April 5, 2011

Peter Jovanovic does double at Serpent Australia Tour Race

Peter Jovanovic does double at Serpent Australia Tour Race

Factory Capricorn driver Peter Jovanovic debuted the new Capricorn 1/8 scale Lab-C801 at the John Grant Raceway in Morebank Sydney for the 2011 Serpent Australia Tour Race last weekend. Having only received the car two days before the event he immediately put the new Italian car in the TQ and also put his Capricorn Lab-C01 Touring Car in TQ for the sedan class. In the final Peter drove a faultless race with both cars and took the win in the 1/8th class from Ric Bartolozzi in 2nd and Cory Ventouris in 3rd, while in the sedan class it was Alex Kouzis that ended the race in 2nd and Aaron Lee in 3rd.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]


April 4, 2011

Maifield & Tessmann top ROAR Nats Warmup

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Thunder Alley is host to the 2011 ROAR 1:8 Nationals. This last weekend was the warm-up for the prestigious event. Thunder Alley is one of the most popular tracks in Southern California. Traction is always good, its friendly on tires when wet, elevation changes are always a plenty and jumps are always big. I had a quick chat with owner, Rob Jackson, and he said this layout was all his son’s work, Levi Jackson. The track was completed in 26 hours with features such as a center straight away and a massive 27ft step-up double.

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April 3, 2011

Cavalieri takes 4WD Buggy title at EOS

Cavalieri takes 4WD Buggy title at EOS

Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri has taken the 4WD Buggy crown at the Euro Offroad Series Pilot Event after taking victory over Joern Neumann in the final race of the day here in Tomelilla, Sweden.  Three drivers went into the third A-Main with a chance of the title but before the first lap was even completed Top Qualifier Dustin Evans’ challenge was over.

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April 3, 2011

Evans crowned 2WD Buggy Champion at EOS

Evans crowned 2WD Buggy Champion at EOS

Dustin Evans is the 2WD Buggy champion at the Euro Offroad Series pilot event after a great battle with fellow American Ryan Cavalieri which the Team Losi Racing driver described as one of the best 2WD battles he has every had.  The third leg of the final was the deciding round with Evans and Top Qualifier Cavalieri having taken a win each.

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April 3, 2011

Evans take first EOS 2WD Buggy A-Main

Evans take first EOS 2WD Buggy A-Main

Dustin Evans has taken the opening A-main in 2WD Buggy at the Euro Offroad Series in Sweden heading home Top Qualifier Ryan Cavalieri and Hupo Honigl.  Mixing it with fellow American Cavalieri for much of the race, the Team Losi Racing driver eventually took to the front when Cavalieri came short over the double into the Kyosho corner.  Evans tried a move just after the large Durango double and ended up tangling with Cavalieri, a move the Reedy Race of Champions winner said was a little too aggressive.

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April 2, 2011

Evans takes EOS TQ honours in 4WD Buggy

Evans takes EOS TQ honours in 4WD Buggy

Dustin Evans is the 4WD Buggy Top Qualifier for the Euro Offroad Series Pilot event giving Team Losi Racing chief David Spashett an extra reason to celebrate on his birthday here in Sweden.  Only Ryan Cavalieri could deny the Reedy Race of Champions winner’s pole position going in to the final round of qualifying but Team Durango’s Joern Neumann put pay to that when he TQ’d Q5 to become the only driver to head the Americans in either buggy class.

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April 2, 2011

Cavalieri Top Qualifier in EOS 2WD Buggy

Cavalieri Top Qualifier in 2WD Buggy

Team Associated have taken the honour of being the first manufacturer to TQ a Euro Offroad Series race after Ryan Cavalieri produced a clean sweep of fastest runs on Day 2 of the Pilot event in Tomelilla, Sweden.  The American outpaced yesterday’s Q1 top qualifier Dustin Evans in all four of today’s rounds of heats with European Champion Lee Martin third on each occasion and this is how they will line up for tomorrow’s A-Main.

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April 1, 2011

Americans dominate first ever EOS qualifier

Americans dominate first ever EOS qualifier

The Euro Offroad Series’ first ever round of qualifying has been dominated by American drivers with Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri topping 4WD in both buggy & Short Course truck while Team Losi Racing’s Dustin Evans reigned over 2WD.

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