Turner & Tebo win at Reedy Truck Race

The 2013 Reedy Truck Race of Champions were held at Hot Rod Hobbies in Santa Clarita, CA just one week after the IFMAR 1/10 Electric Off-Road Worlds. With very windy conditions on Friday, limited practice was available. Most drivers would show up Saturday morning for practice till mid day and qualifying starting at 12:00pm. Saturday would also see windy conditions throughout the day with the final’s Sunday had perfect conditions to offer. In Modified Truck Kyosho/Team Orion factory driver Cody Turner took TQ in round 2 and 3 to take the overall TQ. Turner then went on to win A-Main number 1 and 3 to take the overall win in the Modified Truck class; this victory would also be Cody’s first career Pro win. Kyosho/Team Orion’s Jared Tebo would take 2nd overall by finishing 2nd in A-Main 1 and winning A-Main leg 2. Team Associated/Team Orion ace Ryan Cavalieri took 3rd overall after finishing 2nd in A-Main 2 and 2nd in A-Main 3.

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Austrian Electric Buggy nats final round – Report

The final round of the Austrian Electric Buggy nationals took place at the Steyregg track near Linz. The meeting was postponed due to the poor weather back in July. The crew did a great job to rebuild the track and they also mixed cement into the natural clay to increase the grip and durability of the surface. As Hupo Hönigl was on its way to the U.S. to test his 1/12th cars in the wake of the IIC the best chances to take the overall victory were in the hands of Team Associated’s Stefan Pfeifhofer and Yokomo driver Rene Trauner with Martin Kreil (Durango) having a slight chance to take the 4WD class.

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Rene Trauner wins 2013 Austrian electric buggy titles

Last weekend saw the final round of the Austrian 1/10h Electric Buggy Nationals held at the Steyregg track. Vampire Racing’s Rene Trauner (Yokomo) took the win both in 2WD and 4WD securing him both 2013 national titles. Vampire Racing team mate Stefan Pfeifhofer (Team Associated) ends the season in second place in 2WD and 4WD making for a perfect 1-2 finish for Vampire Racing.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]

Asian Offroad Championship – Announcement

It has been announced that the 2013 Asian Offroad Championship will take place on the weekend of the 3rd of November at the Yatabe Arena Offroad Grandprix track. The race is open for 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy, 2WD Stock 17.5T and 4WD Stock 13.5T as well as Short Course Modified and to keep things running smoothly Novak’s own Charlie Suangka will be announcing at the event. More information can be found here (PDF file).