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February 17, 2011

Dustin Evans wins 2wd at Rumble in the Rockies

Team Losi Racing’s Matt Chambers and Dustin Evans were on hand at the 16th Annual Rumble in the Rockies in Aurora, Colorado. In 2wd Modified qualifying, TLR’s Matt Chambers took TQ honors over team mate Dustin Evans with their Team Losi Racing 22 buggy. After the triple A-Main though it was the 2011 Reedy Race Winner, Dustin Evans taking the win with Matt Chambers in 3rd. Both drivers used Losi Pink Rear BK Bars and Pink Front Taper Pins on their 22’s along with the new Xcelorin LiPo 2S 7.4v 3800mah 60C LiPo battery pack. The battery pack was a huge advantage on the tight and twisty high grip track allowing the TLR 22 to corner faster and land jumps better with its lower weight over standard size 2S 7.4v batteries.

Source: Losi [tlracing.com]

February 17, 2011

JConcepts pre-mounted tires

JConcepts has always set a new standard in 1/10th tire design and performance with their 1/10th off-road tires, and now, they are even easier to use than ever before with the introduction of pre-mounts. The line-up includes the ROAR National Champion Double Dees and Groovys, Cactus Classic champion Bar Codes and Versatile Goose Bumps and Flip Outs, all in sticky compounds.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

February 17, 2011

Pro-Line RB5 BullDog body shell

Pro-Line have released their BullDog body for use with the Kyosho RB5 1:10 buggy. Providing performance that has, at times, been deemed an unfair advantage, BullDog bodies now set the standard in performance. The advanced cab forward design generates unmatched off-power steering, while the low profile rear deck feeds the wing with clean air flow. Made from durable / genuine Lexan, the super-low styling giving your RB5 the lowest center of gravity (CG) possible.

View more images of the Bulldog here

February 16, 2011

RB One 1/8th scale buggy

Having covered the new RB One 1/8th scale buggy during our toy fair coverage earlier this month, the French company have sent us a complete gallery of images of the new car. Available in 4 different colours, orange, red, yellow and blue, the car is also available with the choice of starter box version or pullstart and both come supplied with tools, fuel bottle, RX pack and charger.

View images of the RB One here

February 15, 2011

Sweep Racing closed cell truggy inserts

Sweep Racing have released these closed cell truggy inserts. Based on the original industry standard closed cell foam insert, but the new grooved insert is designed to take advantage of the radial ribs inside the carcass of the Exagon tires. Perfectly balanced, they are 100% water safe, reusable, extremely durable and light weight at only 36 grams.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

February 15, 2011

Taylor James confirmed at Durango

Team Durango have added Taylor James to their team, where he joins a growing list of some of the fastest, hard-working and well respected racers around. Taylor is based in Missouri USA and known as a 1/8th off road specialist where he’ll be dedicating most of his race time and pushing forward the Team Durango name.

I’m very excited to run for Team Durango this year and look forward putting in good results at all of the races. Team Durango has the philosophy of being very serious about racing and I intend to hold true to that ideal this year and beyond.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

February 15, 2011

JR Mitch wins Florida State Series Rd4

As the Florida State Off-Road Series rolled into Lake Park for round 4, JR Mitch was looking to extend his winning ways. Making quick work of the qualifiers, JR quickly rose to the top of the field by top qualifying in both of the first 2 rounds with his JConcepts equipped Associated RC8B buggy. 3Ds in green compound proved to be the way around the unusually slick track at Lake Park in rounds 1 and 2 as JR blistered the track. As the sun peeked out on Sunday the track started to dry-out and the Lake Park blue groove heated up. JR went to his trusty Crossbow tire combination for the emerging blue groove surface and 30 minute A-main. Once the flag dropped on the A-main, JR was gone, racing out quickly to a 9,10-12 second lead ~10 minutes into the race, it looked like the race was all but over. A mid-race flame-out caused things to tighten-up but JR and pitman Walter Cruz remained calm and within minutes were back into contention. Pushing the RC8B as only a few drivers are capable of, JR made up valuable time and took the lead once again with ~4 minutes remaining. Pulling out to a significant lead with 3 minutes to go JR was back in cruise control and a commanding lead where he would cross the line taking yet another win for JConcepts / Team Associated in 2011.

View a video from the event here

February 14, 2011

Tresrey Off-Road race series Rd4

Round 4 of the Tresrey Off-Road race series was held last Sunday at the RC Park GOJO circuit in Gojo-city, Nara, Japan. 65 racers took part, making it the best attended race that the GOJO circuit has ever had for an off-road event with 54 entrants in the 2WD class and 44 in the 4WD class. In qualifying it was Noriyuki Kawashima who managed to take TQ for both the 2WD and 4WD classes. In 2WD, Momotaro Motohira won the race from 2nd on the grid, with Kunio Shimabukuro taking 2nd and Eiji Tomita 3rd. Speed Passion Japan team driver Minoru Utsugi was 7th in qualifying and finished 4th in the final. Yokomo team driver Kenji Tsuruta was 3rd in qualifying and finished 9th in the final with his B4.1. There were 14 Durango DEX410/Rs in the 4WD class and 4 of them made the A final. Kawashima won the race from the pole, with Motohira taking 2nd and Satoshi Fujii 3rd with his DEX410. Team Durango Japan local supported driver Akihiro Yasuda finished 5th, Kenji Masuda finished 7th, and Team Durango/Speed Passion Japan team driver Minoru Utsugi 8th driving DEX410s. After the award ceremony, Tresrey held a big draw prize draw which included the DEX410 2010spec kit, Speed Passion ESC/motor and Tresrey ESCs.

View images from the event here