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December 3, 2010

CRC success in Cleveland

CRC driver Tom Firsching took TQ and 1st place in the hotly contested 1:12th 13.5 Superstock division in Cleveland last weekend. Firsching used the complete CRC package; CRC Gen-XL 1:12th scale car, CRC Pro Cut tires and CRC Maxxcell 1s LiPo to dominate the class. Andrew Knapp once again took his CRC Gen-XL car to the 17.5 title using the awesome new CRC Maxxcell Lipo (processed by Power Push) and CRC Pro Cut 1:12th tires. Finally, Wayne Gerber proved that the older guys can still go fast, setting the fastest times in 17.5 1;12th scale. Wayne used CRC Pro Cut tires and the multi-Champ Gen-XL to take a solid victory.

View the other CRC winners here

December 3, 2010

Keven Hébert wins 17.5 in Cleveland

The best drivers in the US converged upon Cleveland, Ohio over Thanksgiving weekend to compete at the 2010 U.S. Indoor Championships. Reedy factory driver Keven Hébert has been on a hot streak lately and was looking to maintain his winning form. Driving a Reedy/LRP-powered TC6, Keven was able to capture the top qualifying position in the 17.5 Expert class with a strong performance on the high-speed carpet circuit. Starting on the front row for the A-Main event, Keven shot into the lead and never looked back on his way to victory.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

December 1, 2010

Mike Haynes wins Cleveland Indoor Champs

Sweep Racing USA’s very own Mike Haynes took the Mod Sedan win at the 31st annual Cleveland Indoor Champs. After qualifying in third place on mains day Mike was in prime spot to start as Paul Lemieux and Keven Herbert had been battling it out during qualifying. They continued in the finals where they left off and at about the 2 minute mark they tangled which let Mike take the lead. Mike was able to defend the lead for 4 full minutes under hard pressure from Keven Herbert and while Keven seemed to have the faster car Mike clearly was a man on a mission closing the door hard many times on Keven. Mike was also on the podium in 2 other highly contested classes with 2nd in Superstock sedan and 2nd in 13.5 12th.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracingusa.com]

November 30, 2010

Maifield wins Arizona State Championships

For the 25th year the fastest drivers in the southwest have gathered to compete for the chance to be named Arizona State Champion. The AZ states were held at the infamous SRS in Scottsdale Arizona. Over 150 cars hit the track, ranging from Stock buggy to 1/8th gas buggies. Arizona’s stars Ryan Maifield, Tanner Denney, and Jake Thayer, showed that they were ready to keep the trophies in the valley against drivers from California and the surrounding states. Ryan Cavalieri, Frank Root, and Cody Turner, looked to spoil the locals plans.

Continue reading the report here

November 29, 2010

Yokomo Euro Touring Series Rd2 videos now online

Following some connection issues at the track in Hrotovice, Czech Republic, all the A-main videos from both the Modified and Pro Stock classes of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series Round 2 are now online.

Check out all the videos here.

November 29, 2010

Ryan Lutz joins Speed Power

Speed Power have announced that top US off road racer Ryan Lutz has joined their team and will use their line of LiPos to power his Durango buggy. Ryan had the following to say about the deal:

I’m very excited to be joining Speed Power to run their Batteries and use their chargers. They are a hard working company who have risen to the top, and I am very happy to become a part of their team to help them promote and further enhance their products!

Source: Speed Power [speedpowerrc.com]

November 28, 2010

Volker & Dankel make it 2 out of 2

Ronald Volker and Eric Dankel remain the men to beat in the 2010/11 Yokomo Euro Touring Series, the German drivers making it 2 out of 2 here in the Czech Republic. Like in Kastellaun both drivers started from pole position and although they were made to work much harder this time round they leave Hrotovice with the perfect score in their respective championship standings.

View our complete event coverage here.

November 28, 2010

Volker takes first Leg in Hrotovice

Top Qualifier Ronald Volker has won the opening leg of the Xenon Modified A Mains in what was a pretty uneventful race. The Yokomo driver got out of shape over the dots at the first corner but managed to stay in front despite Marc Rheinard’s best efforts throughout the race, the pair finishing well clear of third placed Freddy Sudhoff.

View our complete event coverage here.