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May 31, 2013

Rain postpones Day 1 of ENS

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The much anticipated new Euro Nitro Series will start a day later than originally planned as racers woke to a very wet morning in Hockenheim, Germany, leaving organisers no choice but to postpone Day 1 of the event which should have seen 5 rounds of controlled practice. With the weather down for the day and set to improve mid morning tomorrow, Saturday, it is hoped to be able to get the event officially underway at around lunchtime. Sunday’s weather is giving perfect conditions for racing. Despite this morning’s conditions one driver decided he could do with some wet practice, bravely taking to the track with his touring car but his first attempt on the soaked track lasted just two laps before the engine decided it had consumed enough water. Today’s weather is in total contrast to yesterday’s set-up day when the sun shown down on the home of Formula 1’s European Grand Prix with many drivers including most of the main contenders able to get in some track track time as the host club ran a day of open practice.

May 31, 2013

John Bruins wins Dutch Stock Nats Rd2

Last weekend saw the second round of the Dutch electric track nationals take place at the 2012 electric TC worlds track, The MACH in Heemstede. The worlds chicane proved to be a challenge to many drivers however it was round one winner, Team Kyosho driver John Bruins who would take the TQ honours in the stock class followed by track local Jitse Miedema and reigning Dutch national champion Rob Janssen. With the weather forecast seeming to be a bit dismal and chance of rain high, many drivers came prepared with rain cars however it thankfully remained dry all weekend which resulted in John taking the clean sweep, winning all three finals. Behind him an exciting battle took place with the following three drivers ending up on the same points total. Final times would be tie-breaker in the end which saw Jitse Miedema driving a Spec-R R1 take second place, followed by Rob Janssen and his Tamiya taking third. Serpent driver Ronald Arts came in an unlucky fourth place, just missing out on a podium place.

Thanks to John Bruins for the report.

May 31, 2013

Team Associated Top Gun Shootout – Announcement

Team Associated Top Gun Shootout - Announcement

Team Associated have announced the 2nd Annual Team Associated Top Gun Shootout hosted by SD/RC Raceway in San Diego, California. The two-day event takes place July 6-7th 2013 with qualifying on Saturday and triple A-main events on Sunday. With a large 128′ x 74′ footprint, SD/RC is one of the largest indoor tracks in the nation and is suitable for both 1:10 and 1:8 racing. Scheduled to attend for Team Associated is 4x World Champion Ryan Cavalieri, 2012 Off-Road Shootout Champion Steven Hartson, Team Manager Brent Thielke, Jason Ruona of JConcepts, and many others from across the West coast. For more information and event details, contact Scott Bergen at info@sdrcraceway.com, or visit SDRC Raceway on Facebook.

May 30, 2013

JConcepts 1/8th Spring Nationals report

JConcepts headed to Nebraska for the 4th annual JConcepts 1/8th Spring Nationals at the HobbyPlex in Omaha. The fabulous indoor track was once again filled with the Alex Sturgeon creation to challenge all drivers. The flowing fun layout was definitely busy to keep everyone on their toes, and going consistently fast with no mistakes would be a challenge. The format was Friday practice. With heavy rain on Thursday night and Friday morning, being inside was awesome. More rain on Saturday followed by 3 rounds of qualifying, racing never missed a beat thanks to the HobbyPlex racing circuit. Sunday would be main day to cap off the event.

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May 30, 2013

Maifield, Hinz & Miller win 2013 Dirt Invert

The 1st Annual Dirt Invert event was held at One Hobbies in Peoria, AZ, with a great turnout of local drivers and seasoned Arizona pros. The One Hobbies facility was the perfect setting for the debut of a new format of racing which involves triple A-mains, an interesting twist of inverted 2nd and 3rd main starts and scoring which utilizes all 3 main event scores. The format which is endorsed by Brian “Dirt” Kinwald drew the attention of many spectators and curious locals who wanted to see the favorite drivers come from the back of the pack.

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May 30, 2013

Hank Perry 240 wins for Potter, Buechler & Tjepkema

Round 2 of the NCT series also know as “The Hank Perry 240” was held once again in Spokane Washington over Memorial Day weekend. This is one of the largest events in the Northwest with this year being no exception at close to 275 entries and drivers from all over the Northwest and Western Canada. The biggest class the entire weekend was the always exciting electric buggy class. In three very close qualifying rounds Tekin’s own Jeremy “PG” Potter would take his Hot Bodies D812/Tekno converted Buggy to the overall TQ followed closely by Tekin team mates Jordan Hestness, Jayson Tjepkema and Nick Buechler. Potter would take it to the field in A1 and A2 and come away with the overall win. In A3 Buechler would run away with it and take 2nd overall with Tjepkema rounding out the podium.

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May 30, 2013

Jared Tebo double at AKA Mid-America Champs

Speed Monkey R/C hosted the AKA Mid-America Championship on May 24-26 in Dallas, Texas. With a cap of 200 entries, the race quickly filled up to max capacity with the appeal of a $50 entry including a set of AKA control tires (Soft Impacts for buggy/truggy and Soft Enduro 2 for SC). AKA team drivers dominated the field of racers. Jared Tebo led the team with a pair of TQ’s in Pro Buggy and Pro Truggy followed by easily winning both mains by 2 laps on the field. Josh Wheeler was able to give teammate Tebo some pressure throughout the race and earn himself a pair of 2nd place finishes. Mark Pavidis rounded out the podium in Pro Buggy, and Ryan Lutz would go on to finish 3rd in Pro Truggy.

View the truggy podium here

May 30, 2013

Austin Brumblay wins 17.5T at Reedy Race

Team Awesomatix USA drivers dominated practice and qualifying in the 17.5T class of the 2013 Reedy Race of Champions by locking out the top 3 qualifying positions. The trio of Kyle Bergstrom, Austin Brumblay and Aaron Young where consistently faster than the competition running with speeds same speed as 13.5T. In A1, Kyle and Austin rocketed to a quick lead while Aaron ran into some trouble on the first lap. It was clear that Aaron had a dominant car as he drove back up through the field to eventually finish just behind Austin. The trio finish in qualifying order – Kyle, Austin and Aaron.

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