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August 28, 2012

2012 Super Cup Championship Series Rd1

The site for the JConcepts Super Cup Championship Series Fall Session race 1 was FZRC Raceway in Sarasota, Florida. Marty Chilton owner of FZRC and his crew put a tremendous effort into the track creating a one of a kind tent enclosure to help protect the track from inclement weather. Fortunately, Mother Nature was on our side and the tent was pulled back for the second round and main events. With 150 entries the competition was fierce with many of the A-main wins being determined by tenths of a second. In Modified Buggy Mr. JConcepts himself Jason Ruona dominated taking TQ and the win with Leon McIntosh taking the second place spot. JR Mitch came in third only three tenths of a second behind.

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August 27, 2012

Serpent Cobra-E composite spur gears

Serpent introduce the 46T, 48T and 50T composite material spur gears for the Cobra-E 1/8th electric off-road buggy. They feature a steel insert moulded in into the gear to maximize precision and durability. The lightweight gears improve acceleration, are more silent and come including gasket and hardware.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 27, 2012

Jérome Sartel wins French Cup @ Viglain

Jérome Sartel has won the French Cup at the track of Viglain in front of Jonathan Barco and Yannick Aigoin. All three finished just 22 seconds apart after the end of the 45 minutes final. Fourth place went to Quentin Le Gall with Jean-Marc Lacheze in fifth position.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]

August 27, 2012

T-Work’s 5x10x4mm Hyspin bearing

T-Work’s introduce this special 5x10x4mm Hyspin bearing for the use with 1/8th GP buggy clutch bells. The ABEC5 grade bearings feature a special nylon retainer to keep the inner balls in place to let the bearing handle high RPM and high loads better than bearings of a standard design. They come with a silicone seal on one side for easier cleaning and a steel seal on the other side for less friction to create a ball race of maximum performance.

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August 26, 2012

Speed Passion Reventon Pro ESC

Tresrey announce the Speed Passion Reventon Pro brushless speed controller. The competition ESC is designed for 2S LiPo use with down to 3.5T 540-size motors, it features a 6V/3A BEC system and sports dimensions of 35x40x20mm. It comes with a machined case that incorporates cooling fins and the controller accepts sensor and sensorless motors. The speedo becomes available in September in laser blue and gun metal colour and will include a programming card to adjust the software parameters.

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August 25, 2012

Joern Nuemann wins Rd1 of German Nationals

The 1st Round of the 8th Buggy Nationals where held in Osterhofen, Germany last weekend. There were 123 drivers that qualified for the Buggy Nationals. The weather forecast was perfect for the whole weekend. On Friday it was controlled practice with three 10 minutes runs and one 5 minute run. With the dust clearing off the line, everyone thought that the traction was going to get better, but it was the total opposite. It got very slippery and rough. Jörn tried a few different set-ups, to get things better for the conditions. After practice they found a good balance.

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August 24, 2012

Durango DEST210 Race Ready RTR

The DEST210 Race Ready RTR from Team Durango is an out-of-the box racing Stadium Truck. After months of development and testing, they are proud to bring you their Race Ready RTR 2WD off-road Stadium Truck. Complete with Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) and 13.5 brushless motor from World Champions ‘Speed Passion’, Team Durango’s RTR DEST210 is ready to race, and win, from the moment you take it out of the box. Team Durango Race Ready RTR trucks are an ideal introduction into the amazing and exciting hobby of RC car racing.

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August 24, 2012

Ty Tessmann takes ROAR 1/8th EP title

Ty Tessman, the current ROAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Truggy National Champion, added another championship to his resume, 2012 ROAR 1/8th Electric Buggy National Champion. Ty took his new Hot Bodies D12 platform, equipped it with the Tekno RC V4 Chassis and went on to completely dominate the competition. He TQ’d every round of qualifying and won the first two A Mains of the triple main format, allowing him to sit out A3. The balance of the Tekno RC chassis with the new suspension package of the D12 and Ty’s incredible driving ability was the exact combination for success against some of the best drivers in the world. Jesse Robbers and Tyler Vik also made the A Main using Tekno RC V4 chassis with their new Hot Bodies D12 platform.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]