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April 6, 2011

Cody King’s special WC edition MP9

Trying to commemorate his son Cody’s World Championship victory in Pattaya, Paul King wanted to do something special with his Inferno MP9 buggy. Following a conversation with Red RC (yes, that’s us) at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, he decided to anodise the aluminium parts red, which along with the yellow AKA rims and blue springs, match the racing colours of the World Champion perfectly. It also happens to be the main colour of Japanese sponsor Kyosho and his Orion engine so it all worked out. Paul sent the parts down to Danco Anodizing in Arcadia California, who along with Cody’s friend Colin Herzig at Production Lapping Inc. in Monrovia, made the arrangements and the result is what you see here. Expect to see it hit the track at this weekend’s Silverstate in Las Vegas, which you can follow here on Red RC.

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April 6, 2011

Matt Chambers victorious at April Fools Classic

TLR’s Matt Chambers attended the 23rd annual April Fools Classic. After qualifying was through, Matt would start in the TQ position in both 4wd modified and Open Short Course. Matt would also start 2nd in the 2wd modified class. In the 4wd modified class, Matt used his TQ position to his advantage taking the first two A-main wins using his TLR XXX-4 GP. In the Open Short Course class, Matt used his Losi XXX-SCT to take the win after a hard fought battle with TLR driver and IR/CR local Joel Eaton who would finish second overall. In the 2wd modified class, Matt experienced some bad luck in two of the main events and ended up taking a respectable 3rd overall with his TLR 22 buggy. Local TLR driver Corey Peterson had a good weekend and finished 2nd overall.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

April 6, 2011

JP Tirronen wins Rd6 of Florida State Off-Road series

Round 6 of the FSORS series made the way to Mills Pond in Ft. Lauderdale, FL for another stop on the popular Florida series. JP Tirronen put his stamp on the 1/8th buggy pro class in qualifying by earning the TQ in rounds 2 and 3, taking the number 1 position leading into the mains. JP was having a magical weekend and from the tone JP put it on the rest of the drivers. Racing out to a large lead, JP kept consistent pressure on the field and maintained his hot hand on the track. JP’s dad was in the pits making the proper pit strategy moves, performing great pit stops while JP increased the lead. Finishing with over a 2 lap lead, JP cruised in for his first win on the 2011 series. JP’s Serpent was decked out with JConcepts all weekend long. Using an assortment of Bar Codes and Sevens to Top Qualify then switching to the trusty Crossbows mounted on Mono wheels for the main, JConcepts tires were hooked-up all weekend long on the amazing Mills Pond track surface. Topping off the winning ride was a Punisher body and Illuzion HD rear wing.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

April 6, 2011

Orlowski & Okonski win Polish Indoor offroad champs

Last weekend saw the Polish Open Indoor Off-Road Championships take place on the big carpet track located on the International Kielce Fair. Over 50 drivers race in 2WD and 4WD modified classes and 2WD and 4WD junior Tamiya classes took part. In the Modified 2WD class top qualifier, Tamiya TRF201 driver, Michal Orlowski took the race win giving TRF201 first indoor championship title in Poland. Second place went to Piotr Blazucki with Kuba Wawrzkiewicz in 3rd, both drivers running the Associated B4. In the modified 4Wd class Piotr Okonski, driving the TRF511, won the championship in front of another two Tamiya drivers Blazej Orlowski and Maciek Brzozowski in 3rd.

View the 4wd podium here

April 6, 2011

Factory Team vented V2 slipper hubs

New from the Factory Team for the B4.1 FT, SC10 FT, T4.1 FT, B44.1 FT and SC10 4×4 are these vented V2 slipper hubs. The vented fan pattern of 1.5mm holes allows for cooling and more consistent slipper performance and has been used by Ryan Cavalieri and Ryan Maifield at the 2011 Reedy Race of Champions and Cactus Classic events. Sold as a pair.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

April 6, 2011

Alberto Garcia wins at CARTT Championships

Last weekend saw another round of the competitive CARTT Championships held at Fuencarral track in Spain. Following qualification, it was Serpent/Pro-Line driver Alberto Garcia who took TQ followed by Juan Manuel Guillen and Roberto G. Rodero. The main final would be a true show, in the first minutes Alberto Garcia was leader, followed closely by Guillen, Rodero and Dani Pariente. However with 20 minutes to go, a marshall stopped Garcia’s engine and so the new leader was Juan Manuel Guillen, with a gap of no more than 5 seconds over Roberto G. Rodero and Dani Pariente. The three drivers started to change the lead and nobody was able to pull a gap from the other. Alberto Garcia rejoined the race in 4th position after losing more than 25 seconds and started his charge back to the front. With 10 minutes to go the three front running drivers continued to race very closely allowing Garcia to reduce the gap. With 3 minutes to go he was on the leaders and after three more laps, he was the new leader. The last lap was amazing, with Daniel Pariente and Alberto Garcia battling hard for the lead but it was Garcia that won the race, followed by Daniel Pariente, JuanManuel Guillen and Roberto G. Rodero.

View a video of the final laps here

April 5, 2011

Mugen Seiki Nitrocross Cup 2011

After the success of the first official Mugen Seiki Nitrocross Cup in 2010, RMV Deutschland are back with the 2011 edition. The event will be run from the 10th to the 12th June at the Stoppelhopser Oberhausen e.V. track in Germany. This will be a big nitro off road event open only to Mugen cars for drivers with various skill levels in both nitro 1/8th Buggy and 1/8 Truggy class. The entry now open and you can find more information on this event here.

April 5, 2011

Axial Wraith RTR electric 4wd rock racer

The Wraith Ready-to-Run 1/10th Scale Electric 4WD Rock Racer is another ‘first’ for Axial with the first and most realistic full tube-frame chassis design that is manufactured with high strength composite materials. The Wraith is built to go fast and is not just a low speed rock crawler. It changes the game with its impressive 1:1 scale looks, high-speed monster truck ‘bashability’ and technical ‘crawl’ capabilities. The most versatile vehicle satisfying the needs of a wide range of enthusiasts, its realistic looks, drivability and ready-to-run ease make this vehicle the perfect blank canvas for the enthusiast looking for a vehicle to build upon. Within the 1:1 (full size) crawl & off-road race segments, overall tire diameters have been on the rise, literally and directly influencing the R/C crawl segment, thus this Axial Ripsaw reflects this attraction of flirting with rocks at speed with a compelling design that will give your rig the aggressive competition look and performance. R/C crawlers will clearly benefit with larger ground clearance where it counts as the Ripsaw measures 5.5″ (140mm) in diameter. This gives the lowest point on the 4X4 axle housing more clearance thus giving you many more tactical driving options in those sticky predicament.

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