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October 20, 2013

Keven Hebert double at 2013 IIC

Now in its 9th year, the International Indoor Championships (IIC) has become an unrivaled RC racing extravaganza. Top drivers from around the world gathered at the classic Riviera Hotel & Casino to battle for the newly introduced IIC championship belt. Race organizer Scotty Ernst once again created a challenging layout while Sin City provided plenty of after-hours activities for those that wanted to put the day’s racing activities behind them. Reedy/AE factory driver Keven Hébert won the 1/12 Modified and Super Stock 13.5 TC classes last year and was looking to make it two in a row. After four hard-fought rounds of qualifying, Keven started on the pole position in Super Stock 13.5 and in the third position in 1/12 Modified. Driving his Reedy-powered 12R5.2, Hébert took control of the 1/12 Modified A-final just past the one-minute mark and never looked back. With no serious challenges, he was able to comfortably win the class for the second year in a row and claim the IIC championship belt. The pole position start in Super Stock 13.5 TC allowed Keven to drive his Reedy-powered TC6.1 Factory Team prototype to an early lead. Unchallenged, Keven took the wire-to-wire win to earn his second championship belt of the weekend and second class win in a row.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

October 20, 2013

Honigl wins opening EOS 2WD main

Team Durango’s Hupo Honigl put in a clean 5-minutes of driving to the win the opening main of 2WD at the Euro Offroad series in Poland this morning. Starting from second on the grid the Austrian took an early lead when Top Qualifier Tom Cockerill got it wrong second time through the track’s most demanding element, the risky double. Holding on to his lead Honigl would see off challenges from team-mate Joern Neumann, who would finish second, and Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk who completed the Top 3. Both drivers challenge for the lead came undone at the double.

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October 19, 2013

Neumann takes 4WD TQ honours at Polish EOS

Back to back defending Champion Joern Neumann saw off one of the most hotly contested 4WD qualifyings to claim the overall TQ honours at the Euro Offroad Series in Poland this evening. One of five drivers who went into the fourth & final qualifier in contention for the honour of Top Qualifier, the Team Durango driver claimed his second TQ run of the day, again over Martin Bayer. Posting the fastest 5-minute run around the busy track, the result maintains the German’s 100% record of pole position starts since the creation of the EOS which is now in its third season.

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October 19, 2013

Final 4WD qualifier set to be TQ Showdown

The final round of 4WD Buggy qualifying at the season opener of the Euro Offroad Series in Poznan, Poland, is set to be a showdown for the overall TQ honours with each of the opening three qualifiers having been topped by different drivers. Starting off his title defence perfectly having topped yesterday’s practice Joern Neumann took Q1 from Martin Bayer. In Q2 Bayer went one better and set the pace taking the round from Xray team mate Renaud Savoya. The penultimate qualifier saw Hupo Honigl post the fastest time ahead of Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk with 2WD Top Qualifier Tom Cockerill third. Such is the closeness of the lead drivers just 2/10ths of a second separated the time of the fastest and slowest rounds.

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October 19, 2013

Cockerill is 2WD Top Qualifier at EOS opener

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Schumacher’s Tom Cockerill is Top Qualifier for the opening round of the Euro Offroad Series taking place this weekend in Poland. Claiming his & Schumacher’s first pole position, the British driver becomes only the fourth driver to claim the honour in the 2WD class. Topping the fourth & final qualifier Team Durango’s Hupo Honigl will start second with team-mate & defending champion Joern Neumann set to line-up third. Despite breaking in Q4, young Team Durango talent Michal Orlowski will start his home event from 4th on the grid.

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October 19, 2013

Sanwa Exzes-Z stick-radio set

Sanwa have released the Exzes-Z, the stick version of the M12 and the successor to the popular Exzes-X. The new system claims to feature super high speed response with next to zero latency for the ultimate driving feel and also allows you to program the D/R settings to allow you to change trim or a curve in an instant to react to the changing conditions. The transmitter has also been made significantly lighter compared to its predecessor thanks to changes to the radio’s internal structure. Finally, like the M12, the Exzes-Z allows you to integrate a telemetry function to record your throttle and steering inputs and with extra sensors to recorder the RPM, voltage, temperature and further inputs.

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October 19, 2013

Cockerill takes EOS 2WD Q2

Schumacher’s Tom Cockerill took the second round of qualifying at the EOS in Poland making amends for a late start in Q1 when he broke his prototype Cougar in the warm-up. Running a new set of Proline controlled tyres, the British driver topped the round with a time that was fractionally quicker than Joern Neumann’s Q1 pace. Neumann would be 3rd quickest second time round behind Durango team-mate Hupo Honigl.

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October 19, 2013

Smokem Racing 417LX steering arms

Smokem Racing has just released their new 417LX steering arms. These 417LX steering arms are 2mm longer than those found standard on the TRF417 line of electric tourers. The extra length in these steering arms translates to a longer swing radius. Not only does this provide increased steering throw, it also gives a more linear steering response for superior driving feel. The 417LX steering arms come pre-fitted with metal-shielded ball bearings for an ultra smooth response. They suit all of Tamiya’s TRF417 and TRF416 lines of electric touring cars.

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