Jared Tebo is the Top Qualifier for the Truggy class at the ‘The Dirt’ Nitro Challenge having secured the honour by backing up his opening qualifying performance with another TQ run in the second. The US Truggy Champion once again headed a Kyosho 1-2 at the top the time sheets improving his time by 6 seconds while team-mate Cody King set a new fastest lap time of 44.399 on his way to second.
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Giving you another on road gas race option in Italy for the weekend of the 12 and 13th of March, the organisers of the Trophy Shepherd race were in touch to promote their event. Held at the Miniautodromo Mesero, this race is open to both 1/8th scale and 1/10th scale 200mm classes and as well as attracting some top drivers such as Daniele Ielasi, it will be the first European race for new Shepherd signing Ronald Volker.
For more information visit the track site here.
Xray have announced the re-signing of German driver Eric Dankel. A three-time German National Champion, Eric is a very versatile all round driver, winning those titles in both electric and gas sedan. Eric had this to say:
I am proud to race another two years for Xray. People at Xray working really hard and I am looking forward to another great and succesful two years. I would like to thank Xray and also SMI for their trust and support.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Team Associated are reporting on the Motorama event which is hosted at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and is a total of 60 acres. Motorama is an all-inclusive indoor motorsports show that includes a wide variety of events including Arenacross, Go Karting, Sprint Cars, Car Shows, Battle Bots, and Remote Control car racing. Team Associated drivers Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri, and Brent Thielke dominated the event, taking home all six major championships in the Nitro Offroad and Electric Offroad events.
Continue reading the report here
Schumacher have announced the Contact Trophy race happening at the Miniautodromo Jody Scheckter in Fiorano, Italy from the 12th to 13th of March. Open to 1/8th and 1/10th scale gas on road, this exciting race which will be attended by a host of top drivers including European Champion Robert Pietsch, Simon Kurzbuch and Jerome Renaux. For more information and registration, check out the host club’s website here or for further info contact piero[at]racing-cars.com.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
RcAllstickers.com have announced that it will support Austrian driver Hupo Honigl throughout the 2011 season with their full range of products. Providing the multiple European Championship finalist with their premium quality R/C skins and stickers, they will adorn the Factory Durango driver’s transmitter, starter box, as well as the body shells from his DNX408, DNX410, DESC410 and DEX210.
Source: RcAllstickers [rcallstickers.com]
Some more driver news from Xray who have announced the re-signing of Jason Branham. Last year’s RC Pro Buggy National Champion had this to say about the contract renewal:
For the past 5 years RCAmerica and Xray have given me unbelievable support along with the best equipment possible in order to help me achieve great success. I have decided to re-sign with Xray/RCAmerica for 2011 and I will be working very hard to to help improve Xray’s success on the track. I would like to thank Xray and RCAmerica for all they have done for me, for allowing me to represent such a great company and I can’t wait to get started in 2011.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
We were sent an update from the Scotty Ernst run Motorama, which is taking place this weekend in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This event has almost 500 entries in nitro off-road and 300 plus in electric off-road. Serpent chief offroad designer Billy Easton, who is making his big race debut with Novarossi engines this weekend, took the top qualifier spot in both Expert Buggy and Truggy. In the buggy class the Novarossi Plus 4 BTTS powered Cobra S811 driver TQ’d ahead of Mugen driver Travis Amezcua and Associated super star Ryan Maifield, while in Truggy Billy placed the pre production Cobra Truggy, powered by Novarossi Bonito XLBS, in front of Ryan Maifield and Losi factory racer Adam Drake. The finals are taking place today so lets see if he can carry forward that momentum and give the Serpent cars their first major US victory.
View the line up for the A-mains here
