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November 19, 2015

2nd Annual Georgia Indoor Championships – Report

The 2nd Annual Georgia Indoor Championships was once again hosted by HotshotRC Raceway in Marietta, GA. The track was beautifully manicured, hard packed, pure Georgia red clay. With 175 entries, race director Lance MacDonald made the decision to let the track go dry as it would take too much time to keep it wet. Qualifying got underway Saturday morning and in 2WD Mod Buggy and Mod Truck it was young Daimon Borkowicz who took the overall TQs while veteran racer JR Mitch came out fastest in 4WD Mod Buggy.

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November 19, 2015

JConcepts B5M S2 body for lay-down transmissions

JConcepts’ recently introduced S2 body for the Team Associated B5M is now also available in a special edition for lay-down transmissions. Featuring the original Silencer 2 styling with an aggressive, progressive cab design and channelled roof section the body also sports built-in gear cover ducts on both sides, distinct vents used to help relieve hot air build-up inside the body for those high-powered runs or hot days at the track. The features accommodate 3 or 4-gear lay-down style transmissions, giving all out versatility. Included with the S2 lay-down body come two 6.5″ Finnisher rear wings, window masks and a decal sheet.

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November 19, 2015

Dutch Formula & 1/12th Winter Race Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Dutch Indoor Winter Formula and 1/12th Series was held at the The Border indoor track. 15 drivers attended in the Formula class while the 1/12th category attracted only seven racers. After the triple 7 minute qualifiers of the Formula category, that uses ETS rules with the addition of Shimizu tyres, Michel v.d. Velde (Xray) set the early pace, putting at least one lap on the second place driver. Michel then would also easily take the win in the double 10 minute finals to grab the overall victory from Nick Anneveld (Xray) and Dennis v. Lammeren (Xray) while setting a new track record of 9.967s in the progress.

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November 19, 2015

2015 SARDA Electric On-road Nationals – Report

The South African On-Road Electric National Championship recently concluded and in Touring Modified Jason Hillcoat (Xray) managed to defend his 2013 and 2014 titles with consistent performance in the season making it three in a row with his teammate Deon Gove (Xray) achieving the vice-championship title. Antonio Caroli (Xray) would grab the final podium spot from Anderton Smith (Yokomo) in fourth.

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November 19, 2015

Absima Cube 4 You AC LiPo charger

In addition to the pro-level CTS-Duo Touch and GPS-1 chargers announced just yesterday, German company Absima also have the basic Cube 4 You device available. The 50W charger is a LiPo-only affair and able to charge 2S to 4S LiPo packs through their XH balancer ports. The AC-only charger offers a charge rate of 4A, an integrated power supply and it sports compact dimensions of 98x98x36mm at a weight of 278g. Four LED indicators help to monitor the operation, making the charger easy and convenient to use.

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November 19, 2015

Kyle McBride takes double Australian 1/10th titles

The recent 1/10th EP Australian Nationals were hosted by Chargers RC race club and in the 2WD Buggy class Kyle McBride managed to TQ all four rounds of qualifying. Once finals came around, Kyle dominated A1 and A2 to take the 2WD National championship early. 4WD was up the next day and the drivers were only allowed one practice round in the morning and then they went straight into the same qualifying and finals setup. The track had really come up to a very high traction, even more so than in 2WD. Kyle again managed to take the overall TQ, having won three out of the four qualifiers. In the finals McBride would continue to dominate by taking the win in A1 and A2 to grab his second title of the weekend.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

November 19, 2015

Losi Mini 8ight-T 4WD truggy RTR

Horizon Hobby have introduced the new Maifield and Phend edition 1/14th scale Mini 8ight-T RTR truggies. The latest incarnation of the mini 8ight-T features a customised driver-edition trim scheme and a signature series motor signed by either driver. The truck builds on an aluminium chassis with 4WD shaft-driven drivetrain, allowing to thrash across dirt, gravel and asphalt with confidence. The Active Vehicle Control technology system also comes included to help deliver better handling and optimal power management over the 4500KV signature-edition brushless motor. The kits are rounded out by matching disc rims with grippy rubber tyres and a 7.2V 1200mAh NiMH battery pack.

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November 19, 2015

WCICS Rd2 – Report

The Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series round 2 was held among the beautiful wine country of Penticton, British Columbia. Hosted by the PRCC Club, this race just keeps on growing. After doubling last year, they were again up an astounding 50 percent, due in large part to the amazing creativity of the organizers. This year, every racer received a WCICS 25th Anniversary pit towel, personalized with their name. In addition, as the race weekend fell on WCICS President Josh Carter’s birthday, this club surprised him with a beautiful cake, and an entire gymnasium of RC racers singing Happy Birthday. On the racing side of things in the Modified Touring class National Champion, Xray driver Blake Bell drove his T4 from pole to checkered without looking back. But he was never alone, with Orca’s Keith Yu close behind in 2nd, and Awesomatix’s Korgae Scales in third, the three crossing the line just a few seconds apart, with almost exactly the same fast lap times.

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