Friday morning was looking promising for the racers. It was a bit cool, but the clouds looked sparse and the wind would cause much more than a rustle in the bushes. The R/C gods wouldn’t let that last long though. After a few hours the winds picked back up and racing got just a bit more interesting.
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If you ever wondered what nitro off-road racing next to a tornado would be like, then you should have been at Boulder City RC during practice for the 2011 Silver State Nitro Challenge. The forecast was 50mph gusts of wind but I am positive it was howling at that rate the entire day. Goggles were a necessity, hats often turned into tumble weeds rolling through the desert, in fact, there were a few of those rolling across the track during practice.
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Reedy factory driver Keven Hébert took his Reedy/LRP powered Team Associated 12R5.1 to the win in the 1/12 Open 13.5 class at the 2011 ROAR Carpet Nationals recently. Even though Keven was forced to switch chassis in the middle of qualifying, he still managed to claim the top qualifying position and the coveted inside front row start. From the pole, Keven built up a manageable gap over second place to victories in the first two legs of the A Main and to win the prestigious ROAR National Championship title.
Source: Reedy [rc10.com]
Having already reported on the 4wd and SC classes at the recent April Fools Classic at Intermountain RC Raceway in Magma UT last weekend, TQ Racing sent us a quick update on the 2wd class. Their team driver Lloyd Dassonville surprised the field, which included many factory drivers, by winning the 2wd Modified event with his SX10 2w just ahead Losi drivers Corey Peterson and Matt Chambers.
Source: TQ Racing [tqracing.net]
The Middle Swedish Indoor Cup consisted of 8 races run thru out Sweden during the 2010/2011 season. Open to 1/10 touring 17.5T and Mod, 1/10 2WD buggy and 1/12 13.5T, it saw some really closes races and some of Sweden’s fastest drivers in attendance. In the 1/10 touring 17.5T stock class Marcus Soberg took the overall win with his Nosram/DesirePower powered Xray T3 ’11. Marcus won an impressive 7 out of 8 races. In 1/10th touring Mod Magnus Vassmar got the perfect score with 8 out of 8 wins also with a Nosram/DesirePower powered Xray T3’11. Kenneth Malkusson won the 1/10th 2WD buggy class with his Schumacher Cougar SV’11, while Maxx Rosen won the 1/12th 13.5T class.
Thanks to Magnus Vassmar for the update.
TLR’s Matt Chambers attended the 23rd annual April Fools Classic. After qualifying was through, Matt would start in the TQ position in both 4wd modified and Open Short Course. Matt would also start 2nd in the 2wd modified class. In the 4wd modified class, Matt used his TQ position to his advantage taking the first two A-main wins using his TLR XXX-4 GP. In the Open Short Course class, Matt used his Losi XXX-SCT to take the win after a hard fought battle with TLR driver and IR/CR local Joel Eaton who would finish second overall. In the 2wd modified class, Matt experienced some bad luck in two of the main events and ended up taking a respectable 3rd overall with his TLR 22 buggy. Local TLR driver Corey Peterson had a good weekend and finished 2nd overall.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
Round 6 of the FSORS series made the way to Mills Pond in Ft. Lauderdale, FL for another stop on the popular Florida series. JP Tirronen put his stamp on the 1/8th buggy pro class in qualifying by earning the TQ in rounds 2 and 3, taking the number 1 position leading into the mains. JP was having a magical weekend and from the tone JP put it on the rest of the drivers. Racing out to a large lead, JP kept consistent pressure on the field and maintained his hot hand on the track. JP’s dad was in the pits making the proper pit strategy moves, performing great pit stops while JP increased the lead. Finishing with over a 2 lap lead, JP cruised in for his first win on the 2011 series. JP’s Serpent was decked out with JConcepts all weekend long. Using an assortment of Bar Codes and Sevens to Top Qualify then switching to the trusty Crossbows mounted on Mono wheels for the main, JConcepts tires were hooked-up all weekend long on the amazing Mills Pond track surface. Topping off the winning ride was a Punisher body and Illuzion HD rear wing.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Last weekend saw the Polish Open Indoor Off-Road Championships take place on the big carpet track located on the International Kielce Fair. Over 50 drivers race in 2WD and 4WD modified classes and 2WD and 4WD junior Tamiya classes took part. In the Modified 2WD class top qualifier, Tamiya TRF201 driver, Michal Orlowski took the race win giving TRF201 first indoor championship title in Poland. Second place went to Piotr Blazucki with Kuba Wawrzkiewicz in 3rd, both drivers running the Associated B4. In the modified 4Wd class Piotr Okonski, driving the TRF511, won the championship in front of another two Tamiya drivers Blazej Orlowski and Maciek Brzozowski in 3rd.
