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September 29, 2011

Bruno Heremans wins Benelux Offroad Championships

The combined Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Championship Series concluded last weekend with a surprise win by Bruno Heremans and his X-6 Squared. Coming into the last race at Vlijmen, Netherlands, X Factory’s Stefan Mesker held a one point lead over Elvo after six races in the seven race series, with best five to count. Heremans and X-Teamer Stefan Mesker were the only two drivers in with a chance for the title. The grass track deteriorated slowly through the day, becoming rougher, and many drivers found themselves on their lids unexpectedly. Heremans drove his X-6 Squared carefully but quickly from fourth on the grid to win the first two A mains and with it the overall Championship. Stefan Mesker, 2009 Netherlands Champ and 2010 BeNeLux Champ, came second in the BeNeLux this year, therefore won the Netherlands Championship again.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com] / Image: RC-Offroad.be

September 29, 2011

Xray T3 2012 spec coming soon

The new 2012 version of the Martin Hudy designed Xray T3 is on its way. Xray have published a list of updates for the next generation of their successful touring car platform and it seems to be a pretty comprehensive change with a new chassis, top deck, shock towers, upper bulkheads along with whole host of other stuff. Expect chassis shots and full details in the near future.

View the full list of changes here

September 29, 2011

FTW Losi Ten-SCTE carbon upgrade kits

FTW Racing Components launched its line of carbon fibre racing components by introducing three upgrade kits for the Losi’s popular Ten-SCTE 4WD short course platform, a cooling fan kit, a shock tower kit and an Ackerman rack kit. FTW’s cooling fan kit includes a carbon fibre bracket which replaces the center diff brace and suspends a massive 40mm cooling fan over the motor can. The kit can lower motor temps by up to 40 degrees versus the same setup with no fan, producing side effects like increased power, longer run times and enhanced longevity. It includes a JST connector on the fan wire lead and all necessary hardware for installation.

View more product information here

September 29, 2011

ECX Torment short course truck

The ECX Torment short course truck combines scale looks with features typically found in higher priced vehicles. Taking the ECX vehicle lineup to the next level, the Torment now includes Spektrum 2.4GHz technology, providing users with extended range and interference-free operation. The truck comes equipped with a Spektrum DX2e radio system including the SR200 receiver and, like the other vehicles within the ECX lineup, it comes standard with ball bearings, oil filled shocks, a custom battery strap, battery and charger – providing users with yet another complete RTR (Ready-to-Run) out of the box.

View more details & images here

September 29, 2011

Ross Rhodes wins SC at ROAR Region 5 Champs

This Past Weekend JConcepts Team Driver Ross Rhodes attended the ROAR Region 5 Off Road Championships held at the Proving Grounds Raceway. Ross TQ’d the first round of qualifying in stock short course with his Factory Team SC10 equipped with JConcepts Tires, Wheels, Body and Inserts. The Gold Bar Codes helped Ross and his SC10 hold TQ all through qualifying. Ross got off to a pretty good start in the Short Course A-main, however he would make a couple of bobbles and fell back to fourth. Midway through the 6 min Main Ross found himself in second behind the leader, they maintained the same pace and Ross never had a chance to pass. On the last lap after time expired, going into the back double double the first place driver got the second double a little bit wrong and Ross hit it right and was able to pass him in the last corner for the win.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

September 28, 2011

Lopes wins final Modelcar-Novamodel Challenge Series race

TLR swept the final round of the Modelcar-Novamodel Challenge Series this past weekend. The final round was held at the new track of Vilela (Paredes) in northern Portugal. TLR driver Ricardo Monteiro already locked up the series championship at the last round taking some pressure off him for the final meeting. Ricardo put his TLR 8ight 2.0 EU in the number one starting grid position for the 45min A-main after winning his semi-final. On lap three Ricardo experienced some problems giving the lead to his TLR teammate Joao Lopes, the young tiger, to take the win at the final round of the championship with his TLR 8ight 2.0 EU buggy. TLR driver, Nuno Rebelo, was second and Carlos Cardoso took the third spot for a TLR podium sweep.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

September 28, 2011

Jason Branham dominates RC Pro Series Rd16

Round 16 of the RC Pro Series was held at Gears RC Club in Harlingen, TX. Gears RC knows a thing or two about running an event as it was host to the 2005 ROAR 1.8 Championships. Jason Branham took TQ honors in both Pro Buggy and Pro Truggy and in the mains, Jason showed that he would not be slowed down as he would go on to win both classes as well. Jason used the current ROAR National champion Blockades in M3 on his Agama buggy and the newly designed Revolver 2.0 VTR’s in M3 on his truck. Both mains were 45 minutes and the M3 compound on both vehicles held up great with plenty of tread to spare.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

September 28, 2011

Munn takes SC title at Northwest Champ’ Tour

Venom Factory Pilot Jesse Munn Wins 2011 Northwest Championship Tour Venom Team Driver Jesse Munn kept up his consistent showings to take the overall points win for the Northwest Championship Tour 2011. The final race, ‘The Columbia Cup’, was held this last weekend in Pasco, Washington and brought out the normal high-level NCT competitors, as well as well-known Kyosho Team Driver, Shawn Dunlap. Munn held off the local drivers and battled closely with Dunlap during the three-day event. Dunlap took the weekends TQ and overall win, but Munn’s strong performance was enough to clinch the overall series title for Mod SC Truck running his Venom Gambler. Munn also took the championship in Mod 2WD Buggy for the third consecutive year.

Source: Venom [venom-group.com]