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June 13, 2012

Marcel Guske moves to TLR Germany

Horizon Hobby Germany have announced that they have signed star of last year’s Euros in Germany, Marcel Guske away from Mugen and the RMV team to race for TLR. Along with signing Marcel they have also lured away young Burak Kilic, and his father Abduallah, who we featured last week when a video documentary was made about them. Both drivers wanted to thank Mugen Seiki and RMV for their support in the last years and a special thanks was directed to Mathias Reckward for his professional support and a great cooperation.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.de]

June 13, 2012

Teixeira & Cortez wins Madeira Regional Rd3

The third round of the Madeira regional 1/8 scale off-road series took place last weekend at the Cancela offroad track, which had received a whole host of improvements recently. After a troubled end to the race with a number of racers having mechanical problems, Alexandre Teixeira managed to win the 1/8th gas class with his new XB9/Novarossi combo. Second place went to Nuno André (Xray/Novarossi) while on the last step of the podium was Helder Tenente (Xray/Novarossi). Rui Cortez was the winner in the brushless class, wining three of the five qualifying heats and the 3 finals with his Mugen MBX6/LRP. Second place went to Daniel Rodriguez (AE/LRP) with Juan Davis (AE/LRP) in third.

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June 13, 2012

Tradardi Jr wins fourth straight Venezuelan title

The 2012 Venezuelan National Championships was held in the City of Maracaibo at the Santa Cruz RC track during the first weekend of June. With temperatures hovering around 115°F, 72 Drivers set out to compete in Buggy & Truggy classes for the National Title. Three time Venezuela National Buggy Champion and JConcepts Team Driver Renato Tradardi Jr. set out to win his fourth title in a row. Taking the TQ spot, Renato Jr. was able to settle into a comfortable pace and win the final with his JConcepts equipped RC8.2 running Hybrids tires. Renato Tradardi Sr. also dominated the Truggy Final with his JConcepts equipped RC8T running Sevens tires.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

June 12, 2012

HB Gridlock buggy tires

Having shown us the prototype back in January, HB are now releasing the Gridlock 1/8th scale buggy tire. The ideal tyre to bridge the gap between the HB Khaos and Megabite tyres, it features taller blocks than the HB Megabite, allowing the tyre to grip through loose, thick or ‘fluffy’ dirt. The Gridlock is also perfectly suited for tracks that have a clean racing line that is high traction and abrasive, the Megabite could have too much traction and the Gridlock would be great in these conditions. Available in extra soft pink compound for extra grip in low traction environments and soft red compound for racing or low-traction surfaces.

Source: HB [hpieurope.com]

June 12, 2012

Badgerland Offroad Championship report

Last weekend marked the first annual Badgerland Offroad Championship, a 2 day event held at 2 tracks in Wisconsin. Day one at Clark RC Park had exciting racing all day long with day 2 going over to MARCCA for even more intense battles. Nitro Truggy was a battle between Serpent drivers Jeremy Whiting and Jimbo Kvidera that ended with a tie breaker. Day one was all Jeremy Whiting with Day 2 going to Jimbo taking the overall title. Brad Shearer driving a Team Associated RC8T kept it cool to take home the number 3 spot.

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June 12, 2012

Ty Tessmann wins Rd1 of ARCOR series

Pro-Line Driver Ty Tessmann attended the 1st round of the ARCOR series in Calgary, AB. TQ’ing all four rounds of Nitro Buggy Pro and 4WD Short Course, and TQ’ing three rounds of Nitro Truck Pro opting to sit out of the 4th round. Starting on the pole in the 30 minute buggy main, Ty got out to a good start and continued to hold his lead until an unusual flameout put him out of the race for 4 laps. Another flameout a bit later put him out for another 3 laps, unfortunately the time remaining in the race only allowed Ty to get back up to 2 laps down from the leader and finished 2nd.

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June 11, 2012

Ryan Maifield dominates 2012 AMS

Now in its third year, the Alabama Manufacturers Shootout has grown in popularity each year and this year was no different. With the reigning 1:8 World Champion and ROAR 1:8 National Champions all in attendance, the competition was as high as it’s ever been. With a sweep of the 2011 event, Team Associated’s Ryan Maifield was the favorite going in to the event and even with the elevated competition still looked to dominate. With his LRP-powered and JConcepts-equipped Factory Team RC8.2 buggy and Factory Team RC8T truggy, Maifield picked up where he left off in 2011 and set the fastest times in qualifying to secure the top qualifying positions in both Expert Buggy and Expert Truggy for the 2012 event.

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June 11, 2012

Kyle McBride triple at Queensland State Champs

The Queensland State Championships took place last weekend at Chargers RC near Brisbane and Kyosho/Venom driver Kyle McBride has this report. “It has been about 5 years since I have driven an electric car, and going back to where I originally came from was exciting. I was looking forward to trying all the new cars I had never driven from the Kyosho electric range. Venom supplied me with all my electronics for the meeting, including their new range of ‘Red’ race motors. My first big race the 2012 1/10th QLD Titles running 2WD Mod, 4WD Mod and Short course. The track down at Chargers RC was very well put together, the boys at the club did an excellent job in putting on a great event and providing everyone with a smooth and grippy surface to run on.

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