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March 13, 2014

Jonas Kaerup confirmed at Reedy & Associated for ’14

Jonas Kaerup confirmed at Reedy & Associated for '14

Long standing Team Associated driver Jonas Kaerup confirms his 2014 deal with both Team Associated and Reedy Power. “The Great Dane” will be an integral part of the Scandinavian line-up for 2014 and is a definitive member of the team. With many years experience in both on and off road classes, Jonas’ wealth of experience including a European Championship and numerous nationals titles will be essential in the development of the younger drivers. Jonas will help bring the team together and nurture the younger talent. This is what Jonas has to say about the deal:

I’ve had many amazing experiences and years racing with Team Associated and I’d like to continue to grind out some good results in my twilight years but my priority will be to develop the team and help wherever possible with the progress of the younger drivers. Having a son of my own who races has made it increasingly more visible to me that guidance and support in the right manor is so important. I had this help when I was younger and it would be nice to pass this knowledge on to somebody who can eventually enjoy the experiences I’ve had in my RC career.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

March 13, 2014

Ryan Matesa wins Mod Truck at Outback Shootout

A Main Hobbies hosted their 4th annual Outback Shootout at the Outback Raceway in Chico, California. Kyosho/Team Orion’s Ryan Matesa would make the journey from Graham, Washington to compete in what turned out to be a highly competitive event. With over 280 entries, this would be A Main Hobbies biggest event to date. The event consisted of 4 rounds of heads-up qualifying and one 8 minute final. Ryan’s RT6 was on point and he would TQ 2 rounds to take the overall one spot in Modified Truck. Ryan would walk away with the win in modified truck while lapping the field. Eddie Bernal (Team Associated) came in 2nd, Terry Wickum (Team Associated) completed the podium in 3rd.

Thanks to Joe Pillars for sending the report.

March 12, 2014

Vässmar & Nilsson win at Swedish nationals

Last weekend the Swedish electric on-road Nationals was held in the town of Växjö, in the south central part of Sweden. The race was run in 1/10 Touring Modified and 1/12th scale Modified on a pretty challenging track with some tight 180 degree corners and tricky chicanes. In 1/10 TC most of Sweden’s fast drivers were in attendance. The qualifiers got underway on Saturday after a whole day of free practice on Friday with three out of five rounds to count. In Q1 Magnus Vässmar took the round in front of Niclas Nilsson and Markus Hellquist. Q2 had Niclas taking the round in front of Markus. Q3 was a blueprint of Q1 with the order being Magnus, Niclas and Markus. Q4 went to Niclas with Magnus in 2nd, so for the final round Magnus and Niclas had 2 TQs each. Q5 was run on Sunday morning and some bad driving from Niclas destroyed his chances to take the desired pole position letting Magnus taking the round in front of Markus and Daniel Carlsson securing Magnus the overall TQ.

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March 12, 2014

Barry Baker wins at JBRL Electric Series Rd1

Round 1 of the 2014 JBRL Electric Series visited IERC Raceway in San Bernardino, California and was greeted by a record 400+ entries. More popular than ever, the JBRL Series includes a variety of indoor and outdoor tracks across Southern California, with participation from some of the top factory drivers in the region. In 1/8 E-Buggy Reedy’s Barry Baker was pretty much the dominating factor. Starting from the pole position, Barry led wire to wire for the win in the 10-minute main event to take maximum points and another cool plaque. And in what many consider to be the premier off-road class in the series and in the U.S. as a whole, 2WD Modified, Barry Baker came back from a poor start that saw him fall as low as ninth to take the win with his Reedy-powered buggy.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

March 11, 2014

Alex Zanchettin joins EZPower

EZPower announce the signing of Italian frontrunner Alex Zanchettin to their team. The TLR team driver, winner of the 2014 Italian Job Race, will use the company’s matched LiPo batteries during his 2014 1/10th and 1/8th electric off-road campaigns.

Source: EZPower [ezpower.it]

March 11, 2014

Xray Challenge Germany – Report

The first Xray Challenge Germany was held at the small permanent indoor track of the MAC Adenau club which is located just outside the famous Nürburgring. The race entry was limited to 50 drivers due to the pit space being limited. The race was sold out immediately, which gave an indication of the big interest in these kind of races. The classes run were TC Modified, TC Stock 13.5T as well as 1:12 Stock 10.5T. The track, even though being fairly small, proved very enjoyable to drive with its high traction level and challenging corners.

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March 11, 2014

Sinclair & Bickel win at Mafia Mayhem Race

REO Raceway in Rockport, Indiana hold the Mafia Mayhem last weekend. Track owner Jay Bickel was very pleased with the 155 entry turnout, one of the largest ever at REO. X Factory team drivers Paul Sinclair and Cody Bickel dominated most of the racing action, taking TQ and winning 4 classes. Sinclair took the TQ in 4WD and the fiercely-fought 2WD Buggy class, just one second over his teammate, and was able to cruise to a victory in both A-mains. Cody wrapped up the racing truck classes, showing an incredible pace. Particularly exciting was the Short Course A-main, which featured 5 drivers in the hunt for more than half the race until Cody was able to break away with 4 minutes to go, taking the win with his SCX-60CF.

Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

March 10, 2014

Tony Evdoka doubles at NCRC race

The Northern Cyprus Racing Club hold an indoor electric off-road race during the past weekend with a special guest in form of UK’s Tony Evdoka in attendance. The meeting was called the Jump Buggy Jump race and took place on a demanding carpet track with three walls of death, huge jumps and slippery wooden plates. At the end it was Tony who TQ’d both the 2WD and 4WD class and he also went on to win both classes in style. The runner-up spot in the 2WD class went to Deniz Aksüt while Umut Oztumen completed the podium. In 4WD Ilker Ercen came in 2nd and Ahmet Akber took the last remaining podium spot.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]