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December 10, 2013

JConcepts RC10 classic wheels & tyres

JConcepts introduce their new line of tyres and wheels for the Team Associated RC10 Classic buggy. First up is the Rips front tyre that is modelled after the kit tyres but offers more steering for an increased fun factor. The rounded edges of the Rips peak out and return to the base exposing the deep Ripped ribs which tile out as an evenly spaced 5-rib tire. The Rips fit a classic style 1.9″ sized wheel giving the buggy an era correct appearance in size and proportion and they are produced in JConcepts sticky green super soft compound and include And-1 open cell inserts for increased support.

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December 10, 2013

Vogt doubles at Team Orion Offroad Islikon Masters

The second Team Orion Offroad Islikon Masters took place last weekend in Islikon, Switzerland. The event saw 104 entries in six different classes. Team Durango Switzerland Driver Patrick Vogt took the pole position in 2WD and second position in 4WD buggy and later went on to win both classes. In 2WD Fabian Luca Widmer (Yokomo) came in 2nd and with Sven Zünd (Kyosho) taking 3rd place. In 4WD class Sven Zünd (Kyosho) came in 2nd and Milan Steiner (Team Durango) completed the podium in 3rd position.

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December 10, 2013

VBC Wildfire white parts set

VBC Racing have a white ball cup and belt tension adjuster kit for the Wildfire line of touring cars available. Included are 22 turnbuckle ball cups of various sizes along four belt tension adjuster rings, all of which are made to replace the original grey and yellow parts. The set fits the Wildfire as well as the Ghost VTA kit.

Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]

December 10, 2013

Hagberg & Cerny win at 2013 Charity Race

The annual Charity Race was held at the RC Landia facilities, hosted by Team La Gang, in Scandiano, Italy. The race was sold out with 120 entries divided in four different classes. In the touring car Stock class, Marek Cerny put on a dominating performance to take all qualifiers in front Mattia Collina from Italy. Marek then went on to take the win in the class, followed by Xray teammate Mattia Collina in runner-up position. Nico Catelani completed the the top 3.

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December 10, 2013

Yeah Racing aluminium lightweight fan mount

Yeah Racing has released an aluminium light fan heat sink mount suitable for 30mm and 40mm fan units. The part is made from high quality aluminium and weights in at only 5 gram. Its unique design allows it to be mounted to the motor firmly and securely and it can be easily installed by using the set screws included. The supplied 3mm washers can be placed between the motor and the fan to enhance the heat dissipation effect. The mount comes without fan and is available in gunmetal, black and blue colour.

Source: RC Mart [rcmart.com]

December 10, 2013

JC Super Cup Championship Series Rd3 – Report

Florida’s top racers celebrated Thanksgiving weekend at Jeff’s RC Studio in Fort Myers for stop number 3 of JConcepts’ Super Cup Fall Session. Jeff, Sam and crew worked long and hard to prepare for the record setting entries that began to arrive early Friday morning. With a recent move and expansion, the outdoor off-road track was still in its infancy having been built only a month earlier. The layout was perfect along with the preparation of the track surface, it was set to groove in for maximum traction. Mother Nature kept all racers on their toes throughout the day as a heavy cloud cover kept the sun at bay until almost 11 AM. The sun was working its magic drying the track surface and it was showing on the lap times as they rapidly dropped. Unfortunately a heavy mist moved into the area for about an hour and made this very interesting for all the racers. It made for some of the best, closest racing yet.

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December 10, 2013

Jefferies wins his last race for Team Associated

Round 3 of the BRCA 1/12th scale nationals took place in Tamworth last weekend. Once again the entry was almost full with more than 100 drivers competing on each day. The event would see Olly Jefferies driving an Associated car for the final time before he switches to Xray for 2014. Olly has been in dominant form this winter having won 3 of the first 4 national events in the stock and modified classes. In the Stock class on Saturday Olly set a blistering pace in the early rounds, but a fast run from David Spashett would see him line up on pole position for the A-final with his Zen Racing RS chassis. Olly was 2nd for Associated/Reedy/LRP. Championship leader Adam Catchpole failed to make the A-final after finishing 2nd at both of the first two events. In the A final Olly capitalised on a rare mistake from Spashett to then go on and win the race. A fine drive from CRC’s Mick Farrell netted him the final podium place.

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December 9, 2013

Horizon Hobby to be Acquired by Investor Group

Horizon Hobby Inc, parent company to many well known RC car related brands such as as TLR, Losi, Spektrum, Nitrotane etc. have announced that its board of directors has signed a definitive agreement under which the company would be sold to an investor group led by Joe Ambrose, Horizon’s Chief Executive Officer. The investment group includes Armory Capital, LLC and Mill City Capital L.P., two investors that have deep experience with management-led acquisitions. Financial terms were not released.

Read the complete announcement here