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May 11, 2012

Phend wins Factory Tracks Midwest series Rd1

The first round of the Factory Tracks Midwest series was held last weekend at AMS Raceway in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Over 180 entrants competed in every electric off-road class imaginable, from 2wd buggy to 1/8th E Truggy. The AMS facility provided an excellent venue for the event, which is the only indoor race on the FTMS calendar. The layout provided some high flying action for the fastest classes, but was still very manageable for all skill levels. Electric 1/8th buggy has become one of the more popular classes in the Factory Tracks Series, and the large number of entries in this year’s season opener is a good indicator of things to come. After overcoming some mechanical issues early in qualifying, TLR/Horizon driver Dakotah Phend put his TLR 8ight-E 2.0 on the pole position. Once the A-main began, there was no looking back for the TQ, but there would be plenty of action in the rest of the field. Mike Sontag would take the second spot and Chris Peterson would take the final podium position.

Source: RC Races [rcraces.com]

May 10, 2012

Traxxas Rob MacCachren Edition Slash

Desert-racing legend and Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame member Rob MacCachren has one of the longest and most storied careers in motorsports—he won his first off-road championship at just 8 years old. In his nearly 40 years of racing, Rob’s long tally of wins includes three Borg Warner Cup wins, three Governor’s Cup wins, three consecutive Pro 2WD championships (2008-2010), and ten SCORE Baja victories (five each in the Baja 500 and Baja 1000). And now, Rob’s signature Mopar/RAM Pro 2WD is the latest Traxxas Slash Race Replica model.

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May 10, 2012

Bittydesign 2012 Striker-SR bodies

Bittydesign has updated their Striker-SR 1/10th scale bodies to 2012 spec. Developed with Italian top drivers including Francesco Tironi, in preparation for the Worlds in Thailand, they worked to obtain the best steering efficiency together with the highest rear stability. A completely redesigned rear wing gives the body a better general balance providing better feeling for the driver. The body is available for 1/10th 200mm gas as well as a version for 190mm EP TC on asphalt, and both versions come in lightweight 0.75mm thick polycarbonate.

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May 10, 2012

Gergely Cseko wins Hunagrian Nats Rd2

The 2nd round of the Hungarian Offroad Championships took place in Apaj on the first weekend of May. Unfortunately the opening round had to be canceled due to heavy rain in April so finally the season could kick-off. The weather was nice finally and the organiser RCOR club put in a great effort to make it a good event. The track is a medium-high speed track with all different kind of jumps and corners. You need a very well balanced chassis setup especially going through the ruts in the fast banked sweeper after the straight.

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May 10, 2012

Xceed Spark V1, Kruzer E & Lola 012 shells

Xceed have given a few updates to its line of on road bodies for 2012. The 1/10th 200m Spark V1 features a new design, a new rear wing, improved traction thanks to a new side profile and overall a better balanced shell. The 190mm 1/10th scale Kruzer-E is a super smooth handling body design for high traction carpet tracks. Finally for 1/8th scale the Lola 012 has a newly designed front end with extra dams for extra steering while the sides are the highest legally allowed which provide great stability. Available in standard and lightweight versions. All bodies are made from high quality polycarbonate and are supplied with window masking and decals.

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May 10, 2012

Shepherd V8 front flex radio plate system

After a lot of testing and small changes to ensure optimized durability Shepherd are happy to announce the all new front flex radio plate system for the Velox V8. Made from high quality German carbon the front flex system gives the car much more steering especially on technical tracks. The radio plate is split into two parts, the bigger rear part is fixed with the regular flex bracket in the rear and a simple aluminium post in the front directly behind the servo saver. The two parts are connected with two uniball rods allowing the front end to flex much more than with the standard radio plate.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 10, 2012

Zeppin Racing TC6.1 option parts

Zeppin Racing have introduced a number of new option parts for the Associated TC6.1 starting with these front and rear carbon shock towers. These new towers feature the same shock mounting holes as the kit part but are designed to be used with the new aluminium front and rear upper clamps. These new parts see the upper suspension links now mounted to the clamp instead of the lower part of the shock tower and allow for easy adjustment of the roll center through 3 different mounting holes. Finally there is a new lightweight spur gear hub which only weight 2.2g, compared to 2.8g for the standard part, but doesn’t sacrifice durability.

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May 10, 2012

Ralf Dennenmoser double at 2012 BaWü Cup

With a brilliant debut Ralf ‘Bombe’ Dennenmoser took part in the 2012 BaWü Cup in Nufringen, which saw 100 drivers in attendance. He claimed the victory in the 1/8 buggy class as well as in the 1/8 truggy class. ‘Bombe’ dominated both finals and took advantage of the low fuel consumption of the V.21B allowing him to pit at the 10 min mark. In the buggy class he won the final 4 laps in front of the rest of the field while he crossed the finishing with a two laps gap in the truggy class.

Source: Sonic Engines [sonic-engines.com]