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October 9, 2013

Turner & Tebo win at Reedy Truck Race

The 2013 Reedy Truck Race of Champions were held at Hot Rod Hobbies in Santa Clarita, CA just one week after the IFMAR 1/10 Electric Off-Road Worlds. With very windy conditions on Friday, limited practice was available. Most drivers would show up Saturday morning for practice till mid day and qualifying starting at 12:00pm. Saturday would also see windy conditions throughout the day with the final’s Sunday had perfect conditions to offer. In Modified Truck Kyosho/Team Orion factory driver Cody Turner took TQ in round 2 and 3 to take the overall TQ. Turner then went on to win A-Main number 1 and 3 to take the overall win in the Modified Truck class; this victory would also be Cody’s first career Pro win. Kyosho/Team Orion’s Jared Tebo would take 2nd overall by finishing 2nd in A-Main 1 and winning A-Main leg 2. Team Associated/Team Orion ace Ryan Cavalieri took 3rd overall after finishing 2nd in A-Main 2 and 2nd in A-Main 3.

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October 9, 2013

AKA Slingshot wide short course tyre

AKA introduce the wide Short Course Slingshot tyre that sports a very low tread pattern that has been optimised for hard-packed indoor tracks. Its new carcass features a refined wide tread profile that has an exceptional balance between side and forward bite. The tyre comes with AKA wide SC red closed cell inserts and is available in special Clay, Soft and Super Soft compounds as well as pre-mounts for all popular SC trucks.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

October 8, 2013

Tuning Haus brand – Introduction

Tuning Haus is a new brand that has emerged under the direction of former Losi brand president Bill Jeric to serve the electric on-road enthusiast, with a specialised focus toward the rapidly growing 1/10 Formula 1 category. A diverse range of option parts, hardware, and accessories are available immediately. More information and the complete product range can be found here.

Source: Tuning Haus [tuninghaus.com]

October 8, 2013

Austrian Electric Buggy nats final round – Report

The final round of the Austrian Electric Buggy nationals took place at the Steyregg track near Linz. The meeting was postponed due to the poor weather back in July. The crew did a great job to rebuild the track and they also mixed cement into the natural clay to increase the grip and durability of the surface. As Hupo Hönigl was on its way to the U.S. to test his 1/12th cars in the wake of the IIC the best chances to take the overall victory were in the hands of Team Associated’s Stefan Pfeifhofer and Yokomo driver Rene Trauner with Martin Kreil (Durango) having a slight chance to take the 4WD class.

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October 8, 2013

David Jenson wins 4WD SC at Reedy Truck Race

The recent 2013 Reedy Truck Race saw TLR driver David Jenson dominating the 4WD Short Course truck qualifying to take the overall TQ position with his Orion powered Ten SCTE 2.0 truck. David went on to lap everyone in both A-Main number 1 and 2 to take home the win with TLR’s Kevin Kimberly finishing 2nd to give Team Losi Racing a 1-2 sweep of the podium.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

October 8, 2013

Tyred of Rule Changes?

It’s that time of year again – most of the major summer events have now finished, drivers are contemplating their results from the season and many looking forward to a winter championship – perhaps indoors or still outside braving the cold. The end of the year also means the end of the current rule set. This also means that this is the time for rule proposals, discussions and AGMs. Many clubs across the world will sit down and decide what direction they want to take the club in for the following season – are any rule tweaks needed? Are the classes we support still the right ones? Do we need to change our race format? It’s also the time that national and international federations announce their rule change proposals and a few select people attend the AGMs to vote on those proposals.

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October 8, 2013

Sahashi again in Q2

As predicted the second of today’s qualifiers at the 1:8 Onroad World Championships in Japan proved to be the rocket round with Tadahiko Sahashi again fastest improving his Q1 topping pace by 11-seconds on the 16-seconds a lap track. As in the opening round it was Mugen’s Takaaki Shimo who was closest to the Serpent driver, 5/10ths of his pace over the 10-minute qualifier. After a bad start to qualifying, Q2 saw Jilles Groskamp bounce back to post the 3rd fastest time as the only foreign driver who appears to be a serious treat to the Japanese.

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October 8, 2013

Richard Volta wins 2013 French Cup

The 2013 French Cup was held in Ampuis near Lyon. It was a difficult race for the drivers with lots of issues to consider, as there was first of all the weather with only the final qualifier was being held at dry conditions. There was also the very demanding track with its fast sweepers that made it tough for the drivers to make the 5 minute qualifiers without refuelling. Romain Picard (Mugen/JP Gimar) managed all of the above taking pole position. Richard Volta (Velox/CRF Andelle Competition) who had the fastest pace only finishing 6th because he ran out of fuel. Recently crowned french champion, Christophe Aygon (Mugen/NDS Tech) secured the second place and local driver Thomas Eytard (Xray/RB) followed in third. After the semis, Thomas Eytard would start from pole position into the final with Richard Volta in second.

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