The second round of 4WD qualifying at the Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour in Dallas saw Dustin Evans’ domination continue as the factory Losi driver once again topped the time sheets but like in 2WD it is his Q1 run that remains the provisional outright TQ time.
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The Canadian Off Road Championship concluded with the last race of the three-race series over the weekend of September 3rd and 4th at Kelowna, B.C. X Factory driver Justin Gilkison made the trip up from Sultan, Washington for the event. The Championship series is three races and Justin was unable to attend the first one, so the pressure was on at Kelowna. He TQed Mod Truck with his mid-motor X-60 and also won the class meaning he could take the championship in just two races.
Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]
Having TQ’d the opening round of 2WD qualifying this morning at the Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour in Dallas, factory Losi driver Dustin Evans carried his form through to the premiere class putting his TEN-SCTE top of the 4WD time sheets. The largest grid of the five classes running this weekend at Mikes Hobby Shop, Evans once again displayed why he is one of the top electric off road drivers in the world as he finished a lap up on fellow Losi drivers Josh Glancy and Quincy Hughes.
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After releasing the Finnisher body shell for the Associated B4.1 JConcepts now comes up with the 4WD variant in the form of the B44.1 Finnisher shell. Designed with aspects learned from the Punisher line of bodies, the new design provides an even more aggressive look with included details which remain crucial to performance. The increased windshield angle provides a steady force upfront during mid-flight wind gusts on large jumps and forward cab placement changes the performance and visible bias which helps steering rotation in low traction corners. The side-pods have been simplified and JC chamfered to remove unwanted changes in height to neutralise the at-speed handling. The B44.1 Finnisher body is a drop fit for the Associated B44.1 buggy and comes including two 6.5″ wide Hi-Clearance rear wings used by Ryan Maifield at the IFMAR World Championships.
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It is fair to say that as a sport rc racing has not been great at finding ways to open itself up to new audiences but over in the US one class that is changing all that is Short Course. As a full size motorsport this form of off road truck racing enjoys huge popularity and TV exposure in America and in a trend started by Traxxas the r/c industry has been able to create a partnership with full size teams that has benefited both the team’s big brand sponsors and more importantly hobby shops across the States who now have a product that the general public can instantly recognise.
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New Korean company Elangears introduce the EL-01D multi-chemistry charger. The single output charger makes use of 11 to 18 VDC and charges up to 6S LiXX, up to 14 cell NiXX and 2 to 20V Pb/Lead batteries with a charging current as high as 7.0A. Incorporated in the matte black and orange case are a yellow-orange backlit LC display, auto-balance system and a menu operation using a singe touch button. The company is currently working on their website so in the meantime please check their Facebook page using the link below.
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Robitronic release an updated version of their Mantis 1/8 scale nitro 4WD stadium truck. The new version comes with a 2.4GHz 16-model memory transmitter, genuine Savöx SC-0252 Servo steering and throttle servos, receiver battery pack and charger, a new 4.6cc 8-port big block engine, L/R thread turnbuckles all round, full ball bearings and front and rear anti-roll bars as well as big bore shock absorbers with 3.5mm piston rods.
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This past weekend TLR driver Anthony Mazzara attended the 11th Annual Race against Cancer at McCulloughs Raceway in Sarver, PA. There were over 150 entries that included racers across six different states. Anthony TQ’d and Won the 1/8 Electric Buggy class with his TLR 8ight-E 2.0 while qualifying second in both 1/8th Nitro buggy and truggy. After the 30 minute A-mains in the nitro classes Anthony was able to pull off the win in both 1/8th Nitro buggy and truggy with his TLR 8ight 2.0 and 8ight-T 2.0 respectively. This gave Anthony the podium sweep in all three 1/8th classes. This was the 11th year of the event and their goal was to raise at least $10,000 dollars donating all proceeds to the American Cancer Society. Something that makes this more special is each year Anthony Mazzara raffles off his TLR 8ight 2.0 that was raced during the event and donates the proceeds to the event. Anthony raffled off his TLR 8ight 2.0 to the winner of the raffle Mike Lloyd (seen in the photo holding his new TLR 8ight 2.0) adding an additional $400 to the $11,000 dollars for the weekends race.
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