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March 31, 2011

Travis Amezcua re-signs with Reedy/LRP

World-class driver Travis Amezcua has chosen to re-sign with Reedy and LRP for the remainder of 2011. Already a multiple race winner with Reedy/LRP power, Travis will continue as not only a factory team driver but remain instrumental in the testing and development of new products. Travis had the following to say regarding his recent signing:

I’m excited to re-sign with Reedy and LRP for the 2011 season. With this proven combo powering my 2WD, 4WD, and 1:8 buggies, and my 2WD SC, I’ll definitely enjoy a competitive advantage.

Source: Reedy [rc10.com]

March 29, 2011

KBRL Nitro Series champions crowned

The KBRL nitro series made its final stop at the Fear Farm rc facility in Glendale AZ. Racers from all over the state did battle through 8 championship rounds of racing at various tracks around the state. Team Losi Racing vehicles stood atop all classes available including expert buggy, intermediate buggy, Intermediate Truggy and electric buggy. In the Intermediate Buggy class it was Brandon Akiyama who shut down the class with a hot streak of 4 straight wins in the last 4 races to secure the overall win. Brandon picks the 8 2.0 buggy as his race weapon of choice along with Dennis Munteen who finished 2nd with his 2.0 as well.

Continue reading the report here

March 28, 2011

Ginting & Andriadi win Rd2 in Indonesia

The 2nd round of the Indonesian 1/8th scale National championship and 1/10th scale Jakarta GP series Rd2 was compressed into one day on the newly surface Jakarta International Twin Circuit. Following the new asphalt, the track had awesome grip with the best lap going to be 1 second lower than the times with the previous track surface. In 1/8 qualifying, it was Bowie Ginting with his brand new Xray RX8 in TQ spot, followed by Sadikin Sutrisno also with Xray RX8 2 seconds behind. Toni Kundjung placed his Mugen MRX5 in 3rd spot, 0.4 seconds behind Sadikin. Ricardo Carnadi (Mugen) and Sani Nugroho (Kyosho) completed the top 5.

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March 27, 2011

Jerome Aigoin takes wet French season opener

The opening round of the French 1/8th scale offroad Nationals took place this weekend at the Pierrefeu track in the south east of France, close to Nice. Qualifying saw Losi/nVision driver Yannick Aigoin take the top spot ahead of his brother Kyosho/Novarossi driver Jerome Aigoin with Spanish Mugen/Novarossi driver Robert Batlle taking third on his guest appearance in the National Championship. Hobbytech’s Nicolas Rodriguez and Agama driver Jerome Sartel completed the top 5. Unfortunately Sunday’s finals were heavily affected by rain, with the organisers deciding to stop the race after the semi finals due to too much water on the track but not before we lost Yannick Aigoin, Jerome Sartel and Renaud Savoya. This decision gifted the win to Jerome Aigoin, with Robert Batlle taking 2nd and Nicolas Vouilloz taking 3rd.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]

March 24, 2011

Viper R/C signs Andrew Smolnik

Viper R/C Solutions have announced long time pro racer Andrew Smolnik as the latest addition to their growing team of top level racers. Andrew holds numerous offroad titles and will be a serious contender at both 1/10 and 1/8 electric events. At the first race working with Viper, the 25th Annual Cactus Classic, Andrew took 4th in 2wd 13.5 and 2nd in 4wd 13.5 after a hard fought battle down to the last corner. The Cactus is an excellent proving ground due to the high level of competition and extreme conditions. “I would like to thank Viper R/C Solutions for the opportunity to represent their great product at the race track. I look forward to a long and prosperous relationship. The Viper VTX speed control series and brushless motors have the smoothest most predictable powerband I’ve ever felt, this puts total control at your fingertips.”

Source: Viper R/C [viper-rc.com]

March 24, 2011

Kyosho enter Adachi for EOS pilot event

Kyosho are the latest manufacturer to put their support behind the new ‘Euro Offroad Series’ concept by entering Japanese ace Shin Adachi for the April 1-3 pilot event in Tomelilla, Sweden. The seven time Japanese National off road champion joins a host of top international drivers for the three day indoor clay surface event that will see official factory representation from Team Associated, Losi, Tamiya, Durango and Kyosho. Responsible for the development of Kyosho’s electric competition cars, Adachi will join a strong local Kyosho squad. Teenagers Mikael Johansson and David Ronnefalk both hold European Junior Off Road titles and are the reigning Swedish national EP champions – Johansson the title holder in 2WD and 15-year-old Ronnefalk the champion in 4WD. Both up & coming talents will be hoping to put their knowledge of the Tomelilla track to good use and make their mark in one weeks time.

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March 24, 2011

Josh Wheeler signs for VP-Pro USA

VP-Pro USA have added top factory driver Josh Wheeler to their team. Wheeler is a former IFMAR Worlds A-main Finalist and consistent A-main contender at every major race in the USA. He will be using VP-Pro Flexx Compound Tires & Wheels on his Xray 808 buggy and truggy for 2011-2012 and his first race for VP-Pro Racing will be the Silverstate Nitro Challenge in Las Vegas next month.

Source: VP Pro USA [vp-pro-usa.com]

March 23, 2011

Mikael Johansson wins both classes at VBC Cup

The Swedish Kyosho drivers continue to dominate the Swedish offroad racing. Last weekend Team Kyosho Sweden driver Mikael Johansson TQ and won the final race of VBC Cup. With this win Mikael also took overall victory in both the 2WD and 4WD class. In 4wd it was Associated driver Niclas Månsson that took 2nd ahead of Kyosho driver Fredrik Peters in 3rd place, while in 2wd it was Associated racer Robert Gustafsson who took 2nd ahead of Niclas Månsson in 3rd.

Source: Team Kyosho Sweden