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September 24, 2013

Tebo TQ’s opening qualifier

Jared Tebo

Kyosho’s Jared Tebo has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying at the 2WD Electric Buggy World Championship in Chico, California, where the Top 3 were separated by just 4/10ths at the end of 5-minutes with Dustin Evans second fastest and defending champion Ryan Cavalieri third. Two notable retirements from Q1 where Pre Worlds winner Ty Tessman, who posted the fastest lap of the round before he stripped a spur gear after his motor moved, and Associated’s Ryan Maified who didn’t even manage to complete a full lap breaking a front wishbone on his opening lap.

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September 24, 2013

Practice complete at Worlds, Evans fastest

Practice for the 15th IFMAR 1:10 Electric Offroad World Championships is completed with Team Losi Racing’s Dustin Evans posting the fastest time in the ninth & final practice round ahead of Tamiya’s Lee Martin and Associated’s Ryan Maifield. Defending champion Ryan Cavalieri appeared less than happy with his final practice in which he posted the 5th fastest time behind Pre World Race winner Ty Tessman.

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September 24, 2013

Worth the hype?

This week saw two pretty major events. The first, the release of new software for a well-known mobile phone. The second, the continued build up to the 2013 Electric Off-Road Worlds. OK, so those are somewhat different events, and the first likely one attracted slightly more world-wide interest than the second. But, I believe there are actually a number of very strong comparisons we can make. One of the big elements of the build up for the Worlds are the rumours surrounding the new 4-wheel drive cars from HB and TLR. In a similar way to Apple’s latest Software release, all we’ve seen so far have been a few ‘teaser’ pictures, and some results from one of the cars in the hands of their expert driver.

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September 24, 2013

Stuiver wins at Dutch champs, Rombouts champion

The AMCA Apledoorn track saw the final round of the Dutch 1/10th nitro on-road championship. This time no Kyosho World Cup driver attended due to the KWC International Race but a couple of guests filled up the NK clas field nicely. Daan Stuiver finally got it together having a perfect weekend, just beating Pedro Rombouts to the pole in front of Julius Kolff. Sander Borghoff completed the top 4. In the final Daan took the gamble and selected a car that was good in the beginning of the race. Julius gambled as well but it did not work out for him. At the end Daan took the win one lap ahead of Pedro with Ruud Schuitemaker completing the podium. Milan Holthuis came in fourth, Julius Kolff completed the top 5. In the championship, it was between Roy Bakker and Pedro Rombouts. Pedro missed one race and had to end up in front of Roy Bakker while Roy had to finish five places in front of Pedro. Unfortunately Roy did not have the speed this weekend to challenge Pedro so the latter took the championship again.

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September 24, 2013

Pro-Line Pin Point tyres & F-11 wheels

Pro-Line have new tyres and wheels available in the form of the Pin Point 4WD front and SC carpet tyres and F-11 truck and short course wheels. Starting with the tyres, the Pin Point is a dedicated tyre for carpet, astro turf and multi surface tracks. Following the release of the 1/10th buggy rear tyre Pro-Line now have a 4WD front and a 2.2/3.0″ SC variant available. Both come in the grippy Z3 carpet compound and fit all standard 1/10 buggy and SC wheels respectively.

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September 24, 2013

Reedy LiPo receiver battery packs

Reedy announce the addition of two new LiPo receiver batteries to their lineup. The 2300mAh battery features high capacity, which makes it perfect for enthusiasts who don’t want to worry about continually having to re-charge their receiver battery, and for serious racers who are competing in long main events. The 1200mAh battery is a lightweight alternative that can improve vehicle handling by reducing the overall weight of the vehicle. It can also offer improved flexibility when it comes to left/right and front/rear weight distribution. Made from high-quality cells the packs are equipped with a standard power plug that fits directly into the receiver or switch harness, while a JST-XH balance connector allows for simple balance charging.

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September 24, 2013

RPM ProLite 4×4 front A-arms

RPM ProLite 4x4 front A-arms

RPM introduce new optional front arms for the Team Associated ProLite 4×4 truck. They are moulded from the company’s renown nylon compound and are designed to add strength and durability to the highly stressed front end of the vehicle. The design of the arm does away with the need to use tiny hinge pin retaining screws as the suspension pins are now secured in-line. The arms are manufactured to tighter tolerances as well, meaning reduced slop in the hinge pin holes and between the caster block and A-arms. The ProLite 4×4 front A-arms also fit the Thunder Tiger Sparrowhawk and Tomahawk and they are available in black or blue colour.

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

September 24, 2013

Gama & Coelho win at Portuguese TC champs Rd4

The 4th round of the Portuguese Electric Touring Car Championship took place at the Maiorca track, near Figueira da Foz. A total of 16 drivers attend the event, 9 in the 10.5T Stock class and 7 in Modified. In the Stock class, Ricardo Gama (Schumacher) took the TQ, winning 3 of the 4 rounds with Rui D’Almeida (TOP) and Pedro Canastra (Yokomo) in second and third respectively. The first Stock final saw a total domination by Gama, who had a flawless driving trough the 7 minutes final making his intentions clear to wrap up the championship by the end of the day.

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