Just when you thought the mini scene couldn't get any hotter, BAM, the A-Team goes buggy! Get the full story here and give your feedback. Now if only they'd build a 1/10 four wheeler...
Kevin Hetmanski went into 007 mode and snapped a few pics of Associated's prototype belt car at the Reedy Race. We don't know if it's destined for production, but we can all armchair-engineer it to death! Look here for zoomed-in views.
We've been waiting for this since the electric Half-8 was released! Kyosho won't be the first with a nitro mini-buggy (even though they invented the category!) but you can expect the Nitro Mini Inferno to be one of (if not THE) best. Talk about it.
That's right, Trinity 1/18 scale truck will be the first brushless-powered RTR mini. The new Cobalt B mini-motor provides the power, and a Castle Creations Mamba speed control will be standard. Click Here for more info and feedback at the Radio Control Zone.
Josh Cyrul was on a roll in Cleveland over the Thanksgiving holiday at the U.S. Indoor Champs. Cyrul won the highly anticipated Mod Sedan class for Team XRAY after getting around TQ and Team Losi driver Paul Lemieux at the start of the race. Cyrul never looked back although he was pursued by the eager Losi driver to the very end. Joshs winning streak continued during the 1/12 Mod class and easily won the race even though several other drivers including TQ Mike Blackstock were in the hunt.
Masami Hirosaka, the winningest driver in the history of IFMAR competition, has scored yet another world championship in the 1/12 class at the IFMAR Worlds in Kissimmee, FL. Today marked the conclusion of qualifying, during which Hirosaka claimed the TQ spot. It was a good omen for Hirosaka as he claimed the victory in only the second of the three mains. Congrats to Masami on his 14th championship. The 1/10 ISTC (touring) class still remains, and it could be another opportunity for Hirosaka to further establish himself as the best driver RC has ever known.
Drivers from all over gathered at CRCRC Raceway in Columbus, OH, for the 2001 ROAR Off-Road Stock Nationals. Many new and talented drivers ran in all five classes, but when the dust settled after the Mains, the Losi crew and drivers came out on top. Drew Loftus took the Junior buggy class, Torry Hadley won in the Masters truck division, Jason Ladow took top honors in the Stock Buggy class, Eric Clark won Stock Truck and Jonathan Noon completed Losi's winning streak by taking the victory in four-wheel drive. Congratulations to the participants, the winners and the track officials on a well-run, exciting race. Stay tuned to a future issue of Radio Control Car Action for an in-depth race report.
Billy Easton picked up two major wins at the Silver State Championships. Easton took the TQ in the 1/10-Scale Nitro Truck Class with his Associated RC10GT, and went on to win the 45-minute A-Main with a cushy 2-lap lead over 2nd-place finisher Richard Saxton. Easton and his Thunder Tiger EB-4 S2 qualified third in the highly competitive 1/8-Scale Buggy Class behind Kyosho drivers Greg Degani and Richard Saxton, who qualified in first and second respectively. It was a battle between these three drivers in the main, but after 45-minutes of door-to-door racing, Easton crossed the line with the win. Looks like Billy Easton is going to be the man to beat at the ROAR Off-Road Fuel Nats this summer well be there to catch the action.
Trinity now has three 540-size brushless motors: the monster-ready N80, the N60 1/10 touring motor, and the N40 powerplant for 1/12-scale racing. All are sensoreless for compatibility with Castle Creations, M-Troniks, Tekin and similar BL speed controls. Click Here for more info!
That's right, you can see XRAY's ground-breaking micro-nitro machine in action! Click over to www.teamxray.com to see the vid, then talk about it here!
Tamiya USA, Aliso Viejo, CA: Team Associated's Craig Drescher was the Invitational Class winner at the 2005 Reedy Race, which also marked the Factory Team TC4's competition debut... Jilles Groskamp took second with his XRAY T1FK, and Hot Bodies' Atsushi Hara wheeled the new Cyclone in for third. Meanwhile, in Open Mod, Josh Numan set the top qualifying time with his Team Losi JRX-S and lead a 1-2 finish with fellow Team Losi JRX-S driver Mike Truhe.