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March 9, 2007

Stuart Wilcox signs for GRP

Recently we reported that long time Mugen racer Stuart Wilcox had signed to race for Team Losi for the 2007 season to race with their 8ight buggy. Well it seems that it will be all change for Stuart this year with the announcement by Mirage R/C Enterprises that he has now signed to use GRP tires as well.

Stuart is excited about using the GRP tyre line up for the up and coming season. Stuart will be in close relationship with GRP to develop new tread patterns and compounds throughout the season! Models in Motion drivers Darren Cole and Steven Childerhouse are also joining the Mirage/GRP team for 2007! Models in Motion will be supporting GRP trackside at all events so you don’t have to look far for mega traction!

Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]

March 9, 2007

Clement wins the RC Pro Arizona Series

Trevor Clement

Trevor Clement has won the RC Pro Arizona Series, claiming more podium finishes than any other driver on his way to the crown. Racing in the Arena truck class, Clement used a Kyosho ST-R truggy to drive his way to his successes in a series which enjoyed some serious competition from top factory drivers leading up to the running of The Dirt Nitro Challenge that was held 2 weeks ago. In the sportsman buggy class it was Paul Yaun, piloting a 777 SP2, that took the overall title and in doing so won a 777 ST-R donated by Kyosho America.

Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]

March 8, 2007

Introducing the US Pro Cup

US Pro Cup

Our partners Neo Buggy have written an introduction to the US Pro Cup which is a five race series that covers the 5 major professional attended races of the year including the “The Nitro Challenge”, the “Silver State”, the “ROAR Gas Nationals” (buggy and truggy), along with two, as of yet, unconfirmed major races. Mike Truhe now leads the series in both the Pro buggy and Pro truggy thanks to his double win and TQ in the buggy class at the Nitro Challenge race.

To find out more about this series and the full current standings go here.

Source: Neo Buggy [neo-buggy.net]

March 8, 2007

King and Lutz sign with Sirio and KO Propo

King and Lutz

We are going to run with the Kyosho press release as it tells you everything you need to know about whats going on this cool promo photo.

Kyosho America factory drivers Cody King and Ryan Lutz have signed with Sirio and KO Propo for the 2007 racing season. Both drivers will be running the new Sirio Evo III STI off-road engine in the buggy and truggy classes, and using the latest KO Propo EX-10 Helios C2 Limited Edition radio system. The power of the Sirio engine and precision of the KO Helios C2 means both drivers will have top-quality support equipment, virtually eliminating concerns about reliable control, consistent performance and maximum horsepower, which gives them more time find the fastest line around the racetrack. It’s World Champion hardware for the next generation of champions!

Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]

March 8, 2007

Roga fuel confirms Gomez and Batlle

Roga Fuels have announced that they have signed top Spanish racers Richi Gomez and Robert Batlle for 2 years to use their fuels. The two drivers, who both recently signed to use AXE Rossi engines, will use the companies latest RACE mixture that uses specialist production processes to ensure exceptional performance and lubrication.

Source: Modellismo RC [modellismorc.net]

March 7, 2007

HPI Baja buggy goes 120 miles through the Desert

HPI Baja buggy

Big scale isnt really our thing at Red RC, but what HPI Racing has done with their big scale Baja 5B, thoroughly deserves a mention. They drove the buggy continuously, apart from 6 fuel stops, 120 miles through desert roads while the driver who was controlling the Baja followed closely in a specially prepared off road vehicle, that itself was driven by a professional desert racer.

With only six stops to fuel the Baja, the car and its team made the historic journey in less than 6 hours of running time! This meant an average of nearly 22 mph for the Baja! Not fast enough to beat the best Barstow-to-Vegas race time, but certainly fast enough to make it the roughest, toughest off-road RC car in the world!

Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]

March 7, 2007

Laro D4 Pro Special Parts

Mantua Models, makers of the Laro D4, have released these new grey anodised 7075 aluminum optional parts for the D4 Pro 1/8th scale buggy. Available seperately, or even better, you can buy them in a set, which consists of all 7 pieces and will cost you 89 euros and do everything you would expect pieces like this to do such as add a bit of strength along with a bit of bling.

Check out some more images of the parts in place here… content

March 7, 2007

Leon McIntosh wins Rd1 of RC Pro Series East

Leon McIntosh

Leon McIntosh has won the first round of the RC Pro Series East held at the Badlands track in Myrtle Beach, SC. Leon driving and Xray XB8 managed to take the TQ spot, despite limited practice running, to qualify ahead of Losi pairing of Travis Dupree in 2nd and Jason Smith in 3rd. In the race Gene Hickerson managed to get the holeshot and pulled ahead, only to run into mechanical problems at the halfway point, leaving Travis and Leon to take over at the top. Dupree then himself ran into difficulties which dropped him back and allowed Leon to take the lead and go on to take the win ahead of Kyosho racer Robin Nelson in 2nd and Xray racer Chris Crews in 3rd.

Source: Neo-Buggy [neo-buggy.net]