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August 6, 2012

2012 Canadian Off-Road Championships

The weather was perfect for the second annual Canadian Off-Road Champions hosted by Dynamic Hobbies and Sutton Aviation. Drivers from around the world came to the Canadian Capitol for one of the best races of the year for electric off-road. They boasted almost 300 entries with drivers like Lee Martin, the current European Champion, Tom Cockerill from UK, Scott Brown from the US and Michael Schoettler also from the US. Team Associated Scott Brown and Michael Scheottler set the early pace in the practice heats in all five classes they entered, 2WD Modified, Truck Modified, 4WD Modified, 2WD Short Course, and 4WD Short Course. With the tent covering the track it made the conditions extremely consistent. After qualifying Schoettler took the top spot in Truck Modified and 2nd behind Lee Martin in 2WD along with a 3rd in 4WD. Scott Brown found himself on top in both Short Course classes.

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August 3, 2012

Bill Bridges Benefit Race report

Last weekend was the Bill Bridges Benefit Race hosted by “The Track”. The attendance and atmosphere was great. Practice was cut short on Friday due to rain. On Saturday racers enjoyed three rounds of qualifying and main events for both nitro and electric. Adam Drake and Dakota Phend of TLR were in attendance to show their support for good friend and teammate Bill Bridges. Adam TQ’ed both nitro buggy and nitro truggy. Dakotah Phend TQ’ed 2wd modified buggy and qualified second in nitro buggy. Drake won truck and led the buggy final until just before the start of the final lap where he ran out of fuel after having a fifteen second lead. Dakotah took the win and Drake finished second. Dakotah also won 2wd modified buggy. Everyone had a great weekend of racing and hanging out with Bill and his family. Thanks to all the sponsors and Larry from “The Track” for being such a great host.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

August 2, 2012

Chris Bridgewater at ROAR Region 11 champs

This year’s ROAR Region 11 off-road championships were held by Tri-Cities RC in Pasco, WA. With temperatures reaching triple digits, the fresh track layout firmed up quickly and allowed a groove to build quickly during practice. However, late night thunderstorms washed a majority of the groove away, and caused a rain delay Saturday morning. Once the rain had concluded Saturday morning, the track crew had the track ready to go and racing was underway. After 4 rounds of qualifying, Team Associated sat on top in 4WD Modified and Truck Modified, held by Associated driver Chris Bridgewater. Modified 2WD SC TQ was held by privateer Tim Hethcox. Sunday’s main events brought more domination from Team Associated in the Modified classes, with Associated’s Chris Bridgewater taking home the win in Modified 2WD, Modified 4WD, and Modified Truck. Privateer Tim Hethcox also sealed up the win in 2WD Modified Short Course.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

August 2, 2012

Neil Cragg dominates oOple Invernational

The oOple Invernational was held this past weekend at Robinhood Raceway in the central part of England. On most people’s radar at this time for the 2012 Summer Olympics, English racers looked for a reason to get away from the hustle of downtown London and instead convened in the heart of the island country. Making the trip for Team Associated and Reedy was 2005 IFMAR 2WD World Champion and 2011 IFMAR 2WD World Championship Top Qualifier Neil Cragg. Well attended by fellow pro drivers and many club racers, the RHR facility was primed for a great event. In qualifying, Neil Cragg took his Reedy/LRP-powered Factory Team B4.1 and B44.1 to the double TQ positions. The main events went much like qualifying, with Neil’s Team Associated vehicles getting a double victory.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com] / Image: oOple.com

August 1, 2012

Mugen MBX-6 Eco USA race edition

Mugen USA have released this special race edition MBX-6 Eco. The 1/8th brushless buggy sports new silver graphite throughout and comes with a number of optional part as standard. Included are the aluminium front upper arm mount, rear arm mount, front & rear axle shaft and joint cups. Also wide offset wheel hubs in 1 and 2mm, S5 silicone o-rings and front and rear shock springs in 1.5/7/75T & 1.5/8.25T respectively.

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July 31, 2012

Joseph Quagraine wins Finnish Nationals

JQ Products is now 3 time Finnish National Champion, having won the first championship back in 2010 with the first THE Car prototype, which included winning the very first race with the JQ Car. Last Year Ari Heinonen won with THE Car, and this year, even though JQ missed the first race of the year, he was able to race the last 3, winning 2 and finishing 3rd in the last one, which was enough to secure the overall Championship. Ari Heinonen was 2nd overall with Kyosho and Teemu Leino 3rd with HB.

Source: JQ Products [jq-products.com]

July 31, 2012

Cody Turner double at JBRL Rd6

This past weekend was stop 6 of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League Series (JBRL) at SDRC in San Diego, California. This event brought in over 250 entries from Southern California’s best drivers. Factory Drivers such as current 2wd Modified Buggy ROAR National Champion Dustin Evans, last weeks big 2wd Modified Buggy Winner Steven Hartson and 2-time ROAR 2wd Modified Buggy National Champion Mike Truhe just to name a few. Kyosho’s rising star Cody Turner just one week ago had his break-out performance at the 15th Annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout. Cody looked to carry that momentum to this week at the JBRL. The class of the day was 2wd Modified Buggy. Cody would lay down impressive runs in qualifying to take the overall TQ. Cody then went on to win the Main Event with a very impressive drive.

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July 30, 2012

Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout report

The 2012 Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout is in the books, with 306 entries and a big dose of warm Southern California air. Over the course of practice days, qualifying and on to the main events, the JConcepts team had a strong showing from start to finish. From the first laps on the track, JConcepts owned the SCT classes of Pro2 and Pro4. With the combination of Bar Codes in Pro2, Pressure Points in Pro4, the driving of Ryan Maifield and Jörn Neumann, each were untouchable.

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