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October 22, 2010

ROAR finalises dates for 2011 Nationals

ROAR

Having previously awarded the different venues the various National Championships, ROAR have today announced the final dates for those races, which you can see below.

March 24-27 – On Road Carpet Nats @ Timezone Raceway
June 2-5 – Off Road 8th Scale Fuel Nats @ Thunder Alley RC Raceway
July 28-31 – On Road Paved Electric Nats @ Jackson RC
August 11-14 – Off Road 10th Scale Electric Nats @ Norcal Hobbies
September 8-11 – Off Road 8th Scale Electric Nats @ HobbyPlex Raceway
September 22-25 – On Road Fuel Nats @ Control Freakz

All dates have been added to our calendar section which you can visit here.

Source: ROAR [roarracing.com]

October 21, 2010

Marc Esbri wins Spanish TC Nats Rd4

Last weekend saw the 4th and final electric touring car championship race at Spain’s Villareal track, host of the 2008 European Championships. Victory in the modified class went to Schumacher racer Marc Esbri ahead of the Tamiya of Vicente Eres, with another Schumacher driver Luis Coundes 3rd. In the stock class it was Xray driver Roberto Hernandez that took the win from the Schumacher pairing of Miguel Moreno and Salvador Gregorie in 2nd and 3rd.

View the final championship standings here

October 21, 2010

Shaun Dunlap takes 2 at Electric Championship Tour Rd1

The first stop for the 2010 Electric Championship Tour was held at Four Season’s Raceway in Olympia, Washington on October 16th, 2010. The ECT is a 6 race series that visits a different track each month. The best 4 out of 6 races are used to determine the Champion for each class. The 2wd Modified Buggy Class is the premier class for the ECT. This class always averages the most entries throughout the series in the modified division. After qualifying and the lower main bump-ups were complete, Kyosho would have 6 cars out of 10 in the A-Main. Triple A-Mains would then be run to decide the overall winner for round 1.

Continue reading the report here

October 21, 2010

Capricorn RC sign Giorgio De Felici

Capricorn RC have announced that they have signed Italian driver Giorgio De Felici, who joins the team immediately. Running the European Championship winning LAB-C01, Giorgio will power the car using Novarossi engines. De Felici finished 2nd at the recent Italian Expert Nationals and before that took 5th place overall at the European A Championships in Gubbio.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 20, 2010

Maifield takes truggy victory at Sidewinder Nitro Explosion

Racing in Southern California always provides a solid test of equipment and driver, with intense competition from some of the nation’s best, the Sidewinder Nitro Explosion is always a racers end of year measuring stick. This year the crew from Thunder Alley ran a dry surface condition which produced slightly more tire wear but allowed the best of the best to stretch their legs a little extra with the IFMAR Worlds approaching. Ryan Maifield driving his Associated RC8T-CE truck kit was a Punishing force all weekend. Mounting up a set of the trusty yellow compound Cross Hairs for the 45-minute A-main proved to once again be the ticket. As usual, Maifield was spot on with his driving as he took the lead near the middle of the race and proceeded to drive away from the field taking another win with JConcepts. Ryan’s RC8T-CE topped off with Punisher body and Illuzion HD wing are back on top in Southern California. The marquee event of the weekend in the 1/8th buggy class, Ryan drove the RC8b once again to the top taking a well deserved TQ. Going to his go-to tires, the yellow compound Crossbows were perfect for the Thunder Alley dry track conditions. At or around the 10 minute mark with Maifield leading, a mechanical problem sidelined him, forcing him out of contention. Although a bad break, the ace driver from sunny Arizona will race another day.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

October 19, 2010

Agama USA looking for team drivers

Agama USA are expanding their US race team on all levels and are looking for drivers to join their growing team that includes Levi Jackson and Gene ‘The Machine’ Hickerson. If you can effectively promote their product, race competitively and help newcomers to the hobby then they are interested in you. To be in with a shot, send your resume to support@agamausa.com

Source: Agama USA [agamausa.com]

October 19, 2010

Cody King leads AKA sweep of Sidewinder Nitro Explosion

Thunder Alley was the site of the 2010 Sidewinder Nitro Explosion race and the best in the world were in attendance racing their last big race before the upcoming World Championships. The entry list read like a world final – Pavidis, King, Cavalieri, Mayfield, Drake, Truhe, Tessman, etc. were all in attendance. For AKA the mains could not have gone any better. In the Sportsman Buggy A Main it was Sean Gaffney taking the win on AKA Gridiron soft tires, AKA wheels and AKA closed cell inserts. In the Intermediate A Main it was Colin Herzig taking the win on AKA Enduro Soft tires using the new AKA Evo wheel and AKA closed cell inserts. In the Expert Buggy A Main it was Cody King coming home with the win using AKA Enduro soft tires on the new AKA Evo wheel and AKA closed cell inserts. Mark Pavidis also made the podium coming home a strong third using the new AKA Impact tire in medium and the new AKA Evo wheel with AKA closed cell inserts. Cody King and Mark Pavidis both commented after the race the the new EVO wheel really made the high speed sweeper much more predictable compared to the older wheels.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com] / Photo: John Cary

October 19, 2010

Bulgarian off-road nationals Rd4

The 4th and final round of the Bulgarian off-road nationals took place in Varna recently in cold, windy and wet conditions, proving an extreme challenge for all drivers. In the buggy class the fastest racer in qualifying was Mario Vutov followed by Sterian Folev and Kristian Vrajilov. The final started with Sterian Folev taking the lead but a little mistake knocked him to the back of the pack, while Mario Vutov had issues with his engine which flamed out 8 times during the 45-minute-long final. Sterian Folev and Kristian Vrajilov battled for the first place with Folev leading most of the time with Mario Vutov and Theodor Trunchev battling for third. At the end Folev lost concentration and Vrajilov swept through to win by 1.965 seconds. Folev needed to be in the top 5 in order to get the necessary points for the Championship and so with 2nd he became the National Champion. In the truggy class Mario Vutov was again fastest in the qualifications and in this class he also managed to win the final too. Borislav Ivanov, Sterian Folev’s teammate and top pretender for the title finished 2nd, which allowed him to keep the lead and also become National Champion.

View the truggy podium here