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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.

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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.

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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]

September 28, 2011

Yannick Aigoin secures 7th French title

TLR’s dominance in Europe continued this past weekend with TLR and Horizon Hobby driver Yannick Aigoin taking his 7th French National Championship. Yannick’s back-to-back 1/8th buggy title comes after Darren Bloomfield won the 2011 BRCA 1/8 Buggy National Championship a few weeks prior and Ricardo Rabitti wining the 2011 Italian National Championships all with the TLR 8ight 2.0 EU. The French National Championship came down to the final round to decide the champion where Yannick secured his impressive 7th title with his nVision powered TLR 8ight 2.0 EU.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

September 28, 2011

DE Racing Borrego buggy wheel

Born from the grueling miles of the Baja 1000 and forged by the wheel to wheel action of Crandon, DE Racing brings the RC world the ‘Borrego’ buggy wheel. Constructed to satisfy the most discriminating racer while offering scale realism that has never before been available for 1/10 scale buggies. Made in the USA they are available in white, yellow and black.

View the different wheels here