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October 5, 2011

JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout & Hillbilly Invitationala

JConcepts and Steve “Hillbilly” Hale have teamed up to bring a special event to Real R/C Raceway in Blue Springs, Missouri on November 19-20, 2011. Properly named the JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout and Hillbilly Invitational takes place directly in the Heartland of America. The famous track owner and “Hillbilly,” known for running some of the best events in the United States has created a special event at his home track where several of the Midwest’s finest racers do battle on a weekly basis. Simply put, this is music to the racers ears.

View complete details here

October 4, 2011

Yannick Aigoin confirmed for Arena Offroad Meeting

With the 2011 Arena Offroad Meeting just around the corner (13-16 October), the organisers have announced that former European Champion and newly crowned French National Champion Yannick Aigoin will be back to defend his titles that he won in both buggy and truggy in 2009, the last time the event was held. The Losi/Nvision ace will join a whole host of top European and Italian drivers at this exciting and unique indoor race, more of whom will be announced in the coming days. Organisers have today also published the final schedule for the event on their site, which sees 4 classes run, 1/8th brushless, truggy, buggy F1 and buggy F2 as well as the famous Race of Champions race on Saturday night. Red RC will be in attendance from the beginning of qualifying and you can follow all the coverage throughout the weekend on our Event site.

October 4, 2011

Reedy 6500mAh 65C competition LiPo pack

Fancy descriptions and buzz words are not required when describing Reedy’s 6500mAh 65C competition LiPo battery, the specifications speak for themselves. If you are a 1:12 or World GT racer, this battery produces power and capacity that is second to none.

View the specifications here

October 4, 2011

HPI Skorpion SC clear body

HPI have released this clear Skorpion body to customize your Blitz and put your own personal stamp of coolness on the racing track. This body is made from crystal clear polycarbonate material for those that prefer to add a personal touch with their own paint and graphics scheme. The convenient pre-cut vinyl decal sheet includes photorealistic headlights, grill, tail lights, official logos, window frames, door handles and more… all die-cut to make applying the decals quick and easy. Overspray film and pre-cut vinyl window masks are included with each body.

Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]

October 4, 2011

Maxi Vogl wins final round of Alpen-Cup

One week ago the final of the Alpen-Cup, a racing series based in Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland, was held at the fast track of the MRT Rosenheim club. Among the 65 participants was Shepherd driver Maxi Vogl, showing good performance all weekend. In qualifying he managed to secure a direct-qualifier spot placing 3rd behind Christian Wimberger and Felix Heyse. At the start of the final Wimberger made a mistake and crashed at the end of the straight. Heyse and Vogl took over the lead and increased the gap on the rest of the field. The lead changed many times due to a different pit strategy but at the middle of the race Heyse made a mistake and slipped into the grass. His mechanic Robert Pietsch had to put him back on the track allowing Vogl to increase his lead to 2 laps which he kept until the checkered flag. Heyse finished 2nd in front of Shasa Lackner who completed the podium.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 4, 2011

Matsukura makes it 5 JMRCA 1/12th titles in a row

The JMRCA Japanese 1/12th scale Nationals were held last weekend at the Yatabe Arena on their indoor on road asphalt track which has been covered with carpet. In qualifying it was reigning Japanese and 2-time World Champion Naoto Matsukura, driving for Yokomo that took the top qualifier spot ahead of Corally driver Hideo Kitizawa in 2nd and Daisuke Sakamoto driving the new Kyosho car in 3rd. In the finals it was Naoto that took the win the first two mains to secure the victory ahead of his team mate Murai Masayuki who won the final leg, with Kitizawa taking 3rd overall. In the stock class Naoki Watanabe won for Speedmerchant in front of Corally driver Murai Kazuma and Gou Matsumoto in 3rd with his Associated.

View the final standings here

October 4, 2011

Sanwa SRG-CT & SRG-CS servos

Sanwa’s new SSR technology stands for outstanding transmission speed and super fast response. The SRG-CT and SRG-CS servos feature robust and precise metal gear, coreless motors and double ball bearings. Their SSR capability makes them the perfect addition to the Sanwa M11X, MT-4 and ExzesX transmitters. Of course, these digital servos are also compatible with non SSR capable transmitters. Offering 14.8kg/cm, the SRG-CT is ideally suited for 1/8 Offroad, gas Onroad and 1/10 Offroad, while the SRG-CS’ 9.0kg/cm makes it great for gas Onroad and also 1/10 Offroad.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

October 4, 2011

Awesomatix A700 now available

Russian company Awesomatix have announced that they have begun shipping the revolutionary A700 1/10th EP touring car chassis. The car, which we have covered previously, has proven itself on the track with multiple pole positions and a win at the final round of the Euro Touring Series as well as making the final at this year’s European Championships. The cars will be first delivered based on pre orders before becoming generally available.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]