April 17, 2007

International manifesto of Ricardo Gomez

…been of substandard quality and definitely not worthy of a top international racer who needs to compete at the highest level. Problems like leaking in both the combutsion chamber and carburettor, to poorly made exhaust systems, these motors have been unusable and replacements have not been forthcoming and thus to fullfill his obligations to his other sponsors he has had to source other engines, which seems fair enough. Read the full statement below… In relation to the article published by AXE Rossi last April 13, 2007, in the web page http://www.neobuggy.net, I meet in the obligation to expose in my…


April 5, 2007

Ryan Cavalieri wins RCX Supercross

At last weekends RCX show, as with every year, a Supercross race brings together the best drivers from every major factory team to see who is the best and walk away with a cash prize of $500.00. The racing format consists of 3 heats of five drivers racing for 3 minutes with only the top two from each heat advancing to the main event. Team Associated racer Ryan Cavalieri won his heat with the new RC8 and took his spot into the main and when the gate dropped, it was Cavalieri’s Team Orion Wasp .21 powered RC8 that grabbed the…


March 13, 2007

SpeedMerchant Sweeps the 2007 ROAR Nats

…continued his winning ways by Top Qualifying and winning the Triple A-Main format. Mike was joined in the A-Main by teammates Andrew Gray and Barry Baker. Described as the “Mike & Mike” show, Dumas and Blackstock battled in all 3 A-Mains with Dumas coming out on top after the points were totaled. Mike’s Rev 4.5 was powered by Trinity batteries & motors, controlled with a JR transmitter system, shoed with JACO tires, and topped with a Protoform Speed 12 racing body. Look for a full race report with pictures and set-ups at www.teamspeedmerchant.com in the coming days. Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.net]…


March 2, 2007

The Border – March Specials

…in fact no fees at all – Earning The Border Priority Club Points is really easy, all you need to do is register (all our registerd customers or now already in) – Then, once you’ve collected enough points, you can redeem them for discount % 1000 points 1% off your total ex shipping cost 5000 points 5% off your total ex shipping cost – Watch our special offers with extra Priority points – Every Euro you spend is 1 point – Always valid – If you want to exchange your points (above 1000) you can contact us. See site http://www.the-border.com/offers.php…


January 23, 2007

Put questions to Doug McNeely on Race Talk Live

…segment of Race Talk Live Wednesday night at 8:40pm eastern time. Doug and Carlton will discuss the upcoming Homestead Miami Fuel Challenge. Call in questions are welcome and encouraged. Use the buddy name RCRadio2006 for AOL and on Yahoo Messenger. Send emails to the crew at rcradio2006@yahoo.com or call the TRD Hobbies Hot Line (1-877-899-RACE [7223]). Listen live on Wednesday night www.racetalklive.com Doug McNeely works in Serpent USA and is also heavily involved in team matters and Carlton Eppes runs the RC Pro Series so if you have any questions please send them in, it should be an interesting discussion….


January 17, 2007

Calshot Velodrome race announcement

…good). We are open to chassis design so you can run a 1/12 or 1/10 pan car or a 1/10 touring car. Thunderdrome speed runs are anything goes, no cell limit! last Years lap record at the Thunderdrome. 6.01 seconds or 53.3 mph The Track:- Large wooden indoor oval cycle track with 30 degree high banked curves. Where is it:- Calshot Activities Centre, Calshot Spit, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, UK. SO45 1BR From Southampton, follow A326 Fawley and the brown tourist signs for Calshot Activities Centre and Castle. Bar and hot snack food available from midday. Entry forms available from www.rckrazy.co.uk…


December 5, 2006

Race Announcements – Czech and USA

…R/C Driver & Castle Creations – Handout motors in specified classes provided by Reedy – Friday Open practice until 7:00 Club Race starts at 7:00 – Saturday 2 rounds of IFMAR qualifying – Sunday one round of last chance IFMAR qualifying followed by mains – Don’t forget the Super Main following the Mains where the best drivers & vehicles will compete together for the Manufactures Cup! – TQ awards sponsored by R/C Driver magazine – Best Paint competition on Sunday sponsored by www.radiocontrolentertainment.com – Xtreme Performance awards provided by Xtreme R/C Cars magazine You can find sign up details here….


November 3, 2006

2006 Halloween Classic, Cleveland

Robert over at RC50.com has posted the results, pictures and even some videos on his site of last weekends Halloween Classic held at ‘The Gate’ in Cleveland. This was a very big race with both 1/10th Sedan and 1/12th classes being run and over 260+ competitors. In the premier event, the Touring car modified, it was Bobby Flack who took the win ahead of Barry Baker with Paul Lemieux in third, making it a 1-2-3 for the Xray T2007. You can view all the results list here. You can view the event images here. Source: RC50 [rc50.com]…


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