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November 16, 2017

Neumann top seed in China as CP2 proves slower

Joern Neumann is the top seed at the 1:10 4WD Offroad World Championships in China. Having topped the opening round of controlled practice held in the middle of the day under natural daylight, the German’s time stood as drivers failed to go quicker under flood lights in CP2. With the 2013 Worlds Top Qualifier setting a best time of 1:13.601 first time round, the best time for the second run would be a 1:14.945 which was set by HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk. With Neumann breaking after 3-minutes, the German would end up 6th fastest for CP2 with the only improvement in the Top 17 times coming from Ryan Maifield. After a rough CP1 the Yokomo driver set the second fastest time to Ronnefalk to secure a spot in the top heat for qualifying as the 7th fastest driver. Naoto Matsukura backed up his opening P2 pace with a P3 for the second round remaining the second seed although the actual Q1 starting order for each reseeded heat grouping will be determined in CP3 tomorrow morning.

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November 16, 2017

Speedzone 6000mAh 120C 1S LiPo battery pack

Speedzone have expanded their range of high-performance LiPo battery packs, with a 6000mAh 1S variant being the latest addition. Made from high-quality 120C cells the pack will offer super high voltage with low internal resistance, making it ideal for Modified and Stock classes alike. Dimension are 93x47x18.4mm, it weighs in at 148g and the pack uses uses standard 5mm bullet-type connectors.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneUSA.com]

November 16, 2017

Flash Point 12mm brass 1/10th shock pistons

Flash Point R/C have announced the new 12mm Brass 1/10th shock pistons. Tested and developed with newly crowned 2017 IFMAR World Champion Ryan Maifield, the pistons feature a flat profile, with tapered holes to provide faster rebound. The increased weight of brass piston will slow down the shock shaft speed, resulting in smoother easy to drive feeling over bumpy surfaces. Drivers will notice the vehicle is easier to drive and has a plusher feel over a wider range of surfaces which will provide drivers with the confidence to pushed harder over broken surfaces and improve jumping and landing. The 12mm diameter pistons are available as 2-hole x 1.5mm or 3-hole x 1.3mm option that come in sets of four.

Source: Flash Point R/C [flashpointrc.com]

November 16, 2017

Race for Vets – Report

T&T Speedway of Shreveport, Louisiana recently held their Race for Vets event. In the 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Shane Barrier with the win from Greg St. John 2nd and top qualifier, Nick Sublette 3rd. In the 4WD Mod Buggy class TQ Colby Alleman came out on top with Eric McFarland and Greg St. John rounding out the podium result. Finally in the Mod Stadium Truck class it was Greg St. John with the win from Colby Alleman and Bobby Hayford in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the 4WD and Truck podiums here

November 16, 2017

Reds Racing introduce updated 4-shoe clutch

Reds Racing have introduced their updated 4-shoe off-road clutch system. Developed to make the engine power output smoother and more linear, the clutch will also provide exceptional traction, vehicle driveability and low fuel consumption. The updated clutch features three preload adjustments on the front plate to fit any type of surface and engine output. Drivers can change the spring preload on the front plate from a high, medium or low position and choose between 1.0mm or optional 1.1mm springs. Additional XH and XXH front plates have been specifically developed for the truggy class and available only as option parts. The new hybrid 7075 aluminium and carbon clutch shoes have been redesigned to increase wear resistance and in addition, the new shoes are lighter, to allow for and engage at higher revs and lower inertia to rotation. The clutch can be used in standard dual aluminium and carbon shoe configuration for most tracks or as triple aluminium and single carbon setup for high grip conditions. In addition, Reds have also introduced new 32mm and 34mm low inertia flywheels as option as the set comes with a medium inertia flywheel from standard.

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November 16, 2017

Bell & Pittman top The Big Chill race

While the snow was beginning to fall in Western Canada racers braved the conditions to head to Chilliwack, BC for the annual Big Chill. The host club, Overgeared Racing, picked up four rolls of the new CRC Black Carpet and ran a tricky 110’ by 48’ layout that was both technical and fast. This open motor class didn’t disappoint with exciting battles between Pittman, Bell, Scales and Korey Harbke all weekend. Pittman was able to hold TQ throughout qualifying on Saturday and was ready to defend it come the last chance qualifier Sunday morning. Off to a slow start in Q4 Pittman fell back a few positions early in the run, but was able to make up some time and get on the TQ pace with a couple minutes left.

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November 16, 2017

Catalan 200mm Championships Rd6 – Report

The sixth and final round of the Catalan 200mm Nitro Touring championship was held at the quick and spectacular Cerdanyola Modelcar track in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. The qualifiers were dominated by Sergi Franch, however the semifinals saw Jaime Lacuesta and Enric Piqué coming out on top. The main final then had Alex Garcia taking the win after some issues for Sergi while Jaime Lacuesta and and Jordi Ortuño rounded out the top 3 results.

View the final results here

November 16, 2017

Neumann goes quickest in opening controlled practice

Joern Neumann has gone quickest in China with the 2013 World Championship 4WD Top Qualifier setting the fastest time in the first round of controlled practice. Third fastest in free practice, the German non factory supported driver put in a blistering 3-consecutive laps in CP1 to top the times from Naoto Matsukura, another driver with no official chassis backer for the event. Having set the early pace in Xiamen, HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk would complete the Top 3 ahead of top American Dakotah Phend, Ty Tessmann and Michal Orlowski. Having ended the four rounds of free practice as the fastest driver, Ryan Maifield would struggle to put together 3 good laps. Although fourth quickest in terms of his outright pace over a lap, the newly crowned World champion sits 28th in the seeding. Second quickest to Maifield after free practice, reigning champion Bruno Coelho would end up 8th quickest in the first of the two counting controlled practice, the second of which will bring Day 1 of the 4WD action to a close following the opening ceremony.

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