November 22, 2009

Aigoin does Race of Champions double

Aigoin does Race of Champions double

Saturday night at the Arena Offroad Meeting is ‘Race of Champions’ time and once again it was the yellow and black Losi’s of Yannick Aigoin that ruled proceedings winning both the buggy and truggy encounters while British driver Anthony Conroy enjoyed his first ever race win with success in the Buggy F2 category.

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November 22, 2009

Xray XB808 2010 spec buggy

Xray XB808 2010 spec buggy

Xray brings the refined and improved 808 platform into the 2010 racing season. Based on the successful 808 platform, the new 2010-spec 808 was updated to make the buggy, more durable to withstand long main events while boosting performance in all racing conditions. With Xray’s dedication to small details and long-term extensive testing and feedback from Team Xray drivers around the world, the 2010-spec 808 has been improved in every way.

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November 21, 2009

Aigoin lifts Truggy title in Italy

Aigoin lifts Truggy title in Italy

Yannick Aigoin put in a dominant display in the Truggy Main at the Arena Offroad Meeting to claim the 2009 title at Italy’s most prestigious off road event.  Having secured pole for the 45 minute final the French ace made a rare mistake in the warm-up that resulted in a broken lower shock pin.  Calling for the start to be delayed the Team Losi driver would have to line up on the back of the grid but he made light work of the 12 car field.

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November 21, 2009

Aigoin takes double TQ in Italy

Aigoin takes double TQ in Italy

Yannick Aigoin is the 2009 Arena Offroad Meeting Top Qualifier for both Buggy and Truggy after setting the pace in the final qualifier for both categories here this morning in Italy. After struggling in the penultimate buggy qualifier yesterday evening, the Team Losi/Novarossi driver reverted to the set-up which took him to the top of the timesheets in Q2. The result was a 7L/5:10.201 which put him over 4 seconds clear of fellow 8ight driver Riccardo Rabitti, the Italian riding high from his Brushless victory last night. Shortly afterwards the French ace ran the fastest 5-minute run of the weekend for Truggy with a 7L/5:11.189 to secure overall TQ double.

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November 21, 2009

25th Annual Offroad Fall Classic

25th Annual Offroad Fall Classic

The 25th Annual Offroad Fall Classic in Hutchinson, Kansas was hosted by Hi-Performance Hobbies, and took place this weekend gone. Losi Xcelorin driver Dustin Evans took first place in the 2WD Modified Truck and 4WD Modified Buggy classes with team mate Matt Chambers taking second place in the 2WD Modified Truck final.

Source: Losi [losi.com]


November 20, 2009

Rabitti cruises to Brushless title at the Arena

Rabitti cruises to Brushless title at the Arena

Riccardo Rabitti has claimed the first of the silverware at the 2009 Arena Offroad Meeting after he cruised to victory in the Brushless Buggy class here tonight at the ‘Arena of Cowboys’. Starting on pole the Italian wrapped up the title early winning the opening two Legs of the triple A-Mains with ease. With the crown secured the Losi driver set himself the challenge for the third leg of running a sub 42 second lap.  Taking a hat trick of wins to complete the perfect event he came very close, recording a 42.078. Afterwards Rabitti said he was very happy to win but he must now turn his attentions to improving his performance in the nitro buggy category in which he lies 5th in the overnight qualification ranking.

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November 20, 2009

Tortorici takes Q3 in Italy

Tortorici takes Q3 in Italy

Davide Tortorici has TQ’d the penultimate round of qualifying here at the Arena Offroad Meeting with a 7 lap run in 5:21.145. Having sent out a warning shot in Q2 when he took his Crono RS7 to the third fastest, the Italian improved on that time by almost three seconds to top Q3 from Austrian Kyosho driver Martin Karner and the Mugen of former World Championship finalist Matteo Dapporto. Tortorici was helped somewhat by a poor round for the all conquering Losi team with Yannick Aigoin managing only 7th, after a bad choice of set-up & tyres with Martin Bayer one place behind him. Bayer, who again set the fastest lap for the round with a 43.361, said his run was simply down to bad driving on his behalf.

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November 20, 2009

Aigoin ups Arena pace

Aigoin ups Arena pace

The second round of qualifying for the Arena Offroad Meeting has been completed with Yannick Aigoin laying down a super fast buggy run of 7-laps in 5:07.797 to finish 10 seconds clear of his nearest rival Losi team-mate Martin Bayer. The French ace said a change of shock pistons and oil resulted in an almost perfect car for the run and he was happy to be able to knock 13 seconds of his Heat 1 time. Despite the huge margin Aigoin plans to try a few small set-up changes for the third and final heat of the day. In Truggy Aigoin once again set the pace bettering his round 1 time by just over a second, again ahead of Bayer.

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