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February 17, 2014

Balestri & Apolaro win at Florida Winternats

The 38th annual Florida Winternats were run last weekend in Fort Myers, Florida. The race again attracted a huge number of drivers including some international starts alongside the fastest nitro on-road racers from the U.S.. In 1/8th Open Capricorn driver Dario Balestri, running for his new engine sponsor XRD, took the win some six laps ahead of top qualifier Mike Swauger (Xray/Picco) with Flavio Elias (Mugen/Novarossi) coming in third another three laps down.

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February 17, 2014

Robert Batlle wins Grand Prix de Montpellier

Mugen’s Robert Batlle has won the annual Grand Prix de Montpellier in a thrilling final against Agama’s Darren Bloomfield who took TQ for the hour long final. First Robert was challenged by Darren Bloomfield and Elliot Boots (Kyosho) and also Xray’s Renaud Savoya was in the mix but once Elliot broke his car and Renaud suffered a short engine hick-up Robert could open a gap to the field. Towards the end Darren then shifted into second gear, charging Battle hard and eventually overtaking him only minutes from the one hour mark but an empty fuel tank prevented Darren from taking the win for Agama. Robert would take the win for Mugen while Darren managed to take the runner-up spot. Reno Savoya came in third, only one lap down.

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February 16, 2014

Korgae Scales wins WGT at WCICS Rd6

Round 6 of the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series was held on the wide open prairies of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Regina Club FASTRAXX hosted a great event, with 7 classes and championship points all on the line. In the World GT class it was the 2013 WCICS WGT champion, CRC sponsored Korgae Scales with his GenX-10SE that took TQ and win over Team Associated’s Peter Tozser and his RC10R5.1. WCICS President Josh Carter drove his Xray X10 to the final spot on the podium. Next up is round 7 in British Columbia hosted by Thompson Valley RC in Kamloops on March 7-9th.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

February 16, 2014

Exotek B5 Flite LiPo mounting strap

Exotek now have this carbon fibre mounting strap for the Team Associated B5 buggy available. The “Flite” weighs in at only 6.5g and is therefore almost 4g lighter than the stock part. Added rigidity makes for a secure battery mounting while the design and material used underline the cool factory look.

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February 15, 2014

Smokem Racing T4’14 carbon fibre arm braces

Smokem Racing T4'14 carbon fibre arm braces

Smokem Racing introduce these carbon fibre arm braces for the Xray T4’14 available. Made from 1.6mm high-quality carbon fibre material, the arm braces are ideal for stiffening the suspension arms of the T4’14 in high traction conditions. Strategically lightened without compromising on strength, the parts are a direct fit on the stock arms. Available separately for both the front and rear arms with the required screws, the braces are available now.

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February 15, 2014

Xray blue colour winter cap

Along with the release of the 2-in-1 winter jacket go these winter caps from Xray. The one-size-fit-all hat is made from dark blue fabric and sports the distinctive Xray graphics.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 14, 2014

DRCMU race Rd5 – Report

The Tinglev Modelbilklub recently run round 5 of the DRCMU series for 1/10th electric on-road classes. It was the fifth race of seven this winter. Tinglev Modelbilklub is a little Danish RC club located in Tinglev in the South of Jutland not far away from the German border. Although a little club, Ti-Mo always manage to get a good number of racers to come to their race in the Tinglevhallen. This weekend made no exception as it brought 90 entries in total, and with 74 touring car racers on Sunday it was the biggest one day 1:10 RC race in Denmark. The 30×16 meters track was equipped with a brand new carpet and a new layout.

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February 14, 2014

Niclas Mansson joins Team Associated & Reedy

Following Jesper Rasmussen and Joakim Nicolaisen Team Associated announce the signing of another up and coming Scandinavian talent in the form of Niclas Mansson from Sweden. Niclas is a long standing and loyal Team Associated driver and has committed to the team for 2014. “Mr. Nice” will help spearhead the younger members of the team and brings with him a wealth of experience. Niclas is a well respected, meticulous and likeable young man with exceptional car preparation. This is what Niclas has to say about the deal:

I’ve raced the Team Associated products for many years now and it’s fantastic for me to be part of the Scandinavian team. I’m so excited and cant wait to get my hands on the new cars and have a fantastic summer. Everybody in the team are pumped up and can’t wait to get racing together. Its a fantastic opportunity for me and the rest of the Scandinavian guys to join the team and race the products that are very universal for the tracks here in Europe. I’m really happy with the team set-up and the positive feeling everybody has within the team. Using the Reedy products will also be a huge asset for me when attending some of the large races. My testing so far has been very positive. I’m excited to get started and get myself prepared for the 2014 season. It started off well at the DHI cup and I hope my success continues. Thank you to everybody at Team Associated/Reedy and especially Craig Drescher.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]