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October 11, 2012

Reno Savoya wins Sweep Challenge

The 2012 Sweep Challenge took place at a small red clay and US-style track in Koraa with nearly 130 drivers from Indonesia, Malaysia and Korea in attendance. Xray and Sweep team driver Reno Savoya, just coming back from the 2012 World warm-up race in Argentina, also made the trip in order to help the local Xray drivers with setup. Reno went to TQ all qualifying rounds and was well prepared for the night time main final but on the tone the Frenchman ran into trouble by crashing too much and being stuck in traffic. This allowed Dani Choi to open a gab at the front of the pack but Reno was pushing and able to take the lead around the 20 minutes mark. Thanks to 10 minutes fuel stints he was able to retain the lead and to win the 40 minutes final very close from lapping the second place finisher.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 11, 2012

MIP Ten-SCTE aluminium steering posts

MIP introduce the aluminium steering posts for the Losi SCTE 4WD short course truck. They are CNC machined from 7075 aluminium and come turquoise anodized and laser marked for that distinctive high class look and factory feeling. They are a direct replacement for the stock steel posts and are precision machined for best bearing fit and increased bearing life. Fits MIP Pro4mance enhanced Losi SCTE and standard Losi SCTE kits and rolling chassis.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

October 11, 2012

2012 Southern Nationals – report

The 2012 Southern Nationals took place in a cavernous temperature-controlled facility in Monroe, Louisianaperfectly suited to a major RC race. The event draw around 300 participants including pros like Ryan Lutz and Josh Wheeler. Jason Branham was strong all weekend in Pro buggy and truggy. He narrowly missed the Pro truggy win after a pitched battle with eventual winner Josh Wheeler. Branham would get the job done later in Pro buggy. With cool consistency he outlasted the field and took the crown. He was joined on the podium by Jake Dellinger, who added to his recent string of impressive finishes with 5th place run.

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October 10, 2012

Orion Advantage Touch Pro charger

Following on from the release earlier this year of their innovative Advantage Touch charger comes the Advantage Touch Pro. Equipped with a high power charge and discharge circuit it features a charge current of up to 12A and a discharge current of up to 20A allowing you to charge and discharge your batteries in record time. Thanks to its 150W charge circuit, even 6S LiPos can be charged very quickly.

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October 10, 2012

Video – Pro Pit Tip with Steven Hartson

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While at the recent Fall Indoor Nationals at RC Excitement in Fitchburg MA, we teamed up with Jason Ruona of JConcepts to talk to the pro drivers at the event to get some insight into their indoor clay setup. First up is Team Associated/Reedy/JConcepts factory driver Steven Hartson and we will follow up later in the week with TLR driver Dustin Evans.

October 10, 2012

Volker, Hebert & Haynes win big at IIC

For the 8th year in succession, the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada was the site of the International Indoor Championships. The event, put on and announced by the one and only Scotty Ernst, attracted some of the top on-road drivers from around the world and featured over 350 entries in total. After 2 days of controlled practice, on track action heated up on Thursday with 2 of the 4 rounds of qualifying, the single fastest round determining grid positions. Right out of the box, Protoform team drivers Ronald Volker and Keven Hebert established themselves as the drivers to beat in the event’s 2 marquee classes, Touring Car Modified and 1/12th scale modified. Friday’s 2 final rounds of qualifying saw Protoform drivers TQ in 7 different classes of racing. Josh Cyrul and Mike Dumas, two fixtures in the American on-road scene the past decade, paced World GT racing the Protoform Sophia GT race body.

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October 10, 2012

JConcepts Bro Codes 1/10th buggy rear tires

Having featured the Bro Codes tire earlier in the week, JConcepts have today released the new tire. At first glance, Bros can be easily mistaken for the popular Bar Code but the details reveal a major difference. Introducing the first tire born as a Broken-in tread geared toward the finely tuned racer. Broken-in lugs on the leading edge of the entire tread form a finely knit pattern of newly formed low-profile features. On prepared, wet clay surfaces there is a tremendous advantage to starting off on the right tire, tread height, wear and compound. Like the name suggests the Bro (Broken-in) alternating bar design combined with the addition of the Y side bars provide uncompromised support for many conditions. Available in soft (blue), super soft (green) and clay indoor soft (gold).

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

October 10, 2012

Hot Race Tyres’ new touring wheels

With the ambitious objective of improving performance for the upcoming 1/10th 200mm World Championships in Thailand, Hot Race Tyres has made a new white wheel which sees improved traction in both the front and rear. Following several tests at the RC Addict track in Bangkok, Hot Race Tyres driver Jilles Groskamp has decided that this new wheel is the best solution for the World Championships to be held in November. The wheel is expected to be released in January.

Source: Hot Race Tyres