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December 1, 2011

Chris Pace takes the NC Invitational

The second year for the NC Invitational was held at Zoo City Raceway in Asheboro, North Carolina. Jamie Tucker, Race Director/Organizer of the whole event, invited people from each manufacturer to represent their company. AE drivers Chris Pace, Max Fluer, and Jamie Grayek were present for Team Associated. The format for the Invitational class was five rounds of qualifying on Saturday and a 45-minute A Main Sunday. Pace and Fluer TQed the first three rounds of qualifying, securing TQ in three classes. Pace and Fluer were not done there – in the Invitational class, Pace ran the only 13-lap run of the event in the fourth round. With a slight bobble on the back section, Pace was quickly marshaled, but the marshal flamed his car, killing his chances for the fourth round. Max took second for round 4 in E-Buggy and TQ 4WD SCT.

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December 1, 2011

Daniel Vega joins Reds Racing

Reds Racing have announced top Spanish Agama driver Daniel Vega as their new official team driver. Reds Racing expects some great results in 2012 with Daniel, but apart from driving he will also manage distribution and build a Factory Race Team for the Spanish and Portuguese off-road markets.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

December 1, 2011

Contact Tyres 1/8th decal disks

Contact Tyres have announced that from today all their 1/8th tyres will include super strong decal disks for front and rear. After successful testing with their top drivers, including World and European Champion Robert Pietsch, they have manufactured these disks to give the opportunity to all of customers to try the aerodynamic benefits. The decals are super easy to fit and make the car more stable and easy to drive during long finals.

Source: Contact Tyres [racing-cars.com]

December 1, 2011

Adrian Berntsen signs to ORCA Products

ORCA has made its first move into establishing a line of drivers in Europe to promote and use the ORCA line of products. By signing Adrian Berntsen, ORCA gets a super professional driver with plenty of potential for the future. The Big Guy from the north has made an impact on the racing scene in recent years, not only because of his size, but also with impressive results. Adrian has won 3 Norwegian titles, took the 2010 EFRA Junior European Champion and has been a European Championship finalist for the past two years. Adrian will use the full line of ORCA speed products including Vritra VTC MK2 Speed Controller, RX2 Brushless motors and Infinity LiPo batteries. Adrian has this to say:

First of all, I would like to thank my previous sponsor LRP and Reto for all the support they have given me the last couple of years of my racing career. Nevertheless I am very happy to join the ORCA racing team and looking forward to use these products for the racing season starting already this upcoming weekend. This is a good step for my career to get closer to the top in the international racing scene. I want to thank Andreas Myrberg at AME – ORCA Germany to help me to sign this deal.

Source: AME [team-ame.com]

December 1, 2011

Fall-Brawl Trophy Race report

Critters Raceway & Hobby Shop of Fairfield NJ recently held its first Annual Fall-Brawl Trophy Race. Classes consisted of Sportsman, 2WD and 4WD Mod Short Course, 2WD and 4WD Mod 1/10 Buggy and 2WD truck. This was the second trophy race since the track was opened in May 2011, surviving the horrific flooding in NJ in August 2011. The turnout was great with almost 100 entries with the most popular classes being 4WD Short Course and 2WD Buggy with all Mod mains being 8 minutes in length.

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December 1, 2011

Brain Stuff aluminium uniball set

More items from available for the Capricorn, Xray, Serpent and Shepherd. The set, which include 14 5.8mm balls, 2 flanged for rear hub and 2 for the upright, weigh in at only 4.27 grams compared to 12.78 grams for the standard steel versions. Made from aluminium they have received a special coating which makes they extremely hard and durable.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

December 1, 2011

Duratrax 1/8 scale wheel nuts

Duratrax have introduced new 1/8 scale wheel nuts featuring knurling on the inside flange which helps hold the nut tight to the wheel. They are closed to keep out dust, dirt and mud, have a 12mm inside diameter, and come in anodized black or blue with 1.0 or 1.25mm pitch.

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December 1, 2011

Full Torke 6500mah 70C LiPo pack

Team Torke have announced their entry on the market with a new range of RC products, the first being Full Torke competition LiPos. Full Torke are for racers and have been specially developed for maximum power, with a massive 6500mah and 70C. Full Torke is currently the highest capacity LiPos from Team Torke, meaning you will not be short of power no matter what you drive. Supplied in a hard case with flat bottom, they also feature the industry standard 4mm bullet connectors.

Source: Team Torke [team-torke.com]