April 6, 2011

Alberto Garcia wins at CARTT Championships

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

Mugen Seiki Nitrocross Cup 2010

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

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.

View more images here

April 5, 2011

Grid RC Ve8 motor mount

Grid RC Ve8 motor mount

Grid RC have released this new motor mount for the Hot Bodies Ve8. Designed to support the popular Neu/Castle and Tekin motors, it uses an eccentric style of mesh adjustment that allows precise mesh settings and when locked, holds it regardless of how hard the vehicle is driven. The ball bearing motor plate will support four mounting screws for most 1/8 motors and a special pattern for the Tekin that uses six holes. The Grid motor mount allows enough spacing so that the sensor cable can be used and the Grid custom top differential bulkhead plate is also included with the mount kit.

View the motor mount in place

April 5, 2011

Sweep Square Armor truggy tires

Sweep Square Armor truggy tires

Based on their Square Armor buggy tires, these new Sweep truggy tires of the same name offer mega forward bite from a double dip middle pin design, and very unique side edge fork. This truggy tire has everything the buggy Square Armor does including the race proven ’rounded shape carcass’ deliver smoother cornering and direction changes.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

April 4, 2011

Maifield & Tessmann top ROAR Nats Warmup

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Thunder Alley is host to the 2011 ROAR 1:8 Nationals. This last weekend was the warm-up for the prestigious event. Thunder Alley is one of the most popular tracks in Southern California. Traction is always good, its friendly on tires when wet, elevation changes are always a plenty and jumps are always big. I had a quick chat with owner, Rob Jackson, and he said this layout was all his son’s work, Levi Jackson. The track was completed in 26 hours with features such as a center straight away and a massive 27ft step-up double.

Continue reading the report and view photos & videos here

April 3, 2011

Cavalieri takes 4WD Buggy title at EOS

Cavalieri takes 4WD Buggy title at EOS

Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri has taken the 4WD Buggy crown at the Euro Offroad Series Pilot Event after taking victory over Joern Neumann in the final race of the day here in Tomelilla, Sweden.  Three drivers went into the third A-Main with a chance of the title but before the first lap was even completed Top Qualifier Dustin Evans’ challenge was over.

View our full event coverage here.

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