The last round of Andalucian Championship in Spain was held in the new track of Antas recently. Running on a multi surface, Alberto Garcia managed to win in the last lap of 45 minutes final using the Pro-Line Revolver M2 ahed of Bryant Baldo Cecilia in 2nd and Juanma Vera in 3rd. With this win, Garcia has dominated 2 out of 2 races in the last 2 weeks in Spain having just won in Madrid the previous week.
Source: Pro Line [prolineracing.com]
Losi are reporting on the CRCRC Halloween Race which saw driver Chuck Berg, Jason Hudson, Chad Wallace and Kevin Wilson all competing in the 1/8 Buggy class. Chuck was the top qualifier and he and Kevin were the only drivers to complete 24 laps during qualifying. All four Losi drivers finished in the top five places in the A-main with Chuck finishing in first, Jason in second, Kevin in third and Chad in fifth. Fellow Losi driver Curt Schliester competed in the 1/8 Truggy class and was the top qualifier and also took first place in the A-Main.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
From regional entrants all over the country, the R/C Pro Finals brings together racers from nine different regions including the hot beds like the South, East and the top Pros from the West division. Racers accumulate points in their region and then take those points to the finals in Alvarado, TX to compete against each other for the overall championship. Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri, racing out of the West division, traveled to the Lone Star state in hopes of claiming a double victory with his RC8B and RC8T. With only two opportunities to score points for the final, Cavalieri came in to the event down on points to others who competed in multiple or weaker divisions than the “Pro” heavy, West division.
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Pro-Line have announced that young Canadian Hot Bodies racer Ty Tessmann has joined their team. While still young, Ty is extremely experienced and successful having claimed 7th spot at the 2008 IFMAR 1:8 Off-Road World Championships and more recently taking 2nd place at the 2009 NitroCross World Championships. He continues to be a threat in the A-main at the most prestigious races around the country and the entire Pro-Line team is looking forward to working with him, and his father and pit man Gord, at races to come.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
The annual Pierrefeu GP took place this weekend in the South of France and saw some of Europe’s best drivers in attendance. Qualifying was based on a racers 2 best rounds and it was Kyosho driver Jerome Aigoin that took the top qualifying spot ahead of European B Champion David Ronnefalk in 2nd, with Yannick Aigoin and Nicolas Rodriguez rounding out the top 4. Following the semi finals it was Losi racer Yannick Aigoin that would start the 45 minute final from pole position. The race saw a clear win for Yannick, after an early battle with his brother Jerome, winning by over a lap at the end in front of Ronnefalk in 2nd spot, while European Championship podium finisher Martin Bayer took 3rd, 2 laps further back on the young Swede.
Source: RC Mag [rcmag.com]
The 2009 Off Road Meeting Arena is only weeks away and it will bring together some of the best drivers and manufacturers together to battle it out for the overall titles. The indoor race will take place at the 3500 square meter Wild West style rodeo ring and the organisers promise something that has never been seen before in off road racing in Europe, with title races, special events and a professional atmosphere not just for the participants but also the viewing audience. Entry is now closed and the race will have 67 drivers in F1 class, 91 drivers in F2 class, 25 drivers in truggy class and 33 drivers in the new electric 1/8 brushless class. Drivers from all over Europe will be in attendance including such names as Boots, Boero, Dapporto, Gomez, Hernandez, Jacopini, World Champ Laffranchi, Perin, 2008 & 2009 Italian Champ Rabitti, Teghesi, two times European Champ Tortorici, Willets, 2009 Italian Champ Seminario and more, ready to fight for the victory. As a special event the best 16 drivers in F1, F2 and the best truggy drivers will be called to fight in the Arena with a spectacular format race on Saturday night. The 16 drivers will start with an inverted order from the official time table with an EFRA start. After 5 minutes of racing a bell will be rung and the last placed driver over the finish line will be eliminated and must come to the pit at the end of the next lap. From the first ring, every 2 minutes the bell will sound again and this will go on until there are 3 drivers left and these will battle it out in a straight race to the finish line to be crowned the Race of Champions winner. Red RC will present throughout the entire event reporting live from the track and you can follow the coverage from the 20th till the 22nd of November.
For more information on the race, visit the official event site here.
Last weekend the first round of Madrid Regional Championship 2009/2010 was held in Villanueva and with a newly rebuilt track there were 94 drivers taking part. After qualification it was new Mugen/Ninja driver and multiple Spanish Champion Alberto García that was the top qualifier followed by OCM racer Javi Pombo and Losi driver Felix Zamorano. Alberto Garcia dominated the main final, getting the fastest lap using PL Caliber M3 and took the victory two laps in front of a very competitive Javi Pombo, while Ramón Nuño took the final podium spot in third.
Source: Pro Line [prolineracing.com]
Competiton Hobbies in Tucson, Arizona considered one of the best facilities for R/C in the World, held the annual Southwest Indoor Grand Prix over the weekend of October 24-25. JConcepts driver Ryan Maifield utilizing the JConcepts orange Bar Codes in his Associated chassis’ TQ’d and won both the 2wd modified and 4wd modified classes in convincing fashion.
Source: JConcepts [jconceptsracing.net]
