TLR and Losi’s Frank Root, Cody Turner and Trevor Adamo were on hand at the opening round of the Thanksgiving Throwdown Series Saturday at West Coast R/C Raceway (WCRC). The track had fantastic traction, and a really fun and technical layout and the entry count was very strong at just over 150 and a great day of racing was had by all.
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Kyosho America/Team Orion Factory Driver Jason Jakubczyk has swept the 2011 Midwest Off-Road Racing League Series! The MORL Series has been ongoing for over 20 years throughout Michigan and Indiana. This is also the largest 1/10 off-road racing series in the Mid-West that consistently brings in the top drivers from both states. This years series consisted of 6 different tracks, 1 race each month, with points earned at each event. Then each driver would be allowed 2 throwouts with their 4 best rounds counting for the overall Championship. Jason went on to lock up all 3 of the Modified Championships he participated in after the first 4 races of the series!
Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]
Round 2 of the KBRL Series kicked off at the Fear Farm located in Phoenix, Arizona. A record 200 entries showed up to compete in the fast-growing series. The traction level provided was extremely hooked up with a watered surface making it relatively loose when it was dry. Tire choice as well as driver changes were necessary to compete all day long at the Fear Farm. During the opening moments of the main event, mistakes by the leaders sent cars in all directions. Tanner Denney emerged with the lead and stretched it with his Reedy/LRP equipped B4.1 to a 10-second margin. Associated teammate Brian Kinwald remained in the second position and looked to hunt down Denney. During the closing laps, Tanner got caught up in traffic, allowing the margin between him and Kinwald to be cut in half. Tanner would not be denied and finished off the remaining laps in style, cruising to a sizable victory on the popular series. Brian Kinwald finished second and Chris Wheeler third.
Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]
The Annual Halloween Classic event in Ohio has been held in many different venues over the long history of the race. From the early days on the westside of Cleveland, to the Mentor area, Strongsville and now in the hands of the Gate in Brunswick, Ohio, the race has bounced around the area. One thing that has not changed over the years is the high level of competition at the event. In addition to a strong field of talent, the event was sold out for 2011. The venue ran out of physical space at 180 entries, simply could not fit another racer, an incredible turnout.
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Following on from the announcement that Ronald Volker was set to attend the Asian touring Series Pilot race at the Yatabe Arena in Japan, Finnish star Juho Levanen has also confirmed his entry. The factory Associated/Reedy driver and former European Champion is the only driver to beat Volker on carpet during last season’s ETS and will be a top contender for the win at the new Yatabe Arena. The event which will be run from the 18th to the 20th of November will be open to Modified and Pro Stock, running hand out 17.5T Speedpassion motors, as well as a large number of support classes including an offroad race at the Arena’s indoor dirt track. For further information on this event, visit the official ATS site here.
Following this weekend’s EFRA AGM in Brussels, the European governing body have finalised the dates for next year’s European Championships. There will be no European Championships for EP touring car this year due to the Worlds being in the EFRA bloc, but there will be a Stock Euros in September in Spain. Other noteworthy items from the meeting include the reduction in weight for the 1/8th on road class which falls to 2400 grams while from 2013 the nitro content will be set to a maximum of 16% and the qualifying heats go back to 5 minutes with no refuelling allowed.
March 9-11 – 1/12th scale Euros – Oberaich, Austria
April 23-28 – 1/10th on road ‘B’ Euros – Monaco, Monaco
May 21-26 – 1/8th on road ‘B’ Euros – Thionville, France
June 5-9 – 1/8th off road ‘B’ Euros – Oberbüren, Switzerland
July 9-14 – 1/8th & 1/10th on road 40+ Euros – Lyon, France
July 9-14 – 1/10th EP off road Euros – Fehring, Austria
July 21-28 – 1/10th & 1/12th on road Worlds – Heemstede, Netherlands
August 1-5 – 1/8th on road ‘A’ Euros – VillaReal, Portugal
August 6-11 – 1/8th off road ‘A’ Euros – Fehring, Austria
August 13-18 – 1/10th on road ‘A’ Euros – Cassino, Italy
September 7-9 – 1/10th EP TC Stock Euros – Alcobenas, Spain
September 14-16 – 1/8th off road 40+ Euros – Camse, France
View the full calendar here (PDF).
The organisers of the Yokomo Asian Touring Series pilot race have confirmed that Euro Touring Series Champion and factory Yokomo/LRP driver Ronald Volker will be attending the event, which takes place from the 18th to the 20th of November. Held at the newly renovated Yatabe Arena in Tokyo, the race will attract the best drivers from Japan as well as a whole host of top international drivers, more of which will be confirmed in the coming days. The race will be open to Modified and Pro Stock, running hand out 17.5T Speedpassion motors, as well as a large number of support classes including an offroad race at the Arena’s indoor dirt track. For further information on this event, visit the official ATS site here.
The 1st annual Sweep Challenge Carpet race was held at TQ Raceway in Chino California last weekend. There were 60 drivers that generated 12 qualifying heats for the event and track owner Sean Park did a great job of creating a layout on the 90ft X 45ft sub-floored track that fostered close racing in all the classes. The Sweep QTS-32 “Real Blue” tire was used as the control tire for the event and provided superior traction and consistent lap times for all the drivers throughout the day. The most exciting race of the day was the 17.5 Expert Touring Car class which saw local hot shoe Alex Navarrete have to start last after failing to complete a qualifying round and subsequently come back to finish in 1st place ahead of the class TQ, Francis Mejia. In the end TQ ran a flawless event and the drivers enjoyed a huge raffle with prizes provided by Sweep Racing Tires and all the other event sponsors.
