Sinclair & Noia win Tennessee Indoor Champs

Thunder R/C hosted the Tennessee Indoor State Championship last weekend to wrap up the R/C year in Nashville, Tenn. The track is small by U.S. indoor standards, but the lay-out was challenging and interesting; a good test for the Championship. X-Factory drivers took home the hardware in Mod Buggy, Mod Truck, and Pro2 Short Course. X-Teamers Dan Reino and Paul Sinclair qualified 1-2 in buggy, and that’s how they ran the first few laps, pulling out a small lead on the field two minutes into the six minute race Reino got it sideways landing the triple in front of the drivers’ stand, and Sinclair shot through on the right side into the lead.  Dan collected it up, but Paul was gone.  In the last minute Reino put on a stirring charge, but Paul stayed cool to nail down the win in a 1-2 finish for X Factory X-6 Squareds were in the A main.

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Drake double win at Toys for Tots race

Last Saturday IERC Raceway hosted their Inaugural Toys for Tots race which attracted a total of 165 entries. The weather in southern CA. was cold and rainy so Team Losi Racing / Pro-Line driver Adam Drake grabbed his electric vehicles and headed indoors.  Drake competed in and won the 4wd Short course class as well as the 1/8th buggy class.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

KO Propo Off Road Champs – Announcement

The 3rd Annual KO Propo Off Road Championship is back at West Coast Raceway from the 5th to the 6th of January. With over 200+ entries last year and names like Cavalieri, Tebo, Kinwald, Hartson, Numedahl, and many international racers in attendance it’s going to be another amazing event hosted by KO Propo and West Coast Raceway. Since the first year of existence, The KO Propo off Road Championships has had a very similar format to qualifying but when it comes to Main day they’ve incorporated a Bump Up Triple A format where you’re never, ever out of it. More information can be found here.

Michael Paige double at Holiday Barn Burner

JConcepts team driver Michael Paige attended the 2012 Holiday Barn Burner hosted by RJD Hobbies in Lincoln Illinois. This Horizon Hobby sponsored event went well for Paige, TQing 2wd buggy, 4wd buggy and 2wd short course. Races started at 11am and finished up around 9pm in the evening. It was a long day, with good competition and very competitive racing. Paige went on to win 2wd buggy and 4wd buggy running JConcepts Bar Codes in Green Compound and took 2nd in 2wd short course and 2nd in 4wd short course with Green Pressure Points. Fellow Teammate Ben Ellis took 1st in 2wd short course and TLR driver Zac Rose took 1st in 4wd short course.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]