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November 11, 2009

Drake and Fisher take RC Pro National titles

Adam Drake has been in contact to tell us about last weekend’s RC Pro finals held last weekend in Alvarado, Texas, which we already briefly touched on with a report from the buggy class. The event played host to nearly 300 drivers from around the US and Team Losi had a great weekend with Adam Drake TQing three out of four rounds in 1/8th buggy and 1/8th truck while Billy Fischer TQ’ed the 1/8th Electric class. The Drake won the 60 minute 1/8th truck final and finished 2nd in buggy behind Ryan Cavalieri and there results were enough to crown Adam Drake the 2009 RC Pro International Champions in Pro Buggy and Pro Truggy, while Billy Fischer took the 1/8th electric title.

Click here to see the other National winners

November 10, 2009

Associated RC8T Factory Team Championship Edition

After TQ’ing all four rounds of qualifying, Team Associated’s RC8T Factory Team kit took first place at the 2009 ROAR Nationals. Driven by Ryan Maifield and powered by the Reedy 121VR .21 competition engine, the RC8T performed as it was designed to and brought home the big win. Inspired by this achievement, Associated have introduced the RC8T Factory Team Championship Edition Kit. This kit has added many new features to the original RC8T that make it an even more potent race machine. Improved strength, durability, rough track handling and overall performance are all qualities built into the RC8T CE making it the most competitive Team Associated truggy to date.

Click here to see the full feature list and more photos

November 10, 2009

Picco .21 Buggy Evo4 engine

Italian engine company Picco Micromotori have released their latest 3.5cc buggy engine with the introduction of the .21 Buggy Evo4. The motor features a completely redesigned combustion chamber, which is now larger, and a new cooling head, which together help better dissipate heat from the engine. The carburetor has also received some attention and has been improved by using two o-rings on the max needle to prevent any air entering the carb, while the low needle shape has been given a new shape for smoother power delivery and better fuel consumption.

Click here for a photo of the new combustion chamber

November 10, 2009

East Coast Bodies DEX410 shell

East Coast Bodies have released their latest shell, this time for the Durango DEX410, which they claim is an improvement in design over the original. The addition of the supplied front wing helps keep the front end on the ground when under power, while at the rear of the re-profiled main cockpit a kick up in front of the wing improves the jumping by making it more controllable in the air. The rear wing has also had some work with the bottom side featuring 3 new channels for air flow which again helps the car in high speed jumps.

Click here for more images of the new shell

November 10, 2009

Alberto Garcia wins final round in Andalucia

The last round of Andalucian Championship in Spain was held in the new track of Antas recently. Running on a multi surface, Alberto Garcia managed to win in the last lap of 45 minutes final using the Pro-Line Revolver M2 ahed of Bryant Baldo Cecilia in 2nd and Juanma Vera in 3rd. With this win, Garcia has dominated 2 out of 2 races in the last 2 weeks in Spain having just won in Madrid the previous week.

Source: Pro Line [prolineracing.com]

November 9, 2009

Chuck Berg wins CRCRC Halloween Race

Losi are reporting on the CRCRC Halloween Race which saw driver Chuck Berg, Jason Hudson, Chad Wallace and Kevin Wilson all competing in the 1/8 Buggy class. Chuck was the top qualifier and he and Kevin were the only drivers to complete 24 laps during qualifying. All four Losi drivers finished in the top five places in the A-main with Chuck finishing in first, Jason in second, Kevin in third and Chad in fifth. Fellow Losi driver Curt Schliester competed in the 1/8 Truggy class and was the top qualifier and also took first place in the A-Main.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

November 9, 2009

Ryan Cavalieri claims buggy win at RC Pro Finals

From regional entrants all over the country, the R/C Pro Finals brings together racers from nine different regions including the hot beds like the South, East and the top Pros from the West division. Racers accumulate points in their region and then take those points to the finals in Alvarado, TX to compete against each other for the overall championship. Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri, racing out of the West division, traveled to the Lone Star state in hopes of claiming a double victory with his RC8B and RC8T. With only two opportunities to score points for the final, Cavalieri came in to the event down on points to others who competed in multiple or weaker divisions than the “Pro” heavy, West division.

Click here to continue reading the report

November 9, 2009

Ty Tessmann joins Pro-Line team

Pro-Line have announced that young Canadian Hot Bodies racer Ty Tessmann has joined their team. While still young, Ty is extremely experienced and successful having claimed 7th spot at the 2008 IFMAR 1:8 Off-Road World Championships and more recently taking 2nd place at the 2009 NitroCross World Championships. He continues to be a threat in the A-main at the most prestigious races around the country and the entire Pro-Line team is looking forward to working with him, and his father and pit man Gord, at races to come.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]