November 12, 2013

DiBrino wins Pacific North-West Showdown Series Rd1

DiBrino wins Pacific North-West Showdown Series Rd1

Round 1 of the Pacific North-West Showdown Series was held this past weekend at Top Gear Raceway in Clackamas, OR. This 2-day event consisted of open practice on Saturday along with 1 round of qualifying starting while Sunday would see 2 more rounds of qualifying starting followed by double A-Main Events. The premier class of the weekend was 2wd Modified Buggy. Kyosho/Team Orion’s Andy DiBrino would go onto TQ all 3 rounds of qualifying to take the overall TQ. DiBrino then went onto lead every lap in both A-Main Events uncontested, to take home the overall win with his Team Orion powered Kyosho RB6 in Mid-Motor configuration. Shaun Dunlap went onto qualify 2nd and finish 2nd overall while Kyosho America/Team Orion USA Team Manager was on hand to lend his support to his team and raced as well. JP went onto qualify 3rd and would finish 3rd overall to take the final spot on the podium.

View the final standings here


November 12, 2013

RDRP RB6 aluminium steering rack set

RDRP RB6 aluminium steering rack set

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce the aluminium steering rack set for Kyosho’s RB6 buggy. Designed to replace the kit’s plastic steering bellcranks and rack with a more rigid and more precise solution, the set includes CNC-machined and black anodised aircraft-quality 7075-T6 aluminium parts for maximized durability. The higher strength of the steering assembly also improves steering precision on high-grip surfaces for a more agile and predictable handling. Included in the set are two bellcranks and the steering rack with the parts also fitting the recently released RT6 truck.

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November 12, 2013

Yeah Racing TT-01 aluminium conversion kits

Yeah Racing TT-01 aluminium conversion kits

Yeah Racing now have three new colour variants of the Ultimate Version TT-01/01E conversion kit available. The sets contain virtually all of Yeah Racing’s aluminium as well as many steel option parts such as upper and lower wishbones, hub carriers, steering upgrades, steel suspension pins, ball bearings, aluminium outdrives and many more. Included are also an alloy centre prop shaft, steel and aluminium universal driveshafts 55mm aluminium shock absorbers, a complete spring set, shock and bearing oils. Beside a blue version also red, purple and orange sets are available.

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November 12, 2013

RCProf Speedpassion Challenge Rd2 – Report

RCProf Speedpassion Challenge Rd2 – Report

The 2nd round of the RCProf Speedpassion Challenge was held in Budapest on an indoor carpet track. Beside several other classes including electric buggy also a touring car modified and 13.5T race was held. Qualifying for the touring cars proved to be difficult due to the track conditions as the buggy tyres made for tricky grip conditions. In the Stock class János Birinyi, coming from second on the grid, was able to take the lead in A1 and A2 bringing home an early win for Xray. Viktor Kiss and Tamás Ponghó completed the podium for a 1-2-3 for the Slovakian manufacturer.

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November 12, 2013

Dillon Cassar wins M.M.O.R.C race

Dillon Cassar wins M.M.O.R.C race

The M.M.O.R.C 1/8 off-road race was held in Rinella, Malta. In the heats TQ went to Kyle Spiteri (Xray) who had Xray team mate Dillon Cassar in tow. 3rd place went to Frank Azzopardi. In the final Dillon Cassar set the pace right from the start and managed to build a 2 lap lead towards the end of the race. Kyle Spiteri came in second, followed by Noel Barun (Xray) who completed the podium.

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November 12, 2013

Rasmus B. Nielsen takes Danish 200mm title

Rasmus B. Nielsen takes Danish 200mm title

This year’s Danish National nitro on-road 200mm championship saw five rounds on four different tracks in Naestved, Odense, Greve and Hillerod. Rasmus Brunsborg Nielsen (Xray) and Claus Ryeskov (Xray) soon made their intentions clear as both fought for every point in the championship. Usually Rasmus was faster on a single lap while Claus is known for his consistent lap times and patience when lapping slower cars. Even though Claus, who took the last four titles, had won a couple of meetings in 2013 it was not enough to defeat Rasmus who is only in his second year in the hobby. Rasmus, runner-up at the Junior EC 2013, took the overall title in style leaving Claus in second place. Martin N.O. Hansen, who also had chances to win the championship at some point, ended in third place. He had been very unfortunate in the start of the year but he had the speed and skills to compete with the front runners and to defend himself against Rhys Jenkins who came in fourth.

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November 12, 2013

Evans & Wagner win at Castle Classic race

Evans & Wagner win at Castle Classic race

The second leg of the 14th annual Castle Classic was held at NorCal Raceway in Union City CA. The classes run on day two of the Classic were F1, Mini, Rookie On-road, Touring Car Nitro Expert and Sportsman, Super Ten, and 1/8 Electric Buggy were held. In the F1 class T.O.P. team ace EJ Evans took the win with his Rebel F1 just ahead of top qualifier Cameron Wagner who was also driving a Rebel F1, two laps up on third place finisher Elliot Miyashiro. In the Mini class T.O.P. team member Cameron Wagner had a challenge to get his new car dialled in for the race against some very experienced mini racers. The first qualifiers were a bit rough but in the end he was able to secure the TQ spot. In the race Cameron led from start to finish, one lap ahead of the close race for second by Jaime Manzanilla and Willie Fok.

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November 11, 2013

Associated RC10 TC6.2 Factory Team kit

Associated RC10TC6.2 Factory Team kit

Seen at the recent ETS Rd1 the RC10 TC6.2 Factory Team kit builds on the very successful ROAR and BRCA national championship-winning TC6 platform and adds many performance-enhancing upgrades which take the chassis to the next level of performance. New for the TC6.2 is the updated bulkhead, top plate and chassis configuration that allow flex to be optimized by disconnecting the drivetrain bulkheads and suspension mounting systems. This new arrangement allows a predictable flex through the entire length of chassis, giving maximum grip on any track surface. At only 88mm wide and 2.25mm thick, the new TC6.2 carbon fiber chassis remains very narrow, resulting in reduced drag during the hardest cornering.

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