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October 29, 2019

Associated Electrics setup mats

Associated Electrics have introduced four new 2019 setup mats that come in four branded styles: Team Associated, Reedy Power, Factory Team, and Element. The mats are roughly 400x500mm in size and provide a protective surface for countertops and RC pit tables alike. Preventing stains from nitro fuel, shock oil, dirt and grime, these mats are a great way to protect the countertops in a shop or at home while creating a factory look. They also work great as RC pit table setup boards, providing a nice flat surface for pre-race checks of ride height and camber and toe. In addition they are lightweight for easy travel to and from the racetrack.

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October 29, 2019

Matt Olson wins 4WD Pro Truck at West Coast Nationals

The 10th Annual 5th scale West Coast Nationals were held at Good Ol’Boyz RC Club Raceway in Bakersfield, California last weekend. The track layout was super easy but also in a way very difficult as the speeds were high and racing was so close that it became a game of tenths of a second. In 4WD Pro Truck Brian Sullivan and Matthew Olson battled it out for the overall TQ with both being tied for TQ with two qual wins a piece. For tie breaker it came down to total time and Brian edged out Matt by four hundredths of a second. The 40-minute A-main event then saw Brian, Matt and also Josh Mitchell matching lap for lap so three trucks were running for the win. With a little luck Matt had a shot at the win come the 17th lap as he was able to make a clean inside pass and from there he never looked back to take the win some six seconds in front of Brian while Jason Sheerer came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: MOD [modspeedshop.com]

October 29, 2019

SWorkz S14-3 Dirt 1/10th 4WD electric buggy kit

SWorkz have introduced their new S14-3 Dirt 1/10th scale 4WD electric buggy kit developed especially for dirt tracks. The kit includes a centre gear differential for improved bump and lower traction handling with one of the unique features of the new buggy being the 5mm axle universal cross driveshafts that are specially designed and made from SWorkz’s 1/8th buggy steel material. For dirt off-road racing, the designers kept the original S14-3 C-hub steering system but moved the motor and battery positions further back for improved traction. With this new centre layout, the S14-3D has an improved overall balance. The front and rear suspension arms are made of strong composite nylon materials to cope with the rigours of off-road racing and the 7075 aluminium chassis with centre flex system provides more rear end grip. For dirt racing, the S14-3D also comes standard with a Pro-composite hard material side guard set. Also helping with overall traction are the new front and rear upper carbon fibre decks. The kit is rounded out by a refined shock system for optimised bump handling.

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October 29, 2019

Balestri fastest as free practice concludes at 1:8 Worlds

At the conclusion of two days of free practice at the IFMAR 1:8 World Championships in California it is reigning Champion Dario Balestri who was fastest. The Infinity driver set the fastest 3-consecutive laps in the tenth & final free practice run topping the times from a much improved Simon Kurzbuch, the two great rivals separated by just 12/100ths of a second over the best respective 3-consecutive laps. Shoki Takahata added variety to the top of the time sheets at Steel City RC Speedway taking his Mugen to the 3rd fastest time, his best laps also set in the final round of practice. Behind the top three, the margin a little bigger, Jeffrey Rietveld posted the fourth fastest time followed by Silvio Hachler and former champions Lamberto Collari & Robert Pietsch. Tomorrow drivers face four rounds of seeding practice to determine the order of the heats for qualifying which gets underway on Wednesday.

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October 28, 2019

Davis set early pace at Worlds as drivers battle high traction

Australia’s Jesse Davis is the early pace setter at the IFMAR 1:8 World Championships in California, the Infinity driver fastest in the opening day of official practice and again after 2 of the 5 scheduled rounds of today’s action. Behind, Dominic Greiner is second fastest today after topping the Round 7 of practice from reigning World Champion Dario Balestri and reigning 1:10 World Champion Naoto Matsukura. Next up it is ARC’s Silvio Hachler with the Mugen of 2018 World podium finisher Shoki Takahata completing the Top 6 times for this morning’s opening two runs. Super high winds overnight and this morning meant a delayed start to today’s schedule with the traction sprayed Steel City RC Speedway surface acting like a magnet to the dust blown in by the winds, winds that are forecast to return again on Wednesday when qualifying is to begin. As a result of the delay, drivers now have shorter run but already the traction is back up to the ‘super high’ levels drivers are finding difficult.

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October 28, 2019

Caldwell, Hooks & Battaile win at RC Pro finals

The 2019 RC Pro Series finals were held at Indy RC World in Garland, Texas over the weekend, attracting over 180 entries. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was Dillon Caldwell with the overall TQ from Jake French in 2nd. After the 30-minute A-main final it was still Dillon on top with 3rd place qualifier, Tyler Hooks in 2nd and 4th place qualifier, Aaron Royston in 3rd. Mike Battaile came in 4th from 11th place qualifier, Micah Smith in 5th.

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October 28, 2019

RCRA 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd3 – Report

The Southern Districts Model Car Club hosted the 3rd round of the RCRA 1/8th Off-road Nationals this past weekend, attracting 115 entries for the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes. The Nitro Buggy class was lead by Team Associated‘s Alex Bernadzik who took the overall TQ and also the win in the hour-long A-main event, leaving behind TLR‘s Andrew Foord in 2nd, a lap down while HB Racing‘s Craig Laughton came in 3rd, some 24 seconds behind Craig.

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October 28, 2019

Juan Carlos Canas crowned Spanish E-Buggy champ

The 4th and final round of the Spanish 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals was held at the Circuito de El Estrecho track this past weekend. The event saw over 50 drivers in attendance and it was Juan Carlos Canas with the overall TQ after the qualifiers, tie on points with Joan Espasa in 2nd. Jose Miguel Sanchez came in 3rd after the qualifiers. The triple 10-minute A-main events then saw Juan Carlos (SWorkz) coming out on top by a pretty good making in A1 and A2 for the early overall win, allowing him to sit out A3 that was won by Joan Espasa (Xray) who cemented his overall runner-up spot as Jorge Soler (Team Associated) came in 3rd overall. With the win, Juan Carlos also took the overall National 1/8th E-Buggy title, making it his second National 1/8th title this year following his historic win of the Nitro Buggy Nationals.

Source: InfoRC [inforc.net]