationwide. The Midwest Nitro Problem is the Midwest’s largest outside 1/8 scale occasion. The recognition of this 12 months’s version was no exception, with 261 entries and lots of the Midwest’s high drivers in attendance! This 12 months’s observe featured an especially technical, large air and general troublesome structure to problem even one of the best drivers in attendance. The observe this 12 months was ran dry, like up to now, besides this time the observe floor blew out and have become slick and uneven, with different parts of the observe taking up a heavy groove. Between the large temperature swings and Jekyll-
Hyde traction ranges, this was one difficult observe. Thanks to Filth Burner’s observe crew and in-house observe builders for the excellent observe structure. The Filth Burners workforce takes delight in designing and constructing tracks with their distinctive fashion and top quality.
Subsequent 12 months, the Filth Burners workforce plans for minor adjustments to the racing program, condensing and shortening our program in an effort to run a portion of decrease mains on Saturday evening. Along with program adjustments, we plan to extend our water tank capability, amongst different infrastructure enhancements. For 2025, we made a slew of facility enhancements: broadband web and livestreaming functionality, relocated gentle poles and added lighting capability, upgraded PA system, extra dust, restored pit lane, and all new upgraded observe watering tools.
Skilled 1/8 Electrical Buggy
1 AUSTIN JEFFRIES (SWORKZ)
2 LARRY WRIGHT IV (TEKNO/PROTEK)
3 NATE JASKOT (XRAY)
4 DREW RUBENKING (AE) (TQ)
5 CONNOR JOHNSON (XRAY)
6 CHARLES DAY (AE)
7 KURT KELLUM (SWORKZ)
8 AARON MITCHELL (XRAY/HOBBYWING)
9 ANDREW THOMAS (SCHUMACHER)
10 KEVIN DAY (AE)
11 DEVAN LINKEY (TEKNO)
12 TIM WIECHENS (TEKNO)
B-MAIN WINNER: TIM WIECHENS (TEKNO)
Benefit from the thrilling Skilled 1/8 Electrical Buggy A1 race footage right here:
Watch A2 of Skilled 1/8 Electrical Buggy right here: https://youtu.be/j-CY0O5e0eM?si=qSFvUnrC_M2gWzc5
Skilled 1/8 Nitro Buggy
The Skilled Nitro Buggy A-Principal was a wild race from tone to tone. This 45-minute showdown between Josh Wheeler and Jared Tebo was a lot anticipated, with Wheeler beginning on the TQ place after a powerful qualifying efficiency. The observe situations by the point the A-main rolled round have been brutal, to place it frivolously. After a tough begin to the race as drivers got here to phrases with the racing floor, Wheeler emerged from chaos as a entrance runner. Tebo would discover a clear line across the observe about 10 minutes in, whereas Wheeler battled tune points. Tebo would take the lead as he didn’t look again and completed out the champion, now 2 years in a row. Austin Jeffries was a pressure to be reckoned with and put in a clear drive to complete because the runner up.
1 JARED TEBO (TEKNO)
2 AUSTIN JEFFRIES (SWORKZ)
3 JOSH WHEELER (SWORKZ) (TQ)
4 DREW RUBENKING (AE)
5 NATE JASKOT (XRAY)
6 AARON MITCHELL (XRAY/HOBBYWING)
7 TROY WEBER (AE)
8 JAKE WILHELM (KYOSHO/HITEC)
9 LARRY WRIGHT IV (TEKNO/PROTEK)
10 CHRISTOPHER CRAIG (SWORKS)
11 CONNOR JOHNSON (XRAY)
12 ANDREW THOMAS (SCHUMACHER)
B-MAIN WINNER: LARRY WRIGHT IV (TEKNO/PROTEK)
Benefit from the thrilling 1/8 Skilled Nitro Buggy A-Principal right here: https://youtu.be/p3fIVYjPblM?si=TEuYWrqFO3DPiWBw
Open 1/8 Nitro Truck
1 MALCOLM TOWNSEND (KYOSHO)
2 BRAD MEYER (XRAY/FX ENGINES)
3 JOSH DILL (TEKNO) (TQ)
4 NICK LEWIS (HB)
5 JERRY KLINGBEIL (TEKNO/PROTEK)
6 TONY RONEY (TEKNO)
7 BRANDON WEEKLEY (MAYAKO)
8 JEREMY STRAWN (TEKNO)
9 BRIAN GAEDKE
10 CHAD RUBENKING (AE)
11 ERIK HANNEMANN (KYOSHO/HITEC)
12 MARC GIROUARD (TEKNO)
Skilled 1/8 Electrical Truck
1 LARRY WRIGHT IV (TEKNO/PROTEK) (TQ)
2 CHARLES DAY (AE)
3 CHAD RUBENKING (AE)
4 TIM WIECHENS (TEKNO)
5 MIKE MARSHALL (TEKNO)
6 MARC GIROUARD (TEKNO)
7 KEVIN DAY (AE)
8 MATT KENNEDY (MAYAKO)
9 LOU COLMO (TEKNO)
10 LARRY STONE (TEKNO)
11 JACK DILLOW (TEKNO)
12 MALCOLM TOWNSEND (KYOSHO)
B-MAIN WINNER: LOU COLMO (TEKNO)
40+ 1/8 Nitro Buggy
1 JOSH WHEELER (SWORKZ) (TQ)
2 TROY WEBER (AE)
3 BUCKY BACHMAN (TEKNO)
4 JOSH DILL (TEKNO)
5 ERIK HANNEMANN (KYOSHO/HITEC)
6 NICK LEWIS (HB)
7 PAT DONOVAN (MAYAKO)
8 JJ TRUAX (KYOSHO/HITEC)
9 TONY RONEY (TEKNO)
10 LARRY STONE (TEKNO)
11 KURT KELLUM (SWORKZ)
12 JAKE WILHELM (KYOSHO)
B-MAIN WINNER: PAT DONOVAN (MAYAKO)
40+ 1/8 Electrical Buggy
1 JOSH BROOKS (TLR)
2 JOSH DILL (TEKNO)
3 JOSH WIECHENS (TEKNO) (TQ)
4 MIKE MARSHALL (TEKNO)
5 JASON MAYER (TLR)
6 BUCKY BACHMAN (TEKNO)
7 TONY RONEY (TEKNO)
8 ERIK HANNEMANN (KYOSHO/HITEC)
9 ERNIE TAME (AE)
10 KEN SCHUELER (TEKNO)
11 SCOTT MCDONALD (MUGEN)
12 JJ TRUAX (KYOSHO/HITEC)
B-MAIN WINNER: TONY RONEY (TEKNO)
Sportsman 1/8 Nitro Buggy
1 BUCKY BACHMAN
2 KYLE KOSEK
3 JEREMY STRAWN
4 DAN JOHNSON
5 ANDY CORBETT
6 JERRY KLINGBEIL
7 ADAM RABER
8 JOSHUA LAVERGNE
9 COLIN KRIVITZ (TQ)
10 JEREMY SONNIER
11 ERIC CARLTON
12 DYLAN MICHAEL
B-MAIN WINNER: ANDY CORBETT
Sportsman 1/8 Electrical Buggy
1 COLIN KRIVITZ (TQ)
2 BUCKY BACHMAN
3 FRANK KRIVITZ
4 DAN JOHNSON
5 PAXTON GAGE
6 DYLAN MICHAEL
7 JEREMY STRAWN
8 JEREMY SONNIER
9 KYLE KOSEK
10 NASH TEBO
11 BRYCE FERRELL
12 DEANO TULL
B-MAIN WINNER: DYLAN MICHAEL
Sportsman 1/8 Electrical Truck
1 FRANK KRIVITZ (TQ)
2 JEREMY STRAWN
3 COLIN KRIVITZ
4 JEREMY SONNIER
5 DALTON CASTILLO
6 ERNIE TAME
7 KEN SCHUELER
8 DYLAN MICHAEL
9 MARK STRANGE
10 DAN JOHNSON
11 SAM WHITE
B-MAIN WINNER: MARK STRANGE
15-Beneath 1/8 Electrical Buggy
1 NASH TEBO
2 ELLIOTT CASTILLO
3 GUNNER WEEKLEY
4 JACE HALLER
5 RHIVER WEBB
6 ANNA MAE WEBB
7 RYAN DOBSON (TQ)
8 BRADEN BROOKS
9 BEOWULF VOES
10 BRYCE FERRELL
11 MASON BRANDT
12 EZEKIEL VOES
13 HENRY SULLIVAN
B-MAIN WINNER: BRADEN BROOKS
