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June 13, 2012

Teixeira & Cortez wins Madeira Regional Rd3

The third round of the Madeira regional 1/8 scale off-road series took place last weekend at the Cancela offroad track, which had received a whole host of improvements recently. After a troubled end to the race with a number of racers having mechanical problems, Alexandre Teixeira managed to win the 1/8th gas class with his new XB9/Novarossi combo. Second place went to Nuno André (Xray/Novarossi) while on the last step of the podium was Helder Tenente (Xray/Novarossi). Rui Cortez was the winner in the brushless class, wining three of the five qualifying heats and the 3 finals with his Mugen MBX6/LRP. Second place went to Daniel Rodriguez (AE/LRP) with Juan Davis (AE/LRP) in third.

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June 13, 2012

VRC Pro goes offroad

Probably the single most asked question: will there be off-road in VRC Pro? Yes, VRC Pro goes off-road, delivering on an old promise. The first class to feature in VRC Pro will be the immensely popular electric powered 1:10 scale 4WD Short Course Truck class. These cars are a good starting point into off-road, they are fun and exciting to drive (and fly…) and with the spectacular short course truck bodies they really look great on the off-road tracks. With this class VRC Pro caters for the typical basher as well as the typical racer. A wide range of top-brand tires and special off-road motors will be available for the short course trucks.

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June 13, 2012

Tradardi Jr wins fourth straight Venezuelan title

The 2012 Venezuelan National Championships was held in the City of Maracaibo at the Santa Cruz RC track during the first weekend of June. With temperatures hovering around 115°F, 72 Drivers set out to compete in Buggy & Truggy classes for the National Title. Three time Venezuela National Buggy Champion and JConcepts Team Driver Renato Tradardi Jr. set out to win his fourth title in a row. Taking the TQ spot, Renato Jr. was able to settle into a comfortable pace and win the final with his JConcepts equipped RC8.2 running Hybrids tires. Renato Tradardi Sr. also dominated the Truggy Final with his JConcepts equipped RC8T running Sevens tires.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

June 13, 2012

John Ermen wins Rd3 of Dutch Nationals

Last weekend the 3rd round of the Dutch 1/8 onroad nationals was held on the fast Baanbrekers track in Rucphen. Although the weather forecast predicted rain we had a beautiful day with only a few meaningless drops during the finals. After 3 very fast qualifying rounds it was Robin d’Hondt taking the pole followed by Rick Vrielijnck, Steven Cuypers and John Ermen. With the start of the final Robin had some troubles so Rick V took the lead followed by Steven and John. Sadly both Steven and Robin were taken out due a collision so Rick and John had some space to fight for the win and John was coming close to Rick. Behind them Gunther van Steay and Frank Baggen were fighting for the 3rd spot. Just near the end of the final Gunther hit problems as did Rick V bumping Frank to the 2nd spot. Despite not finishing Gunther managed to hold on to the final podium place.

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June 12, 2012

HB Gridlock buggy tires

Having shown us the prototype back in January, HB are now releasing the Gridlock 1/8th scale buggy tire. The ideal tyre to bridge the gap between the HB Khaos and Megabite tyres, it features taller blocks than the HB Megabite, allowing the tyre to grip through loose, thick or ‘fluffy’ dirt. The Gridlock is also perfectly suited for tracks that have a clean racing line that is high traction and abrasive, the Megabite could have too much traction and the Gridlock would be great in these conditions. Available in extra soft pink compound for extra grip in low traction environments and soft red compound for racing or low-traction surfaces.

Source: HB [hpieurope.com]

June 12, 2012

Ginting & Yosef wins Rd3 in Indonesia

The 3rd round of the Indonesian 1/10 EP national series was held recently at the SIS track in Jakarta. It was new Associated/Reedy signing Bowie Ginting, who took clear wins in the opening two legs of the ProStock 10.5 class A-mains to take the overall win. In the Stock 13.5 boosted class it was team mate Chandra Yosef who took the TQ and also the overall win, completing a good day for the TC6.1.

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June 12, 2012

Badgerland Offroad Championship report

Last weekend marked the first annual Badgerland Offroad Championship, a 2 day event held at 2 tracks in Wisconsin. Day one at Clark RC Park had exciting racing all day long with day 2 going over to MARCCA for even more intense battles. Nitro Truggy was a battle between Serpent drivers Jeremy Whiting and Jimbo Kvidera that ended with a tie breaker. Day one was all Jeremy Whiting with Day 2 going to Jimbo taking the overall title. Brad Shearer driving a Team Associated RC8T kept it cool to take home the number 3 spot.

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June 12, 2012

Ty Tessmann wins Rd1 of ARCOR series

Pro-Line Driver Ty Tessmann attended the 1st round of the ARCOR series in Calgary, AB. TQ’ing all four rounds of Nitro Buggy Pro and 4WD Short Course, and TQ’ing three rounds of Nitro Truck Pro opting to sit out of the 4th round. Starting on the pole in the 30 minute buggy main, Ty got out to a good start and continued to hold his lead until an unusual flameout put him out of the race for 4 laps. Another flameout a bit later put him out for another 3 laps, unfortunately the time remaining in the race only allowed Ty to get back up to 2 laps down from the leader and finished 2nd.

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