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April 19, 2016

Cole Ogden wins Speed RC opening race

Speed RC Raceway, the all-new facility of TJ Bell and former Formula 1 and now Global RallyCross driver, Scott Speed held its opening race this past weekend in Mooresville, North Carolina. The TQ in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class went to Kyosho’s Jared Tebo with Mugen’s Cole Ogden qualifying for the 2 spot. At the tone Tebo jumped into the lead while Ogden dropped back to 5th. Later Cole would be able to catch up and to take the lead and after a couple of swaps up front due to wrecking, Cole would take the win with Jared in second. Tekno RC’s Barry Pettit completed the top 3 result.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

April 19, 2016

Arrowmax limited edition anniversary tools

Coming from Arrowmax are limited edition 7th anniversary tools in a special bi-colour anodising. Based on the company’s popular Honeycomb tools the wrenches sport black and gold anodised handles to make them stand out from the crowd. Hardened and specially anodised tool tips reduce wear with the range including 1.5mm to 3.0mm hex wrenches, 2.0mm and 2.5mm ball hex wrenches, 5.5mm and 7.0mm nut drivers as well as a body reamer and the multi shock clamp V2. A limited edition run the tools are available only as 10-piece combo set including a zipped, reinforced tool bag.

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April 19, 2016

TLR 22 3.0 ultra light bodyshell

Horizon Hobby have introduced an ultra light bodyshell for the TLR 22 3.0 2WD buggy. Moulded from thinner polycarbonate material than the standard kit item the body is meant to scrub a good amount of weight for improved performance especially in Stock classes while the overall lower centre of gravity can also be beneficial when running on high-bite surfaces. Included in the set are the pre-cut body and rear wing, an add-on rear fin as well as mounting hardware, pre-cut window masks and a decal sheet.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

April 19, 2016

Roche Rapide F1 aluminium chassis & pod plate

Coming from Roche and made for their Rapide F1-16 formula car are an aluminium main chassis and lower pod plate. Both parts are machined from 7075-T6 aluminium, they come gun metal anodised and are made to reduce the chassis flex for improved performance and a more stable and easier to drive car on medium to high-bite tracks. Both parts are available separately and they become available by end of April.

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April 19, 2016

Hartson & Root win at JBRL Electric Series Rd2

The second round of the 2016 JBRL Electric Series was held at SDRC Raceway in San Diego, California this past Saturday. Once again the race attracted a good mixture of local talent and internationally experienced racers and in the 2WD Open Buggy class it was 2013 IFMAR 4WD Buggy World Champion, Steven Hartson who took the overall win from Brent Thielke in second and Casey Becica in third.

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April 19, 2016

Winter Jumps 2016 finale – Report

The final round of the Winter Jumps series was held this past weekend in Helsinki during the Model Expo hobby show. The track was laid out using “EOS carpet” and lots of jumps, making for a fun weekend of racing. The event started with controlled practice of the 2WD class followed by three rounds of qualifying of which the best one would count. Joel Valander would come out fastest from Jörg Tiit and Joona Haatanen. In the opening A-main Joel would take a comfortable win but Joona stroke back in A2, shifting the decision for the overall win to the third and final A-main that Jörg would lead in the early stages. Joel got a very unlucky mechanical failure that allowed Joona to take the win and with it the overall victory. Joel ended the day on the runner-up spot from third placed Markku Honkanen.

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April 19, 2016

Bezerk RC XB2 Dirt Edition option parts

For those that are running Xray’s XB2 Dirt Edition 2WD off-road buggy in less-than-ideal conditions, Bezerk RC have introduced two new option parts to fine-tune the buggy for lower grip and bumper track conditions. First up is a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis that provides a healthy weight saving for Stock racers coming in at 87g while providing some extra flex if track conditions call for it. Also new is a lower tower to add much needed droop to the rear. This increases rear cornering grip and aids in bump handling ability. The tower has been lowered 5mm and geometry corrected so the shock angles remain the same. Made from 4.0mm carbon fibre the tower also looks good while adding strength at the same time. Other heights are also available for those that are in need of in-between sizing.

View the rear shock tower here

April 18, 2016

Rick Hohwart wins Touring Mod class at CTS Rd3

Round three of the California Touring Series was held at the famous Speedworld Raceway in Roseville, California. The round’s winner for Modified Touring class is Team Associated’s veteran racer Rick Hohwart. With his first win followed by two runner-up finishes, he secured the points chase and continues to lead the series. In Q1, Hohwart made a mistake that cost him TQ over Brandon Clements (Awesomatix) a local favourite, and he would then qualify behind Clements coming on to the main. In the main Hohwart trailed Clements at about the 2 minute mark as Clements went wide and Hohwart made a clean pass for the lead. With a huge bobble by Clements, Team Yokomo driver Eric Albano would then secure 2nd followed by Brandon. The top three finishers now have one win a piece for the series. The next race will be held June 19th at P1 Hobbies in Ukiah.

Source: CTS [facebook.com]