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March 24, 2014

Robert Batlle wins 1st round of Spanish 2WD nats

The first round of the Spanish 2WD buggy nationals took place last weekend at the La Rinconada track. The race started off wet with rain on Saturday morning flooding the track but thanks to the effort of the club members the track was good for practice rounds from afternoon on. Qualifying started on Sunday and at the end it was Carlos Pineda who took the TQ in front of young Carlos Canas and Michael Todd. 1/8th Buggy World Champion Robert Batlle had some less-than-perfect runs, missed the top 3 but made the A-main. Robert then went on to win the opening A-final but TQ Pineda fought back in A2 where he won over Batlle with just over a second. A-main leg 3 would then bring the decision where Robert Batlle (Yokomo/Muchmore) took an easy win allowing him to take the overall win from Carlos Pineda (Associated/LRP) and Michael Todd (Kyosho/Team Orion).

Source: InfoRC [inforc.net]

March 24, 2014

Tenshock WP-EX4 V2 brushless speed controller

Tenshock introduce their new WP-EX4 V2 brushless speed controller for both 1/10th and 1/8th scale applications. The 120A rated ESC is good for 2S use with up to 6000kv motors and 3S packs with up to 4000kv, making it ideal for short course trucks and buggies in bashing and racing applications while the controller can also handle up to 3000kv motors with 4S input, allowing the use in lightweight 1/8th buggies. Coming in a cast hardcase measuring 55×37.6×38.4mm the controller is waterproof for all-weather usability and it offers a 6V/5A BEC system and integrated cooling fan.

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March 23, 2014

Hagberg & Mobers 2014 EFRA 1/12th scale champions

The 2014 edition of the 1/12 European Championships was held at the permanent facilities of RC Landia, in Scandiano, Italy and Alexander Hagberg gave this report. ‘Some 100 drivers split in two classes attended the event, which was held over three days. During the practice rounds on Friday, both Alexander Hagberg and team mate Olly Jefferies showed a strong early pace on the challenging track. Francesco Martini was very fast with his X12 car as well, with an early pace within the top 3 positions in the competitive 10.5T blinky stock class.

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March 23, 2014

Inaki Pahisa wins Spanish 200mm on-road nats Rd1

The Automodelismo Radio Control Alcobendas in Madrid held the first round of the Spanish 200mm nationals this weekend. The qualifiers saw Eduardo Fdez-Escandon Riera taking TQ from Inaki Pahisa and Fabio Barbosa Araujo. In the 30 minute final Inaki (Mugen) came in frost some 9/10th of a second from Victor Pelaez (Serpent) and Johnny Pastor (Mugen) who was a lap down. TQ Eduardo Fdez-Escandon Riera finished fourth, Juan Hidalgo completed the top 5 result.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

March 23, 2014

Myron Kinnard wins at 2014 Carpet Showdown

One Lug RC Raceway hosted The 2014 Carpet Showdown in Albertville, Alabama. The Carpet Showdown brought racers from most of the Southeast including Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama. The short track layout generated intense racing and made no room for errors. Close spec racing and the fun factor of the muscle-car bodies added realism to the track, with some back-to-back racing. Tight 180-degree turns and fast, short straights required serious setup and driving control. Team Associated’s Myron Kinnard took his Reedy-powered TC6.2 to the TQ spot in qualifying. In the Main he took full advantage of that TQ position and from the tone took off and left the rest in his wake. Will Sheffield in his Team Associated debut also made the A Main and finished a respectable fifth place.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

March 22, 2014

DE Racing MP9 & D8’12 BumpSkids

DE Racing MP9 & D8'12 BumpSkids

DE Racing has just expanded our line of BumpSkids with new models for the Kyosho MP9 TKI3 and Hot Bodies D812. The Kyosho BumpSkid was designed to work with the thicker front hinge pin plate that was adopted at the 2010 Worlds and now standard on the TKI3. The Hot Bodies model complements the factory rear skid plate for complete chassis protection. Also new from DE Racing is a mud guard for the Hot Bodies D812 that attaches to the rear arms using factory holes.

View the D8 Bumpskids & mud guards here

March 21, 2014

SARDA 2014 on-road nationals – Report

A round of the 2014 South-African ORE national championships was held in Pretoria last weekend. Rain cut the two day practise to a day, some foreign racers struggled to get the set-up right and the local drivers showed the way around a long fast and technical track. The touring modified class once again provided for some spectacular high-speed racing. The 2013 champion Jason Hillcoat continued his great pace and took the TQ and win in the A-final. There was a great battle for 2nd to 5th place in the 3 finals with Anderton Smith taking 2nd place and Deon Gove managing 3rd.

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March 21, 2014

New SWorkz S104 A-arms & S350 options

SWorkz S104 & S350 options

Following yesterday’s introduction of the Performance chassis conversion kit for the S104 EK1, SWorkz has more options for the 1/10th scale 4WD buggy as well as their S350 line of 1/8th vehicles to offer. Starting with the S104 parts, available soon are new wider front and rear arms for increased trackwidth and improved drivability. The suspension arms are also of an updated design with additional webbing and made from a harder compound for increased strength and reduced flex. For the S350 series of buggies comes a new alloy rear toe plate with adjustable inserts to make for a wider tuning range of toe-in settings and available now is a wheel hub weight set including different add-on weight for the steering knuckles and rear hubs.

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