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June 16, 2011

2011 Vintage Offroad Nationals

Our friend Erich Reichert got in touch to tell us about the the 2011 Vintage Offroad Nationals that will be held once again at RCHR in Waterbury, CT USA from September 15 to 18th. RCHR’s throwback name and indoor clay track make it the perfect place for racing 1994 and earlier production cars and this year’s race will have classes for 2WD, 4WD, Stadium Truck, Classic, Novice Classic, and two classes for Heavy Metal. HM1 will be for the pure, no holds barred monsters like the Clod Buster while HM2 will offer smaller monsters like the Blackfoot and King Cab a shot to run with the big boys. HM1 and HM2 will run together Grand-Am style and is one of the most exciting classes to be part of. Click here for more information on the venue.

June 16, 2011

Spec-R Hot Bodies TCX spring steel swing shaft

Spec-R release 44mm and 46mm swing shafts for the Hot Bodies TCX electric touring car. CNC-machined from high-quality spring steel for tight tolerances and best possible durability the parts feature a safety ring to keep the cross pin securely fastened. Also available are 50mm and 52mm shafts for Xray and 42mm, 44mm and 46mm shafts for Tamiya touring cars.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

June 16, 2011

Kyosho threaded big bore shock set

Kyosho America got in touch to tell us about their new velvet coated triple cap threaded big bore shock set. The shocks with aluminium body, upper and lower caps are suitable for the Ultima SC/SC-R/DB and the RT-5 trucks. They must be used with XGS springs on the rear.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

June 15, 2011

Dustin Evans wins Norcal off-road champs Rd3

TLR’s Dustin Evans swept the 2WD and 4WD classes at the third round of the Norcal off-road championships at Norcal Hobbies. In 1/10 2WD Dustin used his TLR 22 buggy to set the fastest time in every round and take the overall TQ, leading the top 7 qualifiers all with TLR 22’s. When the tone went off for A1, Dustin quickly jumped out to a quick lead, and never looked back taking the win, with Cody Turner in 2nd. A2 say more of the same with Dustin getting an early lead, and moving away from the pack. Matt Schreffler was able to hold onto the 2nd position ahead of Cody Turner in 3rd. Dustin would take the overall win, with Schreffler and Turner completing the podium.

Continue reading the report here

June 15, 2011

DE Racing Trinidad fluorescent yellow SC Wheels

DE Racing release their famous Trinidad Short Course wheels in new fluorescent yellow colour. Available with ten model specific offsets for trucks like the Associated SC10, HPI Blitz, Jammin SCRT10, Team Durango DESC410R, Team Losi Ten-SCTE and XXX-SCT/SCB as well as the Traxxas Slash, DE Racing suits all your SC truck and buggy needs.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

June 15, 2011

24h race @ Motodrom Andernach

Our friend Uwe Rheinard got in touch to tell us about the recent 24h race at the Motodrom Andernach. Being in its 12th year the challenging around the clock race once again attracted 25 teams with a total of 175 racers from Austria, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany to race their Porsche-bodied Tamiya TT-01E kits at the legendary Motodrom, home of World Champion Marc Rheinard and host of the ETS season final. According to the rules each team as to build the chassis on Saturday morning using only a minimum of option parts and Porsche GT3 body shells. For the second year in a row Speed Power sponsored LiFe hardcase battery packs with a capacity of 4200mAh that every team had to use. After 24 hours, 3559 laps and a total distance of around 750km the five time winners “Wild 13” claimed the top spot on the podium using 5 sets of tyres but not a single spare part, followed by the team from the Netherlands with 22 laps less. For more information and a TV report from the 2009 event please visit www.teammotodrom.de.

Click here to view impressions from the race

June 15, 2011

Xray RX8 alu radio plate mounts

Made from CNC-machined 7075 T6 aluminium are Xray’s radio plate mounts for the RX8 1/8 scale on-road car. The parts allow for a more solid radio plate mounting while reducing the chance of stripped threads and also help to keep the centre belt tightened more precisely. Additionally the design allows to mount a small throttle servo under the radio plate for an optimised centre of gravity.

View the installed mounts here

June 15, 2011

Jörn & Hupo win European Short Course Masters

The innaugral “European Short Course Masters” took place last weekend at the MC Welden track near Munich, Germany. A total of four classes were on the cards with “Pro2” 2WD SC and “Pro4” 4WD SC being the main classes along with 2WD “RTR” SC and 1/8th 4WD SC also featuring. The track is a mix of surfaces with the majority of the track being split between dirt or astroturf. Saturday’s qualifying was dominated by Team Durango’s Hupo Hönigl followed by Martin Achter (Team Durango DESC410R), Jörn Neumann DESC410R (Team Durango DESC410R), Robert Hart (Team Associated SC10 4×4) and US superstar Ryan Maifield (Team Associated SC10 4×4). Come the finals Hupo, Martin and Jörn swapped places with the better end for Jörn winning the first ever European Short Course Masters ahead of team mate Hupo and Martin. Austria’s Gerd Pfeiffer claimed fourth place from Robert Hart who finished 5th at the end. The 2WD class was dominated by Hubert Hönigl followed by Jörn Neumann and Ryan Mayfield (all Team Associated SC10).