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July 14, 2008

Drake & Johnson win JBRL Rd4

Adam Drake was in touch to tell us about round 4 of the JBRL Nitro Series that took place last weekend at the Sun Valley Speedway. With nearly 200 entries it was Clint Wachter that took the TQ in Pro Buggy for Losi, using the Losi XBT red compound tire, in front of team mates Mike Truhe and Adam Drake, while 1/8th Expert Buggy saw again a Losi on top, this time driven by Mike Friery. In the main final, and with a change to the Losi red Eclipse tire, it was Adam Drake that took the win in the Pro class from team mate Mike Truhe to complete a Losi 8ight 1-2, while there was more success in the Expert class as young Kyle Johnson took the number 1 spot.

July 13, 2008

Neil Cragg takes 4wd European title

Our friends at oOple are reporting that Neil Cragg took a hard fought win in the 4WD event at the 2008 EFRA European Championships with the new Yokomo B-Max to back up his win in 2wd a few days earlier. Neil didn’t have everything his own way in qualifying – laying in third position overnight. As mentioned in the oOple race report though, the last two qualifiers can change everything and Neils Yokomo was dialled in the last two qualifiers – taking both rounds to give him overall TQ. Neil won the first two legs of the A and sat out the third to allow the other drivers to battle for second. Hupo Honigl took the third in an amazing race with Lee Martin right behind all the way – giving him second overall, with Lee Martin third.

Read the full report here.

Source: oOple [oople.com]

July 8, 2008

Simon Reeves wins 2008 Belgian GP

Simon Reeves wins Belgian GP

We received a report from Simon Reeves on the Belgium GP for 1/10th electric off road, which is always held the first weekend of July each year. Willy and Lilian who run the meeting always manage to run a relaxed fun meeting which for most is one of the best meetings of the year. This year saw more new additions to the track with a new wall of death and a new triple/double combination in the centre of the track. The 2wd event held on the Saturday was a mixture of sunshine and rain which on the MBV track proves a major challenge as the slightest of rain can make a massive difference to grip levels but we were lucky with 4wd & Truck to have sunshine all day with the odd cloud but most importantly dry all day.

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July 8, 2008

BIWS 2008-09 – Announcement

BIWS 2008-09 - Announcement

Mirage Racing have been in contact to announce the 2008-09 British Indoor Winter Series, run in conjunction with Sheffield & District MCC, Newbold Models and Don Valley Stadium. This winter series is very popular amongst drivers with over 100 entries at every round, with some of the very best UK racers in attendance to offer help and advice, plus some blistering on track performance. This series is designed for all abilities and for all people to have some great fun.

For more information about the BIWS, go here.

July 3, 2008

Warm Up Kyosho Masters 2008

Kyosho Germany wish to heartly invite you to attend the Warm up Race for the 2nd Kyosho Masters 2008 in Bischofsheim, Frankfurt, which runs from the 18th – 20th July. Many drivers will remember this very special atmosphere on the first Kyosho Masters last year, even the very special weather conditions could not change the perfect mood of the attendees. This year the sun will be back – we already arranged this for you. We will have thrilling racing action on all days and on Saturday evening there will be a nice dinner at the race track after which there will be a fun race with the brand new MFR Racing Truck. The starting fee will be 20€ and includes the special ‘Starter Package’ and if you want to start in a second class, the starting fee will be additional 5€.

Go to the event page here for more information and details on how to sign up.

July 2, 2008

Garcia wins Much More Cup 2008

We received a report from last weekends International Much More indoor Cup, run at the Vuelta Rapida indoor track in Avila, Spain. In the 4wd class it was Spanish Factory Much More driver Roberto Garcia, driving his Tamiya 501x, that took the win while in the 2wd class it was Jose Miguel Cantos, racing his Associated B4FT, that took top honours. All the best Spanish Electric off road drivers were in attendance and there was a close battle for the wins in both classes. High temperature at the track of over 30º made the cars and electronics suffer but the drivers had a great weekend and there was a great racing atmosphere.

Source: Automodelismo [automodelismo.es]

July 1, 2008

Cyrul wins the 2008 Byron’s Challenge

Cyrul wins the 2008 Byron Challenge

Motonica USA are reporting that their team driver Josh Cyrul overcame a slow start to take the lead and win the Byron’s Challenge last weekend at Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. Joining Josh on the podium was Mugen racer Paul Ciccarello in 2nd and Motonica team driver Scotty Barrera in third. The race was run under cloudy skies and was cut short by a rain downpour.

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June 23, 2008

Adam Drake wins SoCal SS Buggy Rd3

The Drake has sent us a brief report from round 3 of the SoCal Saturday Series held at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, CA, host of the recent 1/8 Off-Road Buggy Nationals. The weather was extremely hot, but Losi /GRP drivers Adam Drake and Matt Castellano were even hotter. Matt edged out Adam in round one by less then one second to set the early TQ, but in round two Adam was able to improve his time and take the overall TQ for the 1/8th Pro Buggy class. Adam also TQ’d the 1/8th Pro truck class, but had electrical problems in the final. In the buggy final Adam was able to keep it smooth and consistent to win his third buggy final in three races, while Matt also ran a great race and finished second for the Losi / GRP / Nitrotane 1-2. The 1/8th Expert final saw Losi 8ight racer Kyle Johnson taking the win, just in front of his team mate Jim Pierce.