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May 19, 2015

Team Associated announce new ProSC 4×4 RTR kits

Team Associated announce new ProSC 4x4 RTR kits

Team Associated have announced two new versions of the ProSC 4×4 Ready-To-Run truck. The #7063 ProSC 4×4 comes ready to run with many high performance features including the XP 2.4GHz radio system and a Reedy brushless power system. Additional features include sealed gear differentials front and rear, which are connected together with a tough aluminium drive shaft, as well as an adjustable centre slipper clutch to handle all of the Reedy brushless power. The bumps are managed by huge 16mm fluid-filled, coil-over shocks and aggressive, short-course racing tyres. The #7063C ProSC 4×4 LiPo Combo not only includes the standard features of the ProSC 4×4, but also the all-new Reedy 423-S Compact Balance Charger and a Reedy WolfPack LiPo 3300mAh 30C 7.4V battery are included as well.

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May 18, 2015

John Ermen wins 1/8th at Benelux Nitro Challenge

John Ermen wins 1/8th class at Benelux Nitro Challenge

The opening round of the Benelux Nitro Challenge was held at the iconic track of the AMCA Apeldoorn. In the 1/8th on-road class Seven Cuypers (Mugen/Picco) took the TQ after the qualifiers in front of ARC/Red’s John Ermen. The 45 minute final then saw John taking the win from Steven while Tobias Hepp (Mugen/RB) rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

May 18, 2015

Schelle Black Diamond bearing oil

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Schelle Racing Innovations introduce the Black Diamond bearing oil that is ideal for high-RPM applications as it reduces drag and will not break down at high temperatures. In addition, the oil contains additives to prevent sludge and corrosion for longer life. The lubricant is ideal to maintain existing bearings in cars and motors or as a replacement for the factory oil of pre-lubed bearings to achieve maximum performance. The military grade, pure synthetic oil comes in a 10cc oval bottle with fine needle tip and secure cap.

Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com]

May 18, 2015

Ginting wins at Indonesian National Champs Rd2

The second round of the Indonesian National Championship was held at the Red Carpet Marina in Semarang in the classes of Touring Car Open Brushless, FWD and Mini. In the Open Brushless category Bowie Ginting took the TQ honours after the qualifiers in front of Muhammad Izzah and Ronny Suwarto. The opening A-main had Bowie taking the win 2 seconds clear of Muhammad in 2nd place and Bowie would also come out successful in the second leg when his last set of fresh tyres allowed him to come in 1st some 10 seconds in front of Suwadi Suliandy. After taking the day’s win early Bowie tried some different settings for the third and final A-main which allowed him to not only set a new lap record but also to take the win a lap ahead of Ronny Suwarto. Behind winner Bowie Ginting, Ronny Suwarto and Suwardi Suliandy rounded out the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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May 18, 2015

Merlin Depta wins at German Nitro On-road Regionals

During last weekend’s North German Nitro On-road Regionals in Hildesheim not only the 1/10th 200mm category was run but also the premier class of 1/8th on-road. After a rainy practice on Saturday the weather forecast for Sunday guaranteed a dry finals day. Starting from the 2 spot on the grid behind international ace Lars Hoppe (ARC/Reds/Shepherd), Merlin Depta (Serpent/Xceed/Xceed) was able to keep up the pace with Lars. With Andreas Giesa (Shepherd/Picco/Shepherd) in 3rd position Lars and Merlin started to lap the field within the first two pit stops. With a small gap of about only 2 seconds between Lars and Merlin, Hoppe made a mistake and he had to went through the grass, allowing Depta to take advantage of the situation. Further down the field Serpent’s Lennart Skornia (Serpent/Orcan/Shepherd) was able to overtake 3rd placed Giesa with only a couple of minutes to go. At the end Merlin was able to take the win from Lars with a 1-lap margin and in the progress Merlin also set a new official track record of 13,011 seconds at the AMC Hildesheim track.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 18, 2015

HNS Austria Rd1 – Report

Last weekend the opening round of the HNS was held at the AMC Tirol track in the three on-road classes of 1/8th Nitro, 1/8th Electric and 1/10th 200mm. Nice weather, good food and a relaxed atmosphere made for a fun weekend and in the 1/8th nitro class it was Michael Klausner (Serpent/Picco) who came out successful in front of Gerhard Kapferer (Mugen/OS) and Rene Doktor (Capricorn/Reds).

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May 18, 2015

Martin does EOS title double

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Lee Martin has achieved the Euro Offroad Series title double, fourth place in the season finale at the Hudy Racing Arena enough for the Yokomo driver to clinch the 4WD title from previous undefeated 3-time champion Joern Neumann. Having won the 2WD driver title at the previous round in Austria, Martin becomes only the second driver to clinch both titles with Neumann having achieved the feat in the first two seasons of the indoor 1:10 Offroad Championship. While all the attention was on the title, the fourth & final round of Season #4 would go to Xray’s Martin Bayer, last year’s title runner up claiming his first win of the season ahead of Top Qualifier Naoto Matsukura and Saturday’s 2WD winner Michal Orlowski.

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May 18, 2015

Hudy Team Rucksack

New from Hudy comes the Team Rucksack, a high-quality backpack for work and travel. The compact, lightweight rucksack has abundant storage compartments and pouches for quick access to any items, it is well padded to withstand the rigours of travel, and the spacious interior of the rucksack is easily accessed via large easy-to-use zippers with draw loops. On top of that the backpack sports a fully adjustable harness, zipped inner pockets and a small zipped pocket for the mobile phone. Manufactured in Europe from premium high-quality materials and combined with expert workmanship the backpack ensures durability and long life and for a unique and stylish look the rucksack features full-colored Hudy graphics.

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