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January 20, 2017

Tessmann tops 4WD practice at Reedy Race

Although speed is not the main ingredient for Reedy Race of Champion glory, Ty Tessmann has got his Xray debut off to a positive start by setting the outright pace over the three rounds of 4WD practice at OCRC Raceway in California. Posting a time of 19.613, the Canadian was fastest from Ryan Maifield who was another of the big American names to switch teams over the winter, the new Yokomo driver putting in a 19.845 second lap. Behind, Ryan Cavalieri would post the third quickest time and while he hasn’t changed team the former champion is debuting Associated’s well overdue new 4WD.

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January 20, 2017

William Piper wins at RCE Snow Ball Race

RC Excitement of Fitchburg, Massachusetts recently held their 12th annual Snow Ball Race. In the 4WD Modified Buggy class it was William Piper (Xray)who came out on top in the A-main but not after working hard as a first lap carnage had send him dead last with the first place driver nearly a lap in front. But after six minutes William was able to get within striking distance when a bobble by first place let William get by with a minute to go, allowing him to cruise to the win from Caleb Jennings (TLR) in second and Stephen Maizer (Team Associated) third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 20, 2017

Evans & Cavalieri set early pace at Reedy Race

New Team Associated recruit Dustin Evans and team-mate Ryan Cavalieri have set the pace in early practice for the 23rd running of the Reedy Race of Champions at OCRC Raceway. With Associated using the event to debut their long overdue new 4WD, all their drivers in the invite class running the new B64D chassis, Evans got his first appearance with the team off to the best possible start as he topped the times ahead of his young team-mate Joona Haatanen. After the 2 rounds of practice, the first round not more than a track break-in run, it was Cavalieri who set the fastest 3-consecutive laps for 2WD ahead of Ty Tessmann for whom the event marks his debut with Xray. Mr. consistent over both classes was defending champion Dakotah Phend, the TLR driver taking his cars to the 3rd fastest time.

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January 19, 2017

Modelix Racing sign Jean-Perrick Sartel

Modelix Racing have announced the signing of Jean-Pierrick Sartel to their world racing team. JP is a very promising and talented French driver that will be running and helping on the development of the Procircuit tyres, Ultimate engines and other Ultimate Racing products.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

January 19, 2017

Drew Butcher wins at Tasmanian State Championships

The recent 2017 Tasmanian State Championships saw Drew Butcher taking the TQ in the 1/8th E-Buggy class. The opening two qualifiers were won by Steven Madziara and Daniel Lokos respectively but Drew found his rhythm for the next four qualifiers in a row, giving him TQ and pole position for the finals. In the first A-main Drew managed a first place with Steven having a little crash on the last corner of the last lap. A2 saw Daniel coming out fastest from Drew so the final main would bring the decision. Drew was lucky enough to get off to a very clean start building a 7 second gap on the first lap, and then just kept it safe for the remainder of the race knowing that everyone else would be pushing that bit harder to try and catch up. Drew managed an overall consistency of 0.53 seconds a lap in that last final, which topped the weekend off just nicely. Behind him, Daniel Lokos and Steven Madziara completed the top 3 podium result.

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January 18, 2017

Cody King NitroPro fuelled for 2017 and beyond

NitroPro Fuel have welcomed US frontrunner and former 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, Cody King to their team. Cody will be running NitroPro fuel for the 2017 season and beyond and he has the following to say:

I’m pleased to announce I will be running NitroPro Fuel for the 2017 racing season and beyond. I’m very picky about what fuel I put through my engines, so I chose the best quality stuff I could find. I have been testing and running NitroPro fuel for awhile now, and I have to say I’m very pleased. The consistency, mileage, and performance is impressive. Thank you to Anthony and everyone at NitroPro for the opportunity. I’m really looking forward to the future and the upcoming racing season.

Source: NitroPro Fuel [rcaddictionproducts.com]

January 18, 2017

Reds Racing sign Dakotah Phend

Reds Racing have announced the signing of multiple ROAR champion Dakotah Phend to their factory team for the 2017 and 2018 season. The former Team Orion nitro factory team driver will be using Reds Racing nitro engines and will be attending all major nitro off-road events. Dakotah had this to say:

I’m very excited to be representing Reds nitro for the 2017-2018 season. The whole Reds team strives to continue to improve on their products and is fully dedicated to making the best engines on the market!

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

January 18, 2017

Frischkopf & Trottmann win at IBP GP Rd2

The second round of the IBP GP was held at the Indoor Bike Park RC track near Zurich, Switzerland’s only indoor clay track. In 1/8th E-Buggy it was Xray’s Robin Frischkopf who won all qualifiers to and two A-mains to grab the overall win from Tom Sommer, the leg 1 winner. Daniel Caviezel would complete the top 3 result.

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