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June 1, 2015

Team Associated SC10B LiPo Combo RTR kits

The latest Team Associated vehicle to receive the LiPo Combo upgrade is the SC10B 1/10th 2WD short course buggy. The realistic buggy comes equipped with a factory finished short course pro buggy body, roll cage and driver as well as a water-resistant brushless electronic speed control with reverse, powerful Reedy brushless motor, enclosed water resistant receiver box, adjustable blue anodised aluminium coil-over shocks and KMC replica wheels with high traction compound rear tyres for more grip complete the package. New for the LiPo Combo kits are the latest Reedy 423-S 35W Compact Balance Charger and the WolfPack LiPo 3300mAh 30C 7.4V battery, allowing to hit the tracks instantly.

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June 1, 2015

Maifield & Phend win Pro classes at AMS 6.0

The AMS 6.0 was held in Alabama this past weekend with the usual breed of Pro drivers in attendance. TLR’s Dakotah Phend dominated the Pro class qualifying by taking the TQ in Pro Nitro Buggy, Pro Nitro Truggy and Pro E-Buggy. In the Nitro Buggy final it then was Ryan Maifield who came out successful by taking benefit of an early mistake by his team mate. Dakotah finished on the runner-up spot while Cole Ogden completed the TLR podium lockout in 3rd.

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May 30, 2015

JConcepts Finnisher 1/8th truck body – Coming soon

During this weekend’s AMS 6.0 in Alabama JConcepts are debuting a brand-new 1/8th truggy bodyshell. Prototyped for the TLR 8ight-T 3.0 and driven by TLR/JConcept’s Ryan Maifield the body is set for a release shortly after the ROAR 1/8th Nationals and it will be available for TLR and Mugen trucks.

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May 29, 2015

Swedish 1/10th Off-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Swedish 1/10th Off-road Nationals was held in Söderhamn on a challenging and pretty low-grip astroturf track. The 2WD class saw some nice battles for the win between Niclas Maansson and young Malin Karlsen with Niclas coming out successful in the opening A-main while Malin was able to strike back in A2 following some small errors of Niclas. For the third and decisive A-main Malin was in a better position as she had scored a 1st and 2nd place while Niclas had a 1st and 3rd place to count. After the start both were running like a freight train until Niclas made a small mistake allowing Malin to get past and open up a small gap. But after having a few small bobbles of her own Niclas was able to catch up on Malin in the very last lap, taking a chance and jumping long on the table top in the winds to just barely put his front end ahead of Malin. Crossing the line both were just 1/10th of a second apart with Niclas coming in 1st.

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May 29, 2015

Max Mort teams up with Schumacher

Schumacher welcome young up and coming Finnish star Max Mort to their team. Max will be competing in many regional and national races in Finland as well as select international races such as the EOS events. This is what Max has to say:

I am happy to start driving with Schumacher Off Road cars for 2015-2016 season. I was given an opportunity to drive with factory support with really competitive cars on carpet and I couldn’t have said “no”. I am really looking forward to the EOS season and Finnish races and I hope that we can have a great year together.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

May 29, 2015

2016 Dirt Nitro Challenge – Announcement

TheDirt Racing have announced the official dates for the 2016 DNC to be February 17th to 21st. The 17th annual event will be held once again at Fear Farm in Phoenix, AZ with the organisers are planning early for the 2016 event and there will also be an entries cap for the first time ever the the 17 year history of the race. After the huge influx of last minute entries last year the organisers decided it was time to make sure they have a manageable number of entries to make sure the event can be run within reasonable time scales. The official flier and entry form will be posted after the Summer with the entry limit as well as the opening sign up dates to ensure everyone has a fair chance to get signed up. To kick off the Summer TheDirt Racing are offering an “Early Entry Summer Discount”. It is officially open now and will end on Tuesday the 2nd of June. The cost is $60 per entry. You can take advantage of this Summer sale by using PayPal and sending your entry to thedirtracing@aol.com or email Joey Christensen at thedirtracing@aol.com.

May 28, 2015

Jones wins at JConcepts Spring 1:8 Indoor Nationals

The 6th Annual JConcepts Spring 1:8 Indoor Nationals was hosted by Hobbyplex in Omaha, NE with the event attracting racers from all over the country. In the 1/8th Pro Nitro Buggy qualifying Tyler Jones would show the fast way around the track by TQ-ing the class. In the main Tyler would start from his TQ position but would soon fall back to 2nd place after getting caught up in a wreck but he soon caught the 2nd place driver, passed him, and was gone after that to ultimately put two laps on the field on his way to a 1st place finish.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 28, 2015

Traxxas Bandit & Stampede VXL TSM RTR kits

Traxxas have upgraded VXL Brushless RTR kits available such as the Bandit 1/10th 2WD buggy and the Stampede 2WD truck. Both are proven platforms and around for some time and they feature powerful brushless systems, capable of propelling the cars to speeds of more than 110km/h, they include TQi 2.4GHz radio systems, 7-cell NiMH battery packs and suitable chargers. New to both kits is the Traxxas Stability Management that helps providing straight ahead full-throttle acceleration on slippery surfaces, without fishtailing, spinouts, and loss of control. High speed cornering and control is also made possible as TSM makes corrections in the background, without intruding on fun, or creating unexpected side effects. Both kits will hit the stores very soon.

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