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September 4, 2008

Tim Bremicker claims German title

Tim Bremicker takes German National title

The 2nd leg of the German 1/8th scale buggy championships was held last weekend at the Rhein main circuit in Bischofsheim under really warm and dry conditions. The track started very dirty but as the event progressed and the 118 entrants got out on the track the grip picked up and the track started to get faster. The race was won by Kyosho MP9 racer Tim Bremicker in front of another Kyosho racer Dario Vita, running the MP777, while Patrick Feschtschenko with the LRP S8-BX ended up in 3rd. This results combined with the leg 1 result gave Bremicker the title ahead of his team mate and leg 1 winner Daniel Reckward in 2nd and Feschtschenko 3rd, all racers using the new Tourex tire from Reckward Tuning. The German Junior title was won by Kyosho racer Denis Macek ahead of Xray driver Markus Eirenschmalz in 2nd with reigning National Champion Philipp Guschl in 3rd.

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September 4, 2008

Kyosho Inferno US Sports 2

New from Kyosho USA is the Inferno US Sports 2, a ready to run 1/8th scale buggy based on the World Championship winning Inferno series. The drive train rides on all ball bearings and the power from the super powerful GXR28 is transferred through a hardened steel clutch bell and spur gear. The gear boxes have hardened steel spiral cut ring an pinion gears and all the reliability that Kyosho’s reputation has been built on. Last but not least, the body comes fully detailed and a competition rear wing is added to make this buggy that much more ready for the track or the back yard.

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September 3, 2008

Cavalieri wins Surf City Classic

Last weekend saw the 1st Annual Surf City Classic hosted at Southern California’s newest indoor off-road track, OC R/C located in Huntington Beach, CA. The race brought in many of the top electric drivers from around the area including Team Orion Factory drivers Ryan Cavalieri, Frank Root, Josh Numan, and Cody King who were all in attendance to show their support. The one day race format consisted of three 5-minute qualifiers, taking the drivers single fastest run and each class would run a 7-minute A-Main to decide the champion. In qualifying it was all Cavalieri, who went on to TQ all three rounds of Truck Modified and 4wd Modified. Ryan picked up right where he left off in qualifying and went on to win both the Truck and 4wd Modified classes.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

September 3, 2008

LRP S8BX Big Bore Shock Set

LRP have released these new high-quality Big Bore threaded shocks which help improve the dampening characteristics of your car, better handling over jumps and rough track conditions. The all new design of the S8 BX Big Bore shocks features a large 17mm hard coated shock body and precision machined 4-hole Teflon piston, resulting in super smooth dampening. Fully secured with a super-soft shock boot and a new dirt absorbing gasket in the lower shock cap, the all new Big Bore shocks hold the dust and mud away from the shock shaft and the sealing and keep the dampening always at highest performance with longer intervals between rebuilds.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

September 3, 2008

Pro-Line Desert Rat body

Get ready to go thrashing through the desert dirt with your Traxxas Slash and Pro-Line Desert Rat body. It’s extremely pronounced fenders give it an attack-like stance, low profile styling make for fast straight-line speed, and it’s equipped with simulated side mirrors just like the full-scale Trophy trucks. Exceptional detail throughout including bed shrouding, radiator and extreme shock detail including reservoirs just behind the cab. And not too worry it’s made from genuine GE .040 thick lexan, so it’s as durable as the punishment you throw at it.

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September 2, 2008

Robin Nelson wins Blue/Grey Classic

Top drivers from around North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia showed up for the Blue/Grey Classic last Sunday, hosted by Nitro Valley Speedway in Cherryville, NC, which is located about 30 miles from The Farm 2, host of the 2008 Worlds. The event attracted over 100 drivers including Robin Nelson, Ryan Lopez, Travis Phillips, Chris Pace and Brandon Melton as well as local favorites such as Robby Saxton, Jeremy Talent and Justin Atkins. Ryan Lopez TQ’d the Pro Buggy class, but in the final he flamed out after battling Robin Nelson during the first half of the A-Main. This allowed Robin Nelson to go on and take the win in the A-Main with his Werks B7ProC powered Hyper 9, giving Hobao their first big win on the East Coast with the new buggy.

Source: Werks Racing [werksracing.com]

September 2, 2008

Losi 1/10 High Roller Lifted Truck RTR

Losi have been in contact to tell us about their new 1/10 High Roller ready to run truck, built on a tube-style chassis with a realistic look, it includes an LM-32K performance motor, a 12RB Electronic Speed Control with reverse. The High Roller also features an easy-access battery compartment that accommodates standard 6-cell NiMh packs, vertical anodized shocks at all four corners, chrome 320-series wheels with unique, low-profile all terrain tires and much more.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

September 1, 2008

JConcepts Rulux Half-ups standard offset

Large diameter wheels are the craze in 1/8th off-road for blue and black grooved conditions and JConcepts is right on target with Rulux Half-ups truck wheels in standard offset. Half-ups refer to the bead mounting diameter sized at 3.7” for today’s low profile racing tires and these truck wheels make a statement with their large appearance, spoke design and superior inner rib design. Half-ups wheels also incorporate an outer glue catch that resists excess glue from running down the wheel face during the gluing process. Fits 1/8th trucks with 17mm hex and standard offset.

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