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January 21, 2020

Schneider & Haemers win at NRW Offroad Cup opener

The opening round of the popular NRW Offroad Cup was held at the Racing Arena Limburg indoor carpet track in Sittard, The Netherlands over the weekend. The race saw the running of Modified and Stock classes and in 2WD Mod Buggy it was Marcel Schneider with the overall TQ from Rik Haemers on P2. The opening A-main was won by Mick Burbach, however Marcel stroke back in A2 and A3 to take the overall win from Mick in 2nd while Rik Haemers completed the top 3 results.

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January 21, 2020

T-Works POM adjustment nuts

Coming from T-Works are new POM pivot ball adjustment nuts for a range of vehicles. The nuts are manufactured from high-quality material and to a very high precision, ensuring easy axial play adjustment and smooth suspension movement. The 10-piece sets are available for Serpent, Xray RX8 and NT1 as well as Mugen MTX and MRX kits.

View the Xray and Mugen specific nuts here

January 21, 2020

2020 Muchmore Invitational – Announcement

NW Hobbies in Albany, Oregon will host the 2020 Muchmore Invitational on the weekend of the 1st of March. Muchmore’s Joe Pillars has helped put on these type of events in the Northwest for over 10 years with great success and the organiers couldn’t be more happy to work with him again. The fun and unique race format offers multiple classes of racing with the same vehicles to provide more time on the track and less time in the pits. Classes run include Invitational 2WD Mod Buggy, 2WD Mod Buggy, 40+ 2WD Mod Buggy, 13.5T Wheeler no-timing/no-boost, 13.5T Truck no-timing/no-boost, 17.5T 2WD Buggy no-timing/no-boost, and 21.5T 2WD Buggy no-timing/no-boost. Full details can be found on social media here and here.

January 21, 2020

STRC roll out new Outcast 6S optionals

ST Racing Concepts have announced the release of new high-performance optional parts for the popular Arrma Outcast 6S bashing truck. The machined aluminium option parts takes the durability, performance and looks of the Outcast to the next level. CNC-machined front and rear chassis protector plates cover the front and rear end of the main chassis, taking the abuse of hard landing without damaging the expensive main chassis. The CNC-machined aluminium front and rear chassis brace increase the durability and rigidity of the truck while adding great looks to the chassis. The steering response and power from the steering servo can be increased with the CNC machined aluminium steering servo mounting plate, which replaces the flexing stock plastic piece, and it can be combined with the CNC machined aluminium steering post upper brace for a solid steering setup. All parts are available in gunmetal, red or silver anodising.

View the other new parts here

January 20, 2020

Ryan Lutz VP PowerMaster fuelled

VP PowerMaster R/C Hobby Fuels have announced the addition of champion caliber driver Ryan Lutz to the VP Racing Fuels PowerMaster national and international race team. Lutz, from Medina, Ohio, will be fuelling with PowerMaster’s newest off-road blend. 30% Ryan Lutz was developed by VP Racing Fuels and Ryan Lutz to be a versatile off-road fuel for everyone from the seasoned pro to the club racer. Power, fuel mileage, and engine reliability were the development goals in mind. 30% Ryan Lutz blend is formulated with a high-performance proprietary oil package for additional engine protection. Lutz will compete and develop national and international markets for PowerMaster’s Lutz developed fuels and will be available for product support. The Agama factory driver comes fresh from his first race with VP Racing Fuels as he top qualified and won the Pro Truggy class at the 2020 Southern Indoor Championships. Ryan says:

I’m excited to race for and represent VP Racing Fuels.

Source: VP PowerMaster [vpracingfuels.com]

January 20, 2020

FEMCA IC Track Championships – Announcement

The FEMCA IC On-road Championships and IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Pre-Worlds will be held as a joint event at England Park Raceway, Brisbane, Australia from May 26th to 31st. The Pre-World Championship for 1/10th IC Track Touring Cars will be run concurrently with the FEMCA Championships for 1/10th and 1/8th scale IC Track classes. All classes will be run using controlled fuel and tyres and more information can be found on the official event website here as well as on social media here.

January 20, 2020

Johnson & Sousa win at CRCRC Winter MidWest Champs

The 2020 CRCRC 1/8 Winter MidWest Champs were held at The Ohio R/C Factory in Jeffersonville, Ohio this past weekend, drawing 143 entries. Agama’s Tyler Jones would lead qualifying, taking the overall TQ in Pro Nitro Buggy from Xray’s Adam Johnson in 2nd. The 30-minute A-main event then was a constant forth and back up front with Tyler Jones, Adam Johnson and Mark Sousa swapping leads several times. In the second half of the main things settled a bit as Adam was able establish himself up front, taking the win some 7.7 seconds from Tyler in 2nd as Mugen’s Collin Weatherholt came in 3rd to round out the top 3.

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January 20, 2020

DiBrino & Pillars win at Rockstar Winter Series Rd5

The fifth round of the 2019/20 Rockstar Winter Off-road Series was held at PDX Underground in Portland, Oregon this past weekend. The 2WD Mod Buggy class saw Yokomo’s Andy DiBrino with the overall TQ and win after the triple A-main events, leaving behind Yokomo’s Joe Pillars on the runner-up spot. Team Associated’s Ryan Reavis came in 3rd to complete the top 3 result. Over in the 13.5T Wheeler class Joe Pillars came out in swing, taking the TQ and win in the single 5-minute A-main event from Andy DiBrino in 2nd and Travis Harker in 3rd, making it an all-Yokomo podium.

View the 13.5T 4WD podium here