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April 13, 2011

Blazej Orlowski takes Polish indoor title

Last weekend saw the Polish Indoor On-Road Championships final race, which took place on carpet in Warsaw. In the fastest 1/10 touring Open Stock class, the whole podium went to Tamiya TRF 417 drivers, with top qualifier Blazej Orlowski taking the race win and with it the championship title. Second place went to Michal Orlowski with Maciek Brzozowski in 3rd. In the junior class 7-year old Maciek Kajko, who was second in the race, took the champion title. Second place went to Kuba Sienica with his brother Mikolaj Sienica in 3rd. And finally in the E-12 class the title went to Lukasz Kowalczyk in front of Grzegorz Kopertowski in 2nd and Patryk Raczynski in 3rd.

View the other podiums here

April 10, 2011

Tessmann & Tebo TQ 2011 Silverstate

Saturday kicked off with the 3rd and final round of qualifying. The track was well groomed by the crew after Friday’s rounds of racing. All of its gaping wounds were patched up and a healthy dose of water was laid down on the dirt. Cody King and Ty Tessmann were looking to get TQ’s for round 3 of expert truggy and wrap up the overall TQ, but it was Jared Tebo with an excellent run leading from the first lap to the finish. Although his efforts were grand, Tessmann won the overall TQ with his best two finishes being a 1st and 2nd. Many of the truggy drivers were switching between smaller pin tires and larger pins. The smaller pins seemed faster and a bit more forgiving in the ruts, but the larger pinned tires had more traction, especially when driving in the fluff outside the lines. I asked Ty about his tire choices throughout the race and he was going between the Proline Holeshots and Calibers. He thought the Calibers were a bit “edgy” but had more traction so those would most likely be his choice for the main.

Continue reading the report here

April 8, 2011

Keven Hébert wins ROAR 1/12th 13.5 Nationals

Reedy factory driver Keven Hébert took his Reedy/LRP powered Team Associated 12R5.1 to the win in the 1/12 Open 13.5 class at the 2011 ROAR Carpet Nationals recently. Even though Keven was forced to switch chassis in the middle of qualifying, he still managed to claim the top qualifying position and the coveted inside front row start. From the pole, Keven built up a manageable gap over second place to victories in the first two legs of the A Main and to win the prestigious ROAR National Championship title.

Source: Reedy [rc10.com]

April 7, 2011

Stuart Mahon & Colin Brennan join Xray UK offroad team

RC Disco have announced the addition of top Northern racers Stuart Mahon and Colin Brennan to the Xray (UK) 1/8th Buggy Racing team. Both Stuart and Colin have been racing for a long period and after testing late last year and early this season both drivers decided to join the expanding Xray team, driving the latest 2011 spec 808 buggy. Stuart and Colin both race in the NRS Series and at the BRCA Nationals and are a welcome addition to the team bringing a vast amount of knowledge and trackside experience which will only further assist the Xray team and our customers at the important races during the year.

Source: RC Disco [rcdisco.com]

April 7, 2011

Lloyd Dassonville wins 2wd at April Fools Classic

Having already reported on the 4wd and SC classes at the recent April Fools Classic at Intermountain RC Raceway in Magma UT last weekend, TQ Racing sent us a quick update on the 2wd class. Their team driver Lloyd Dassonville surprised the field, which included many factory drivers, by winning the 2wd Modified event with his SX10 2w just ahead Losi drivers Corey Peterson and Matt Chambers.

Source: TQ Racing [tqracing.net]

April 7, 2011

Swedish Indoor Cup results

The Middle Swedish Indoor Cup consisted of 8 races run thru out Sweden during the 2010/2011 season. Open to 1/10 touring 17.5T and Mod, 1/10 2WD buggy and 1/12 13.5T, it saw some really closes races and some of Sweden’s fastest drivers in attendance. In the 1/10 touring 17.5T stock class Marcus Soberg took the overall win with his Nosram/DesirePower powered Xray T3 ’11. Marcus won an impressive 7 out of 8 races. In 1/10th touring Mod Magnus Vassmar got the perfect score with 8 out of 8 wins also with a Nosram/DesirePower powered Xray T3’11. Kenneth Malkusson won the 1/10th 2WD buggy class with his Schumacher Cougar SV’11, while Maxx Rosen won the 1/12th 13.5T class.

Thanks to Magnus Vassmar for the update.

April 6, 2011

Matt Chambers victorious at April Fools Classic

TLR’s Matt Chambers attended the 23rd annual April Fools Classic. After qualifying was through, Matt would start in the TQ position in both 4wd modified and Open Short Course. Matt would also start 2nd in the 2wd modified class. In the 4wd modified class, Matt used his TQ position to his advantage taking the first two A-main wins using his TLR XXX-4 GP. In the Open Short Course class, Matt used his Losi XXX-SCT to take the win after a hard fought battle with TLR driver and IR/CR local Joel Eaton who would finish second overall. In the 2wd modified class, Matt experienced some bad luck in two of the main events and ended up taking a respectable 3rd overall with his TLR 22 buggy. Local TLR driver Corey Peterson had a good weekend and finished 2nd overall.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

April 6, 2011

JP Tirronen wins Rd6 of Florida State Off-Road series

Round 6 of the FSORS series made the way to Mills Pond in Ft. Lauderdale, FL for another stop on the popular Florida series. JP Tirronen put his stamp on the 1/8th buggy pro class in qualifying by earning the TQ in rounds 2 and 3, taking the number 1 position leading into the mains. JP was having a magical weekend and from the tone JP put it on the rest of the drivers. Racing out to a large lead, JP kept consistent pressure on the field and maintained his hot hand on the track. JP’s dad was in the pits making the proper pit strategy moves, performing great pit stops while JP increased the lead. Finishing with over a 2 lap lead, JP cruised in for his first win on the 2011 series. JP’s Serpent was decked out with JConcepts all weekend long. Using an assortment of Bar Codes and Sevens to Top Qualify then switching to the trusty Crossbows mounted on Mono wheels for the main, JConcepts tires were hooked-up all weekend long on the amazing Mills Pond track surface. Topping off the winning ride was a Punisher body and Illuzion HD rear wing.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]