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November 27, 2006

HPI release the Firestorm

HPI Firestorm

HPI Racing have announced the release of the Firestorm, a new 2wd stadium truck. Available as a RTR car, this car features all-new design specifications, cool racing attributes and a fresh direction for HPI’s high quality entry level nitro truck line-up!

Designer Erik Shauver put all his design experience from designing HPI’s high performance cars, like the Hellfire and the Pro 4, into the Firestorm. It combines the latest advances in RC racing truck technology and suspension design to set a new benchmark in 2WD stadium trucks.

View more information about the car here.

Source: HPI Europe [hpieurope.com]

November 27, 2006

SÃ¶nke Matz dominates in Hamburg

SÃ¶nke Matz car

During last weekends Cars & Details off road race, run alongside a toy fair in Hamburg, SÃ¶nke Matz in his last race for Kyosho dominated proceedings and took the event win by 6 laps ahead of Marcell Guske with a Mugen in 2nd and Rene KÃ¶nig driving for Xray in 3rd.

You can view some other pics of the event here and here.

Source: Buggy-Sport [buggy-sport.info]

November 26, 2006

Kenji Osaka wins the Japanese 1/8th Off Road Nats

Japanese 1/8th off road Nationals

Kenji Osaka has taken a comfortable win in the 2006 Japanese 1/8th off road Nationals held at the Extreme Club in Japan. Kenji, driving a Ninja powered Mugen, had qualified 4th after qualifying, but this former national Champion pulled it together when it counted to win the race by 16 seconds after 1 hours racing. Second place went to former World Champion Yuichi Kanai driving his Sirio powered Kyosho whilst team mate Atsuhi Kawamoto finished 3rd, a lap down on the leaders, and 11 seconds ahead of 2nd placed qualifier and eventual 4th place finisher Atsushi Hara.

You can view the full results here.

Source: JMRCA [jmrca.com]

November 25, 2006

Kazuya Tanaka is TQ for Japanese 1/8th Off Road Nats

Japanese 1/8th Off Road Nats

This weekend sees the running of the previously postponed Japanese 1/8th scale off road Nationals. Held at the Extreme Club in the north of Japan near Aomori, the first running in October was postponed because of a typhoon and 36 hours of solid rain. So this weekend the event is being re-run and it was Kyosho racer Kazuya Tanaka that has taken top qualifying spot for tomorrows finals ahead of a surprising Atsushi Hara in second place driving for Hot Bodies. In third place is the winner of this years Kyosho Masters, and former World Champion, Yuichi Kanai driving for Kyosho and rounding out the top 4 is former 1/8th circuit World Champion Kenji Osaka for Mugen. Racing takes place tomorrow and we will bring you the final results when we get them.

You can view the full results of qualifying here.

Source: JMRCA [jmrca.com]

November 25, 2006

US Indoor Champs, Qualifying update after Rd2

US Indoor Champs Track

Just a quick update after 2 completed rounds at the US Indoor Champs in Cleveland. Paul Lemieux is currently TQ for the 1/10th Modified class, having a close battle wit Mike Dumas for the top spot. Whilst in the 1/12th Masters class, its Mr. CRC himself, Frank Calandra just holding on to the top spot with Kelly Bean only 4 tenths behind after 8 minutes. Jeff Dayger and Andrew Ellis easily head up the 1/12th 19Turn and 1/12th Stock classes respectively. More action today and we will bring you the final qualifying spots when we get them.

View the top ten in each class here… content

November 24, 2006

Frank Root joins the X-Factory team

Frank Root

X-Factory have announced that they have signed US racer Frank Root to race their products. Already in his first race, the first round of the SRZ AZ State Championship, Frank who was driving the X-5 buggy set the fastest overall lap time of the day on his way to third position at the event.

Source: 4wd RC [4wdrc.com]

November 23, 2006

Jerome Aigoin joins Sirio

Jerome Aigoin

Our partner site Neo-Buggy have the official word that French driver Jerome Aigoin, brother of European Champion Yannick, has signed for the Italian company Sirio to race its engines. Jerome, who left HaoBao for Kyosho recently, has left behind his partnership with Picco to join the ranks of Sirio elite like Bertin, Kanai and Reckward.

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

November 23, 2006

RC Pro Series Nitro Off Road awards Banquet

The title says it all, the RC Pro Series had their awards banquet for the Nitro Off Road Series and here are the photos. As you can see Tebo and Taylor were there, amongst others, but i don’t see Adam Drake in any of the banquet photos, so lucky we already have a picture of him with his championship winning trophies.

You can view all the images here, here & here.

Source: RC Pro Series [rcprosites.com]