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March 21, 2016

Alex K. sweeps Scotty Ernst Offroad Showdown Rd1

The Scotty Ernst Offroad Showdown has made its return in 2016 with a series of races held at some of the hottest tracks throughout the United States. With a unique style of presentation and atmosphere, the Offroad Showdown’s mission is to bring the excitement and fun along with sharing the love we have for this wonderful hobby to all racers of all levels. This past weekend, round 1 of the Showdown was held at R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It is an RC paradise that rivals the world famous Yatabe Arena in many aspects and definitely a place to check out. The track layout was designed with the intent of being less technical while still maintaining a good deal of challenge, fun and flow. The crew at R/C Excitement did a wonderful job in creating a magnificent layout that suited all levels of driving.

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March 21, 2016

Yaniv Sivan wins Israeli League Rd8

Round 8 of the popular Israeli League was held this past Friday at the Tavor Motors track near Ashkelon. The day started on a muddy track thanks to a few days of rain before the event but the fourth and final qualifier could be held on a dry track. Yaniv Sivan would grab the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class, less than a second in front of Ofir Avitan in second and Tal Siles in third. The 40 minute A-final started with Yaniv Sivan and Ofir Avitan running away from the pack, both swapping positions at first. Meanwhile Tal Siles, Omer Assayag, Ido Carmon and Aviv Mimon fought for final podium spot while Omer Assayag had to pull out due to technical issues. Some 15 minutes into the race Yaniv took the lead, followed by Ofir who had fuel issues and suffered from a flame out but ultimately he would bring home the runner-up spot from Tal Siles while up front Yaniv Sivan took the day’s win.

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March 21, 2016

110% Racing Shock Pod

Coming from 110% Racing is the Shock Pod shock absorber stand for 1/8th and 1/10th dampers. Made with high quality acrylic materials and featuring a black base and clear legs the lightweight design accommodates both the smaller 1/10th scale and larger 1/8th scale off-road shocks thanks to different diameter holes with the stand storing them securely to keep the workspace organised and clean. It is easy to assemble and disassemble to store flat, saving space in the toolbox.

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March 21, 2016

Bakla & Wade successful at NSW State Titles

With a new format and allocation of the meeting to the country area Manning Valley was the chosen Track for the 2016 States in NSW, Australia. The weather was very warm during practice and the track did not hold any moisture, with only two rounds of practice and the track breaking up badly it was looking like a trying weekend for everyone. In the Nitro Buggy final Ari Bakla (Xray), coming from the 3 spot on the grid and Craig Lautghton (TLR) battled for most of the race, trading places at every pit stop. Pressure was on on Ari but he was still confident and calm, but two minutes to the end he lost the lead, and with one minute left a block pass on a corner jump was needed to take back the lead. After a last lap nose to tail and a drag race to the line Ari would take win by half a second.

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March 21, 2016

Ryan Maifield & Ty Tessmann win at Silver State

The 2016 Silver State race was held this past weekend at the RC Tracks of Las Vegas. Organised by Richard Saxton the event attracted the country’s fastest drivers as well as some international guests such as Reno Savoya, Joseph Quagraine, Jörn Neumann and more to attend in several 1/8th off-road classes. In 1/8th Pro Buggy it was Spencer Rivkin (Team Associated) who took the prestigious TQ honours and in the 45 minutes main final Spencer Rivkin and Ryan Maifield (TLR) would swap positions several times with HB’s Ty Tessmann also being in the mix mid-race but ultimately Ryan would bring home the win with a margin of around 15 seconds from runner-up, Spencer Rivkin and third placed Ty Tessmann who ended the race some 8 seconds shy on Spencer.

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March 19, 2016

Mcgee & Williams successful at Masters Finals

Last weekend saw the sixth and final round of the fantastic Worksop Series taking place. With no let up in drivers wanting a race entry to this hugely popular series, it was a full line up of 15 heats, with 8 heats of 2WD and 7 heats of 4WD. As always Round by round qualifying was the racing format, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. Some championship contenders were unable to make this race, therefore it meant that no overall championship positions were yet decided and all was still to play for in the top 10 in both championships, therefore the points at this event were vital for some drivers.

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March 18, 2016

Fast Race MBX7R low profile chassis weights

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Made for the Mugen MBX7R are new low profile chassis weights from Fast Race. Available in 40g, 30g and 20g variants the brass weights snuggly fit into the existing chassis pockets for neat and tidy installation sin countersunk screws. The weights sport markings for easy identification and they are available now.

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March 18, 2016

Barry Pettit joins Tekno RC factory team

Tekno RC have announced the signing of Barry Pettit to their factory team. The former Mugen driver is known for his dedication to RC cars and also willingness to help others on the track so he can be seen as a great asset to the company’s growing US team. Barry has the following to say about the deal:

For me, RC racing began going to the local track with my dad strictly to have fun and hang out together. Neither of us ever thought it would grow into such a large part of our lives. We have traveled to so many great places and met so many great people, and for that we are majorly thankful! There are so many people to thank for my success, but first I want to thank my family and my girlfriend for always supporting my passion and me. I am also thankful for ALL of the people who have supported, sponsored, and mentored me in the past as you have shaped me into the driver and person I am today.

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