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May 10, 2013

Vanderbeek triple at Hobbyplex Summer Series Rd1

Vanderbeek family triple at Hobbyplex SS Rd1

Round 1 of the HobbyPlex Summer Series had a great showing, 142 racers showed up for a great day of 1/10th Off-Road Racing. The Track is fairly large for 1/10th scale, and the Drivers Stand puts you 15 feet in the air. Pro 2 was all Alex Vanderbeek, all day. Alex set TQ in the first round by 10 seconds, and was a few tenths faster the second qualifier to start him first on the grid. As the tone went off, he settled into a comfortable pace, and lapped through 3rd on the 20+ second per lap track. At the finish he had the win nearly lapping 2nd place on the last lap.

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May 9, 2013

Mark & Derek Sousa win 4th Annual Spring Showdown

This past weekend at HRC Raceway in Flamborough, Ontario, Canada, the outdoor season opener got underway with the 4th Annual Spring Showdown race that resulted in nearly 150 entries. Some of the best drivers and manufacturers all around Canada were there to compete for the title at the end of the weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class the best in the country consisted with only a few missing. Qualifying had got underway with a rocket round format for three rounds. Throughout the qualifying things looked tight, but in the end Mugen Seiki/Alpha powered Derek Sousa would come out on top having held on the top qualifier honors all three rounds with Mugen Seiki/Alpha powered Justin DaSilva second and Mugen Seiki/Alpha powered Mark Sousa in third.

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May 8, 2013

Barry Pettit wins EP Buggy at ROAR Nats warmup

As we already reported, the 2013 ROAR nationals warm up was held at Gulf Coast RC Raceway in Porter, Texas last weekend. The weekend event included the electric buggy class which provided some extra run time on the track and another opportunity for some close racing on the very high bite track. On Saturday there were three 7 minute qualifiers using rocket round to determine the starting order for the main event. Tekin driver Barry Pettit was able to qualify first by a small margin over Jake Dillinger and Tekin powered David Joor. The main started with a very close group battling for the top spot. After all of the top three swapping positions numerous times Barry Pettit was able to pull a small lead on Dillinger and finish the race in the first position. Barry was joined by Tekin teammate Brian “Smiley” Henn in 3rd.

Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]

May 6, 2013

Jimmy Barnett wins WCRC Supercross Series

West Coast Raceway hosted the 4th annual Supercross Series which started March 23rd and ran through May 4th. The Supercross Series, consisting of 6 races with TQ points, along with bonus points for participants in each class dates back to the old SoCal Raceway days. Big air, big berms, and a whole lot of fun. JConcepts team driver Jimmy Barnett won the series in both 2WD Mod and 4wd Mod using his JConcepts equipped Associated B4.2 and B44.2.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 6, 2013

Evens & Robert win Belgian SCT Cup Rd1

The first race of the Belgian SCT Cup 2013 has been held on BRTC track last Sunday. The layout of the track has been changed for this year and is now faster than before while still being challenging and offering very low grip. The number of entries is progressing compared to last year, with the participation of some fast buggy 1/10 racers and most importantly, young newcomers. They also had the pleasure to welcome a French driver coming all the way from Paris, Philippe Hautecoeur. The day started under the sun with pastries and coffee available on site. In 2WD qualification, tire choice proved to be pretty complex with drivers changing them each run in search of the best compromise. Martin Vierin put in the fastest run of the first run on his SC10 in front of Nicolas Evens (TLR 22SCT), Jean-François Renard (TLR 22SCT), Philippe Hautecoeur (SC10) and Julian André (SC10). Second run saw Nicolas take the advantage ahead of Jean-François, Philippe and Martin. Last run was decisive for the pole position attribution with Martin and Nicolas with a win each. Nicolas took that leg in front of Martin, Cédric Van De Ginste (SC10) and Jean-François.

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May 6, 2013

Ty Tessmann double at ROAR Nats warmup race

The warmup race for the 2013 ROAR Fuel Offroad nationals took place last weekend at Gulf Coast Raceway’s covered track in Texas. Not all the factory teams were present but defending National champion Ty Tessmann was there along with other former National Champions, Worlds finalists and quick locals. Qualifying was all about HB driver Ty Tessmann, taking the top spot in both buggy and truggy. In the hour long buggy final Tessmann would take a clear win by nearly 2 laps ahead of TLR’s Adam Drake with Barry Pettit completing the podium. The 30 minute truggy final would see the same result this time with Ty nearly a lap ahead of Adam, with Pettit only 6 seconds back in 3rd.

View the final results here

May 4, 2013

Daniel Sarmiento wins Philippine Offroad Nationals

Racers from all over Metro Manila as well as Cebu and even Riyadh descended on the CV Off-Road Track for The 2013 Nitro Buggy Philippine National Championships. Early in the morning everyone was greeted with fine & sunny weather. World renown Race Organizer & Announcer Scotty Ernst was on hand to as the event’s Race Director. His colorful commentary added even more excitement to what would be an already amped-up Race.

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May 2, 2013

Video – Tales of the Dirt

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Shot during this year’s Dirt Nitro Challenge, Tales of the Dirt is a look into the life of Joey Christensen brought to you by Pro-Line Racing. Produced by Marcus Gelhard of Zebraworkz the short film is an interesting insight into the RC industry’s foremost track builder and his signature event.