April 18, 2011

Tom Cockerill dominates 2wd at BRCA season opener

Tom Cockerill dominates 2wd at BRCA season opener

Schumacher are reporting on the first round of the British buggy nationals which took place on the challenging Stotfold astroturf track.The Cougar SV was dominant in 2wd and reigning British Champion Tom Cockerill got his title defence off to a perfect start with a TQ and convincing wins in all 3 legs of the A final. Lloyd Storey scored a career best 3rd place finish, with Danny McGee in 4th and Grant Williams, Simon Moss and Nathan Ralls made it a total of 6 Cougars in the A final. The new CAT SX3 prototypes made their national debut in 4wd and Simon Moss, Grant Williams and Lloyd Storey showed the new cars potential by placing them in the A final.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] / Image: oOple

April 16, 2011

Pro-Line Suburbs 2.0 M3 Buggy rear tires

Pro-Line Suburbs 2.0 M3 Buggy rear tires

Pro-Line have released their new Suburbs 2.0 2.2″ M3 (Soft) Off-Road Buggy rear tires. Introducing the next generation in indoor clay and outdoor blue-groove race tread technology from Pro-Line, the Suburbs 2.0 rear buggy tires. This tire represents the culmination of years of research, development and track testing to give you the best traction and the longest wear available. Featuring a taller tread and more pins which provide longer wear and more traction, subtle changes were made to the tread design to make them produce faster lap times on a variety of racing surfaces.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

April 15, 2011

Elliott Boots dominates Slough Summer series Rd1

Elliott Boots dominates Slough Summer series Rd1

Elliott Boots took his DNX408 to a victory at Round 1 of the Slough summer series. Kevin Brunsden put his DNX408 in second to complete a 1-2 for Team Durango. Elliott made few changes from his general setup from the Astroturf track he raced the week before for the Slough dirt track. The track was very rough, dry and dusty, a real test for any can to drive fast. Team Durango cars were a step above the rest however and after taking TQ, Elliott lapped the entire field except for his team mate Kevin during the 20 minute A-Final.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

April 15, 2011

Vega Elite B4.1 2WD race conversion

Vega Elite B4.1 2WD race conversion

Team Extreme have released details on yet another Vega Elite 2WD race conversions, this time for the Associated B4.1 buggy. As with the other conversions it features a CNC machined aerospace 7075 alloy tub chassis & gearbox, motorplate heat sink, rear shock tower, bodyshell and more. This exciting new conversion changes the weight distribution of the car, allowing it to jump more level & massively helps in-air control and powered landings. Testing has shown the conversion gives a new more positive feel to the car, allowing for a more aggressive driving style. Flatter jumps, quicker landings and better cornering is bringing noticeably faster and consistent lap times. All hardware supplied.

View more images of the conversion here

April 11, 2011

Maifield & Tessmann win Silver State titles

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The 2011 Silver State Nitro challenge couldn’t have ended on a better note. The sun came out and gave us what seemed like the 4th season in 4 days, summer. The wind was tame but I think everyone would check on the horizon for another freak storm to show up. The track has some overnight repairs, but didn’t look to be quite as smooth as Saturday. None-the-less, it wouldn’t take long to rut up and slow even the best drivers in the world down.

Continue reading the report here

April 10, 2011

Tessmann & Tebo TQ 2011 Silverstate

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Saturday kicked off with the 3rd and final round of qualifying. The track was well groomed by the crew after Friday’s rounds of racing. All of its gaping wounds were patched up and a healthy dose of water was laid down on the dirt. Cody King and Ty Tessmann were looking to get TQ’s for round 3 of expert truggy and wrap up the overall TQ, but it was Jared Tebo with an excellent run leading from the first lap to the finish. Although his efforts were grand, Tessmann won the overall TQ with his best two finishes being a 1st and 2nd. Many of the truggy drivers were switching between smaller pin tires and larger pins. The smaller pins seemed faster and a bit more forgiving in the ruts, but the larger pinned tires had more traction, especially when driving in the fluff outside the lines. I asked Ty about his tire choices throughout the race and he was going between the Proline Holeshots and Calibers. He thought the Calibers were a bit “edgy” but had more traction so those would most likely be his choice for the main.

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April 9, 2011

Tessmann heads difficult Silverstate qualifying

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Friday morning was looking promising for the racers. It was a bit cool, but the clouds looked sparse and the wind would cause much more than a rustle in the bushes. The R/C gods wouldn’t let that last long though. After a few hours the winds picked back up and racing got just a bit more interesting.

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