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March 18, 2012

JConcepts wins 4 classes at Psycho Nitro Blast

The 5th annual Insaniversary of the Psycho Nitro Blast was definitely one to remember. Located in Unadilla, GA the event features a 24-hour straight practice session carrying on from Thursday morning through Friday morning with a rock-star atmosphere that is second to none. Racers pack the drivers stand each year with hopes to tame the Psycho track while they put their hopes on the line in 3 rounds of qualifying which takes place around the clock. Checking in for a qualifier at midnight is of very little concern after visiting the Insomnia Coffee shop for a high-caffeine beverage or snack. The Psycho crew had everything to offer the racer who is living the dream for an entire weekend.

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March 15, 2012

Law & Borkowicz dominate SF Winter Series Rd2

The biggest FL racing Series, SFL Winter Series Rd2, descended on Basher RC Raceway in Palm Beach Garden, FL last weekend and once again with the help of Mike Applegate & track owner Brain Buckley, this event was a success with a total of 160+ racers attended the event. In Mod Buggy, the battle between Felix Law & Diamon Borkowicz in qualifying was intense. Diamon was able to put a perfect run in the 2nd qualifier to take the TQ Position. In the A main, Diamon Borkowicz continue the lead, but Felix Law was able keep the pressure on. About 3 laps later, Diamon made a small mistake allowing Felix Law to take over the lead. From that point on, Felix Law never looked back & won the race while Diamon Borkowicz finished 2nd & Aaron Niznik finished 3rd.

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March 14, 2012

Simon Willetts joins Savox team

After choosing Pro-Line tyres and Byron fuel, Simon Willets completed his selection of CML distributed products by opting for the hugely popular range of Savox servos for his factory Mugen buggy. Simon will be using the SC1267 and SC1268 metal geared LiPo friendly units for his assault on 2012 National and International events.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

March 13, 2012

April Fool’s Championship Series – Announcement

JConcepts and West Coast Raceway are proud to announce the 1st Annual April Fool’s Championship Series. This is a 6 week series with 3 that count towards your final standing. JConcepts has gone above and beyond to donate a pair of tires for all of those that compete in 4 of 6 races in the series. But it doesn’t end there, the TQ of each class will also receive a free JConcepts body for their vehicle. With awards given to the top 3 in each class, and cash payout to the top 8, this should be a very competitive and fun series with tons of prizes and cash to give out.

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March 13, 2012

Alberto Garcia joins Highest RC

Highest RC have announced that top Spanish racer Alberto Garcia has decided to use their products in the 2012 National Championships and other races. In the past, Alberto used other well known servo brands but after testing Highest servos, Alberto has decided to exclusively use them in 2012.

Source: Highest [highestrc.com]

March 12, 2012

Novarossi sign Simon Willetts

Novarossi have announced the signing of front running British driver Simon Willetts to their team for 2012. The Mugen team driver will run Novarossi engines and exhaust systems to power his ride this season having previously driven for Team Orion.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]

March 11, 2012

Neumann fends off Martin to win 4WD in Belgium

Having taken an easy win in the opening 4WD Buggy A-Main Team Durango’s Joern Neumann had to fend off a hard charging Lee Martin in Leg 2, the German just hanging on for the win to secure the overall victory at the second round of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series.

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March 11, 2012

Martin takes 2WD victory in Belgium

Factory Tamiya driver Lee Martin has won the 2WD Buggy class at the second round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series in Charleroi, Belgium. The British driver repeated his easy win of the opening leg with another tone to tone victory in the third A-Main to claim the top step on the podium at the Black Country Arena ahead of TLR’s Dustin Evans and EOS Round 1 victor Joern Neumann.

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