France Savoya & Bermudez win at 2021 Big Race août 2, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment This past weekend was held the 2021 Big Race at the Alc Longvic Mini Racing Car track located near Dijon, France. The Big Race is a round of the French 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship bringing together racers from the Elite class and drivers from National class. The main idea is to allow the National drivers to learn from the Elite drivers in order to improve their skills. Tom Robin (Team … [Read more...] about Savoya & Bermudez win at 2021 Big Race
Ranking New driver Rankings following the 2021 International Buggy Challenge juillet 15, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment International racing is Back! The 2021 International Buggy Challenge held in Portugal had almost all of the euro big names in attendance. The track looked amazing and The main event was a great battle between David Ronnefalk (HB Racing/Performa Racing/Absolute Hobbyz/Runner Time) and Davide Ongaro (Team Associated/O.S Engines/Hobbywing/Sunpadow/AKA). It was Ongaro the ended up taking the win … [Read more...] about New driver Rankings following the 2021 International Buggy Challenge
France Armand Lantheaume doubles at French 1/10th Off-road Champs Rd2 juillet 12, 2021 by Chris 2 Comments The second round of the French 1/10th Off-road Championship was held at the Pégase RC Racing track located in Apt, in the south east of France. The oiled track was well prepared and it will be pretty challenging over the weekend for racers. Add super hot weather conditions, which will impact the grip on the track, and you get a real brain teaser to have a good performing car at every run. Armand … [Read more...] about Armand Lantheaume doubles at French 1/10th Off-road Champs Rd2
Ranking Top 25 RC Rankings: Ryan Maifield secures its World number 1 ranking juin 24, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment The #1 ranked driver in the world, Ryan Maifield, is also the 2021 ROAR National Champion. Ryan has been on fire and has an average finishing position of 1.75 over the rolling two year time period (with his worst finish being a 3rd), which is incredible and shows why he is #1 in the world right now. 2nd place was a pleasant surprise with Aydin Horne and hopefully he makes more 1/8th Nitro races in … [Read more...] about Top 25 RC Rankings: Ryan Maifield secures its World number 1 ranking
Rankings New driver rankings following 2021 Silver State mai 26, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment 2021 Silver State did not disappoint! Ryan Maifield (Mugen Seiki/Maxima Engines/Flash Point Fuel/Hobbywing/JConcepts) took the win after some great battles on a crazy surface in Vegas. Seth VanDalen (Tekno RC/O.S.Engines/JConcepts) finish 2nd and Spencer Rivkin (Team Associated/Mx Maxima//Hobbywing/JConcepts) squeaked out 3rd. It was heatbreak for rising star Tyler Jones (Tekno RC/Ultimate … [Read more...] about New driver rankings following 2021 Silver State
Rankings Top 25 RC Driver Rankings following 2021 Psycho Nitro Blast avril 14, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment The Psycho Nitro Blast is becoming one of the premier events in the US with a strong field of drivers that qualifies them for the rankings. It was Ty Tessmann (XRAY/FX Engines/Hobbywing/Hot Race Tyres) that took home the TQ and win. Rising star Tyler Jones (Tekno RC/Ultimate Racing/Trinity/JConcepts) finished an impressive second and veteran Ryan Cavalieri (TLR/Mx Engines/Muchmore Racing/Pro-Line … [Read more...] about Top 25 RC Driver Rankings following 2021 Psycho Nitro Blast
France Bernard-Alain Arnaldi sweeps 2021 GT8 Cup mars 8, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment The 2021 GT8 Cup was held at the TVRC track at the La ramée sports facilities located in Tournefeuille, near Toulouse, France. The event was organized by professional driver and business owner Jean-Philippe Dayraut in collaboration with Addict RC club and it attracted some of the best racers in France such as large scale specialist Bernard-Alain Arnaldi (Genius), the former two-time world champion … [Read more...] about Bernard-Alain Arnaldi sweeps 2021 GT8 Cup
Ranking New Driver Rankings Following DNC 2021 février 24, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment The 2021 Dirt Nitro Challenge is in the books and it felt great to watch racing again. Dakotah Phend dominated qualifying but it was Ryan Maifield who dominated the main. Although DNC was missing our friends from across the pond, the final was a great race and worth the watch. The top 3 was Maifield, Cole Ogden, and the surprise of Tanner Denny in 3rd. Some notable things to keep in mind with … [Read more...] about New Driver Rankings Following DNC 2021
Videos Max Mört « From the Ground up » video series juillet 19, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment Max Mört created his YouTube channel about RC car called "From the Ground up". The first season includes fifteen episodes focused on all RC brands with advices about various settings such as differentials, roll center, camber and toe but Max also opens the dialogue with topics like the future of the Nitro racing. If you want to learn and chat with fellow enthusiasts, click here! … [Read more...] about Max Mört « From the Ground up » video series
Videos Ty Tessmann Pro Tip: shock rebound juin 28, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment In this video XRAY's Ty Tessmann talks about shock rebound. Find out more and how it affects the car on the track. Source: Ty tessmann (Youtube) … [Read more...] about Ty Tessmann Pro Tip: shock rebound
Videos Ty Tessmann Pro Tip: tire gluing mars 31, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment Check out the new video Canadian racer Ty Tessmann talks about a trick for tire gluing that he learned from his teammate Paul Ciccarello. Source: Ty tessmann (Youtube) … [Read more...] about Ty Tessmann Pro Tip: tire gluing
Videos Spencer Rivkin video: How to go faster – glued side walls mars 24, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment AE's Spencer Rivkin is back with another video where the former World Champ showing a speed tip which should be very helpful to your race and practice program as this helped him with success at all the races he attended. Spencer go in and explains how he glues the front side walls of his JConcepts tires and also explains when and why to do it. Take a seat en enjoy the show! Source: Spencer … [Read more...] about Spencer Rivkin video: How to go faster – glued side walls
Videos Spencer Rivkin video: Winning B6.2 Setup Walkthrough mars 17, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment Spencer Rivkin is back in another video where the former World Champion shows a step-by-step walkthrough on his winning B6.2 setup from the Desert Classic. This should give you guys a better prospective on when and why to make setup changes at track. - Spencer Rivkin Source: Spencer Rivkin (YouTube) … [Read more...] about Spencer Rivkin video: Winning B6.2 Setup Walkthrough
Videos REDS Racing 2021 Off-Road Line up mars 8, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment Italian company REDS Racing have posted a new video where Elliott Boots talks about their 2021 Off-Road Line up and describes the main difference between 721 Superveloce and 721 Scuderia Gen2 Nitro engines. Source: REDS Racing … [Read more...] about REDS Racing 2021 Off-Road Line up
Videos Ty Tessmann Pro Tip: Better engine performance – Part 4 février 15, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment Check out fourth video from the "better engine performance" series of videos by Ty Tessmann where the former World Champion explains how to maximize your engine performance. The new video is about air filter. Source: Ty tessmann (Youtube) … [Read more...] about Ty Tessmann Pro Tip: Better engine performance – Part 4
Videos Ty Tessmann Pro Tip: Better engine performance – Part 3 février 15, 2021 by Chris Leave a Comment FX Engines's Ty Tessmann has released the third video of a series focused on Nitro engines. In this video Ty talks about carburetor linkage. Source: Ty tessmann (Youtube) … [Read more...] about Ty Tessmann Pro Tip: Better engine performance – Part 3