By Paul Lemieux:

The snowbirds race is one of the most major events of the year, in that it attracts drivers from all over the world to come. At the Birds they race both road course and oval as the format is basically road for 12hrs then oval for 12hrs. This is a typical snowbirds race day.

Practice:
All throughout practice you could almost immediately figure out the race was going to be a difficult and close event due to the already close field of drivers which has already developed and developing even more so as everyone got their cars working. This not only applied to road course, but also with the oval side of the race.

Qualifying:
On-road: On the on-road side of the race Team Trinity started of a bit slow for most of the drivers except for Travis Schreven showing he will be a competitor to be aware of early in qualifying, setting TQ in the stock TC class and also being very fast in 19t.

And in the on road side it was Team Trinity/Xray driver Travis Shreven taking the tq spot in stock TC. In the modified touring class for Trinity/Xray, I ended up taking the top qualifying spot in the last round during the final race.

Oval: In the oval side of the race Team Trinity’s driver Pete D’agnolo started off pretty well putting in good runs in his respective classes. As the rounds went down and the last round came about the team really came threw with Pete D setting the TQ in the two most Prestigious oval classes, (mod 4 cell and 10.5).

Finals:
Oval: Unfortunately, some of the finals did not go as well as qualifying. In the prestigious modified oval and modified touring car categories the storey had a happy ending. Pete, and myself starting from the top qualifying position grabbed a fist full of throttle when the tone of the a-main final went off and never looking back! Fortunately in the end Pete took home the combined classes’ trophy, for oval. It was the combination of finishes between the modified oval and 10.5 oval classes.

On-road: Over to the road course side of the event it was the best combination finishes for modified touring and modified 12th scale. I was fortunate enough to gain this title as I was able to win modified touring car and finish respectively in 12th scale. In mod 12th, team Trinity driver Mike Dumas had a good final. Mike had some bad luck throughout qualifying and had to start in the fifth position. When the tone went off, Mike was on a charge to the front and almost gained the lead. Unfortunately at the end of eight minute event, he came up short and finished about one second behind the leader. In stock touring car and 19 turn touring car classes, Travis Schreven had some troubles but still put in great podium finishes. Congratulations to the winners of all classes.

Winning gear:
On-road: Powering Paul’s Xray T2 in the mod TC class was a Trinity 4.0 brushless and a Trinity 6 cell IB 4600 battery, Paul geared his 4.0 at 8.8 overall ratio with a tire size of 56mm.

Oval: Powering Pete's oval car was also a Trinity 4 turn brushless motor and a Trinity IB 4600 battery.

We would like to Thank:
Trinity would like to thank our team which attended this race. Travis schreven, Ralph Birch, Drew Ellis, Barry Baker, Bobby flack, Pete D'agnono, Mark Smyka, Jeff Dayger, Paul Lemieux, Mike Dumas and also Team manager Jim Dieter for his efforts. Last, but definitely not to be forgotten the entire snowbirds crew for putting on another great race and we will be looking forward to the event again next year.

The track was very challenging with sections called Shock therapy, Dragons tail and the dreaded Leap of faith. these sections made for exciting, close racing all weekend. For more info, go to www.psychonitroblast.com or youtube.com and type in 2008 Physco Nitro Blast for a video of the event.


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	Picture of the enormous peach.		The badlands crew did it again with yet another great bbq and feed us all. The food was awesome. A big thanks goes out to the Badlands crew.
	Track enterance of the Arena.		Left center of the track.
	The left side of the track!		Right side of the track.
	Right center of the track.		Check out the huge pot holes!
	In the spacious hotel room.		Work area in the large hotel room.
	Chad Phillips the Winner of the ever most popular 1/8th scale class at the race.

THE EMPIRE STIKES BACK…

Trinity brought out their big guns over the Thanksgiving weekend for the “2007 US Indoor Champs” held annually in Cleveland, Ohio. This event is one of the most prestigious carpet races in the world and has been held in the ballroom of the Rockside, Oh. Holiday Inn for an unbelievable 28 years.

Trinity Products, previously a major sponsor of this event for many years prior, took this opportunity to show off a list of new products in their booth located in the hallway adjacent to the track. The newly released Duo brushless motors were a big hit with the racers who were just waiting to get a chance to see all of them on display because the DUO’S are very new and not everyone has had a chance to see them. The new EP 4600 batteries on display were possibly the star of the show, considering how many racers were running them AND winning with them. The new T8 hauler bag and the “Now RTR” 1/16th scale, Li-pro powered, brushless RTR blew the racers away as well as the 4500 MAH Li-PRO Racing packs and many, many more items.

Trinity not only brought there "A" game on the track, but also motor man, tuner extraordinaire Jim Dieter returning to Trinity bringing the team his endless expertise and advice and World Championship, race winning experience!

World renowned team drivers, Brian Kinwald, Paul Lemiuex, Ralph Burch, Jeff Dayger, Drew Ellis and Mike Dumas were in attendance, even the CEO Ernest Provetti and President Tony P drove to the race from home base in New Jersey for team support.

On to the racing, with Jim Dieter at the helm and help from Chad Phillips, coupled with the talents of the team drivers…. Trinity showed early on that they would be a formidable for the competition would need to watch out for in all the classes the team entered.

This historic race has so many driver entries; there is always a limited amount of practice time which leaves little room for error. And while testing during the limited practice time, the team, of course try’s to stay one step ahead of the competition and everyone contributes 110%. This dedication and hard work surely paid off and in the early rounds of qualifying, drivers running Trinity motors and batteries had power over and above the competition. At the end of qualifying, to prove that point….. Trinity placed five out of ten motors in the Mod Touring car “A” main not to mention that four out of ten of those drivers were running the new Trinity EP 4600 cells, more than any other manufacture represented at this race. This major accomplishment would clearly point to Trinity as the dominate motor and battery manufacture of the 2007 Cleveland Indoor Champs!

In the number one class, Modified Touring Car, Ralph Burch rose to the top of this world class group of drivers and POWERED himself to the top qualifying position in the last round of qualifying. When all the chips were on the table, he was “all in” for the win and when it was “A” main time, Ralph was “in it to win it” and drove away from the pack, never even looked back! A huge vote of thanks and job well done go to Ralph as well as the entire team in mod touring car.

In the Stock Touring Car class it was Trinity team driver Jeff Cuffs who qualified in a very respectful second spot providing him with the best chance of pressuring the leader for the win. Well, I must say that when the horn went off, Jeff made a pass around the top qualifier within the first three turns of the twisting and demanding track giving him the lead. Jeff not only jumped into the lead spot with pure horsepower and driving skills, he continued to pull away from the pack for the rest of the race giving Trinity yet another win at this prestigious and revered racing event.

A heat felt congratulations and thanks goes out to all the winners and of course the entire team for a great performance at the US Indoor Championships in 2007. We all look forward to seeing how many wins we will capture at the next Cleveland Indoor Champs in 2008!

Last weekend was the second annual Novarossi GP in Essex, England. The event was arguably the biggest one eighth off road event in the UK during 2007and played host to some of the best drivers from the UK, Europe and America. From Europe came Joern Neuman and his pitman Gerd Strenge from Serpent. From Sweden Lars Nordin attended with a string team that included Robert Gustafson and Henrik Nilsson. Making the trip from from Losi in America was Adam Drake and Mike Truhe. Top UK drivers included: David Crompton, Neil Cragg, Elliot Boots, John Hazelwood, Karl Jackson, David Bailey, Darren Bloomfield, Richard Barton, Tommy Chung, Stewart Wilcox, Mike Craddock, David Spashett and Reece Sawyer were all competing, just to name a few.

In the truggy class Adam tq'ed and had almost a 20 sec. leading at the 15 min mark, but broke a rear driveshaft and was out of the race. In the growing buggy class, Adam qualified 2nd behind Mike Truhe. I won my semi final and start third on the grid for the final. The final event was a 45 min main. After the main was over and all the dust cleared Adam won the final buy almost a lap.

Quoted by Adam Drake, "Everything worked great".

Adam used the Trinity Products below to assist him in the winning ways;

1) TRI40013 .21 Trinity "Draked" motors
2) TRI40024 2046 Efra Trinity "Drake" pipe
3) MH0030T 30% Platinum fuel
4) TRI42029 Phatt Head Cooling head for Drake motors
5) TRI20507 EP1500 MaH receiver pack
6) TRI43100 1/8 Scale Buggy Bomb One Inserts, "BIG ONES".
7) TRI43101 1/8 Truggy Bomb One Inserts, "BIG ONES".
8) TRI43102 New LOSI 8 & 8T Aluminum Hub Carriers, Pre-Order Yours Now!

2007 IIC Warm-up event at Competition Hobbies in Tucson, AZ.

Over the weekend of August 23rd-26th was the International Indoor Championships Warm-up Event held at Competition Hobbies in Tucson, AZ. Event held annua as this is the second year for the event with the growing attendance. There were Ten heats of racers who ran four qualifiers and single mains. Many of the manufacturers sent their top drivers to prepare for the upcoming IIC in Las Vegas at the end of September.

Mike used the NEW EP CELLS at the event proving his article about the performance of the new cells in fashion. Not only did Mike win the IIC Warm-up event in Modified Brushless with 5 cell but he also won the club race at the same track a couple days before hand. Mike also had the single fastest lap on the track of 9.9 seconds. Those EP Cells must be putting out some serious power...

Results:
1. Mike Dumas - Team Losi / TRINITY
2. Andrew Grey - Team Losi / Orion
3. Brian Kinwald - Associated / SMC

2007 RC PRO SERIES EVENT round #4 of the Southern CA.

Over this past weekend of August 9-12th was round #4 of the Southern CA. Nitro series. The race was hosted by Thunder Alley Raceway. Many of the top drivers attended such as: Adam Drake, Mark Pavidis, Levi Jackson, Cody King, Billy Laster, Bobby Tillman, Jacques Ballow, Matt Castelano, Aaron Waldron, ect... Drake not only took the TQ honors, but went on to WIN 1/10 gas truck, and also WON in the Buggy expert class.

Results:
1. Adam Drake - Team Losi / Trinity Drake
2. Cody King - Kyosho / Sirio
3. Mark Pavidis - Kyosho / OS
4. Matt Castelanno - Team Losi / Trinity Drake