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December 22, 2015

Wood & Schraders win at Masters of Foam race

The 2015 Masters of Foam race was held this past weekend at the RC Arena Limburg in Belgium. The event attracted both internationally experienced top drivers as well as local talent to race in the three classes of 1/12th Modified, 10.5 Stock and 17.5 Stock. The 10.5T class had UK’s Tim Wood coming out fastest after the qualifiers with Steven Koiter and Ollie Payne in tow. The finals then proved to be a very entertaining affair with Tim winning the opening leg from Joey Sorber while in A2 Steven Koiter came out successful from Rico Claeys. Pole-sitter Tim Wood only ended the race on the fourth place behind Ollie Payne. The third and final A-main then had Rico Claeys coming out fastest from Tim Wood meaning both would end tie on points, but the better tie-breaker handed Tim the win from Rico with Steven rounding out the top 3 result.

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December 22, 2015

Griffin & Munday take Victorian Drivers Series titles

The Victorian Drivers series is one of the biggest in Australia and 2015 was the biggest yet, with over 480 entries received for four rounds of 1/10th electric outdoor dirt racing in Victoria, South Eastern Australia. Running from April through November, the series finished with the Keilor Cup, with over 150 entries received for the one-day event. In the premier 2WD Modified Buggy class, the series came down to the last race of the last round between Matt Griffin and Ray Munday and ultimately Griffin took the series title by one point from Ray. In 4WD Modified, Ray Munday took the series after three rounds, with young teammate Cameron Zammit finishing second.

View the 4WD podium here

December 22, 2015

Avid XB2 titanium ball stud kit

Coming from Avid and made for the Xray XB2 2WD off-road buggy is a titanium ball stud kit. The 14-piece set includes high-quality 4.9mm billet 6Al-4V titanium ball studs to minimise weight without sacrificing strength. The ball studs sport a 2mm allen head on top of the ball for easy removal and they are about 40 percent lighter than the kit steel ball studs.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

December 22, 2015

Jared Tebo announces AKA split

US front runner and former World Champion, Jared Tebo has announced his departure from long-term tyre sponsors AKA. The Kyosho factory driver has yet to announce his new destination but for now, he has the following to say:

I will be making a big change in 2016, I will no longer be running for AKA tires. I started my relationship with AKA in 2009 when I made my HUGE career change, and they have been great the entire step of the way. Of course, you have ups and downs, like any relationship, but my memories are great working with them. We won countless races together, IFMAR World Champion, ROAR National Champion, The Dirt Nitro Challenge Champion, Silver State Champion, NEO Champion, Cactus Classic Champion, we had a great run for sure. I would like to thank them all, Joel, Mark, Gil, Brent, and Pres for all the hard work that must happen to create great products and win on the biggest stages. I wish AKA well, and I will never forget what we did in those 7 years together. We are ending on good terms, sometimes you just need a little change. 2016 will bring a new challenge and a new tire sponsor for me, I’m excited and ready to get back racing!

December 22, 2015

Lemes wins Metropolitan Tournament Argentino

The final round of the Metropolitan Tournament Argentino was held this past weekend. Pre-event favourite Lucas Lemes only managed to grab third place in the 1/10th 200mm class A-main behind winner Sebastian Recio and runner-up Enzo Branciforte but the final podium spot was enough to win Lucas the overall title.

View the podium of the final round here

December 22, 2015

JConcepts lightweight B5M bodyshells

JConcepts have introduced a range of lightweight bodyshells for the Team Associated B5M buggy. The lightweight versions of the S2, S2 for laydown transmissions and the Warrior are around 12g to 15g lighter than their standard counterparts, making them ideal for 17.5T stock racing. They include standard weight wings for durability while for identification purposes, the LW bodies feature a green protective film.

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December 21, 2015

WRC P-One hauler bag

Italian company WRC have introduced the P-One hauler bag. Made from durable material and sporting the P-One logo, the bag measures 325x520x340mm, it offers two inner drawers as well as sturdy handles for easy transpiration. Other variants and sizes of the bag will become available soon.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

December 21, 2015

Adam Drake doubles at Christmas Gifts for Kids race

Revelation Raceway hosted their annual Christmas Gifts for Kids Race this past Saturday. This year’s event was very successful with 12 heats and it was a great day of racing for a great cause. Mugen’s Adam would set the pace and was the overall TQ in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck. Drake led both finals from start to finish to sweep the event with JQRacing’s own Joseph Quagraine finishing in second in the Buggy class and Barry Pettit (Mugen) rounding out the podium. In the 40+ Nitro Buggy class Tim Long took the TQ but it was Miguel Perez who came out fastest in the main final.

View the Truggy & 40+ podium here