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May 29, 2015

2015 Muchmore Masters – Report

The recent 2015 Muchmore Masters took place last at Sydney Model Autosports with this year’s racing format was a 1 day event with finals completed under lights in the evening. The classes contended were Touring Car Stock 13.5T, 21.5T, Formula and 1/12th scale. After drying off the track due to overnight rain practice and qualification rounds kicked off just before lunch time. After the four qualifications rounds and some very close racing Christian Silva and Damien Zarb were at the front of the Touring Car Stock field in position 1 and 2.

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May 29, 2015

Ehrhardt wins at East German LRP-HPI-Challenge Rd2

The 2nd outdoor round the the East German division LRP-HPI-Challenge was held at the MRC raceway in Hoeckendorf near Dresden, host of the 2011 German championships. In the fastest of the Stock classes, run with 10,5T brushless motors, zero boost controllers and open gear ratio Fabian Ehrhardt took the overall TQ by winning two out of three qualifying heats. The opening A-main then was an easy affair for TQ-holder as Fabian won the leg some 8 seconds ahead of Tony Streit. The second A-main then saw a close battle between Tony Streit and Fabian but Tony took benefit of a small mistake to grab the win in the second A-main too. A-main number three then again had Fabian coming out successful to underline his good performance this weekend.

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May 29, 2015

2016 Dirt Nitro Challenge – Announcement

TheDirt Racing have announced the official dates for the 2016 DNC to be February 17th to 21st. The 17th annual event will be held once again at Fear Farm in Phoenix, AZ with the organisers are planning early for the 2016 event and there will also be an entries cap for the first time ever the the 17 year history of the race. After the huge influx of last minute entries last year the organisers decided it was time to make sure they have a manageable number of entries to make sure the event can be run within reasonable time scales. The official flier and entry form will be posted after the Summer with the entry limit as well as the opening sign up dates to ensure everyone has a fair chance to get signed up. To kick off the Summer TheDirt Racing are offering an “Early Entry Summer Discount”. It is officially open now and will end on Tuesday the 2nd of June. The cost is $60 per entry. You can take advantage of this Summer sale by using PayPal and sending your entry to thedirtracing@aol.com or email Joey Christensen at thedirtracing@aol.com.

May 29, 2015

Daniele Ielasi leaves BMT for WRC

Former IFMAR World Champion and Italian frontrunner Daniele Ielasi has announced his departure from former car sponsors BMT to make a move to WRC Racing. He addresses that the move was mainly done for business reasons rather than being technically related. This is what Daniele has to say about the 2-year deal:

First of all I want thank Pasquale (BMT) for the support in the last year, and is important for me all the people must know the reason of my changing was not technical, but just for business, because in my position today is not important just make the “driver” and sometime in this world of RC the changing are unexpected and instant. So, now I’m really really excited to join in the team WRC and I hope to have good result this season and also the next!

May 28, 2015

Team Associated SC5M Team Kit short course truck

Team Associated have introduced the all-new SC5M Team Kit 1/10th scale 2WD short course truck. Based on Team Associated’s B5M platform, the truck shares closes ties with the of the B5M and T5M to design the ultimate short course truck chassis that utilises all the advantages that come with a mid-motor configuration. The kit features a high performance, no-compromise dedicated mid-motor designed chassis, configured specifically for short course and it shares nearly 90 percent of the parts as the B5M and T5M Team Kits, making it easier than ever to run multiple classes at the same time. From the aluminium hard anodised chassis, to the Factory Team V2 threaded shocks, to the Factory Team VTS slipper clutch, the SC5M Team Kit comes with all of these features and many more. The kit will become available in July.

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May 28, 2015

Jones wins at JConcepts Spring 1:8 Indoor Nationals

The 6th Annual JConcepts Spring 1:8 Indoor Nationals was hosted by Hobbyplex in Omaha, NE with the event attracting racers from all over the country. In the 1/8th Pro Nitro Buggy qualifying Tyler Jones would show the fast way around the track by TQ-ing the class. In the main Tyler would start from his TQ position but would soon fall back to 2nd place after getting caught up in a wreck but he soon caught the 2nd place driver, passed him, and was gone after that to ultimately put two laps on the field on his way to a 1st place finish.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 28, 2015

Volker ‘LUX’ to secure fifth ETS title

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Ronald Volker travels to Luxembourg this weekend looking to claim a fifth consecutive title in the Yokomo Euro Touring Series. Securing 4-in a row when he took victory at the huge track famed for its Laguna Seca style feature corner, a perfect weekend for the Yokomo driver would be enough to put the title beyond the reach of the German’s three remaining challengers.

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May 28, 2015

Traxxas Bandit & Stampede VXL TSM RTR kits

Traxxas have upgraded VXL Brushless RTR kits available such as the Bandit 1/10th 2WD buggy and the Stampede 2WD truck. Both are proven platforms and around for some time and they feature powerful brushless systems, capable of propelling the cars to speeds of more than 110km/h, they include TQi 2.4GHz radio systems, 7-cell NiMH battery packs and suitable chargers. New to both kits is the Traxxas Stability Management that helps providing straight ahead full-throttle acceleration on slippery surfaces, without fishtailing, spinouts, and loss of control. High speed cornering and control is also made possible as TSM makes corrections in the background, without intruding on fun, or creating unexpected side effects. Both kits will hit the stores very soon.

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