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June 4, 2007

Johnny Pastor wins 2007 TecRace

Last weekend the Adcaz club in Zaragoza played host to the 2007 TecRace, which was organised by importer TecroTec and supported by Team Magic and Team Orion. Spanish GP winner Darren Johnson, engine tuner Oscar Jansen and multiple World Champion Adrien Bertin were present for tech support and to give seminars, while Johnson was also competing at the event too and duly took put his Team Magic G4+ on the pole position for main final. Unfortunately the recent BRCA National winner ran into some problems in the final and fell over 20 laps down which allowed Xray NT1 racer Johnny Pastor to take the win by 1 lap in front of Team Magic racer Carlos Aguero with 3rd going to another Xray racer, Oscar Romero.

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June 3, 2007

Martin Lissau takes Rd2 of Danish 200mm Nationals

Rd2 of Danish 200mm Nationals

This weekend saw the 2nd round of the Danish 200mm Nationals organised by the Næstved Model Racing Club, which attracted nearly 80 racers. Held under sunny conditions, the pole position fell to Jimmy Bigum, but he retired after 10 minutes leaving Xray racer Martin Lissau to take the win in convincing style by 5 laps in front of 2nd placed finisher Jesper Høyer. A close battle for the final podium spot saw Dennis Hassing and Bent Poulsen battle it out all race long with Dennis getting the 3rd spot by 6 seconds at the end of the 45 minutes.

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June 3, 2007

Thrax Truggy tires by Xray

Xray have updated their website with the lastest spare parts for their XT8 truggy among which are these Thrax truggy tires. These low-profile truggy tires ensure high traction and high speed while the large sidewalls are designed for more controllable and consistent side bite. The tires are made from soft compound to generate sufficient grip in most racing conditions. Xray have also released truggy wheels and inserts that can be bought seperately or as a pair with the tires.

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June 3, 2007

Peterson & Neuspeed dominate the Hank Perry 240

We reported yesterday on the buggy result from the the long running Hank Perry 240, which is in its 21st year and is one of the largest races in the Northwest. Now Kyosho have been in contact to let us know that their team driver Taylor Peterson qualified third in truggy with his long wheelbase Kyosho ST-R, but quickly ran to the front and checked out, lapping the while field for a decisive win, Peterson also TQ’ed and won the 1/10 truck gas truck class. Kyosho team driver Marcus “Neuspeed” Anzivino TQ’ed and won 2WD mod buggy with an Ultima RB5 and took 3rd in 1/8 buggy with his Inferno 777 WC Edition.

Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]

June 2, 2007

Markus Eder wins Rd2 of Austrian Nats

Corally are reporting on their site on the 2nd round of the Austrian electric touring car Nationals which were held last weekend at TW-SM Traumhaft. The event was TQ’d and eventually won by Corally racer Markus Eder, racing the new RDX Phi, who finished ahead of Xray team driver Martin Hudy with another Xray, that of Vadav Strupek, in 3rd position.

Source: Corally Austria [teamcorallyaustria.at]

June 2, 2007

King & Lutz win at JBRL Round 2

Kyosho have once more been in contact to let us know that their team driver Cody King has won the 1/8 Buggy class at round 2 of the JBRL Nitro Series held at the Thunder Alley race track in Southern California. King’s Sirio-powered Inferno 777 WC was one of four Kyosho cars in the final – three powered by Sirio engines. King took top honors in the buggy class, with Kyosho cars taking three of the top four positions. Kyosho team driver Ryan Lutz dominated the 1/8 Truck class again, wheeling his Sirio-powered Kyosho ST-R to a second consecutive TQ and win in this series. This gives Lutz a perfect 104 points and a commanding lead with only 2 rounds in the books.

Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]

June 2, 2007

Gary Guest wins the Hank Perry 240

Our partners Neo Buggy have a report from the Hank Perry 240 one of America’s longest running races, which has been drawing competitors since 1986. The event reached its 21st year and has been held at the Spokane R/C Club’s beautiful facilty in Spokane, Washington since conception. With over 300 entries the race drew competitors from all over the Pacific Northwest, and some racers from Canada, to battle it out for the championship. The 1/8 Buggy class saw a wire to wire battle which eventually ended with Gary Guest piloting his Jammin X1-CR FTE to the win and finishing a close second was Jammin driver Ryan McCrery, with Kyosho factory driver Marcus Anzovino coming in third.

Source: Neo Buggy [neo-buggy.net]

June 1, 2007

Ben Ellis takes 2WD and 4WD classes at Indy 50

Ben Ellis takes 2WD & 4WD classes at Indy 50

Kyosho America were in touch to let us know that their team driver Ben Ellis captured the win in both the 2WD and 4WD modified classes at the Indy 50, held over the Memorial Day weekend in Indianapolis. Ellis qualified 2nd in 2WD modified with his new Ultima RB5 and TQ’ed the 4WD class with the Lazer ZX-5. In the finals, however, Ellis was half a second faster per lap than the rest of the field with his Ultima, which secured the victory in a growing list of wins for the new Ultima. Ellis also captured top honors in the 4WD main.

Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]