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August 1, 2007

Bruecher & Taylor win WA Challenge Cup Rd1

Bruecher wins WA Challenge Cup Rd1

Our partners Rube Dude have a report from the first round of the WA Challenge Cup that was held last weekend in Geraldton, Western Australia. The event was open to both buggy and truggy classes and in the buggy class it was a win for HongNor racer Logan Bruecher who tore it up on the track to win by 2 laps ahead of Ian Haley racing the OCM, while 3rd spot went to Darren Wiese, who had lead the race for some time but dropped back later in the race. In the truggy class it was a win for 13 year old Josh Taylor who came home 2 laps ahead of runner up John Grupillo in 2nd and Jack Tompsett, a further 2 laps back, in 3rd.

Read the full report here.

Source: Rube Dude [rubeduderc.com]

August 1, 2007

Announcement – 2008 Neo Race

Announcement - 2008 Neo Race

Our partners Neo Buggy have announced that they will once more run their popular Neo indoor race, which for this year will be called the Neo08, replacing the previous Neo Invitational name. Run in association with DXR and at the same great venue as the 2006 running of the event, the Harper Adams College, Newport, Shropshire UK, the 2008 event will be run over 4 days from the 21st – 24th of March.

The 3rd edition of the Neo Race returns to the Harper Adams indoor venue for Easter 2008. After the very successful 2006 race, DXR and Neo-Buggy will once again join together to organise and run Neo08. The DXR team are known for their excellent events run at the Harper Adams venue, and pairing with Neo-Buggy we hope that this race will be the best yet. The event will be a 4 day race, using IFMAR adapted rules; 10min heats for practice and qualifying and standard Christmas tree finals. Entry limit is set at 210 drivers.

More information to come at the official site Neo08.net

July 31, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> Some new buggy tire designs from ATS – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> A look inside the Ninja MR12-T01T MRT version – Link [yome3000.com]
> Report from the French 1/8 TT Coupe de ligues – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Xray/GRP take RRCI Clubmans by Force – Link [mirageracing.com]
> DG rubber tire cleaner & traction compound – Link [powers-international.com]

July 31, 2007

Shin Adachi to attend this weeks Euros

Kyosho have confirmed to us that their top Japanese Factory racer, and the man behind the TF-5 Stallion Shin edition, Shinosuke Adachi will be present at this weeks European Electric Touring car Championships being held in Montbrison, France to provide support to all Kyosho racers at the event. This marks the first time that Kyosho will sponsor and provide support at an electric event in Europe since the Japanese brand re entered the EP market with the Lazer ZX5 buggy back in 2005. Kyosho have seen a huge push towards electric classes lately with the introduction of their TF-5 chassis back in 2006 and the release of the Ultima RB5 2wd buggy earlier this year as well as changes within the company that have seen the hiring of Gil Losi Jr in March and the acquisition of Team Orion in May. The smiling man you see in the picture above is just the first step in a larger move towards World domination by Kyosho as already witnessed in the 1/8th scale buggy class since the late 90’s and the gas on road class in the last 6 years.

July 31, 2007

Rick Hohwart joins Reedy Electric

Let the Team explain – Team Associated is proud to announce that Rick Hohwart has been chosen as the Reedy Electric Department Manager. Rick will oversee all operations including the planning, coordination, and development of new and innovative products related to electric motors, rechargeable batteries, and other electronics. Recognized as one of the best and most respected professional R/C car racers in the world, and as the founder and former owner of Peak Racing, Rick brings with him over 25 years of experience and vast knowledge of the inner workings of the R/C industry:

It is exciting to join such a well-established company with a long history, dedicated to R/C racing. Working with the Reedy brand in particular is an honor.

The legend himself, Mike Reedy, was excited about Rick’s appointment, saying:

Reedy Modifieds has always been at the forefront of R/C motor and battery technology. With Rick Hohwart now joining forces with Reedy Modifieds and Team Associated, I look forward to an even stronger motor and battery program. I have complete confidence in Rick and look forward with anticipation to the future.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

July 31, 2007

RC Pro East Series Rd2 – Race Report

RC Pro East Series Rd2

CEN team driver Gene ‘The Machine’ Hickersen has been in touch and provided us with a report from the 2nd round of the RC Pro East series which was held last weekend at Lake Park in Tampa, Florida.

Drivers came down to sunny FL from as far as North Carolina to compete for the East Coat RC Pro Championship. There was around 145 entries even with a 60% chance of rain. Friday was open practice on the fast and technical layout. JR Mitch was spotted driving his Team Associated RC8 for the 1st time since the ROAR Nationals last month. I drove really bad at the Nationals, as 63rd was by far the worst I have ever done at a National race in my 21 year racing career, so I was thinking about making changes to my car to find some extra speed to get back on pace.

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July 30, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> Photos of the soon to be released Serpent S400 – Link [nondidju.e-bulles.be]
> Xray to release new wheels for the NT1 soon – Link [teamxray.com]
> RB Products report on the 1/8th scale Euros – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Neo Buggy interview the man behind Ultimate Racing – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> New Robitronic Mantis TXS RTR 1/8 Offroad Truggy – Link [rc-junkies.nl]
> Coverage of the RC Car Action Manufacturers’ Cup – Link [radiocontrolzone.com]
> Coverage from this weeks EP TC Euro’s – Link [eurotc2007.over-blog.com]
> Tobias Deike wins the last South German Regional race – Link [smi-motorsport.de]
> CS Electronics release their new website – Link [cs-electronic.com]
> Kawada release lots of new parts for the Tamiya chassis – Link [kawadamodel.co.jp]

July 30, 2007

Jaanus Kesküla wins Estonian Nationals

Xray have a report on their site from the recently held Estonian Championship which were run for 1/8th buggy and truggy classes. In qualifying it was Xray driver Jaanus Kesküla that took the top qualifying spot in both classes and in the truggy final he could easily win the event, despite some technical problems late into the race, finishing in front of team mates Marek Männing and Allar Rebane in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the buggy final it was more of the same for Jaanus who ran away with the event to win from Rando Mere in 2nd and Siim Sildver in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]