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February 22, 2009

Cavalieri wins Truggy at Nitro Challenge

The finals for the truggy racers took place on Saturday, following their qualifying runs on Thursday which saw Team Associated//Orion driver Ryan Cavalieri take pole position. The start of the A-main saw trouble for 6th placed starter Ryan Maifield, whose Associated RC8 required some attention just prior to the start, but even so was able to jump into the lead early in the race, with pole main Cavalieri giving chase. The final stayed in this order until the last lap when RC, who had pulled in a substantial gap, was able to make the move, which stuck, and led the most important lap of the race to take the win, with Maifield taking 2nd and Losi driver Adam Drake coming up to 3rd.

Source: Neo Buggy [neobuggy.net]

February 21, 2009

Tebo TQs buggy at Nitro Challenge

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Following Thrusday’s truggy qualifying at ‘The Dirt’ Nitro Challenge, the buggy guys got on the track for their qualifying runs on Friday and it was Kyosho/Orion racer Jared Tebo that took the top qualifier spot, having topped the timing sheets in the first 2 of 3 rounds of qualifying. Losi driver Mike Truhe, who was quickest in round 3 placed his GRP powered 8ight buggy on the 2nd spot for Sunday’s A-main, ahead of Associated driver Ryan Maifield in 3rd and Cody King 4th. Saturday sees the truggies take to the track for their finals day and we hope to bring you a round up as we get the information.

Click here to see the final buggy standings

February 20, 2009

Cavalieri TQs truggy at Nitro Challenge

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Pro Truggy qualifying has been completed at ‘The Dirt’ Nitro Challenge in Arizona, and it was last years double winner Team Associated/Orion racer Ryan Cavalieri that has taken the TQ spot ahead of Losi/GRP racer Mike Truhe in 2nd, while Travis Amezcua, driving the not yet released Hot Bodies D8T is sitting in 3rd. RC had been setting the pace all through qualifying and sealed the deal after 3 straight rounds topping the time sheets. Today, Friday, sees the buggy qualifying get underway and we hope to get a report from Team Associated when its all wrapped up.

Click here to see the final truggy standings

February 20, 2009

Giuseppe D’Angelo signs to Schepis Models

Italian Mugen distributor Schepis Model has gotten in contact to tell us that they have just signed front running Italian gas racer Giuseppe D’Angelo. The former Novarossi backed driver and long time Mugen racer will remain with the Japanese brand for 2009, but has chosen SM by Lavorazioni Meccaniche engines to power his car, similar to Walter Salemi, and Matrix tires for grip. Expect to see Giuseppe at the upcoming 1/10th European Championships in Gubbio, Italy, and maybe the 1/8th World Championships in Lostallo, Switzerland.

Source: Schepis Model [schepismodel.it]

February 19, 2009

The Dirt Nitro Challenge update

This week sees the best buggy and truggy racers in the US, as well as some competitors from Europe, come together for ‘The Dirt’ Nitro Challenge, which takes place on the large and incredibly technical Nitro Pit in Wittmann, Arizona. Team Associated are reporting from the event and have already spotted the new JConcepts Hi-Flow RC8 body shell as used by Ryan Maifield. Also on show for the first time were the new Revolver truggy tire from Pro-Line, who also have a new molded foam insert and new lightweight wheels. Associated themselves are debuting new Factory Team blue anodised shock towers on their RC8.

Click here for more photos and a video from truggy practice

February 19, 2009

Green confirms backing from Xceed & RW Racing

Following up on the news that Multiple World finalist Mark Green had signed for Novarossi comes today’s announcement to confirm some sponsors for the 2009 season. For his tires, chargers, power supply and cells Mark will be using Xceed RC products as he did last year and will partner up with new sponsor RW Racing for pinion and spur gear, while of course he will continue to run the full range of Serpent cars across the different disciplines.

February 18, 2009

Mike Haynes signs with Schumacher

Fresh from two wins and five A main showings at the Snowbirds, Schumacher USA have announced that Mike Haynes will join their racing tea. Already a Speed Passion factory team driver, Mike now makes Schumacher USA his one stop shop for both chassis and power. Schumacher USA representative Shawn Palmer stated that “Mike has done a tremendous amount of on-track testing and development for our Speed Passion ESC and motor line, and we’re certainly looking forward to his insights going forward with our on road chassis program as well. He is a wealth of information for his new teammates, and I know we’ll all benefit greatly having him on the team”. Mike works at his home track, 360 RC Speedway & Hobbies in West Babylon NY which is one of the most active racing facilities in the Northeast and recent host of a ROAR regional championship and he had the following to say about the deal:

I’m looking forward to running the Mi3.5 since there is so much to tinker with on it. In the past I have wished there was a fine adjustment for various items, and the Mi3.5 has just that, but for everything on the car! The rest of the team has already helped me out a great deal by providing information about the car and it will make the transition to Schumacher that must easier.

Source: Schumacher USA [racing-cars.com]

February 18, 2009

ETS Warsaw – Lemieux confirmed

ETS Warsaw - Lemieux confirmed

The organizers of the Much More backed European Touring Series, which sees its 3rd round of the 08/09 series take place in Warsaw Poland have confirmed that Top US driver Paul Lemieux has entered the event that takes place from the 6th – 8th of March. Paul, who has started out the 2009 Season with wins at the US Touring Car Championships and most recently the Snowbirds, is excited for the up coming event. When asked why he is attending the event Paul said “Modified Rubber tire racing is at the Top Level in Europe and I am looking forward to racing against some of the Top drivers in the world”. Paul made his first entry into the ETS last year when he attended the final event of the 2008 season in Andernach, Germany and achieved a podium finish.

For more information about the event and where it takes place go to the Series page on the ETS site here.

Racers can enter round 3 of the ETS by going to rcracecontrol.com.