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January 14, 2014

DJ Apolaro wins at Florida State Series Rd5

This past weekend was the 5th round of the Florida State Series held at the Homestead RC Raceway. Paolo Morganti and DJ Apolaro battled for TQ in the 1/8th class and at the end it was Pablo who grabbed the prestigious position followed by DJ. At the start of the final DJ got a good jump on Paolo, but could not get the inside line and had to back off the power to not take both out. This allowed the 3rd place driver through. DJ then made an error on the same lap and got caught at the timing loop and lost time to get a turn marshal, falling back to 9th place so he had to work his way back through the field.

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January 14, 2014

BRX5 2014 “Classic” 1/8 on-road kit

BRX5 2014 "Classic" 1/8 on-road kit

French company BRX introduce the 2014 version of the BRX5 1/8th “Classic” on-road car. The vehicle is of a very simply design with unsprung front and rear axles and a 1-speed transmission. The 2014 edition makes use of most of its predecessors parts but features a new, thicker main chassis and the front axle plate, radio and rear upper support plate are now also cut from silver-colour carbon fibre for a cleaner looking car. Otherwise the kit remained unchanged in terms of geometry and specifications.

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January 14, 2014

MR..Roche BD7 aluminium option parts

MR..Roche will soon have a handful of aluminium option parts for the Yokomo BD7 available. Planned so far are a 1-piece floating servo mount, split inner suspension mounts as well as outer 1-piece suspension mounts. The servo mount is a direct replacement for the kit part while the A-arm mounts come in several specifications to allow for a wide range of suspension geometry changes.

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January 14, 2014

Robert Pietsch confirmed at Picco

As we noted earlier this month, 2011 IFMAR 1/8th onroad World Champion Robert Pietsch has signed a 2-year contract with Italian World Champion engine maker Picco. Robert will join present WC Tadahiko Sahashi and US champion Mike Swauger while assisting with engine development and among other events he is set to race at the IFMAR Worlds, EFRA races as well as the first full season of the newly established Euro Nitro Series.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

January 14, 2014

JR Mitch re-signs for JConcepts

Florida racing veteran and TLR driver JR Mitch has agreed to a new contract with JConcepts. The current Region 4 Champion in the 2wd modified class has been on the JConcepts racing team since 2008 and has maintained a winning record on the regional and national scene throughout. JR’s versatility allows him to be a threat in 7 different classes of off-road racing where on any given day he can dominate the competition. JR will continue to use all the JConcepts, bodies, tires, wheels and accessories on his TLR line of vehicles as he chases victory at events throughout Florida and national events across the United States. JR had this to say:

It’s been a great honor to race and work with the JConcepts crew over the past five years. I’ve achieved team results and experienced events that have surpassed my expectations. I look forward to new adventures, traveling to the JConcepts indoor series races and other events with JConcepts.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

January 14, 2014

E.C. Kim joins VBC Factory Team

VBC Racing have announced the signing of Korean National Champion E.C. Kim to their Factory Team for 2014. Kim will run the VBC WildFire D06 touring car and Lightning12 pan car in the coming season and be a key part of the VBC Racing development team working on new products developments.

Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]

January 13, 2014

Elliott Harper wins Essex Winter Series Rd4

The fourth round of the popular Essex Winter Series took place this weekend. With this being the first major Touring Car race of 2014 in the UK, a number of drivers had new teams, cars, or parts on their car, and everyone was hoping to get the new year off to a winning start. In the Muchmore-sponsored Modified Class, Elliott Harper returned to the series. Elliott dominated Round 1 of the Championship, but had missed the second and third rounds due to University commitments and a large testing session for Durango in Chicago.

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January 13, 2014

Olly Jefferies wins Autosport International race

For the second year in succession Olly Jefferies took victory in the prestigious Autosport International race, last year the race was for GT10 cars running a Reedy Race format, this year the race was once again run in Reedy Race format but for touring cars, It was a dream start for Jefferies in what was his first touring car race for his new team Xray. The event takes place at the prestigious Autosport Show at the NEC near Birmingham, widely regarded as one the biggest motor sport shows in the world and the drivers race in front of large crowds over two days, the event is seen as shop window by the BRCA to promote RC racing to a knowledgeable crowd, as the theme of the show is the BTCC all drivers swapped their normal colour schemes for replicas of the full size 2012 BTCC grid

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