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March 3, 2014

Pro-Line Pro-2 Buggy – Preview

Pro-Line Racing have just released this teaser image of their forthcoming Pro-2 buggy conversion kit for the Pro-2 short course truck. It is understood that the set will contain several parts to trim the Pro-2 SC into a full blown desert buggy. Also Traxxas Slash 2WD trucks can be upgraded using the Pro-2 buggy set although this requires some other parts such as the Performance transmission and more. Detailed information about the buggy conversion will become available very soon.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

March 3, 2014

WRC STX graphite shock parts

WRC introduce new composite shock parts for the STX 2014 touring car. Moulded from graphite reinforced material the parts are very hard and they offer a higher crash resistance than the stock plastics. Included are four upper shock mounts with bleeding hole, four spring retainers and four lower ball cups.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

March 3, 2014

Trin T & Charlee P win at 2014 KL City GP Challenge

The 2014 KL City GP Challenge was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last weekend. In the 1/8th nitro on-road class Chavit S took the pole position but in the finals it was Trin T who took the win with the KM Racing K8. In the 1/8th 200mm class Azri Amri successfully ended the qualifiers taking TQ but he had to make way in the finals for Charlee P who took the win from Azri.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

March 3, 2014

Travis Amezcua doubles at Chi-Town Shootout

The 2014 Chi-Town Shootout in Joliet, Illinois had Team Durango’s Travis Amezcua walking away with the win in the 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy classes. Travis’ Team Durango team mate Ryan Lutz ended the race sitting in the runner-up position in both classes after the two also won the 30 minute endure race. Last but not least did Travis took the famous Dash For Cash race to end his successful weekend.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

March 3, 2014

Hebert, Anderson & Wiita win at ROAR carpet nats

The 2014 ROAR carpet on-road nationals took place last weekend at the HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex in Omaha, Nebraska. In the 1/12 Modified class Keven Hebert made a clean sweep by winning A1 and A2 to take the overall win early after starting from pole position. A3 then saw Dave Ehrlich coming in 1st after Josh Cyril scored a DNF. Josh came in second overall though with Dave Ehrlich completing the 1/12 Modified podium.

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March 3, 2014

PSM B-Max4 III carbon fibre chassis plate

German company PSM introduce this carbon fibre main chassis plate for the Yokomo B-Max III 4WD buggy. CNC-machined from 2.5mm glossy finish carbon fibre the part weights in at only 73.5g and therefore it is some 55g lighter than the kit’s aluminium chassis plate. Offering higher flexibility than its alloy counterpart the chassis is suggested for outdoor use and it comes with two additional carbon chassis stiffeners.

Source: PSM [psm-rc.com]

March 2, 2014

Berntsen wins ETS Gran Canaria

Xray’s Adrian Berntsen claimed the biggest win of his career today at the third round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series when he became only the 10th race winner in the world famous electric touring car championship. Winning the opening A-main at the Gran Canaria event, which he backed up with a second in A2, the Norwegian drove a calculated final leg to finish second behind defending champion Ronald Volker and more importantly ahead of Xray team-mate Alexander Hagberg to take the overall win at the ETS’ 36th race. Having TQ’d the event, Volker would finish second overall on tie break with Hagberg to claim his 10th consecutive podium finish. Like at Round 2 where Hagberg took the win it was once again an all Xray affair with team driver Jan Ratheisky taking the win in both Pro Stock and Formula on the holiday island.

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March 2, 2014

Hagberg wins second A-Main at ETS

LRSun-Hagberg wins second A-Main at ETS

Alexander Hagberg has won the second A-Main at Round 3 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Gran Canaria, the Team Xray driver benefiting from a coming together between Top Qualifier Ronald Volker and A1 winner Adrian Berntsen. After the disaster of the first main in which he spun at the start, Volker finished A2 third meaning the end of his challenge for a first win on the island. With second from the leg, Berntsen looks poised to take his first ever ETS win with only team-mate Hagberg in with a chance of denying him in the third A-Main.

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