New from Hot Bodies for their entire range of cars as well as those from other manufacturers are these lightweight aluminium servo horns. Designed to eliminate any flex that might have occurred during normal racing conditions and high temperatureds are also of no consequence as they remain rigid in all weather conditions. Available in 23 for Airtronics / JR / KO / Sanwa, 24 for Hitec and 25 for Futaba servos.
Source: Hot Bodies [hotbodiesonline.com]
The fourth and final round of the Irish National 1:8 Off Road Championships took place at the Navan Nitro Nuts track last Sunday. With Losi driver Michael Todd having already secured the title with victory at the previous round in Galway from Barkley Abernethy and opting to sit out this encounter the big battle was was for third place in the championship between Derek McCloskey and Gary Baird. In qualifying it was 2008 Champion Mark Harron who took TQ honours with his Hot Bodies ahead of McCloskey’s Hong Nor and the Losi of David Curtis. In the Truggy category, the title was still up for grabs between defending champion Bradley Baird and Galway winner Christopher McCauley. Driving his Losi it was McCauley who got the upper hand in qualifying to take the TQ honours while Baird’s Xray would line up fourth.
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New from Fastrax is this aluminium pit stand, a must have on any table. Made from sturdy anodised aluminium, with rubber feet, a range of shock absorber sized maintenance holes for 1/10th & 1/8th shocks plus magnetic strips mounted on the side make it a handy tool for maintaining your car. Available in blue, purple or silver.
Source: Fastrax [fastrax-rc.com]
We are a bit late on this one, but the ROAR on road Fuel Nationals took place 2 weeks ago in Toledo and combined both the 1/8th scale and 1/10th scale 200mm classes. In the 1/8th scale class it was Ralph Burch Jr that took the pole position ahead of Scott Kimbrow, Paolo Morganti and Paul Ciccarello, while in the 1/10th scale class it was Paul Lemieux that took the pole position in front of Ralph Burch, Bobby Flack and Josh Cyrul. In the 1/8th scale final Mike Swauger was able to come to the front and take the win for Mugen, finishing a lap clear of Serpent driver Paolo Morganti in 2nd, with Paul Ciccarello a further 2 laps back in 3rd. The 200mm final saw a lights to flag victory for Lemieux, bringing his Xray home over 3 laps clear of Josh Cyrul in 2nd with Ralph Burch taking the final podium spot in 3rd.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
The organisers of the US Open Fuel Championships were in touch to tell us that the 4th running of the event will take place from the 3rd to the 6th of December. Open to Sedan and 1/8th which sees a Factory and Open class in each, the race will once again be held at the Kissimmee Raceway in Florida. For more information on the event, including details on how to enter, visit the events official site here.
More news from last weeks IIC which in 1:12th scale modified, saw Austrian racer Hupo Honigl take his CRC Gen-XL to a convincing win in the A-final. Hupo absolutely ran away with the win setting fast lap and running a string of laps that no other competitor could match. In fact, Hupo’s average top 20 fast laps were faster than any other driver’s single fastest lap. In the 17.5 turn 1:12th scale class Brian Wynn took his new Gen-XL to a T.Q. by almost 1 full lap and backed it up with the win . In the main, while Brian drove away from the field, a good battle ensued for second, which in the end went to CRC Michigan Mafia driver Jody Flipse. In the 13.5 turn 1/12th A-main, it was again a CRC sweep with D’Agnolo, Wynn, Calandra and Hönigl finishing 1-2-3-4. With Hupo’s 4th place finish, he won the “non-Advanced” speed control division.
Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]
The 5th Annual International Indoor Championship (IIC), presented by Scotty Ernst, was hosted over the weekend at the Riviera in the heart of the Las Vegas strip. With 90 entries in the class, Team Associated/Reedy’s Keven Hébert took his TC5R to the top qualifying position and eventually the A-main victory in the ultra competitive 13.5 Rubber Touring Car category. Hébert was on a mission to add to his impressive career resume by setting the fastest time each time he was on the track. With challenges from former World Champion Andy Moore, multi-time Reedy Race & National Champion Barry Baker, the young Associated star stood up to the pressure and claimed the top qualifying position. As the tone sounded for the main event, Hébert jumped out to a lead that would never be challenged. Waiting in the cat bird seat, Hohnstein took advantage of a tangle between Moore and Baker and jumped in to second position. Three minutes later, Hohnstein had Moore all over his back door and never cracked; even making a clean pass back on the World Champion after a wide corner. With Hébert on a victory lap, all Hohnstein had to do was drive around traffic to claim the runner up spot with Mike Haynes 3rd.
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Kyosho have sent out a Sneak Peak of another new vehicle, following a previous sneak look at another new car last week. We have no further information on the new Ultima SC, but we can only presume from the SC and the silhouette of the car that this will be a new Short Course truck from the Japanese company, joining a host of other new entrants into this growing class. As it uses the Ultima name we believe it will be based heavily on the Ultima 2wd chassis and will therefore be a 2wd electric SC truck. We will keep you informed of any further information as we get it.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
