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December 1, 2015

Ronald Volker dominates AOC finale

Quickly establishing itself as “the” on-road race in Japan, the AOC finale brought a lot of international talent to the legendary Yatabe Arena setting the stage for the biggest race of the year and with some saying “the biggest race the country has ever seen”. With multiple former World Champions, National Champions, and numerous international stars attending this event, the competition keeps getting higher making it a battle of champions.

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December 1, 2015

Autumn Shoot Out Rd4 – Report

This past Sunday Swifts Raceway held the final round of the Autumn Shoot Out Series. With over 60 drivers in attendance, the season finale was going to be an exciting one. The track layout was fast and flowing with a lot of great areas for overtaking. The team had also managed to schedule in a structured practise making a perfect event to use as a practice before the Nationals. All the championship titles were still available going into the final round with the GT12 title the closest and it would be Mark Jewitt and Andy Murray who were giving it everything for this final battle. For the last few rounds it was Jewitt who was just able to keep ahead and take TQ. The pair were divided by literally nothing, only a 0.52 second difference over 6 minutes. It was going to be another titanic final. Craig Mawson and Stephen Lander were also locked in a qualifying battle and finished 3rd and 4th respectively.

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December 1, 2015

MCD Racing X5 Rally large scale kit

Turkish company MCD Racing have revealed first images of their forthcoming X5 Rally large scale kit. Based off of the gas-powered XS-5 on-road supercar the X5 will utilise new front and rear bumpers as well as redesigned side guars to adapt the rally-style bodyshell while a unique rear wing, top air intake, side mirrors, antennas and a super rigid roll-cage are details that make the body stand out. The car will become available as Competition and Factory Team Spec kits and more details about their specifications and features should become soon.

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December 1, 2015

Mibosport Cup Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Mibosport Cup was held this past weekend at the Hotel-Sport in Hrotovice. The event again attracted a good amount of entries with 229 sign-ups in the six classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock, Formula, and 1/12th scale, as well as 2WD and 4WD Buggy. 38 drivers attended in the Touring Modified class in which Elliott Harper had a very good start when he won the opening qualifier. Unfortunately he failed to keep up with the pace and was beaten by Finnish driver Viljami Kutvonen, who took the overall TQ. Elliott finished on the 2 spot behind Viljami and ahead of Marc Rheinard. A bit further down the A-main grid Harley Eldridge was the first girl ever in the history of the Mibosport Cup to end up in the Modified class top 10 after the qualifiers.

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December 1, 2015

Protoform WCICS Rd3 – Report

WCICS Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series was held in the Capital of Alberta, Edmonton. Hosted by the NASCAR Club, great weather helped racers from all around Western Canada make the drive, and this year saw their biggest turnout ever. In Touring Modified, National Champion, Xray driver Blake Bell drove his T4 from pole to checkered without looking back. For his second round in a row, Blake took all 3 class wins, again proving exactly why Blake is “The Champ”. Fellow Xray driver Danny Buck would hold 2nd for almost the entire race, but on the 3rd last lap it all exploded with three different racers, Danny Buck along with Team Associated’s Peter Toszer and Team Awsomatix’s Wayne Mah, holding 3rd place. Ultimately Peter Tozser would bring it across the line, followed by Danny.

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November 30, 2015

Exotek WR8 Speed Chassis conversion & shock towers

New from Exotek and made for the HPI WR8 line of cars are the Speed Chassis conversion and the Speed Towers. Starting with the chassis, the carbon fibre conversion kit is made for the electric-powered WR8 Flux and it removes all extra weight and hardware for a super streamlined, race bred, speed run chassis. Rigid but light of weight the chassis is mated to a reinforced alloy nose plate for durability. Optimised weight balance is achieved via extra mounting holes that allow the motor and battery to be mounted at the rear of the chassis for improved rear traction and jumping balance and part of the package are also alloy battery cups for 2S or 3S hardcase batteries. The chassis is topped off with an alloy centre chassis brace and alloy servo mounts to also improve on lowering the overall centre of gravity.

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November 29, 2015

Destiny VD12 1/12th scale kit

Destiny Japan have first images and information on their new VD12 1/12th scale pan car available. The car is the brainchild of Finland’s Vesa Yli, the man behind the EFRA Euros winning V-Dezign cars and, although new as a brand, Destiny Japan is backed by the experience and knowledge of Xenon Racing’s Terutaka Hanaumi. As for the car the VD12 builds on a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis that allows for both longitudinal and transversal battery mounting, while the suspension duties are taken care of by genuine Xenon front suspension parts and a centre shock absorber that can be run in a long and short configuration depending on the battery layout. An innovative independent and adjustable front shock system is smoothing out road imperfections and a symmetrical floating steering servo mount makes for equal left-to-right flex of the chassis. On the rear end a new vertical micro damper layout does away with the traditional laydown tube dampers for improved handling and tuneability. The kit is rounded out by a graphite rear axle with alloy wheel hubs and a thrust-raced ball differential. A release date has yet to be announced.

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November 29, 2015

Ronald Volker tops Qualifying at AOC Rd5

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The 5th and final round of the Asian Onroad Championships has made its way to historic Yatabe Arena in Japan. The popularity of this race has exploded each and every year as the finale race was sold out months prior and hitting over 250 entries making this Yatabe’s biggest race ever (by entry count).

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