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July 3, 2008

Warm Up Kyosho Masters 2008

Kyosho Germany wish to heartly invite you to attend the Warm up Race for the 2nd Kyosho Masters 2008 in Bischofsheim, Frankfurt, which runs from the 18th – 20th July. Many drivers will remember this very special atmosphere on the first Kyosho Masters last year, even the very special weather conditions could not change the perfect mood of the attendees. This year the sun will be back – we already arranged this for you. We will have thrilling racing action on all days and on Saturday evening there will be a nice dinner at the race track after which there will be a fun race with the brand new MFR Racing Truck. The starting fee will be 20€ and includes the special ‘Starter Package’ and if you want to start in a second class, the starting fee will be additional 5€.

Go to the event page here for more information and details on how to sign up.

July 2, 2008

Garcia wins Much More Cup 2008

We received a report from last weekends International Much More indoor Cup, run at the Vuelta Rapida indoor track in Avila, Spain. In the 4wd class it was Spanish Factory Much More driver Roberto Garcia, driving his Tamiya 501x, that took the win while in the 2wd class it was Jose Miguel Cantos, racing his Associated B4FT, that took top honours. All the best Spanish Electric off road drivers were in attendance and there was a close battle for the wins in both classes. High temperature at the track of over 30º made the cars and electronics suffer but the drivers had a great weekend and there was a great racing atmosphere.

Source: Automodelismo [automodelismo.es]

July 1, 2008

Cyrul wins the 2008 Byron’s Challenge

Cyrul wins the 2008 Byron Challenge

Motonica USA are reporting that their team driver Josh Cyrul overcame a slow start to take the lead and win the Byron’s Challenge last weekend at Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. Joining Josh on the podium was Mugen racer Paul Ciccarello in 2nd and Motonica team driver Scotty Barrera in third. The race was run under cloudy skies and was cut short by a rain downpour.

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June 23, 2008

Adam Drake wins SoCal SS Buggy Rd3

The Drake has sent us a brief report from round 3 of the SoCal Saturday Series held at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, CA, host of the recent 1/8 Off-Road Buggy Nationals. The weather was extremely hot, but Losi /GRP drivers Adam Drake and Matt Castellano were even hotter. Matt edged out Adam in round one by less then one second to set the early TQ, but in round two Adam was able to improve his time and take the overall TQ for the 1/8th Pro Buggy class. Adam also TQ’d the 1/8th Pro truck class, but had electrical problems in the final. In the buggy final Adam was able to keep it smooth and consistent to win his third buggy final in three races, while Matt also ran a great race and finished second for the Losi / GRP / Nitrotane 1-2. The 1/8th Expert final saw Losi 8ight racer Kyle Johnson taking the win, just in front of his team mate Jim Pierce.

June 22, 2008

Levi Jackson wins SoCal SS Rd3

Kyosho team driver Levi Jackson scored another victory with the Kyosho ST-RR during the 3rd round of the Southern California Saturday Series, held at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, CA, host of the recent 1/8 Off-Road Buggy Nationals. Levi won from 2nd placed Scott Hughes, the Mugen driver having problems on the last lap of the race giving him a non finish, while Jake Malkin took 3rd.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

June 20, 2008

2008 East Coast NS Rounds 6 & 7

The Drake was in touch to tell us that last weekend he and Mike Truhe made the trip back to The Farm 2 in Charlotte, NC for round 6 & 7 of the East Coast Nitro Series. Adam TQ’d both rounds 6 and 7, and while Mike won round 6, with Drake 2nd, it was Adam that took the win in round 7. Afterwards the two Losi drivers stayed on for testing for the IFMAR 1/8th Worlds that will be at the same track in September.

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June 19, 2008

Factory Team at the Euros in Crete

Meet Associated’s very own Factory Team drivers Craig Drescher and Richard Saxton at the 2008 European Championships being held on the island of Crete, July 3rd through 6th. Craig and Richard will be on hand to help support Associated Factory Team drivers Neil Cragg, Elliot Boots and Peter Pinisch, as well as all the other RC8 drivers. Associated’s Factory Team drivers bring with them a wealth of talent and in-depth working knowledge regarding all of the current RC8 set-ups and tips. Let them show you how to get the most out of your RC8 buggy, and to keep it running at the peak of performance. With 22 IFMAR World Championships, and many European, US National and regional championships to their credit, this opportunity offers you a chance to benefit from decades of race winning experience. Please be sure to drop by to introduce yourself and don’t be shy, Craig and Richard are there to help you.

Image: Neo Buggy [neo-buggy.net]

June 19, 2008

2008 RC Pro Series Northeast Rd1

We received this report from the first round of the Northeast RC Pro Series held at CRC Raceway in Rome, NY. As it has been with almost every out door race in the nitro offroad series this year weather tried to play a part in the event. Saturday it didn’t look like we would get all 4 rounds of qualifying in because of rain rolling in from the west but each time it came close to town it would disappear. So we managed to get all the qualifying in even though the weather reports estimated an 80% chance of rain. Sunday was supposed to be better with only a 20% chance. Sunday was a beautiful day until we started the last main – the Expert Buggy A Main – dark clouds rolled in from the west just south of the track.

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