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July 13, 2012

Tamiya 417X ‘Reedy Race’ chassis

To commemorate Viktor Wilck’s win at the Reedy Invitational touring car race in May, Tamiya have released a limited edition (200pcs) version of the TRF417X called the TRF417X Reedy Race. A small update from the original car it has been altered to help improve the low speed traction so it features an updated chassis and top deck. Also the shock towers have been made from 3.5mm thick carbon fibre and feature shock mounting holes that allow for a more precise setting change. The battery mount has been made of metal to increase weight low down and it will be supplied with front and rear gear diffs. Finally it comes with chrome and blue Tamiya decals.

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July 13, 2012

Pro-Line Slash 2wd LCG chassis

Pro-Line are releasing sneak peek photos of their pre production LCG chassis for the Traxxas Slash 2wd. The chassis has been made from aluminium instead of the kit plastic and is much narrower yet brings together all the electronics in a more competition configuration. The steering servo is now mounted in the centre of the chassis along with the receiver and so far in testing it is performing very well. More details as they are released.

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July 13, 2012

2012 ROAR Nationals event trailer

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Its a few weeks since Ty Tessmann took his ROAR nationals double, but good work takes time and the crew at A-Main Hobbies have finally finished their event video from the event in Pennsylvania. Nothing more to say then to check it out.

Source: A-Main Hobbies [amainhobbies.com]

July 13, 2012

Another Drake triple at JBRL Rd4

Round four of the JBRL Nitro Series made its way to Green Flag Raceway in Hesperia, CA last weekend. The conditions were hot and the elevation at the track was 3,200 feet above sea level which made engine tuning difficult. The Green Flag track crew put in a technical, but fun layout and did a great job maintaining the track. TLR/Novarossi/Pro-Line driver, Adam Drake headed to round four of the JBRL nitro series as the points leader in 1/8th nitro buggy, 1/8th nitro truck and electric buggy.

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July 12, 2012

MCD Astro Grip & Astro Max astroturf tires

With these new tires, MCD have released the first 1:5 / 1:6 offroad tires specially designed for Astroturf. All astroturf isn’t the same so to always have the best traction they will be available in two different pattern, Astro Grip and Astro Max, and two different compounds, white and yellow. This way you always can reach a maximum on traction and it doesn’t matter if it is wet or dry, hot or cold. Also suitable for the most 1:5 / 1:6 2WD cars by using the original rims.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]

July 12, 2012

Wouter Wynen wins 2012 Belgian GP

The Belgian GP is held each year in early July at the beautiful outdoor astro track in Kampanhout, Belgium. Club manager Willy Heremans and his crew always put on a relaxed, fun, yet competitive race. The track is inside a park and the GP is presented the same weekend as a big festival, so there is plenty of food and Saturday night features lots of loud music well into the night. Privateer Wouter Wynen TQed the first three rounds of qualifying to take pole position for the triple-A mains. 2WD qualifying and mains were held on Saturday, July 7th, with 4WD the following day. Wynen took Q-1 by just 0.06 seconds over U.K.’s Grant Williams, and put in the only 12-lap run of Q-2. In Q-3 it was Kim Nielsen’s Durango chasing about a second behind Wouter’s X-6 Sq.

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July 12, 2012

TLR Ten-SCT RTR

The TLR Ten-SCT is a no-holds-barred Nitro powered SCT RTR that’s ready to take on the toughest of all competition when you are. With its on-board remote start (R.O.S.S.) system, you can kiss goodbye to pull-starting and having to carry a separate glow igniter around with you; simply prime the system and hit the start button on the Spektrum DX2L 2.4GHz Transmitter. The Ten-SCT shares the same race-winning geometry and oversized durability that has made the Ten-SCTE such a hit already with racers and SCT fans around the globe. This is a heavy-duty truck that can take all the punishment you can throw at it and still come back begging for more. The new waterproof servos and weather-resistant sealed radio box means that the fun doesn’t need to stop if the weather turns against you and the 1.8HP from the 3.4cc small-block motor and tuned pipe is sure to put a grin on your face as soon as you squeeze the trigger.

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July 12, 2012

Toennessen wins Rd3 of Western German Champs

Mugen racer Daniel Toennessen was walking on water on his way to winning round three of the Western German Championship in the 1/10 scale nitro on-road class at Velp. Toennessen became the third winner in the third race with René Puepke winning round one at Dormagen and Michael Salven winning at Dueren. Bernd Rausch has been the main challenger at every race but is still waiting for his first victory. Nevertheless, the Kyosho hotshot is leading the championship ranking.

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