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September 3, 2014

Rainer Ressar wins 1/8th class at Baltic Champs

This year’s Baltic Championships were held at the Peleka-Cuka track with some of the best racers from the Baltic states in attendance. The 1/8th nitro buggy final was highly affected by the weather conditions that changed massively throughout the whole weekend. In the beginning the race was lead by pole position holder Hendrik Lainemae followed by Taurius Sinkevicius. With the rain coming and going, Rainer Ressar, who fall back early in the race, made the best out of the difficult conditions as he climbed up the field to take the 2nd spot in the closing stages of the final despite a broken wheel due to contact with a concrete track marker. A few laps later 1st place driver Hendirk made an error causing a flameout, handing Rainer the lead. At the end he won the race a lap ahead of Taurius Sinkevicius and Martin Steins, who rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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September 3, 2014

Wenger, Calvo & Eschler win at MC-Best Cup

Round 9 and 10 of the Swiss MC-Best Cup were held last weekend. Round 9, taking place on Saturday in dry conditions, had Martin Wenger taking the win in the 1/10th 200mm nitro class ahead of Nuno Santos and Silvio Scheidegger. Round 10 on Saturday started dry but then strong rain came up. Marco Calvo made the best out of the conditions and he took the win in the 200mm class in front of Donato Larocca and Marco Schwab. In the 1/8th class Stephan Eschler came out successful in front of Andrej Bostjancic and Beat Heiniger.

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September 3, 2014

New Exotek TRF201 & XB4 aluminium option parts

Exotek have new option parts for the Tamiya TRF201 and the Xray XB4 available. Starting with the Tamiya-related part, Exotek’s direct spur mount is now also available for TRF201 series buggies. The slipper eliminator hub is ideal for stock and oval racing as it weighs in at only 3.8g, making for improved acceleration and cooler running motors. The part also increases gear ratio options and it is simply swapped for the original slipper clutch when conditions call for it. Also new and made for the Xray XB4 is a 4-piece set of shock bottom caps. The parts add some visual impact thanks to their orange anodising.

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September 3, 2014

Ben Ellis doubles at Monsters of the Midwest Rd4

Round 4 of the Monsters of the Midwest series was planned to take place at JCP-RC Raceways massive outdoor location in Edinburgh, Indiana last weekend, “planned” being the key word. Mother Nature had different plans however. Rain showers over the course of Saturday morning continued to threaten the event, leaving the series organisers one decision, go inside. JCP-RC Raceways primary Indianapolis location, located just 40 minutes north of the Edinburgh facility, plays host to one of the states largest indoor facilities. Competing in the 2WD Buggy, and 2WD SCT classes, JConcepts team driver Ben Ellis was able to adjust quickly to the change of plans, and was able to secure the TQ and win in both classes. Round 5 of the Monsters of the Midwest Series heads north to Stateline RC Raceway in Freemont, Indiana on Saturday September 13th.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

September 3, 2014

Mike Garrison wins at Awesome August 2014

As the summer months are winding down, midwest racers are beginning to hang up the 1/8 scales and prepare for the 1/10 scale winter season. Fastlane Raceway in Blue Springs, Missouri hosted the Awesome August 2014 event this past weekend, providing racers one final 1/8 scale race before turning their focus to the upcoming ROAR 1/10 Region 8 Championships later this month. The largest class of the weekend was the 1/8 E-Buggy class. TLR’s Mike Garrison would take the overall TQ spot in qualifying, and carried on to win the E-Buggy final from start to finish. Local racers Marc Moody (Mugen) and Sam Reed (Team Durango) would finish out the podium.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

September 3, 2014

French Electric Touring Car Cup – Report

Last weekend the French Cup for electric touring cars took place at the Bourg-en-Bresse’s track near Lyon with almost 70 drivers in attendance. In the Modified class, Mathieu Brière looked like he could secure the pole position for the finals but Loic Jasmin was able to grab the TQ ultimately. Mathieu Brière would start from 2nd on the grid while Alexandre Laurent completed the top 3 after the qualifiers. Loic then went on to win the first and second A-final for an early overall win. Cyril N’Diaye came in 2nd and Alexandre Laurent rounded out the podium.

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September 3, 2014

Axial SCX10 Ram Power Wagon RTR

The Axial SCX10 Ram Power Wagon is modelled after the toughest civilian 4×4 truck on the planet. Based on the popular SCX10 chassis the kit is equipped with a two piece body than can be split and used with the optional SCX10 Roll Cage Flat Bed set. Included with the ready-to-run kit come WB8 HB driveshafts, single coil adjustable shocks, officially licensed Walker Evans Racing wheels and 1.9 R35 compound Ripsaw tyres. An AE-5 waterproof speed controller and a Tactic TSX45 water resistant metal gear servo round out the package.

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September 3, 2014

Jens Roland wins final round of Danish 1/8th nats

Capricorn driver Jens Ronald has won the final round of the Danish 1/8th on-road championships. Rainy conditions made things not easy for the pilots but Jens kept his cool and steered his Reds-powered C801 to the win that also secured him the 2nd place overall in the championship.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]