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August 3, 2012

Bill Bridges Benefit Race report

Last weekend was the Bill Bridges Benefit Race hosted by “The Track”. The attendance and atmosphere was great. Practice was cut short on Friday due to rain. On Saturday racers enjoyed three rounds of qualifying and main events for both nitro and electric. Adam Drake and Dakota Phend of TLR were in attendance to show their support for good friend and teammate Bill Bridges. Adam TQ’ed both nitro buggy and nitro truggy. Dakotah Phend TQ’ed 2wd modified buggy and qualified second in nitro buggy. Drake won truck and led the buggy final until just before the start of the final lap where he ran out of fuel after having a fifteen second lead. Dakotah took the win and Drake finished second. Dakotah also won 2wd modified buggy. Everyone had a great weekend of racing and hanging out with Bill and his family. Thanks to all the sponsors and Larry from “The Track” for being such a great host.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

August 2, 2012

Chris Bridgewater at ROAR Region 11 champs

This year’s ROAR Region 11 off-road championships were held by Tri-Cities RC in Pasco, WA. With temperatures reaching triple digits, the fresh track layout firmed up quickly and allowed a groove to build quickly during practice. However, late night thunderstorms washed a majority of the groove away, and caused a rain delay Saturday morning. Once the rain had concluded Saturday morning, the track crew had the track ready to go and racing was underway. After 4 rounds of qualifying, Team Associated sat on top in 4WD Modified and Truck Modified, held by Associated driver Chris Bridgewater. Modified 2WD SC TQ was held by privateer Tim Hethcox. Sunday’s main events brought more domination from Team Associated in the Modified classes, with Associated’s Chris Bridgewater taking home the win in Modified 2WD, Modified 4WD, and Modified Truck. Privateer Tim Hethcox also sealed up the win in 2WD Modified Short Course.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

August 2, 2012

Neil Cragg dominates oOple Invernational

The oOple Invernational was held this past weekend at Robinhood Raceway in the central part of England. On most people’s radar at this time for the 2012 Summer Olympics, English racers looked for a reason to get away from the hustle of downtown London and instead convened in the heart of the island country. Making the trip for Team Associated and Reedy was 2005 IFMAR 2WD World Champion and 2011 IFMAR 2WD World Championship Top Qualifier Neil Cragg. Well attended by fellow pro drivers and many club racers, the RHR facility was primed for a great event. In qualifying, Neil Cragg took his Reedy/LRP-powered Factory Team B4.1 and B44.1 to the double TQ positions. The main events went much like qualifying, with Neil’s Team Associated vehicles getting a double victory.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com] / Image: oOple.com

August 2, 2012

Core RC Pace 45 BL speed control

Core RC have introduced their new Pace 45 Brushless speed control. Exclusively designed to suit 1S LiPo running for single cell GT12 classes of racing but also perfectly capable of running with 2S batteries with motors 10.5T and higher. Suitable for sensored or sensorless operation with Zero Timing ‘blinky’ mode as standard but additional timing is programmable via the optional program card. The Pace 45 requires no additional booster for 1S use, just plug and play.

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August 2, 2012

KM H-K1 EvoII titanium options

KM Racing have release some optional turnbuckles for their H-K1 EvoII. Made from lightweight high grade titanium they are available in 21mm and 23mm versions. Also for the EvoII is this ball end rear stiffener which helps prevent the chassis from bending when braking and works to give the car more rear roll when cornering.

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August 2, 2012

BRCA 1/12th National Series – Announcement

The BRCA have announced it’s calendar of events for the 2012/13 National championship for 1/12th scale electric cars. As usual, the championships will be contested over 6 indoor rounds on carpet, with each driver’s best 4 scores counting towards their final placing in the series. During the season we will visit many of the established venues, but also a couple of new ones. The racing format has been re-evaluated with the hope of attracting more younger and less experienced drivers to the series by offering classes for slower motors and simpler cars as well as retaining the classic open modified class for those who wish to race it. Drivers from overseas are invited to race with us, as are UK based competitors of all ages and experience levels.

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August 1, 2012

Reds Racing USA sign Brian Thomas

Reds Racing USA have announced that Californian Brian Thomas has joined their team. Brian will be running the M7T engine for 2012 in 1/8 on-road and most recently finished 3rd at the KO Propo Grand Prix. He also qualified 2nd in both Sedan and 1/8th at the Airtronics Grand Prix where he went on to finish 2nd in Sedan and was leading 1/8th until car issues got the best of him. The Mugen driver brings years of experience to the Reds Factory Team and which will be a huge asset going forward.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing-usa.com]

August 1, 2012

Nosram Comet Evo & HD speedos

Like the new LRP Flow speedo but prefer red then try the Nosram Comet. Following two years of hard work and designed from scratch, the new Comet speedos are based on a completely new platform replacing the three popular Pearl Evo Version 2 speedos. Racers can use the Comet speedos for modified and stock racing, offering a multitude of setup options. Optimised cooling, extremely high power output over the entire RPM range and simple but flexible adjustability are only some of the highlights that make the new Nosram Comet speedos stand out. The unique software, a heavy copper 8-layer powerboard and the compact 2- piece machined aluminium housing have never been seen in a brushless competition speed control before. Its construction from thermo-conductive aluminium makes the case highly efficient for cooling.

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