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December 1, 2010

Drake does doubles at Kyosho Fall Classic

Racing in Southern California is always very competitive and it was no different at last weekends Kyosho Fall Classic hosted by Revelations Raceway. The event had over 120 entries. Adam Drake and newly crowned 1/8th Buggy World Champion Cody King were on hand and battled in the 1/8th buggy class. Adam Drake driving his Novarossi powered Team Losi Racing 8ight 2.0 and 8ight T 2.0 was in top form all weekend and TQ’ed every round in both classes. In the 1/8th truck class Drake lead from start to finish and took home the victory by two laps in the 30 minute final. The final event of the weekend in the 1/8th buggy class, Drake got a clean start and Cody made a few mistakes early in the final which allowed Drake to pull away early. Cody continued to push hard during the final, but Drake’s pace and consistency paid of and Drake won the 30 minute final by just over one lap.

View the final results here

December 1, 2010

S-Workz S350 BK-1 Pro kit

Having released tentative information on their new S350 Bk1 buggy, S-Workz have now given us the full lowdown on their new chassis. This Pro Kit comes fully loaded with S-Workz Factory Team optional parts that add strength and performance. The design team put a lot of effort into the weight distribution of the S350 BK1 and this contributes a greatly to the car performance and general car setup. Equipped with Big Bore Shocks and oil filled differentials, the S350 delivers good traction and great balance on any off road tracks, while the pivot ball steering system gives the driver a good feel while driving the S350 BK1. The Standard set up is a very easy and good start for any drivers. A fairly standard car configuration the only real stand out feature is the dust protection system on all 4 wheels.

View more CAD images here

December 1, 2010

Joern Neumann wins Horizon Nitrocross

The first Horizon Nitrocross were held from last weekend in Quakenbrueck and with 163 entries from Germany, Italy, UK and Czech Republic it was a large success. The famous Quakenbrueck track is indoor, but temperatures are the same as outdoor and it was around 0° degrees the whole weekend. Friday was practice, Saturday saw one more round of practice and then 4 rounds of Qualifying, with the best 2 rounds to count. Martin Bayer TQ’d the Buggy class ahead of Jorn Neumann and Riccardo Rabitti. Sunday was finals day and in the semi finals Carsten Keller had the fastest time and would start the final from Pole Position. The Final was 40 minutes and in the first minutes Carsten, Riccardo and Jorn battled for position. Then Jorn took the lead and never looked back winning by 2 laps in front of 2nd placed Carsten Keller and Riccardo Rabitti in 3rd.

Thanks to Joern Neumann for the report.

December 1, 2010

TQ Racing SX10 4w Pro buggy

TQ Racing have released their SX10 4w Pro. Starting with a well balanced and solid platform created by the SX10 4w, the Pro version adds some of the aluminium and carbon goodies racers want. The biggest changes include a 3mm woven graphite chassis with composite side skirts. Also updated is the woven graphite two piece top deck, front and rear shock towers while the new aluminium pieces include front and rear arm mounts, motor mount and rear hubs.

View more images of the buggy here

November 30, 2010

Bittydesign Contest 2011 – Announcement

Italian company Bittydesign have announced that the 2011 running of the off road contest will take place from the 6th to the 8th of May. Already in its 3rd year, last year’s event was a big success and they hope to improve on that again this year. Expect more details to be released in the coming months.

View videos from last year’s event here

November 30, 2010

Maifield wins Arizona State Championships

For the 25th year the fastest drivers in the southwest have gathered to compete for the chance to be named Arizona State Champion. The AZ states were held at the infamous SRS in Scottsdale Arizona. Over 150 cars hit the track, ranging from Stock buggy to 1/8th gas buggies. Arizona’s stars Ryan Maifield, Tanner Denney, and Jake Thayer, showed that they were ready to keep the trophies in the valley against drivers from California and the surrounding states. Ryan Cavalieri, Frank Root, and Cody Turner, looked to spoil the locals plans.

Continue reading the report here

November 29, 2010

Neo11 – Race Announcement

Neo Buggy & DXR have announced that the Neo Race for 2011, Neo11, will be held 22nd to 25th of April 2011, the 6th running of the race and 5th at the Harper Adams indoor facility. The timetable will be similar to the last event, a 4 day format is planned with practice on Friday 22nd, six rounds of qualifying on Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th finishing off with finals on the Monday (25th). Qualifying will use 7 minute heats and the best four rounds from six will count. After the Dash4Cash success at Neo2010 the organizers plan to add a few more ‘special races’ to the schedule which should provide entertainment every day. The entry date will be announced soon.

Further details can be found on the official site here.

November 29, 2010

Xray Electric motor shim

Xray have released this simple shim for their XB808E for use with long-shaft electric motors. A long shaft motor is one with a shaft longer than 18mm measured from the end of the shaft to motor cover, such as Tekin.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]