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January 10, 2015

Cody King to remain at Kyosho

Cody King has finalized a new contract with his long time chassis sponsor Kyosho. This contract extension will push the relationship between King and Kyosho to 15 years and beyond. During his tenure with Kyosho, Cody has 18 National A main appearances, 4 consecutive IFMAR Worlds final appearances, and one World Championship title in 2010. Cody will compete in the 1/10 off-road, and 1/8 off-road categories using Kyosho vehicles with the biggest race on the calendar for 2015 being the IFMAR 1/10 Off-Road World Championship at Yatabe Arena in Japan.

Source: Cody King [codykingrc.com]

January 10, 2015

Neumann post first TQ run in Q3

Joern Neumann took the penultimate round of 2WD qualifying this morning at the DHI Cup. The European Champion posted his first TQ run of the event ahead of the Schumacher’s of Michal Orlowski and David Hassel with Team C’s Tom Maquel fourth. Having taken the opening two qualifiers yesterday, David Ronnefalk’s third run would contain too many mistakes leaving him to post only the 5th fastest time just ahead of Team Associated’s up & coming Danish driver Jesper Rasmussen.

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January 9, 2015

Ronnefalk TQ’s opening two qualifiers at DHI Cup

Ronnefalk TQ's opening two qualifiers at DHI Cup

David Ronnefalk got his 2015 season off to the best start possible as he topped the opening two rounds of 2WD Buggy qualifying at the DHI Cup in Denmark. The newly signed HB driver, who is running a Team C chassis as his new chassis sponsor don’t yet have a 2WD car, headed a 1-2 for the TM2 with, currently out of chassis sponsor contract, Joern Neumann using the same car to finish second in both qualifiers. Neumann’s former Durango team-mate Michal Orlowski who was quickly signed up by Schumacher also made a promising start to his new contract as he completed the Top 3 in each of the qualifiers.

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January 9, 2015

No change as Bayer & Ronnefalk top practice

The final round of offroad practice at the DHI Cup saw no change at the top of the respective classes as Martin Bayer took top seeding for 4WD qualifying and David Ronnefalk secured the number 1 spot in 2WD. While 4WD saw only 2 improvements from the Top 6 drivers 2WD saw the Top 7 drivers improve their pace over 3-consecutive laps with new Schumacher signing Michal Orlowski improving from 6th to second as he found almost 2-seconds in time.

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January 9, 2015

New STRC Yeti & SCX10 upgrades

ST Racing Concepts have new aluminium and carbon fibre option parts for the Axial Yeti and SCX10 available. The aluminium parts are made to replace the standard plastic components with CNC-machined alloy pieces in order to up the strength and precision. Available in anodised black, green, gun metal, silver or web limited red are steering knuckles, a front body mount, and chassis brace as well as a heatsink motor plate, driveshaft cups as well as a steering post and bearing set. Also new is a CNC-machined graphite rear upper shock mount plate.

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January 9, 2015

Bayer & Ronnefalk top 1st buggy practice at DHI Cup

Team Xray’s Martin Bayer and new HB signing David Ronnefalk set the buggy pace in the first timed practice at the DHI Cup in Denmark. The fourth year offroad has run at the famous Touring Car event, Bayer topped 4WD from defending champion Joern Neumann while Ronnefalk also topped the German in 2WD.

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January 9, 2015

Exotek DEX210 alloy 12mm hex set & MM wing mounts

Exotek have new option parts for the Team Durango DEX210 buggy available in the form of a 12mm aluminium hex set and alloy wing mounts for mid motor converted buggies. Starting with the wheel hex adapter set the precision machined parts are of a clamping design and made for the use on the rear of the DEX210 2WD and the front of the DEX410 4WD buggy. They allow the use of industry standard 12mm hex wheels such as the ones from Team Associated, TLR or the pre-glued Schumacher EOS handout wheels. The hex adapters come gold anodised, in sets of two and including 1.6mm hard steel pins and 2mm screws.

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January 7, 2015

AKA Chain Link buggy & stadium tires

The Chain Link is the latest addition to the AKA’s revolutionary 1:10 EVO line. It features a bi-level, interlocking tread pattern that creates support for the tire’s carcass and treads. This addition support leads to consistency through corners. The Chain link has a perfect balance of steering and side bite which is ideal for hard packed or blue groove, indoor and outdoor tracks. Available for stadium truck and 2wd & 4wd buggys in championship winning Clay, Super Soft, and Soft compound and include industry standard Red EVO inserts. As with all AKA tires, proudly designed and made in the USA.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]