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September 5, 2014

Collari & Redaelli win at Novarossi On-road Trophy

The 2014 Novarossi On-road Trophy was held at the Miniautodromo Jody Scheckter track in Fiorano with the best Italian drivers and some foreign guests in attendance. In the premier 1/8th class Lamberto Collari scored a close win less than 2 seconds in front of Andrea Pirani. Andrea Lorenzi completed the podium in 3rd. Swiss driver Simon Kurzbuch came in 4th, Paolo Morganti from the U.S. rounded out the top 5 result.

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September 5, 2014

Team Magic E4JR II RTR kits

New from Team Magic come the E4JR II 4WD electric touring car RTR kits. The vehicles make use of the same suspension geometry and chassis layout as the E4RS II Evo competition kit but they incorporate many features to make them more wallet-friendly, such as hard composite bulkheads, Eco-graphite carbon fibre parts and slightly simpler shock absorbers. The kits still feature a carbon fibre chassis and topdeck, carbon fibre shock towers, threaded aluminium shocks and a ball raced steering unit as well as a front spool and rear gear differential to make them race-worthy. Included with the RTR sets come a waterproof brushed speed controller, a 540-size brushed motor, a waterproof steering servo and 2.4GHz receiver. The cars are topped off by your choice of a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, Nissan GT86/Subaru BRZ or BMW 3-series bodyshell.

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September 5, 2014

Team Durango Winter Series – Announcement

Hinckley Radio Control Car Club based in Leicestershire, Midlands UK announce the Team Durango Winter Series for the 2014/2015 Winter. The 12×30 meter carpet track is home to top drivers such as Andy Moore, Elliott Harper, Ben Cosgrove or Kyle Branson and ensuring the highest possible standard of club driving possible. The TDWS will be contested over 5 rounds with 3 to count, starting on the 19th of October and ending on the 1st of March next year. Classes are for Open Modified/13.5T Boosted, 13.5T Blinky and 17.5T Blinky. Controlled Ride Rex tyres are used as per the EWS/ETS rules in all classes apart from the 17.5 class. Booking-in opens on 15th September 8PM UK time with an entry limit of 80 drivers this is sure to fill up fast. For information on the club feel free to visit the HRCCC’s website here and booking can be done through centralbooking.org.

September 5, 2014

HPI Racing WR8 Method rallycross wheels

HPI Racing introduce the officially licensed replica Method rallycross wheels for the use with the company’s WR8 or any super-sized chassis. The wheels are perfectly suited for 2.2″ wheels, such as the WR8 Tarmac tyre D, the Gymkhana tyre D and the HPI Racing Slick tyre M. Beside a bright orange version there will also be a yellow variant available and the wheels come in sets of two.

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September 5, 2014

VP Pro Condor 1/10th buggy tyres

VP Pro introduce the Condor 1/10th buggy tyre which is available soon as 2WD front, 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear tyre. Making use of a popular stepped pin design the tyres are best used on grass and artificial surface tracks such as astro turf and carpet.

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September 5, 2014

Swiss 1/8th off-road championship Rd7 – Report

The 7th and final round of the Swiss 1/8th nitro off-road championship took place in the middle of the city of Morges near the lake Geneva. Run on a temporary grass track the race attracted a lot of spectators and around 120 drivers. A mix of high and low speed corners combined with only a few small jumps and a table top made for some close racing. During Saturday’s qualifying Robin Frischkopf TQ’d two rounds out of four and only missed overall TQ to Jeremy Pittet by one point. The 3rd place on Saturday went to Marc Heim.

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September 5, 2014

Spencer Rivkin wins at STS Raceway Grand Opening

The brand new HobbyTown/SRS Raceway located in Phoenix, Arizona held their Grand Opening event over Labor Day weekend. The three day race kicked off on Friday night and continued throughout the weekend including the 2nd annual Jim Thomas Memorial Race on Saturday and a final race on Sunday. There would be one drop with an awards ceremony on Sunday for the top drivers of the mini series. In the 2WD Mod Buggy class Spencer Rivkin drove his Team Associated B5M to the top spot, edging out Brian Kinwald who took second overall and rounding out the all Team Associated podium was Ash Deering.

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September 5, 2014

Avid 5.5mm & 4.9mm titanium ball studs

Avid introduce their new titanium ball studs for Team Associated B5 and SC10 4×4 vehicles as well as Xray’s T4 and XB4 cars. Coming as 5.5mm variant for the metric Team Associated kits and as 4.9mm pivots for the Xray cars, the ball studs are made from billet 6Al-4V titanium for around 40 percent less weight without sacrificing strength. A 2mm allen head on top of the ball helps makes for easy removal of the balls that come as complete sets for the aforementioned vehicles or as pairs in the most common dimensions.

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