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November 17, 2013

Paul Pinkney wins EWS Round 2

Round two of the Essex Winter Series took place this weekend. With the whole series fully booked months ago, a few drivers were lucky to get places following some last-minute withdrawals. Qualifying got underway and in the Muchmore-sponsored Modified class, UK National Champion Chris Grainger was determined to show his performance at Round One of the championship was just a blip on his radar, as he went quickest in the first round of qualifying. Alan Bickerstaff made his trip from Ireland worthwhile to sit second, with multi-time EWS winner James Hart third. In the second qualifying round, current EWS Pro-Stock Champion Paul Pinkney proved he can cut it in the Modified class too as he topped the timesheets, with Chris second and nitro specialist Kyle Branson. Paul was again fastest in round 3, this time from Phil Chambers with Kyle again third. Kyle then topped the final qualifying round from Stefan Chodzynski, one of the drivers to secure a last minute entry to the event, leaving Paul on pole, with Chris second on the grid and Kyle Branson third.

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November 17, 2013

Korgae Scales wins 1/12th Mod at WCICS Rd3

With the first 2 rounds completed in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, it was time for the first race in British Columbia. Round 3 of the non-profit Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series was held on Remembrance Day weekend amid the beautiful mountains of Penticton, B.C. The Penticton Radio Control Club hosted a great event, with 7 classes and championship points all on the line. In the Team Novak sponsored 1/12th Modified class it was the 2012 WCICS champion, Speed Merchant sponsored, Korgae Scales that took TQ & win with his prototype Rev 8, also boasting the fastest lap of the entire weekend, in any class. Followed by one of the closest battles of the entire weekend for 2nd between WCICS President Josh Carter from Alberta driving his Xray, and British Columbia pan car legend, ROAR National winner, Craig Roberts with his CRC. In a classic foam tire battle, 3rd place qualifier Craig’s car was faster earlier in the race and on a tight, technical track he cleanly passed Josh to take second. Then midway through the race Craig’s car started to fall off, and Josh’s settled in and the chase was on. With just 2 laps to go Josh returned the favor with a clean pass to cross the line just a few tenths ahead taking second place.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

November 16, 2013

ProTek R/C Prodigy Power Supplies

Having just announced a new line of chargers ProTek R/C have also all-new Prodigy power supplies. The economical Prodigy 250 delivers 16.5 amps of current and 247 watts of power in a compact package. The Prodigy 500W features dual outputs with 33 amps of current, and 495 watts of power, while the flagship Prodigy 1200W power supply comes with dual 60 amp outputs, 1200 watts of power and a handy 2.1 amp USB port for conveniently charging your mobile devices. The Prodigy 1200W also features an LED screen that displays the power output percentage of the unit. All three of the Prodigy power supplies are anodized black and feature an internal cooling fan.

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November 16, 2013

Teamsaxo roll-spring set

Teamsaxo Roll spring set

Teamsaxo have introduced this roll-spring set for pan cars which includes three pairs of super soft to super hard springs. The black version is super-hard, silver is medium-hard and gold is soft, designed to be adaptable to various road conditions. The springs are made from high quality durable spring steel and are of course coloured for easy identification.

Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]

November 16, 2013

Mike Gee wins Horsham RC Raceway Fall Classic

Last weekend saw the 1st annual Fall Classic held at Horsham RC Raceway, home of the 2013 R.O.A.R. Carpet Nationals. With over 75 entries the track was packed with some of the best talent in the country including 2011 Nationals champion Jeff Cuffs, 2013 IIC 1/12 TQ Donny Lia, Mike Gee and Jon Williams. With a total of 11 races per round, there was never a dull moment in the action and classes included VTA, 17.5 1/12, WGT, 1/10 TC mod, and their signature event 17.5 1/10 TC. In the A Main, fresh off his second place finish as the N.O.R.C.A.R. Halloween Classic Awesomatix team driver Mike Gee got out to the early lead followed closely the Donny Lia and Sal Amato in third. On lap 5 Lia was able to overtake Gee for the lead. Lia and Gee put on an exhibition and some of the best competitive driving until Lia encountered an unfortunate body tuck leaving the door open for Gee to retake the lead and dropping Lia to fourth place. This caused a reshuffling in the top three divers running order of Mike Gee 1st, Jeff Cuffs 2nd and Jon Williams 3rd. Lia made a great effort to recapture a top three podium postion baring down on Williams for several laps however, Williams was able to hold on to third.

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November 15, 2013

ProTek R/C next generation Prodigy chargers

ProTek R/C have released their next generation of Prodigy chargers, the Prodigy 640, Prodigy 612 Duo AC and Prodigy 67 Quad AC. ProTek R/C’s Prodigy 640 can charge your battery packs insanely fast. At up to 40 amps, the most demanding enthusiasts will be back in the air or on the track in no time. The 640 can also handle up to 6S Lithium batteries and up to 16-cell NiMH battery packs. Bring your Lithium batteries back to life. With the “Pre-Charge” mode Lithium batteries that have been discharged too far can be revitalized. This only scratches the surface of the 640’s features, but you can see why it will sit atop the workbenches of the world’s best pilots and racers.

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November 15, 2013

Serpent Viper 977 WC limited edition

To celebrate the TQ and IFMAR World Championship title achieved by team driver Tadahiko Sahashi Serpent introduce the Viper 977 WC limited edition 1/8 on-road kit. The kit features a number of optional parts Tadahiko used during the race as are front and rear aluminium wheel axles, rear CVD driveshafts, carbon fibre rim covers, a 38g chassis weight, aluminium throttle and servo saver arms, rear RR hard anti-roll bar, new hard compound suspension parts as well as red L27 shock stings and #700 shock oil. Also included is a limited edition engraved main chassis plate. The first kit with the number 001 will be auctioned through eBay with the winning bid being donated to the Red Cross in order to financially support the organisation’s efforts in the current Philippine post-typhoon situation.

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November 15, 2013

RDRP Ultra exhaust spring remover

Revolution Design Racing products introduce the latest addition to their line of high quality Ultra tools specially designed for the need of nitro racers. The Ultra Exhaust Spring Remover made for easy, convenient and safe working with exhaust springs such as the ones used to hold the muffler in place. The tool not only helps to remove already installed springs, it also comes in handy when building and exhaust systems or when coupling them to the engine crank case. The tool features a black anodised CNC-machined 7075-T6 handle and a high quality hardened spring steel tool tip. A coloured cap makes identification in your tool bag easy.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]