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November 19, 2016

Orlowski again in Q2

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Michal Orlowski continued his reign in Poland again posting a TQ run in the second round of qualifying at EOS Poland. The Schumacher driver will suffer a similar mistake to that he had at the wall section in Q1 but again was able to recover to top the heat by 1.8 seconds from Neil Cragg. An impressive run from Joern Neumann would net the former champion a P3 for the round while Bruno Coelho would also be more competitive to go fourth fastest ahead of reigning champion Lee Martin. Again the fastest man on the track posting the fastest lap, commenting on his TQ run Orlowski said, ‘Again I had a mistake after the wall but the other guys had some errors which allowed me to recover to get another TQ’. Able to secure the overall TQ for his home race in Q3, he concluded, ‘I’ll just try not to crash this time’.

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November 19, 2016

Orlowski takes Q1 while Zambrzycki shines with P3

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Michal Orlowski has TQ’d the opening round of 2WD qualifying at Round 2 of the Euro Offroad Series in Poland. Having topped seeding practice yesterday, the Schumacher driver continued that form into qualifying but the established EOS title contender’s result was only part of a successful morning for the Polish RC scene as fellow Pole Bartlomiej Zambrzycki claimed third for the round. In between the two teenagers, reigning champion Lee Martin would post the 2nd fastest time while in 4th place it was Hupo Honigl who was the leading Xray.

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November 19, 2016

Markus Hellquist wins at Swedish Indoor Cup Rd1

The opening round of the Swedish Indoor Cup was hosted by the Wäxjö MS club on a quite technical track. The race format was three rounds of qualifiers with the best round to count followed by triple A-mains. Right from the start Markus Hellquist showed a very strong pace and he would take the TQ a few seconds ahead of teammate Erik Ström with Fabian Vernersson completing the top 3 only two tenth of a second short of Erik. In the finals Markus made a clean sweep to take the win while Erik was able to defend his runner-up spot. Behind the two Daniel Carlsson would end the day on the three spot from Mikael Fransson and Andreas Johansson in fourth and fifth.

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November 19, 2016

Techra T4 Stock Racing hard-coated front spool cups

Coming from Techra and made for the Xray T4 touring car are hard-coated aluminium front spool cups. The lightweight parts are machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and they scrub about 5g of weight compared to Xray’s optional spring steel cups while offering higher rigidity than the standard composite parts. Their hard-coated surface in combination with Techra’s delrin drive shaft caps make them very durable, although they are only recommended for stock racing.

Source: Techra [facebook.com]

November 19, 2016

STRC Traxxas 2WD front brace & battery hold down

ST Racing Concepts have introduced two new option parts for the Traxxas 1/10th 2WD series of vehicles such as the Stampede, Rustler, Bandit and Slash. Aimed towards the Stampede and Blackfoot trucks is the new front suspension hinge-pin brace kit featuring a heavy duty CNC Machined aluminium front hinge-pin brace complete with a pair of heat treated polished steel hinge-pins with lock-nuts. The set provides more durability against impact to the front suspension arms of Traxxas’s 2WD trucks and it fits the Rustler/Bandit and Slash 2WD as well.

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November 19, 2016

Kurzbuch & Lee dominant in Xiamen after 3 rounds

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This weekend sees the top drivers from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, along with some select top international racers, including current World Champion Simon Kurzbuch, descend on the ARC International Raceway in Xiamen, China for the Guan Kou Sunpadow GP. Greeted by this amazing facility with its 200m long 3 storey driver stand and impressive track, this is the same facility that will host the 2017 IFMAR EP Offroad World Championships next November on its dirt offroad track. This race is for onroad only with 8 heats of 1/8th scale onroad and 7 heats of EP onroad split between modified and stock. This is also a money race with the winner in each class to receive approximately USD 3000.

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November 18, 2016

Tekno MT410 1/10th 4×4 Pro Monster Truck kit

Tekno MT410 1/10th 4x4 Pro Monster Truck kit

Tekno RC have announced the newest addition to their line up of off-road vehicles in the form of the MT410 1/10th electric 4×4 Pro Monster Truck kit. It is based on the proven ET48 platform that is raced at the highest levels of competition. The vehicle features a shaft drivetrain, long travel suspension and it is able to accommodate many electronics, tires and bodies from popular monster trucks as a direct fit. Parts and upgrades are readily available since the MT410 shares parts with the ET48, EB48, and other Tekno RC vehicles. The kit is available from now on.

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November 18, 2016

Ricardo Monteiro departs Team Losi Racing

2010 1/8th Buggy European Champion B and multiple National Portuguese Champion, Ricardo Monteiro has announced his departure from long-term sponsor TLR. Ricardo leaves behind a successful campaign but he is leaving open for now what the future will be holding for him in terms of chassis sponsors. This is what Ricardo has to say:

All good things come to an end. After 7/8 years of awesome racing and many many good moments, it is time for me and TLR to part ways. First of all I would like to thank the people at Modelcar, in the form of Luis and André for believing me at the very start of my career and helping me get through to this stage, I wish you all the best luck on your future endeavours. Then a very BIG thank you to all the guys at TLR that ever helped me (Todd, Jerome Sartel and Ryan, Jerome Chambon and Adam Drake while they were there). It was many many years of ups and downs that make a good part of my r/c racing career that I will forever hold deer to me. I’m still not sure what’s ahead of me, but I am certain it will be an awesome new ride.