1/10 Sedan:
BYRON RACE Gen2 took 1st and 3rd place finishes in this event!!!
1st place: Paolo Morganti
2nd place: Andy Power
3rd place: Fabio Evangelista
Spec GT:
BYRON RACE Gen2 took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes in this event!!!
1st place: Mike Lyday
2nd place: Bernie Hoogstra
3rd place: Rick Davitto
Marc Rheinard & TRF416X Win 2010 IFMAR ISTC World Championships!
The 2010 IFMAR ISTC Electric Touring Car World Championships were held from July 1st-3rd in Burgdorf (near Hanover) in Germany. Tamiya Racing Factory (TRF) was there in force, with Marc Rheinard laying down the gauntlet by taking the top qualifying position with his TRF416X. He then took full advantage by winning the first two A-Main heats to claim the world championship title. Having won the title in Thailand back in 2008, this win makes it two titles in a row for Marc and is also his third overall. This is also Tamiya's fourth world championship title, following wins in 2002, 2004, and 2008. Other TRF drivers also put in strong performances, with Elliott Harper taking 3rd place on a tie-break, Jilles Groskamp taking 6th place, and Viktor Wilck taking 10th place, thus giving Tamiya four Top-10 finishers!
Maifield Victorious At Inaugural Alabama Manufacturers Shootout
Team Associated's Ryan Maifield was on a mission at the Inaugural Manufacturers Shootout in Cullman, Alabama. Traveling from the desert of Arizona, the reigning Car Action Driver of the Year took his Reedy-powered RC8B and RC8T to Alabama to put on a display of speed while lending a hand to local and visiting racers. With over 370 entries and a host of the nation's top drivers on hand, the competition was close throughout the three rounds of qualifying.
As the reigning ROAR Truggy National Champion, Ryan showed everyone he's ready to defend his title by placing his RC8T-CE truck in the Top Qualifying position in the Expert 1:8 truck class. Ryan utilized his JConcepts Punisher body, Illuzion wing, and Sevens truck tire to dominate qualifying.
In the 1:8 Expert buggy class Ryan had to settle for the 3rd qualifying position, but entered the main confident with fast consistent runs each round. Joining Ryan in both Expert A Mains were Team Associated/Reedy teammates JR Mitch and Chris Pace.
The 1:8 truck A Main got off to a great start with Ryan leading out. However, a forced tire change put him almost two laps down to the new leader, but without a flinch Ryan put his RC8T truck into top gear, laying down the fastest 20 laps in the A Main. With only a handful of laps to go, Ryan was within striking distance but just ran out of time and had to settle for 2nd overall.
After the Main a host of fans and fellow racers followed the fastest truck in the A Main back into the pits to see the details. With one of the most memorable and hardest drives in recent memory, Ryan's RC8T was one of the few trucks remaining in the A Main with tread left on the tires.
After coming up just short in the Truggy class, Maifield was out for redemption. On the opening lap, Maifield navigated past the top two qualifiers and crossed the line first to lead the first lap and subsequently every lap thereafter. With a fresh mindset, Ryan's Factory Team RC8B was completely dialed and proved to be up to the challenge. Punishing the rest of the drivers, the lead began to grow considerably as control and caution set in around 25 minutes into the race. Ryan settled into a great rhythm and eventually lapped the entire A Main while the Green JConcepts Subcultures tires went the complete distance.
Congratulations also goes out to Team Associated/Reedy's JR Mitch for his pair of 8th place finishes in 1:8 Expert Buggy and Truggy along with Chris Pace's 12th and 11th place finishes respectively.
Futaba Electric Challenge 2010
THE FUTABA ELECTRIC CHALLENGE 2010–A REVOLUTIONARY KIND OF RACE!
For the first time in the history of R/C racing, Futaba presents the Futaba Electric Challenge to be held on TWO separate days at TWO separate tracks but only ONE entry fee! This unique event is presented by RC Car Action.
On Saturday, August 28th, the Challenge kicks off at RJD Hobbies and Raceway in Lincoln, Illinois.
On Sunday, August 29th, the Challenge continues at JTec Raceway in Tilton, Illinois.
Points from day one mains will carry over to day two mains. Points will be tallied on Sunday after all main events have been run to determine finishing positions.
Classes include: Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy, Pro 1/8 Electric Truggy, Sportsman 1/8 Electric Buggy and Sportsman 1/8 Electric Truggy.
The Dash for Cash where the top 3 qualifiers run a 5 lap race (inverted start) to decide starting grid for the first A main will be featured each day.
The TQ Award will be presented to the top qualifier in each class based on both days tallied scores. Car Action will provide all trophies for the Challenge.
Free T-Shirt and goodie bag with each pre-entry by August 1st. Raffle prizes every day!
Please visit:
http://www.futabanitrochallenge.com/electric-challenge.html for details and registration forms.
Levi Jackson signs with Agama USA
Agama USA would like to welcome Levi Jackson to the Agama Race Team. Levi Jackson has be climbing the pro ranks for the past few years and has found a home with the all new Agama A8 buggy. We look forward to seeing Levi in action as he is definitely one of today’s top prospects in the United States. He joins one of the east coast's best, Gene "The Machine" Hickerson, as the first two official pro team drivers for Agama USA. Whose Next?
Agama USA
Exclusively Distributed by VP PRO USA
For more information visit
www.vp-pro-usa.com.
O’Donnell Dominates Coast to Coast!
O’Donnell East Coast Championship
RC Excitement / Fitchburg, MA
O’Donnell West Coast Championship
Revelation Raceway / Montclair, CA
If you want to talk about a busy schedule, let’s talk about the O’Donnell crew’s coast -to-coast adventure! The journey began at the incredible RC Excitement facility in Fitchburg, MA, for the first annual O’Donnell East Coast Championship. The RC Excitement crew did a fantastic job preparing the track for an awesome weekend of racing.
During qualifying, East Coast factory O’Donnell team driver Mike Wilder showed that having the home track advantage does pay off. He piloted his brand new Z01-B SG buggy to the TQ position over West Coast superstar and factory O’Donnell driver Barry Baker. Not to be outdone, Baker went on to take the TQ spot in e-buggy with the Z01-E SG — and the TQ spot in truggy as well, with his Z01-T SG.
In the main events, however, the Fabulous Barry Baker put on a driving clinic with the new line of SG vehicles from O’Donnell racing. Baker has been smoking the competition by powering his nitro vehicles with the O’Donnell SS .21 / O’Donnell R2 pipe combination. It has proven to be the ultimate package of power, smoothness and economy.
The following day, it was back on a plane to the West Coast for the annual O’Donnell West Coast Championships at the world-famous Revelation Raceway in Montclair, CA. Once again the Rev crew had built a challenging track for the racers. During qualifying, O’Donnell Fuel driver Dylan Rodriguez used his 30% Racing blend from O’Donnell to lay down the TQ in both buggy and truggy.
When the main events rolled around, it was a whole different story. The top spot changed hands throughout the race. In the end, O’Donnell factory driver Barry Baker, fresh off of his truggy win out East, let them know who the boss was as he piloted his O’Donnell Z01-T SG to victory over his O’Donnell teammate Mike Moralez. Both drivers were running the O’Donnell SS .21 / O’Donnell R2 pipe combination.
All in all, it was a crazy couple of weeks for the O’Donnell crew. But once again, they proved that the only way to the winner’s circle is by using the full line of O’Donnell Racing products!
Paul Lemieux Wins 2010 Reedy Race of Champions with Thunder Power RC
Thunder Power RC is excited to announce that Team Driver Paul Lemieux reigns victorious by winning the International Invitational Class at the 2010 Reedy Race of Champions using TP610C chargers and 5200mAh Pro Race 50C series batteries.
LAS VEGAS, NV; June 7, 2009 – Contending for a Reedy Race of Champions title was no small feat at the May 29-30, 2010 event hosted by Nor-Cal Hobbies in Union City, CA. This grueling two-day event consists of racing in three open-to-the-public touring car classes: 13.5T, 17.5T, and Open/Modified. In addition, the International Invitational Class featured the top talent in the field of on-road racing from around the world. Twenty-two of the world’s best drivers competed head-to-head for the championship title in this unbelievably competitive class. The Reedy Race of Champions format is a tough 8 rounds of assorted heat races consisting of 4 rounds of racing each day. All races began with random starting position and ended with points associated to each driver for their finish position (1st place = 1 point, 2nd place = 2 points, etc.). The overall winner was determined by the lowest tally of the best out of 6 finishes as drivers were able to throw out their worst (highest) 2 scores.
Team Thunder Power RC driver, Paul Lemieux, competed in the International Invitational Class driving his X-Ray T3R touring car powered by potent and class-leading Thunder Power RC 2S 7.4V 5200mAh Pro Race 50C batteries (TP5200-2SPR50D) charged using compact yet powerful TP610C chargers. Lemieux competed head-tohead with the best international drivers including current World Champion, Marc Rheinard of Germany. At the end of day one, Paul was tied for 1st place with Viktor Wilck of Sweden. At the end of Day Two, Paul was crowned champion of the 2010 Reedy Race International Invitational Class. Considered by many as one of the world’s best on-road racers, Paul finished out the two-day racing event with six 1st place finishes
total!
Thunder Power RC is proud to be the power behind Paul’s 2010 Reedy Race win.
Team Durango DNX408 – Track Testing Update
The testing period for any new car is intense, but for the DNX408 it has been especially so. Because there are so many 1/8 nitro buggies available for the RC racer to choose from, Team Durango want to ensure that when we release our 1/8 nitro buggy into an already crowded class, we do so with a leading-edge car that is as strong and reliable as it is innovative.
Team Durango’s philosophy of only releasing a car when we are 100% happy with it means that we have to test, re-test and test again. If more testing is required, we do it. We are serious about racing and we are very serious about pre-production testing.
For more information and additional photos, visit Team Durango's blog at
http://www.team-durango.com/blog/?p=843.
James "Turbofest" Caruso wins at ECC with RC4WD.
James "Turbofest" Caruso took his Super Bully Crawler to ECC "East Coast Championships" to test his skills and rig against some of the best super class drivers in the country. James used the RC4WD Super Bully 65:1 Axles, and titanium hardware on his custom built Super Crawler. He also built his own chassis and OTA "over the axle" steering setup for this truck leading to domination in the Super Class. After 4 courses James pulled away with the win by one point.
There were a total of 3 RC4WD Super Bully axled rigs in the top 6 at the ECC event. This shows that the RC4WD Super Bullies are here to stay.
Traxxas-Sponsored 250 East Champ Christophe Pourcel on the Cover of Racer X!
Traxxas-sponsored rider Christophe Pourcel is the cover star of Racer X magazine’s latest issue (enclosed), with a prominent Traxxas logo on his helmet! This is the second time this year that Pourcel has flown the Traxxas logo on the cover of the number-one motocross mag.
Pourcel has won the 250 East Supercross Championship title for a second consecutive year, and Traxxas is proud to have played a part as a sponsor of the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Lites team. The team also includes Dean Wilson and Tyla Rattray in the 250 East series, and Jake Weimer and Josh Hansen in the 250 West series. Jake Weimer is currently leading the 250 West series, which has two more races to go.
Traxxas has displayed models and met thousands of fans at Supercross races nationwide, with excellent response from the moto-minded crowds. All the fans are directed to their local hobby store to take the next step into radio control, and encouraged to use the dealer locator at Traxxas.com if they aren’t sure where to find a hobby store in their town.
The Monster Energy Supercross series is televised on Speed. Catch the next race this Sunday (April 25), 5pm Eastern (2pm Pacific) as 250 West action returns!
2010 Short Course Nationals
Duratrax Mini’s Win Big at Enfield!
2010 1/18th Scale Nationals
Enfield, Conneticut
March 26th-28th, 2010
Some of the most exciting things come in small packages and at this year’s 1/18th National Championships, the racing was more competitive then ever with over 140 entries. Having a full line of 1/18th vehicles, Duratrax was out to stake their claim to a couple of titles…and that’s just what they did.
Production Buggy
As with most other racing events the “Production” or “Stock” classes seem to be the most competitive, the vehicles must be raced with all stock parts and it boils down to setup and driving talent.
In the production buggy class, Matt Maziarz (shown below) had his Duratrax Vendetta buggy dialed to perfection as he took the top spot on the podium proving that the Vendetta is STILL the buggy to beat. Maziarz also used the Tactic 2.4 radio system to pilot his Vendetta to the victory.
Production Short Course
One of the hottest vehicles on the planet right now is the short course truck. Duratrax worked hard to create the most competitive and durable truck on the market and it showed at this year’s event.
Duratrax’s own Rick Vessell (pictured below) took his Vendetta SC and let the crowd know he was the one to beat by laying down the overall TQ. In the main event, it was much of the same thing as Vessell put on a driving clinic as he clinched the national title for the Vendetta SC in it’s first year out.
To finish off an impressive race weekend, Vessell also took his Vendetta SC to an impressive second place finish in the highly competitive, no-holds-barred Open Short Course class.
To check out the full line of Duratrax Vendettas, make sure and check out www.duratrax.com where they are sure to have a Vendetta to suit your needs.
Vendetta Short Course -
http://www.youtube.com/user/hobbico#p/search/1/KgSJMDiquDg
Vendetta Buggy -
http://www.youtube.com/user/hobbico#p/search/2/TRsBKHG7ljY
Vendetta ST –
http://www.youtube.com/user/hobbico#p/search/5/Ui7uBk6JiJ0
Vendetta Rally –
http://www.youtube.com/user/hobbico#p/search/0/z2KNlS8dkvQ
Vendetta TC –
http://www.youtube.com/user/hobbico#p/search/7/OPS2YPsea88
2010 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions Announcement
2010 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions
Union City, California
May 27-30, 2010
What started out many years ago as Mike Reedy’s vision to showcase the top drivers in the world in a format unlike any other ever used in R/C racing has grown to be one of the most anticipated and prestigious R/C races anywhere in the world.
Reedy and Team Associated are proud to announce that the 2010 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions will be held at Nor-Cal Hobbies in Union City, CA. Commonly referred to as "The Race Place," Nor-Cal Hobbies’ sprawling facility features a world-class on-road track in addition to their offroad, dirt oval, and carpet tracks.
Experienced owners Eric Vasutin and Kevin Jelich as well as their hand-selected staff understand how a premier R/C event should be managed. Plus, the location could not be better suited to hold an international event. In addition to three major international airports within 25 miles of the track, the city of San Francisco is just 25 miles away.
Nor-Cal Hobbies is fortunate to have four hotels within two miles of the track. Union Landing, a shopping center the size of a small city, features a 25-theater cinema, two hotels, and every major restaurant franchise including but not limited to TGI Fridays, Applebee’s, IHOP, Chili's, and a dozen more. Yes, there is a Starbucks!
The format and schedule for the event remains similar to that of years past:
• Thursday, May 27 4 Rounds Of Practice By Heat
• Friday, May 28 4 Rounds Of Practice By Heat
• Saturday, May 29 3 Rounds Of Qualifying
• Sunday, May 30 1 Round Of Qualifying, Triple A-Mains
Modified, 13.5, and 17.5 classes will be offered this year in addition to an Invitational class featuring the world’s best drivers in a series of head-to-head races to determine the champion.
Information including rules, entry form, spec tires, etc., can be found at
http://norcalhobbies.com/reedyrace/
The entry form can also be downloaded from
http://aedownloads.com/press/2010ReedyRace.pdf
Team Associated 12R5.1 Wins 2010 EFRA 1/12 Scale European Championships
2010 EFRA 1/12 Scale European Championships
Hinckley, England
March 4-7, 2010
The 2010 EFRA 1/12 Scale European Championship took place March 4-7 in Hinckley, England. A highly competitive field of drivers was on hand to compete for the coveted title in the prestigious 1/12 Modified class. The introduction of 1S LiPo batteries to the relatively simple, yet high-tech racing chassis has fueled new interest in the class.
Although Team Associated competed with a small team, the impact they had on the competition was enormous. Factory team drivers Juho Levänen, Ronald Völker, and Olly Jeffries dominated qualifying and completed the 1-2-3 sweep! Never split by more than a few seconds over the course of qualifying, these three drivers impressively displayed the superior handling and drivability of the 12R5.1.
As the A-finals began, it was clear that the fight would be between two drivers, Levänen and Völker. In leg 1, Ronald and Juho ran nose to tail until the last lap when Juho made a late charge and passed Ronald two corners from the finish line. In leg 2, Levänen made a mistake and relinquished the lead to Völker who maintained the advantage and crossed the line with a 1.5-second margin of victory.
A split result in the first two legs meant that the third and final leg would determine the champion.
After the excitement of the first two finals, the third was relatively uneventful. Juho Levänen leapt into the lead from the pole position and never looked back, leading from start to finish becoming the 2010 1/12 European Champion. Ronald Völker fished second overall while Olly Jeffries overcame some bad luck to finish fith overall.
Team Orion - Another Total US Domination
2010 Cactus Classic
Scottsdale, AZ
March 19-20, 2010
2010 marked the 24th Annual Cactus Classic hosted by Scottsdale R/C Speedway in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Like in years past, this race had an International feel with drivers coming from as far as Japan and Europe to attend. The Cactus is very well known as being one of the biggest and best races of the year for its great competition and perfect weather. At the begining of every year, this is one race that every marks on their calendar to attend.
The format for this years event had open practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Then 2 qualifiers on Friday, 2 re-sorted qualifiers on Saturday, and the Main Events on Sunday.
In the Modified Truck Class, it was Team Orion's Jared Tebo who TQ'ed overall with his Kyosho RT5. Tebo dominated the first two A-Mains to take home the overall win and Team Orion's 1st Championship of the weekend!
Modified Truck Overall Finishing Order
1. Jared Tebo (TQ) Team Orion
2. Ryan Maifield
3. Ryan Cavalieri Team Orion
4. Dustin Evans
5. Billy Fischer
6. Steven Hartson
7. Mike Truhe
8. Matt Chambers
9. Ronnie Gardner
10. Kohta Akimoto Team Orion
Winning Equipment Used By Jared Tebo:
ORI65007 Team Orion Vortex Competition ESC
ORI28206 Team Orion 2010 Vortex 6.5 Brushless Motor
ORI41444 Team Orion 270mm Sensor Wire
ORI14030 Team Orion 4600 Carbon Molecular Li-Po Battery
ORI30127 Team Orion Race Spec Charger
Charge Rate: 4.6 Amps @ CCCV
Geared: 19/82
In the 4wd Modified Class, it was Team Orion's Ryan Cavalieri who was the overall TQ. Ryan won A-Main #1 and A-Main #2 to take home his 1st Championship of the weekend and the 2nd for Team Orion!
4wd Modified Overall Finishing Order
1. Ryan Cavalieri (TQ) Team Orion
2. Ryan Maifield
3. Jared Tebo Team Orion
4. Kody Numedahl
5. Dustin Evans
6. Lee Martin
7. Mark Pavidis
8. Billy Fischer
9. Frank Root
10. Mike Truhe
Winning Equipment Used By Ryan Cavalieri:
ORI28206 Team Orion 2010 Vortex 6.5 Brushless Motor
ORI41445 Team Orion 150mm Sensor Wire
ORI14015 Team Orion 4500 Carbon Molecular Saddle Pack Li-Po Battery
ORI30127 Team Orion Race Spec Charger
Charge Rate: 4.5 Amps @ CCCV
Geared: 19/81
In the 2wd Modified Buggy Class, it was once again Ryan Cavalieri who set the overall TQ and would start out front. Cavalieri and Tebo battled it out in A-Main #1 with the win going to Cavalieri. Cavalieri took home the win in A-Main #2 to take home his 2nd Championship of the weekend and making it a clean sweep for Team Orion.
2wd Modified Overall Finishing Order
1. Ryan Cavalieri (TQ) Team Orion
2. Jared Tebo Team Orion
3. Ryan Maifield
4. Dustin Evans
5. Billy Fischer
6. Mike Truhe
7. Mark Pavidis
8. Ronnie Garnder
9. Steven Hartson
10. Brian Kinwald
Winning Equipment Used By Ryan Cavalieri:
ORI28207 Team Orion 2010 Vortex 7.5 Brushless Motor
ORI41444 Team Orion 270mm Sensor Wire
ORI14030 Team Orion 4600 Carbon Molecular Li-Po Battery
ORI30127 Team Orion Race Spec Charger
Charge Rate: 4.6 Amps @ CCCV
Geared: 22/81
Novak's Kinetic Claims its First Win!
2010 Cactus Classic
Scottsdale, AZ
March 19-20, 2010
Novak’s new Kinetic Racing Brushless ESC made a bold statement at the Cactus Classic on March 19-21, 2010. Jeremy Fellas spearheaded the impressive Kinetic-powered finishes by earning the top qualifying honors in 2WD Stock (13.5) Buggy and 2WD Stock (13.5) Truck. He also received the overall win in both classes, winning two out of three of the triple A-Mains.
In the 2WD Truck Division, three other drivers powered their Kinetic’s to top finishes. Danny Stojackovic finished fourth overall and fifth overall in the 2WD Buggy Division. Kevin Smit finished sixth in 2WD Truck. Team Novak Driver Bill Koch, who used a Ballistic 17.5T Brushless Motor in the 13.5T Division, finished a remarkable seventh overall. Furthermore, Koch placed fifth overall in the 10.5T Division with a Ballistic 13.5T.
Of the seven Kinetic ESCs at the event, all seven were used to help these drivers race in the A-Mains.
Other Novak-powered ESCs and motors were featured in the A-Mains. Team Novak Driver Jeff Helms placed his Pro-2 entry seventh overall using a GTB ESC and Ballistic 10.5T. Mac Mitchell bumped up to the A-Final of Pro-2 using a Havoc Pro and Ballistic 10.5T; he finished eighth overall.
Thank you to all of the drivers who supported Novak, and congratulations to the Cactus winners!
O’Donnell / Motorama…The Winning Tradition Continues!
2010 Motorama
Harrisburg, PA
February 20-21, 2010
Just as they did last year, the O’Donnell Team came into Motorama with something to prove. This time it was with three new cars, the Z01-B SG, Z01-T SG and the Z01-E. On-road legend and team driver Barry Baker was also out to prove that he could run with some of the best off-road drivers in the country.
Electric 1/8 Buggy
Baker went out in the first round and set a blistering pace, taking the TQ for the round. When all the rounds were finished and the qual points were tallied, Baker ended up second overall. In the main, however, Baker had other plans — he took the early lead and never looked back. The brand new Z01-E never missed a beat either, proving that it will be a car to reckon with. Baker also used the Team Checkpoint 5000 / 40c LiPo racing packs to provide the juice needed to take the win.
Nitro 1/8 Pro Buggy
Disappointed with his second qualifying spot in electric buggy, Baker laid the smack down and proved to everyone that on-road drivers CAN drive off-road! Besides the excellent drive by the “Fabulous One”, the Z01-B SG was extremely impressive in its national debut, taking the overall TQ in the premiere class. Unfortunately, a few miscues in the main event dropped Baker back to a sixth place finish.
Nitro 1/8 Pro Truggy
If other drivers don’t know this by now, the last thing you want to do is motivate Baker…all it does is make him drive harder and faster…and that’s what he did in the truggy main event. The first half of the race saw an epic battle between Baker and Jason Ashton…some people even stated it was one of the best races they ever saw. After Ashton had a slight issue, Phillip Atondo was there to pick up the slack and another epic chase began. In the end, the “Fabulous One” took the win in pro truggy.
Once again, O’Donnell proved that you don’t want to mess with the underdog, because you might get bitten!
Team Tekin pilot Jason Schreffler Tq's and wins the 2010 Snowbirds!
2010 Snowbird Nationals
Orlando, Florida
January 26-31, 2010
Running a Tekin RS Pro Jason Tq'd and dominated the 13.5 Rubber TC class, the hottest class at the Birds which was filled by some of the toughest, fastest, and most competitive Tc racers in the world. Jason's Tekin/TOP/Thunder Power car was on a mission all weekend. Fellow team drivers Larry Fairtrace and Jeff Cuffs also appearing in the A for 13.5 Rubber class.
Brad Johnson also won the 17.5 Rubber TC class closely followed by Tq Jeff Cuffs who was less than 1.5 seconds behind him! Close racing indeed. Jeff Cuffs also Tq'd the heavily contested 17.5 GTP class. Donny Lia also laid it down in 10.5 GTP out qualifying Hupo Honigl, fellow teammate Jason Schreffler, and Jilles Groskamp for the Tq position.
Jason even managed to qualify 7th in the Mod Rubber TC class running a 10.5! That's right a 10.5 in the mod class!
More information and seutp sheet/pics here:
www.teamtekin.com.
Another Punishing Weekend for Ryan Maifield and JConcepts
2010 CRCRC Winter Mid-West Electric Championships
Columbus, OH
January 16-17, 2010
Kicking off ’10 in style the CRCRC club creates a 2-week home to some of the world’s fastest drivers competing for that first win of the New Year at the Annual Winter Midwest Championships. JConcepts driver Ryan Maifield with his RC8T-CE won the 1/8th truck class and TQ’ed the 1/8th buggy class with JConcepts tires and accessories. Also in on the action for JConcepts and AE was Florida driver JR Mitch. With both drivers having recent success at the JConcepts Clash, just a month earlier it was business as usual for this AE powerhouse.
In the 1/8th buggy class Ryan chose the JConcepts Bar Codes in blue compound to tackle the field in qualifying and the Double Dees V2 tire for the 45 minute A-main. JR Mitch utilizing the same combination qualified 5th in a field of heavy-weight contenders and was a factor throughout the main events.
In the 1/8th truck division, Ryan Maifield put his RC8T-CE out front early in the A-main running on the Sevens tire in blue compound. Ryan, The "Truggy Master" had it on 100% attack - mode for the entire race, finishing a lap ahead of the competition. JR Mitch was running quick and was up front early, also on the Sevens in blue compound. After 45 minutes of brutal action, Ryan cruised in for another well deserved win with JConcepts.
For more information, visit JConcept's web site at
JConcepts.net.
Jared Tebo Sweeps 2010 CRCRC Winter Mid-West Electric Champs!
2010 CRCRC Winter Mid-West Electric Championships
Columbus, OH
January 16-17, 2010
This years event had an amazing 440 entries, including some of the Nations best. Factory Drivers like: Jared Tebo, Ryan Cavalieri, Cody King, Dusting Evans, Dakotah Phend, Matt Chambers and Jesse Robbers were all in attendance, just to name a few.
Open practice was held on Thursday and Friday. Saturday would consist of 3 rounds of qualifying. Sunday would run 1 round of qualifying, followed by triple A-Mains. The drivers best 2 of 4 rounds were used to determine the overall qualifying order.
After qualifying was complete, it was Kyosho's Jared Tebo who was TQ in all 3 Modified Classes!
In the 2WD Modified Class, Jared took full advantage of his TQ position and went on to win the 1st and 2nd A-Mains to take home his 1st title fro the weekend. Congrats goes out to Kyosho Drivers: Jesse Robers and Cody King for making the A-Main with their Kyosho RB5 SP's! Kyosho America Team Manager Joe Pillars just barely missed the A-Main by qualifying 11th overall.
2WD Modified Overall Finishing Order
1. Jared Tebo
(TQ) Kyosho RB5 SP
2. Ryan Cavalieri
3. Dustin Evans
4. Steven Hartson
5. Matt Chambers
6. Jesse Robbers Kyosho RB5 SP
7. JP Richards
8. Dakotah Phend
9. Cody King Kyosho RB5 SP
10. Johnny Loguidice
In the Modified Truck Class, Jared would have a great battle with AE's Ryan Cavalieri. Tebo held off a hard charging Cavalieri to take home his 2nd title of the weekend by winning A-Main 1 and 1. Congrats also goes out to Kyosho Drivers: Cody King, Al Horne and Max Flurer for making the A-Main!
Truck Modified Overall Finishing Order
1. Jared Tebo
(TQ) Kyosho RT5
2. Ryan Cavalieri
3. Dakotah Phend
4. Dustin Evans
5. Cody King Kyosho RT5
6. Al Horne Kyosho RT5
7. Matt Chambers
8. Max Flurer
9. Brandon Rohde
10. Josh Stough
In the 4WD Modified Class, Tebo and Cavalieri would go at it once again. In A-Main 1, Cavalieri took home the wind with Tebo in a close second. In A-Main 2 Tebo took the wind and Cavalieri finished 2nd. So 4WD Modified would be the only class that would come down to the 3rd and final A-Main. Tebo drove perfect to take home the win in A-Main 3 to complete his 1st ever Sweep of all three Modified Classes at one event!
4WD Modified Overall Finishing Order
1. Jared Tebo
(TQ) Kyosho Lazer ZX-5 FS
2. Ryan Cavalieri
3. Dustin Evans
4. Brent Thielke
5. Dakotah Phend
6. Steven Hartson
7. Brandon Rohde
8. Mike Gay
9. Dustin Richards
10 Dan Griffin
For more information, visit Kyosho's web site at
KyoshoAmerica.com.
2010 Northeast Grand Slam Series Round #3
Northeast Grand Slam Series Round #3
Cincinnati, OH
January 16-17, 2010
Team Associated Factory Team driver Keven Hébert filed the following report:
The third leg of the NEGS(Northeast Grand Slam Series) was held the weekend of January 16-17 in at Tri-State Hobbies in Cincinnati, Ohio. Having missed the second leg of the series, I had some extra pressure to do well now that I had already used my one throw-out.
Friday was practice all day and early on I was very happy with both my TC5R and 12R5.1. Along with Paul Ciccarello, I was setting some of the fastest lap times in both Pro Rubber class and Pro 1/12 Class. Chris Goetz was also showing some early speed and was turning some fast laps with his Schumacher car in the rubber class.
Three rounds of qualifying were scheduled for Saturday. At the end of the day, I had secured TQ in both the Rubber Touring Car and 1/12 classes with a comfortable five-second lead in TC and six seconds in 1/12.
The last round of qualifying and the mains were scheduled for Sunday. In the last round, I made a minor change to my TC5R and during the warm-up lap, I knew it was going to be a good round! I improved my overnight TQ by a little over two seconds to secure TQ with Chris Goetz in second, Paul Ciccarello in third, and Robbie Dodge in fourth. In the last 1/12 qualifier, I ran fresh tires for the first time; and it was the right way to go. My car did not get loose halfway through the run like it did with rerun tires so I was able to improve my time by five seconds. After qualifying was over, I was TQ with Steve Radecky in second, Mike Pulfer in third, and Paul
Ciccarello in fourth.
The A Mains went just as well as qualifying. In TC I took off at the start with Chicky taking the second spot from Goetz early in the race. While they fought for
position, I had a clear track in front of me which allowed me to extend my lead. I was able to maintain the gap and win the main. Craig Xavier finished second with Chris Goetz in third, and Paul Ciccarello in fourth after a big crash on the last lap.
In the 1/12 Pro A Main, the tone sounded and two laps in I lost the lead after hitting a turn marshal in the middle of the track. Mike Pulfer went by into the lead with Chicky right behind me. We ran like this for about four laps until Pulfer made a mistake and I took the lead again. Chicky stayed close to me the entire race but I was able to hold him off and take the win. Paul Ciccarello finished in second with Aaron Buran in third.
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RC10.com.
Drake Dominates the Brushless class at the 2010 Nitromania Event.
Nitromania X
Belgium
January 8-10, 2010
Losi driver Adam Drake traveled to Belgium to compete in the 2010 Nitromania X event. Adam competed with his Team Losi Racing 8IGHT-E 2.0 Buggy Race Roller powered by an Xcelorin 1700Kv Brushless Motor and ESC, and equipped with Losi’s 450-Series Kingpin buggy tires in Losi’s Green compound. Adam’s 8IGHT-E 2.0 dominated the brushless class at the event. Adam was the Top Qualifier and took first place in all three finals, making him the overall winner of his class for the event.
For more information, visit Team Losi's web site at
TeamLosi.com.
Blackstock Continues Cleveland Domination!
2009 U.S. Indoor Championships
Cleveland, OH
November 25-29, 2009
Once again, Team Associated driver Mike Blackstock proved that he is the Cleveland master by winning the 1/12 Modified class at the 2009 U.S. Indoor Championships.
Driving a 12R5.1 powered by an LRP Vector X12 4.0 motor and LRP SXX ESC, Blackstock set the fastest qualifying time to claim the pole position. After settling into second position early on, Mike took the lead just past half-way and cruised to victory nearly a lap ahead of the of the second-place finisher.
This year's win was from the pole position, his second consecutive and third all-time. Incredibly, Mike has now appeared in the 1/12 Modified A-main for 20 straight years!
For more information, visit Team Associated's web site at
RC10.com.
