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September 17, 2015

EOS Season #5 opens at iconic Nurburgring

This weekend (18-20 September) the Euro Offroad Series opens its fifth season at the iconic Nürburgring racing circuit in Germany. Marking the 15th event of the high profile 1:10 electric offroad championship, Round 1 of the 2015/16 season takes place alongside the Nürburgring 1000KM, a round of the full size sportscar Blancpain Endurance Series. Heading the entry on the EOS’ first visit to the Nürburgring is defending double champion Lee Martin. Last season in addition to claiming the 2WD Buggy title, the Yokomo driver became the first driver to deny Joern Neumann the 4WD title, the German having held that crown since the creation of the indoor championship.

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September 17, 2015

Marnix Bul takes Dutch Buggy Cup Hobby class title

The seventh round of the Dutch National Championship recently took place at the beautiful track in Hengelo. After three rounds of qualifying Marnix Bul took the TQ in the Hobby Class but he would encounter some difficulties in the semifinal when he had a flame-out at the start. Nevertheless Marnix was able to catch up quickly and bumped up to the main final coming in second after 20 minutes. Starting the main final from 5th position he climbed up the order constantly and after 25 minutes he crossed the finishing line in first position. With this result his current points in the overall ranking can’t be equalled by anyone, meaning Marnix will take the championship title at the last race.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 17, 2015

Team Powers Radon Sport V2 brushless controller

Coming soon from Team Powers is the Radon Sport V2 brushless speed controller. The upgraded V2 comes with several hardware and software improvements to boost performance and reliability. Starting with the hardware upgrades the V2 sports swapped A and C motor wires for easier wiring, the alloy case features a newly designed heatsink that allows to mount the new 30mm fan flat or at a 30 degree angle and both the receiver connection and programming wire have been relocated to avoid unwanted removal. As for the software changes the speedo offers a single modified and stock program, simplified boost and turbo settings as well as improved brake adjustment and smoother throttle control. The new firmware also addresses reliability issues when running boosted stock motors with high timing settings and the improved software also keeps the ESC running at lower temperatures.

View the specifications, features and more photos here

September 17, 2015

Brandon Marsh doubles at Race Against Cancer

Racers from across the eastern U.S. gathered at McCullough’s Off Road in Sarver, PA for the 14th annual East Coast Race Against Cancer. Despite rain showers drowning out the A-mains, the race still managed to raise over $20,000 in donations for the American Cancer Society, which puts the 14-year total upwards of $121,000 in donations. This year’s event saw over 200 entries, which brought some very intense competition. In Modified 2WD, Brandon Marsh took the winning honors, with Paul Nam finishing second and Luke McCullough in third. In the 4WD class Marsh took another win with Matt Stoltz in second and Alex Miller in third.

View the 4WD podium here

September 17, 2015

Axial Yeti GeoCamo body & 2-speed transmission

Axial have new optional parts for the Yeti 1/8th scale and 1/10th scale off-road vehicles available. First up is the GeoCamo bodyshell for the 1/8th Yeti. Made from .040″ polycarbonate and coming pre-painted in a green camouflage design the pre-cut body set includes the roof, hood and side panels with the parts being direct replacements for the stock body. Also included is a set of decals.

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September 17, 2015

Munn & Wonders take NCT titles

The 2015 North-West Championship Tour (NCT) Series began earlier this year in April and just recently finished this past weekend. This 6-race series would hit some of the best outdoor tracks in the beautiful Pacific North-West. After the dust had settled, Jesse Munn would take the 4WD Modified Buggy, 1/8th Nitro Buggy and 1/8th Nitro Truggy championship while Tayler Wonder grabbed the 2WD Modified Buggy title.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

September 16, 2015

JConcepts Chasers 4.0″ 1/8th truck tyres

JConcepts Chasers 4.0" 1/8th truck tyres

JConcept’s Chasers tyre is now also available in a 4.0″ 1/8th scale truck version. The Chasers rely on hefty, medium lugs which are angular in multiple directions. The horizontal type tread has a striking similarity to the trusty Crossbow but with a lower, closer lug arrangement which gives responsiveness and bites in medium, high and low grip conditions. The wet and dry condition tyre has small recessed cuts in the top of the tread for extra edges and increased formability over terrain. The centre overlapping bar treatment increases durability in the highest wear region of the tyre. The Chasers are available in a range of compounds, including Dirt-Tech inserts and also pre-mounted on white or yellow wheels.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

September 16, 2015

Super Cup Championship Series Rd2 – Report

199 racers from all over Florida made their way to Beachline Raceway in Cocoa for the recent round 2 of JConcepts’ Super Cup Championship Series. Beachline’s large indoor pitting area filled in the early morning with racers quickly setting up to turn practice laps while working on tuning and tire combinations. Racing went live at 9:30am with 48 heats to be run over 2 rounds of qualifying. For the main event of the day, Modified 4WD was shaping up to be a epic showdown of skill and talent. JR Mitch set TQ with a time of 17/5:04.459. Mitch would amass a quick lead over Ryan Eckert. It looked as if Mitch would take a win until lap 9, JR’s car snapped an A-arm giving the lead to Ryan Eckert. Daimon Borkowicz was close behind and looking for the lead, but Eckert ran the clean laps to take the win with Daimon in 2nd. Leon McIntosh raced home for 3rd with Sebatian Hazbun 4th and Alfredo Arrieta 5th.

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