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November 20, 2015

Harley Yoshii doubles at Northwest Indoor Series

The opening round of the 2015/16 Northwest Indoor Series was hosted by Tacoma R/C Raceway in Tacoma, WA. Harley Yoshii would take the TQ in the Modified 2WD and Modified 4WD classes while Shane Borden came out fastest in the Pro Stock Buggy class. In the Mod 2WD mains Yohii took a dominant win in A1 but a third place in A2 meant the third and final A-main would bring the decision. The leg took off and with an uncharacteristic mistake out of Harley, so Ryan Matesa took the lead, making Harley charge hard the rest of the race, but ending up in second. It came down to a tie-breaker with Harley taking the overall by 0.8 seconds. In the Modified 4WD class Harley scored two tone-to-tone wins to grab his second title of the weekend. Elsewhere in the Pro Stock 2WD class, Shane decided to replicate Harley’s wins, taking the overall win with one final to spare.

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November 20, 2015

Yokomo YZ-2 aluminium caster hub carrier

Yokomo have introduced aluminium C-hubs for the YZ-2 2WD off-road buggy. Constructed from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised with silver, machined details the hubs are made to replace the standard composite parts with a more rigid and thus more precise solution. Using the carriers will make for a more linear handling of the buggy especially in high-bite conditions and the design utilises the standard composite inserts for swift suspension geometry changes.

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November 19, 2015

2nd Annual Georgia Indoor Championships – Report

The 2nd Annual Georgia Indoor Championships was once again hosted by HotshotRC Raceway in Marietta, GA. The track was beautifully manicured, hard packed, pure Georgia red clay. With 175 entries, race director Lance MacDonald made the decision to let the track go dry as it would take too much time to keep it wet. Qualifying got underway Saturday morning and in 2WD Mod Buggy and Mod Truck it was young Daimon Borkowicz who took the overall TQs while veteran racer JR Mitch came out fastest in 4WD Mod Buggy.

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November 19, 2015

JConcepts B5M S2 body for lay-down transmissions

JConcepts’ recently introduced S2 body for the Team Associated B5M is now also available in a special edition for lay-down transmissions. Featuring the original Silencer 2 styling with an aggressive, progressive cab design and channelled roof section the body also sports built-in gear cover ducts on both sides, distinct vents used to help relieve hot air build-up inside the body for those high-powered runs or hot days at the track. The features accommodate 3 or 4-gear lay-down style transmissions, giving all out versatility. Included with the S2 lay-down body come two 6.5″ Finnisher rear wings, window masks and a decal sheet.

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November 19, 2015

Rivals seek to deny Xray home EOS win

The Euro Offroad Series takes competitors to Slovakia this weekend (20-22 November) with the Hudy Racing Arena playing host to the second round of Season #5, the venue having hosted the championship’s final & deciding round last season. After a double win at the 2015/16 season opener at the Nurburgring in Germany in September, it is reigning 2 and 4WD Champion Lee Martin who heads the entry but the Yokomo driver is fully expectant of a tough weekend at what is the home track of Xray and their new 4WD World Champion Bruno Coelho. For the past two season Xray’s Martin Bayer, who has been responsible for both the development of the XB2 and XB4, has enjoyed EOS victories at the Hudy Arena, doing the double in Season #3 and winning 4WD last time round.

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November 19, 2015

Kyle McBride takes double Australian 1/10th titles

The recent 1/10th EP Australian Nationals were hosted by Chargers RC race club and in the 2WD Buggy class Kyle McBride managed to TQ all four rounds of qualifying. Once finals came around, Kyle dominated A1 and A2 to take the 2WD National championship early. 4WD was up the next day and the drivers were only allowed one practice round in the morning and then they went straight into the same qualifying and finals setup. The track had really come up to a very high traction, even more so than in 2WD. Kyle again managed to take the overall TQ, having won three out of the four qualifiers. In the finals McBride would continue to dominate by taking the win in A1 and A2 to grab his second title of the weekend.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

November 19, 2015

Losi Mini 8ight-T 4WD truggy RTR

Horizon Hobby have introduced the new Maifield and Phend edition 1/14th scale Mini 8ight-T RTR truggies. The latest incarnation of the mini 8ight-T features a customised driver-edition trim scheme and a signature series motor signed by either driver. The truck builds on an aluminium chassis with 4WD shaft-driven drivetrain, allowing to thrash across dirt, gravel and asphalt with confidence. The Active Vehicle Control technology system also comes included to help deliver better handling and optimal power management over the 4500KV signature-edition brushless motor. The kits are rounded out by matching disc rims with grippy rubber tyres and a 7.2V 1200mAh NiMH battery pack.

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November 18, 2015

SWorkz S104 aluminium hubs, hexes & wheel nuts

SWorkz have new aluminium option parts for the S104 1/10th scale 4WD buggy available in the form of rear aluminium hub carriers, wider wheel hexes and closed wheel nuts. Starting with the hub carriers, the CNC-machined parts replace the standard plastic uprights, they come made from high-quality aluminium and sport a gun metal anodised finish. The parts feature three horizontal mounting positions for the outer camber links ball studs.

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