Red RC

April 13, 2013

Neumann’s reign in 4WD continues with TQ no.7

Neumann's reign in 4WD continues with TQ no.7

Joern Neumann’s domination of 4WD Buggy in the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series remains intact after the German claimed his 7th consecutive overall TQ honour to put him in the best position possible to end the second season of the EOS as the only 4WD race winner since the creation of the series. After posting only the fourth fastest time in Q2, the European Champion bounced back in Q3 to become the only driver to complete a 20-lap qualifier, a feat he would repeat in the final qualifier to lead a Team Durango 1-2-3 on the grid with Q2 pace setter Michal Orlowski set to carry the No.2 on his DEX410 and Hupo Honigl due to line his example up third for tomorrow’s triple leg A-Main.

View our complete event coverage here.

April 13, 2013

Orlowski TQs second 4WD Qualifier at EOS

Promising 11-year-old Polish talent Michael Orlowski put in an impressive and mature performance in the second round of 4WD qualifying at the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series in Dortmund, Germany this evening when he posted a TQ run ahead of house hold names Hupo Honigl, Ryan Cavalieri and Joern Neumann. Fifth in last night’s opening qualifier, the Team Durango driver set a new overall fastest time knocking 1.6-seconds off Neumann’s Q1 pace to finish 2/10ths up on Honigl with Cavalieri a further 4.4-seconds back.

View our complete event coverage here.

April 13, 2013

Neumann 2WD Top Qualifier at EOS Finale

Team Durango’s Joern Neumann is the Top Qualifier of 2WD Buggy at the season finale of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series, the back to back champion TQ’ing the fourth & final round of qualifying at the Dortmund event to secure his third A-Main pole position of the 2012/13 series. The German topped the final qualifier ahead of Durango team-mate Michal Orlowski who put in a superb drive in the second fastest heat where he ran competitively up against World Champion Ryan Cavalieri who took third for the round and will make his EOS debut from 4th on the grid.

View our complete event coverage here.

April 13, 2013

Team Associated RC8.2 RS Ready-To-Run

Team Associated introduce the updated RC8.2 RS RTR 1/8th nitro buggy. Based on the ROAR nationals winning RC8.2 full spec competition buggy the RS offers a black anodised 7075 alloy chassis, low centre of gravity 3mm 7075 alloy shock towers and the updated RC8.2 racing suspension geometry. Included in the set also come aluminium steering knuckles, an upgraded dual bellcrank steering and 16mm 6061 alloy big bore shock absorbers. The buggy comes factory-assembled and including a Reedy .21VS engine with 2-chamber tuned exhaust, DS1510MG metal gear steering servo and XP 2.4GHz radio system.

Click here to view the features and more photos

April 13, 2013

Neumann from Cavalieri in Q2

Stand

Joern Neumann made it two out of two in 2WD qualifying at the season finale of the ‘TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby’ with the German starting day two of the Dortmund event with another TQ run but the main news of the second qualifier was the marked improvement from World Champion Ryan Cavalieri who posted the second fastest time. The Top 3 was completed by Neumann’s Durango team-mate Hupo Honigl ahead of Kyosho’s Christopher Krapp.

View our complete event coverage here.

April 12, 2013

Super Cup Championship Series Rd4 report

2WDModSuper Cup Championship Series Rd4 reportified

The traveling Super Cup Championship Series made its way to the Coral Springs R/C Car Club for round 4 of the most prestigious off-road series in the state of Florida. Home to the 2008 and 2011 Clash events, the club always provides a great racing layout and surface condition making it one of the most desirable locations for racing. Some inclement weather rolled in on Thursday and Friday, soaking the track, creating a very muddy surface, forcing the racing series to postpone from the normally scheduled Saturday race to a Sunday event. As usual the club banded together on Saturday and cleaned and prepped the track for racing and with a little sunshine on Saturday afternoon drivers were ready to hit the track for a little prerace practice. Sunday morning registration wrapped up around 8:45am and racing started at 9:30 on the dot with 180+ entries stacking the pit area. Qualifying started with the 2wd stock class on the relatively loose / slick surface and then moved into the 2wd modified class. A light amount of sun started to peak out and the track gained grip immediately sending drivers throughout the pits searching for the perfect tire.

Click here to continue reading

April 12, 2013

Traxxas 12mm hex wheel adapters

Traxxas announce aluminium 12mm hex wheel adapters for the 1/10th rally, Slash 4×4 and Stampede 4×4. Originally designed for the XO-1 Supercar, steel-splined driveshafts with 6mm axles can now be added to Traxxas’ Slash 4×4 based off-road vehicles. The adapters feature a 6mm inner diameter to accept the beefier axles, they are easy to install and compatible with Traxxas short course and rally as well as most standard 12mm hex-style wheels. The machined aluminium construction provides maximum performance while included screw pins replace the standard axle pins. The kit comes with a 6mm drill pit to modify the wheels.

Click here to view a picture of the installed parts

April 12, 2013

Perfect first day for Neumann at EOS finale

Having opened Day 1 of the ‘TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby’ with a TQ run in 2WD Buggy reigning champion Joern Neumann completed the perfect day in Dortmund, Germany, when he repeated the feat to head a Team Durango 1,2,3 in Q1 of 4WD qualifying at the season finale. Behind Neumann, Hupo Honigl and Oliver Speith it was Martin Bayer who was the fastest non Team Durango driver taking his factory Xray to the fourth fastest time. For World Champion Ryan Cavalieri a set-up change after a strong showing in time practice, in which he set the 6th fastest time, made his Associated difficult to drive and rolling through the crossover, where his buggy took some time to be recovered, the American decided to pull up and save his tyres.

View our complete event coverage here.