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June 17, 2014

Rudy Rico wins at JBRL Electric Series Rd5

The 5th round of the 2014 JBRL Electric Series took place at Controlled Chaos Raceway in Palmdale on June 14th. As usual, attendance was good and the level of competition was very high. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class Tekno’s Rudy Rico started from 2nd into the final and managed to grab the win in front of Ryan Dunford (TLR) and Scott Wolf (Mugen). In the Pro4 Short Course class Rudy put his Tekno truck on top of the time sheets after qualifying and he would also bring home the win in the final in front of the TLR duo of Ryan Dunford (TLR) and David Jenson (TLR).

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June 17, 2014

Tom Cockerill wins Spanish EP off-road nationals Rd2

This weekend was round 2 of the Spanish National Series, held at the CARBI track in Bilbao, home of the 2009 European Championships. The club have changed a few features of the track since the previous years event, but it was still a very challenging and high grip circuit. Saturday would see a day of practice, with 2 controlled rounds late in the day to seed the heats for the following day. With just 2WD running, Sunday would have 5 rounds of qualifying and 3 finals for all. The weather report threatened for rain on Sunday afternoon, but it never came, the sun and dry weather staying for the whole weekend.

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June 17, 2014

JConcepts RB6 MM Silencer bodyshell

JConcepts introduce the Silencer bodyshell for mid motor converted Kyosho RB6 buggies. Sporting a totally different design compared to the stock Kyosho body, the Silencer is of a mild cab forward design with a cockpit shark fin, a dual channelling rear escape, clipped side pods with extended runners and an overall sleeker appearance. Included with the clear body come two Hi-Clearance rear wings, window masks and a small decal sheet.

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June 17, 2014

Short Course Showdown Rd4 – Report

Addiction RC in Ogden, UT, hosted of the 4th round of the Short Course Showdown on a fairly new layout with the track being watered all weekend, making for consistent laptimes. Qualifying was based on qual points with your best 2 out of 4 rounds being used to seat you in the mains. All the A mains were seated with 8 cars and 2 bumps from the B main. After 4 full rounds of qualifying, Dustin Evans sat on TQ in 2WD Mod Short Course and 4WD Mod Buggy while Frank Root grabbed the TQ in 4WD Mod Short Course and Dave Duncan TQ’d in 2WD Stock Short Course.

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June 17, 2014

Shepherd premium driveshaft grease

Shepherd Micro Racing extend their line of chemicals and lubricants with the addition of their new premium driveshaft grease. Based on complex lithium-calcium thickener the lube will greatly reduce the wear of driveshaft pins and outdrives even with only a thin coat of the grease applied. The lubricant comes in a handy 6g container with screw on cap and also works in many other metal-on-metal applications.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 17, 2014

Rickard Olsson wins at Stockholm Cup R2

The 2nd round of the Stockholm Cup took place on the high speed track of the Botkyrka MK. In qualifying Frederick Cederberg took the TQ but come the final he made a big mistake on the opening lap allowing runner-up Rickard Olsson to pass into the lead. Rickard then was in control of things and finished nearly a lap ahead of 2nd placed Sebastian Johansson. Michael Kronoström finished 3rd to complete the podium.

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June 17, 2014

David Kukla sweeps Offroad Cup Rd3

The 3rd round of the Offroad Cup was held in Kolin using a new track layout and surface that many drivers considered the best they ever drove on. In the 1/8th nitro and 1/10th 4WD electric classes it was David Kukla who took the overall TQ’s for the finals. The 1/8th finals where run in an electric style format with three 12 minute legs that David easily won in front of Jiri Benes and Jiri Dvorak. David then also went on to win the 4WD buggy class in front of Martin Korinek and Kaja Novotny.

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June 17, 2014

More STRC B5 & B5M aluminium option parts

ST Racing Concepts introduce more aluminium option parts for Team Associated’s B5 and B5M 2WD buggy. First up is a steering bellcrank set that greatly reduces flex to give the buggy a more precise feel on the steering and increase the durability against hard landings. The 3-piece set also adds a certain amount of bling to the buggy.

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