November 10, 2009

Rodriguez & Méndez win final round of Puerto Rico Nats

Rodriguez & Méndez win final round of Puerto Rico Nats

The final round of the Puerto Rico Nitro On Road Series was held last Sunday at Barceloneta RC Track. In the Sedan Class Mugen driver Juan Rodriguez TQ’d the event and went on to win the hour long main after a good battle with team mate Andy Báez who finished in second with Tori Santiago finish in third driving an NT1. In the 1/8 scale class it was was Fernando Méndez who took the TQ spot and would win the 30 minutes race, Mugen Driver Andy Báez finish in second and Edgar Tirado finish in third driving a Serpent. This race was especially important as it would decide the 2009 Puerto Rico NOS Championship standing.

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November 10, 2009

David Ehrbar wins Czech Grand Prix

David Ehrbar wins Czech Grand Prix

Last weekend saw the Czech Grand Prix take place in Hrotovice with 90 racers in attendance along with some top international drivers too. In qualifying it was Toni Rheinard who stuck it on pole position ahead of David Ehrbar with new Tamiya driver Steen Graversen lining up in 3rd, with race organiser Michal Bok and Dennis Fadtke rounding out the top 5. In the finals Toni took the win in the first leg by just a second ahead of Steen, with David having to settle for 3rd spot. In the second leg David took the win, following a touch between Toni and Steen that opened a gap and allowed Ehrbar to take the lead, setting up a last leg battle for the overall title. In the final leg Toni set off and built up what looked to be an unassailable 3 second lead, but a crash together with slow marshalling lost the Tamiya driver his lead and once again David was there to pick up the pieces. This leg win secured Xray driver David Ehrbar his first International win ahead of Toni Rheinard in 2nd and Steen Graversen in 3rd spot. In the stock class it was Xray racer Zdenko Kunak that took the win from Rene Klöckner in 2nd driving a Tamiya and Jakub Plechac in 3rd for Hot Bodies.

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November 10, 2009

East Coast Bodies DEX410 shell

East Coast Bodies DEX410 shell

East Coast Bodies have released their latest shell, this time for the Durango DEX410, which they claim is an improvement in design over the original. The addition of the supplied front wing helps keep the front end on the ground when under power, while at the rear of the re-profiled main cockpit a kick up in front of the wing improves the jumping by making it more controllable in the air. The rear wing has also had some work with the bottom side featuring 3 new channels for air flow which again helps the car in high speed jumps.

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November 10, 2009

Marc Fisher wins West German 1/12th Regional

Marc Fisher wins West German 1/12th Regional

Last weekend saw the latest 1/12th regional race take place in Schermbeck in the very West of Germany. Qualifying saw Daniel Sieber take the win in Heat 1 ahead of Markus Mobers, while in the 2nd heat Corally driver and European Stock spec champion Marc Fisher put down the quickest time, setting a new track record and a new qualifying round record. In the final heat Marc was trying some new tires and again managed to break both records that he had just set in the previous heat. In the finals Fisher took the lead in the first final and steadily pulled away, but at the 6 minute mark and while nearly a lap up on the 2nd place Mobers, his batteries lost power and he was out. With no problems in the final 2 heats Marc could easily power ahead to victory and with it the overall race win, with Markus Mobers in 2nd and Daniel Sieber in 3rd.

Source: GM Racing [gm-racing.de]


November 10, 2009

Alberto Garcia wins final round in Andalucia

Alberto Garcia wins final round in Andalucia

The last round of Andalucian Championship in Spain was held in the new track of Antas recently. Running on a multi surface, Alberto Garcia managed to win in the last lap of 45 minutes final using the Pro-Line Revolver M2 ahed of Bryant Baldo Cecilia in 2nd and Juanma Vera in 3rd. With this win, Garcia has dominated 2 out of 2 races in the last 2 weeks in Spain having just won in Madrid the previous week.

Source: Pro Line [prolineracing.com]


November 9, 2009

Chuck Berg wins CRCRC Halloween Race

Chuck Berg wins CRCRC Halloween Race

Losi are reporting on the CRCRC Halloween Race which saw driver Chuck Berg, Jason Hudson, Chad Wallace and Kevin Wilson all competing in the 1/8 Buggy class. Chuck was the top qualifier and he and Kevin were the only drivers to complete 24 laps during qualifying. All four Losi drivers finished in the top five places in the A-main with Chuck finishing in first, Jason in second, Kevin in third and Chad in fifth. Fellow Losi driver Curt Schliester competed in the 1/8 Truggy class and was the top qualifier and also took first place in the A-Main.

Source: Losi [losi.com]


November 9, 2009

Ryan Cavalieri claims buggy win at RC Pro Finals

Ryan Cavalieri claims buggy win at RC Pro Finals

From regional entrants all over the country, the R/C Pro Finals brings together racers from nine different regions including the hot beds like the South, East and the top Pros from the West division. Racers accumulate points in their region and then take those points to the finals in Alvarado, TX to compete against each other for the overall championship. Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri, racing out of the West division, traveled to the Lone Star state in hopes of claiming a double victory with his RC8B and RC8T. With only two opportunities to score points for the final, Cavalieri came in to the event down on points to others who competed in multiple or weaker divisions than the “Pro” heavy, West division.

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November 9, 2009

Ty Tessmann joins Pro-Line team

Ty Tessmann joins Pro-Line team

Pro-Line have announced that young Canadian Hot Bodies racer Ty Tessmann has joined their team. While still young, Ty is extremely experienced and successful having claimed 7th spot at the 2008 IFMAR 1:8 Off-Road World Championships and more recently taking 2nd place at the 2009 NitroCross World Championships. He continues to be a threat in the A-main at the most prestigious races around the country and the entire Pro-Line team is looking forward to working with him, and his father and pit man Gord, at races to come.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]