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March 28, 2012

Coelho & Cardos win Portuguese Nationals Rd1

The first round of the Portuguese Electric Touring Cars (Mod and 10.5T Stock) took place last weekend in the town of Torres Novas at Mini Autódromo de Torres Novas, host of EFRA 2013 European Electric Championships. 37 drivers attended the race. On Sunday the day was just amazing with clear sky and good temperature with good grips conditions. In the Mod class Bruno Coelho set a new record for qualifying reaching 20 laps in 5m15.97, but the TQ went to Hugo Miguel after wining 2 of the 4 qualifying sessions. Bruno Coelho and João M. Martinho qualified 2nd and 3rd.

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March 28, 2012

Max Kuenning takes 1/12th 17.5 ROAR title

At the 2012 ROAR Nationals, held at Mike’s Hobby Shop in Dallas TX, the 1/12th 17.5 class turned into a ‘who’s who’s’ of RC drivers with many top drivers jumping in the 17.5 division. Qualifying saw On-point front man and owner, Paul Cicarrello take the top spot with CRC driver Max Kuenning a close second. However in the triple A-main format, Max took the first 2 mains to wrap up his National Championship in convincing fashion ahead of Paul Ciccarello in 2nd with Kody Knudtson in 3rd.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

March 28, 2012

TeamSR DEX210 rear inner suspension mounts

TeamSR have introduced their new machined anodized aluminium rear inner suspension mounts for the Durango DEX210 buggy. As one of many soon to be introduced line of hop ups for the DEX210, these suspension mounts are available in 0°, 1.5° & 3°degrees of kick-up. Precision machined from aircraft grade 7075 T6 aluminium, hard anodized black and engraved with markings, these mounts provide a more rigid mounting position thus increasing durability over the existing factory plastic suspension mounts.

Source: TeamSR [teamsr.co]

March 28, 2012

Answer RC silicone tyre bands

Answer RC have released these silicone tyre bands, made to be super stretchy and ultra long life with no loss of shape over time. They make the job of tyre gluing a far more straightforward and faster task, no more wishing you had three hands, no more waiting on a part to glue before moving to the next one. Supplied in packs of 4pcs.

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March 28, 2012

Nilsson & Ronnefalk win Swedish Cup Rd1

Last weekend saw the first of five rounds of the Swedish Cup in 1/10 electric buggy 2WD and 4WD class. The first race was hosted by Tomelilla MK at their indoor track, this time using the same layout as the last year’s EOS Pilot race. For this series, the AKA 1/10 Rebar tires together with the red AKA insert was used as a regulation tire for the first time in Sweden. On Saturday the race started with 2WD and practice and four rounds of qualifying. Local TLR driver Henrik Nilsson opened strong and won the two first qualification rounds and David Ronnefalk the other two. On equal qualifying points Henrik took the TQ on better time and started from pole position in the A-main.

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March 27, 2012

Chris Adams wins 17.5 TC ROAR Carpet Nats

Mike’s Hobby Shop in Texas was the host of the 2012 ROAR Carpet On-Road Nationals. The Touring 17.5 Non Timing class had some of the closest qualifying, with the top five spots separated by a mere 2 seconds. When it came time for the A-Mains, Chris Adams would drive two flawless runs, running some of the fastest laps of the weekend, and would take down victories in A1 and A2 with his Speedzone LiPo powered TC. What makes the wins even more special is that Chris purchased his Speedzone “Peerless Series” LiPo Pack from the hobby shop, the weekend of the Nationals. The two A-Main wins clinched the 17.5 Nationals Title for Chris and gave Speedzone its first ROAR National Championship.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

March 27, 2012

Xceed special grade air filter oil

Xceed have added special grade air filter oil to their range. Working really well for onroad and offroad, this very sticky type of oil catches all the finest dirt particles while retaining airflow to the carburetor. Coming in a very specific bright neon yellow color that easily allows it to be seen if the foam filter has enough oil. Comes in a 50m bottle.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

March 27, 2012

JConcepts Centro C4.1 Finnisher body

JConcepts have released the Centro C4.1 Finnisher body for the popular mid-motor Associated B4.1 conversion kit. The C4.1, developed specifically for high traction conditions, has been an immediate hit on conditions including grass, astro-turf and carpet. With the evolution of multi-surface racing, including complex circuits combining more aggressive jump transitions and extremely high-speed corners, JConcepts incorporated many features which provide several benefits in the most critical situations.

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