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January 17, 2010

Joern Neumann takes 2wd class at Petit Race

oOple are reporting that Ellis Stafford TQ’d the Petit Race 2WD class but had no luck in the three-leg finals. Instead, it was Joern Neumann that took impressive wins in legs one and two to take the crown and make it three 2WD titles in three appearances. Lee Martin claimed the final leg to take 2nd overall, while Shin Adachi was impressive all day and finished 3rd. In the truck class Richard Lowe, reigning Petit Truck champion, took the win from pole, taking the first two legs despite incredible pressure from Shin Adachi with Cyril Baldini taking third.

Check out the full report over at oOple here.

Source: oOple [oople.com]

January 15, 2010

Nitromania X 2010 video

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The people behind the Nitromania X event, that took place last weekend in Belgium, have finished editing this short video which captures the action and atmosphere from this well attended event. The race eventually saw young Swedish Kyosho star David Ronnefalk take the win in the gas buggy class, while Adam Drake won the brushless class with his Losi.

January 15, 2010

US On Road Champs presented by Novak

As the ringing in of the New Year brings hopes of great things for the coming year, it also means that it is time for the annual event held at Trackside Hobbies in Milwaukee Wisconsin called the United States On Road Championships more commonly know as the Novak Race. For 15 years Novak Electronics has been the title sponsor of this annual event and it continues to draw some of the best drivers in the country.

Continue reading the full report here

January 15, 2010

Nicholas Lee wins ECG Super Series Rd3

Bright and sunny weather welcomed almost 50 drivers to the first race of the year 2010 being held at RaceCraft Infinity Singapore, which saw 2 classes run, Mod and Super Stock. Series point leader, Khamil Hyder from Hobbylink driving his Xray T3 powered by Acorn Racing’s 4900mAh 34C 2S1P 7.4V Carbon Edition Prototype, managed to clinch the TQ spot and win the finals after just 2 rounds of A Main finals from fellow racers Desmond Tan (Xray) and Joe Hwee (Hot Bodies) who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Despite some bad luck and transponder problems during the qualifiers, Acorn Racing’s Allister Lim stormed his Hot Bodies through the grid from 8th position to win both rounds of the B Main Super Stock Class, his pace was obviously a class of it’s own.

Click here to see the final results

January 15, 2010

Southern Nationals and RC Expo – Announcement

The first Annual Southern Nationals and RC Expo at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe, LA on September 10th, 11th & 12th. The race features a ‘Dash for Cash’ for the A-main Pro Buggy qualifiers and for visitors there is the latest products to see such as planes, cars, trucks and rock crawlers at the RC Expo with Rock Crawling and Flying Demos throughout the weekend. 150 full service RV hookups for $20 per night, Pit stalls with lockable gate available with electricity for $10 per day, a hotel on site as well as full row of restaurants within one mile of facility. If you are interested in getting involved with this event please email matthewsistrunk@yahoo.com or visit here for more information.

January 13, 2010

2010 Pattaya Worlds now online

The organisers of the 2010 IFMAR 1/8th scale buggy World Championships in Pattaya have launched the official event site ahead of next months warm up race that takes place from the 8th to the 14th of February. The site is your usual event affair, outlining most of the relevant information you need to know for your trip to this important race.

You can view the official event site here.

January 12, 2010

Short Course RC Truck Champs – Announcement

The Dirt’s Joey Christensen has been in touch to announce the Short Course RC Truck Championship that will take place at the Milestone RC Track on the 30th of January. The event is open to Sportsman spec, Intermediate and Expert short course classes as well as Unlimited 4wd Short course and SC8. Practice is from 10am to 1pm with the racing starting at 2pm sharp, with Championship trophies awarded to all class winners. For more information you can phone Joey at 951.347.4707 or e-mail him at thedirtracing@aol.com

January 12, 2010