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January 11, 2008

Groskamp overnight TQ at DHI Cup

Jilles Groskamp TQ

Jilles Groskamp has made the perfect start to his new tenure at Tamiya by setting the quickest time in round 1 of the 2008 DHI Cup, giving him maximum points for the round with 3 of the 5 to count. Heading into Heat 21, the final heat of the round, it was Hot Bodies racer Andy Moore that had taken the TQ spot over from Shin Adachi, who had only taken the spot in the previous heat. Heat 12 saw a gaggle of quick cars, all on TQ pace which included Juho Levanen, Teemu Leino and of course Groskamp. In the final moments Jilles managed to get his head down and put in the laps needed to take the top spot and was aided by a slowing Levanen, run time being a struggle for a lot of the competitors.

Read the full report here.

January 7, 2008

Brian Kinwald Joins Team Xray

Brian Kinwald Joins Team XRAY

Xray have announced that RC superstar Brian Kinwald will be joining their team. Brian has won 2 World Championships, over 30 National titles, and many other big race wins in gas and electric classes and while 1/10 electric touring car he will mainly focus on racing and development of the off-road line of the Xray products. Brian had this to say about the deal:

I have been doing R&D for numerous companies for over 15 years, and I have been watching Xray for many years now. I truly believe they have a superior product; I have never seen such great craftsmanship and innovation in an RC company, and trust me I have ran and seen it all! Since I am now in a position to make a change, I am very happy to announce that I will be working and racing for them…I can’t wait! It’s also very exciting to have the very best equipment, tools, and set-up accessories from Hudy which will ensure that all my Xray cars will be perfectly dialled all the time

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 4, 2008

Jilles Groskamp joins Tamiya – Interview

Jilles Groskamp joins Tamiya

After much speculation about the future of top Dutch International electric racer Jilles Groskamp, we can confirm to you that he has signed to Tamiya. Jilles, who has raced for Xray for the past 6 years, leaves behind a succesful term at the Slovakian manufacturer that has seen him win many major races as well as make the final for multiple European and World Championships. We caught up with Jilles recently and put a few questions to him about this exciting new deal.

UPDATE: We have some pictures below the interview from Fridays test in the Netherlands thanks to our sponsors, the Border.

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December 29, 2007

Joseph Quagraine leaves HoBao

Joseph Quagraine joins Werks Racing

Neo Buggy are reporting that Finland’s most famous offroad driver Joseph Quagraine has announced his departure from long time sponsors HoBao. After 5 years together, JQ has developed into one of the most exciting and fast drivers in the current crop of top class European drivers. He had this to say about the announcement:

I would like to thank HoBao for their great support during the last five years. HoBao was my very first sponsor back in 2003, and they helped me make a name for myself on the international racing scene. I will never forget that! But now the time is right for me to move on, and I wish them all the best for the future. As for me, I am now looking forward to a new challenge.

Source: Neo Buggy [neobuggy.net]

December 20, 2007

Mike Swauger joins JP Racing

Top US Mugen racer, and multiple Winternats winner, Mike Swauger has been in touch to let us know that he has signed to JP Racing for the 2008 season. Previously running with the Ninja engine, Mike failed to shine at this years World Championships and his results there may have had a big influence on his choice of power plant for next year. On leaving the GRP made motor, Mike has also left behind GRP tyres and so negotiations are still ongoing to secure a tire sponsor for the new year. Since signing to the French manufacturer at the beginning of December Swauger has gone on to win the recently held Toys for Tots race at Crystal Park, an event which he also TQ’d and set a new track record.

December 18, 2007

Truggy.nl Winter Indoor Masters 2007

Last weekend saw the first International Truggy.nl Indoor Masters 2007 run on an indoor dirt track in the Netherlands. The 30 minute A-main was won by German Kyosho ST-RR/Sirio driver Frank Lemke who managed to finish 1 lap up on the 2nd place finisher Stefan Petrich, also from Germany, with his RB powered Robitronic Mantis. The 3rd spot went to Dutch driver Daniël van der Drift with his Novarossi powered GS Racing XUT, only 7 seconds behind 2nd.

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December 17, 2007

DHI Cup – Control tire change

DHI Cup change control tire

We received word from the organisers of the DHI Cup, an event that Red RC will cover live, that they have decided to change the control-tires because Much More could not guarantee a sufficient supply of their AT-32 tire. So for the 2008 edition of the DHI-CUP, racers will use the Much More Sweep LHS carpet tire with JB foam inserts and pre-glued on JB X-tra Hard wheels. The sweep tires are a new development made especially for carpet racing and tested by Much More team-drivers. To supplement the tires the organisers have also bought the same carpet as used at the ISTW race in October.

Source: DHI Cup [dhi-cup.dk]

December 17, 2007

Ryan Maifield dominates JConcepts Clash

JConcepts contacted us to tell us about their great JConcepts Clash that was run recently in Lake Park, Tampa, Florida. As promised “The Powers Exploded” and a unique event, which featured electric and nitro vehicles competing on the same day, was launched. The event was open to sportsman and expert classes thus catering to drivers of all skill levels. Ryan Maifield driving his Team Associated RC10B4, B44 and RC8 vehicles dominated the extended A-main events using JConcepts Racing Tires. In the 2wd Modified class Ryan used on his RC10B4 to win the 10-minute A-main event, while UK National 4wd Champion Lee Martin TQ’d the event. In the 4wd Modified class Ryan took his B44 to a convincing victory in this highly competitive class, while in the 1/8th buggy class Ryan took his Team Associated RC8 to victory in this prestigious class, while once more it was Lee Martin that took the overall TQ.

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