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September 11, 2013

Cody King doubles at 2013 Byron Heartland Challenge

The 2013 Byron Heartland Challenge took place at the Hobbytown Hobbyplex raceway in Omaha, Nebraska. In the Nitro Buggy class Kyosho’s Cody King took TQ and he had to battle hard with Team Durango’s Ryan Lutz for the win. Struggling with engine setup a flame out of Ryan gave Cody room to breathe and the needed time to correct the carburettor setting and to take the win. With Ryan in second the Buggy podium was completed by Chad Parks (Team Associated). In the Nitro Truggy class it was again Cody who took the TQ and winning honours. Ryan Lutz (Team Durango) came in second and Zach Phillips (Kyosho) rounded out the podium.

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September 11, 2013

New CRC 12th foams, rims and springs

Calandra Racing Concepts have two new 1/12th scale foams, updated rims and additional side and rear springs available. Starting with the foam tyres, new are the Greene soft and Blu medium compound made from a special Japanese rubber. Used for the first time at the 2012 IFMAR World Championships in the Netherlands the new foam offers high grip and low wear and it slightly differs from the Pink/Magenta/Purple and the Black/Grey/Yellow/White family 1/12th racers have used for years. The names are borrowed from the older American Green and Blue compounds to name the new additions. The tyres come mounted to CRC’s new Flex HR38 rims. They use the same mould and design as the known 38mm High Roller rims but are made using a new more flexible material that produces increased grip. The nylon material is very durable allowing the weekly club racer to have many “board meetings” with little to no damage to the rim. The Flex rim is a running change to CRC’s line of Pro Cuts pre-mounted wheels.

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September 11, 2013

Magnus Björndal wins Swedish North Cup

Magnus Björndal wins Swedish North Cup

The final round of the Swedish North Cup took place this past weekend in Robertsfors. 39 racers attended at last year’s Swedish Championship track and it soon became apparent that many drivers could fight for the top position. At the end Magnus Björndal was able to take the winning honours one lap ahead of Richard Malmlöf and Richard Bagger who was another lap down. The overall title went to Magnus in front of Björn Engman and Richard Bagger. The best junior, Viktor Westerlund came in 8th in the last round securing him a top 10 finish overall.

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September 11, 2013

Team Gravity Liquid Gravity LGC

Team Gravity introduce their reformulated Liquid Gravity LGC tyre additive. It comes in a larger bottle, with a better applicator and lower odour, making it ideal for all races where odourless additives are mandatory. As the performance is improved it also is a good choice for ‘open’ races. The tyre sauce comes including a Gravity RC decal and application information.

Source: Team Gravity [teamgravityrc.com]

September 10, 2013

Associated B4 & B44 stiffer arms

Associated have released new B44 “Front” and B4 & B44 “Rear” Hard arms which were designed for improved suspension stiffness. This helps with handling and consistency on high-traction surfaces and allows for better isolation of the suspension and more precise shock tuning. These parts have been used with success by the factory team at the recent ROAR Nationals, Hot Rod Shootout, and Surf City Classic.

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September 10, 2013

Expanding Horizons

In the not too distant past, the RC industry was predominantly focused around three areas – Japan, California and Western Europe. Almost all the manufacturers were located in these three areas and the majority of major races also took place nearby. But, in the last 10 years, we’ve seen a very obvious shift into different territories as our hobby expands globally.

Continue reading Oli’s column here

September 10, 2013

Ucar & Maralan win at Türkiye Touring Series Rd5

The fifth round of the Türkiye Touring Series championship took place at the Yavrupist track near Ankara. The sugar watered track offered lots of grip for the 32 drivers attending in the Modified and Pro Stock class. In Modified Xray team driver Erol Ucar dominated practice, qualifying and the finals. He was chased by his team mate Halit Körpe, Kagan Aydin completed the podium in third place.

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September 10, 2013

Belgian SCT Cup Rd5 in Kampenhout – Report

For the fifth round of the Belgian SCT Cup the drivers travelled to the iconic Kampenhout track that was as challenging as always with its elevation changes, off camber turns and different track surfaces. As usual, the Heremans’s ensured a smooth organisation and the day went flawless. The first qualifier was run on a wet track but once the sun came out the surface started to dry. Nicolas Evens (TLR 22SCT) TQ’ed the first two runs while Jean-François Renard (TLR 22SCT) took the last one. Behind the two Edouard-Benoît Michez, Philippe Hautecoeur and Cédric Vandeginste, all running Associated SC10’s, battled for the remaining top 5 spots.

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