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April 21, 2013

KS Chu wins at Malaysian EP on-road race

One of the biggest EP on-road races in Malaysia was recently held at the Sarawak Sibu Ex-airport track that is considered one of the largest in the country with the cars reaching speeds of up to 100km/h down the main straight. The meeting was held in a stock 10.5T and a modified class and attracted racers from Kuala Lumpur, Terrengganu, Taiping, Sabah, Brunei, Kuching, Miri and Sibu. KS Chu was able to take pole position in both the stock and modified class ahead of Mohd Sonny and William Tiong. In the A finals Ks Chu lead from start to finish with no major challenge from any of the competitors. The second and third spot on the podium went to William and Sonny in the stock class with Sonny and William switching final positions in the modified event.

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April 21, 2013

Maifield, Hollis & Evans TQ Spring Indoor Nationals

Ryan Maifield, Cody Hollis and Dustin Evans have TQ’d the three main classes at this year’s JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals in Dallas, Texas, Maifield giving Associated pole for the 2WD Buggy A-Main while TLR pairing Hollis and Evans will carry the No.1 in Mod Truck and 2WD Short Course respectively tomorrow at the at Mike’s Hobby Shop event. The only driver to record a double TQ this weekend, Maifield will also lead away the field in the 4WD Buggy A-Main.

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April 20, 2013

Maifield & Hollis up pace in Q2

Team Associated’s Ryan Maifield and TLR’s Cody Hollis upped the pace in 2WD Buggy and Mod Truck respectively in the second round of qualifying for the JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals at Mike’s Hobby Shop in Dallas with both drivers improving considerably on their opening TQ run times. Benefiting from much faster track condition Maifield improved his time by over 7 seconds as he set a new fastest lap in the event’s premiere class with the next best improvement coming from team boss Bent Thielke who moves up to fourth behind TLR’s Hollis and Dustin Evans who both failed to improve. In Mod Truck, Hollis improved by over 10-seconds to take the second of the 3 scheduled rocket round qualifiers by 4.3 seconds from Maifield as the pair posted the first 16-lap runs of the day.

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April 20, 2013

Maifield sets Q1 pace in 2WD Buggy

The opening round of 2WD buggy qualifying at the JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals in Dallas, Texas, saw Ryan Maifield set the early pace around the Mike’s Hobby Shop track with the Associated driver taking Q1 by 1.578 from the TLR of Cody Hollis with Dustin Evans completing the Top 3 as the only other driver to manage 16-laps. It was good opening round of qualifying for Hollis as he took his TLR22-T to the fastest time in the other big class this weekend Mod Truck ahead of his young team-mate Taylor Larsen with Maifield taking his T4.2 to the 3rd fastest time.

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April 20, 2013

TeamSR weighted front bumpers

Team SR weighted front bumpers

Team SR introduce new weighted front bumpers for the Team Associated B4 and the TLR 22 platforms. Starting with the B4 variant, the front bumper is designed to replace the kit’s moulded plate with a 21g heavy and nickel-plated piece in order to adjust the weight balance of B4, T4 and X-6 cars. The special surface not only looks the part but also eliminates corrosion to make the part looking like new for a long time. The TLR 22 bumper is zinc-plates and a direct fit on the 22, 22T and 22SCT. Both plates help to mount needed weight as low and as forward in the vehicle as possible.

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April 20, 2013

Xray Challenge Italy – Announcement

The RCE Roma will host the Xray Challenge Italy on the weekend of the 2nd of June. The race is run in 1/10th touring stock 13.5T blinky, touring modified and 1/18 scale classes and you can find all information about the race on the hosting’s club website by clicking here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 20, 2013

JConcepts Spring Indoor Nats underway in Dallas

Round 2 of the JConcepts Indoor National Series got underway in Dallas, Texas, today with drivers taking advantage of a day of open practice at Mike’s Hobby Shop which plays host to the ‘Spring Indoor Nationals’ for a second year at its impressive and extremely large facility. With entries up on last year, the event has also attracted a much more competitive field setting the stage for an exciting weekend of racing which is set to get underway properly tomorrow with the first of three rounds of qualifying.

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April 19, 2013

Team Associated QS Apex Mini Touring

Team Associated introduce the Qualifier Series Apex Mini Touring cars. The ready-to-run cars base on the iconic RC18 chassis and feature a 4WD shaft drivetrain, full ball bearings, symmetrical lower suspension arms, adjustable fluid-filled shock absorbers and a 370-size high-performance motor. Available with blue or yellow ‘Niteline’ body shells the kits include a 2.4GHz radio system, NiMH battery and suitable charger.

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