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March 5, 2014

Ferrell wins at Pacific NW Showdown Rd4

The Marty Barnes’ Pacific NW Showdown Tour made its way to Albany, Oregon last weekend. Conveniently located just off the I-5 freeway, NW Hobbies hosted round 4 of the 5 race series on an all clay, super high bite, tacky indoor race arena. Practice was held on Saturday with 1 qualifier in the evening and 2 on Sunday with mains to follow. The layout was technical yet easy, but at the same time extremely challenging. The most challenging part was deciding which tires to go with and playing with the amount of grip that was available. There was a fine line between speed and too much speed that would make the car very twitchy and edgey to drive resulting in increased chances of roll-overs and crashes. The window was very small and tire combo was definitely the key to your success.

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March 4, 2014

Jörn Neumann joins Maxima Fuel

Maxima Fuel announce the signing of Jörn Neumann to run the company’s racing nitro fuel. Jörn joins an already successful line-up of drivers such as Jared Tebo and Eric Dankel.

Source: Maxima Fuel [maxima-fuel.com]

March 4, 2014

Alberto Garcia wins Madrid Championship Rd1

The first round of the 2014 Madrid Championship took place last weekend with around 80 drivers in attendance. The event was a perfect warm up race for the European Championship “B” and the Spain Nationals which will be held at the same track this Summer, therefore many of the top Spanish drivers where in attendance. During practice rain made things slippery and it was S-Workz driver Albert Garcia (S-Workz/RB/JConcepts) who was able to make the best out of the slippery conditions. Just before the main final rain started to fall again but this did not keep Alberto from taking the win in front of Juanma Guillen (JQ/Alpha/ProCircuit) and Dani Vega (Agama/Reds/Beta).

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

March 4, 2014

2014 JCP-RC Winter Cup – Report

JCP-RC Raceway located in Indianapolis Indiana, played host to the 1st annual JCP-RC Winter Cup. The 3 day event brought in just over 160 entries from across the tri-state region to try and claim a title in what will be a must attend event in the years to come. Consistency was the name of the game for the event as drivers competed in a practice seeding round on Friday. Using the drivers full 5 minute practice run laps and times to seed the drivers for qualifying for the remainder of the event. Once seeding had been determined, the event used 3 rounds of qualification Saturday, and 1 round on Sunday using qualipoints to set the main events. Triple A-mains would then determine the winners on Sunday in the 2WD Buggy, 4WD Buggy, Mod Truck, and 1/8 E-Buggy classes, while 10 minute A-mains would determine the winners in the 2WD SC, 4WD SC, 17.5 2WD Buggy, and Novice classes with bump-ups in all classes.

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March 4, 2014

Xray XB4 adjustable ball differential

Xray introduce this ball differential for the use with the XB4 and XB4 2WD line of buggies. The pre-assembled diff is equipped with 2.4mm ceramic balls, a carbide axial thrust race, Hudy spring steel outdrives, heavy-duty diff plates and a composite material crown gear. The externally adjustable differential is best used on low-grip surfaces as it can enhance traction and drivability.

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March 4, 2014

Matt Chambers joins Tresrey & Yaiba Racing

Tresrey and Yaiba Racing announce the signing of top US off-road racer Matt Chambers. Matt brings with him years of professional racing experience and will assist with R&D and product development. Matt had this to say:

I would like to start off by saying a big thank you to Tresrey and Yaiba Racing. This is a unique opportunity for myself as I will be able to compete at national level races with any manufacturers chassis that Tresrey and Yaiba make quality option parts for. It will be great to get to race the numerous 1/10 platforms available knowing I already have the best option parts for each. I’m extremely excited to be representing these fine companies for 2014: Tresrey, Yaiba Racing, Reedy, Pro-Line, Airtronics, Avid, UpGrade RC, B-Fast, Bradley Fine Line Designs, OCRC Raceway, and MHOR RC Raceway.

Source: Tresrey [tresrey-usa.com]

March 4, 2014

Colton Kiefer wins E-Buggy at Chi-Town Shootout

Mike Colton wins E-Buggy at Chi-Town Shootout

Colton Kiefer has won the 1/8th E-Buggy class at the 2014 Chi-Town Shootout. He took the win in front of Tekno’s Randy Cathcart while Mike’s Serpent team mate Joe Sorwell completed the podium. Adam Cholka and Pinky McCarty finished 4th and 5th respectively.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 4, 2014

Mike Gosvig signs with Xray

Multiple Danish 1/10 on-road champion, Mike Gosvig has joinded the Xray factory team. In the recent years, Mike has repeatedly proven his talent and professional attitude as a private driver by winning multiple Danish Championships as well as greatly representing at the races. Mike now joined the Xray world racing team and will primarily focus on 1/8th and 1/10th off-road classes. This is what Mike has to say about the deal:

I am very honored to have the chance to be part of the most professional RC car company in the world. I have been racing Xray cars for some time now, and as such I know and admire their attention to detail, their high quality, and their outstanding performance which has allowed me to win many races. I am grateful for this opportunity to be part of the Team, so I can learn and improve my skills and in return give better results. It is wonderful to have such a strong team behind me, and I am confident going into the upcoming season. Thanks goes to North TQ for their help that allowed me to achieve my racing goals.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]