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October 11, 2016

LRP Dynamic 8 2400kv brushless motor

LRP have introduced the 2400kv variant of their successful Dynamic 8 brushless motor. Closing the gap between the 2200kv and the 2600kv the 4-pole motor, winner of the Italian championships and runner-up at the 2016 EFRA Euros, offers a balance between power and run time and it features a machined alloy case with heatsink design, a precision-balanced sintered rotor and pre-soldered silver-plated heavy-duty connectors.

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October 11, 2016

Sylvain Gallo-Selva takes 2WD French Cup title

The 2016 1/10th Electric Off-road French Cup was held this past weekend in Reims, Champagne. Held at the new indoor facility of the Reims Enduro Model Car Club the event attracted some of the country’s quickest drivers and in the 2WD Buggy class it was TQ holder Sylvain Gallo-Selva who came out in front after the A-mains to take the 2016 2WD French Cup title.

Source: Yokomo France [facebook.com]

October 10, 2016

Fotinos successful at Greek EP Off-road nationals Rd3

Round three of the Greek electric off-road nationals was held at the Zorri RC track in Athens. In the 4WD class Delbederis took the overall TQ thanks to round TQs in Q2 and Q3 but the finals were a different affair as the TQ holder struggled with traction in the opening main but he would come out fastest in A2. A3 then saw Delbederis being dead last after an incident with another car and he was only able to recover to third. Overall Fotinos (Yokomo) would take the win from Delbederis (Xray) in second and Papanikolaou (Kyosho) in third. With two races left, and thanks to his second place at round three, Delbederis now leads the overall championship.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 10, 2016

Video – 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Gas Offroad Main Final

Action from the sixty minute Main Final at RC Tracks of Las Vegas for the 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Offroad Worlds with commentary from Jimmy Babcock

October 10, 2016

Ronnefalk hits jackpot to become World Champion in Vegas

David Ronnefalk is the new 1:8 Offroad World Champion, the Swede finally delivering on the promise he has shown ever since being crowned European B Champion in 2009. Starting from 3rd on the grid, the HB Racing driver would win the 1-hour encounter in convincing style once he got passed pole sitter & defending champion Ty Tessmann, his HB Racing team-mate eventually finishing up third. Making it a European 1-2 in the American’s own backyard, 2012 World champion Robert Batlle would take the runner-up spot recovering from some big early mistakes. With Ronnefalk claiming the sport’s greatest prize, RC Tracks of Las Vegas would put the spotlight on his replacement as nitro offroad’s next star of the future as David Ongaro, despite his age, mixed it with the biggest names in RC with ease and confidence. A back pressure pipe would deny him from finishing his first Worlds final as Vice Champion leaving the Italian 6th behind Ryan Cavalieri. With many feeling the first running of a Worlds final under floodlights would favour the American drivers, it would be Top Qualifier Jared Tebo who would be the best US finisher taking fourth 2.2-seconds up on Cavalieri.

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October 10, 2016

Silverstone Winter Series Rd1 – Report

The Silverstone Winter Series kicked off with a great day’s racing at Moulton College in Northampton, UK. The main 2WD class featured 100 drivers. With brand new EOS style carpet and with Schumacher Minipin 1 or Minipin 2 control tyres there was plenty of grip and negligible tyre wear.
Veteran racer Ellis Stafford took the 2WD win with his TLR buggy, closely followed by Schumacher drivers Greg Williams and Charlie Ware.

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October 10, 2016

DMS 1/14th Trim2Tune foam tyre inserts

X-Factory UK have introduced the DMS Trim2Tune tyre inserts for 1/14th scale micro off-road cars. The idea behind the inserts was that micro racers were always requesting different width inserts to fine-tune the grip levels on their micro buggies to differing tracks. Unlike many other classes the ranges of inserts on offer were quite minimal, so options were greatly reduced. DMS’s open cell inserts come very specifically as 50mm wide as the most popular width in use is still 25mm and for those racers happy with this width, they can simply cut them straight down the middle. For those who wish to create their own width specific to their requirements, they can be trimmed with conventional scissors to any width desired. The inserts come as pair, allowing to cut at least four inserts from a pack and they are available in a soft, medium and firm variant.

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October 9, 2016

Tessmann on pole in Vegas

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Ty Tessmann is on pole position for the 1:8 Offroad World Championship decider. The reigning World Champion will start his title defence from the front of the grid after a time penalty dropped Semi Final winner Ryan Cavalieri to second. The Associated driver looked to have snatched the top spot on the grid after a thrilling win over Ty Tessmann in the second and faster of the Semi Finals. The 2014 Runner up driver took the win on the last corner by a margin of 4/10ths of a second but contact with Tessmann would later result in the American being demoted to second which promoted Tessmann to the win and pole for the 16th running of the World Championships. Winning the first of the Semis ahead of young star David Ongaro, David Ronnefalk will start 3rd with the very impressive Ongaro next up. For Top Qualifier Jared Tebo, his quest for a first nitro World title will begin from 6th on the grid after he finished 3rd in the same Semi as Ronnefalk, him giving away the race lead on the first lap with a mistake. The same Semi would also bring an end to 2010 World Champion Cody King’s run of World Final appearances since his title, the Kyosho driver finishing 8th.

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