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May 18, 2011

Denney, Kinwald & Theyer take Battle in the Desert Rd1

The Battle in the Desert series kicked off round 1 at SRS Raceway in Scottsdale, AZ. In the 2wd modified class Tanner Denney sat on the TQ position with Jake “Jackie” Thayer 2nd and Brian Kinwald 3rd. As the main kicked off it was Denney taking advantage of a great start and placing his JConcepts equipped B4.1 out front. Kinwald moved into second and within striking distance but Tanner put in a complete race and crossed the finish taking a well deserved win. Dirtinator himself, Brian Kinwald finished 2nd and Billy Fischer 3rd making it a top 3 sweep for JConcepts, Punisher, Double Dees and Groovy products. Moving into modified truck, Brian Kinwald looked amazing as his JConcepts equipped, ICON powered T4.1 tackled the technical SRS track with a TQ run in qualifying. In the main “Dirt” was gone and off into the Sunset for a Modified Truck victory. JConcepts Punisher body and Double Dees tires finished off the winning ride. Last but not least, Jake Thayer put on a clinic in the 4wd modified class. Jakes favorite vehicle was on rails all day and performed flawlessly by taking the TQ and win in the competitive class. Jake’s 4wd buggy was outfitted with Punisher body and JConcepts Double Dees throughout.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 17, 2011

Phillip Atondo wins Truggy at Nor-Cal Series Rd2

Nor-Cal Series Rd2 was held at Delta R/C in Antioch CA recently. The track had an awesome layout of big air and fast wide lanes which made for some great racing. TLR team driver Phillip Atondo would qualify 2nd in pro buggy and TQ pro truggy and all A-mains would be 25 minutes, so anything could happen. Atondo would use the advantage of his TQ and get out to a clean start in pro truggy and never look back ending with a nice one lap lead at the finish to take the overall win. Phillip would also take second place on the podium in Pro Buggy with his new TLR 8ight 2.0 Kit.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

May 17, 2011

Lee Martin signs for Much More

Much More have announced the signing of double European Champion Lee Martin to their team. The three time British National Champion and factory Tamiya driver will use Much More’s complete line of products including chargers and power supplies. He had this to say about the deal:

I am very pleased and excited to be joining Much More Racing for 2011. Their products have always been fantastic and revolutionary and I look forward to racing with Much More for many years to come.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]

May 16, 2011

Swiss EFRA GP – Announcement

The organisers of this year’s Swiss EFRA GP got in touch to tell us about the event, which will be used a warmup race for next year’s European B Championships which is hosted at the same track. Run from the 8th to the 10th of July in Oberburen, Switzerland, the event is open to 1/8th scale buggy and will be run according to EFRA rules. Drivers will get practice on Friday followed by 4 rounds of qualifying on Saturday, with finals on Sunday. More information can be found at the official event site here.

May 13, 2011

Ryan Lee wins Korean Truggy Nationals

The KRMCA Korean Nationals took place last weekend and it was Sweep Racing’s very own Ryan Lee that took the win. Driving in the truggy class with a Losi 8ight T and Sweep Exagon tires, Ryan took the top spot in qualifying setting the fastest time of 13/10:43 and in the final never looked back to take the title ahead of Sweep team mate Young Min Jin in 2nd and JoongSeok Oh in 3rd.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

May 12, 2011

O’Donnell Racing Fuel sign up Wheeler, Phillips & Vega

O’Donnell Racing Fuel is on the move and has made their already impressive team roster even more so with the recent signing of super-fast Josh Wheeler. Wheeler brings countless years of experience to the team and will have invaluable feedback for the O’Donnell Racing Fuel R&D department. When asked about the signing, Josh had this to say.

It is totally cool to be back on the team at O’Donnell Racing Fuel. What they have done with the new Speed Blend fuel is just like they say…a true game changer. The performance of this fuel gives me the confidence to go out there and know I can run a ten-minute qualifier with ease.

In addition to adding Wheeler to the U.S. roster, O’Donnell Racing Fuel has also signed one of the East Coast’s fastest drivers, Chad Phillips. Chad brings a ton of knowledge to the table and will be putting the Speed Blend Fuel on the podium all across the East Coast. O’Donnell Racing Fuel has also started the establishment of an international racing team with the signing of Daniel Vega. Daniel, who will be racing out of the Ebremodel Import Team in Spain, plans to run Speed Blend fuel at all major European events this year.

Source: O’Donnell [odonnellracingfuel.com]

May 12, 2011

Christopher McCauley wins Irish National opener

Sunday 8th May saw the first round of the 1/8 Irish Nationals held at the BAD MCC track. Heavy rain on Saturday evening after a long spell of dry weather saw the race track needing water extracted from the race straight and tight corners. During the course of the morning the track conditions changed from damp and loamy to dry and dusty making visibility difficult. The nationals consist of four qualifying rounds and a forty five minute final. The race began with Barkley Abernathy in the lead for the first 25 minutes however whilst coming in for re-fueling he had some issues and was overtaken by Christopher McCauley who would go on to win the race with his M.C.R Sweep tyres XRAY 808. Second place went to Gary Baird and 3rd place to Barkley Abernathy.

Source: Sweep Racing UK [sweepracinguk.com]

May 12, 2011

Sebastian Recio wins Rd2 in Argentina

Last weekend saw the second round of the Argentinian 1/8th scale offroad National Championships held at the William Tell circuit in Rosario. With a large turnout of drivers, Saturday would see free practice and qualifying followed by the finals on Sunday. Mugen driver Sebastian Recio took the pole position for the final and would go on to win the final from Xray driver Juan P Golobic and Serpent drier Federico Piro. Having won 2 rounds now, Recio is emerging as the main title contender with 2 more rounds still to play for.

Source: Info Buggy [infobuggy.com.ar]