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January 20, 2011

Ty Tessmann confirmed with Byron for 2011

Byron Fuels continues to confirm its 2011 team with the announcement that Ty Tessmann is continuing his representation of Byron Race Gen2. When asked, Ty had this to say about his association with Byron Fuels, “I am looking forward to another successful year running Byron Fuels. It is an awesome product that provides me consistent power and good run time. I would like to thank all the Byron staff for their continued support. I am excited about the upcoming season with my sponsors.” Marc Jensen of Byron Originals says the company could not ask for better representation on or off the track and is pleased to have Ty on board for another season.

Source: Byron [byronfuels.com]

January 20, 2011

Corally retain Marc Fisher for 2011

Dutch company Corally have announced that their team driver Marc Fischer from Germany has extended his contract for another year bringing him through to 2012 with the team. Marc Fischer had the following to say about his new deal:

I would like to send my special thanks to Constant, Susi and Yoko for they have given me the chance to continue the contract. In 2011 I will focus on following races: Snowbird Nationals, Euros TC Indoor and Outdoor, 1:12 German Nationals and Euros. On these and other races I would represent Corally as good as possible and will try all my best to take home the victory to team Corally.

Source: Corally [corally.com]

January 20, 2011

Robitronic 5500mAh 60C competition 1S LiPo

Robitronic have introduced this new 1S competition LiPo pack specifically designed for 1/12th scale pan cars. This latest generation 5500mAh 60C 3.7V battery has extra low resistance to keep higher voltage for the complete run and comes fitted inside a secure hard case. It also features 4mm connectors for the lowest contact resistance.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]

January 20, 2011

Travis Dupree wins Colonel’s Winter Classic

This past weekend was the Colonel’s Winter Classic at SCORE in Savannah, GA. The race was a one day event with 90 entries. The weather was cold and wet leading up to the race, so the track was bumpy and slick. Travis Dupree was driving his Nitrotec/Nitrotane powered, Team Losi Racing 8ight 2.0 and was able to TQ 2 of the 3 rounds of qualifying, which gave him the overall TQ in the 1/8th Pro Buggy class. In the main, Travis jumped out to an early lead and was on a 2 stop fuel strategy in the 30 minute main event which allowed him to make one less stop than everyone else. This helped him increase his lead even more and leading every lap he took the win ahead of privateer Losi driver Jason Smith in 2nd.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

January 19, 2011

Castle Creations Mamba XL ESC & Baja conversion

It’s time for 1/5th scale buggies, trucks and on road cars to experience the incredible torque and speed of Castle electric drive. The new Mamba XL is the only controller on the market able to handle the loads required to power these surprisingly heavy vehicles to insane speeds. We can prove it too, as the Mamba XL features all of the standard Mamba series programming features plus a first for the RC car market, data logging. Use the data from the controller to measure parameters such as your battery volts, battery ripple voltage, amp draw, motor rpm, and controller temperature. This is a great way to make sure that the rest of your setup is performing within its limits. Castle Creations have also produced a complete conversion kit that allows you too easily convert your HPI Baja chassis from gas powered to Mamba XL powered.

View the conversion parts here

January 19, 2011

Andrew Smolnik rejoins Byron Fuels

After a short away, Andrew Smolnik is back to Byron Fuels for 2011 to run their Race Gen2. Andrew will continue to drive Agama and will continue his affiliations with VP Pro, Airtronics, Avid Bearings and Protek. When asked about his new fuel of choice, Andrew stated, “I am excited for the opportunity to once again race for Byron Fuels. I believe in the product and the people behind the company. It is sure to be a winning combination.”

Source: Byron [byronfuels.com]

January 19, 2011

Euro Offroad Series announced

The organisers of the hugely popular Euro Touring Series will bring their successful concept off-road with the announcement that they are to create a ‘Euro Offroad Series’. Catering for 1:10 electric off-road classes, the EOS is the result of 12-months of lobbying by a number of top off-road racers to get ETS founders Uwe Rheinard and Scotty Ernst to bring the profile and fun element of their electric touring car series to 1:10 off-road, a category which is currently enjoying a strong resurgence in Europe.

Continue reading the announcement here

January 19, 2011

Ty Tessmann takes Rd2 of WCICS

This past weekend Ty Tessmann was at the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series Race #2 in Lethbridge, Alberta. In qualifying the first round went to Xray racer Wayne Mah, but in the 2nd round Ty upped the stakes to qualify 6 seconds faster, and setting the tone for the weekend. After the 3rd qualifier, Ty’s TQ from the 2nd round still stood. In the 4th and final qualifier Ty’s dogbone twisted off, opening the door for Associated’s Peter Toszer to take the TQ from Ty by 1 second. This set the stage for what would be an exciting main. Peter Toszer, Ty and Wayne Mah pulled away from the field, but Ty was able to come away with the win putting the HotBodies TCX with PROTOform’s MazdaSpeed 6 body in the top podium position, Wayne would take 2nd with Peter finishing 3rd after an unfortunate marshaling incident.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]