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June 14, 2010

2010 SCT Jamboree at Dirt Hills Raceway

The first annual SCT Jamboree was held at Dirt Hills Raceway in Marion, Ohio on June 12, 2010. Despite rainy conditions, the race drew over 70 entries and the usual SCT classes were held including stock SCT, mod SCT, and 4×4 SCT. The race also featured an 12 and under SCT class. Rob Mangold took the win in the stock class, while Rodney Black was the winner in Mod. Don Goins took victory from the TQ in the 4×4 class and in the 12 and Under class it was Mike Bowling that emerged the winner.

View the different class winners and videos from the event here

June 13, 2010

Ricardo Monteiro wins European ‘B’ buggy title

Our friends over at Neo Buggy are reporting that Portuguese driver Ricardo Monteiro has claimed the win at the 2010 European ‘B’ Championships in Valladolid, Spain this weekend. In qualifying it was Spanish racer Patxi Penas that took the top spot but problems in the semi final meant he wouldn’t bump up. While wet earlier in the event, conditions on Sunday were perfect and in the main final there was a strong battle between pole man Bryan Baldo and Monteiro, but issues for Baldo saw him retire, leaving the way free for Losi/RB man Monteiro to win by 20 seconds ahead of Xray/RB driver Carlos Durães in 2nd, with Mugen/Ninja Adrien Perez in 3rd a further 9 seconds back.

Source: Neo Buggy [neobuggy.net]

June 13, 2010

Masao Tanaka wins Japanese 1/8th Nationals

The Japanese 1/8th scale on road gas Nationals were held this weekend at Keitune Speedway in Ichihara. A relatively low attendance of 52 drivers, but with plenty of quality in the pack it was sure to be a tough race for everyone. Qualifying went the way of Takahiro Terauchi, taking the pole position by 2 seconds after 6 rounds to line up ahead of Hideo Kitizawa in 2nd and Masao Tanaka in 3rd. The final saw problems for pole man Terauchi, who would end the race in 10th position, while up front Tanaka would drive a clean race to pull off the race win crossing the line 8 seconds in front of Ken Furukawa in 2nd and Takeshi taking 3rd.

Source: JMRCA [jmrca.jp]

June 13, 2010

Xray News Round-up

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.

– XB808 2nd at French Championship R3
– XB808 Dominates Sun Hobby Buggy Challenge
– T3 Podium Finish at BRCA R1
– T3 Wins Modified & Stock at 2010 Muchmore Masters, Australia
– XRAY Triple Win at 2010 Reedy Race of Champions

Click here to view the round-up

June 12, 2010

Hong Nor X-Series 46T plastic spur gear

Hong Nor have developed a new 46T Spur Gear in plastic for the 1/8th X1 and X2 electric off-road cars. The gear is not only suitable for Hong Nor X-series buggies but can also work with Kyosho and other brand cars and is a perfect choice for customers who own Hong Nor’s electric conversion kits. This gear made with super heavy-duty material and decreases noise while increasing performance.

Source: Hong Nor [hongnor.com.tw]

June 12, 2010

Team Orion Carbon Molecular 3.7v LiPo battery

Team Orion has released their new 4200mAh 3.7V Carbon Molecular LiPo battery, which provides insane power to 1/12-scale cars thanks to its 45C discharge rate. In addition to gold tube connectors and a carbon look protective hard case, each battery contains the latest Carbon Molecular LiPo technology.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

June 12, 2010

Kenny Lambert joins Sweep Racing USA

Sweep Racing USA have announced there union with well known National driver Kenny Lambert. Having been driving for the team since earlier this year, Kenny is now going to be in charge of public relations among other tasks. He had the following to say about his new appointment:

Sweep Racing has supplied me with the best support and has been very positive of my feedback. With me working for them I now get to pass this on to the public. I will be answering calls and emails daily hoping to continue to give back to racing as much as I can.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracingusa.com]

June 11, 2010

RC4wd Losi Micro Crawler beadlocks & tires

RC4wd is now making wheels and tires for the popular new micro crawler from Team Losi. The new stampede beadlock wheels offer a great fit and finish for the micro crawler and are sold in complete sets of 4. RC4wd is not finished there and so to add to the wheels they now offer their popular Rock Crusher and Rok Lox tires to fit the micro crawler.

Click here to see the new tires