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July 20, 2015

Maifield & Cavalieri dominate HRH Shootout

The annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout was held in Saugus, California this past weekend. Qualifying was affected by rain and so only two out of two rounds would count, handing Jared Tebo the TQ in the premier class of 2WD Modified. Ryan Maifield took the pole position for the triple A-mains in the 4WD Modified Buggy class while Ryan Cavalieri dominated the 2WD Modified Truck classes by ending the qualifiers on top of the result sheets in 2WD Modified Truck and 2WD Modified Short Course. In the 2WD Mod Buggy A-mains Ryan Maifield (TLR) would come out successful winning A-main 1 and A-main 2 in style. TQ Jared Tebo (Kyosho) had a mixed mains and finished in 3rd overall while Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri grabbed the runner-up spot.

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July 15, 2015

Nico Risser doubles at French Electric Buggy Nats Rd5

The final round of the French Electric Buggy Nationals was held at the chalk track of La Ville Aux Dames near Tours. The race was a challenge for every driver as the French federation selected new hand out tyres only days before the event. In the 4WD class Team C’s Nico Risser took the TQ and the win from Floran Jadot (Team C) and Alex Bauguier (Team Durango). Nico then also went on to TQ and win the 2WD class although he had to defend the position against Ludovic Valtier (Team Associated) who ended the race in 2nd spot. In 3rd Alex Desbrosses (Team C) completed the podium result.

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July 15, 2015

King & Drake win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd4

Round four of this year’s Jimmy Babcock Racing League Nitro Series was hosted by Revelation Raceway with around 180 entries and the usual mixture of World-class drivers and local talent. In the Expert Nitro Buggy class Kyosho’s Cody King came out successful to take a back-to-back win. Team Associated’s Kody Numedahl finished on the runner-up spot while JQRacing’s Jeremy Kortz rounded out the top 3 result.

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July 14, 2015

ROAR 1/8th Electric Offroad & 1/10th SC Nats – Report

The 2015 ROAR 1/10 4×4 SC and 1/8 Electric Offroad Nationals were held this past weekend at Lost Creek R/C Raceway in Oakland Mills, Pennsylvania. This year’s track at LCRC would put every manufacturer’s electronics to the extreme test with a very hi-speed layout and hot/humid temperatures while the event would record its largest entry count in history reaching an impressive 211!. The race schedule saw controlled practice on Thursday, two rounds of qualifying each on Friday and Sunday followed by the main events with triple A-mains on Sunday. In the 1/8 Electric Buggy qualifying Ryan Maifield would TQ two rounds to lock-up the overall TQ. The triple A-Mains for the 1/8 Electric Buggy class would be 10-Minutes each. Maifield was a man on a mission showing tremendous speed in both A-Main 1 and 2 by taking the wins in each to take the overall win and his first ROAR National Championship of the weekend. Dakotah Phend would go onto win A-Main 3 in style to secure 2nd overall.

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July 14, 2015

JConcepts Summer INS – Final results

The qualifying rounds during last weekend’s JConcepts Summer INS has been exciting and intense. Everyone was able to witness the true speed of one of the industry’s brightest stars, Spencer Rivkin, who has masterfully pulled off a perfect Saturday in qualifying winning every round and earning TQ in 4 of the Modified classes. Although, Sunday was a different story. With the last round of qualifying held in the morning, Rivkin’s perfect streak came to an end as his rivals were starting to figure things out on the high traction, full slick conditions. AE/JConcepts’ teammate Michael Schoettler, was able to derail the young Arizona Superstar by taking TQ in 2WD and 4WD in the final round. The momentum was shifting and everyone in the pits could sense the change as “The Rivkin Show” was now becoming a real battle for the title of Summer Indoor National Champion.

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July 14, 2015

Elias Johansson wins at Summer Series Rd3

The third round of he Swedish Summer Series was held at the Årsundaring, a pretty fast track with off camber jumps and a huge wall ride. The event attracted a good turnout of racers and the hot weather made for track temperatures as high as 50 degree Celsius. In the 2WD class Elias Johansson took the TQ after sweeping the qualifiers and he also went on to win all three A-main legs to take the day’s win.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 14, 2015

Luigi Tridico wins at AMSCI off-road regionals Rd6

Round six of the AMSCI off-road regionals was held in Calabria, Italy. Luigi Tridico (Mugen/O.S.) took the TQ and win in the F1 class from Egidio Vergadoro (HB/Team Orion) in 2nd and Domenico Giglietta (Kyosho/Novarossi) in 3rd.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

July 14, 2015

Joakim Niclassen takes Nordic Championships

Last weekend the Nordic Championships took place at Hvervenbukta, Oslo. The very high bite and bumpy Astroturf track had a lot of elevation changes. Although some of the usual talented drivers were missing from Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, the competition did not disappoint. By the end of Friday’s practice, Team Associated’s Joakim Niclassen was comfortable with his buggies, and was confident going into the weekend. Once qualifying started, both the driver and his cars were working perfectly and TQ was soon followed by the win.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]