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February 23, 2012

Tessmann tops Q1 at Dirt Nitro Challenge

Hot Bodies’ Ty Tessmann has topped the opening round of Truggy qualifying at the Dirt Nitro Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona, the 19-year-old setting the pace by just over half a second from TLR’s Adam Drake with Associated’s Ryan Maifield third. Moving this year to the Fear Farm, this is the 10th running of the signature event of world famous track builder Joey ‘The Dirt’ Christensen with a record 700 entries set to race 4 class on three tracks over the next four days.

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February 23, 2012

Enrique Fuciños wins Spanish 2WD champs Rd1

The first round of the Spanish 2WD electric buggy championship took place on the weekend of the 18th and 19th of February at the great astro turf track of the club CRAEM, near the centre of Madrid. This year’s new format means that 2WD and 4WD are ran separately. The 2WD championship consists of a four round series, while 4WD will only be one single race.

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February 22, 2012

Simon Willets to use Pro-Line tires

CML Distribution announce that Mugen factory driver Simon Willets switched to Pro-Line tires and accessories. The 2011 and 2010 UK BRCA National Series runner-up, one of the most consistent drivers in the UK and Europe, is hoping the switch will improve his chances of a top finish as well at this years 2012 European Championships in Austria and World Championships in Argentina. This is what Simon has to say about the deal:

Regardless of the many new tyre brands that are now on the market, I still see Pro-Line as the leaders and original innovators in tyre and accessories. Their dedication to their product means I have every confidence in Pro-Line giving me the best opportunity to improve and become faster.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

February 21, 2012

Chad Due double at Motorama

Thousands of spectators flocked to the 2012 Motorama event watching and participating in everything from motocross to karting to sprints and RC. The event featured two different racing tracks. One was designed for competition among traditional 1:10 offroad vehicles including 2WD buggies, 4WD buggies, and stadium trucks on a clay surface. The other, larger track featured racing for 1:8 electric buggies and truggies along with 2WD and 4WD Short Course. With spectators filing through the event throughout the two-day period, many were witnessing competitive remote-control car racing for the first time.

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February 20, 2012

Drake & Moller wins Rd1 of TLR Winter Series

Round 1 of the TLR Winter Series was this past weekend at Revelation Raceway and the event had 10 heats. TLR, Novarossi, Pro-Line driver Adam Drake TQ’d both rounds of qualifying in the 1/8th Pro Buggy class. JQ was the only other driver to turn 8 laps in qualifying, but was 7 seconds behind Drake. In the 30 minute buggy final Adam checked out on the field and won by more than one lap over JQ and Drew Moller. Drew Moller would win the 20 minute truck final, Drew and Adam had a good battle until Drake ran out of fuel. Moller cruised to the victory followed by Cody Smith and Adam Drake.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

February 20, 2012

Lee Martin joins Byron Fuels

European Champion Lee Martin has added Byron Fuels to his 1/8th package as he looks to step up his racing with his new factory Mugen drive for the 2012 season. With so many fuels on the market it can become a minefield as to what to select. But with Byron Fuels outstanding reliability, performance and engine protection the choice became a simple one for Lee, allowing him more time to spend on chassis tuning rather than engine set-up.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

February 18, 2012

Rumble in the Rockies report

This past weekend was the Rumble in the Rockies hosted by MHOR R/C Raceway in Denver, Colorado. There were nearly 200 entries with drivers from many parts of the country which would make for some good racing. The layout for the event was very high speed and combined with a small track size, the lap times dropped into the 11-12 second range. Dustin Evans would take TQ honors in the Modified 2wd buggy class by taking rounds 2, 3 and 4. Kody Numedahl and Michael Schoettler would qualify 2nd and 3rd respectively. Kody took A-1 and Michael took A-2 which meant that A-3 would determine the winner. Kody bobbled on the first lap but made his way back up to second only behind Dustin. A three way tie would go in Kody’s favor by .2 seconds giving him the overall win.

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February 17, 2012

Lee Martin confirmed for Belgian EOS encounter

Having been forced to miss the opening round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby due to 1:8 Offroad commitments, Tamiya Racing Factory’s Lee Martin has confirmed his entry for the second encounter of the exciting new 1:10 electric offroad series that will take place in Belgium over the weekend of March 9-11. The current back to back European 2WD & British 4WD Champion will go head to head with factory driver line-ups from TLR and Team Durango on the indoor astroturf track in Charleroi where he will be aiming to deny Jörn Neumann a repeat of his domination of the opening race in the Czech Republic last weekend. Entry is currently open at MyRCM, so if you want to compete against the best in the World at an awesome venue with a great atmosphere then sign up now. For full event information please visit the EOS site here.