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March 1, 2021

Adam Drake triple at 2020/21 JBRL Nitro Series

The JBRL Nitro Series just completed its 15th season. With an average of over 200 entries per event, it is easy to understand why the JBRL Nitro Series is one of the most popular racing series in the US. Visiting 5 tracks this year throughout California to test the skills of its competitors over a wide range of track conditions, this exciting series is fun for the novice and expert racer alike. Mugen driver Adam Drake was the big winner, taking home three championships in Expert Nitro Buggy, Expert Nitro Truck, and Electric Buggy with Ryan Cavalieri finishing second in all three classes followed by Anthony Westergaard in third. Also winning championships with Mugen Seiki was Daniel Vucinich in Sportsman Nitro Truck.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

March 1, 2021

FSEARA Rd5 Coral Spring – Report

Round 5 of the FSEARA saw another strong 94 entries event at the Coral Spring RC club, The highest count for this season. Saturday’s practice was filled with lots of laps and tons of traction, The track was on fire, but Sunday was another day. Even though the perfect weather for racing, the cold air and wind brought on a new challenge. The mini wind storm blew all of the sand/dirt on the track resulting in an overall 1sec slower pace than Saturday. The Coral Spring Crew did the best to blow off the track between rounds to keep the condition as best as possible. Thank you to Chris Crowder on the mic keeping the program running smooth, we were able to complete 3 qualifying rounds and main this time.

Continue reading the report here

February 24, 2021

Flávio Elias takes 2020 Brazilian national title

Last weekend the 3rd and final round of the 2020 Brazilian nationals was held at the track of Americana as the race had been postponed in December due to the pandemic situation. Again Shepherd team driver Flávio Elias showed great performance and took the TQ spot but he had difficulties in the race and had to retire allowing Eduardo Dulac to take victory. The result however, along with those in the previous two rounds, was enough for Elias to take the 2020 Brazilian national 1/8 IC track title in front of fellow Shepherd racer Samuel Prato.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

February 22, 2021

Ryan Maifield triple at 22nd Dirt Nitro Challenge

Ryan Maifield has completed the triple Crown at this year’s Dirt Nitro Challenge, the Mugen/JConcepts driver taking a clean sweep of all the Pro classes. Held at Thunder Alley in California, the 22nd running of the World Famous event, saw little to no foreign entries for the first time in years as Covid prevented teams traveling from abroad. In the Pro Buggy class it was TLR/JConcepts driver Dakotah Phend that would take the pole position ahead of HB Racing’s Cole Ogden. In the final, having starting from 4th, Maifield would use his vast experience as a previous multiple winner of this event, to come through and win ahead of Ogden in 2nd with Mugen driver Tanner Denney completing the podium in 3rd. Pro E Buggy again saw Phend on the pole position, but again was unable to convert his front starting spot into the win as Maifield took the overall win ahead of his JConcepts’ team mate Phend in 2nd, with the Team Associated of Spencer Rivkin bringing it home in 3rd. In the Pro Truggy it was more of the same as Phend would again capture the overall TQ but be passed by Maifield in the 45 minute final for the win, Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst would work his way up from the 11th place starting position to capture the final podium spot.

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February 18, 2021

Lex Tyler joins MR33 Team

MR33 have announced the signing of US Onroad front runner Lex Tyler to their factory team. Lex will use the complete range of MR33 products to keep his Onroad program running and he will attend all important Onroad races in the USA. Lex had the following to say:

I am happy to join MR33 team for 2021. I’ve recently had the opportunity to utilise MR33 tools and travel accessories while keeping my pit area and equipment well organised. The wrenching experience has been an absolute pleasure and results keep getting better since changing brands. I’ve gained much confidence with MR33 products and highly recommend them.

Source: MR33 [tonisport.de]

February 18, 2021

Jeffrey Rietveld join Capricorn team

Capricorn have announce that Jeffrey Rietveld has joined their factory team for the upcoming season. The Dutch driver leaves Infinity to join an already strong team which contains former WC Dominic Greiner and new signing Paolo Morganti amongst many others. Multiple ENS finalist Jeffrey has this to say:

I’m really happy to announce that I’ll be driving for Capricorn from 2021 onwards. A very big thank you to Patrizio for this opportunity and his trust in me. I’ve already had a warm welcome from the team and am very much looking forward to racing and working together to get the best results possible!

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

February 17, 2021

Robert Batlle joins RC-Project to create 36Mood line

RC-Project have announce that former World Champion Robert Batlle has joined their official team. No doubt talented, Robert is also a great brand ambassador and while he will become an official driver, a close collaboration has also been created between 36Mood and RC-Project which will lead to the birth of many interesting new products. Robert joins current WC Davide Ongaro as having his own line from the Italian brand.

Source: RC-Project [rc-project.it]

February 11, 2021

RC Maker A12 LCG weights & bumper brace

For the Awesomatix A12, RC Maker have produced some LCG weights and a GeoCarbon Bumper brace. The GeoCarbon bumper mount is made from 2mm carbon and helps secure the bumper firmly with the supplied plastic supports. This provides a nice platform for the body to sit on, as well as supporting the bumper at the same time. In terms of weights, there is a brass LCG Front Weight (10g) that replaces the AM1206 for increased weight at the front of the car. This makes the car less responsive and easier to drive. There are also brass LCG rear weights (6.5g ea) that attach to the rear of the chassis and increase the unsprung weight at the rear of the car. This increases the cars rotation, particularly handy for very tight tracks.

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