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November 4, 2010

Wayne Joelson retains SA title with Rd4 win

The 4th and final round of the 2010 South African On Road Gas Nationals took place at the TRAP facility just outside the city of Pretoria recently. Taking TQ in the 1/8th scale class, the only driver to run 18 laps in the qualifiers, was current SA Champion Wayne Joelson driving his Novarossi powered Mugen Seiki MRX4X. The final, which had to be shortened to 40 minutes due to threatening weather, saw Wayne take victory by 5 laps ahead of team mate Faizel Salie in 2nd and Serpent driver Dave Wiseman in 3rd, a lap further back. This results sees Wayne retained his drivers’ title, with Steve Munslow taking 2nd spot in the Championship.

Thanks to Wayne Joelson for the update.

November 3, 2010

US Open Championship – Announcement

Kissimmee Raceway have been in touch to tell us about the 5th running of their annual US Open Championship that takes place at their facility from the 19th to 21st of November. Open to 1/8th on road nitro and 1/10th scale 200mm the format consists of 4 rounds of qualifying with triple A-mains for all classes. Entry is now open and you can find more information, including entry form, at the track site here.

November 3, 2010

Final test day for Team Losi before Worlds

With the World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand only days away, Team Losi have been busy getting in some last minute track time before getting on the plane to go to Asia. Adam Drake and Mike Truhe went for some final prep work at Revelation raceway giving their Worlds ready Losi 8ight chassis’ a final shakedown. Red RC will be trackside in Pattaya from this Friday onwards so be sure to tune into our event page for updates.

Check out the Drake here

November 2, 2010

Jesse Munn wins 10th Annual Dave Mapston Memorial Race

Two weekends ago the Radio Control Car Club of Spokane, Washington held the 10th Annual Dave Mapston Memorial Race. There were 150 entries, with drivers coming from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California and Canada. Team Venom attended for more testing, with two Gambler Short Course Trucks on hand, one driven by Venom’s own Rick McCrery and the other by Venom Team driver Jesse Munn. Both Gamblers were entered into the Mod SC class, which had 25-30 trucks. The track was 180ft x 70ft with large jump sections and a challenging surface that consisted of small ruts and minimal traction. Rick chose to run his truck in the mid motor position while Jesse took advantage of the MOR Drive System and ran his truck with the motor in the rear position. Both trucks handled great throughout qualifying and the Gamblers ended up 1st and 2nd on the starting grid, with Jesse sitting TQ and Rick right behind him in second. Triple A-mains were used and Team Venom and the Gambler captured the win by winning two of the three mains. Jesse Munn took home the win and Rick McCrery settled for third due to some unfortunate luck. Having now competed in 6 regional events, won 3 and podium spots in the other 3, the Venom Gambler Short Course Truck is proving to be very competitive in both mid motor and rear motor positions thanks to it’s MOR Drive system and race inspired chassis design.

Source: Venom [venom-group.com]

November 1, 2010

Kinwald dominates 4wd at Southwest Indoor Grand Prix

New Team Durango signing Brian Kinwald sent us this race report from the Southwest Indoor Grand Prix last weekend. “The two fastest Team Durango DEX410s were mine and Quaid Simik’s. I was the Top Qualifier and won the A main. Our cars were really good, especially over the 22 foot crossover gap that only a 4wd car could manage (yes 22 feet! – the announcer wouldn’t let us not jump the big gap … he had everyone in the building cheering every time we made it). When I say only a 4WD car could jump the gap, I mean only Quaid and I with our DEX410s could clear this monster jump. A lot of people were really impressed with the car, with its handling and durability.”

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

November 1, 2010

R/C Flyers Italian GP – Announcement

The organisers of the R/C Flyers Italian GP were in touch to tell us about this year’s event which will be run from the 3rd to 5th of December in Brescia, Italy. Last year’s race attracted the likes of eventual winner Christer Andersson, Toni Rheinard and Simo Ahoniemi as well as Italian GP drivers Daniele Ielasi and Francesco Tironi. This year’s race is open to two classes, Open modified and Sport class, with both classes using a controlled tire. You can find out more information on the event by viewing the flyer here (PDF).

October 31, 2010

Keven Hébert wins Halloween Classic

The Halloween Classic has become one of the premier touring car races of the year and signals the beginning of the indoor racing season. With factory drivers such as Paul Lemieux, Keven Hébert, Josh Cyrul, Drew Ellis, and Mike Blackstock competing for the victory in Open Touring Car, the fight was bound to be intense. Keven Hébert showed excellent speed in practice with his Reedy/LRP-powered TC6 and he and Paul Lemieux appeared to be the favorites going into qualifying. The schedule called for four rounds of qualifying with the single best run to count and main events would also follow this single-race format to determine each winner and the Champion. When qualifying was completed, Keven managed to secure the second position on the grid behind Lemieux. The A-Main event saw Lemieux and Hébert set off ahead of the rest of the field into a personal battle between the two. A bobble by Hébert allowed Lemieux to stretch out a small lead but Keven was able to reduce the gap and put pressure on the leader. Finally, at the three-minute mark, a mistake by Paul gave Keven Hébert the lead which he would maintain until the checkered flag.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

October 31, 2010

Ryan Maker dominates 2010 NSW State Titles

This weekend saw some of Australia’s top drivers descended on one of the county’s premier electric tracks to battle out the 2010 NSW State Titles. Reviews of the newly upgraded facility were glowing and the racing was fierce across all classes. The modified class drew a number of world class drivers including multiple national champion Simon Nicholson, current national champ Ari Bakla, and Victorian state champion Ryan Maker. In qualifying it was all Maker, piloting his Hot Bodies TCX to pole position ahead of the Corally of Simon Nicholson and the Xray T3’11 of Timothy Lee. Despite the efforts of the chasing pack, the finals went all the pole sitter’s way with Ryan taking his TCX to the win in the first two finals, electing to sit out the last amain which went to Xray’s Ari Bakla. The final positions were Ryan Maker in 1st, Simon Nicholson 2nd, and Timothy Lee 3rd.

Continue reading the report here