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March 29, 2011

VRC Column – March update

The HB Cyclone was the first electric chassis that was modeled for VRC Pro, back in 2006. By now this chassis has been replaced by their latest development, the HB TCX. This caused us to go back to the 3D drawing board and model the new chassis in hi res. With the TCX now finished we have our electric car line up ready for launch. This lineup includes the Tamiya TRF417, the Associated TC6, the Xray T3 ’11, the HB TCX, the Kyosho TF6 and our own ‘generic’ Intercept ER10.

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March 29, 2011

KBRL Nitro Series champions crowned

The KBRL nitro series made its final stop at the Fear Farm rc facility in Glendale AZ. Racers from all over the state did battle through 8 championship rounds of racing at various tracks around the state. Team Losi Racing vehicles stood atop all classes available including expert buggy, intermediate buggy, Intermediate Truggy and electric buggy. In the Intermediate Buggy class it was Brandon Akiyama who shut down the class with a hot streak of 4 straight wins in the last 4 races to secure the overall win. Brandon picks the 8 2.0 buggy as his race weapon of choice along with Dennis Munteen who finished 2nd with his 2.0 as well.

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March 28, 2011

Ginting & Andriadi win Rd2 in Indonesia

The 2nd round of the Indonesian 1/8th scale National championship and 1/10th scale Jakarta GP series Rd2 was compressed into one day on the newly surface Jakarta International Twin Circuit. Following the new asphalt, the track had awesome grip with the best lap going to be 1 second lower than the times with the previous track surface. In 1/8 qualifying, it was Bowie Ginting with his brand new Xray RX8 in TQ spot, followed by Sadikin Sutrisno also with Xray RX8 2 seconds behind. Toni Kundjung placed his Mugen MRX5 in 3rd spot, 0.4 seconds behind Sadikin. Ricardo Carnadi (Mugen) and Sani Nugroho (Kyosho) completed the top 5.

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March 28, 2011

Brian Kinwald takes 2wd Mod at SCS Rd1

For 2011, Scotty Ernst Productions has taken the Short Course Showdown nationwide. The unique Short Course Showdown Tour gives drivers an opportunity to participate in a Scotty Ernst level event for what is currently the hottest segment in R/C. Stock and Modified 2wd SCT make-up the bulk of the program while the emerging 4×4 SCT’s put down the fastest and wildest runs of the weekend. Coming off a recent A-main finish in the Pro 2 Modified class at the Cactus Classic, Brian Kinwald made the trip to Short Course Showdown round 1 at R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. With the event producing just under 200 entries of just short course drivers, the R/C Excitement location and facility was second to none while providing a great track, layout and surface for the hungry Short Course contingent.

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March 28, 2011

Mike Truhe takes 4wd Mod SC at Short Course Showdown

Fresh off his 4wd SC win at the 25th Annual Cactus classic, Mike Truhe TQ’s both 2wd and 4wd Modified Short course classes at last weekend’s Short Course Showdown at R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, MA. He then cruised to the victory in the 4wd Modified class by being the only driver to complete 25 laps. This is the 4th event in a row that Mike has dominated the 4wd Mod SC class with his Losi Ten SCT-E. The A-Main featured local “fast” guys and a former Multi World and National Champion. 6 of the 8 drivers in the main chose the Losi Ten SCT-E with fellow Losi Driver Anthony Mazzera finishing on the podium in 3rd. Anthony also took the win in the 17.5 Spec class with is Losi XXX-SCT and team mate Richard Trujillo finishing in 3rd.

Source: Losi [tlracing.com]

March 28, 2011

Hiro Seiko coloured stainless steel screws

Hiro Seiko have introduced a new series of stainless steel screws to their large existing product line. A first in the R/C industry, these colored steel crews are denser than a normal alloy screw, but also heavier so not only will it look great but it will provide more strength to areas that need it. Available in t-blue, red, purple and smoke-black in sizes M3x6, M3x8, M3x10, M3x12, M3x14, M3x16, M3x18 & M3x20 they come in countersunk or done head versions, both with hex drive.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

March 28, 2011

Nelson Lee wins Rd1 of Singapore Nationals

We received a short note from Singapore that Shepherd/Novarossi racer Nelson Lee has won the first round of the Singapore RCMC National Series. The season opener got underway last weekend and will be the first race out of 8 in total. During qualifying Nelson placed his Novarossi powered Velox V10 on the second place of the starting grid, behind TQ Erwin Luhur. After the final the result was the other way round, with Nelson crossing the finishing line first, 1 lap ahead of second placed Erwin.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

March 28, 2011

Noise restrictions force Euro 1/10th B track change

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EFRA have today confirmed that the European 1/10th scale ‘B’ Championships, due to be held from the 2nd to the 7th of May in Heemstede, The Netherlands has been relocated to another track in the south west of the country due to newly enforced noise restrictions at the track. These restrictions have seen 1/8th scale on road unable to run at the track at all and it now seems to have affected the 1/10th scale class as well. The new host for the event will be the MAC De Baanbrekers track in Rucphen, who have hosted some major championships in the past. To view the full statement click here (PDF).