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February 20, 2018

Lee Setser & AJ Marasco take King of Stock titles

The inaugural running of the King of Stock Off-road Championship hosted by NewRed Hobbies took place last weekend. NewRed Hobbies is an indoor track located in north-central Florida with a very unique surface that is hard packed clay that is glued. With this race being 13.5T and 17.5T stock only, total entry count was a little smaller at 78 across the six classes; 2WD Indy buggy, 2WD SCT, 2WD Expert, 4WD Expert, Stadium Truck, and RTR Sportsman. Three rounds of qualifying were run on Saturday. Team Associated driver Lee Setser put in a dominating performance in the 4WD expert class with a perfect score for the overall TQ. The 2WD Expert class was very competitive in qualifying with Team Associated driver AJ Marasco and former World Champion Billy Easton (Serpent) trading TQ runs throughout qualifying, but Billy secured the overall TQ in the 3rd round. After qualifying ended, they had a 10-minute/no turn-marshal “Dash for Cash” for the Expert 2WD A-main drivers. There was an amazing 3-way battle between AJ Marasco, Lee Setser, and Billy Easton, but in the end, it was JConcepts Lee Setser taking the win and cash prize.

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February 19, 2018

Xray XB2 & XT2 graphite composite diff case & cover

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2 and XT2 series of off-road vehicles are a graphite composite diff case and matching cover. The specially formulated graphite material offers increased strength and a lower weight to achieve a perfect balance between reliability and performance. The diff case with 53T gear and the diff cover are available separately.

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February 19, 2018

Mathieu Briere ORCA-powered for 2018

ORCA have announced the signing of Mathieu Briere to their electric off-road team for 2018. The 4WD French national vice-champion will run ORCA products at events such as the French Nationals, the Euro Offroad Series as well as the European Championships and he had the following to say about the deal:

I am very glad to be running ORCA product and be part of their Team for 2018! I am looking forward to use those quality products for this new season.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

February 19, 2018

Drescher, Boda & Devillers win at CML Off-Road Masters

The 2018 CML Off-road Masters was hosted by the BCL club and held on a purpose-built indoor track in Louvres, France this past weekend. As usual the annual event attracts come of the countries fastest drivers as well as guests from abroad and this year’s edition was no exception as some swift drivers from the UK made the trip over the channel to compete. One of them, veteran racer, former European Champion and all-round nice guy, Craig Drescher had a go in the competitive 2WD Modified Buggy class and he would bring home a popular TQ and win from young Clement Boda with whom he had some nice fight over the whole weekend. In 3rd UK’s Tom Clancy would round out an all-Team-Associated top 3.

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February 19, 2018

2017/18 Mibosport Cup finale – Report

The final round of the 2017/18 Mibosport Cup was held this past weekend in Hrotovice, Czech Republic. The grand final was held at the usual location within a sports hall but the attendees had to cope with difficult weather conditions travelling to the destination. Nevertheless a total of 254 entries, including several ETS and EOS stars, made it to the race that marked the season end of the famous championship series. In the premier on-road class, Touring Modified, it was Ronald Völker who lead the way in front of teammate Christopher Krapp. Young Oliver Havranek however was highly motivated and starting from P3 he tried to stay in touch with the battling pair up front. Ultimately it was Ronald with the win from Christopher 2nd and Oliver, after some nice driving, in 3rd. Dominic Vogl finished further back on the 4th position beating Dionys Stadler in 5th.

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February 19, 2018

SWorkz BB80 off-road starter box

MW RC Cars from Austria have introduced the new SWorkz BB80 nitro off-road starter box. The device features a patented single-point motor actuating switch, an easily adjustable chassis frame, and its patented design ensures high efficiency and power saving capabilities. The box is powered by a 775-size motor and it us usable with a wide range of NiMH, LiPo or Lead-Acid batteries.

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February 19, 2018

Tamiya Lancia 037 Rally TA02-S rally kit

Coming soon from Tamiya is the Lancia 037 Rally on the iconic TA02-S short wheelbase 4WD chassis. The 1/10th scale model resembles Lancia’s monstrous Group B rally car that graced the 1983 rally scene and the moulded body captures the dashing 037 Rally form with distinctive spoilers front and rear. Separate parts depict windshield wipers, side mirrors and quad front fog lamps; recreations of lights use metal-plated and clear lens parts for superb realism. Also included are interior parts including driver and co-driver as well as a large Martini sponsor decal sheet. The shaft-driven 4WD TA02-S chassis offers great performance with 4-wheel independent double wishbone suspension, CVA oil dampers, realistic semi-gloss plated wheels and racing semi-slick tyres. The kit will ship by mid-March.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

February 17, 2018

Tekno introduce revised EB410 bulkheads

Coming from Tekno RC are revised bulkheads for the EB410 1/10th 4WD buggy. With feedback from customers and team drivers the new bulkheads are of an updated design to reduce fatigue from extreme impacts. The TKR6519B Bulkhead Set is a direct replacement for TKR6519 and does not require additional parts or hardware.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]