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October 22, 2014

ROAR announce first 2015 calendar dates & tracks

ROAR have announced first dates and tracks for their National Championships for 2015. Horsham RC will play host for the Carpet On-Road Nationals from the 26th to the 29th of March. The 1/8th Fuel Off-Road Nationals will be run from the 18th to the 21st of June by A-Main Hobbies, while the 1/8th Electric Off-Road Nationals will be run at LCRC from July 9th through to the 12th. Last but not least the 1/10th Electric Off-Road Nationals will be held at SRS Speedway from August 6th to 9th. Still open are the dates and tracks for events such as the Paved Electric or Fuel On-Road Nationals.

October 22, 2014

Tuning Haus TC6.1/6.2 aluminium option parts

New from Tuning Haus comes a range of aluminium and carbon fibre option parts for the Team Associated TC6.1 and TC6.2. First up are front aluminium C-hubs as a direct replacement for the TC6.2 plastic parts. They offer increased durability and reliability over the plastic hubs and the lower hinge pin is anchored by a 2.5mm set screw to reduce unwanted play and improve handling, while caster is fixed at four degrees, eliminating the need for plastic inserts.

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October 22, 2014

Vision Racing 22-4 shorty battery brace

Made for TLR 22-4 buggies run with a single shorty LiPo battery pack comes this carbon fibre battery brace from Vision Racing. The part is cut from 4mm quasi-isotropic material and it replaces the standard composite part for an improved battery support and cooler looks.

Source: Vision Racing [vision-racing.net]

October 21, 2014

Bittydesign Monza-L8 1/8th on-road bodyshell

Italian company Bittydesign introduce their first ever 1/8th nitro on-road bodyshell, the Monza-L8. The body is meant to provide a good steering response combined with a very balanced overall feeling and consistent traction. The EFRA and ROAR approved body becomes available by the end of October in a standard 1.0mm and lightweight 0.75mm variant, both are made of high-quality polycarbonate and they come including a decal sheet and window masks.

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October 21, 2014

Haatanen & Salmela win at Winter Series Rd1

The first round of the Winter Off-Road Series in Finland saw Joona Haatanen being on fire in the 2WD Buggy class. He dominated the proceedings taking every round of qualifying and the mains. Meanwhile in 4WD Buggy it was team mate and good friend Karri Salmela who broke up the Haatanen party by taking a fantastic win.

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October 21, 2014

Turner & McDuffie win at JBRL Electric Series Rd9

The 9th and final round of this year’s Jimmy Babcock Racing League series was run at Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, CA this past weekend. Once again the race attracted a good turnout of racers including local talent and nationally experienced drivers. The 2WD Modified Buggy class had Kyosho’s Cody Turner walking away with the win from Kevin Motter (Team Associated) and Zachary Rogers (Kyosho).

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October 21, 2014

T.O.P. Sabre S4 aluminium main chassis plate

New from T.O.P. Racing comes an aluminium main chassis plate for the Sabre S4 touring car. Designed specifically for very high traction track surfaces, such as carpet, the additional stiffness compared to the standard carbon fibre chassis gives the car more stability and steering response. The chassis come anodised in gun metal colour and it is a direct replacement for the kit part.

Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]

October 21, 2014

2014 International Indoor Championships – Report

The 10th annual International Indoor Championships was held at the Riviera Hotel & Casino located on the Las Vegas strip this past weekend. More than 400 entries, the biggest entry count in a while, split in many different electric on-road classes. The temporary carpet track laid out was a bit bigger than the previous years with grip levels rising quickly and getting very high. Many drivers made their way over directly from the IFMAR World Championships, making for busy travelling schedules. Qualifying in the premier class of Touring Car Modified therefore was an extremely close affair as Ronald Völker took TQ just 3 tenths of a second in front of Alexander Hagberg, and Paul Lemieux in 3rd, a few more tenths back.

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