September 8, 2013

Evans TQ’s 2WD Buggy at JConcepts Clash

Evans TQ's 2WD Buggy at JConcepts Clash

Dustin Evans is the Top Qualifier of the main class at this year’s JConcepts Clash after the Team Losi Racing driver posted a third TQ run in the fourth & final 2WD Buggy qualifier at the Mississippi event.  Having set the pace in the two earlier qualifiers of the day, Evans’ only challenger for the top spot on the grid was Ryan Maifield, who topped the opening qualifier last night. A number of bad laps from the Associated driver meant Evans topped the timing monitors throughout the 5-minutes, setting the fastest time of the weekend with what he described as the ‘perfect run’.

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September 8, 2013

Maifield pips Evans in penultimate 4wd Qualifier

Maifield pips Evans in penultimate 4wd Qualifier

Ryan Maifield pipped his main rival for the JConcepts Clash title Dustin Evans by just 2/10ths of a second on the final lap of the penultimate round of 4WD Buggy qualifying at the Mississippi event.  With a reseed putting the fastest 12-drivers in the top heat, the round would see the times tumble as the Associated and TLR stars posted 15-lap runs of the Flowood RC Indoor Park track.  Behind the two Pros, up & coming talent Damion Borkowicz completed the Top 3 turning around his event after finding a better set-up for his Associated B44.2.

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September 7, 2013

Evans takes Q2 of 4WD Buggy at ‘Clash’

Evans

Having failed to finish yesterday’s opening qualifier at the JConcepts Clash, Team Losi Racing’s Dustin Evans bounced back to take Q2 of 4WD Buggy this  morning in Mississippi as Q1 pace setter Ryan Maifield failed to finish his second round, the Associated driver popping a front ball cup on his Reedy power B44.2.  Evans posted a time of 14 laps in 5:05.832 to top the round from Associated’s of Jason Rouna and Brett Kingsbury.

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September 7, 2013

Maifield TQ’s opening 4WD Buggy Qualifier

Maifield TQ's opening 4WD Buggy Qualifier

Ryan Maifield has TQ’d the opening round of 4WD Buggy qualifying at the JConcepts Clash, the Team Associated ace topping the time sheets at the Mississippi event from TLR’s Cody Hollis with defending champion Jason Ruona completing the Top 3.  The 7th running of the annual event, Maifield’s main rival Dustin Evans would retire from his opening run with a broken font shock tower.

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September 6, 2013

Practice underway as drivers prepare to ‘Clash’ in Mississippi

Practice underway as drivers prepare to 'Clash' in Mississippi

The seventh running of the annual JConcepts Clash takes place this weekend in Flowood Mississippi where the big battle is set to between Team Associated’s Ryan Maifield and Team Losi Racing’s Dustin Evans. The winner of the three main classes at last year’s event when the ‘Clash’ made its first visit to the Flowood RC Indoor Park, Maifield has this year dropped out of the 1:8 Nitro Buggy instead running in 4WD as part of his preparations for the Electric Offroad World Championships which are just over 2 weeks away. Evans has also dropped nitro in favour of running 4WD EP Buggy alongside his 2WD Buggy & 2WD Short Course for the event. While TLR are set to contest the Worlds with a new 4WD chassis in limited numbers for their key team drivers, Evans will contest the Clash with his now classic XXX-4. TLR team-manager Keven Gahan is also racing in the event, this being his first ever Clash, but when asked about the subject of the new 4WD Buggy he did an excellent job of towing company lines and letting nothing out of the bag.

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September 6, 2013

Kyosho Ultima RB6 ReadySet

Kyosho Ultima RB6 ReadySet

Coming right in time for Christmas is Kyosho’s Ultima RB6 ReadySet 2WD electric buggy. Based around the full-breed competition vehicle the ready-to-run buggy will feature an anodised aluminium chassis, big bore composite shock absorbers, and a mid or rear motor convertible gear box. The ReadySet variant comes as rear motor car for better all-round drivability and included with the buggy is a 2.4GHz radio system, KS201 high response steering servo and a genuine Team Orion brushless motor and controller combo in the form of the Neon One 2700kv motor and Vortex R10 Sport controller.

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September 6, 2013

Xray XT9 1/8th nitro truggy kit announced

Xray XT9 1/8th nitro truggy kit announced

Xray introduce their all-new XT9 nitro competition truggy kit. Making use of the winning pedigree of the long-running XT8 platform the new truck features many design elements known from the XB9 buggy combining them to the soon-to-be-released XT9. The truck is based on a newly designed 3mm 7075-T6 aluminium chassis that features a new weight distribution and accommodates a repositioned centre differential. Machined pockets underneath the fuel tank, engine and diffs reduce the weight to a minimum without sacrificing overall rigidity. A redesigned radio compartment sees the receiver battery box for straight-pack LiXX and NiXX batteries in a forward position beside the steering servo while the receiver box is located opposite of the engine.

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September 6, 2013

Martin Korn wins Pro Buggy at Labor Day Shootout

Martin Korn wins Pro Buggy at Labor Day Shootout

The region’s top 1/8-scale racers converged in Chico, California for A Main Hobbies’ Silver Dollar RC Raceway to race at the Annual Labor Day Shootout. The Silver Dollar track, which just hosted the ROAR 1/10-scale Off-Road Nationals a few weeks ago was completely rebuilt to give 1/8-scale racers all the space they needed to get massive air time and scream down the long straightaway. The Silver Dollar surface grooved up after fuel and rubber was put down giving racers plenty of traction. In the Pro Buggy class longtime racer, and A Main Hobbies’ team manager Marty Korn managed to take the top qualifying honours. He and fellow A Main Hobbies’ racer Austin Blair, as well as TLR’s Philip Atondo all took turns grabbing a TQ round. Korn’s two TQ rounds put him first on the grid for the main event. In the 45-minute A-main, Korn and Atondo would get out front and set a faster pace. Both drivers were running 9-plus minute pit stops, which enabled them to gap the rest of the field. Atondo kept it close the majority of the race, but Korn was able to shake the pressure and pull out the victory.

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