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November 18, 2015

Travis Amescua TQs & wins at 2015 NEiC race

Maximus Raceway in York, Maine held the 2015 North East Indoor Championship race over the weekend. The event attracted more than 140 entries and Travis Amescua (Team Durango) would TQ and win both the 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified classes in stile. In the 2WD class Matt Olsen (Team Associated) came in second, coming from the 3 spot on the grid while runner-up after the qualifiers, Alex Miller (Team Associated), ended the 5 minute A-main in third. In the 4WD class Matt Olsen (HB) would defend his runner-up spot while Alex Miller (Team Associated) was able to grab the final podium spot, coming from 4th after the qualifiers.

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November 18, 2015

Kyosho Inferno Neo 2.0 1/8th RTR buggy

Kyosho America have introduced the Inferno Neo 2.0 1/8th scale nitro ready-to-run buggy. Features including the front and rear shock stays of the MP777 provide rigidity and strength with precision off set to produce a high amount of traction, even over the rough surfaces. Combined with big bore shocks equipped with dial-adjustable tension, the effective damping force delivers on-track stability and easy control for beginners with the sharper response required by serious racers. In addition, universal swing shafts on the front provide reliability under severe racing conditions. A new aerodynamic cab forward body design produces stable posture through the air and reinforces its competitive edge with frontal down force. The proven KE21R engine offers a balance of power, torque and stability and fitted with a recoil starter, the 21-class engine is fast and simple to start. The Readyset is equipped with the 2.4GHz Syncro KT-231P RC system and KS4031-06W servos and the kit is topped off by a bodyshell available in two colour variations.

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November 18, 2015

Rivkin sweeps Arizona State Off-road Champs

The 30th Annual Arizona State Championships were held at SRS Raceway located in Phoenix. With high grip and a fast layout, the event challenged even the most seasoned racers. In 2WD Modified Buggy, Spencer Rivkin was hooked up all weekend, TQ-ing the class and scoring the overall win after taking A1 and A3 victories to clinch the title. In the Modified Truck class it was all Rivkin once again. The newly crowned IFMAR 2WD Buggy World Champion rocked to a TQ run during qualifying and proceeded to dominate in the A-mains by winning A1 and A2 easily.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

November 18, 2015

Tyler Jones doubles at OHKY Rd2

Round two of the OHKY Off-road series took place at SRI Raceway in Kentucky. The round drew in 179 entries for the one day race with some of the best regional racers in attendance. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class Tyler Jones took a late overall TQ from JP Richards. In 2WD Modified Truck Tyler made a clean sweep by winning all three qualifying rounds to take the overall TQ with the only 16 lap run. In the Buggy A-main Tyler then led wire to wire putting the entire field at least one or more laps down. The second place went to Nick Richards with Dylan Gerard in third. In the Truck main the tone went off and Tyler checked out just like he did in 2WD Mod. The young man did have an issue towards the end as the rear camber block cracked around the ball stud and the left rear was rolling over bad through the corners but he dialed it back and still brought home the win from Josh McDonald and Jeff Sumner.

View the Modified Truck podium here

November 18, 2015

STRC B5M 3-gear aluminium motor plate

New from STRC comes the 3-gear aluminium motor plate for Team Associated fifth generation vehicles that use this specific gearbox setup. The CNC-machined motor plate features milled heat-sink fins to help dissipate heat from the motor and also elongated motor screw hole slots to allow for larger pinion gear to be installed without having to change out a spur gear, making it great for 17.5T stock racing. The motor plate is available in anodised blue, stealth black, gun metal and natural silver.

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November 17, 2015

Adam Drake dominated 2015 JBRL Nitro Series

The JBRL Nitro Series recently completed its 9th season, visiting eight tracks this year. Mugen Seiki’s Adam Drake was the man to beat in the Nitro and Electric Pro classes as he made the triple by winning both the Pro Nitro Buggy and Pro Nitro Truggy as well as the 1/8th E-Buggy categories. Runner up in the Nitro Buggy class was Cody King (Kyosho), Steve Harris (Mugen) rounded out the top 3 result. In the Truggy class it was again Cody King who came in second while Aaron Gomez completed the podium result. Finally in the 1/8th E-Buggy class Adam was sidelined by Mugen teammate Steve Harris and Tekno RC driver Anthony Westergaard.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

November 17, 2015

Exotek 22T Flite titanium front axles

Exotek have introduced the Flite titanium front axle set for the TLR 22T series racing truck. Precision machined, the axles weight in at only 3.6g per piece and they help to reduce the rotational mass as well as unsprung weight. The corrosion resistant titanium material is ideal for racing on damp track conditions and the axles are usable both on the original 22T and the newer 2.0 kits. Included is suitable inner mounting hardware.

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November 17, 2015

Samix aluminium servo arm for Axial vehicles

Coming from Samix and made for Axial’s SCX10, XR10, AX10 and Exo off-road vehicles is a clamping design aluminium servo arm. Made from aluminium and coming in a 23T and 25T spline variant the arm offers 16mm and 20mm spaced, threaded mounting holes while the clamping design makes for a secure mounting even in high-stress applications. They come in four different colours and sport etched size markings for easy identification.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]