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November 14, 2011

Cody Jandrakovic wins ROAR Region 8 off-road regionals

Hobbytown in Omaha Nebraska was the setting for this year’s ROAR Region 8 Off-Road event. There were nearly 150 racers at the newly enclosed HobbyPlex to battle out for Midwest bragging rights. JConcepts Team Driver Cody Jandrakovic took the 2WD open class with his Finnisher/Bar Codes equipped Associated B4.1 and he also TQ’d and finished 2nd in open stadium truck with a Team Associated T4 decked out with a JConcepts Hi-Flow body and blue compound Bar Codes.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

November 14, 2011

Akula Racing DEX210 carbon fibre options

Akula Racing release four carbon fibre option parts for the Team Durango DEX210 buggy. Available are front and rear shock towers as well as a battery brace and steering brace. The front shock tower is cut from 4mm carbon fibre material and offers a total of five upper shock mounting positions with the camber link position has been moved to the front of the tower and additional mounting positions have been provided to enable a longer front link to be run.

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November 14, 2011

Portuguese Off-Road Series Rd2

On the Weekend of 5t and 6th of November the second round of the Portuguese Off-Road Series was held. 60 Drivers attended in the four classes Buggy 2WD, Buggy 4WD and Short Course 2WD and 4WD. Among them was Miguel Matias, the multi-times World and Euro Finalist made his appearance at this round and could not wish for a better debut as he was dominating the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes. In 4WD Nuno Roque took the runner-up spot just befind Miguel with Hugo Miguel grabbing the last podium spot (all three Team Durango DEX410). In 2WD it was again Migual who took the race victory followed by Nuno Roque (both Team Durango DEX210) and Nuno Rola (TLR22).

Click here to view the Top 3 results

November 14, 2011

Borja Hernandez joins Alpha Engines

Alpha Engines have announced that top Spanish off road driver Borja Hernandez has joined their team. The former World Finalist and 2 time European Championship podium finisher will move to Alpha for the 2012 season to play a big role inside Alpha official driver’s team. Borja had the following the say about the deal:

I decided to join Alpha because the top quality, innovation and reliability of the products, able to give me all the confidence to win the races I will attend. It’s a proud to me to be an official driver of Alpha Engines and take part in racing and development of the products.

Source: Alpha [alpha-rc.com]

November 13, 2011

JQ release THE Plug

To compliment THE Engine, JQ Products have released their line of suitable glow plugs, called THE Plug. Made in Japan, these JQ3 turbo plugs are available now, supplied individually in blister packaging.

Source: JQ [jq-products.com]

November 13, 2011

Matsukura continues buggy dominance in Japan

The JMRCA Japanese electric buggy nationals took place this weekend at the newly renovated Yatabe Arena, host to next weekend’s ATS race. With the race being on home soil for Yokomo, it was their factory driver and two time World 1/12th Champion who begun his title defense by taking the top qualifying spot in both 2wd and 4wd with the B-Max2 and B-Max4 respectively. In the 2wd class it was Kohta Akimoto (Kyosho) and Satoshi Maezumi (Tamiya) that completed the top 3, while in 4wd class it was Shin Adachi (Kyosho) and Keisuke Enomoto (Yokomo). In the 2wd finals, Naoto was unchallenged as he wrapped up his 4th consecutive title in this class winning all 3 legs ahead of Akimoto in 2nd and Maezumi in 3rd. It was the same result in 4wd as Naoto dominated all three legs to take victory in front of Adachi in 2nd and Enomoto in 3rd, giving Naoto his 5th consecutive 4wd National title.

View the final results here

November 12, 2011

FTW Tactic shell for THE Car

FTW Racing Components have unveiled the latest addition to its lineup of 1:8 scale bodies, Tactic for JQ’s THE Car. Tactic features a forward-cab configuration for improved handling and the dramatically unconventional styling that defines FTW. The body is sold with window masks and a decal sheet. We can expect more shells for other brands of cars from FTW in the near future.

View more images of the shell here

November 11, 2011

JR Mitch wins Nitro Clash warmup

Last weekend’s Nitro clash warm up was held in Coral Spring, FL and was a successful test day for all Nitro Racers attending the Clash. In the Pro Buggy A main, JR Mitch driving the Associated RC8.2 took the TQ spot. Mitch was able to checks out early in the race and was able to extend his lead to half a lap over 2nd in the first 10 min of the race. Just when everyone thought the race was over 2nd placed Renato Jr Tradardi slowly caught up to Mitch. When it was time for pit stops, it was all up to the pit men to make the difference.

Continue reading the report here