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November 12, 2014

Sanwa MT-4S 40th Anniversary edition radio

Following the 40th Anniversary limited edition M12 radio Sanwa soon also have the smaller MT-4S available in a special edition. Much like the M12 Anniversary edition the intermediate level MT-4S will sport a special piano lacquer design, an aluminium steering wheel as well as a set of 2.4GHz receivers including one RX-471 Dual-ID and one RX-472. The radio’s features are unchanged from the standard MT-4S and include fast F.H.S.S-4 transmitting, telemetry, and compatibility to older-spec FH2 and FH3 receivers.

Source: Sanwa [sanwa-denshi.co.jp]

November 12, 2014

Leino takes 3rd qualifier at 200mm Worlds

After two difficult opening qualifiers, top seed Teemu Leino managed to put together a clean 5-minutes to TQ the third round of qualifying at the 200mm World Championships in Thailand. Top Qualifier of the previous Worlds, which also took place in the city of Bangkok, the HB driver topped the round ahead of the Serpent’s of Dominic Greiner and the Sahashi brother’s Yuya and Tadahiko. Fastest in the opening two rounds, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg would end the day with a fourth for the round with the evening conditions not suiting his NT1.

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November 12, 2014

SWorkz S350 Evo II Pro kit – Coming soon

Following a first teaser SWorkz now have more information about the forthcoming S350 Evo II Pro 1/8th buggy available. Developed with the help of multiple World Champion Atsushi Hara, the buggy will feature an optimised suspension geometry, a refined shock system, more options and higher quality parts compared to its predecessor. Final specifications and features as well as detailed photos will become available in time for the kit release.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

November 12, 2014

Hagberg TQ’s again in Q2

Hagberg TQ's again in Q2

Having taken a surprise TQ in the opening round of qualifying at the 200mm World Championships, Alexander Hagberg showed it was on merit as he again topped the times in the day’s second round of qualifying. Despite the warmer conditions of Q2, the Team Xray driver set an almost identical time to his morning pace being just 0.123 slower over the 5-minutes. Running in the same heat, Mugen driver Jeff Hammon would be closest to the Swede 1.9 seconds off with Mark Green again fastest in the top seeded heat to complete the Top 3. Again the round was a troubled one for a number of potential contenders for the 6th running of the championships with defending WC Meen Vejrak again making a mistake late in his heat which would leave him 22nd. Top seed after practice Teemu Leino would roll his HB, suffering an engine cut as a consequence while Capricorn’s Dario Balestri would retire with engine problems after his car stopped just before the 3-minute mark.

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November 12, 2014

Sanwa 23T clamp-type servo arms

German Sanwa distributors LRP introduce 23T aluminium Servo arms in three different colours. Coming in anodised black, blue and red the arms offer improved rigidity and precision over standard plastic arms, they feature two threaded ball stud mounting holes and a clamping design to securely fit them to the output gear.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

November 12, 2014

Scorpion Competition Power Pack 2S LiPo battery pack

Asian company Scorpion, known for their high-performance aircraft brushless motors and controllers, slowly but steadily step into the car market with the introduction of the 7.4V 6200mAh Platinum series LiPo battery pack. The hardcase battery is built from high-quality 65C cells and it sports standard dimensions of 138.4×46.6×24.9mm making it usable in a wide range of applications.

Source: Scorpion [scorpionsystem.com]

November 12, 2014

Amezcua & Wernimont win at NEIC 2014

The North East Indoor Championships recently took place at the indoor clay track of Maximus RC. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class Travis Amezcua took the TQ and win with his rear motor Team Durango Buggy. The 4WD class had Schumacher driver Carson Wernimont taking the TQ and win with Travis coming in 2nd.

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November 12, 2014

2014 Time Zone II GP – Race Report

The Timezone II Grand Prix was held at La Center, Washington last weekend and has to be one of the “funnest” indoor on-road races of the year. With 120 entries and the fact that most of racers being longtime friends, the shenanigans were out of control. With a bag full of bananas, special guest and world famous announcer, Charlie Suangka, delighted the audience with his comedic style all throughout the weekend. Another guest fresh off his 2nd place finished at the IIC in 1/12 modified and his win 13.5 TC in Vegas, was non-other than Team Associated’s Keven Hebert making the long journey from Quebec, Canada. Also, on hand to race as well as assist Keven was Team Associated’s engineer Bob Stellflue. Another great driver making the journey from New Mexico was Max Kuenning, who just won the World GT class at the IIC in Vegas.

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