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September 6, 2012

2012 Surf City Classic – Report

Each year, racers in Southern California flock to OCRC Raceway for the annual Surf City Classic. A combination of Pro drivers, out of town racers, OCRC loyalists and a great rookie class make the Surf City a great location for all racers. A fresh track layout and state of the art overhead misting system, and announcing by Nick “the suit” Black sets this track apart. A revamped and updated hobby shop managed by the one and only Jake “Jackie” Thayer, you couldn’t ask for a better staffed event. Straight out of the gates the JConcepts team came out swinging taking several TQ’s. The Bar Codes in gold compound provided the grip on the challenging track for most including TLR/JConcepts and AE/JConcepts drivers Dustin Evans and Steven Hartson who looked unbeatable in their respective classes. Drivers scrambled as track conditions changed throughout the weekend but the round 1 quick drivers remained up front and took the overall TQ positions, Dustin Evans (2wd modified), Steven Hartson (4wd modified and 1/8th E-buggy), Kody Numedahl (2wd SCT), Kevin Motter (2wd and truck stock) and Brent Thielke (modified truck – Finnisher T4.1 body).

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September 6, 2012

Jörn Neumann wins German Nitro Buggy nats

Jörn Neumann attended the 2nd and final round of the 1/8 Buggy German Nationals last weekend. The race was held at the MAC Brombachsee Club located in Pleinfeld, Germany. It was another great turnout with just over 100 drivers. The track this time around was a mixture of astroturf, a stone part and plastic mats. It rained most of the day Thursday before the event and the track was very slippery for the first practice run. It got better each round and the lap times dropped. After a few minor set up changes, Jörn was ready to hit the track. On Saturday there were 4 rounds of qualifying and he was able to qualify 2nd overall and was able to set the fastest time in Q3.

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September 6, 2012

7th Petit RC Race – Announcement

The 7th Petit RC Race will take place at the Mustit Raceway in Moss/Norway from the 11th to 13th of January. After successful events in France and the UK, both run on carpet tracks, the Petit RC crew will create something completely new as the 2013 race will be held on an US-style indoor clay track. Find all information about the seventh running here.

September 6, 2012

Adam Drake double at Sidewinder Nitro Explosion

The 9th Sidewinder Nitro Explosion took place at the ARC Raceway in Temecula, California. Taking the top grid position in the expert nitro truck, expert nitro buggy, and expert electric buggy class was TLR driver Adam Drake. He was able to TQ eight out of nine rounds of qualifying. Only Ryan Maifield was able to to grab one round in nitro buggy class over Drake. The 45 minutes truck final was a battle between Drake, Cavalieri, and Maifield. Cavalieri lead most of the race, but Drake took over the lead with four minutes to go. Shortly after Cavalieri had problems and Drake cruised to victory with Josh Wheeler in second and Carson Wernimont in third position.

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September 5, 2012

A Main Hobbies debut world-class racing facility

Last weekend, A Main Hobbies debuted its much-anticipated world-class outdoor off-road racing complex, Silver Dollar R/C Raceway, as host of the 5th Annual Labor Day Shootout in Chico, California. The facility, which will host the 2013 IFMAR Electric Off-Road World Championships, saw “… a great debut for the new track” said CEO Kendall Bennett, “I don’t believe the RC community was prepared for a world-class track of this caliber.”

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September 5, 2012

TLR take 1-2 at Portuguese Off-Road Nationals

The last round of the 2012 Portuguese off-road nationals took place at the Torres Vedras track near Lisbon. The Portuguese Championship was on the line for four drivers including Team Losi Racing’s Miguel Matias and Ricardo Monteiro. Miguel TQ’ed the weekend and went on to win the race and take his 12th national class title. Ricardo Monteiro finished 2nd as the vice-Champion.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

September 4, 2012

Makoto Mogi joins Team Serpent

Top Japanese driver Makoto Mogi has recently joined Team Serpent. The highly experienced driver who made the Japan Nationals A-final in 2011 is looking forward to run the Cobra Team Edition nitro buggy at the upcoming Japanese nationals in October.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 4, 2012

Mibosport cup – Announcement

Mibosport with support from Yokomo and LRP have announced their winter race series. Last year 220 drivers from six different countries including European Champions Ronald Völker and Hupo Hönigl attended. The series will take place in the Czech Republic, in the popular city of Hrotovice, where previously the ETS, EOS and European Indoor Championships have been held. The event will take place indoors, in a hall that has enough space for 2 separate tracks, on-road and off-road. The on-road track will be 30x20m in size, and the off-road track will be 30x16m.

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