Brent Fiege’s Blog
2012 Cactus Classic – Day 3 – Maifield, Cavalieri and Neumann Take Home the Wins!
After two very long days of qualifying in the desert sun, it was time for some triple A-mains at the Cactus Classic! 2wd Modified buggy started out with top qualifier Jared Tebo leading the pack and world champion, Ryan Cavalieri in tow. A crash by Tebo half way through A1 would give Cavalieri the lead, [...]
2012 Cactus Classic – Day 2 – Qualifying rds. 3&4
Qualifying for the 26th Annual Cactus Classic wrapped up tonight with another long day of spectacular racing. The track had some minor maintenance overnight and has held up quite well. Surface conditions are still grooving up more and traction is picking up as well. After 3 rounds of qualifying, Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri was on [...]
2012 Cactus Classic – Day 1 – Qualifying
The 26th Annual Cactus Classic kicked off today in Scottsdale, Arizona at SRS Raceway. The weather couldn’t be any better with sun shining and a light breeze to help keep cool. The track is one that is typically ran wet during the year, but for the Cactus race they run it dry and let it [...]
Tire Selection with AKA’s Mark Pavidis [Video]
We spoke with AKA’s Mark Pavidis on how to chose the right tire and compound for the track you are running on. Check out the video below!
2012 JBRL Electric Series Round 1 Coverage – OC/RC Raceway
This last weekend was the opening round of the 2012 JBRL Electric racing series. The JBRL is an 8 race, monthly series put on by Jimmy Babcock. Each race is held at a different track all over Southern California. This last weekend’s event was at OC/RC in Huntington Beach, California. OC/RC is one of the [...]
New R/C cleaning products from UpgradeRC [video]
Check out the video below with Robert Ibon of UpgradeRC filling us in on their new line of RC cleaning products.
2012 Dirt Nitro Challenge Day 5 – Buggy Mains
Its Sunday, and the final day of events at the 2012 Dirt Nitro Challenge. Buggy mains will be running all day and finish with the Pro Buggy A-main this evening. Fresh off of a victory yesterday in the Pro Truggy finals, Hot Bodies driver, Ty Tessmann will lead the pro field into the first corner [...]
2012 Dirt Nitro Challenge Day 4 – Truggy Mains
The final round of buggy qualifying wrapped up just after midnight. Truggy mains start this morning where Team Associated’s Ryan Maifield reigns as top qualifier after TQing round 2 and 3 on Thursday. TLR’s veteran, Adam Drake looks to be on point after a trio of consistent runs putting him 3rd on the starting grid. [...]
2012 Dirt Nitro Challenge Day 3 Coverage – Buggy Qualifying
In store for us today are 3 rounds of buggy qualifying. A much larger crowd for the buggy classes makes up for 25 heats and a long day in the sun. The track is starting to show its wounds from the behemoth truggies punishing it all day yesterday. The whoops/rhythm section is evolving as bumpers [...]
2012 Dirt Nitro Challenge Day 2 Coverage – Truggy Qualifying
Let the racing begin! It’s another beautiful morning in Goodyear, Arizona with the sweet scent of nitro exhaust in the air. Today holds 3 rounds of Truggy qualifying. The best 2 out of 3 will count towards the racers seeding for the mains on Saturday. Practice wrapped up late last night with a lot of [...]
Team Orion Advantage Touch Charger – Hands On! [Video]
Team Orion recently unveiled their new Advantage Touch charger and we go hands on with the new, simple-to-use, touch interface. Watch the video for an in depth walk-through of all the features and functions of this charger.
2012 Reedy International Race of Champions
“…our industry lost an icon that is impossible to replace, but Mike was more than just an icon, he is a legend, and legends never die.” For those of you that are not familiar with Mike Reedy, he was the man behind Reedy Modifieds or what is now known as just “Reedy.” He passed [...]
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