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January 29, 2011

The Dirt Nitro Challenge – Announcement

The organisers of next month’s Dirt Nitro Challenge in Arizona were in touch to firstly introduce us to the new Dirt girl (above) and secondly to tell us that entries are still open for this awesome annual event. Taking place at the Nitro Pit facility in Witmann, AZ, the event attracts the best offroad drivers in the World and this year will be no exception. This 2011 event is open to both gas & electric buggy as well as truggy and short course classes with the event starting on Wednesday the 23rd of February for practice and running through to Sunday the 27th for the buggy mains. For more information on the event and details on how to enter you can view the event flyer here (PDF).

January 28, 2011

Pro-Line & Savoya continue thru 2011

Continuing their team announcements, Pro-Line have confirmed that 3 time European Champion and new Team Durango factory driver Renaud Savoya will continue will continue to use their products through 2011. The US based French driver had this to say about the deal:

I use Pro-Line tires for 6 years now, and I am always impressed by the quality and performances of their products. It’s a real pleasure for me to extend my contract with those guys, who always made all their possible to bring us the fastest products and the best support! I also would like to thank all the team for the great job we achieve together last year, and look forward to the coming season!

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 28, 2011

Ralph Burch to be fueled by PowerMaster

Current 1/10th 200mm World Champion Ralph Burch has just signed a deal that will see him using PowerMaster racing fuel exclusively for the 2011 racing season. Developed and produced by VP Racing Fuels, PowerMaster will fuel Ralph’s Max-powered Xray on-road racing machines, with the company saying that “they are looking forward to providing him with the highest quality RC fuel available.”

Source: VP Racing Fuels [vpracingfuels.com]

January 27, 2011

JQ Products sign Miguel Matias

Miguel Matias and JQ Products have reached an agreement, which sees the former European Champion and Worlds podium finisher Matias drive THE Car for the coming years. Miguel is a driver who could be multiple European and World Champion. He has broken or flamed out while leading numerous times at Euros and Worlds. He has the speed and the skills, and they hope they can provide him with the equipment so he can finish those races in the future. Miguel is expected to a valuable addition to THE Team with all the experience and setup knowledge that he brings to the table.

Source: JQ Products [jq-products.com]

January 25, 2011

Derek Guidry wins January Jam

The first city-owned indoor offroad race track in the USA held its first annual January Jam race. The Flowood R/C Indoor Park has been open since the first of December. You won’t find a finer facility anywhere. Bubba Barham, President of Trackseekers R/C Club, reports that they had 85 entries with 120 vehicles. They ran ten classes. The race started at 10 a.m. and ended at 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Bubba said they took a vote after two qualifiers to see if they wanted to run the third qualifier and the majority wanted to stay and run it. “It exceeded any and all our expectations.” Drivers came from Dallas, Atlanta, with many from Lousisiana. Derek Guidry, racing a Team Associated RC8B and RC8T, Top Qualified in both Expert Buggy and Truggy and won first place in both. He had some serious competition with Jason Wendling, Denver Houghton, Reggie Tongue, Brady Walton, and John Tabony chasing him.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

January 25, 2011

Pro-Line & Chad Bradley continue thru 2011

Pro-Line have announced that newly signed JQ Products driver Chad Bradley will continue to use their products heading into the 2011 racing season. Chad gave the following statement:

I would like to say how much of an honor it is to be part of the 2011 Pro-Line Team. I know that I will have the best tires, wheels, bodies and accessories to go with my 1/8 Buggy, 1/8 Truck and Short Course while I am at the track. I believe this will be my fifteenth year on the Pro-Line team and one thing that has stood out throughout the years has been the people behind the scene at Pro-Line and their passion on making the best products possible. It’s so important to be associated with people that want to win. Pro-Line has a countless number of wins and everything that I have accomplished throughout the years is due to Pro-Line tires and wheels. Pro-Line has always been what has connected my race cars to track. I am very excited about the 2011 season. If you’re at the track, feel free to ask me what Pro-Line tires are working best for the condition. See you at the races.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 24, 2011

Maifield wins Pro buggy at CRCRC Midwest Champs

An amazing 2 weeks of action in Ohio ends with Ryan Maifield and JConcepts on top in the 1/8th buggy pro class taking the first big win in 2011. Ryan was a thrilling driver all weekend in the buggy class by first taking the TQ and then going on to win the 45-minute A-final against some the world’s finest drivers including Jesse Robbers, reigning IFMAR World Champion Cody King and Billy Easton. JConcepts Hybrids in green compound along with the Punisher body made the punishing easier as Ryan and his Associated RC8B made quick work of the fast, technical CRCRC layout with the fastest overall time during qualifying. In the 1/8th truck class, Ryan had to settle for 2nd place, 3.8 seconds behind eventual winner Jessie Robbers who drove a fantastic race. Pit strategy and traffic became a factor as Ryan battled hard for the entire 45 minutes with his RC8T-CE truck equipped with Punisher body and JConcepts Sevens tires.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

January 24, 2011

Brennan Ralls teams up with NEMO Racing

NEMO Racing have welcomed Brennan Ralls as the latest addition to the Agama Racing Team. Brennan brings with him a wealth of experience, both in racing and in development, which no doubt will push the development of the A8 EVO forward. With his previous team Brennan provided a fantastic service to their customers, offering technical assistance both trackside and across the Internet forums and will continue to do this under the NEMO banner in 2011. Brennan will be involved in the development of the new products NEMO are planning in the coming months, as they look to expand their range through 2011.

I wish to thank Jon Hazlewood from Nemo racing for this opportunity to represent them for 2011 & beyond with the Agama A8 & product range. Having spoken with Jon a while back I can see great vision in his ideas & old school ethics he has adopted for Nemo Racing. The fantastic Agama A8 which customers are already enjoying & soon to be announced products gives a fantastic opportunity in equipment for both pro racer through to clubman. An easily accessible web site & new forum gives myself in the UK plus the new European driver line up an area to help out & build on product tips & info. I look forward to these coming years for some great racing but also to return back & reward Nemo Racing for what they see in me & their investment.

Source: NEMO Racing [nemoracing.com]