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Monday, March 31st, 2008 | 175 views
We just covered the Hobao Hyper 9 Prototype sneak peek photos and to keep the Hobao momentum, we update you with their cool reliable driver that always end up on the podium. Yes, he is none other than Mr. Robert Batlle. We covered his story before as the European Champion 2007 using his Hobao Hyper 8.5 buggy.
That was before but this is the recent one. as the reigning Spanish champion Robert Batlle once again shows that he is likely to win the ultimate price by winning in the recent race meeting in Cordoba.
Final result:
- ROBERT BATLLE - HoBao / GRP
- BORJA HERNÁNDEZ - HoBao / GRP
- ANTONIO GOMEZ SALMERON - Nanda / Siim
- MARTIN ROCA
- JUANMA VERA
- DANI VEGA - Mugen / Ninja
- ADRIAN PEREZ MAYORAL
- SERGIO MUÑOZ PEREZ (JUN)
- ANGEL ROQUE GAMBERO
- IGNACIO JOSE OLIVA ALVAREZ
- FELIX ZAMORANO
- CARLOS PINEDA VIDAL
source: Neobuggy.Net
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Posted in GRP, Hobao, Hyper 8.5, Neobuggy.net, Robert Batlle | No Comments »
Monday, March 24th, 2008 | 256 views
What? You want to see the Neo 08 Neo Invitational Race track pictures? We just have to report this because we have been asked by our many visitors. Well, friends, the picture of the track of course you can get direct from our rc partner, Neobuggy.net. They have everything there and of course do not forget some cool race reporting from Oople.com. Here just a little bit for your hunger without taking any credit out from the contributors 
Click to see bigger images. Please visit Neobuggy.net and Oople.com for more pictures.
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Posted in Harper Adams, Neo Race, Neo08, Neobuggy.net, Oople.com, Track | No Comments »
Monday, March 24th, 2008 | 200 views
Wow, this race Neo Race Neo 08, really happened on the Easter Weekend. Sorry to say, we are on holiday. We treat it as Holy Week. Nevertheless we hope to cover it back. Thanks to our rc partner, Neobuggy.net, the full scoop is always there for us to share with you all.
Here the Overall Full Qualifying Result as at 4pm GMT +8hours today 24 March.
Pos Name Country Buggy Engine
- Adam Drake USA Losi 8ight Trinity Drake
- Mike Truhe USA Losi 8ight Novarossi
- Darren Bloomfield UK Losi 8ight Nova Rossi
- Taylor James USA Hong Nor X1 CR OS
- Lee Martin UK Associated RC8 RB
- Neil Cragg UK Associated RC8 RB
- Richard Saxton USA Associated RC8 OS
- Miguel Matias Portugal Kyosho MP 777 Sirio
- Graham Alsop UK HoBao Hyper 8.5 RB
- Borja Hernandez Spain HoBao Hyper 8.5 GRP
- Yannick Aigoin France Losi 8ight GRP
- Ryan Maifield USA Associated RC8 GRP
- Daniel Vega Spain Mugen Seiki MBX5R Ninja
- Jerome Sartel France XRAY XB8 RB
- Robert Batlle Spain HoBao Hyper 8.5 GRP
- Kevin Brunsden UK XRAY XB8EC GRP
- Davide Tortorici Italy Crono RS7GR Falcon
- Greg Degani USA Z-Car Hyper RB
- Elliot Boots UK Associated RC8 RB
- Chad Bradley USA Hong Nor X1CR OS
More result at BBK Online Qualifying result. Of course the main update comes from Neobuggy.net
Neo 08 Race Girls courtesy of Neobuggy.net design. Pretty Nice we should say.
Live Online Timing Result from BBK Online. Keep refreshing!
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Posted in Adam Drake, Neo Race, Neo08, Neobuggy.net | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 | 306 views
We just found out about this Xray XT8 Truggy 2008 spec. We thought something new but nothing at all. There is no such thing as 2008 new specification for the Xray XT8 Truggy. Here from the most reliable source for us - Xray own website.
Due to their successful outing on many international races and being consistent on the top of podium, they just decided for 2008 specs remain unchange and just copy whatever 2007 winning specs has already. Now that’s what we call efficient and smart. Hahaha.
Dipl. Eng. Juraj Hudy, chief designer of XRAY:
“The XT8 has been extremely successful since its release, and the long development time has paid off as the car has been proven to be ‘bulletproof’ and its performance has been at the very highest level. We have followed all reports, feedback and exeriences very closely, not only from team drivers but also from our customers around the world… and as such I am happy to confirm that there are no immediate plans to alter the XT8 and it will remain with the same specifications for the 2008 season. I hope everybody enjoys the XT8 and I wish everybody great success in the 2008 racing season.”
Read more here - Xray website. Other source: Neobuggy.net.
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Posted in Juraj Hudy, Neobuggy.net, RC Truggy, XT8, Xray | No Comments »
Friday, February 29th, 2008 | 287 views
I kid you not - Spektrum RC has this 2.4Ghz DSM Giveaway thing going on in their website. Check out this snapshot. As they said there, buy a spektrum product or JR DSM Radio or module system and a DSM receiver, get another receiver free. So buy one, free one in other words.
That is not all of course. There are many more products. So head out there at Spektrum RC Dot com and tell us more later on.
Source: rc partner, Buggy-Sport.Info
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Posted in Buggy-Sport.Info, Spektrum DSM | No Comments »
Friday, February 29th, 2008 | 209 views
Team Losi has released new Eclipse 1/8th Buggy Tires for all. As the track keep changing, keep challenging racer to find new setup for mere good traction, Losi once and for all produce this incredible Eclipse buggy tire with pattern that promises good traction.
They are supplied with moulded foam inserts, matching the contour of the tire profile. No need trimming here. They are available in silver and red compound. They claimed to last for the whole one hour long mains with enough traction till the end.
source: RedRC.Net
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Popularity: 22%
Posted in Losi, RC Buggy, RedRC.net, Team Losi, Tires | No Comments »
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 | 211 views
Yes, Josh Cyrul is now with the TOP Racing (T.O.P. Tokyo Hobbies Optional Parts). If you do not know who is Josh Cyrul, where have you been all this while. Geez. Check his website here at cefx.net. AS always, Thanks to RedRC.Net, our rc partner for providing this info.
Masato and Vincent Yip of T.O.P. Racing say: “We are extremely happy that Josh has decided to race for us. Not only is he a world class driver, but also a respected inventor and innovator. We are dedicated to making an impact in the R/C industry and we feel Josh is the right person to lead us.”
I want to personally welcome Josh to the team. We sent him a car 5 days before the Snowbirds for testing and critique. Within having the kit for a couple hours he was already sending us build updates. The following day we were receiving updates on his testing. These updates were not one sentence emails, but rather lengthy emails regarding technical aspects of the car, results of testing, what he liked, and what he thought could be better. So far he says he’s very happy with the car, but I’ll let him tell you that for himself.
I’ve never worked with Josh before this, and from what I can tell so far he is dedicated and passionate about our industry. His engineering knowledge about touring cars is second to none. We are very fortunate to have him and will utilize his engineering talents to produce the best products for the racer.
EJ Evans
T.O.P. Racing USA
www.topracingusa.com
All pictures below from the Tokyo Hobbies Optional Parts website.
This is what our Josh Cyrul said about the car:
First off, I just wanted to thank everyone at T.O.P. Racing for all the help and effort. It was only a few days before the race and I was a little weary of getting the car and getting up to speed quick enough. Vincent, EJ and Michael all worked quickly to get everything to me and from there I was able to do some testing here but nothing near as much as I would have liked to have had going into one of the largest events of the year. Overall, I was very happy going into the race and I felt that we had the oppertunity to have a good showing.
At the event, it was definatly a rough start as the track immediatly had super high traction which I had no chance to test the car on. I struggled the first 1-2 days trying to find a safe set-up that I could work with as the car just had so much steering!! Towards the end of practice I had found a pretty good set-up but I broke the left front castor block on the last run of practice. This was a major screw up as I put on castor block that I didn’t check which was a 6 degree instead of the 4 degree that I had been running. Needless to say, this wasn’t found until after the 3rd round of qualifying.
In the 4th round, the car had a pretty bad understeer (due to compensating the set-up for the castor block) in 19T so I just barely missed the final. I made an adjustment for Mod and the car was really good but unfortunetly, the speed control was letting go (at the time I thought it was the motor) so the car was off pace power wise and it slowed the last 1-2 laps costing me the final. This left me to the B-main bump in both where I was able to adjust the set-up a little more for 19T and race my way into the final. In Mod, the car was great but the speedo said it was not to be as it was ok for a few laps then went into what felt like turbo lag and then hung in 1/4 throttle (neutral position moved) before it finally just stopped working. Dissapointing really as I felt the set-up was finally right where I could have raced up in the top 5 in the finals. The 19T main was tough as with a new speedo the car was definatly much faster (I guess it was hurting me in that class also) but a few crashes an body tucks put me scrappin’ for positions in the back of the pack.
Overall, it was a great weekend for being the first event with the car. I was super happy with having no problems with tweaking and with the way the car reacted to changes. I’m definatly looking forward to the up and coming events to better show what the car can do!!
Thanks again to everyone at T.O.P. Racing!!
Source: RedRC.net | RCTech | Tokyo Hobbies Optional Parts
Popularity: 23%
Posted in Josh Cyrul, Non Nitro, RedRC.net | No Comments »
Sunday, December 30th, 2007 | 644 views
RC Hot Bodies Products came out with new HB cyclone Carpet Chassis spec with new thicker chassis, 3.6mm carbon fibre (fiber) plate. Mostly all the carbon fibre (fiber) parts been thicken to optimize for carpet racing. This includes the upper deck, arms and the rear shock tower.
Thanks to our RC Partner, RedRC.Net for this coverage. More detailed pictures are with them here.
Popularity: 29%
Posted in Hotbodies products, Non Nitro, RedRC.net | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 10th, 2007 | 927 views
This is just too beautiful for us to ignore. Schumacher has just re-badged the Picco 8 Port .28 engine and created an art for the new distinctive look. This is definitely not to be missed on the track. Someone please get hold of this. Simply beautiful and not to mention, it maintain the lowe center of gravity too. Awesome.
This news came from news partner, Buggy-Sport.Info and with their own words.
New from Schumacher is this re badge of the Picco 8port .28 engine. Schumacher have developed the head to maintain a low center of gravity and to grace your car with highly distinctive looks.
Used by schumacher to superb effect to power the Fusion .28 to hellish speeds. This offers a financially sensible option to some of the big money big blocks available. Well respected for the excellent top end that they offer it makes sense as a bash or winter series engine for your 1/8th buggies or truggies. Comes supplied with rotostart backplate and requires suitable starter mechanism, non pull start back plate is also available.
Source: Buggy-Sport.Info | Bolton Model Mart | more info at LST Shop
Popularity: 37%
Posted in Buggy-Sport.Info, Picco, RC Engine, Schumacher | No Comments »
Thursday, December 6th, 2007 | 183 views
We ever talked about the Nitro Beach Carribean before and now they have their own RC Pro Carribean Series. Now isn’t that nice. I wish we have this kind of thing here locally. However, that will not happen in the near future until we have come up with some very good driver that can compete with international racers. Next time then. For the time being, please read here I quoted direct from RC Pro Series website.
RC Pro Caribbean is preparing for it’s 2nd year. The 1st year was great and we look for the 2nd to be even better under the direction of Rafael Sabatier and his crew. This year races will be scheduled in the Dominican Republic as well as Puerto Rico. Last year we worked with several iof our sponsors to get their product into the Caribbean. This year we would like to continue bringing new brands to the Caribbean. RC Pro Caribbean is looking for sponsors to work with in this effort. If your interested in this please contact Rafa Sabatier at rcprocaribe@gmail.com
Source: RC Pro Series
Popularity: 22%
Posted in Nitro Beach Carribean, RC Pro Carribean, RC Pro Series | No Comments »
Thursday, December 6th, 2007 | 202 views
Fast Race Racing Equipment has come out with some interesting rc offroad engines for us all. They are Picco based engines.
Source: Buggy-Sport.Info | Modellismo RC
Popularity: 32%
Posted in Buggy-Sport.Info, Fast Race Equipment, RC Engine | No Comments »
Thursday, November 29th, 2007 | 308 views
New exciting 1/8th Buggy tires for us all. Thanks to VP Racing for this and of course to our news partner, RedRC.net for the coverage. We cannot wait for the truggy tires to come out.
VP Racing have introduced these team series VP-Pro 1/8 Buggy Racing Tires. Available in 3 different patterns, they are supplied with the molded foam insert and have been extensively tested to bring the tire quality and performance up to the same standards as other top brands on the market. VP-Pro also aim to release similar tires for truggies in the near future.
Source: RedRC.Net | VP Pro Racing
Popularity: 22%
Posted in RedRC.net, VP Racing | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | 342 views
Remember the posting we made about Hara Hot Bodies few buggy shots and his winning at the Japanese Offroad Championship, well here another one about Hara. The RC Video courtesy of RCeasyVDO from Youtube.
Thanks again to Buggy-Sport.Info for informing us this awesome video. I just wish I have that big LCD monitor to watch this and the home theater furniture. That would be cool
Popularity: 34%
Posted in Buggy-Sport.Info, Hara, Hotbodies products, Japanese Offroad Championship, RC video | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | 471 views
Sirio has strengthened their squad again with another great driver, British Champion and WC EP finalist, Lee Martin. Our News Partner, Buggy-Sport.Info reported that he will be using the Sirio 21 CL7B-STI in Florida starting next month.
Source: Buggy-Sport.Info
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Posted in Buggy-Sport.Info, Lee Martin, Sirio | No Comments »
Sunday, November 25th, 2007 | 884 views
If you remember well, we talked about Yannick new venture The Aigoin’s Racing with GRP products and our rambling on the drug rehab thing which we are very sorry. Sometimes when everything does not come into place, the stress come to attack us. 
Anyway, thanks to our RC Partner, Neobuggy.net to make us straight again. They featured a story on Yannick Aigoin’s Racing but specifically on the new GRP RC Engine inside look. Neobuggy has done an interview on Yannick a month ago regarding his prototype engine but no details leaked as at that moment. This was Yannick’s answer when the question popped at him.
“The GRP engine that I am currently testing is a prototype engine which has no name yet” (Y.Aigoin)
Here what Neobuggy.net reported on their site.
It’s fair to say that Yannick’s first race with all this new equipment was a baptism of fire, 2 of the year’s biggest races – Worlds warmup and the Nitrocross race. Results were mixed, but the potential was there.
Now a few weeks wiser, the word is that GRP have been working on this project for some time; their meteoric rise in the 1/8th Offroad engine sector is quite extraordinary when you consider they launched only in January 2006. The project is a completely new engine and line, with new internal technical parts, and aesthetically. We also hear GRP will have a special strategy for this line, a unique tuned high-performance model – really aimed at the best of the best, but with a decent price tag.
GRP’s team comprising of engine guru Mario Rossi, and now R & D specialist Aigoin is destined to result in a pretty special engine!
Source: Neobuggy.Net
Popularity: 43%
Posted in 8ight, Aigoin Racing, Neobuggy.net, RC Engine, Team Losi, Yannick Aigoin | No Comments »
Sunday, November 18th, 2007 | 194 views
This is just the start of more upcoming news from CEN Racing Team. We feel so privilege that we are able to cover CEN Racing’s drivers achievement. Mostly of course thanks to their sponsored driver and our friend, Gene ‘The Machine’ Hickerson, for providing all the latest news. We have to say CEN Racing teams not only been busy joining races but also winning them. The least they achieved is by being in the A Main. We just could not get enough of them. It is as if CEN Racing Team has been into the business performance management course of some sort. Well, if they are not, they are sure winning more than other brands. Congrats in advance from us.
Here one of their younger generation driver, Justin Cranford. He just TQ’ed and wins the Pro Arena Class (rc truggy) at the recent Hotshots Dash for Cash in Dothan, AL on Nov 3rd and 4th 2007. He won big cash of $390 as the overall winner.
Final result of rc truggy class, courtesy of Hotshot Karting and Paintball
1. Justin Cranford
2. Spencer Glasglow
3. Matt Perry
4. Jamey Powell
5. Kendell Davis
He also has the podium finish has the third position at the Pro Buggy. Just awesome.
Final result of the Pro buggy class:
1. Ryan Lopez
2. Aaron Craker
3. Justin Cranford
In addition, on Nov 8th-11th, 2007 Justin finished 7th in the B-main at the 2007 RC Pro Series Finals with his Cen Matrix TR. He finished 12th in the D-main in Pro Buggy due to running out of fuel while he was leading with 2 laps to go. Would have qualified better but made some bad setup choices with shock oil. After the resort after two rounds he was in the B-main. If we would have left the shock oil along he would have at least qualified in the B-main in Buggy.
This kid is just amazing. CEN is doing their job on developing and finding great talents. It shows in their many young drivers’ result. Well done once again CEN. 
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Posted in CEN, FSORS, Justin Cranford | No Comments »
Thursday, November 15th, 2007 | 333 views
Once again, Gene Hickerson provides us with this complete race review of the recent RC Pro Florida Nitro Off-road Finals. Here, in his own words.
The 2007 RC Pro Florida Nitro Off-road Finals were held at B&B Raceway in Hudson. The 4th and final round was worth 1.5 times the points to determine the State Champion. Everyone was allowed 1 drop. The track layout was not difficult, but had many elevation changes and was very fun with lots of air time. 106 entries were ready to battle for the RC Pro Series Championship. Saturday saw 3 rounds of 10 minute IFMAR qualifiers, best 2 of 3 seeded you for the mains. On Sunday, we ran the IFMAR Tree format, with 1st & 2nd going directly to the A-Final, while everyone else had to bump from the Semi-Finals.
Team Associated 1/10th Gas Truck:
In gas truck, Michael Delay took the TQ spot after 3 rounds of qualifying, followed by J.P. Tirronen and Juan Mendez. The main event was 30 minutes long. At the start, Joey Leveque took the early lead, followed by Delay and Mendez. Around lap 17, Juan Gascot took over the lead. Near the half way mark, Delay took over the lead and went on to win, lapping everyone but 2nd place Gascot. Tirronen finished 3rd. That gave Delay the Championship as well.
Traxxas Monster Truck:
In MT, Michael Jones took the TQ. Jones was not running the whole series, but was the fastest all through qualifying. Tom Avera was 2nd and Daunte Villanueva in 3rd. The A-main was 30 minutes. Avera took the early lead and dominated the whole main event to take the win. Series leader Scott Beiswinger finished 2nd and won the Championship. Mike Jones came back from early problems to finish 3rd.
Carolina’s R/C 1/8 Arena Truck:
The championship for truck was very close. In qualifying, Tony Pattishall took the overall TQ, followed by Mike Jones in 2nd. They both went straight to the Final. In the 20 minute Even Semi, Jeff Keeton, Tony Rivas, David Solomon, Jose Contreras, and Stephen Pounds took the 5 bump up spots into the A-Final. In the Odd Semi, Anton Watson, Sean Kersten, Kawri Brown, Roy P Hines, and DJ Hoelzle took 1st-5th for the bump up. The A-main was 40 minutes long and a very exciting race. Jones, Pattishall, Kersten, and Keeton all lead during the 1st half of the main. The last half of the main was a bumper to bumper battle for the lead between 1st & 2nd place in the points Keeton and Kersten. When the tone sounded, Sean Kersten had taken the win, giving him the Championship as well. Keeton took 2nd and Pattishall 3rd, all on the same lap.
Pro-line 1/8 Sportsman Buggy:
In sportsman, Tony Pattishall took the TQ in the 1st 2 rounds to go directly to the A-final along with Scott Beiswinger. In the 20 minute even Semi, Kawri Brown, Armondo Ledesna, Rene Infante, TJ Allen, and Jesse Stuiso took the bump ups. In the odd Semi, Jose Contreras, Patrick Batezel, Richard “Joe Dirt” Speights, Pete Caballero, and Ken Van Curen finished 1st-5th to bump into the A-Final. The A-Final was 30 minutes long. Series leader, Bob “spanky” Bjorkman broke during the semi and failed to make it to the A-final, ending his chance at the title. That left the door open to the rest of the top 10. At the start, Armondo Ledesna took the lead. Pattishall soon regained the lead, but broke at about the half way mark. That gave the lead to Kawri Brown who went on to win by lapping everyone but 2nd place Rene Infante. The 2nd place for Infante gave him the Championship and title of 1/8 Sportsman Buggy RC Pro Florida Nitro Off-road Series Champion.
Machine’s R/C Hobbies 1/8 Expert Buggy:
The expert buggy was giving out $1,000 cash at the finals for a total of over $1,700 for the series. JR Mitch took the TQ in round 1 and 2 to go directly to the A-Final. I (Gene Hickerson) TQ’d the 3rd round, but Ryan Eckert took 2nd with two 2nd’s and headed for the 40 minute long A-final. in the even Semi, Jeff Keeton, myself, Jim Larrimore, J.P. Tirronen, and Luis Perez bump up to the A-final. In the odd Semi, Anton Watson, Bart Collins, Joey “Batman” Perez, Lucas Mardis, and Sean Kersten took the final 5 spots in the A-Final. At the start, Mitch took the early lead and started to streach out a big lead. I quickly moved into 2nd and started to run down Mitch. On lap 3, I did the fastest lap of the weekend with a 32.1, almost 1 second faster then any other lap of the race. At about 1/3rd of the way in, I caught Mitch. But before I got to battle with him, he flamed out and soon broke at the 5 minute mark trying to make his lap back. Keeton held on to 2nd for the rest of the race and Kersten in 3rd, while I went on to take an easy win by lapping the whole field. The points were added, and 3rd place gave Sean Kersten the Championship, followed by myself and Keeton to round out the top 3.
The series was a great success for its first year and we look forward to an even better year in 2008. Thank you all of the racers who supported the series and our series sponsors: Machine’s R/C Hobbies, CEN Racing, Maxy’s Fuel, J-Concepts, Pro-line, Carolina’s R/C, Traxxas, Mona Vie-www.getacai.net, Dark Identity, JK Enterprizes, and Team Associated.
Report By: Gene ‘the machine’ Hickerson
http://www.rcprosites.com
Top 10 Final Points standings-
Machine’s R/C Hobbies 1/8 Expert Buggy:
1. Sean Kerstin - 751 points
2. Gene Hickerson - 743 points
3. Jeff Keeton - 727 points
4. J.P. Tirronen - 713 points
5. Michael Delay - 693 points
6. Luis Perez - 693 points
7. Bart Collins - 677 points
8. Juan Mendez - 630 points
9. Joey Leveque - 601 points
10. Felipe Rodriguez- 584 points
Top 10 for the Traxxas MT class:
1. Scott Beiswinger 782
2. Tom Avera 769
3. Walter Cruz 721
4. Paul Peterman 707
5. Derek Zamot 601
6. Daunte Villanveva 510
7. Greg Sabol 484
8. Brian Shook 203
9. Robert Eller 199
10. Danny Jones 183
Top 10 for the Team Associated 1/10 Gas Truck class:
1. Michael Delay 774
2. J.P. Tirronen 747
3. Bart Collins 713
4. Joey Leveque 711
5. Juan Mendez 710
6. Felipe Rodriguez 677
7. Luis Perez 673
8. Scott Bell 573
9. Glenn Carlson 468
10. Nick Contugno 418
Top 10 for the Carolina’s R/C 1/8 Arena Truck class:
1. Sean Kerstin 783
2. Jeff Keeton 763
3. Tony Pattishall 694
4. Richardo Jordao 671
5. Walter Cruz 649
6. David Hodge 641
7. Ken Van Curen 631
8. Bob Bjorkman 630
9. Josh Martin 602
10. Jose Contreras 486
Top 10 for the Pro-line 1/8 Sportsman Buggy class:
1. Rene Infante 727
2. Jose Contreras 718
3. Bob Bjorkman 701
4. Armondo Ledesna 700
5. Ken Van Curen 697
6. Patrick Batezel 697
7. Shane Martin 651
8. Kawri Brown 539
9. Pete Caballero 456
10. Eduardo Ferrufino 436
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Posted in B&B Raceway Hudson, FSORS, Gene Hickerson | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 | 287 views
Mark Pavidis moves to Kyosho USA, this is the news we got courtesy of our RC News partner, RedRC.net. To those who does not know who is Mark, well let just say he won big on 2006 IFMAR Jakarta as the World Champion driving his Kyosho buggy with OS engine. yeah, that was him.
Having Mark on staff will give us a distinct advantage because he’s raced at the highest level of competition in the world for decades. Not only will he be able to design new products, his considerable racing skill will allow him to test them to the highest limits. Combined with the considerable talents of Gil Losi, Jr., we’re very excited about the possibilities of future products that will result from our newly-formed team.
More at RedRC.net | Kyosho USA
Popularity: 37%
Posted in Kyosho, Mark Pavidis, OS, RedRC.net | No Comments »
Monday, November 12th, 2007 | 357 views
The final result of the RC Pro Series at Alvarado Texas is out and it is Cody King with his reliable Kyosho won it in the Expert Buggy. While as often if not always, Taylor James performed with his awesome X1CRT2 truggy.
Expert Buggy
1. Cody King
2. Josh Wheeler
3. Ryan Lutz
4. Billy Fischer
5. JR Mitch
6. Gene Hickerson
7. Quincy hughes
8. Tyler Vik
9. Taylor James
10. Jason Branham
11. Trevor Turner
12. Patrick Castleberry
13. Kyle Skidmore
14. Phillip Atondo
15. Matt Gosch
Arena Truck (Truggy)
1. Taylor James
2. josh wheeler
3. Cody king
4. Jason Branham
5. Tyler Vik
6. Matt Gosch
7. Steve Hale
8. Derek Guidry
9. Rocco Margiotta
10. Gene Hickerson
11. Michael Paige
12. Ryan Lutz
13. Billy Fischer
14. Quincy Hughes
15. Phillip Atondo
Source: LiveRC.com
Popularity: 37%
Posted in Cody King, International Finals, Jammin / Hong Nor, Kyosho, RC Buggy, RC Pro Series, RC Truggy, Taylor James, X1CRT | No Comments »
Sunday, November 11th, 2007 | 226 views
We just posted the poster about the 2007 Nitro International Finals held at Alvarado, Texas and here it is the result for the Expert Buggy A main line up.
Expert Buggy
1. Ryan Lutz
2. Josh Wheeler
3. Cody King
4. Taylor James
5. Philip Atondo
6. Jason Branham
7. Tyler Vik
8. JR Mitch
9. Gene Hickerson
10. Billy Fischer
11. Matt Gosch
12. Patrick Castleberry
source: Neobuggy.net
Popularity: 21%
Posted in Alvarado Texas, International Finals, RC Pro Series, Ryan Lutz | 1 Comment »
Sunday, November 11th, 2007 | 260 views
Another great news to all Hudy quality products fans. Here the new Hudy 1/18th Truck Foam Wheels Adapter for the tire truer. Thanks to our rc partner, redrc.net
Hudy have announced the release of this new 1/18th truck wheel adaptor for the company’s range of tire truers. Precision center balanced, the wheel adapter is suitable for 1/18 truck and monster truck foam wheels and features a special clamp-on design as well as a hard-anodized surface for extra long lifespan and comes supplied with a locking nut.
Source: RedRC.Net | Hudy.net
Popularity: 15%
Posted in Hudy, RedRC.net | No Comments »
Sunday, November 11th, 2007 | 193 views
This is an overdue post of this awesome 2007 Nitro International Offroad Finals at Alvarado Texas and we believe it should be over by now It was held from Nov 6ht to yesterday Nov 10th.
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Posted in Alvarado Texas, International Finals, RC Pro Series | 1 Comment »
Friday, November 9th, 2007 | 387 views
Another interesting race down at Arizona back at November 1st to 4th; The Nitro Cross World Championship. It claimed the largest cash purse in the history of Radio Control.
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Posted in Jared Tebo, Kyosho ST-R, Neobuggy.net, Nitro Cross Championship, RC8, Ryan Cavalieri, Ryan Maifield | No Comments »
Monday, November 5th, 2007 | 414 views
Thanks to our rcpartner RedRC.Net for this news. Another new rc buggy come out with an awesome Life Time Warranty! That is Radical RC Z8 1/8th scale Buggy for you.
Life Time Plastic Parts Replacement Warranty on Chassis Parts
Includes Panther Competition K2 Buggy Tires
Innovative C-Hub for Quick Caster Angle Adjustment
Innovative Light Weight CVD Design
7075 T6 5mm Aluminum Shock Towers
7075 T6 Aluminum Chassis Braces
Carbon Fiber Radio Tray
Center Differential Top Plate and Servo Saver Top Plate
Quick Change Center Differential
Maximum Suspension Travel for Rough Track Handling
Large Bore Aluminum Shocks
Aluminum High Volume Fuel Filter Included
source: More at RCCA (Radio Control Car Action) | RedRC.net
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 | 334 views
Thanks to Team CEN driver Gene Hickerson on the previous IFMAR Pre World Warm up at The Farm II, here a picture courtesy of rc news partner, Neobuggy.net
Congrats to Renaud Savoya for being the champion with his Mugen buggy and Ninja engine.
Not forgetting congrats to Mike Truhe with his LOSI ride and Raul Peris with Kyosho buggy! Congrats to all.
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Posted in 8ight, IFMAR, MBX5R, Neobuggy.net, Ninja, Raul Peris, The Farm II | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 | 567 views
As always, another great report coming from our friend, Gene “The Machine” Hickerson. Enjoy his report but sadly, he did not join the 1/8 Truck aka RC Truggy class for he surely has the chance of going hat-trick on the championship points. However knowing Gene as humble person, we think he made the right decision to let others get the hands on the truggy class he won for consecutive 2 years in a row. Good for you Gene
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007 | 272 views
Gene “The Machine” Hickerson report on the final of 2007 RC Pro East Series that was held at Phil Hurd Raceway.
The 3rd and final round of the 2007 RC Pro East Series was held last weekend in Savannah Georgia at Phil Hurd Raceway. It was a good turnout of about 140 entries as the best of the East battle for the title of RC Pro East Champion. The track was a good combination of fast sections and really slow sections with tons of small double jumps and 1 huge double jump in the middle. There was no place to make up any time on the layout, but many places where you could easily loose time; so the racing was very close as everyone had about the same lap times.
1/8 Expert Arena Truck qualifying:
Going into this final round, the battle was between Xray’s Leon McIntosh and myself as we both had a win in a previous round. In round 1, I put my CEN Matrix Tr Arena on the pole, while McIntosh took 2nd. In round 2, McIntosh put his XB8T on the pole. In round 3, Xray’s Chris Crews took the TQ. In round 4, the overall TQ was still up for grabs, but it was Jammin’s Brandon Cutchins CRT that won the round. That gave Leon the TQ, followed by Brandon and myself in 3rd. The 5 bonus points for TQ gave Leon the edge going into the A-main.
1/8 Arena Truck A-main:
The A-main was a grueling 45 minutes. Bad luck struck right from the start as McIntosh had his engine come loose and missed the start and had to start 1 lap back. At the start, I passed for the lead but then was hit from behind half way through the 1st lap, giving Crews the lead. I worked my way back through the pack into 2nd and set sites on the leader. All I had to do to guarantee the Championship was to finish ahead of Leon, so I took it easy.
At about the 12 minute mark, my brakes went out right as I caught Crews. On my 2nd pit stop, I adjusted the brakes on my Futaba radio but I still had no brakes. As I started to drop back, Cutchins and OCM’s Alan Burton got by for 2nd and 3rd. Then my steering started to get slow. I then realized that it was my receiver pack that was dying. I yelled to my pit man to get another RX pack ready for my next stop. Soon after, my battery was almost dead and I had to pit early to change it. I rejoined the race 4 laps down and in 8th place. Meanwhile Chris Crews had stretched out a big lead and McIntosh was in 5th and moving up. As the hard packed track started to claim its victims, Leon and I continued to move up. Near the end, McIntosh moved into 3rd place while I was up to 4th place 1 lap back. That was how we finished with Crews taking the win and Cutchins taking 2nd. I thought I had lost the Championship by 1 spot since Leon had a 1st and a 3rd, and I had a 1st, 4th, and a 5th. But after the points were tallied up including bonus points for most laps lead, I was the Champion by only 1 point over McIntosh. Crews finished 3rd overall.
RC Pro East 1/8 Expert Arena Truck Final Standings:
1. Gene Hickerson CEN/Maxy’s
2. Leon McIntosh Xray/Werks
3. Chris Crews Xray/Rocket Science
1/8 Expert Buggy qualifying:
In Buggy, it was a battle between Leon McIntosh and myself again. McIntosh had a 1st and a 2nd, while I had a 1st and a 7th. In round 1, Kyosho’s Robin Nelson took the TQ. In round 2, Chris Crews took the TQ. In round 3 and 4, it was Team Associated’s JR Mitch who put his new RC8 into the TQ and overall TQ position. McIntosh had bad luck and was 1st in the B-main. I had not much better luck, qualifying 10th in the A-main, but my buggy was good and ready for the main event. In the B-main, Leon was way in the lead when his engine flamed out, ending his day. He would have to watch the A-main from the sidelines to see if I over took him in the points chase.
1/8 Expert Buggy A-main:
In the 45 minute A-main, Mitch got a clean start and started to pull away. I worked my way up to 4th place very quickly as there was a lot of hacking going on in the pack. Just as quick as I moved up, I was taken out 3 times and dropped back to dead last in 12th place. Soon after, Mitch came up on me and lapped me. By now, the field was spread out some and I was able to get by slower traffic without being taken out much easier. As I worked my way back through the pack, Mitch flamed out and lost his huge lead. He later dropped out with a mechanical problem to end his day. That gave the lead to Robin Nelson. On lap 56, I moved into 3rd and started to run down the leaders. On lap 61, local Patrick Rossiter took over the lead from Nelson. With less then 5 minutes to go, I caught Nelson and was just 16 seconds behind Rossiter. I was going to take my time as I tried to pass Nelson because all I needed to do to win the Championship was finish 2nd. But just then, the high winds caught my buggy over the huge double jump and when it landed, it snapped rolled and broke a steering screw off in the knuckle.
That ended my day and my chance at the title. Chris Crews moved to 3rd and that was how they finished. That gave McIntosh the overall Championship, followed by Nelson, and myself.
RC Pro East 1/8 Expert Buggy Final Standings:
1. Leon McIntosh Xray/Werks
2. Robin Nelson Kyosho/Sidewinder
3. Gene Hickerson CEN/Maxy’s
Your Bonus shot here: Lady RC Driver??
More info @:
http://www.machinesrchobbies.com
Phil Hurd Raceway.com final result in PDF
Congratulation to our friend, Gene Hickerson and also Leon Mcintosh for their respective podium finish. :nod:
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007 | 331 views
Another great report by Gene Hickerson and this time on the RC Pro Florida Nitro Off-road Series Round 3 held at Mills Pond, FT Lauderdale.
Round 3 of the RC Pro Florida Nitro Off-road Series was held at Mills Pond in FT Lauderdale this month. This is the 1st year of the Nitro Only series in FL, and round 3 was the largest turnout thus far with 95 entries. The track was an all new layout, 20 feet longer with all new clay for the big race. All of the pros from Florida were there to compete for the cash payout that the RC Pro Series brings to the races.
The Machine’s R/C Hobbies 1/8 Expert Buggy:
In 1/8 Buggy, it was again Sean Kersten taking TQ honors after the 3 rounds of qualifying were over, followed by myself in 2nd, and Jeff Keeton in 3rd.
Kersten won round 1 and round 2, so he was on hand to cash in and secure his lead in the series. The main event was 30 minutes long under the lights on Saturday night. Kersten took the early lead as Keeton and myself got together at the start. 12 year old local, J.P. Tirronen, moved into 2nd and set his sights on the lead. At about the half way mark, Tirronen took over the lead from Kersten and never looked back. I managed to work my way up from last to take over 2nd, but was unable to catch the youngster in the lead. Mister Saturday Night, J.P. Tirronen, went on to take the win, followed by myself in 2nd, while Michael Delay took over 3rd from Kersten, 1 lap back.
Final result: 1/8 Expert Buggy
1. J.P. Tirronen Mugen/Maxy
2. Gene Hickerson CEN/Maxy
3. Michael Delay Kyosho
Carolina’s R/C 1/8 Arena Truck
In 1/8 Arena Truck, it was all Sean Kersten again. Kersten won round #2 and took the overall TQ for round #3. 2nd was Tony Pattishall and 3rd was Jeff Keeton. In the 20 minute A-main, the 3 pulled away from the pack and had a great battle for the whole race. Kersten eventually pulled away for a half a lap lead over Pattishall and Keeton. Near the end, Keeton passed Pattishall for 2nd place and that was how they finished, all on the same lap. Keeton won round #1, while Pattishall TQ’d round #2, so the 3 are sure to battle for the championship at the Finals next month at B&B Raceway.
Final result: 1/8 Arena Truck
1. Sean Kersten Kyosho
2. Jeff Keeton Mugen
3. Tony Pattishall Mugen
Pro-line Sportsman 1/8 Buggy
In the sportsman class, Armondo Ledesma JR took the TQ, followed by Eduardo Ferrufino and Harry Barzilay. The 20 minute A-main was a close one with many lead changes and drop outs during the whole race. Ferrufino went on to take the win, followed by Dustin Eich and Barzilay in 3rd. The points chase is still up in the air, as round #1 TQ & winner Bob “Spanky” Bjorkman and round
#2 winner Rene Infante are just 2 points apart in the standings. The Finals will decide the 2007 Champion for 1/8 Sportsman Buggy.
Traxxas Monster Truck
In MT, it was all Scott Beiswinger. Fresh home from his A-main appearance at the 2007 ROAR Truck Nationals, Beiswinger took TQ and went on to put 2 laps on the field during the 20 minute A-main. 2nd place was Duante Villanveva and 3rd was Derek Zamot. All 11 trucks in the A-main were Traxxas Revos.
Team Associated 1/10 Gas Truck
In 1/10 scale, it was Juan Mendez taking the overall TQ. J. P. Tirronen took 2nd and Randy Deppen 3rd. In the 20 minute A-main event, the kid J.P. was on fire again and soon took over the lead and went on to win by more then 2 laps over 2nd place Nick Cotugno. Joey Leveque finished 3rd on the same lap as Cotugno. Look for J.P. to be in a National A-main near you soon.
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The race was a great success thanks to the track crew and all of the series sponsors who made this race possible - Machine’s R/C Hobbies, CEN Racing, Maxy’s Fuel, Pro-line, Traxxas, J-Concepts, Team Associated, www.getacai.net, Carolina’s R/C, and JK Enterprises. Hope to see everyone at the $1,000 Cash Payout Finals November 2-4th.
For more info and full results, please visit:
http://stateseries.rcprosites.com
http://www.machinesrchobbies.com
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Sunday, September 16th, 2007 | 486 views
From the recent Team Associated RC8 buggy release, here another few shots for you all from our partner neobuggy.net. It was still in Europe.
Source: Neobuggy.net
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Saturday, September 15th, 2007 | 588 views
Just another great product from Hudy for the great Xray buggy, The 1/8 Offroad Buggy Droop Gauge.
Proper chassis droop is a critical yet frequently overlooked set-up feature of modern 1/8 off-road cars and truggies. It is essential for proper handling of the car to get balanced down travel on each side of the suspension and as such HUDY is the first RC company to develop and produce the first purposefully-designed 1/8 Off-road large-size droop gauge support blocks.
Using the support blocks is super easy. Simply remove the tires from your buggy and using flat HUDY Set-up Board #108202 put the car chassis on the support blocks; place the front support block below the servo saver, and place the rear support block below the rear suspension mounting. Using the #107711 HUDY Chassis Droop Gauge with elevated scales, measure the droop under the wheel axle hex. Use the downstop screws to alter the suspension droop on each side of the car; the shocks should extend out far enough that they do not limit the suspension arm movement. Ensuring equal and proper suspension droop will allow the car to achieve a proper traction level and weight transfer depending on track conditions. Please refer to your’s car set-up book to learn more about how to adjust the droop of your buggy.
• chassis droop gauge support blocks (30mm) for 1/8 off-road cars
• allows adjustment of front/rear droop when used with #107711 HUDY Chassis Droop Gauge
• CNC-machined, made of high-quality lightweight duraluminum
• inside of the gauges additionally machined to minimize wall thickness and reduce unnecessary weight without compromising strength or durability
• black elox-coating for smooth, long-lasting finish and stylish look
• laser engraved with HUDY logo
• 2 pieces in a set
Source: Radio Control Car Action (new product site)
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Friday, September 14th, 2007 | 1,422 views
Here an interesting RC Video done by the RC Driver Magazine Team. Driven by Kevin Trudel. The track is at Wolcott Hobby, Wolcott CT. Now probably you have reason to get the Hyper 8.5.
Enjoy it.
RC Driver Test - Hobao Hyper 8.5 -
Arnet74Test review of the Hobao Hyper 8.5 at the test track Wolcott Hobby in Wolcott CT.
Thanks to my sources as always.
Source: RCDriverMagazine(YouTube) via partner Buggy-Sport.Info
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Friday, August 17th, 2007 | 363 views
Go Team once again recruiting great drivers from around the world, last time we featured Mizan, the Malaysian top racer who join Go Tech in the engine department for his ride and now a driver with even more race history victories is also joining GO Team. He is none other than Howard Cho from China.
Photo from left: Vincent Wang, Howard Cho, Simon Yii(Rajanghobby.com)
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Friday, August 17th, 2007 | 689 views
The hype of the Team Magic M1B Turbo buggy is now in full released info at Team Magic Taiwan site.
Here some of the info released to get you warmed up 
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007 | 645 views
Team XRAY known to be the Art of performance product through their Chief Designer Mr. Juraj Hudy, is now asking you the loyal customer, the ultimate question - To bling or not to bling? Will you pimp your ride just for the sake of look or performance?
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Saturday, August 11th, 2007 | 274 views
XRAY has released this cool looking buggy wing sticker sets for their XB8, XB8TQ, XB8EC and truggy XT8. With their extra bright, luminous colors, you definitely have the ride of the day
