January 7, 2015

2015 2nd Annual Hang Over Race Report

2015 2nd Annual Hang Over Race Report

On January 3rd, 2015, Fourseason’s Raceway in Olypmia, Washington hosted the 2nd annual e1D ‘Hang Over’ race and this year’s event definitely lived up to all the hype. Building upon last year’s success with entries numbers up 30+, a better track design that’s uber challenging, and mix in higher level of competition, the e1D Hang Over race was a complete success in all areas. On top of all that, what makes the Hang Over race unique from other races is the ‘Champion’s Cup’ race at the very end. Not only do all racers get to run 3 quals and single 8 minute mains to decide class champions, but after all the A-mains are finished the top 2 winners in each class will throw down in a 30 lap stagger started race. The handicap is calculated by taking the class winner’s top 15 lap avg. and multiplying it by 30 to give us the spread. The idea of this exciting format is to potentially allow the elite 2 from all the different classes to all battle on the last lap. Although, with each driver having their own strategy and incidents on the racetrack, makes it impossible to predict who’s going to win the race.

Read the complete report over at 2wdmod.com


January 6, 2015

McGee and Waters win Masters Rd4

McGee and Waters win Masters Rd4

To kick the New Year off in style, last weekend saw Round 4 of the brilliant Worksop Series run, once again attracting a huge entry with 161 drivers racing making it a great event. The track was once again nice and flowing and was well received by drivers. In the 2wd class it would Danny McGee driving the Schumacher that took the victory ahead of the Associated pairing of Richard Lowe and Neil Cragg. In 4wd Nathan Waters would go on to win with his Schumacher team mate Simon Moss in 2nd with Neil Cragg once again in 3rd. With a different winner in each class again at this round, its all still to play for in both Championships.

View the finals results and videos of the A Finals here


January 6, 2015

Cactus Classic registration to open early

Cactus Classic entries to open early

The organisers of the 2015 Pro-Line Cactus Classic, which takes place from the 9th to 15th of March in Scottsdale, Arizona, have asked us to tell everyone that entry for the event this year will open earlier than in previous years. By popular request registration for the event at SRS Raceway is going to open Friday January 16th, 2015 on RCSignup.com instead of the normal February 1st.


January 6, 2015

Elliott Harper wins on Schumacher debut

Elliott Harper wins on Schumacher debut

New Schumacher signing Elliott Harper has kicked off his 2015 campaign with a great result at last weekend’s popular Rug Racers event in the UK. Elliott was competing in the 13.5 boosted class and right from the off, his Mi5evo was dialled in as he set the fastest time TQ’ing 3 out of the 4 qualifying rounds. He then completed his impressive performance by winning the A final. Elliott had the following comments after the race finished:

I’m really happy to have started on such a positive note with Schumacher after only having run the Mi5evo a few times previous to this race. I ran the car in virtually box-standard trim, and it performed flawlessly all day. I had great traction and corner speed, even through the changing track conditions round-to-round. I’m looking forward to the upcoming carpet races even more now!

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]


January 5, 2015

Multi-year deal for Rivkin at JConcepts

Spencer Rivkin signs multi-year extension with JConcepts

Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin from Surprise, Arizona has signed a multi-year deal with tire sponsor JConcepts. The young driver and protégé of Ryan Maifield came into his own during the 2014 season, winning the 4wd open class at the Reedy Race of Champions and continued his success throughout the year at events on the JConcepts Indoor National Series, Cactus Classic, Surf City Classic, ROAR Off-Road Nationals and the AZ State Championships in Phoenix, AZ. The multitalented driver will begin 2015 racing both electric and nitro events and will represent Team Associated / Reedy and JConcepts when the racing season hits full swing in January and February. Jason Ruona states, “It’s been a great opportunity to work with Spencer as he climbs the ladder to success. It’s not easy and Spencer has shown the relentless work ethic it takes to accomplish short and long term goals. We look forward to this continued relationship and building toward a bright future.” Spencer Rivkin had the following comments:

It’s been a great relationship with JConcepts and I’m looking forward to the continued support in 2015 and beyond. The help I receive from them with the killer looking bodies, performance tires and the great accessories keep me running at the top of my game.

Look for Spencer in the Invitational class at the Reedy Race of Champions and chasing the JConcepts Indoor National championship starting early February in St Louis, Missouri. The nitro chapter will begin late in February at the Dirt Nitro Challenge in Phoenix, AZ.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]


January 4, 2015

Mibosport Cup 2014/15 Rd3 – Report

Mibosport Cup 2014/15 Rd3 – Report

The traditional Christmas race of the Mibosport Cup 2014/2015 took place at the Hotel-Sport in Hrotovice on the 3rd of January 2015. 189 participants was new record of series, when 107 drivers attended the on-road classes with 39 drivers in Touring Car Modified, 49 in Stock LRP, 9 in Formula and 10 drivers in the 1/12th scale class. The off-road classes attracted a total of 82 drivers with 47 drivers participating in 2WD Buggy and 35 drivers in 4WD Buggy.

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December 29, 2014

Nugroho wins 3 Stone Park Off Road Challenge

Nugroho wins 3 Stone Park Off Road Challenge

The 3 Stone Park 2014 Off Road Challenge was held on 21 December 2014 at 3 Stone Park Track in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The race was divided into 2 classes, Pro and Open Class and the race format consisted of three rounds of 10 minutes qualifying with your two best counting. After 3 rounds of qualifying in the Pro Class it was Jason Nugroho who took the TQ. Starting from pole position Jason got a clean start to the final and pulled away to take the win ahead of Kelvin Ngow and Eric Lim. In the open class it was Ryan Stocek, who just a few weeks earlier changed to Xray who took the TQ spot and would go on to take the win from Danny K and Ricky Teoh.

View the race results here


December 24, 2014

2014-15 WA EP Interclub Series Rd2 – Report

2014-15 WA EP Interclub Series RD2 – Report

With the Australian Summer now in full swing, round 2 of the WA EP Interclub Series kicked off at Carine Radio Controlled Car Club INC. The small and challenging track came up wonderfully for the strong showing of 65 entries who arrived on Sunday morning to do battle. The multi-surface track, well known for its challenges and unique layout was sure to make the racing interesting, and it did not disappoint. The sun was out, the track looked good, the cars primed and ready – the stage was set for a great day of racing.

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