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September 14, 2008

LiveRC at the 2008 IFMAR Buggy Worlds

LiveRC.com have been in contact to tell us they will be broadcasting the 2008 IFMAR 1/8th Off-Road Fuel Buggy World Championships live to viewers around the world. The broadcast will start on Monday September 15th beginning at 10am EST. LiveRC will be adding many new and exciting features to the broadcast with the purchase of the All Access Pass. Exclusive features for All Access Pass holders for the IFMAR 1/8 IC Off-Road Worlds include:

– Ten LiveRC.com team members on site exclusively for best possible coverage
– Expert announcers Scotty Ernst and Charlie Suangka bringing you live, corner-by-corner action throughout the broadcast.
– Seven fixed-position cameras and three high-definition cameras will be following the action, which allows you to follow the action better than ever – even better than being trackside because you won’t miss a turn!
– Three producers will be rotating shifts on our audio/video switchboards to bring continuous lap-by-lap audio and video coverage throughout the event.
– Two dedicated, redundant servers are reserved exclusively for All Access Pass viewers to ensure the highest broadcast quality and reliability.

All Bonus Lap members will still enjoy the same great features that have always been provided by LiveRC, but if you’re a big fan of 1/8 off-road racing and you want the best coverage of this historic event, don’t miss out on the extra features only available with the All Access Pass.

Full information can be found here.

September 11, 2008

Abernethy wins Rd4, Harron Champion

Abernethy wins in Navan, Harron Champion

The fourth & final round of the Irish 1:8 Buggy Nationals took place over the weekend at the Navan Nitro Nuts track and where championship came to a thrilling climax with a tie break required to declare the 2008 Champion. After 45 minutes of racing it was Xray driver Barkley Abernethy who just took the win from the Hot Bodies of Mark Harron. Seperated by just four seconds the result left the pair tied on points and with both having recorded the same number of wins and second place finishes the title would be decided on each drivers qualifying results handing Harron the title. Completing the podium at the all astro turf track, which also hosted the opening round back in May, was Crono driver David Curtis.

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September 10, 2008

Drake and Truhe join Ultimate Racing

Ultimate Racing have announced that after testing some UR products, top American Losi/GRP drivers Adam Drake and Mike Truhe have decided to join the Ultimate Racing Team. They will be using some UR products like the wheel balancer, balancing gum, light and closed BS wheel nuts, special pin grease, green clean, aluminium washers and nuts, antenna tubes, among others that do not conflict with any of the current products of their main sponsors.

Source: Ultimate Racing [ultimateracing.es]

September 8, 2008

Kai Rønning takes Norwegian truggy title

Last Sunday saw the final round of the Norwegian truggy Nationals held at the Kodal track. With some rain falling the track was muddy and slippery but the drivers present managed to drive very fast around this tight and technical track. Following the main final it was Svein Erik Håland who took the first place ahead of Patrick Mørk in 2nd, while Erik Fink took the final spot on the podium in 3rd. The results meant that in the championship it was Kai Rønning that took the National title in front of Svein Erik Haland in 2nd and Erik Fink 3rd.

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September 8, 2008

The Drake dominates SoCal SS Rd6

This past weekend saw round 6 of the Southern CA. Nitro Series held at Thunder Alley Raceway. The event was one of the biggest turnouts of the series with everyone getting ready for the 1/8th Off-Road Worlds next week in N.C. Scott Hughes was running the new MBX6, Cody King was driving the MP9 and Adam Drake and Matt Castellano were running some new parts from Losi. In the 1/8th Open Buggy class there was a great battle between two Losi drivers Don Vinklemulder and Kyle Johnson with Don ending up taking the win with Kyle in 2nd. In the 1/8th Pro Truck class Adam Drake started 1st on the grid and never looked back, finishing more then a lap ahead of 2nd placed Levi Jackson, with Kyle Johnson taking 3rd. In the 1/8th Pro Buggy class Matt set the early TQ in round one, but Adam was able to improve the time in round two and start from the pole position. Adam and Matt were the only two drivers to complete 11 laps in qualifying and Adam was able to accomplish 11 laps in both rounds of qualifying. Levi Jackson was 3rd on the grid running the MP777 and Cody King was 4th with the MP9. In the final Adam and Matt picked up where they left off in qualifying and finished 1st and 2nd over a lap in front of 3rd placed Scott Hughes. Adam Drake claimed the overall title in both Pro Truck and Pro Buggy.

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September 6, 2008

Danish Off-Road Nationals Rd6

We received a report from round 6 of the Danish DRCMU Off-Road championship which was held in Ejstrupholm at the Midtjysk RC Arena. It was the second time this season that the club is hosted a championship event and again it was nice sunny weather on the Saturday. In Stock class it was Championship leader Jesper Rasmussen back in the fast lane and pushing his Kyosho very hard in the first round of qualifying in the damp but fast-drying conditions. He was the only racer able to make 13 lap and qualified ahead of Martin Kristensen in 2nd with local boy Sebastian Sørensen in 3rd.

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September 5, 2008

Ryan Lutz dominates RC X-Games

Kyosho team driver Ryan Lutz TQ’ed and won both Pro Buggy with his MP9, and Pro Truggy with his ST-RR at the recent X-Games race. In the buggy class, Lutz got the holeshot and never relinquished the lead, even during pit stops. Lutz’s average lap times were 2.6 seconds a lap faster than eventual second place finisher Thielke, with Kendall Welch taking 3rd. Lutz didn’t get away from the motocross-style starting gate as cleanly in the Truggy final, coming out of the dust in fourth place. But, it wasn’t long before he settled into a blistering pace that would average more than 4.3 seconds faster per lap than second place Michael Paige, also running an ST-RR. Brandon Rohde and Kendall Welch finished third and fourth respectively, giving Kyosho a sweep of the podium plus. The RC X-Games also featured a “Last man standing” event, which was reduced to a demolition derby at its end, a big air contest, and a two-hour, three-man endurance. Kendall Welch scored top honors with his 777WC, showcasing the durability of the Inferno, while Lutz, Rohde, and Welch also teamed up for the endurance, taking top honors in yet another event.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

September 4, 2008

Tim Bremicker claims German title

Tim Bremicker takes German National title

The 2nd leg of the German 1/8th scale buggy championships was held last weekend at the Rhein main circuit in Bischofsheim under really warm and dry conditions. The track started very dirty but as the event progressed and the 118 entrants got out on the track the grip picked up and the track started to get faster. The race was won by Kyosho MP9 racer Tim Bremicker in front of another Kyosho racer Dario Vita, running the MP777, while Patrick Feschtschenko with the LRP S8-BX ended up in 3rd. This results combined with the leg 1 result gave Bremicker the title ahead of his team mate and leg 1 winner Daniel Reckward in 2nd and Feschtschenko 3rd, all racers using the new Tourex tire from Reckward Tuning. The German Junior title was won by Kyosho racer Denis Macek ahead of Xray driver Markus Eirenschmalz in 2nd with reigning National Champion Philipp Guschl in 3rd.

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