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November 13, 2014

2014 Spektrum Off-Road Championships – Report

In its 5th year, the Spektrum Off-Road Championships hosted by Trackside Hobbies & Raceway has become one of the “must attend” events of the Fall. Located just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Trackside has recently changed ownership and is striving to become one of the most complete facilities in the nation. In the 12 rounds of qualifying among his three classes of 2WD Mod, 4WD Mod and 2WD Short Course, Ryan Cavalieri set the fastest time in 10 of them to take the Top Qualifying position in all three classes. Also taking TQs were Cole Tollard in 2WD Modified Truck, Nick Achterkirch in 2WD Stock Buggy, Sarahann Ernst in 4WD 13.5 Buggy, Scotty Ernst in 2WD Stock Short Course, and Larry Wright in Novice.

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November 13, 2014

Xray Work.Shop Italy – Announcement

Italian Xray factory team driver Francesco Martini, Alessio Menicucci and Mattia Collina will hold the Xray Work.Shop Italy at the RCLandia track in Scandino. The event takes place on the 15th on November and cover in-depth technical and setup support for all Xray T4’15 drivers. The free workshop starts at 10 a.m. and all you have to do to participate is to e-mail Francesco Martini with your interest to take part at f.martini@mac.com.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 13, 2014

Leino opens Day 2 of qualifying with TQ run

Having ended the first day of qualifying at the 200mm World Championships yesterday with a TQ run in Q3, Teemo Leino picked up where he left off by becoming the first & so far only driver to run 22 laps of the Huge RC Circuit to top the fourth round. The HB driver set the pace over the Xray of Nicholas Lee with Serpent’s Tadahiko Sahashi and Dominic Greiner completing the Top 4. For overnight TQ holder Alexander Hagberg a traction roll would break his Xray while he was on top of the timing screens in his heat. After a disastrous day yesterday defending champion Meen Vejrak final managed a Top 10 run taking his KM to the 9th fastest time but the same couldn’t be said for Dario Balestri, the Capricorn driver again unable to go the full 5-minutes, again running out of fuel.

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November 12, 2014

Hitec Lynx 4S 2.4GHz telemetry radio system

Seen for the first time at this year’s ROAR Gas Offroad Nationals Hitec now have the Lynx 4S pistol grip high-end radio system available. Designed from the ground up for the avid racer yet versatile and economical enough for the everyday driver, the radio offers a convenient micro SD card slot for storage expansion of the radio’s already vast 30-model memory to an additional 30 models while also archiving music and warning sound files. Ergonomically designed with adjustable wheel and trigger positioning, the transmitter also boasts exceptional 4096 resolution, Hitec’s High Response System and bi-directional telemetry capabilities.

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November 12, 2014

New Tekno EB, NB & SCT option parts

Tekno RC have several new parts available for their EB, NB and SCT line of 1/8th and 1/10th vehicles. First up is a revised 48T hardened steel spur gear for the NT48 nitro truggy. The redesigned spur gear has more material under the gear teeth and is made of a more durable material than the previous model to improved durability in demanding racing situations.

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November 12, 2014

Revolution Design Racing Products Ultra Bearings

New from RDRP is a line of high-quality ball bearings as a replacement for worn-out ball races or as instant upgrade when building a new kit. Their special construction with a protective rubber seal on the “outer” side and a low-friction steel shield on the “inner” side maximise the protection against the elements while optimising the drivetrain’s efficiency compared to all-rubber shielded ball races. This makes them especially useful in demanding applications such as electric and nitro off-road racing. A low-drag lubricant further adds to the ultra smooth operation with the bearings being available as complete car sets for many Team Associated, Team C, Team Durango, Kyosho, Mugen, Schumacher, TLR, and Yokomo kits as well as individually in 4-piece sets.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

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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