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March 5, 2011

Nitro-West-Masters – Announcement

The Nitro-West-Masters, a soaring series of nitro on-road races in Western Germany, will continue in 2011 for its third year. Five races, a new class and a new procedure as well as the Nitro-West-Warmup are the main novelties for the upcoming season. Following three rounds in 2009 and four in 2010 the championship will extend to five races on five different tracks. Beside the regular categories 1/8 scale (VG8) and 1/10 scale 200mm (VG10), the so called HC8 is announced for the Nitro-West-Masters for the first time. Key point of the HC8 is the mandatory use of a unified engine, the Novarossi N21-ST including the EFRA #2015 pipe. This class is based on the Hobby-Cup, a competition organized by Shepherd Micro Racing and successfully held in the south and mid-region of Germany in recent years.

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March 3, 2011

Billy Fischer confirmed at Team Durango

Confirming what everyone already knew, Billy Fischer has joined Team Durango to race the full suite of electric and nitro off-roaders. Billy has an impressive race record since he started hitting the track in 1998, a highlight being his 5th place qualification at the 2010 1/8th buggy World Championships in Pattaya last November. Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, Billy will boost the ranks of Durango’s already impressive team of drivers.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

March 2, 2011

Dirk Wischnewski re-signs with team Xray

Xray is proud to announce that former European Champion Dirk Wischnewski re-joins team Xray for 2011. The German driver had this to say about the new deal:

After 3 successful years with Team Xray I’m happy that we continue our partnership in the future. In the upcoming season I will race not only the 1/10 nitro touring with the Xray NT1 but also I will compete in the German 1/8 On-road Championship with the brand new Xray RX8. My main goal for the upcoming 1/10 nitro touring racing session is to win the European Championship title again, this time in my home country. I like to thank my mechanic Bertram Kessler (German Xray distributor) Juraj, Martin, Mario and everyone at Xray for the great support over the last years. I’m looking forward to great and successful future.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 28, 2011

Tebo completes clean sweep at Nitro Challenge

Jared Tebo has completed a clean sweep at ‘The Dirt’ Nitro Challenge in Arizona by backing up his thrilling Truggy win with victory in the buggy final over former winner Mike Truhe and World Champion Cody King. Starting from the TQ spot, the Team Kyosho driver dominated the 45-minute race to become the first driver in the annual event’s 12-year history to TQ and then go on to win both classes.