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December 14, 2013

1st annual U.S. World Nitro Cup – Report

U.S. World Nitro Cup – Report

The 1st Annual US World Nitro Cup took place at Full Throttle R/C Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida. The racing format ensured excitement from the qualifiers to the mains. For the larger classes, only the top four qualifiers are guaranteed a spot on the grid, while all of the other spots are filled by bump-ups from the lower mains. The triple A format also changed the strategy that is common in regular racing formats. In the 1/8 Open class, Paolo Morganti held TQ honors for most of qualifying until an amazing run by Daniele Ielasi in the final round on Saturday morning put him in the top spot. Alberto Picco cemented his spot in the top for in the first round of qualifying, while Vincent Jackson struggled thorough the first two round until finally setting his fourth position run in round 3.

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December 14, 2013

Gibson takes first JConcepts 4WD Buggy qualifier

Gibson

17-year-old Team Associated driver Nick Gibson was a surprise pace setter in the opening round of 4WD Buggy qualifying at the JConcepts Indoor National Series in Omaha, Nebraska, setting the pace from TLR’s JR Mitch with young talent Aydrin Horne completing the Top 3. For the series main contenders it was a bad start to the day as World Champion Steven Harston broke, Ryan Maifield suffered a drive train failure and Dustin Evans had the ‘worst first lap of (his) life’ that cost him 9-seconds.

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December 14, 2013

Picco P-Max .21 Revo & T-Maxx nitro engine

Picco introduce their new P-Max .21 nitro engine for the Traxxas Revo and T-Maxx. The newly designed engine features a more efficient cooling head, a knife edge shaped connecting rod, silicone-filled crankshaft and a new crankshaft timing making for improved power output comparable to the larger .26 and .28 engines. The engines that was developed in cooperation with Picco-Torque U.S. distributors Kevco Racing easily adapts to Traxxas’ Easy Start and pull start engines and it features a 3-port hard-chromed liner, CNC-machined billet piston, a turbo combustion camber insert and a 13mm main bearing.

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December 14, 2013

Team Associated kids T-shirt

Team Associated now have these kids T-shirts in several sizes available. They are blue of colour, sport the Team Associated logo and come in S, M and L “kids” sizes.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

December 14, 2013

JConcepts Indoor Nats arrives in Nebraska for ’13 Finals

JConcepts Indoor Nats arrives in Nebraska for '13 Finals

The JConcepts Indoor National Series has arrived at the fifth & final stop on its 2013 calendar with HobbyTown USA Hobby Plex in Omaha, Nebraska, playing host to the ‘Finals’ of the popular electric offroad championship. Attracting a competitive entry, including newly crowned World Champion Steven Hartson, day 1 of the 3-day event is an opportunity for drivers to work on set-up with open practice being split between open wheel cars and Short Course. With most of the top drivers focusing their attentions on running their 2WD buggies, it is tyre choice and preparation that is keeping them busy so far.

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December 13, 2013

Birinyi & Tóth win at RCProf Speedpassion Challange

The 3nd round of the RCProf Speedpassion Challange was held in Budapest. In the 13.5T class János Birinyi took the overall TQ after winning the first and third qualifier. In the finals János made a clean sweep by winning all three legs although he had to fight in the second A as he made a setup change that did not suit the changing track conditions well. Finishing second behind the Xray driver was Péter Taál followed by Simon Ciudan. In the Modified class Barnabás Tóth took the win from Zsolt Kálnay, Christian Faur completed the podium.

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December 13, 2013

Shepherd aluminium servo arms

Shepherd have a new range of ultra-strong aluminium steering servo arms available. CNC-machined from high quality 7075-T6 black anodised aluminium they sport a 15mm hole spacing which results in a perfect fitting and steering geometry in the Velox V10 Pro kit. They are available with 23T and 25T spline.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

December 13, 2013

Matt Olson joins Schumacher

Schumacher announce the addition of top US racer Matt Olson to the team. Matt has a fantastic history of race wins in the US and is sure to be at the front of the field with his new cars. Matt is employed by MIP and Schumacher Racing will have some MIP option parts for their own cars in the near future. Matt had the following to say about the deal:

I would like to thank Schumacher Racing’s Mark Musgrove and Robin Schumacher for the opportunity to be a part of their 2014 International team. And an extreme amount of thanks to my employer and main sponsor MIP for all the support and great products they provide me with at each and every event. Going into 2014 we plan to come out with many Schumacher drivetrain upgrades to help Schumacher customers Worldwide. I only hope to represent MIP, Schumacher, and the rest of my sponsors to the best of my abilities come 2014 and beyond. Thank you once again, and looking forward to a successful relationship.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]