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September 30, 2012

Carlos Pineda wins Spanish 2wd title

Last weekend the final round of the Spanish 1/10 2wd nationals was held in Barcelona and three drivers were still in with a chance for the title, Zacarias Villalba, Carlos Pineda and Enrique Fuciños, all three needing the victory. Pineda dominated all 8 rounds of practice but Villalba changed up the situation winning the first two rounds of qualifying then Pineda reacted and won the third and fourth meaning they must fight for the TQ in the final round. Carlos pushed very hard and made the best time of the weekend with 11 laps in 5:02, Zacarias was on the next heat and tried to push very hard but one mistake ended his chance for the TQ. The third place went to David Escudero. Fuciños missed the cut for the A-main and lost his chance for the title.

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September 29, 2012

2013 DHI Cup – Announcement

The organizers of the 2013 DHI Cup have been in touch to tell us that entry for next January’s (11th to 13th) event is open on MyRCM. As in 2012 there will also be an Off-Road race run alongside the tradition touring car race in the same Arena in Odense. The classes will be Touring Car Modified and Super Stock as well as 2WD and 4WD Off-Road with the rules for all classes not completely finalised just yet.

September 29, 2012

Team Alien Agama wing mount brace

Team Alien have released this wing mount brace for the popular Agama A8 EVO. This wing mount brace is made of 6061 aluminium, and comes available in black, orange, grey, red and deep blue.

Source: Thunder Innovation [thunderinnovation.com]

September 28, 2012

Tresrey DEX210 Battery plate & shock caps

Tresrey have released this woven graphite battery plate set for the Durango DEX210. Installed, it increases stability and traction of the car for faster lap time and is saddle pack battery compatible. It can’t however be used with the Mid motor layout. Also new is this set of aluminium shock seal caps for the entire range of 1/10 scale Team Durango cars and also compatible with Tresrey MOS coated shock conversion set. Anodised in Tresrey red, they come in a set of 4.

View the shock caps here

September 26, 2012

Reds Racing double bend manifold

The Reds Racing R&D department, in cooperation with Reds team drivers, have developed a new double bend manifold for their off-road line. Further decreasing the fuel consumption, the new manifold also provides very smooth and manageable power that allows you to improve your lap time on mid-low grip tracks. The Manifold is already available for sale and it can be combined with all Reds Racing Off-Road pipes, EFRA 2099, EFRA 2069 and EFRA 2034.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

September 26, 2012

TLR & Spektrum extend Euro Offroad Series deal

Having backed the successful inaugural season of the Euro Offroad Series, Horizon Hobby have announced that they will continue as title sponsors of the 1:10 electric offroad championship for the 2012/13 season with it to be again known officially as the ‘TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby’. Team Losi Racing have also confirmed that EOS Season 1 regular Dustin Evans will contest the full championship with the 2011 Reedy Race Champion to be joined by top fellow American racer Matt Castellano.

Continue reading the announcement here

September 26, 2012

Ty Tessmann double at Thunder Alley Gas Champs

The Gas Champs were held at Thunder Alley RC Raceway this past weekend and the race featured top drivers from all around the Globe including Tessmann, Bloomfield, Hara, Lutz, Drake, etc. From the very start of qualifying it was clear that Pro-Line drivers had a distinct advantage with Ty, Drake and Moller setting the pace in both Buggy and Truggy. Ty Tessmann would take TQ honors in Buggy and Drew Moller was the Top Qualifier in Truggy after the unique heads-up racing qualification process. The Main Events consisted of Dual A-Mains (similar to Motocross) with each main counting for the overall finish. Pro-Line drivers would Dominate the Truggy field sweeping the Podium with M3 Hole Shot VTR tires. Ty Tessmann won both A-Mains on his way to the Victory with Drake finishing 2nd and Drew Moller finishing 3rd. Pro-Line Domination would continue in the Buggy class with Ty also winning both A-Mains and Drew Moller finishing 2nd for a Pro-Line 1-2 finish with M3 Holeshot 2.0′s.

View the buggy podium here

September 26, 2012

Serpent Cobra steering-servo levers

Serpent have released this steering-servo lever for their Cobra buggy B-e, and Be Sport/RTR and Cobra GTe cars. Machined from 7075 T6 aluminium, they offer precision fit on the servo splines. Black anodized with laser engraving, they are flex free, durable and a superb fit. Available in 23T, 24T and 25T versions.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]