By Mike Garrison
- Jimmyjames Rivera - Kyosho/Orion/Byrons Fuel
- Jay Bless - Rcnyc.net
- Stephen Plackis- Serpent/Novarossi/
- Jayson Livingstone Serpent/Novarossi/Sweep
Max Flurer had the 2WD SCT and Electric 1/8 Buggy classes in total control, with dominating performances throughout the season. Max proved to be the class of the field at each event, taking his wins in convincing fashion. At many events, Max lapped his closest competitor in the 10-minute main events. Max is a great asset to the electric team in the Southeast and looks forward to many more championships with AE.
Chris Pace represented AE in the nitro classes. The nitro classes were a little heavier contested, so this one didn't come as easy. The Buggy and Truggy class were both up for grabs all the way down the to the final round. After a hard-fought season, Pace took the overall championship in the Truggy class over Losi driver Jason Smith and Hot Bodies driver DJ Hepler. In the Buggy class, it was also a close battle, with Pace taking a respectable second place overall, finishing behind Jason Smith.
It was a great season for Max and Chris and they showed that AE is at the top of the game nationally and regionally. Look for Max and Chris at an event near you in the Southeast!
In the always competitive Sport Buggy class, young Blake Ingleton Alpha - MBX6 took hard earned 5 point win over Paul Mansell RB - MBX6, Henri Raafs hanging on for a close third over Rory O'Connor.
A Trucks saw another dominating performance with Shane Ussher - Hong Nor taking 4 of the 5 round wins over Danny White - Hong Nor, and Beau Harris - Hong Nor, 2 points back in third.
Amezcua took full advantage of his #626 Reedy 5500mAh LiPo battery to claim the win with plenty of run time to spare. Run time and power are important but reliability is equally important in 1:8 buggies that are subjected to the severe punishment that modern tracks dish out.
In the Nitro Buggy and Truggy classes, Ty Tessmann chose Reedy's #612 1600 Series NiMH battery to power his radio equipment. Ultra-reliable and safe to use with most servos, these NiMH batteries continue to be an economical and perfectly suitable choice for the casual or serious nitro racer.
Ryan Maifield continued Reedy's winning ways a couple of weeks later with a victory in the 4WD Short Course class at the 2011 Reedy Truck Race of Champions with the #627 Reedy LiPo 5200mAh LiPo battery. After qualifying second, Ryan stepped up his game and came out on top after the triple A-Main finishes were tabulated.
Congratulations, drivers!
ASC612 Reedy 1600Series NiMH 6.0V Hump
ASC626 Reedy LiPo 5500mAh 60C 14.8V
ASC627 Reedy LiPo 5200mAh 60C 7.4V SP
This season saw the first running of the BRCA Clubman series, the five round touring car series visited tracks not on the main two day national calendar, tracks that it was felt would suit the slightly slower speeds of the 17.5 and 13.5 classes.
A clean sweep of all five rounds saw victory for Associated Driver David Hough, David also added FTD at every round to his domination of the series. Third place in the 17.5 class went to another TC6 driver Mitch Hadley. Mitch also netted himself the under 17 award in the class. Both David and Mitch also contested the majority of the two day BRCA nationals in what proved a busy season.
David Hough (left) and Mitch Hadley (right) with their TC6s.
David adds the Clubman’s victory to his win in this seasons TORC series where he was 17.5 non turbo champion.
Congratulations to both David and Mitch on a great season.
With the DMCRC championship over for the summer it was just a matter of the trophies being presented to each class.
In F1 touring Lesro Models Team Driver John Pryor retained his title for the 8th year! This year John has been using a Team Associated TC6, Reedy 60c Batteries, Novak Kinetic ESC, Novak Ballistic 13.5 Motor, Savox Low Profile servo and a Protoform L-TCR bodyshell. 2nd was Tim Woron also using a TC6 and Reedy Batteries and Martin Young 3rd also running a TC6.
In F2 touring Shaun MacFarland took win using a TC6, 2nd was Paul Bravery and 3rd using Reedy Batteries in his X-ray was Stuart Webb.
In F3 touring the youngest member of the Lesro Models Team Michael Bolt took the win using a Team Associated TC6, Reedy 60c Batteries, Novak Kinetic ESC, Novak Ballistic 13.5 Motor, Savox Low Profile servo and a Protoform mazda speed 6 bodyshell.
In the Mini Mod championship Lesro Models Shop / Team Manager Stuart Parnell took the win using a Savox Low Profile servo in his Infinity Hades from Bob Styles who was also using a Savox Low Profile servo in his Infinity Hades.
Pictures (left to right) John Pryor, Michael Bolt & Stuart Parnell.
All the Lesro Models team drivers would like to thank CML for their support and look forward to hopefully a successful winter series at Chippenham.
2wd qualifying saw a battle between Peter Pinisch and I, I managed to get the tq spot in front of Peter, 3rd on the grid was Rene Trauner, who just made his first a main at the euros;
Martin Kreil qualified 4th also with the DEX210.
Second place was already enough to win the championchip overall one race before the end, which means the DEX210 is national champion before it is released (2 races DEX210 prototype and 2 races DEX 210 production car).
This win also fixed the Austrian Nationals overall win 2011.
The event was a great success which attracted racers from all around Malaysia, Brunei, Hong kong, & Taiwan. Around 80 racers participated. The race was highly rated as it attract a lot of big names.
Qualifying: The event was determine by only 1 qualifying due to the whether condition, rain started to pour down in the late afternoon. During Chili’s heat car setup was great as within 3 laps he already setting the 2nd fastest lap for the whole qualifying, only to be ruin by a loose balljoint causes him to retire soon after the 3rd lap. Only qualified 2nd from bottom.
Sub Final: The event was on a Christmas Tree format so Chili will need to run the race from bottom and bumps up as far as he could, car and engine was excellent the whole sub-final, after been racing for 105’ minutes with minimal resting time, Chili manage to booked himself in the final on 2nd pole position. Great determination and a very durable car.
Main Final (1 hour): Chili manage to gain leader spot in the early stage and after that started slowly pulling away from the rest of the pack. Final result Chili’s finish ahead of 2laps from 2nd & 3rd placing.
Special thanks to Chili pits crews, and not forgetting support from all Serpent group.
Team Serpent Malaysia.
The IIC (International Indoor Championships) is one of the most competitive and prestigious on road RC race events in the world. Conceived and run by race director extraordinaire Scotty Ernst, the annual IIC pulls the top racing talent from all around the globe. The contest takes place on a world-class carpet track where racers battle it out to see who has the right stuff to come out on the top. The IIC is RC onroad racing at its best and is definitely worth checking out!
Mike won the 13.5 class running his RC12R5.1 with the new LiPo conversion kit. Once again, good job, Mike!
For more information, please visit: www.intchamps.com/
Saturday Practice: Though Team member Renato Jr. had not been racing for a while because he was away in Italy, he and his RC8T were nevertheless able to get up to speed quickly in the controlled practices for his class. He ended a respectable second and his father Renato third for the Grand Final. Not bad for a two-month absence from racing!
Sunday Finals: It started to rain moderately and the track became slippery. We made the decision to switch to VP 904 Turbo Trax Ultra Flexx tires. Renato Jr. lead the field from the first round, and as the track dried and traction improved, the Team Associated RC8T excelled in performance and handling, taking the win.
As Team Manager of Team Associated in South America, I, Renato Tradardi, am proud of having a great team of professionals and drivers who have worked hard to achieve excellent results. Thanks to our mechanics Juan Forti and Maxy Velazco, and in particularly Renato Jr., who is the inspiration of our racing team. I also congratulate our friends and drivers: Demetrio Zigras, Juan Ribas, Miguel and Daniel Blanco, and Manuel Rosende.
LRP drivers Jarred King, Andrew Gillot and Matt Primmer were the dominating drivers of the 2011 NSW 1/10 Electric Offroad Modified Championships in Australia.
What a great weekend for LRP’s Australian electric offroad team! Jarred TQed in both classes and won the 4WD class, Andrew took the 2WD competition and Matt made an all LRP podium in both classes complete.
The 2011 edition of the State Championships in New South Wales was held in hot and sunny Maitland. The local club provided a well prepared track with a super grip surface. Australia’s top drivers all attended this prestigious event.
2WD class
Powered by their LRP SXX Competition Version 2 speedo & Vector X12 Octa-Wind 8.5T motor, the three LRP drivers battled it out for the overall TQ. In the end, it was Jarred King who won all 4 rounds of qualifying to take the TQ in style.
In A1, Jarred and Andrew changed positions multiple times making the final very good to watch. It was Andrew Gillot who took the win in the end. A very consistent performance brought Jarred the victory in A2. This time, Andrew finished second ahead of Matt Primmer in third. A3 was going to be exciting but also nerve-racking. It was down to Jarred King or multiple Australian Champion Andrew Gillot. Who ever would take A3, would win the overall championship. Jarred set out fast and pulled about a 10 seconds gap on Andrew early. He looked like winning the whole final, until the last lap. Andrew Gillot closed the gap right up on Jarred King, pushing hard as he had nothing to loose. Putting the pressure on, Jarred made a small error on an apex pushing wide, allowing Andrew to overtake him and win the overall championship.
4WD class
In the 4WD competition, the LRP drivers trusted in the performance of the LRP SXX TC spec Version 2 speedo & Vector X12 Octa-Wind 6.5T motor. The struggle for the TQ was again a LRP internal story. Jarred tried to be more consistent than only being fast in Q1, allowing Andrew to take it by 0.5 of a second. In Q2, Jarred stroke back with a blistering run. Also Q3 and Q4 went to Jarred King, putting him on the overall TQ spot.
A1 was tough, with Andrew Gillot staying with Jarred King the whole way. Andrew was always looking for opportunities to make a move. Keeping his lines, Jarred never let him pass and went on to take the win. In A2, Jarred was faster again. He took out the win by a few seconds as Andrew made a mistake towards the end.
1/8 Brushless Hong Nor Nexx 8 – Castle Creations – Gens Ace – Pro-Line Revolver 2.0 M3 – Savox
1/8 Nitro Hong Nor X3 Sabre – Werks B6 Pro – Pro-Line Blockade M3 – Sidewinder – Savox
Saturday the track was dry and dusty but Sunday the day was rainy. 2 qualifications were held, and the race directors decided to stop the race because the track was impracticable and dangerous for turn marshals.
The ranking of the day was done towards the classification of two qualifying achieve.
This was the first outing for the new Hong Nor X3 Sabre and its first victory in the hands of Robert Raphael who won the national title at the same time.
- Robert Raphael Hong Nor X3 Sabre – Werks – Pro-Line Blockade M3 – Sidewinder
- Roger Capelleman Ansmann – OS – Pro-Line
- Nicolas Decamp Crono – OS – 6mik
Congrats to Alan Burton and Andrew Smolnik on a great performance.
4wd SC Open – Ran my Tekin Pro 4 powered Durango DESC410R for the first time in at least a month and it just felt like I hadn’t taken the time off with it at all. It was flying around this track and the on-lookers were amazed at the speed of the Tekin equipped Durango. In the first qualifier they had the minimum lap set at 33 seconds and for some reason they were never mentioning my name during the race even as I was passing everyone. Come back to see the race results and every one of my laps that did count was a 62. So I was getting 31 second lap times at least! In the second round when the bite came up I was able to get down into the 29 second lap times on occasion which was just about 1.5 seconds off my Nitro and E-Buggy! I was able to TQ all 3 rounds. In the A-main they were running it for 10 minutes! I’m lucky to make 7:30 with my car if i’m really driving it so I was a bit leery of trying to make 10. I ran the race trying never to pull past 1/4 throttle. Down the straight I let off the gas completely 1/2 way down and just let it cost the rest of the way. (Good thing my Tekin Pro 4 was fast enough to already be flying at that point!) I drove it easy and was able to finish the full 10 minutes and win by a couple laps on the field of 15.
E-Scale Buggy – My Tekin powered Durango DEX408 prototype was loving this track. Everyone kept stopping by my pit area to ask me if they could look at it but unfortunately i’m still having to keep it under wraps. Hopefully it will be out soon because I know there is a lot of interest in this vehicle, and rightfully so! In Qualifying I was able to take the first two rounds to take the overall TQ for the class. In the main I ran back to back SC and E-Buggy. I didn’t do any practice laps in E-Buggy because I was going to change tires really quick before the main but realized quickly that I didn’t have what I thought I had and thus I just left on the tires I had ran all day. So the first couple laps I struggled trying to find my E-Buggy finger having just babied around the SC truck for 10 minutes. I fell into a battle with the top 3 and we battled for the first couple laps until I got by and they both made a mistake on the back right jump section and I never looked back. I began extending my lead and I think by the end of the 10 minute main I had put a lap on the field! Another win for the Prototype Tekin Powered Durango DEX408!
