TLR’s Dakotah Phend has topped the times for the opening round of 2WD Buggy controlled practice at the Pro-Line Cactus Classic in Arizona. The 17-year-old posted the fastest 3-consecutive laps ahead of Team Novak’s Billy Fischer with reigning 2WD Champion Jared Tebo completing the top three, the Kyosho driver over 7/10ths of a second off the pace set by Phend.
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Jared Tebo has set the pace in the opening round of controlled practice at the Pro-Line Cactus Classic, the Kyosho driver doing three consecutive laps 26/1000ths fastest than TLR’s Dakotah Phend with Team Durango’s Joern Neumann just a further 11/1000ths off around the high grip SRS Raceway in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Last weekend the 2014 JBRL Electric Series kicked off at IERC with a record entry of 415. For a single day race event this has to be some sort of world record and shows how well the Electric Off-Road Racing side of the hobby is doing. Jimmy and the JBRL crew did an amazing job of keeping a tight schedule all day and got the races done much sooner than expected considering the massive amount of entries. As for the results in the Modified classes, 4WD Modified Buggy had Brian McDuffie walking away with the win in front of Brian Sullivan and Riley Haagsma.
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The 13.5T Boosted Touring Car class at the New Zealand on-road nationals had Awesomatix driver Simon Noton walking away with the TQ and win. Awesomatix teammate Jamie Holmes came in second after qualifying in 4th place but subtle setup tweaks and good driving awarded him with the runner-up spot at the end.
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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]
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.
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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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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]
