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December 29, 2010

Team Durango sign Elliot Boots

Team Durango have announced that one of the UK’s and Europe’s most naturally talented drivers joins Elliot Boots has joined their team. As well as being a regular BRCA national winner and Euros junior champion, the former Mugen driver set the 6th fastest time in one of the earliest qualification rounds at the Pattaya worlds, without any pre-event practice; which really shows Elliott’s raw talent. The DNX408’s fast but secure handling will suit his aggressive style, but for the next couple of months it’s just a case of him getting some track time with the new car to be best prepared for the 2011 season. One of Elliott’s first outings for Team Durango will be with the DEX410 10th scale 4wd buggy, which should keep his thumbs defrosted while snow limits what’s possible with his 8th scale DNX408.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

December 28, 2010

Ryan Maifield extends contract with JConcepts

JConcepts have announced that they have extended their deal with Ryan Maifield, a partnership that begun in early 2004. From the Top Qualifying position at the 2005 1/10th IFMAR Off-Road World Championship with the BJ4 to most recently taking 2 TQ rounds at the 1/8th IFMAR Worlds in Pattaya Thailand, this duo has been one of the most consistent and dynamic pairings on the racing circuit in both 1/10th and 1/8th off-road. Already a 7-time ROAR National Champion, Maifield and JConcepts have won countless titles together and look forward to an even brighter future. Maifield had this to say about the deal:

It’s been an amazing ride for me with JConcepts since 2004. I can’t imagine a better relationship for a driver / accessory company than I have with JConcepts. With a complete line of accessories, JConcepts has really stepped up their game and have helped take my racing to the next level. A lot of their products are focused on starting new trends or pushing the limit which is exactly what a racer is looking for. With JConcepts, I feel I have a competitive advantage, for sure.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

December 26, 2010

Silver State Nitro Challenge – Announcement

Sin City RC have been in touch to announce that it will be bringing the Silver State Nitro Challenge back to Boulder City Nevada on April 7th through to the 10th. Jimmy Babcock from the JBRL and Hot Rod Hobbies will be the guest announcer for this race we are told they will have the flyer for sign up ready for the beginning of 2011.

Source: Sin City RC [sincityrc.com]

December 24, 2010

T-Work’s 1/8 tire balancer

T-Work’s Racing has introduced their new hand held 1/8 Buggy & Truggy tire balancer. Made from aluminium, the shaft is ball raced to allow you to easily find the heavy spot on any attached wheel enabling you to easily balance it.

Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]

December 24, 2010

Xray 808 2011 spec

Xray have released details of the 2011 version of the 808. Coming soon, major improvements give the new 808 higher performance, higher reliability and higher enjoyment. New updates include an all new chassis plate, suspension geometry and improved weight balance and features a lot of the same updates seen on the prototype buggy run by Juraj Hudy at the Worlds in Pattaya. Also as the image shows, the new car will sport a new high downforce cab forward body shell.

View a list of the major updates

December 21, 2010

2010 JConcepts Clash report

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The 4th Annual JConcepts Clash was an event to remember. With over 240 entries, the event simply known as the Clash is where “The Powers Explode,” combining the best of the electric and nitro classes on the same day. Every year the Clash takes on a new identity with changing and flowing track layouts that put racers on point. Drivers who ace their vehicle set-up, tire choices and driving style adjustments rise to the top early and often at the Clash. Once again some of the nation’s finest drivers converged at the Hurricane R/C Park in Lutz, FL for a winner take all Cash at the Clash 2010 no holds barred event.

Continue reading the full report here

December 20, 2010

Savoya commits to 2 more years with RB

French engine company RB have announced that 3 time European Champion Renaud Savoya have re-signed with them for another 2 years bringing him up to the end of 2012. Renaud had this to say about the deal:

After 2 successful seasons under the RB colors, it was clear in my mind that I would renew my contract with the french engine manufacturer. I’m glad to follow up our evolution and keep up with our great results for the 2 upcoming years. During the first months, I was really impressed by the motivation and devotion of the team. We achieve awesome results together, either on the track or personally. Today, I think that RB represents what we can do best in technical support and product evolution, looking at all the titles RB got recently. Evolution and professionalism, motivation and dynamism, boosted by a pleasant and closely knit team, I can only be confident for our future together…

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

December 20, 2010

McGee & Moss take victory at Durango Winter series

This last weekend saw some excellent action for the Schumacher Off Road boys at the Team Durango Winter series at Ardent Raceway. New Schumacher recruit Danny McGee dominated 2WD with his Cougar SV easily taking the TQ with another Cougar SV of Lloyd Storey qualifying an excellent second. Both drivers ran on Schumacher Mini Pin Tyres, which were the faster of the two control tyres at this event. Danny took a comfortable win in the final with Lloyd second and James Helliwell third and young Greg Williams fourth again with a SV. The 4WD class had a very strong field with a few top names from the Touring car world also in attendance. TQ was a battle between the CAT SX2 of Simon Moss and Nathan Waters Durango, with both taking 2 TQ runs each it went just to Nathan with a slightly faster round time. Simon went on to win the final comfortably from TC star Andy Moore and young Greg Williams in third, capping off a great day for him. One again all the top runners ran Schumacher Mini Pin tyres.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]