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June 15, 2011

Dustin Evans wins Norcal off-road champs Rd3

TLR’s Dustin Evans swept the 2WD and 4WD classes at the third round of the Norcal off-road championships at Norcal Hobbies. In 1/10 2WD Dustin used his TLR 22 buggy to set the fastest time in every round and take the overall TQ, leading the top 7 qualifiers all with TLR 22’s. When the tone went off for A1, Dustin quickly jumped out to a quick lead, and never looked back taking the win, with Cody Turner in 2nd. A2 say more of the same with Dustin getting an early lead, and moving away from the pack. Matt Schreffler was able to hold onto the 2nd position ahead of Cody Turner in 3rd. Dustin would take the overall win, with Schreffler and Turner completing the podium.

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June 15, 2011

Kyosho Inferno Neo ST Race Spec type 1

Available from August 2011 is Kyosho’s new Inferno ST Neo 1/8 scale RTR race truggy. A total of 15 newly designed components have been integrated into the Inferno Neo ST Race Spec ReadySet such as the large capacity big bore oil shocks, front & rear stabilisers, front universal joints and the special Race Spec hard chassis. Also included is the KE25 engine that is both easy to start and adjust. Included in the set is the Perfex 2.4GHz KT-201 RC system that automatically manages its own frequencies and features dual-rate function and a failsafe that throttles down in the event the radio signal is lost or interrupted.

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June 15, 2011

Ninja JX21B02 off-road racing engine

Mugen USA got in touch to tell us about the new Ninja JX21B02 .21 off-road buggy and truggy nitro racing engine. The company teamed up with O.S. Engine to create a 3-port long stroke engine with a new piston/sleeve design. The long stroke creates a stronger more linear power band from low end top fuel high end speed while the redesigned crankcase and crankshaft make for better performance and higher fuel economy. The light weight cooling head is 10 fins high but it sits 8mm lower than the previous Ninja engine for a low centre of gravity.

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June 15, 2011

Much-More Racing Kyosho EP buggy shock cartridge tool

Much-More Racing release the shock cartridge tool for Kyosho ZX-5 and RB-5 1/10 scale EP buggies. Made to properly fasten the lower cartridge cap on standard and big bore shocks the tool also helps to unscrew rotted caps after a long time of use. Also available for TF-5 touring car shock absorbers.

Source: Much-More Racing [muchmoreracing.net]

June 14, 2011

Christopher Krapp re-signs with Kyosho

Front running German electric 1/10 scale touring car and off-road driver Christopher Krapp got in touch to tell us that he extend his deal with Japanese manufacturer Kyosho by another year. The 4th placed driver of last year’s electric touring car World Championships and winner of the recent 2011 European Championships warmup race has the following to say about his deal:

I am really happy to announce that I made a one year extension with Kyosho Japan. I had a really good season and I look forward to make it even better this and next year. I will compete at the 1/10 on-road and off-road European and World Championships with the Kyosho TF6, Lazer ZX-5 FS 2 and the RB-5 SP2. I am happy to represent Kyosho’s product range at the tracks and looking forward to a good time.

June 14, 2011

Pro-Line Blockade buggy tire

Having brought you the exclusive first photos of the new Blockade tire from Pro-Line, the California based company have officially announced the new ROAR National title winning tire. The tread design features large lugs for class leading tread life, perfectly balanced tread spacing for maximum forward bite and uniquely blended side tread that reduces the edginess found in other race tires. This tire will give you qualifying speed with tread life capable of handling hour long A-mains.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

June 14, 2011

Lee Martin begins new venture LMR

Double European Champion and winner of the World’s warmup race Lee Martin has announced that he has begun a new venture called LMR. The factory Tamiya driver aiming to introduce new and exciting products into the world of RC, innovative ideas, useful new solutions and advice. With products expected to be announced any day now, Lee had this to say, “For years I have had many ideas on how I can improve my performance both on and off the track. I am hoping that once these products have materialised it also can help to do the same for you.”

Source: LMR [l-m-racing.co.uk]

June 14, 2011

Klausner wins RC Hillclimbing World Games

Michael Klauser sen. won the recent X-RC.org RC Hillclimbing World Games at the Hacksteiner-Hills in Faistenau/Austria. Despite the bad weather many drivers attended the meeting to conquer the 65 metres long up-hill track. The first driver who successfully made the whole track was Christian Brachmaier who took 15.5 seconds with his .30 OS-powered HPI Trophy Truggy. The second driver who managed the track was Michael Klausner sen. with his Novarossi-powered Mugen MBX-6T who needed 17.8 seconds. These two drivers have been the only ones during qualification who made the “Full Hill”. Come the finals it was again Michael Klausner sen. who outperformed his competitors by tackling the challenging track three times in front of local hero Rene Rinnerthaler with his SH .28-powered HongNor X2T and TQ Christian Brachmaier. Roland Winklhofer who was on 3rd spot after the qualifying wasn’t able to hold that position as his 2WD FG large scale Beetle struggled in the wet and soapy conditions.

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