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November 16, 2016

Edward Sio wins Philippine Nitro Truggy Nationals

The 2016 Philippine Nitro Truggy Nationals were held at the Circulo Verde Track in Quezon City, Philippines. Hot and sunny weather made for a nice day of racing and right from the opening qualifier the race for the overall TQ was on between Edward Sio and Jordan Go. Edward took the opening round but Jordan came out fastest in the following qualifiers, handing him the overall TQ with a time of 7 minutes and 5 seconds. In the A-main, Jordan started from the pole position followed by Edward and Clemen Pancho. During the opening 25 minutes Jordan kept the lead with Edward on the 2 spot, about 20 seconds behind. Nani Tagle was hot on the heels of Edward and both would eventually swap positions at the pit stops until Nani had to retire after a bad landing of his truck. This promoted Clemen into third and up front and with about ten minutes to go, Jordan’s lead slowly decreased from 20 down to three seconds. About four minutes from the end, Edward was chasing Jordan hard and when the latter came in for a final splash and dash, he suffered a flame out but despite a quick restart, Edward Sio (Mugen/Novarossi/AKA) was able to take the lead and with it the win and overall title from Jordan Go (Mugen/Novarossi/AKA) in second and Clemen Pancho (Mugen/Novarossi/AKA) third.

Thanks to Edward Sio for the report.

November 16, 2016

Maclan Racing MRR Team Edition brushless motors

Maclan Racing have introduced the MRR Team Edition electric brushless motors. Based on the popular MRR platform the Team Edition utilises Japanese made steel stator material for the short stack style rotors. Custom-made copper wire also has a higher temperature threshold along with maximum diameter allowed by ROAR regulations. Overall the Team Edition has an average four percent lower internal resistance compared to the standard MRR series motors. Also part of the TE package are all-new hall sensors that are more accurate while offering a much higher speed polling rate which will provide quicker throttle response with higher top speeds. The hand-built motors will become available by late November.

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November 15, 2016

JConcepts Torch 1.9” aluminium beadlock wheel set

The Torch 1.9” aluminium beadlock wheel set for Scale | Trail vehicles by JConcepts is extremely versatile for the competitor, but authentic enough to have the detail for a show worthy rig. The 6 spoke wheel is a straight-forward design, incorporating a triangle type spoke around the centre for heavy street appeal. The basic color is black, however, the natural color of the aluminium wheel has been exposed in the spokes which adds a touch of mystery and depth. Around the hub section, a flared boss surrounds the screw mounting area and has been silver highlighted to bring out the luster of an all metal wheel design.

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November 15, 2016

Samix SCX10-2 aluminium driveshaft caps

New parts for the Axial SCX10-2 from Samix continue to released, with the announcement of new aluminium driveshaft caps. As with all the other parts, they are available in 3 different colours and feature the Samix branding etched into the anodised surface. Not just looking good, they also provide more rigidity and increase durability in this area.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

November 15, 2016

FX Engines Short-Medium manifold

FX Engines have added a new Short-Medium manifold to their line-up. A combination of short and medium manifold which makes it more universal and compatible with the majority of tracks, it was developed & designed to work well with mufflers 2131 and 2068. Suitable for larger tracks, where more bottom end punch is required than the short manifold.

Source: FX [fx-engines.com]

November 15, 2016

Drake double at Rd2 of Top Notch Tour

Revelation Raceway was the host for round 2 of the Top Notch Tour this past weekend. The event had over 100 entries including Adam Drake, Cody King, Jeremy Kortz and Joseph Quagraine. Drake was the top qualifier in both rounds of qualifying for nitro buggy and nitro truck. In the nitro buggy final, Drake, King and Kortz had a great battle the first 15 minutes of the final. Eventually Drake settled into a groove and comfortably pulled away to take the victory. King and Kortz had an intense battle until Kortz ran out of fuel only a few turns from the finish. In the nitro truck final, Drake led wire to wire and took the victory.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

November 15, 2016

Tebo sweeps 2016 JConcepts WIS & Invitational

This past weekend Kyosho/Team Orion Factory Driver Jared Tebo would attend the 2016 JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout & Invitational hosted by Fastlane R/C Raceway in Blue Springs, Missouri. In the Invitational 2wd/4wd Modified Buggy class, Tebo was on another level as he would finish the first day of racing with a perfect score of 4 wins in the 2wd Buggy class with his Team Orion powered RB6.6. Tebo then continued his dominance on Sunday by also taking 4 wins in 4wd Buggy with his ZX6 to finish the event with a perfect score & take the overall Championship. Kyosho America’s Jonathan Burkhalter would put in an impressive performance to finish only 4 points behind Tebo to take 2nd overall with TLR’s Mason Fuller in 3rd. In the Modified Truck class, Tebo would dominate qualifying by TQ’ing all 4 rounds and then went onto win the single 8-minute A-Main Event with his Team Orion powered RT6 by a comfortable margin to complete the clean sweep for the weekend.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

November 15, 2016

Reedy LiPo battery weight set updated

After making some updates, the Reedy LiPo battery weight set is back in stock. These weights have been modified (now 22g and 36g) with the value laser etched onto each piece along with the world-famous Reedy Powered logo. These weights can be used together or separately under your low-profile shorty LiPo battery to add ballast and/or lower the vehicle’s CG for improved handling. Each set is precision cut from brass and contains one .5mm (22g) weight and one 1mm (36g) weight, which can be used together or separately.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]