March 13, 2012

Martin Crisp takes Canadian On-Road Champs

Last weekend was the annual Canadian On-Road Championships which is uniquely held in a shopping mall with the intent of further exposing the hobby to hopefully attract more drivers. Martin Crisp filed this report. “This event was put on by a longtime friend of mine, Mark Frechette, and has been growing year over year.  The space limitations of the mall meant the track would be small and technical, but I have always like technical tracks. Even though this is a Canadian Championship race we had some fast USA drivers like Mike Haynes, Dave Johnson and others join us to make this a bit of a Can-Am challenge. The small track and driver line-up made for some great qualifying and racing.

Continue reading the report here

March 13, 2012

April Fool’s Championship Series – Announcement

JConcepts and West Coast Raceway are proud to announce the 1st Annual April Fool’s Championship Series. This is a 6 week series with 3 that count towards your final standing.  JConcepts has gone above and beyond to donate a pair of tires for all of those that compete in 4 of 6 races in the series. But it doesn’t end there, the TQ of each class will also receive a free JConcepts body for their vehicle.  With awards given to the top 3 in each class, and cash payout to the top 8, this should be a very competitive and fun series with tons of prizes and cash to give out.

View complete event details here

March 12, 2012

Alexander Hagberg joins Elangears

Alexander Hagberg, winner of the recent Snowbirds, got in touch to let us know that having used LRP chargers for most of his career he has changed electronics sponsor and will now use Elangears chargers and electronic accessories.

This Korean based company is manufacturing very high quality chargers with the best components available where the result is a reliable and well performing product. I have chosen Elangears chargers because of their modern look, user friendly interface and high performance. I will use their complete line of items where some are still to be released in 2012; chargers, power supply, tire warmer and power station.

Source: Elangears [elangears.com]

March 11, 2012

Neumann fends off Martin to win 4WD in Belgium

Having taken an easy win in the opening 4WD Buggy A-Main Team Durango’s Joern Neumann had to fend off a hard charging Lee Martin in Leg 2, the German just hanging on for the win to secure the overall victory at the second round of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series.

View the complete event coverage here.

March 11, 2012

Martin takes 2WD victory in Belgium

Factory Tamiya driver Lee Martin has won the 2WD Buggy class at the second round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series in Charleroi, Belgium. The British driver repeated his easy win of the opening leg with another tone to tone victory in the third A-Main to claim the top step on the podium at the Black Country Arena ahead of TLR’s Dustin Evans and EOS Round 1 victor Joern Neumann.

View the complete event coverage here.

March 10, 2012

Neumann Top Qualifier in 4WD EOS Buggy

Today has turned out to be a day for Offroad’s European Champions with 4WD Champion Joern Neumann wrapping up the TQ honours for 4WD Buggy at the Euro Offroad Series much like 2WD Champion Lee Martin did this morning in the 2WD Buggy class.  Driving his Speed Passion powered Durango DEX410, Neumann secured pole position for tomorrow’s triple A-Main at the Black Country Arena when like Martin he made it four TQ runs from four qualifiers.  Looking like he might complete the clean sweep, the German made a mistake in his fifth & final qualifier allowing team-mate Hupo Honigl to TQ the round which means it’s will be an all Team Durango affair at the front of grid.

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March 10, 2012

Perfect run nets Martin pole for EOS 2WD

Lee Martin is Top Qualifier for 2WD Buggy at the the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series in Belgium after a perfect morning by the Tamiya driver netted four TQ runs from as many heats.  Despite one round of qualifying remaining for the class which will take place in the morning ahead of the finals, Martin has put pole position beyond the reach of his rivals irrespective of the out come of the final qualifier as each driver must count their best two scores.

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March 10, 2012

Martin TQs opening Belgian EOS qualifier

European Champion Lee Martin has TQ’d the opening qualifier for 2WD Buggy at the second round of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby.  The only driver to run 15 laps of the Black Country Arena track the Tamiya ace topped the time sheets ahead of practice pace setter Dustin Evans and dominator of the opening round of the new series Joern Neumann.

View the complete event coverage here.

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