Author: Randy Pike

Round 2 of MSCS held at Dirt Burners Racing in Livonia Michigan. There were a total of 177 entries at this event with Nitro buggy and Ebuggy being the biggest classes.

Tekin factory drivers Nick Vasquez would take the overall Tq in 1/8 E Buggy over teammate Rippee going into the A final. Vasquez and Rippee would blast away from the field. Traffic would become a factor slowing Vasquez down allowing Rippee to take the lead and finish out front. Both drivers chose the Tekin Rx8 Gen2 esc and T8 Gen2 lineup of motors.

Palm Desert RC Raceway hosted round two of the popular JBRL Nitro Series this past weekend. The event had 200 entries and as always attracted a good mixture of World-class drivers and local talent. Adam Drake from Tekin Racing was top qualifier in the 1/8th E-Buggy class. Adam  took the win with his Tekin powered MBX7R Eco followed by Tekin teammate Brian Sullivan and Steve Harris. Adam and Brian both chose the Tekin Rx8 Gen2 esc and T8 Gen2 lineup of motors to power them to the podium.

Nick Vasquez taking 3 out of 5 wins takes the 2015 Dirt Burner Racing Winter Racing League series championship with his Tekin RSX/6.5T powered Hotbodies D413.

MRC Oberaich hosted the 1st ever Austrian E Buggy Nationals. 4 rounds will decide the winner of the overall National Champion. MRC offers a great racing size and surface for the 1/8 cars. Weather caused continual track changes forcing the drivers to stay on their toes all weekend. Tekin powered Serpent factory driver Hupo Hönigl would set he pace early on taking the overall Tq position.  Starting from P2 in the finals after a bad tire choice Hupo would battle with Wollanka(Xray) securing the overall win taking A1 and A2 handily. Wollanka would take 2nd, Heiss 3rd overall.

Hupo Hönigl chose the Tekin Rx8 Gen2 esc and T8 Gen2 1900 motor to power his Serpent Cobra E 2.1 buggy. Follow Hupo @ Hupo Hönigl RC

Heritage RC Park in Chula Vista, CA hosted Round 2 of the Pro-Line Championship Series. Like Round 1, Round 2 had 70+ entries, and we would run 7 minute qualifiers. The track was watered every other heat.

The competition for this round would include J.D. Mora of LRP, TLR’s Don Vinkemulder, Mugen drivers Robert Wickham, Jaime Boquiren and Felipe Martinez, Darin Rogers of Tekno RC and some very fast local racers.

1/8 Scale E Buggy

Luca Sanford recaps: “For both qualifiers of E Buggy, I opted for a fresh set of Soft AKA GridIron IIs, and it was a good choice. The car was very planted, and easy to drive. In Q1, I had a perfect run, and would get the first round TQ. In Q2, Mora pressed me hard for the first 5 minutes of the 7 minute qualifier, but I ran mistake free. I just missed my first round TQ, but would start first in the 10 minute A Main.

I got a great start in the Main, and pulled out to an early lead over the field. My Kyosho MP9e TKI, with the Tekin RX8 Gen2 and Redline T8 Gen2 1900 motor was fantastic. The AKA GridIron II tires on DE Racing SpeedLine Plus wheels were amazing. I ran the entire 10 minute Main mistake free, and finished on top of the podium.”

1/8 Scale E-Buggy Results:

1. Lucas Sanford (Tekin/Kyosho)
2. J.D. Mora (LRP)
3. Darin Rogers (Tekno RC)

“I would like to thank all of my sponsors for making it happen: Sanford and Son RC, Kyosho, KO Propo, AKA, DE Racing, Tekin, TTN Racing and Upgrade RC.” Lucan Sanford

Tekin would like to welcome Custom Works Factory driver Nathan Dean to the team. “Nathan is a well respected oval driver that brings a proven success record to our Team. He’s well respected, professional, and will help continue to prove how successful the Tekin RSX esc and Redline series of motor are in Dirt Oval racing.” Randy Pike

Nathan Dean had this to say “I want to thank Tekin for the amazing opportunity. I am honored to part of a great team with so many great drivers.”

110 drivers made the trip to Kidderminster for the second round of the 2015 2wd BRCA Off Road National Series. Drivers were greeted with a slightly damp track.

Simon Moss reports: “Throughout changing conditions, my Tekin RSX and Redline Gen2 system worked flawlessly, delivering smooth power in the slippery conditions and great torque later on a drying track. After qualifying 5th, I finished with a 2nd and 3rd in legs 2 & 3 which gave me 3rd place overall behind Neil Cragg and Lee Martin.”

The very first ever U4RC in Austria ,Eisenerz on Erzberg. Lukas Klapfer built an U4RC track on his land close to the fence of the famous Erzberg in Austria! It was the first ever U4RC Race in Europe!

22 competitors separated in 2 Classes. (1.9 (12) and 2.2 (10)  from Hungary, Germany, Austria and Czech.

In the morning Daniel Siegl was able to set the fastest qualification time with his Tekin Rx8 Gen2 Pro4 powered Yeti. Of the two main heats Siegl was able to win the second one. In the final, three Yetis ended on the Podium. With some traffic problems Siegl was able to finish 3rd overall.

Hosted at Laliwarehouse indoor track in Hong Kong, over 85 entries made round 1 of the EP Series. 1/8 Buggy as well as  1/10 2wd and 4wd buggy were all filled nicely with entries.

Carson Yeung would take the Tq position in the 1/8 E buggy class over Jonathan Yeung.  But it would be young Jonathan who would go onto take the win in the Amain over his father. Both chose the Tekin Rx8 Gen2 esc and 2050kv T8 Gen2 motor.

Both drivers also ran the 1/10 4wd buggy class with Jonathan coming in 2nd overall followed by Carson in 7th overall. The track conditions were tough, and racing even tougher! Both drivers chose the Tekin RSX and Redline Gen2 5.5T motors.