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January 20, 2020

2020 RC Chili Bowl – Report

The 2020 RC Chili Bowl was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma this past weekend. With sign ups filling by the hundreds every minute, the entire race sold out in less than two hours with 400+ racers. Unusually warm weather welcomed drivers this year to the world’s biggest R/C oval race in the and with arguably the best-built and prepped dirt oval around, the racing was guaranteed to be as close and action packed as the full size Chili Bowl Midget Nationals happening next door. Racing-wise and in Outlaw Sprint, the fastest class at the RCCB Nathan Dean had dominated this class since the beginning of the week and looked unstoppable. Dean would quickly jump out to the lead at the sound of the tone and started to build his lead early on. No traffic is ever guaranteed as Dean would run right into a crash six laps in with two cars in turn one. Quick to recover he would lose a couple of positions. That’s all the break that Ryan Ralph and Justin Driemeier would need as the two battled the rest of the race. Driemeier would finish on top of that battle for the win with Ralph settling for second and Nathan Dean would round out the top three.

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January 20, 2020

Ruddog 6000mAh & 4100mAh Graphene Plus LiHV packs

New from Ruddog Distribution’s own Ruddog brand are two LCG high-performance LiHV battery packs. First up is the 6000mAh 7.6V 100C Graphene Plus LCG Stick Pack LiHV, a standard size stick battery of 22.5mm height. The low centre of gravity battery allows to lower the car’s overall centre of gravity for improved cornering speeds especially in high-bite track conditions while the high-quality 100C Graphene Plus technology cells ensure a very low internal resistance and thus improved overall power, runtime and exceptional cell durability. The battery weighs in at 260g and it utilises 5mm bullet-type connectors.

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January 20, 2020

Ashley Owen wins PDMCC Answer RC Winter Series Rd6

Round 6 of the PDMCC Answer RC Winter Series was held this past weekend in frosty cold UK Winter weather, making for some tricky condition. With the temperature barley rising through the day it was late before the track eventually just about thawed bit still remain slippery, along with a very slight track changed this resulting in some interesting racing. The schedule saw five 6-minute qualifiers and 22-minute mains with the A-main being won by Ashley Owen a lap in front of Mugen driver, Vincenzo Zuccarelli. Agama pilot Dave Blakeley came in 3rd to round out the top 3 podium result.

Source: PDMCC [facebook.com]

January 20, 2020

EC Kim wins at 2020 GRC Indoor Carpet Masters Rd4

Round 4 of the GRC Indoor Carpet Masters were held at the GRC indoor track in Gimpo, South Korea this past weekend. In the 21.5T Touring class it was Kim Byung Hwan with the overall TQ from EC Kim in 2nd. The latter however would strike back in the opening two A-mains, taking wins for an early overall victory which allowed him to sit out the third and final A-main. Top qualifier Kim Byung Hwan would score 2-2-1 finishes, securing him the overall runner-up spot from 9th place qualifier, Kim Si Woo in 3rd.

Image: EC Kim

January 20, 2020

SIC Pro class wins for Tebo, Lutz & Bornhorst

Autaugaville in Alabama hosted the 2020 Southern Indoor Championship this past weekend, attracting nearly 500 entries. In the premier Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Seth VanDalen with the overall TQ from Cole Ogden in 2nd, however the 30-minute A-main event would see the top 2 drivers struggle, making way for 3rd place qualifier, Tekno RC’s Jared Tebo who took the lead in the opening stages and swapped it with Joe Bornhorst (Tekno RC) in the second half of the race, however Tebo would regain P1 a couple of laps later and from there he never looked back to take the win from Joe in 2nd while TLR’s Dakotah Phend came in 3rd overall. Austin Woodyard and Brandon Rose would end the A-main in 4th and 5th respectively.

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January 20, 2020

Adam Drake wins at Adelanto Grand Prix

The Adelanto Grand Prix was held this past weekend, attracting nearly 120 entries for the usual US mix of 1/8th off-road classes. The Pro Buggy class saw Agama’s Steve Harris taking the overall TQ on the pretty challenging track from Mugen’s Adam Drake in 2nd and Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo in 3rd. The 20-minute main final featured some lead changes in the opening stages but some minutes into the race Adam Drake had settled up front and from there he never looked back to take the win some 26 seconds in front of a recovered Steve Harris while Carlos Arredondo came in 3rd to round out the podium from Jake Mayo in 4th and Richard Saxton in 5th.

Image: Carlos Arredondo Jr.

January 20, 2020

Orlowski & Martin successful at 2020 British GP

The 2020 British GP was held in Bruntingthorpe this past weekend. The race was organised by RC Octane and the Silverstone RCMCC and was held on a purpose-built, challenging track and in 1/10th Buggy and Truck classes. In 2WD Mod Buggy it was Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski with the overall TQ, tie on points with the Yokomo’s Lee Martin while Team Associated’s Neil Cragg came in 3rd overall. The finals then saw Michal taking wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory from Lee Martin in 2nd and Joni Skidmore in 3rd.

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January 20, 2020

Fear Farm 3.0 – Announcement

The RC Tonder club is hosting their Fear Farm 3.0 race from the 21st to 23rd of February in Tonder, Denmark. The 3rd edition of the popular event will see the running of 1/8th Nitro Buggy, 40+ Nitro Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy classes and sign-up is already available here. Full details about the race can also be found on the event’s social media page here.