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February 7, 2011

Marc Rheinard extends contract with Much More

Much More Racing have been in contact to tell us that they have a signed an extension to Marc Rheinard’s contract, which will see the 3-time World Champion use their products for the coming years. This season, the factory Tamiya driver will use their full range of electronic devices, such as their Cell Master charger, Power Master power supply, CTXW tire warmers and full range of pit bench accessories when competing with his EP TC and EP 2wd and 4wd buggies.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]

February 3, 2011

Simo Ahoniemi joins Team CRC

Calandra Racing Concepts is happy to report a great new addition to the European race team, Finnish racing star, Simo Ahoniemi. The 2004 European Champ will use the full CRC race package; CRC Gen-XL 1:12th car, Pro Cut tires and Maxxcell Lipo battery pack. This season, Simo will attend the 2011 Euro’s in France as well as competing in the Finnish Nationals and other large events. Good luck to the new CRC Ace pilot. After a few practice sessions, Simo reports;

I have done my first test with CRC car and first impression is very good. Compared to the past, I have lots of rear traction. In the past, I have to be always very carefully not to steer too much into to corner. With CRC I can go much faster to the corners without loosing rear grip. I am very satisfied about the car performance. I can see lot of potential!

In his very first event running CRC, Simo dominated the first round of the Finnish Nationals with a T.Q. and wins in all 3 A-finals. Taking second at the event was Simo’s good friend and countryman, Teemu Saarinen. They dominated qualifying and the finals with a 1-2 effort over a very talented field. Joining the top 2 in the A-final was another CRC driver, Tony Raikas.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

February 2, 2011

Video – Reedy IROC Heritage

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Live RC produced the above video, which was shown during the heritage presentation of the Reedy International Race of Champions that took place last weekend. Showing the history of this famous race we hear from past winners and some of the best racers in the World about what this race means to them.

February 2, 2011

Dunlap wins Reedy Race Open class

The 17th Annual Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions was held at West Coast R/C Raceway in La Mirada, California this past weekend. This would be the first time the Reedy Race has been back in the USA since 2001. The history of this race is truly amazing, starting back in 1987. Previous Invitational winners in attandace for this years event were: Rick Hohwart (1992), Jeremy Kortz (1994), Greg Hodapp (1995), Brian Kinwald 1998/2000), and Ryan Cavalieri (2009). Along with the Invitational Class, the always highly contested 2wd and 4wd Open Classes made for great racing where the winner of each class would be given the opportunity to race in the Invitational Class the following year.

Continue reading the report here

February 1, 2011

Waters heads Durango 1-2-3 at Worksop Rd4

Team Durango drivers shut the door on the competition at the 4th round of the hugely popular Worksop Indoor Masters series, with the DEX410 taking the top three positions in 4WD. 140+ drivers attended the 4th round of the Indoor Masters series at Worksop. In 4wd Danny McGee would take TQ in what was a close run qualifying with only he able to take two rounds. Craig Collinson and Nathan Waters took a round each to claim second and third on the grid respectively, whilst Adam Skelding took two seconds to grid up in 4th. Right from the off in the final the front four pulled away from the rest of the field and it was soon apparent that the winner would come from these four, but who? With only a second covering the front 4 until about half race distance when a couple of errors crept in from Danny and Craig promoted Nathan and Adam up to first and second respectively. Danny and Craig were still not done though and put pressure on the front two, but another couple of errors soon left a gap to the front. Nathan began to pull away from Adam and extend his lead whilst Adam seemed to have 2nd covered, but a couple of errors whilst trying to make sure of 2nd soon had Craig on his back door leaving a very nervy race to the line.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

January 31, 2011

JConcepts announce 2011 factory team

JConcepts have announced their factory team for the 2011 season which sees some new additions to the team including Jeremy Kortz, Brian Kinwald and Billy Fischer. Drivers to extend their contracts with JConcepts include JR Mitch, Joern Neumann, Elliot Boots, Steven Hartson and of course Ryan Maifield whose re-signing we covered earlier.

View all the driver intros here

January 31, 2011

Tanner Denney wins RROC 4wd open class

JConcepts and Team Associated driver Tanner Denney driving his B44.1 buggy has won the 4wd open class at the prestigious Reedy Race of Champions this past weekend. After 4 rounds of qualifying Denny sat in the 2nd position on the starting grid but was hungry for more. A dual 10 minute A-main format set the stage for exciting main events with A-2 carrying more weight than A-1 putting even more pressure on the leaders. Tanner found himself in the lead in A-main # 1 and fought a difficult race against TQ Josh Numan but eventually finished in the 2nd position. A-main # 2 would be different, Tanner made a small adjustment in driving style and looked noticeably more comfortable as he took the lead from Numan and drove comfortable and fast. With many lap-times in the low 21 second range and dipping into the 20’s on occasion, Denney had a brilliant drive going. Finishing off the final laps in the lead, Denney felt some pressure from Numan who was just 2 seconds behind. However, Denney would not falter and maintained his lead all the way to the finish line capturing the coveted open title and with it, a ticket to the Invitational class in 2012. Tanner’s B44.1 was decked out with JConcepts Bar Codes in gold compound, Punisher body and 6″ HD rear wing.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

January 29, 2011

JConcepts Indoor National Series – Announcement

For 2011, JConcepts, together with Team Associated and the participating race tracks, have organized a first of its kind, true Indoor National Series. Scheduled as a 4 race series across the United States, drivers now have the opportunity to showcase their abilities on a national and regional level. Jason Ruona, president of JConcepts along with Team Associated race team manager Brent Thielke have made the commitment and are attending each race in support of this new series. Team Associated / JConcepts drivers, Ryan Maifield, Steven Hartson and Tanner Denney highlight just a small portion of the attending drivers traveling from across the United States to compete at select events. Commitments from many other drivers are coming in on a daily basis. Race 1 (February 5-6, 2011) is coming up quickly and there are already a number of surprises shaping up. Brent Thielke is tentatively scheduled to debut the Team Associated SC10 4×4 truck at race 1. Jason Ruona will be on hand releasing the new JConcepts Bar Codes V2 and Rips tires to the public for the first-time.

View the series dates here