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November 23, 2010

Dani Choi wins Korean Nationals

The KMRCA Korean off road Nationals took place last weekend, with over 70 drivers in attendance. The host track ‘Banwol circuit’ challenged the nation’s top drivers with a twisty layout with a very bumpy surface which gave smooth efficient drivers a huge advantage over the 5 qualifying runs which each lasted 10 minutes. Sweep Racing/Agama racer Dani Choi would line up on pole position having won the semi-final over TQ Chang-soo Si. In the Main Race Choi never looked back, winning the title by a full lap over 2nd place Dong-woo Nam and 3rd place former national champion Sun-young Hwang.

View the final results here

November 22, 2010

Axial are seeking a qualified product designer

Axial is currently looking for a qualified product designer to work from their Southern California office. If you have a passion for RC products, have experience across a broad spectrum of RC related products or with engineering/product design, then they want to talk to you. Please e-mail your cover letter, resume, salary history and any portfolio examples you think may be important to the position to hr@axialracing.com. All e-mail submissions are held under the strictest confidentiality and no current, past employers or references will be contacted without your prior approval.

Visit the Axial site for more information on the position.

November 22, 2010

Arrowmax MRX-5 lightweight clutch bell

Arrowmax have released this optional lightweight clutch bell for the Mugen MRX-5. Made from CNC-machined premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, it has been further hard coated for extra durability and long life.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

November 22, 2010

World Racing Car foam tires

Italian company World Racing Car have released their own series of pre mounted foam tires. Available for the 1/10th and 1/8th scale, the former are compatible with F1 chassis’ such as as the F104 and F103, while the 1/8th tires work with most available gas on road cars. Available in the usual range of shore hardness’.

View the 1/8th scale tires here

November 22, 2010

HPI Ford F-150 Desert Truck body

HPI Mini-Trophy owners can customize their trucks with this clear 2004 Ford F-150 Desert Truck body. It’s a direct bolt-on option body, molded in crystal clear polycarbonate material for those that prefer to have a personal touch with their paint and graphics scheme. It comes with two huge decal sheets that are pre-cut for easy application and the graphics include stripes and officially licensed Ford logos that give it a tough desert truck appearance.

View more images of the new shell here

November 22, 2010

Shepherd sign Andrea Pirani

Shepherd are pleased to announce the signing of this years Italian Vice-Champion Andrea Pirani for the upcoming season. With his experience and speed he is a great addition to their team of world class drivers and will help with testing and improving new and existing products. Andrea plans to attend a preparation race for the World Championship in January as well as the World Championship itself, the European Championship and of course the Italian National Championship races. He had the following to say:

I’m very happy to run with Team Shepherd for 2011. I’m ready to win some great races like the World and European Championships. I have already tested the Velox V8 and I felt very good with it since the first laps. The german quality of Shepherd is excellent. I hope to do my best races with this new team and I want to help them to achieve some great results.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 22, 2010

Simon Willetts joins Competition Heat

GB Modelsport has announced that Simon Willetts will be one of its leading drivers using the new Competition Heat 12V engine heater in 2011. Simon used the engine heater for the first time at the CML Winter Series meeting at Frankley Model Car Club, taking TQ by round 2, and then going on to win the A Final with his Orion powered Kyosho. On a bone chilling day, where the ambient temperature struggled to reach 6°C, Simon used the heater to good effect. “The car started first time, every time, all through the day and the engine was pretty much good to go as soon as it fired up” commented Simon.

Source: GB Modelsport [gbmodelsport.co.uk]

November 22, 2010

Austin Blair does double at NorCal Offroad Champs

Tekno RC are reporting that team driver Austin Blair put on a show at the recent NorCal Offroad Championships held at NorCal Hobbies in Union City, CA. With his Tekno RC V4/Traktion Drive equipped Kyosho MP9 and Mugen MBX6T, Austin TQ’d and won the 1/8th electric buggy and electric truggy classes in convincing fashion. A triple A Main format was used for this race and Austin won A1 and A2 in both classes giving him the win by default allowing him to sit out the 3rd races.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]