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October 18, 2013

Neumann also fastest in 4WD at EOS

Having set the pace in 2WD Buggy practice at the Euro Offroad Series earlier in the day, Joern Neumann repeated the feat in 4WD this evening in Poland. Taking his Durango to the fastest 3-consecutive laps in the fourth & final practice, the German will be the top seed for qualifying ahead of Xray’s Martin Bayer. Hupo Honigl posted the third fastest time while unable to improve on his P3 time Renaud Savoya end the day fourth ahead of Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk and Schumacher’s Tom Cockerill.

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October 18, 2013

Avid B44.2 brass chassis weight

Designed for the Avid B44.2 hard-anodised aluminium chassis kit is this 31g brass weight insert. It rounds out the already existing range of delrin, aluminium and steel inserts in order to provide a maximum of tuneability. The insert attached to the chassis via 4-40 screws and adds 31g of weight between the saddle pack battery, something that can be helpful on low-bite or very bumpy tracks.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

October 18, 2013

Neumann tops 2WD Practice at EOS Season opener

Defending Champion Joern Neumann set the pace in 2WD practice at the opening round of the Euro Offroad Series which is taking place in Poznan, Poland. The Team Durango driver set the fastest three consecutive laps to top the reseed for qualifying ahead of team-mate Hupo Honigl and Xray’s Martin Bayer third with Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk fourth.

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October 18, 2013

LRP S10 Twister & Blast carbon fibre option parts

LRP introduce new carbon fibre option parts for the S10 Twister and Blast series of club-level off-road vehicles. Available soon are 4mm front and rear shock towers that lower the weight and centre of gravity of the chassis while offering added rigidity at the same time. They are available separately, come with suitable mounting hardware and the series includes specific parts for the S10 Twister BX, Twister TX/SC and Blast BX/TX/MT/SC. Also for the 4WD S10 Blast series come 4mm front and rear topdecks, the parts also lower the overall weight of the cars while offering improved durability and looks.

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October 18, 2013

Xray XB4 2014 announced

Xray announce the 2014 version of their EFRA European Championship winning XB4 4WD buggy. Based on an all-new chassis frame the buggy now features separate front and rear parts to allow the suspension to be mounted in the standard position using the rear chassis plate or in a lower position directly onto the 7075 aluminium chassis which is the preferred position for low-bite tracks. The 2014 kit further features a new narrow arm design with adjustable flex setting, and a chassis weight balance system for swift weight bias adjustment.

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October 18, 2013

Exotek RB6 titanium front axles

New from Exotek come these titanium front axles for the Kyosho RB6 2WD buggy. At 5.5g per pair their are almost 50 percent lighter than the stock steel shafts while offering nearly the same rigidity. They are a direct replacement and designed to work with the stock spacer set.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

October 18, 2013

Belgian SCT Cup Rd6 – Report

The 6th and final round of the Belgian SCT Cup was run at the Blackcountry Arena astroturf indoor track in Charleroi. Well known from the Euro Indoor Race, the club is used to organise flawless events in his great facility. This year’s track layout was both fast and technical, requiring a good rhythm in order to be fast. In the first round of 2WD qualifying Jean-François Renard (TLR) shows his good form by taking the first round ahead of Nicolas Evens (TLR) and Philippe Gustin (Associated). In round number 2 Jean-François and Nicolas swapped positions while Julian André (Associated) took the third spot. Jean-François also took the final round, followed by Edouard-Benoît Michez (Associated) and Julian André. With his two round wins, Jean-François grabbed the overall TQ and also the extra point that goes with it. Nicolas and Edouard-Benoît complete the Top 3 on the A main grid.

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October 18, 2013

2013 JConcepts Fall Indoor Nationals – Report

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A record turnout of 430 entries showed for the JConcepts 2013 Fall Indoor Nationals at R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, MA. The race energy was electric inside the building at R/C Excitement and racers came in from as many as 14 states to compete against the likes of Ryan Maifield, Dustin Evans and newly crowned IFMAR World Champion, Steven Hartson. Todd Anderson designed and built a fresh layout for the event which contained step-ups, dual pizza shaped table tops, step-downs and rhythm jump sections along the back wall. The layout was extremely challenging to say the least and with a track packed with 10 drivers, racing was as intense as it gets. As the weather turns to the Fall season these drivers are ready to race, and judging from the turnout, the Fall Indoor Nationals is the can’t miss event on the east coast.

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