January 26, 2012

Shin Adachi confirmed at Team HB

Having recently announced his departure from Kyosho, Team HB have today announced the addition of Shin Adachi to it’s ranks. Shin has been racing R/C cars since he was 3 years old and has amassed an impressive list of achievements throughout his career. He will be a valued addition to the World Championship Winning Team HB and joins the likes of Atsushi Hara, Andy Moore, Ty Tessmann & Jesse Robbers. Shin Adachi had this to say:

I am very happy and excited to join Team HB. As a team driver on this world top team, I’m confident and cannot wait to go to the races coming up this year. As I will also be a part of R&D, I would like to provide everything that I have learned and experienced from my long team professional R/C racing experience to the team. I’m very confident that the team will be even stronger with my addition. Please stay tuned for both myself and Team HB in this 2012 race season!

Source: Hot Bodies [hpiracing.com]


January 25, 2012

Pro-Line Cactus Classic – Announcement

The 26th Annual Pro-Line Cactus Classic will take place on March 23-25 with the World Famous Scotty Ernst announcing the race. As always, the race will be held at Hobby Town’s Scottsdale R/C Speedway in beautiful Scottsdale Arizona. Entries are limited to 500 so if you are interested in signing up for the event be sure to visit RC Signup. For more information visit the Pro-Line site here.


January 25, 2012

Sweep Carpet Challenge report

The 1st annual Sweep Carpet Challenge at MRH Raceway of Baltimore Maryland pulled over 100 entries from all over the Northeast, people came from Virginia to New Hampshire to attend. They were greeted with one of the most well kept and cleanest tracks/hobby stores around. Racers didn’t have to worry about needing something that the store didn’t have, as Middle River Hobbies stocks not only hobby supplies, but also everything a racer needs to get through a big race weekend. Sweep tires graciously sponsored the event providing their spec QTS 32 tire and brought all their top drivers down from New York to do battle on the ultra high grip carpet track.

Continue reading the report here


January 24, 2012

Keven Hébert dominates Northeast Dash4Cash

360 Raceway V2 in New Rochelle, NY hosted the 1st Annual Dash4Cash recently and a full field of over 120 entries meant that the competition would be fierce. The format consisted of practice on Saturday with three qualifying rounds and the main events on Sunday. In Expert Touring Car, Keven Hébert was able to TQ each round of qualifying, which meant he would start the main event on pole in front of Mike Haynes, Robbie Dodge and Jason Schreffler.  Qualifying was extremely tight, with the entire main separated by less than 10 seconds. At the start of the main, Keven was able to maintain a small gap to Haynes as they pulled away from the rest of the field. Although he was able to stay close, a mistake at the 3-minute mark allowed Keven to keep a comfortable lead for the remainder of the race and bring home the win. Haynes held on for second, with Robbie Dodge rounding out the podium.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]


January 24, 2012

Griffiths & Stiles win BRCA 1/12th Nats Rd4

Round 4 of the BRCA 1/12th Scale Nationals took place in Plymouth last weekend. In the stock class on Saturday, Team Associated/Reedy/LRP factory driver Olly Jefferies continued his dominant qualifying form by taking his 5th consecutive TQ of the season. Reigning British Champion Andy Griffiths joined Olly on the front row of the A final grid with his Nosram powered V-Dezign car, while former World Champion David Spashett lined up 3rd. In the A final, Olly led Andy and the pair enjoyed a very close race for more than 7 ½ minutes of the race, until a small error just 3 laps from home allowed Andy through into the lead. Chris Kerswell came from 5th on the grid to finish 2nd for Serpent/LRP ahead of Spashett, while Olly could only manage 4th place following another error whilst trying to regain the lead from Andy on the penultimate lap.

Continue reading the report here


January 24, 2012

Hartson wins WCRC Supercross Series Rd3

With the Reedy International Off Road Race of Champions just one week away, Team Associated/Reedy/LRP’s Steven Hartson laid it down in 2WD Modified by taking the TQ and win in round three of the West Coast RC Raceway Supercross Series. Hartson was unstoppable in the main event against many of his Invitational competition and was the only driver to run 15 laps in the main event.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]


January 23, 2012

Strange wins Thursday Night Nats Series Rd 1

LSR Raceway launched their  ”Thursday Night Nats series”  sponsored by Tekin and BMiller Racing last Thursday with Panther team driver Brian Strange taking the TQ and 1st place in Mod 2WD Buggy with his TLR 22. He used Panther Raptors in pink compound along with pink Bobcats. 3rd place driver Justin Moon was also riding on Panther tires.

Source: Panther [panther-rc.com]


January 22, 2012

Volker pulls off perfect Italian job

Ronald Volker has pulled off yet another perfect weekend on the Euro Touring Series’ first ever visit to Italy with a win in the second A-Main of the Ride Modified class securing the defending champion his second overall win of the 2011/12 season.  Having held off the close attentions of his factory Yokomo team-mate Yannic Prümper in the opening final, the German this time had to hold off the attention of Tamiya’s Marc Rheinard who looked far more like the threat we were expecting from the World Champion this weekend.

View our complete event coverage here.


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