The Euro Offroad Series’ first ever round of qualifying has been dominated by American drivers with Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri topping 4WD in both buggy & Short Course truck while Team Losi Racing’s Dustin Evans reigned over 2WD.
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New from Picco is the Boost (Buggy) aluminium carburetor which is designed to optimize drivability and reliability of your engine. Available only as optional it features a 2 o-ring high speed needle, optimized spray-bar, long low-speed needle, easy to adjust idle screw, composite insulator bushing and it fits all Boost and P-Series engines.
Source: Picco [teampicco.com]
The Russian National Indoor Championship race took place last weekend in Crocus Expo, Moscow. The indoor carpet track drew more that 150 entries spread over the various classes. Team Durango’s Denis Zuykov dominated the 4WD Buggy Modified class with his DEX410 Spec 2010 taking the TQ and win. Second place in 4WD modified was Dmitry Malyshko, who qualified 3rd position for the final. In 4WD stock the class was dominated by Markin Michael with his new DEX410R, while in the new Expert SC-10 4WD class it was won by Dmitry Malyshko with the new DESC410R, who having started from second place won all finals.
Source: Durango [team-durango.com]
Practice continues in Sweden at the first ever Euro Offroad Series race with drivers having completed three five minute runs on the indoor clay Tomelilla track. With a racing groove starting to appear drivers have two final opportunities to get their cars dialed-in ahead of the first round of qualifying. While times from the opening three practice don’t count for anything, each driver’s three fastest consecutive laps from P4 or P5 will count towards reseeding the heats.
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S-Power, the new series of engines from S-Workz have announced two new 3 port engines, the S3 and S7, which claim to give great power delivery and lower fuel consumption than those currently on the market. The top of the line S3 features a DLC coated balanced crankshaft, comes with high quality ceramics ball bearings and features an easy to tune 3 needle carburetor.
View internal engine images here
World-class driver Travis Amezcua has chosen to re-sign with Reedy and LRP for the remainder of 2011. Already a multiple race winner with Reedy/LRP power, Travis will continue as not only a factory team driver but remain instrumental in the testing and development of new products. Travis had the following to say regarding his recent signing:
I’m excited to re-sign with Reedy and LRP for the 2011 season. With this proven combo powering my 2WD, 4WD, and 1:8 buggies, and my 2WD SC, I’ll definitely enjoy a competitive advantage.
Source: Reedy [rc10.com]
DuraTrax Performance Racing Tires have introduce a brand new, C3 ‘Super Soft’ compound tire developed for exceptional gripping power. Drivers can find the C3 compound in four tread styles, Lineup, Posse, Shotgun and X-Con and can choose mounted and unmounted tire options. The entire lineup of DuraTrax tires is now available mounted on yellow wheels, which are also sold separately.
Source: DuraTrax [duratrax.com]
Phat Bodies have released the latest addition to their line of bodyshells, called the ‘Manx’. Suitable for the Schumacher Cougar SV, it has been made from high quality 0.75mm thick polycarbonate and features a number of winglets on the top and side of the cockpit for added downforce.
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