Wednesday Round Up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justin Griswold wins at the 20th Annual Tumbleweed Classic
After a rough start in the main, he was able to take his X Factory SCX60-CF to victory using DE Racing Borrego wheels and Panther Rattler tires! [ read more ]

Jason Hills electric sweep at the 2013 Byron Fuels Offroad Challenge
Young Jason Hills walks away a winner of both the E-Buggy and E-Truggy classes from Omaha, Nebraska! [ read more ]
 
2013 Outsiders Radio Control Cup - Stage 2 race report
Last weekend was the second stage of the 2013 Outsiders Radio Control Cup held in Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil. The event was made up of shortcourse, electric buggy and "open" classes. Beautiful weather and sunshine made for a gorgeous day of racing at the Barra Offroad R/C facility! [ read more ]

   

 

Dominic Peters is the winner of the 2013 Schumacher / SAR Youth Award Program
A unique racing program has been born in Ontario, Canada with the help of Sutton Aviation Raceway's (SAR), Billy Sutton. After working closely with his sponsor, Schumacher Racing, together they have formed a youth award program to give back a little to the youth involved in R/C across Canada. [ read more ]

Oliver Scholz leads a Team Orion sweep at the 2013 German 2wd Buggy Nationals
After the results were calculated, it was Team Orion Drivers making a clean sweep of the podium! [ read more ]

Barry Pettit wins with Tekin at the 2013 Wicked Weekend
The Wicked Weekend was held in Gainesville, GA. An event put on by the same guys as the Pyscho Nitro Blast but held at a different location. There were over 380 entries with the biggest class being 1/8 ebuggy! Factory Tekin driver Barry Pettit Tq'd the class and won all three A-mains! [ read more ]

Adam Drake scores a triple victory at the JBRL Nitro Series round six
Adam Drake TQ's and wins nitro buggy, nitro truggy, and e-buggy at the JBRL Nitro Series round 6 at Thunder Alley Raceway! [ read more ]

Miguel Matias leads a TLR sweep at the 2013 Portuguese 1:8 Nationals
Team Losi Racing drivers, Miguel Matias and Ricardo Monteiro dominate the 2013 Portuguese Nationals. Miguel took the overall win with Ricardo finishing 2nd giving Team Losi Racing and the 8IGHT 3.0 a 1-2 sweep of the podium. Both drivers used Spektrum radios and servos to pilot their vehicles to this dominating performance. In the Junior Category, Joao Lopes won the overall with his Team Losi Racing 8IGHT 3.0 controlled by Spektrum. [ read more ]

Kyle Inman wins at the WDRA Summer Dirt Oval Nationals
In the late model class, it was Kyle Inman taking TQ, followed by Tom Rogers. When the tone went off to start the 55 lap A-main, Inman dashed out front with Matt Steffenhagen quickly moving from the 5th position to run second. After a mishap mid way, Steffenhagen would battle back through the field and eventually overtake Rogers for second. When the race was over, it was Inman, Steffenhagen, and Rogers on the podium. All three racers chose the PROTOform Cyclone 9.5 Late Model Body. [ read more ]

Roland Strom takes Hot Bodies to Swedish National Championship victory
There have been a lot of changes in the lineup at Hot Bodies recently, but one thing that hasn't changed is their ability to win races. Team driver, Roland Strom, celebrates with the team as he was able to take the HB R10 to victory last weekend claiming the 2013 Swedish 200mm Nitro Touring Car National Championship. [ read more ]

Team Associated Hobby Haven Offroad Shootout race report
AE Team Manager, Brent Thielke, reports back from one of the midwest's largest offroad events! [ read more ]

Craig Drescher wins his 15th BRCA national title
The BRCA 1:8 Electric Off-Road Championship visited the recently updated Notts and Derby Offroad Club venue for the sixth and final round of the 2013 series. Craig Drescher, driving a Reedy-powered RC8.2e, crossed the finish line first to take the round win and become the 2013 BRCA 1:8 Electric Buggy champion! [ read more ]

Drake and Pavidis lead a TLR sweep at the Sidewinder Nitro Explosion
Adam Drake takes TLR to victory in Pro Buggy and Pro Truggy, while Mark Pavidis leads the way in +40. [ read more ]

"Smiley" Henn puts his smile in the ROAR Region 9 Championship winner's circle
Brian Henn takes Tekin to victory winning both the Pro4 and 1:8 E-Buggy ROAR Region 9 titles! [ read more ]

Marty Korn wins at the Silver Dollar Labor Day Shootout
Marty Korn TQ's and wins at the Silver Dollar Labor Day Shootout using the Pro-Line X3 Blockades. [ read more ]

Ben Panic wins the 2013 Super League Series with JConcepts
Panic clinches the title at the final round of the Southern Super League series in Malaysia. [ read more ]
 
Anthony Mazzara wins at the 2013 Eastern States Challenge
Pro-Line driver, Anthony Mazzara, won this past weekend at the Eastern States Challenge hosted by Family Hobby Raceway! Anthony took the TQ and the win for both A-Main events with his Pro-Line equipped TLR SCTE 2.0. Anthony used the Suburbs tires in the M3 compound to power his way to the front of the pack! [ read more ]

X Factory sponsors stock buggy and truck at the Hobby Haven Offroad Shootout
Kevin Van Ert and eight-year-old Mason Fuller were the winners of X Factory carbon fiber Conversion Kits at the 2013 Hobby Haven Shoot-Out held over labor Day weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. As a big supporter of the average club racer, X Factory awarded the Kits to the highest finishing non-sponsored driver in the stock buggy and stock truck classes. [ read more ]
Kristopher Bolin with a double victory at B and T R/C Central
Pro-Line team driver Kristopher Bolin did a great job this past weekend at B&T R/C Central. He won the 2wd Mod Buggy and 13.5 SCT classes for their 50/50 payout race! After a heavy rain storm midway through the day, the track crew worked hard to get the track back in shape, where Bolin's Holeshot tires would take him to victory. [ read more ]
 
Martin Hofer takes a double victory at the German Touring Master Series Rd.3
The past weekend Martin Hofer managed to TQ and win the 3rd round of the Conrad backed German Touring Master Series in both mod and stock classes. [ read more ]
 
Jake Zsolt wins the 2013 Romanian Short Course National Championship
Zsolt wins 2wd and 4wd short course in Romania! [ read more ]