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March 27, 2013

Carlos Lambas wins Comunidad de Madrid Cup

The Comunidad de Madrid Cup took place last weekend at the Asoger Circuit. It was a wet start to the day and choice of tires was difficult, because only one set is allowed for the entire race. The rain stopped, but the track surface was still a bit wet and closer to the finals the track was drying up and having more grip. Carlos Lambas (Yokomo, Dualsky) managed to win the first two finals from pole position and so sat out the third final. Behind there was a close battle for 2nd overall between Rafa Ortiz (T.O.P., Acorn) and Carlos Fernandez (T.O.P., Acorn). In the end Rafael Ortiz took the second position in the leg but overall he would finish 3rd behind Isaiah Paul in 2nd.

Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]

March 27, 2013

Wheeler extends deal with Xray through 2013

Xray have announced that top US off-road & truggy driver Josh Wheeler will continue to race with the Xray team in 2013. Josh will race the XB9, XT8 and also in the 1/10 class with the new XB4. The multiple Worlds and US National finalist had this to say about the extension:

It has been great working with a top notch company like Xray for many years. I look forward to many more years of great racing and good times with Xray and the Hudy family. Xray’s commitment to perfection and making the best parts possible has allowed me to chase my dreams and compete with the top drivers in the world. Xray and the Hudy family works nonstop to provide the best parts and constantly push the RC industry. It is through this dedication that we will hopefully soon get the World Championship we are looking for. I want to say Thank You for all the support and the friendships that have been made. 2013 is going to be the best year yet.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 27, 2013

Cody King wins Truggy at 2013 PNB

‘Well Psycho Nitro Blast is over, and boy was it psycho and a blast’, 2010 World Champion Cody King reports on the action. ‘The crazy hours of practice and racing really takes a toll on your body. I was already tired from Cactus the week before, and it seemed like I didn’t get to bed till 5am everyday. The good news, I was fast from the beginning, and the cars just got better as we made some adjustments. In Truggy, Lutz would grab the TQ, but the main was little different. I would get the lead early and battle the entire 45 minutes with Adam Drake and Barry Pettit. When I say the entire 45, I really mean the whole thing from tone to tone. Those guys really made me work for it, and it wasn’t until the last few laps that I finally started stretching out. I’m really pleased to have a win in truggy. It’s been awhile since I won a truggy event, and the truck is really good right now. We softened the shock oil and moved some weight up front, and it’s really good.

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March 26, 2013

Ryan Lutz wins buggy at Psycho Nitro Blast

The Psycho Nitro Blast was held last weekend in Unadilla, Georgia and Durango/AKA driver Ryan Lutz filed this report. This has always been one of my favorite races on my schedule and I always look forward to going back. I missed out last year as I visited the Alpha factory in Taiwan but this year I pushed that trip back to be sure I could attend the PNB. This race is just a one of a kind type event that you just have to try. What makes it so great I feel is the atmosphere and just the huge, intimidating, super rough track. The layouts generally start pretty mundane but give it a few hours of run-time on the track and the holes that develop swallow cars whole and some don’t come out. My favorite is generally the A-mains at the end of the weekend when the track is at it’s utmost extreme and it just takes a bit of creativity a patience to find lines that can keep you on 4 wheels and going fast. Here is how my roller coaster unfolded.

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March 25, 2013

Picco takes victory at International GP Rd1

Last weekend saw the opening round of the new International GP series take place in Fiorano. The race was scheduled for Saturday and Sunday but due to the bad weather forecast all the action was moved to Saturday only. Unfortunately some of the finals, including the GP1 (1/8th expert) had to be cancelled due to the rain. The organizers based the results on the qualifying times and so Alberto Picco took the win, as one of the few to run 5 minutes without a stop. Dario Balestri took 2nd and Capricorn team mate and 9-time World Champion Lamberto Collari was 3rd.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

March 25, 2013

Robert Batlle wins Spanish 4wd EP Nationals

The Spanish Championship 1:10 4wd electric off road finished this weekend, on a one race format everything was decided in the awesome track of RC Hobby Garden. Qualifying was dominated by Carlos Pineda, Roger Sancho and Robert Batlle which was the starting position for A main finals. The first A main was an incredible fight between Pineda and Batlle, they were fighting all main until the last lap when Batlle overtook Pineda landing the triple and won. The second final was dominated since lap 4 to the end by Batlle taking his first Spanish Championship in 1/10 electric with his Yokomo BMAX-4 II. The podium was completed by Carlos Pineda in second position and the third spot of the podium went to Juanma Lerma.

View the final results here

March 25, 2013

Mibosport Cup Rd8 report

The grand final of the Mibosport Cup presented by Yokomo took place recently and the race attracted over 130 drivers from the Czech Republic and many other European countries including ETS Champion Ronald Völker. Again the race was held for a variety of electric onroad and also offroad classes such as 2WD a 4WD buggy, Stock Zero 17.5T, Modified TC, Formula and Yokomo GT. For Dash for Voucher Race the organizer drew one of the offroad categories, final A 2WD, and the fastest driver was Jiri Mara.

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March 25, 2013

Bowie Ginting wins Indonesian Regionals Rd1

The First round of the Indonesian Regionals, the Jakarta EP Championship was held at SIS track, Jakarta. The race was attended by a very strong 50 competitors competing in the 10.5 Super Stock class, Stock 13.5 class, 1/12 Pan Car class and FWD classes. Very hot and sunny conditions welcomed all the racers on race day but since it rained the previous night there was lots of dust and sand left on the track which made the track surface very loose compared to Saturday’s practice day. The Superstock qualifying saw Bowie Ginting place his Xray into the TQ spot with 19 laps in 5.09. Rama Tribudiman was next with his Tamiya in 2nd with 19 laps in 5.14 with Xray driver Ronny Suwarto being the last man to take 19 laps in a 5.16. Defending national champion, Heri Susanto was a bit shy of the 19 laps and finished his best run in 18 laps @ 5.00 with Suwardi Suliandy completing the top 5.

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