Red RC » Gas

October 26, 2009

Cavalieri does the triple at JBRL Rd7

Hot off his double victory at the Nitrocross World Championships, Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri took three more victories at the 7th round of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League series. Heading in to this round, Cavalieri had a 1 point lead over Cody King for both the overall buggy and truggy championship. With the double victory at Revelation Raceway, Cavalieri extends his lead in Expert Gas Buggy and Expert Gas Truggy and with one round remaining at Hot Rod Hobbies looks poised to claim the two Southern California racing league titles. Cavalieri also raced Electric 1/8th Buggy with his Team Associated RC8e and brought home the victory there as well. Finishing second to Cavalieri, also with his RC8e and LRP/Reedy powered Associated buggy was Chris Jarosz.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

October 25, 2009

Atsushi Hara wins 3rd consecutive Japanese title

Current IFMAR World Champion Atsushi Hara has won the rain shortened Japanese Nationals for a 3rd time in a row today in Sagamiko PF. The Hot Bodies driver was able to take the TQ spot in qualifying on Saturday but on Sunday the day started wet and continued to get worse with the race being cancelled following the 1/64th final. The organisers declared the winners based on the qualifying positions and so it was Hara that took the title, ahead of Kyosho driver Kazuya Tanaka in 2nd and Mugen driver Ahn Yuichi in 3rd.

Click here for more images from the event

October 23, 2009

Derek Guidry dominates Louisiana Nitro Open

Team Associated/Reedy driver Derek Guidry was in attendance this past weekend at the 2009 Louisiana Nitro Open and he went on to TQ and win both Pro classes. Derek dominated the 9 minute qualifiers without pitting and seeing run times close to 10 minutes and in the 30 minute main events Guidry lapped the field easily to win buggy from Robbie Darby and T-Mizzle and in truggy from Cody Fruge and Colby Alleman.

Click here to see the truggy podium

October 22, 2009

Jon Hazlewood rejoins Team Xray

RC Disco have announced that Jon Hazlewood will be rejoining Xray from the end of the 2009 season. Jon has signed to run the Xray alongside the team’s other recent signing Reece Sawyer and the rest of the UK Xray Team. With multiple UK, European and World A Final results behind him, Jon brings great experience and speed to the team and with the continued development of the 808 buggy and some excellent recent testing RC Disco are looking forward to great results and racing in the future. Jon will be running the Xray 808 Buggy & Hudy tools, with his other sponsors RC Disco, KO Propo, Proline, Byron, Savox, and SMD giving him great equipment to keep him at the top of his game.

Source: RC Disco [rcdisco.com]

October 22, 2009

Ryan Cavalieri wins big at Nitrocross World Finals

The 2009 NitroCross World Finals was once again held at ‘The Nitro Pit’ in Wittman, Arizona. There would be two heats of 15 drivers for the Invitational Classes. The first heat race consisted of 20 laps and the top 4 drivers in each heat would transfer directly to the A-Main. The Semi’s would be run later in the day for those drivers that didnt transfer and would also be a 20 lap race. The top 3 drivers in each heat would then transfer to the A-Main. At the end of the day was the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) where both heats of the remaining drivers would be put together for a 15 lap race. The Invitational Truggy Main Event would be run first. At the start of the tone, Ryan Cavalieri got a great start and was up to 3rd by the end of the first lap. Cavalieri then began to put in fast lap after lap to catch up to the leaders. At the halfway point in the race, RC was now leading and beginning to put some distance on the rest of the field. Cavalieri crossed the finish line first to take home his first win of the weekend and $5,000.00. The last race of the day was the Invitational Buggy Main Event. Jared Tebo qualified 1st overall with his Team Orion powered Kyosho MP9. After the first lap was complete, it was once again Cavalieri getting a great start and in 2nd place just behind the leader. Cavalieri then took over the lead and a few laps later and drove away from the field. With a few laps to go in the race, RC then put it on cruise control to take the win and another $5,000.00.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

October 22, 2009

MRC Oberhausen 3 Hour race – Announcement

Extraordinary conditions and remarkable scenery will be experienced when the MRC Oberhausen hosts its “3 hour race” for the 1/8 nitro onroad class on Saturday, 7th of November. The race will start at 4pm and will be run under flood lights until the checkered flag drops at 7pm. On the 234 meter track at Oberhausen, the heart of rc racing in Western Germany, there have already been several finals carried out under flood lights which makes for a real intense atmosphere. But it is the first time a long distance team race will take place in the darkness. Up to eleven teams with three drivers and one to three cars can enter the event. Following free practice from 10am to 3pm, the grid positions will be drawn.

More information and details on how to register can be found here.

October 22, 2009

KO Propo America 3rd Annual Nitro GP

KO Propo America have announced the 3rd Annual Nitro Grand Prix held at Crystal Park Raceway from October 31 to November 1. The event is open to the usual range of gas on road classes, 1/8th Open, 1/8th Sportsman and 1/10th Sedan. There will be trophies for all classes down to the C-main and following qualifying on Saturday there will be raffle prizes handed out. Click here for more information on the event.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.com]

October 21, 2009

Hepp and Buerge first champions in NRW Challenge

Tobias Hepp in the 1/8 class and Sebastian Buerge in the 1/10 class are the first champions in the newly established NRW Challenge (NRW = German State North Rhine-Westphalia), a series of three races held in the last three month on the permanent tracks of Dueren, Oberhausen and Bad Breisig. A total of 72 racers, 32 in 1/8 scale and 40 in the 1/10 200mm category entered the three races which all were held at positive atmosphere and with hot racing action. The main characteristic of this new championship has been long races with 30 minutes for semis and 45 minutes for the finals. These unusual long and exhausting racing times have been highly accepted by the drivers and a new experience for most of them. The NRW Challenge will be continued in 2010 with three to five races administered through the whole season.

Continue reading the report