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April 15, 2014

Steven Hartson renews with LRP

LRP announce the contract extension with reigning 1/10 4WD Electric Off-Road World Champion Steven Hartson. After winning the 2013 Worlds using LRP’s Flow speed controller, Vector X20 brushless motors and LRP charging technology, Steven will now also relie on the company’s LiPo Competition Car Line batteries and Blue Factor accessories. This is what Steven has to say about the deal:

I’ve chosen to re-sign with LRP because of all the success I’ve had with their electronics. I believe that LRP is always improving to make the best products in the world.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

April 15, 2014

BRCA Clubman Series 2014 Rd1 – Report

West London kicked off the start of the BRCA Clubman Series 2014 last weekend. 140 drivers booked into the first round which since the series has started is the biggest ever showing and was fully booked. Practice on the Saturday showed tricky setup conditions of wind, sun and overcast for those drivers who wanted to dial in their cars ready for the meeting on Sunday.

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April 14, 2014

Hartson 4WD Buggy win in Tacoma

Steven Hartson has taken the top honours in 4WD Buggy at the JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals which was making its first visit to Tacoma R/C Raceway in Washington State. With local racers stamping their authority on Mod Buggy, in 4WD it was first time visitor Hartson who wrapped up his first buggy victory of the 2014 series thanks to a win in A3 over JR Mitch and Tyler Vik. With all three drivers in contention for the overall win going into A3, the closing race at Scott Brown’s track would see Top Qualifier Vik have contact with both his rivals, the Xray driver fairing the worst of both A3 incidents to finish third overall behind Mitch.

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April 14, 2014

Schoettler takes the big win at JConcepts Indoor Nats

As if there was ever any doubt based on his blistering pace from the very start of the weekend, Michael Schoettler has taken the big win at the JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals at Tacoma R/C Raceway. Winning A1 with ease, A2 would prove a tougher affair for the Associated driver as fellow Tacoma racer Luke Smith mounted a challenge that would see him lead for four laps half way through the 5-minute encounter. A coming together between the two, who are used to battling one another weekly at Scott Brown’s track, Schoettler retook the lead holding on to head home Smith by just under a second to claim a very popular overall 2WD Mod win. In A3 Smith would go on to take an easy over Tanner Denney with Ryan Matesa seeing off a major challenge from Brent Thielke to finish third. The result would see Smith & Matesa complete an all local talent podium with Thielke ending up as the best visitor with fourth overall.

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April 14, 2014

2nd Annual Mile High Indoor Champs – Report

The second annual Mile High Indoor champs were held last weekend at the 5280 Raceway in Denver, Colorado. Racers from around the U.S. and Canada made up the nearly 200 car field. The classes run were F1, World GT, 17.5 TC, 13.5 TC, Modified TC, 17.5 12th and Modified 12th. In the very competitive 13.5 TC class it was Drew Ellis who was fast all week and had a great last qualifier to sit on the pole. Other TQ’s were Mario Ficco in F1, Bill Cydor in 17.5 TC. All five other classes were TQ’d by Josh Cyrul.

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April 14, 2014

2014 Silver State Nitro Challenge – Report

The 2014 Silver State Nitro Challenge got under way this past weekend in Las Vegas at the Boulder City Track. Run in 1/8th nitro and electric off-road classes as well as electric short course the race attracted the 1/8th scale off-road creme de la creme like Jared Tebo, Adam Drake, Cody King, and Ryan Cavaleri to name just a few. The event, presented by and run on a Joey “The Dirt” Christensen prepared track, also marked the 2nd race of the 5 round U.S. ProCup.

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April 14, 2014

A1 wins for Schoettler & Hartson in Tacoma

Michael Schoettler and Steven Hartson took comfortable wins in the opening legs of the main Buggy A-Mains at the JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals, Top Qualifier Schoettler dominating Mod Buggy while Hartson came out on top in the 4WD Buggy which saw three lead changes. Behind Schoettler Luke Smith finished as he started with Ryan Matesa making up one place to complete the Top 3 of the 2WD class. In 4WD, World Champion Hartson was followed home by one time race leader JR Mitch and John Walentia while Top Qualifier Tyler Vik had a tough race eventually pulling off to save tyres.

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April 14, 2014

Schoettler Top Qualifier at Spring Indoor Nats

Michael Schoettler is the Top Qualifier of 2WD Mod Buggy at the JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals. The talented Tacoma teenager secured pole position for this afternoon’s three A-Main encounters with his third & fastest TQ run of the weekend in the final of the qualifiers at the Tacoma R/C Raceway event. The second round of the JConcepts Indoor National Series, Schoettler has stamped his authority on the class with only fellow local racer Luke Smith, who will start second, heading his Associated all weekend when he TQ’d last night’s third qualifier. Of the visiting drivers it is 4WD World Champion Steven Hartson who is the highest qualifier with his Associated set to start 5th just in front of his team-manager Brent Thielke.

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