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December 15, 2008

Maifield & Martin do Clash double

This weekend in Florida saw the JConcepts Clash 2008 take place and it was Lee Martin and Ryan Maifield who took two wins each. Maifield dominated the 1/8th nitro buggy half hour final, winning the race by three laps ahead of Paul Bradby in second place, while Ryan also won the 8th electric class, but only by 1 lap. Lee took wins in 1/10th scale electric off road 2wd and 4wd modified classes, while local driver JR Mitch won the Truggy A-final, with Lee Martin in second place.

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Source: oOple [oople.com]

December 14, 2008

Yuichi Kanai takes FS Cup win

The main finals of the FS Cup in China, took place today and in the buggy A-main it was Yuichi Kanai driving the Kyosho MP9 that took the win from Ishima driver Raphael Robert in 2nd and SH driver Chen Wu Zhong in 3rd. Top qualifier Joseph Quagraine was less fortunate in the race, suffering a breakage after only 20 laps. In the truggy race, Team Nanda driver Roy Wu won the race from Team Energy driver Deng Yu Zhen in 2nd, with his team mate Luo Shao Qi in 3rd.

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December 13, 2008

Joseph Quagraine is TQ for FS Cup

The FS Cup takes place this weekend in on the renewed FeiTeng track located in Guangzhou China, and following a tough qualifying today, it is Joseph Quagraine driving for Ishima that has taken the TQ spot for tomorrow’s race. JQ lines up ahead of former World Champion Yuichi Kanai in 2nd for Kyosho, with Romain Valter taking 3rd spot. In the truggy race it is SH driver Chen Wu Zhong in the TQ spot followed by Nanda racer Roy Wu in 2nd and Sam Poon 3rd. We will bring you the results from tomorrow’s finals as we get them.

Source: RC Fans [rcfans.com]

December 13, 2008

Jérôme Ezazian joins Team Xray

Xray have confirmed that front running French driver Jérôme Ezazian, one of the top 10 drivers of the French Championship since 2002, is joining their team for the 2009 racing season. A former winner of the GP Montpellier & GP Pierrefeu, Jérôme will use RB engines to power his XB808 next season.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 12, 2008

Mike Blackstock wins US Indoor Champs

Long established as one of the premiere 1/12th scale races, ‘Cleveland’ as it’s known in the racing community, saw Mike Blackstock take the newly crowned World Champion Associated 12R5 to pole position and the overall win in the Modified 1/12th Class. Mike, a long time 1/12th and ‘t-bar car’ racer, used the stock ‘link’ setup to master the fast and flowing Indoor Champs layout. Mike will now take a bit of a hiatus from the racing circuit and is on full time baby watch. Look for him to be back at it for the Snowbird Nationals in late January.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

December 12, 2008

Team Renaud Savoya join RB

RB Products are happy to announce that current European Champion Renaud Savoya has joined their team. Renaud and father Jean-Michel, who previously used Ninja motors, bring with them their vast experience gained from racing at the very highest level. For 2009 Renaud’s target is to retain his National and European titles and to prepare the 2010 World Championships.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]

December 12, 2008

Tim Bremicker joins Mugen Seiki

RMV Deutschland have announced that current German 1/8th scale buggy and truggy National Champion Tim Bremicker will be joining their Team in 2009. He will run an RB powered Mugen Seiki MBX-6 along with brand new Tourex racing tires and of course will also be promoting the brands at all major races as an important part of the team. Tim leaves behind a successful time at Kyosho to once again team up with Daniel Reckward who recently also moved to Mugen.

Source: RMV [rmv-deutschland.de]

December 12, 2008

Ryan Maifield dominates Fawl Brawl

Last weekend some of the fastest racers from the East Coast gathered in Myrtle Beach, SC for the 7th annual Fawl Brawl at The Badlands R/C Supercross. The track started out very slick for qualifying on Saturday, but by the final mains on Sunday the groove came in and it was the Badlands that we have come to expect. In buggy qualifying, local Losi driver and track favorite Travis Dupree showed that he would not back down easily on his home turf. Travis TQ’ed 3 out of 4 rounds using qualifying points, but during the last round of qualifying Ryan Maifield hit his tire set perfectly and went on to best Travis’s fastest run by 2 seconds as the temps dropped and the track slowed down. Brandon Melton took second for the round and Chris Pace took fourth. The last round success of the team gave great confidence going into the main as all 3 drivers were comfortably in the main with Ryan 2nd, Brandon 4th, and Chris 6th.

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