2008 CEN Challenge - Thailand

3/24/2008 -

Team CEN USA's Andrew Smolnik TQ and won the CEN Challenge in Thailand in both 1/8 Pro buggy and 1/8 Pro Truggy against the top drivers from all brands in Asia.  Congrats

2008 CEARA STATE CHAMPS BRAZIL, RD1

3/10/2008 - CEN´S won all 3 categories in 2008 Ceara State Champs Brazil Rd1
1/10 Gas Truck
Team CEN Rafael Felicio, driving MG10 (2WD) with stock chassis and engine, took the win with 1 second ahead of CEN driver Francisco Junior (MG10) and 3rd podium Joao Bruno (AE RC10).
 
1/8 Truggy
Team CEN Rafael Felicio, driving CEN Matrix ARENA , take TQ about 2 rounds qualifiers and in starting take front at finish 1 lap ahead of Allisson Morais ( AE ) and Paulo Dibe (Mugen).
 
1/8 Buggy
Team CEN Francisco Junior CEN MATRIX TQ 2 rounds of qualifiers and won the final with 2 laps in front Pedro Henrique (AE RC8) and Alcanrata (777).

2008 1st annual Psycho Nitro Blast

2/2/2008
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At the 2008 1st annual Psycho Nitro Blast held in frigid Atlanta Georgia, Justin Cranford drove his Matrix Arena TR to an outstanding 2nd place finish in the grueling 60min main event.  Justin was catching the leader and fell seconds short as the final buzzer went off.  Congratulations to Justin Cranford and his (Pit man) / father Mario Cranford for a job well done!!! 
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The Cranford's have proven once again that the Matrix Arena TR is one of the toughest Truggies in the Market!!!!  Stay tuned as Justin is a rising star in the pro 1/8th buggy and truggy class.  
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2008 Brazil 1/8 Nitro Pre-National

1/24/2008

FINAL TRUGGY

1?RAFAEL FELICIO-CEN Racing Matrix TR Arena
2?ALEXANDRE CUNHA-Gs-Xut
3?RANIERO BASSI-XT8
4?FEDERICO RIBAS-Mugen
5?MARCELO CUNHGS-Xut
6?EDUARDO CAMARA-Jemmy

2007 KMRCA (Korea Model R/C Car Association) TRUGGY & MONSTER game

12/12/2007

In KMRCA(Korea Model R/C Car Association) TRUGGY & MONSTER game held in Republic of Korea on November 25, 2007, TR ARENA (DRIVER: Seok-ho KIM)ranked the third in the part of TRUGGY and GST7.7 (DRIVER: Seok-min JANG)won the TQ and the 1st title in the part of MONSTER.

KMRCA is a game held in Korea once a year and it is also the biggest game and the most respected game in Korea. Then, all car drivers sold in Korea participate in this game and compete with each other for each company’s car capacity.

2007 CEARA STATE CHAMPS 2007 IN BRAZIL

12/10/2007

Rafael Felicio (CEN Racing matrix TR Arena) TQ and Won 6 rounds out of 7 making him the CHAMPION of CEARA STATE 2007 1/8 BUGGY, 4th time in his career.   Rafael also TQ (9 laps) and won the buggy classes as well. 
 
Rafael: 'It would like to thank all the friends (special Ken for the support and too Junior, Gene, Andrew) who had helped in this conquest, was really a great year with the CEN and I winning all the categories in my state (On Road, Buggy and Truggy) and CEN winner Brazilian Nats too!'

2007 IFMAR Pre-Worlds Championship - CEN Matrix TR Arena 4th and 6th


 10/27/2007

Team CEN's Andrew Smolink and Gene Hickerson piloted the Matrix Pro into Final A-main of IFMAR
Pre-worlds championship taking 4th and 6th positions. Top drivers around the world including many national champions and European Champions gathered at North Carolina to compete in this IFMAR event.  Andrew and Gene are ranked 2nd and 3rd in all USA drivers ahead of many USA national champion.

2007 Hong Nor Challenge Finalnd - CEN Matrix Buggy / Truggy TQ / Won

10/27/2007

Team CEN Finland Arto Heinonen strikes again! Team CEN continues to crush the competition on the International racing scene. Arto battled with Europe’s very finest drivers to make a clean sweep at the 2007 Hong Nor (Jamming) Challenge in Finland. Arto was spotted using some proto-type components that are said to make the Matrix buggy and truggy even more light and nimble.  Team CEN Finland includes 4x spots in the A-main Final and winning both buggy and truggy class.  CEN Racing would like to thank Hong Nor for putting on this very special event- Arto and CEN Racing will be back next year to defend the title!

 JR-Hobby
Tel: 358-50-4085358  info@jr-hobby.com  , http://www.cenracing.fi

1

Arto Heinonen TQ CEN

2

Mikko Mäkinen CEN

3

Henry Tanskanen

4

Matti Niinist?/span>

5

Matti Korvenmaa CEN

6

Marko Eklund

7

Ari Heinonen

8

Joonas Vuojolahti

9

Reijo Mattila

10

Mika Rinne CEN

2007 F.E.M.C.A Thailand - CEN Matrix TR Arena TQ and Won

10/27/2007
Team CEN continues to be a dominant force worldwide chalking up another victory for the Matrix Arena TR at the 2007 F.E.M.C.A. race in Thailand. Team CEN Thailand Paphon-C TQed the event using his box stock Factory Race Edition CEN Racing Truggy. This sanctioned event is the big race of the year for this area and Paphon C ran a flawless main event to capture the FEMCA Championship title.

 LS Airfield and Buggy
15 M2 Khaoplubpla Muang Ratchaburi,  Thailand
Tel 663-2313-927
distributor-munthoo@hotmail.com

2007 Philippine, Manila Race - CEN Matrix TR Arena Won

10/17/2007

New Team CEN International driver Mr. Nani Tagle finished 1st place at the race was held at the 
SONIC BOOM race track in manila.   It was an exciting race with our driver 
going head to head with mr Jordan Go, another top philippine driver. 
Mr Go suffered a car breakdown with his hongnor after falling behind 
Mr. Tagle.

 here is a link for more pictures and some views of our race track 
(CEN's home in the Philippines): http://www.rctech.net/forum/

2007 Denmark 1/8 National Championship - CEN Matrix Won



 9/24/2007

Steffan Clumsee from CEN Racing wins the 2007 Danish National Championships! Rune Gustavson finishes in a respectable 3rd place! CEN Racing occupies the national title along with 3rd place at the Danish National Championships! This is the 2nd National Championship CEN Racing has captured this year!

Congrats to Steffan Clumsee on his outstanding performance! Steffen exclusively uses CEN Racing products to put himself in the winners circle! The Matrix Pro Buggy by CEN Racing has once again been race proven to out last and out perform the competition!
Photo by: Dennis Jensen

2007 Brazil 1/8 National Championship - CEN Matrix Won



1/8 Buggy:
 Team CEN Gene 'the machine' Hickerson and CEN Racing win the 2007 Brazil 1:8 Buggy National Championships at Asa Branca Speedway in Fortaleza

1/8 Truggy:
Team CEN Andrew Smolinik and Rafael Felicio finished 2nd and 3rd in truggy.  Team CEN has total of 5 truggies in the A-main out of 12 total spots.  CEN is definitely a dominate force in Brazil.		 9/10/2007

2007 Roar Gas Truck National  - CEN GST / Nemesis Prototype took 2nd Place. 


8/27/2007

  • Entry Fee = $70

  • One Gallon of Nitro Fuel = $25

  • Two Trustworthy Pit men = Two Steak dinners at $60

  • Fuel Gun = $60

  • Stop Watch = $25

      The only Brand Monster Truck that did not break during the A-main final at the 2007 Roar Nationals? =   Priceless 

Congratulations to Andrew Smolnik, Joey "Batman" and Team CEN for their national accomplishment and 2nd place finish at the 2007 Roar National Championship.   Andrew powered his CEN Monster Truck from the C main event all the way to the A main final and a 2nd place finish over all!   That’s 80 minutes of racing on one of the largest most grueling tracks ever seen at a national event.

Danish Championship Rd5  - CEN Matrix took 2nd and 3rd positions

8/27/2007
Team CEN's Rune Gustanvane and Steffan Clumsee piloted the Matrix C-1 FRE to 2nd and 3rd position at round 5 of the Danish Championship. 








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EFRA GP Norway  - CEN Matrix took 3rd position

8/20/2007
Team CEN's Steffan Clumsee piloted his Matrix C-1 FRE to 3rd position finish at EFRA GP Norway against the toughest competitions from all over the Nordic region.  Source: www.neo-buggy.net

Brazil Ceara State Round#5 - CEN Matrix TQ and Won Again



 8/7/2007
This weekend we had the race being valid for the Round#5 in CEARA STATE CHAMP - BRAZIL. The track "Asa Branca Speedway" best track in Brazil and that in September will receive 10TH EDITION BRAZIL NATS OFF ROAD.  The wonderful track had brilliant one more time participation of Team CEN BRAZIL, with CEN´s driver Rafael Felicio take TQ and Winner (Buggy and Truggy).
2007 is year the CEN RACING in BRAZIL.  Complet Report in www.copainferno.com.br

R/C Pro East Rd.2 - CEN Matrix TQ and Won Again

7/31/2007

 Gene Hickerson sent us his report from Round 2 of the RC Pro East Series, held last weekend at Lake Park in Tampa Florida. Drivers came down to sunny FL from as far as North Carolina to compete for the East Coat RC Pro Championship...Detail

Team CEN Chris Systma Dominates the North East R/C Driver Race for Champions

7/10/2007

 CEN Racing’s New York Pro Driver Chris Systma dominates the 2nd annual R/C Driver Magazine Race of Champions by capturing 1st place and the championship for CEN Racing with his Werks powered CEN Matrix Buggy.  Congratulations to Chris Systma on his stellar performance!  The CEN Matrix is gaining more and more respect world wide as a serious player in the ever-so competitive 1/8th scale buggy world. 





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Team CEN Dominated Roar Florida State Series Taking Top 3 in Truggy Class.

7/10/2007

 Last Saturday was round 8, the final round of the 2007 ROAR Florida State
Off Road Series held in Tampa. With an average of 175 entries this year, the
FSORS is one of the largest series in the USA. 6 of the 8 rounds count
towards the championship, so everyone was there for the championship titles
that were still up for grabs...Details
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Team CEN International - Matrix TR Arena Wins Venezuela National rd4

7/10/2007

 Team CEN George Velazco had raced this weekend in Venezuela National series.  He TQ and won  with Matrix TR Arena.  His truggy is working perfectly all weekend.  He raced 4 races with Matrix TR Arena this session and already won 3x A-main. 




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Team CEN International - Matrix  Wins in Denmark and Venezuela

6/25/2007

Steffen Culmsee TQ and won the Rd.4 of the Danish Championship

Team CEN Venezuela TQ and won the Rd2 of the Venezuela National , Truggy class. 


Picture CARLOS CABRERA, DANIEL FERREIRA ,JUAN FORTY (mecanic) , GEORGE VELAZCO , SIMON MARCANO

Portugal Modelis Troph 3?Race - Matrix TR Arena Wins


6/21/2007

1?Ricardo Martins CEN /  Boss
2?Nuno Fonseca Hobau OS
3?Carlos Correia Hongnor Hong
4?Carlos Noam GS Xut Boss
5?Ricardo Rebocho GS Xut Nosram

Nitromodel
ESTRADA DE SAO BERNARDON 46, AVEIRO 3810-172 Portugal. 
Ph:+351 234 195 672    /   E-Mail: geral@nitromodel.pt

FSORS  - Matrix TR Arena TQ and Wins again

6/10/2007

Round 7 of the FSORS was held at the new Farmer's Raceway in Tampa Florida last weekend. The small track was super blue grooved before the rains came. In 1/8 Truck, it was series defending champion, Gene 'the machine' Hickerson, taking TQ in round 1 & 2 with his CEN Matrix TR Arena. In the 30 minute A-main, it was all Hickerson again, leading every lap and lapping everyone but JJ Turk in 2nd. 3rd was Anton Watson, followed by Cen Racing's Kyle Sokol in 4th.  In 1/8 Buggy, Kyosho's Ryan Eckert again took TQ in roun  Eckert. JR Mitch worked his way from 10th spot to take over 2nd. Ruona ran out of fuel near the end, leaving Mit ch and Eckert to battle for the lead. Mitch won, followed by Eckert and Hickerson in 3rd...................http://www.FSORS.com

1/8 Truck
1.  Gene Hickerson (TQ)    CEN Matrix TR Arena
2.  JJ Turk                       Mugen
3.  Anton Watson             Losi
4.  Kyle Sokol                   CEN Matrix TR Arena
5.  Chris Shadron

1/8 Expert Buggy
1.  JR Mitch       
2.  Ryan Eckert      
3.  Gene Hickerson  - CEN
4.  Jason Ruona
5.  Anton Watson
12. Kyle Sokol - CEN

Danish Championship - Matrix Wins

5/7/2007

 2nd rd of the Danish championship was held at the SOS track south of
Copenhagen!  I had some pretty good quals and end up 3rd.Peter Harder(Xray) TQed And my
brother Tim culmsee (Hong nor) 2nd. and that was the same pos. after the semi-finals!

The final.  Peter and I had the best Dog fight ever! 30 min.totally close race with Tim
only 5.sec behind Tim flamed out and I took the chance to shake Peter of! I pushed hard  the
next laps and He was not able to hang on!  It end up with a 1 lap. CEN victory
Steffen Culmsee

Maaetoft - Denmark Exclusive
Tel: +45 86 43 61 00
E-Mail: hobby@maaetoft.dk

Australia NSW State Titles - TQ and Wins

5/7/2007

Ari Bakla from HEI ( CEN Australian Agent) TQ’ed and won the Truggy class in NSW state titles. Ari Bakla Killed the opposition with another stunning victory for the CEN Matrix Truggy.  There were 7 Arenas in the whole field and 2 made the main final. The second arena finished 10th due to an engine issue.

Detail info on  http://www.rubeduderc.com/

HEI ( CEN Distributor )
Ph: 02 9939 3644
www.hobbyx.com

R/C Pro Series East Division Rd.1

5/7/2007

 Bob "Spanky" Bjorkman TQ'd and won 1/8 Sportsman Buggy with his Matrix. Kyle Sokol TQ'd 1/8 Arena Truck and Tony Pattishall qualified 2nd. Bob also made the A-main and Jesse Olsen too with their TR Arena's. I qualifed 2nd in buggy and Kyle Sokol also made the A-main.  Detail coming soon...





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Western Australian Proline Challenge


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 1st  Rick Penglington Hyper 8st
2nd Paul Cornwell CEN ARENA ST,Recab Vspec,Proline
3rd  Luke Sheehan TTR Truggy.

An action Packed Main final seeing 2 mugens destroy themselves 10 mins into
the race, The matrix in only its first time on the grass was reliable, fast
and tough. 40 series Proline mulchers were the tyres of the day and using
the French modified RECAB V SPEC the truggy was a missile!!!!!

2nd Koski Challenge Indoor Race (Finland) - Buggy Win / Truggy 9th

4/20/2007

   Arto Heinonen was unbeatable at the second Koski Challenge indoor race, which was held last weekend at Valkeakoski, Finland, and wins it! In the truggy class Arto was holding strong the 3rd position until the servo broke in the A-Main resulting him 9th.  Huge congrats to Arto over the win

Position   Name                  Car           Engine      Laps        Time
1         Heinonen Arto        CEN       O.S.    77     45m08.722
2         Honkanen Markku    Hobao       O.S.    76      45m18.255
3         Sartesuo Juha         Kyosho      RB      75       45m10.033
4         Lintula Tuomas        Hong-Nor   Werks   73   45m11.505
5         Salonen Tomi          Kyosho       RB      70      45m07.346
6         Parjanen Jani          Team Losi   Mega    69    45m34.854
7         Cipans Edgars          Team Losi   OPS     68    45m26.028
8         Björkman Tomi        Hobao        CMB     66     45m11.117
9         Pedersen Julle         Mugen       Ninja   64     40m01.763
10        Hiltunen Jouni        Mugen        Ninja

CEARA CHAMPS BRAZIL 2007 - TQ and WIN



¡@		 3/17/2007
    Race realized in Fortaleza city (Brazil) the second round the "CEARA CHAMPS 2007" with Rafael Felicio (Cen Matrix /Axe Rossi) winner and TQ (BUGGY 1/8), Francisco Junior (Cen Matrix /STS) second e end podium Cleyton Viana (MBX5R/RB)

Hickerson and the CEN Racing Matrix TR Arena takes the 6th TQ in a row
and wins for the 5th time in the last 6 rounds of the Florida State Series



¡@		 3/17/2007
    In 1/8th Expert Buggy it was all Kyosho's Ryan Eckert. Ryan Eckert TQ'd by 8 seconds over Xray's Leon McIntosh and my Cen Matrix Pro, just .1 seconds behind in 3rd. In the A-main event, Eckert took the hole shot followed closely by myself. TTR's JR Mitch moved into 3rd and eventually caught me and Eckert at the 6 minute mark. As I was heading in for my 1st pit stop, I ran out of fuel 1 foot from the line. That put me 2 laps down and left Eckert and Mitch to battle for 1st. Eckert went on to win by a good 10 seconds, with Kelly Bear taking 3rd.  In 1/8 Truck, Kyosho's Tony Pattishall took the early TQ. But in round 2, I had a perfect run and took over TQ by 11 seconds. My Matrix TR Arena was only 3 seconds slower then the Expert Buggy TQ time, even though the track was very tight for the big trucks. In the A-main event, CEN's Kyle Sokol took the lead over from Pattishall early on. I had to work my way up through the field as I missed the start. I caught Sokol and followed him as we stretched out our lead over the rest of the pack. Just before the 1st pit stops, Sokol flamed out and dropped back. That gave me a huge lead and I went on to lap the whole field and win by 3 laps over 2nd place Steve Szykulski and Glenn Napurski in 3rd to give me a perfect points score of 303 points thus far in the series.
1/8 Expert Arena Truck 1/8 Expert Buggy
1st / TQ Gene Hickerson-TQ   CEN/Mega/Maxy 6th Gene Hickerson   CEN
10th Kyle Sokol               CEN/Mega/Maxy 11th Kyle Sokol       CEN

Race Report by Gene 'the machine' Hickerson http://www.machinesrchobbies.com

CEN Racing's all new Matrix Arena TR is sweeping Australia!


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CEN Racing's all new Matrix Arena TR is sweeping Australia!  Our Aussie representative Ari Bakla show complete domination with his Matrix Arena TR at the RDRC-AWJ Nitro Challenge last weekend by taking the Championship and 1st place prize money.  On Saturday, Bakla began his domination by setting the all time track lap record with his Matrix Arena TR.  This lap record was help prior with a 1/8th buggy, and Bakla shattered the lap record with his CEN Truggy.  To top it off, Bakla then beat his own lap record on Sunday re-breaking the all time lap record at one single event!  In the main event Bakla continued his conquest by winning the race by over 10 laps!  This is generally unheard of!  Ari Bakla's performance authenticates and confirms CEN Racing's Matrix Arena TR Truggies ability to perform and compete among the best. 
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It was almost a foregone conclusion given the blinding pace all weekend that Ari Bakla and his Rocket propelled CEN would surely take the 1/8 Truggy title and money out unless an earthquake or missile were to take him out.
www.rubeduderc.com  

The CEN Matrix TR Arena wins again at the RC Pro East Series


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 Gene 'the machine' Hickerson wins 1/8 Expert Arena Truck again at round 1 of
the RC Pro East Series in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Hickerson took the lead from TQ, Travis Dupree, with his Cen Matrix TR Arena after the 1st pit stop and never looked back.  In 1/8 Expert Buggy, Hickerson took the lead on lap 2 with his Cen Matrix and lead the 1st half of the race until his engine mount screws came loose and put him out. TQ, Leon McIntosh eventually  took over the lead and went on to win in a close race with Robin Nelson.
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1/8 Expert Arena Truck 1/8 Expert Buggy
1.   Gene Hickerson     CEN/Mega/Maxy 8.   Gene Hickerson   CEN
2.   David Lindburt 11. Kyle Sokol          CEN
3.   Robin Nelson         Kyosho ¡@
4.   Kyle Sokol            CEN ¡@
5.   Chris Crews           Kyosho ¡@

CEN Racing Matrix Finland Debut - 2nd and 3rd

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The Koski Challenge was the first Indoor race ever in Finland and it was also the first national Truggy race at the same time, along with the buggy class.  Race was held at -15C outside while slightly above zero C degrees indoors in a giant football arena with natural ground, on which a great race track was prepared including fast sweepers, tight truns and several jumps. Around 35 drivers participated the race.

It was also a success for CEN and the finnish factory CEN driver Arto Heinonen sponsored by CEN Racing Finland (JR-Hobby) with his Matrix buggy and Matrix Arena truggy finishing 3rd and 2nd respectively.

JR Hobby - info@jr-hobby.com http://www.cenracing.fi
Truggy 1/8 - Final
2nd.   Arto Heinonen CEN Racing Matrix TR Arena
Buggy 1/8 - Final
3rd    Arto Heinonen CEN Racing Matrix C-1

CEN Matrix TR Arena  wins MotoRoma 2007

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I finished 1st in Truggy and 5th in Buggy. In Buggy, I worked my way up and was battling with the leaders after 10 minutes. I didn't here my pit guy call me in so I went another lap and flamed out. By the time I got back on the track I was about 2 laps down.  I was able to race well for the remainder of the race and pick up some positions and placed 5th.
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Truggy 1/8 - Final
1st.   Chris Systema   CEN Racing Matrix TR Arena
Buggy 1/8 - Final
5th Chris Systema CEN Racing Matrix C-1

CEN Matrix TR Arena TQ's and wins round 3 of the Florida State Series


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Back to Back to Back TQ's and Wins in the Florida State Series for the CEN
Matrix TR Arena.

Gene 'the machine' Hickerson takes his 3rd TQ and Win in a row at the ROAR
Florida State Series with the Cen Matrix TR Arena last weekend. CEN Driver
Kyle Sokol qualified 2nd and took 3rd with his Matrix TR Arena to give Cen
1st and 2nd in the current points standings.
Truggy 1/8 - Final
1.   Gene Hickerson  (TQ)   CEN/Maxy/Mega/Proline/Futaba
2.   Jeff Keeton                 Kyosho
3.   Kyle Sokol                   CEN/Maxy/Mega

Ceara State Champs 2007- Matrix Buggy / TR Arena TQ and WON


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Cen Racing start with great show in Ceara State Champs 2007 (rd 1), race in Eusébio(CE) city, track name "Asa Branca Speedway". The performance better to Cen´s drive Rafael Felicio, TQ in Buggy and Truggy and winner in Truggy with Richard Bander in podium (3th place). Outher Cen´s Francisco Junior winner in Buggy 1/8. Great joob and performance perfect all CEN´s drives.
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Buggy 1/8 - Final Truggy 1/8 - Final
1 Francisco Junior - Cen Matrix/STS 1 Rafael Felício (TQ) - Cen Arena/STS
6 Paulo Dibe - Cen Matrix/STS 3 Richard Bander - Cen Nemesis/STS
8 Rafael Felício (TQ) - Cen Matrix/STS RAFAEL FELICIO
rafaelffelicio@hotmail.com
TEL 55 85 9102.5646
9 Otávio Queiroz - Cen Matrix/STS

2007 Team Losi Nitro Winter Champs - 4x Matrix TR in Amain

1/28/2007
Team CEN puts 4 Matrix TR Arena's in the 1st big race of 2007 at the Losi Nitro Winter Champs.

1/8 Truggy - A  Main --
Pos    name
  1   Adam Drake              
  2   Travis Amezcua        
  3   Ryan Eckert             
  4   Andrew Smolnick       CEN/OPS/TQ
  5   Gene Hickerson         CEN/Mega/Maxy
  7  Jeff Keeton            
  8   Kyle Sokol               CEN/Mega/Maxy
  9   Mike Truhe             
10  Martin Gramatica    
11  Paul Coleman        
12   Chris Sytsma             CEN

2007 Roar Florida State Series (Rd 2) - TQ and WIN

1/15/2007
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CEN Racing's Gene Hickerson put on a great show in his first race of 2007. Taking the wins in both 1/8 buggy and truggy. Gene also TQ'd in truggy with the first outing of the Matrix TR Arena Factory Race edition (FRE).

1/8 Truck A-main
1. Gene Hickerson (TQ) Cen Matrix TR Arena
2. Martin Gramatica
3. Glenn Napurski
4. Kyle Sokol CEN Matrix TR Arena
5. Duane Sizemore

1/8 Buggy A-main
1. Gene Hickerson CEN Matrix FRE
2. Ryan Eckert
3. Gary Mazur
4. Bobby phillips
5. Leon McIntosh
6. JR Mitch (TQ)
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Machine's R/C Hobbies , Sarasota, FL, Ph. 941-360-9270

2006 Neo Buggy Invitation Challenge in UK


 12/16/2006

NeoBggy is one of the biggest  offroad Race in the world and CEN driver Andrew Smolnick showed the competition what Matrix buggy and truggy are capable off.  CEN finished ahead of 8 times UK champion, and many world class drivers.  Good job, Andrew
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1/8-scale Buggy
1 Adam Drake - USA - Losi/Drake
2 Davide Tortorici - Italy - Crono/Falcon
3 Greg Degani - USA - HoBao/Picco
4 Borja Hernandez - Spain - Mugen/Ninja
5 Robert Batlle - Spain - HoBao/Falcon
 6 Andrew Smolnik - USA - CEN/OPS Radical
7 Jon Hazlewood - UK - XRAY/Recab OS
8 Jamie Booth - UK - Hong Nor/OS
9 Graham Alsop - UK - HoBao/RB
10 Christoffer Svensson - Sweden - Kyosho/RB

1/8-scale Truggy
1 Adam Drake - USA - Losi/Drake
2 Andrew Smolnik - USA - CEN/OPS Radical
3 Graham Alsop - UK - HoBao/RB
4 Richi Gomez - Spain - GS/RB
5 Stewart Wilcox - UK - Mugen/Ninja
6 Tommy Chung - UK - Kyosho/Sirio
7 Elliot Boots - UK - Kyosho/RB
8 Jamie Booth - UK - Hong Nor/OS
9 Greg Degani - USA - HoBao/Picco
10 Robert Batlle - Spain - HoBao/Falcon

 2006 Maxy Fuel International Nitro Challenge - TQ and WIN

12/6/2006
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1/8 Truck A-main
1.  Gene Hickerson  (TQ)     CEN Matrix TR Arena
2.  Bobby Moore                 Mugen MBX-5T
3.  Kyle Sokol                     CEN Matrix TR Arena
4.  Tony Pattischal              Kyosho ST-R
5.  Chad Olcott

1/8 Buggy
1.  JR Mitch (TQ)     TTR
2.  Nathan Wincek    Losi
3.  Gary Mazar          Jammin
4.  Kyle Sokol           CEN Matrix Pro
5.  Gene Hickerson   CEN Matrix Pro
Machine's R/C Hobbies , Sarasota, FL, Ph. 941-360-9270

 "Island hobbies championship" Trinidad

11/28/2006
 "Island hobbies championship" Trinidad

1/10 Nitro Sedan Stock:

1st -  Jevaughn Layne of  TEAM CEN - CT4R
2nd - Peter Richards of TEAM CEN - CT4R

RC CITY LTD.
#98-100 pointe-A-Pierre-Rd
San Fernado, Trinida, Tobago
868-652-7866

Fall NitroFeast @ Farm II

11/27/2006
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Corey Johnson from CEN Racing finishes in a strong 3rd place at the 2006 Fall Nitro Fest at the Farm II in North Carolina.  Congratulations to Corey on his great finish!  A main Buggy I qualified 7th out of 97 buggies. I got a bad start in the 45 minute main. After it was all over I finished 3rd. My Matrix Pro was dialed. I cant wait for next season, It should be a great year.

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R/C Pro Series FINAL

         11/14/2006
Congrats to Team CEN's outstanding performance at R/C Pro Series Final putting all 3 Matrix TR Arena Trucks in the A-main at the RC Pro Series finals and Andrew Smolnik for putting the Matrix
Pro in the Buggy A-main.

EX. ARENA TRUCK (A Main)
12 Andy Smolnik      CEN Matrix/OPS
14 Gene Hickerson   CEN Matrix/Mega
15 Jason Ashton      CEN Matrix/SH

1/8 expert buggy A-main
6. Andy Smolnik CEN Matrix Pro/OPS

Ceara State Champs 2006, Brazil - Matrix WIN

11/11/2006
Congrats to Team CEN's Rafael Felicio's excellent performance at Ceara Sate Champ 2006 in Brazil.
BUGGY 1/8
1 RAFAEL FELICIO - CEN MATRIX/STS/DLD
2 OTAVIO QUEIROZ - CEN MATRIX/STS/PL
7 Francisco Junior - CEN MATRIX/STS/HOBAO

TRUGGY
4 RAFAEL FELICIO - Matrix ARENA PROTO/OS
6 RICHARD BANDER NEMESIS/STS

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2006 Futaba Challenge - 2nd and 3rd

10/29/2006
 Congrats to Team CEN's excellent performance at 2006 Futaba Challenge. 

1/8 Pro Buggy
Andrew Smolnick - 7th - Matrix Pro
Gene Hickerson - 9th - Matrix Pro

1/8 Pro Truggy
Andrew Smolnick - 2nd - Matrix TR Arena FRE
Gene Hickerson - 3rd - Matrix TR Arena FRE

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R/C Pro Series Kentucky State Series - Matrix WIN 

10/17/2006
Congrats to Stefan Millay on winning the overall points series in the
Kentucky State RC Pro Series.

 1/8 Pro Buggy
Stefan Millay - 1st - Matrix Pro
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Danish championship! - Matrix 2nd

10/10/2006
Unfortunely I finished 2nd in the last rd and 2 overall!! I drove one of my best finals ever but an exploded tire forced me to change it and that took my lead and the tidle!!2nd is okay but you know so close and 2nd just the first looser!!

Beside that its has been a SUPER season with CEN! thanks

 1/8 Pro Buggy
Steffen Culmsee - 2nd - Matrix Pro

R/C Pro Series East Rd 4 - Matrix / Matrix Truggy - TQs

10/1/2006
Round 4 of the RC Pro Series East held at the infamous Hurricane R/C Club in
Tampa Florida....detail

 1/8 Pro Buggy / Truggy
TQ (Top Qualifier)  Gene Hickerson   CEN Matrix

R/C Pro Series East division - Overall result
1/8 Buggy - Ryan Lopez - 1st (Matrix in rd 1 & 2 )
                    - Gene Hickerson - 2nd

1/8 Truggy - Gene Hickerson - 10th - Matrix TR Arena

2006 Radio Control Car Action Buggy Bigun - Matrix WIN

9/24/2006

 Congratulation to Team CEN’s Chris Systma taking the win in 1/8 Buggy. Chris is a cool guy and very fast. Watch out, he is getting faster and faster with the Matrix Pro. We at CEN Racing take pride in being one of the top 1/8th scale buggy manufacturers in the world, and we look forward to bringing you more great products in the near future
1/8 Pro Buggy
1st.  Chris Systma   CEN Matrix Source- Radio Control R/C Car Action

Portugal Regional Championship - Matrix 2nd Place

9/20/2006

 Team CEN's Jorge Ferreira finished 2rd place in last round of the centre Regional Championship carried through in the City of Guarda - Portugal. The best lap of the race was made by a cen matrix from Team CEN.

1/8 Pro Buggy
2nd.  Jorge Ferreira   CEN Matrix

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Brazilian CUP 2006  - Matrix 3rd Place

9/15/2006

Team CEN's Rafael Felicio finished 3rd place in Brazilian Cup 2006.  Rafael is also CEN's authorized retailer in Brazil.  His contact info is rafaelffelicio@hotmail.com  TEL 55 85 9102.5646
1/8 Pro Buggy
3rd - Rafael Felicio - CEN Matrix Pro

Truggy -
9th Rafael Felicio - CEN Nemesis 7.7
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St.Jude benefit race in Monticello,Kentucky - Matrix TQ and Win

9/11/2006

Team CEN's Corey Johnson TQ'd and won pro buggy at the St.Jude benefit race in Monticello, Kentucky.  His matrix was awesome, won by a full lap over the 2nd place.  CEN pilot Paul Conway got 5th and William Copley was 6th. It was a pretty good weekend for CEN
1/8 Pro Buggy
1st.  Corey Johnson (TQ)   CEN Matrix
5th   Paul Conway - CEN Matrix
6th   William Copley - CEN Matrix

Round 7 of the FLORIDA State Series - Matrix TQ and Win
9/11/2006

Gene HickerCEN and the Matrix dominate the FL State Series again with Back to Back to Back TQ's and Wins...Round 7 of the ROAR Florida State Series was held last weekend in Daytona Beach. There was about 145 entries despite the 60% chance of rain on the small but fast track layout.....Detail
1/8 Buggy - 1st.  Gene Hickerson (TQ)   CEN Matrix / Mega ZX-II
1/8 Truggy - 2nd.  Gene Hickerson   (TQ)  CEN Matrix TR Arena

Dirt Runners' 19th Annual Dirt Runner Challenge - Matrix TQ and Win

9/11/2006

It was Dirt Runners' 19th Annual Dirt Runner Challenge. The event received just under 200 entries. I was able to take TQ by 8 seconds over the second qualifier. I was able to stretch out a half-lap lead by the end of the A-main to take the win." .......Detail

1/8 Buggy - Chris Systema   (TQ) and Win- CEN Matrix

OFNA CHALLENGE - WIN

9/32006

Andrew Smolnik wins the OFNA challegne at Revelation Racway, CA.  Andrew Smolinck piloted the Matrix Pro and took the win from some tough competition, on hand were OFNA's Jay Halsey, Jeffery Lin and Kyosho's Cody King, Ryan Luts and Levi Jackson to name a few.  Andrew Smolnik also won the 5 lap Pro Trophy Dash!

Headrush Hobbies also showed up with full force and brought out a good show with their Matrix Pro, Nemesis Truggy and Genesis monster truck.  Congratulation to Andrew and HeadRush Hobbies

Headrush Hobbies  Tel: (626) 798-7874  http://www.headrushhobbies.com

2006 R/C Car Action Monster Madness - 3TQ , 2 WIN -Total Domination

We did it again ! 2 years in a roll CEN dominated the RCCA monster madness by TQ Truggy, big block and buggy class. CEN Matrix won the Truggy and buggy class in the end. We also We were trying to go for full sweep and taking the big block class as well.  An unfortunate breakage pulled Nemesis 7.7 off the track while leading and lapping the field. 

Matrix TR Arena - TQ - WIN
 Matrix Pro - TQ - WIN
 Nemesis 7.7 - TQ - 5th
 Magnum NX - A-main - 5th
Congratulations to Team CEN's Andrew Smolnick, Jason Ashton and Chris Sytsma.  Source: R/C Car Action

CEN Matrix buggy & truck takes the RC Pro Series by Storm by TQ and 1st

The A-main was 45 minutes and started just before dark Sunday night. I only qualified 7th, but I got a great start and took over the lead by lap 2. I had such a big lead that I decided to pit every 4 minutes since my engine went rich once we were racing under the lights. Because of that, Lance was able to cut the lead down to less then 10 seconds, but fell short as my CEN Matrix Pro took its first 45 minute A-main event win.....Detail

1/8 Buggy - 1.  Gene Hickerson     CEN Matrix Pro
                     12.Corey Johnson      CEN Matrix Pro

1/8 Arena Truck -  10. Gene Hickerson (TQ) CEN Matrix

2?Prova Big Foots NHR Model  - WIN

NEMESIS 7.7 dominated the Big Foots Race at NHR model in Portugal. 
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 1 Ricardo   CEN Nemesis 
2.    HPI Savage X
3. Paulo REVO

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2006 Roar 1/8 Buggy Nationals - A-main Finalist

The largest 1/8 buggy race in USA.  With over 150 entries, this years nationals was extremely competitive with all the top 1/8th scale buggy manufacturer’s attending.  CEN Racing’s Jason Ashton powered his Matrix Pro into the A main event.  We at CEN Racing take pride in being one of the top 1/8th scale buggy manufacturers in the world, and we look forward to bringing you more great products in the near future.

1/8 Buggy - Jason Ashton - Matrix Pro -A-main

2006 Nitro Fest , Farm II - 3 Matrix, 3 Matrix TR Arena in the A-main

The 2006 Nitro Fest at the Farm II brought out top talent from the top manufacturers.  The importance of this race comes as it’s the same track where the 2006 Roar Nationals will be held this month in July.  Many manufacturer’s showed up with new products to test and things to prove.  CEN Racing had a promising performance as there were 3 CEN Matrix buggies in the A main event. 

            In the Truggy class it was all Jason Ashton as he put down the fastest lap time of the weekend.  Jason has been on fire as of late with his prototype Matrix Arena TR.  Again, as in buggy CEN provided three Matrix Arena TR’s into the A main event, powered by Gene Hickerson, Jason Ashton and Andrew Smolnik. 

*A-Main event was rained out and not run

Danish Championship Round 5- Matrix Pro win..... AGAIN

My starting position in the final was 5th place! I had a really good start, and took the lead after second turn! The next 15 minutes I pushed hard to increase the gap!! After 20 minutes I lapped my worst rival, Peter Harder!! I took it nice and easy for the remainder of the final, and won the race!!!
Great race for CEN and I!!!
As allways, great car!!! Now I turn my attention to the euroes in Spain!!!

1/8 Buggy - Steffen Culmsee - 1st - Matrix Pro

Pro-line Nitro Maxx Challenge

At this year’s Nitro Maxx Challenge at Pro-Line Raceway, Andrew Smolnik powered the Matrix Arena TR to a solid 5th qualifying position.  During the A main event Smolnik unfortunately suffered a tough break while in a commanding 3rd place with minutes remaining.  It was clear that the Matrix Arena TR will be a dominating force in the racing circuit upon its arrival. 
 
CEN Racing looks forward on bringing you the best Arena Truck ever produced, the MATRIX ARENA TR. 

 *PHOTO TAKEN BY TIGGER AND BENNIE

Danish Championship Round 2 -Matrix Pro win

Team CEN Steffen Culmsee took the with

        I won semi-final A and  then I was pole for the final! its was a very very tight race between Peter harder (x-ray),Claus nielsen(x-ray) and my brother Tim culmsee(HN) and I.With only 2 laps left Peter was in front with 7 sec. I managed to catch him and in the last turn before the finish-line I passed him! and won with 2/10 of a second. Great to beat him at his home track! Great Race for CEN and I!

POS      NAME                                  LAPS     TIME
1          Steffen Culmsee                    74         45.06.42
2          Peter Harder                         74         45.06.59
3          Claus Nielsen                         74         45.21.06
4          Tim culmsee                         73         45.19.14

2006 US Gas Championships - CEN Dominated the MT class  - TQ, 1st and 2nd

- Standard Monster Truck
  William Copley -      Nemesis 7.7 - Top Qualifier (TQ) / 2nd place A-main
 Billy Laster - Genesis 46 - 1st Place CHAMPION

- 1/8 Pro Buggy
 Jason Ashton -     Matrix Pro "Factory Team Edition" - 8th Amain
Andrew Smolinick- Matrix Pro "Factory Team Edition" - 9th Amain

- Unlimited Monster Truck (Truggy)
 Andrew Smolnick - Matrix Truggy - Matrix "Arena TR" - 8th Amain

 2006 2nd Annual Southwest Showdown - TQ and WIN

               Team CEN's Jose Zayas TQ's and wins the 2006 Southwest Showdown at the ARCOR raceway in Albuquerque, NM on April 21-23.  Jose TQ'd all 4 rounds with his CEN Matrix pro kit.  Jose states that the Matrix was absolutely awesome and is the best 1/8th scale buggy he has driven. The Matrix was the only 1/8th scale to go 12 laps.  Jose's winning setup is available at setup section.  CHECK IT OUT 

2006 Silver State Nitro Challenge - A-main

          The 2006 Silver State Nitro Challenge was once again filled with first class competition with drivers around the world giving it their all to compete in the show or better know as the A main event!  CEN Racing had a strong presence this year with three proto-type Truggies qualifying in the top 15! 

Andrew Smolnik qualified 9th over-all followed by Gene Hickerson and Jason Ashton rounding the top 15 qualifiers. The brutal, bumpy conditions put a toll on the worlds top drivers taking their skills and equipment to their limits. 

1/8 Truggy - 8. Andrew Smolnik - CEN Proto-type truggie   "MATRIX ARENA TR" 

Andrew Smolnik:  ¡§The new Matrix Arena TR will dominate at the track, it almost drives itself!  I am confident that this truck will make a lot of racers out there..... better racers¡¨.

Gene Hickerson:  "The Matrix Arena Truck is by far the best handling truggy I have ever driven! The extra long chassis and wide stance makes the Matrix Arena Truck easier to drive then other R/C off-road vehicles."

Jason Ashton:  "All of the other Truggy's handle like buggy's, Not the Cen Truggy, It redefines the word TRUGGY."

2006 Dirt Nitro Challenge - A-main 4th

    The 2006 Dirt Nitro Challenge in Southern California brought out record crowds this year.  With over 500 entries The Dirt in Hemet California would be proving grounds for the 2006 race season as it is the first international race of the year.  The largest class with the most entries was none other than the ¡§Truggy¡¨ class which was quite a surprise to most attendees and media. 

   The Truggy A main event would prove which truggies illustrated not only speed and great handling, but most important, durability!  Andrew Smolnik and CEN Racing's all new Proto-Type Truggy made an impressive showing with an outstanding 4th place finish!

11th Annual Ohio Indoor Gas Championships

    CEN Racing sent out Jason Ashton and Andrew Smolnik to the 11th Annual Ohio Indoor Gas Championships to compete against over 200 other drivers from all over the nation. This prestigious race was a true test for the all new Matrix 1/8th scale buggy, and for Team CEN. With the tight high bite track there was no room for mistakes. Jason Ashton, one of CEN's top Drivers qualified 5th overall while Andrew Smolnik qualified 7th overall. Extremely respectable with over 200 drivers / 1/8th scale buggies attending the event. Andrew Smolnik took 5th place overall with his CEN OPS / Bryon powered Matrix in the A main event.

Congratulations to Jason Ashton and Andrew Smolnik on their A main performances.

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