TLR wins JBRL Nitro Series at Thunder Alley Raceway.

Adam Drake TQ’s and wins three classes at the JBRL Nitro Series round 6 at Thunder Alley Raceway.  In the nitro buggy class Adam used his standard set-up for the TLR 8ight 3.0 which can be found here:  http://www.tlracing.com/ProdInfo/Files/TLR04000_Adam_Drake_Standard_Setup_Sheet.pdf  Adam used Nova Rossi’s BTTS WC engine and Pro-Line’s M3 Holeshot tires for both qualifying and the 25 minute final.  In the E buggy class it was a battle between TLR teammates Mike Truhe and Adam Drake who were both running the new TLR 8ight E 3.0 buggy and Pro-Line M3 Holeshot tires.  The two drivers would finish just a few seconds apart after the 10 minute final.  Drake used Tekin’s RX8 Gen 2 speed controller, Tekin 1900KV motor, and Thunder Power 4S battery to power his 8ight E 3.0.  In the nitro truck class Drake took the win with his TLR 8ight T 2.0 powered by Nova Rossi’s Keep Off 7 engine and Pro-Line’s M3 Holeshot tires.  Jose Alvarado took the victories in both Sportsman Buggy and Truck with his TLR 8ight 3.0 and 8ight T 2.0!

 

TLR dominates 1/8th Portuguese Nationals

 

Team Losi Racing drivers, Miguel Matias and Ricardo Monteiro dominate the 2013 Portuguese Nationals. Miguel took the overall win with Ricardo finishing 2nd giving Team Losi Racing and the 8IGHT 3.0 a 1-2 sweep of the podium. Both drivers used Spektrum radios and servos to pilot their vehicles to this dominating performance.

Ricardo Monteiro 2nd (Left) Miguel Matias 1st (Right)

In the Junior Category, Joao Lopes won the overall with his Team Losi Racing 8IGHT 3.0 controlled by Spektrum.

Joao Lopes-Junior Champion

Ramon Nuno wins 1/10 2wd Andalucia Championship with 22 2.0

Last weekend was the third round of the 1/10 2WD Andalucía Championship where Team Losi Racing's Ramon Nuno and the rest of the team did a fantastic job with their new TLR 22 2.0's. With one round to go and with three of three victories, Ramon has secured the 2013 1/10 2WD Andalucía Championship.

Ramon Nuno with his winning 22 2.0

During the race, Ramon set a blistering pace and top qualified every round and posted the fastest lap times. Ramon then went onto to win both A1 and A2 for the overall victory. The rest of Team Losi Racing ran well with Luis Miguel Garcia finishing 7th and Jose Divina in 8th.

Team Losi Racing Spain

Ramon's Winning Setup

 

Team Losi Racing Wins Sidewinder NItro Explosion



Chula Vista R/C Raceway was the host for the 10^th Annual Sidewinder Nitro Explosion this past weekend.  The event had 170 entries.  Qualifying consisted of three rounds on Saturday using your two best points to set up the grid for Sunday’s 45 minute finals.

 

Adam Drake was top qualifier in the nitro buggy class.  Drake started the 45 minute final by laying down some of the fastest laps of the weekend in his Nova Rossi powered TLR 8ight 3.0.  By the halfway point of the race Drake had a commanding lead and the battle was on for second and third.  Mark Pavidis and his 8IGHT 3.0 made a charge to the front after a rough start to catch and pass Jeremy Kortz to take second.  Kortz had problems of his own as the race came to a close and Sean Gaffney was able to sneak by for third on the final lap. 

In the truck final Adam Drake started 2^nd on the grid, but was able to take the lead from Drew Moller around the 6 minute mark.  Drake put is consistent fast laps and had great pit stops from Tim Long and was able to pull away from the field to take the win by 22 seconds.  Drew Moller finished second followed by Sean Gaffney.  All three driver’s where running Nova Rossi Keep Off 7 engines and Pro-Line VTR Blockades in M3. 

AKA's Mark Pavidis also TQ’ed and won the 40+ buggy class followed by TLR teammate Don Vinkemulder.  There were a total of 8 Team Losi Racing 8ight 3.0’s in the 40+ buggy final!

 

 





 

 

 



TLR driver's win big at Pro-Line Indoor Championship

 

The Pro-line Indoor Championships were hosted by Arizona's newest indoor RC facility Warehouse 3. Due to the amazing turnout of 327 entries the format was shortened from 4 qualifiers to 3 qualifiers but still using the standard qual points format with this being only a 2 day event. Things started off great for the TLR team with Charles Hicks taking the round 1 TQ of Modified truck, Chris Wheeler then TQ the first round of both Mod SC( Pro 2) in mid motor and 2wd Modified Buggy.  Trevor Clement would TQ Pro-4 SC. Round 2 would continue the TLR domination with Charles again taking the TQ in Modified truck to clinch the overall TQ postion, Trevor and CHris also took the TQ in our respective classes meaning TLR had locked up TQ in Mod Truck, Pro 2 SC, Pro 4 SC , and 2wd Modified buggy. We weren't done yet though as Charles Tqed the 3rd and final round of Truck Modified for a clean sweep as did Chris in the Pro 2 class. Kevin Kimberly took the final round of Pro 4 for a TLR sweep of qualifying in that class. 

With Qualifying in the books, Sunday would consist of single 10 minute A-mains for all classes except Pro 4 which would run a 8 minute main. First modified main of the day was the Truck Modified A-main, Charles battled with Spencer Rivkin for almost the full 10 minutes and would end up in the 2nd spot. Next up was the Pro 2 A-main, Chris Wheel was able to lead start to finish even with Brian Kinwald pressuring towards the end and was able to take the win. In the Pro 4 A-main Trevor was able to lead wire to wire with teammate Kevin Kimberly coming in the 2nd spot on the podium and privateer Matt Kartozian 3rd also with a SCTE. TLR trucks would take the top 4 spots in this class with Robbie Kakela finishing 4th. TLR also took the victory in the 17.5 SC class with Chris Miller piloting a TLR 22SCT to the victory. 2wd Modified Buggy was the last race of the day and from the TQ position Chris Wheeler was able to lead every lap and take the win with teammate Trevor Clement finishing in the 3rd spot.

 

 

 

 

 

Way to go Trevor and Chris!

 

I am writing this to acknowledge two TLR drivers that have gone leaps and bounds to help a me a local racer. I took a three year break and when I decided to get back into racing Chris Wheeler and Trevor Clement were there to answer and guide me. They took me under their wing and have shown me how fun racing can be. This past weekend was the Pro-Line indoor championships held at Warehouse 3 in Peoria, Arizona. Chris wheeler answered all my questions and took another step that I have not seen in a long time. When I was up for my heat he was right there on the side of the drivers stand talking me through it and when I would make a mistake he would tell me to brush it off and get back to doing what I was and not push it.  Chris and Trevor both gave me advise that I can use in day to day life. I just want to acknowledge these two drivers and how I appreciate everything they have done and have my full support on Team losi racing. Thank you for having a great set of drivers.

Ethan Kovalsky

JP Richards doubles up at the ROAR Region 5 Championships

This past weekend was the ROAR Region 5 Champs held at Summit R/C in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Some say that the Midwest region farms some of the nations best talent and this weekend they would all be here to fight for the regional titles. Drivers from Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio were in attendance with multiple drivers from Team Associated, Durango, and Kyosho.

 

JP raced his Team Losi Racing 22 2.0 for the first time where he took TQ honors and went on to win the 2013 ROAR Region 5 title. In Pro-2 JP was again on fire with his doubled up by taking TQ again with his Team Losi Racing 22 SCT where he went on to win the A-Main taking home his 2nd ROAR Regional Modified title.

JP's winning 22 2.0 Setup