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November 3, 2014

Ryan Lutz leaves Team Durango

US front runner, Ryan Lutz has announced that he is to leave chassis sponsor Team Durango, despite famously announcing a 10-year contract with the brand back in 2011. In the four years since, while being very competitive, Team Durango had changed ownership which also led to a change in Ryan’s contract. While evaluation his package for the next part of his racing career, Ryan came to the conclusion that he had to move on in order to have the best possible support package on his side. Ryan didn’t give any details about where he is headed next.

Click here to read Ryan’s announcement in full

November 3, 2014

Team C 1/8th off-road spring sets

Team C have new 1/8th off-road springs available in three different specifications. Coming colour-coded and in pairs the springs are available in a soft, medium and hard rating and for the front and rear. Colour dots help with easy identification of the black colour springs.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]

November 3, 2014

Orcan RS 9 MH .21 on-road engine

German company SMI Motorsport introduce the new RS 9 MH nitro engine for 1/8th on-road cars. Based off the NR9 9-channel World Championships winning engine the RS 9 MH is hand-tuned for maximum performance and it is available in three different specifications for small to medium, small to medium-large and medium-large to large tracks. The latter two also include an Orcan engine bag and engine sack for easy and secure engine storage and transportation.

Source: SMI Motorsport [smi-motorsport.de]

November 3, 2014

Pro-Line Pro-MT 1/10th 2WD monster truck kit

Pro-Line introduce the Pro-MT 1/10th scale 2WD monster truck kit. Based off of the Pro-2 short course truck platform the truck features a 3mm 7075 aluminium chassis and the new Performance HD Transmission with all-metal gears for improved durability when using 2S and 3S brushless setups. Also included with the partly pre-assembled kit are PowerStroke aluminium shock absorbers, the ProTrack suspension kit, Pro-Spline HD driveshafts and Trencher 2.8″ tyres on F-11 wheels. The package is rounded out by a Sentinel clear truck body and the Secure-Loc body mounts.

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November 3, 2014

Martin Bayer doubles at Mibosport Cup Rd1

The first round of the Mibosport Cup was held last weekend with around 190 entries in several electric on-road and off-road classes. In the 2WD and 4WD electric off-road category it was Martin Bayer who took the pole positions for the finals. For the finals Martin was able to conserve his performance to take the overall win from Ronald Völker in 2nd and Kaja Novotny in 3rd in the 2WD class. In 4WD Martin again came out successful, this time with Kaja Novotny in 2nd and Bartek Zambrzycki in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 3, 2014

Elliott Boots wins 4WD Buggy at CML Masters

The CML Off Road Masters were held in France this past weekend and in the 4WD Buggy class it was Kyosho’s Elliott Boots who took the win from Xray driver Lorenzo Crolla and Team C’s Nicolas Risser. French front runner Yannick Aigoin came in 4th while UK’s Ben Jemison rounded out the top 5 result.

Source: Elliott Boots [elliott-boots.com]

November 3, 2014

EFRA releases 2015 race calendar

EFRA released 2015 race calendar

Following last weekend’s EFRA AGM, the European governing body have announced the (provisional) dates for next year’s European Championships. A busy Summer season starts with 2 ‘B’ championships, while next year the 200mm nitro on-road class sees a combined A and B championship being run in Turkey. The 2 40+ titles round out the season along with the usual ‘A’ titles that are up for grabs in the Summer. New is a dedicated European Championship for the growing 1/8th E-buggy class that will be held in August at the Austrian Fehring track. Beside the introduction of the 1/8th E-buggy class, EFRA will also try and establish the 1/8th nitro GT class with the governing body trying to evaluate a sensible set of rules based on existing GT/Rally rules. Several classes also saw clarifications on existing rules with the electric classes are not allowed to run “hybrid” motors built from the parts of different manufacturers anymore. The 1/12th scale Stock class will run 13.5T motors in the future and 1/8th nitro buggies will have to use 16 percent nitro fuel from 2016 on. Full AGM details can be found here.

Click here to view the provisional race calendar

November 3, 2014

Imbue 12mm brass shock pistons

Hot on the heels of the 1/8th scale brass shock pistons Imbue announce the release of 12mm 1/10th variants. The pistons are meant to improve bump handling, they make for plusher landings and smoother vehicle response. Initially available in 3×1.35mm hole configuration, the hole selection works well on both outdoor and indoor tracks, with tapered holes on one side to allow tuning for faster rebound or dampening. Included are standard and tight fit sealing bands for a perfect fit and to eliminate blow-by and friction. The pistons fit TLR, Associated, and Kyosho vehicles as well as and other brands that utilise a 3mm mounting shaft.

Source: Imbue [imbuemotorsports.com]