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August 6, 2010

Sweep Racing sign Jeremy Potter

Sweep Racing have announced the signing of 2009 ROAR Electric Offroad 1/8th scale champion Jeremy Potter. Joining their ever growing racing Jeremy had the following to say:

I ran my Sweeps for the first time last night at a local club race. I started out with the Silver Exagon tires in Qualifying as the track was a bit dusty on top with a slight groove underneath. I was amazed at the amount of steering and side bite these tires had. The forward bit was exceptional also. I TQ’d both rounds by over a lap. After 20 minutes of practice and qualifying the tires showed very little wear even in 90 degree weather. For the main I put on a set of red Dirt Effects and was happy I made that choice. The car was so easy to drive and tire wear after 15 minutes was non-existent.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracingusa.com]

August 5, 2010

2010 Byron Fuels Off-road challenge

The 2010 Byron Fuels Off-road challenge will take place from the 30th of September to the 3rd of October at the Nitro Pit in Wittmann, Arizona. Open to Expert and Open buggy and truggy Nitro classes as well as electric buggy, 2wd and 4wd short course classes. With top drivers in attendance and a total potential purse of $10,000 entry is now open and you can find the entry form here.

August 5, 2010

Asia EP Buggy Championship China Rd2

The 2nd round of the Asia EP Buggy Championship China Selection was held last weekend at Shanghai United Raceway. The weather was good, the track was big and the layout was very challenging with plenty of technical turns, a long straight and a pair of banked corners. Due to the dry conditions in the build up to the race the ground was very dry and hard and the track condition was a bit dusty with medium grip surface in the dry. All racers in 4WD & 2WD class were only allowed to use one set of tyres for the entire day’s 3 qualifiers and finals. The 4wd final was won by TQ John Ho, driving a Durango DEX410 ahead of Luo Yong Sheng in 2nd and Beckham in 3rd. It would be Beckham that took the win in the 2wd class with his Team C TC02 ahead of the Schumacher pairing of John Ho and Liu Nan. Round 3 of the series will be again held at Shanghai United Racewa in September.

Click here for the final results

August 5, 2010

JQ Products ‘THE Car’ unveiled

Finally the much hyped and long awaited first release from JQ Products, THE Car, has finally been unveiled. Rather than give us the full low down on the cars features and strengths JQ has decided to explain the ins and outs of THE Car in a 7-part story. “I will explain why it is designed the way it is, why and how I made the decisions that I made, and what I believe I have managed to achieve. Usually new cars are discussed on the internet forums, and no one REALLY knows what the true story is. So I have decide to enlighten you, and elaborate slightly on the normal run of the mill, “no-compromise aircraft grade 7075 chassis for optimum stiffness and cornering stability” and give you some real information.”

In the meantime check out more images here

August 4, 2010

HongNor BT-119 buggy tire & closed cell insert

HongNor have released their new BT-119 buggy tire with closed cell insert. The tire has been made with a special Butyl rubber compound and features a small top pin for light to heavy loose dirt, while the base pin is great on hard-packed surfaces. The Internal carcass ribbing helps reduce tire expansion under acceleration. The included closed cell insert offers low rebound, with no air gaps in between tires. Extremely durable and lightweight, they claim to be perfectly balanced.

Source: HongNor [hongnor.com.tw]

August 4, 2010

Futaba 1/8 Electric challenge – Announcement

The organisers of the 2010 Futaba 1/8 Electric challenge were in touch to tell us about this exciting two day competition will take place on August 28 at RJD Hobbies in Lincoln, Illinois and on August 29 at JTec Raceway in Tilton Illinois. The event lasts for two days but only one entry fee is required. The best will win the cash and merchandise but all pre registered drivers will take home a free event t-shirt and goody bag. Open for 4 classes of 1/8th scale competition that include Pro 1/8th electric buggy and truggy and Sportsman 1/8th electric buggy and truggy.

More information can be found here.

August 4, 2010

Jörn Neumann wins German 2wd title

This years German 2WD Nationals were hosted by the AMC Langenfeld club last weekend and attracted a total of 93 drivers. Saturday saw three practice runs for everyone as well as three qualifiers. On Sunday there two more qualification runs and the best two out of five would count. Jörn Neumann TQ’d all five rounds with his LRP powered Associated B4 while in 2nd was Benni Gröschel and 3rd Marc Pitsch. A1 was held under sunshine and Jörn took the win followed by Benni and Marc. For A2 the weather changed completely to very heavy rain and Jörn´s car stopped after 1 Lap. Benni took the win in front of Marcus Lübke and Christoper Krapp in 3rd. For the final leg the weather was much better and Jörn could take the win followed by Benni and Marc and that’s how it would end in the overall results too with Neumann taking the overall title ahead of Gröschel in 2nd and Pitsch in 3rd.

Thanks to Jörn Neumann for the report.

August 4, 2010

Team Titan S811 Cobra Blitz body

Team Titan have introduced a new Blitz shell for the Serpent S811 Cobra buggy. The body provides more space for the pipe and manifold compared to the original as well as more room around the engines to help with cooling. Available in standard 1mm as well as super strong 1.5mm versions.

View more images of the new shell here