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July 12, 2011

Daniel Reckward wins Swiss EFRA GP

Last weekend saw the EFRA GP for 1/8 Buggy held in Oberbüren, Switzerland. As the drivers arrived on Friday morning, a very big tent awaited them with space for all the drivers and the restaurant area. It rained the night before and so the track was wet but in good condition. From 10am till 6pm the drivers could run four practice round to get familiar with the track. On Saturday morning the track was wet again but no rain for the last practice round, however just before the start of the first Qualifying round it began to rain. The rain stayed for the whole first round of qualifying and it was Dominique Gross (Serpent/Ninja/JConcepts) from Switzerland who was fasted, second was Roman Kummer (Agama/TechnoPower/VP-Pro) from Switzerland, 5 seconds behind, and third Hannes Käufler (TLR/nVision/Losi) from Germany.

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July 12, 2011

Desoto wins 2nd Annual Novarossi Challenge

The 2nd Annual Novarossi Challenge was held at Controlfreakz track in Chaplin, Connecticut home of the 2011 ROAR Fuel On-road Nationals. With Desoto Racing and Novarossi World providing lots of prizes, turnout was very good with 100 racers taking part in three classes: 1/8th Scale, 1/10 Sedan and 1/8th GT. 1/8th scale had the biggest turnout and was an exciting battle for TQ and the race win. In qualifying Richie Siriano, Joaquin Desoto and Kenny Ives fought for TQ with Kenny Ives Jr taking the top spot in the last Qualifier. The race was wild at first with Siriano the early leader followed closely by Taskila, Desoto and Jackson. At the 15 minute mark, the battle for the win was down to Jackson and Desoto. Jackson was pitting at 4:30 while Desoto pitted every 4 minutes. The battle continued back and fourth until traffic and mistakes separated the two at about the 25 minute mark. With 10 minutes to go Jackson made a mistake that allowed Desoto to build a lead and cruise to victory. Taskila drove a consistent race to take 2nd and pole sitter Ives Jr recovered to take 3rd. In Sedan, It was Diatta Collymore taking the TQ and win, while in GT, John Q took the TQ spot but had problems in the main. The main saw Luis Mercado drive a clean race to take the win.

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July 11, 2011

Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout finals day

The 14th Annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout wrapped up today with some spectacular racing! The track was patched and prepped nicely for the mains by Jimmy Babcock and crew. Traction was unreal, competition was fierce, and the crowd was clearly entertained by their abundance of oohs and aahs. Pro-2 short course kicked off the day with the first round of the triple a-mains. From pole position, Jared Tebo lead the first lap and never looked back in A1. A2 followed suit with complete domination driving his Kyosho RB-5 SC to the victory and clinching the overall win. TLR teammates Mike Truhe and Frank Root had some pretty epic battles for 2nd place, swapping positions what seemed like every corner. Truhe and Root had a rough start in A3, but it didn’t take them long to work their way back to the front where the rivalry continued to entertain the spectators.

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July 10, 2011

Tebo & Cavalieri top qualifying at HRH Shootout

Round 3 & 4 of qualifying at the Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout are in the books. Jared Tebo and Ryan Cavalieri stole the show with double TQ’s on another toasty day in southern California. Dustin Evans was off to a great start leading Q3 of 4wd modified but a costly mistake early in the race put him down to the back of the pack. Tebo and Cavalieri had a close battle for the lead throughout the race as Evans found a groove and worked his way back to the lead battle. One crash by Tebo allowed Ryan to walk away with a few second lead all the way to the end of the race, his 3rd consecutive TQ and clinching the overall TQ for 4wd modified. Ryan also crushed the small field of competition in mod truck, TQing his 3rd consecutive round again and taking the overall TQ as well.
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July 9, 2011

Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout qualifying Day 1

The 14th annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout was off to a warm start today with rounds 1 and 2 of qualifying. Last year, temperatures topped out at 114 degrees and the weather this year is a bit cooler staying in the 90’s. The track is a dry ran, blue-groove surface that is well know for its massive amounts of traction. The 3-day race starts out with 4 rounds of qualifying. Qual-points determine your seeding for the triple a-mains on Sunday.

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July 8, 2011

JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals update

Over the past weekend some of the nation’s best drivers made their way to Outback Raceway for the JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals. Viper reports that race conditions were nearing one hundred degrees, with drivers and equipment being pushed to their limits. Viper team drivers Eddie Bernal took victory in Mod Truck running a VTX10 & VST 7.5T, while Nate Lavery finished 2nd place in 17.5 2wd SC and 17.5 2wd buggy running the VTX10 ESC & VST 17.5 motor. Rick Jenkins took 2nd in 1/8e buggy running the prototype VSE 2050kv motor, narrowly beating 3rd position in an exciting drag race to the line.

Source: Viper RC [viper-rc.com]

July 6, 2011

Jörn Neumann wins 4wd at Belgium GP

The annual Belgium GP for 10th scale buggies took place this past weekend at the Kampenhout track that has played host to the event since its origins in 1989. Team Durango’s Jörn Neumann took the opening round of 4WD qualifying and looked good throughout the day to sit second on the grid for the 3-leg A final. After missing out on the TQ, Jörn was determined not to lose out in the finals and was driving his DEX410 with a mix of agression and precise control in his chase for the #1 spot. In both final legs 1 & 2 Jörn looked the fastest driver and proved it as he pushed past the reigning European Champion Lee Martin to take the lead and despite pressure he was uncatchable on his way to the two leg wins and overall victory with one final still left to run.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

July 6, 2011

Adam Drake wins scorching JBRL Rd4

Last Saturday was round four on Southern California’s JBRL Nitro Series, sponsored by TLR, held at Palm Desert Raceway. The event turnout was light with around 100 entries due to the Holiday weekend and the extreme temperatures of 118 degrees with a track temp of 166 degrees. In qualifying it was Team Losi Racing / Novarossi driver Adam Drake who set the pace in both of the expert 1/8th classes, the extreme temperatures making chassis and engine tuning difficult for most of the racers. At the start of the truck main Drake began to pull away and at the end of the 25 minute main Drake took the win followed by Brad Wintermantle in 2nd, who was also driving a TLR 8ight T 2.0, with Jessie Robinson in 3rd for Mugen.

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