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December 5, 2013

Ryan Dunford doubles at Toys for Tots

Exeter Hobbies held a Toys for Tots race Thanksgiving weekend, to raise donations for the Marine Corp Reserve toy drive. TLR Ryan Dunford and Doug “Casper” Nielsen made the drive up to the Central Valley from Southern California to help support this great cause and to mix it up with the locals. The race generated 80+ entries and tons of toys. Exeter hobbies does not normally field a modified buggy class so Ryan and Casper put in some stock motors to have some fun with the locals with 3 full heats of Pro stock buggy in attendance. After qualifying was done Ryan would take TQ with a blistering 19 lap time and Casper would line up second also on a 19 lap pace. Exeter hobbies runs a 2 bump up format and 7 min mains for more track time.

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December 5, 2013

Scott Gilles wins 2WD at Victoria State champs

The prestigious Victorian State Titles were run last weekend in Australia, with entry numbers pushing 200 and temps over 30 degrees Celsius for the weekend, there was sure to be some hot action. Sunday saw some very strong fields assemble for the 2WD competition, and it was Schumacher’s Scott Gilles who topped the leader board of the Spec motor class in rounds 2 and 3, seemingly securing him the TQ. However, the round 1 winner had other ideas and drove a superb race to eclipse Scott’s time and take the round win in the 4th. This meant Scott would start 2nd on the grid. Leg 1 of the finals saw Scott get off to a great start, shadowing the leader for three laps until he made a small error, the Schumacher driver then made a clean pass and went on to win. Leg 2 saw Scott get involved in the typical first corner struggles and he ended up in 3rd place after some mid-field chasing. In the third leg, Scott made a clean start and put his Cougar buggy into the lead on the second corner, never to be headed or challenged, winning the state title right after taking the runner-up spot the day before in the 4WD class.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

December 5, 2013

JConcepts C4.2 rear suspension kit

Made for the Centro C4.2 converted Team Associated B4.2 buggies is this rear suspension kit from JConcepts. The set targets 3 key areas where the C4.2 could do with improvements. In stock trim the C4.2 includes a moulded rear bulkhead which is highly flexible and a target to damage in severe crashes. The JConcepts suspension kit includes an all CNC machined aluminium version which has been trimmed, narrowing the stance allowing more room for narrow rear pivot camber link adjustments. The bulkhead is available in blue or black colour and has silver chamfered edges around the border and inner cut-outs. The tucked design, trimmed shape and pocketing give the racer an extremely durable yet light-weight piece.

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December 5, 2013

Mon-Tech Racing F13 formula 1 bodyshell

Mon-Tech Racing introduce their latest formula 1 bodyshell, called the F13. Moulded in 0.75mm high quality polycarbonate the 1-piece body comes including a driver helmet, rear diffuser and decal sheet and it is made to fit most of today’s F1 chassis.

Source: Mon-Tech [mon-techracing.net]

December 5, 2013

Serpent Viper 977 aluminium pulleys

New from Serpent comes a variety of aluminium belt pulleys for the Viper 977. Available are 19T and 21T layshaft, 18T and 25T middle, 28T front and 48T rear pulleys as well as 19T and 21T lightweight pulley adapters. All parts are CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium with the side pulley shims offering openings to let dust and debris escape the pulley and belt area for improved durability and efficiency.

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December 5, 2013

Javi Pombo takes Madrid regional championship

Javi Pombo (Mugen) has won the last round of the Madrid regional championship held last weekend. Javi competed and won against Spanish aces like Dani Vega, Alberto García or Daniel Pariente and the victory also handed him the overall title and marks the culmination of a season that started up in Montpellier where he supremely run the final, and ended up with this regional victory and 6th overall at the Spanish National Championship.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

December 5, 2013

Yuki Model Samurai 45A brushless ESC

New from CN Development & Media comes the sensorless Samurai 1/10 BL/SL 45A brushless speed controller. Measuring 45x32x37mm the 2S to 3S LiPo compatible ESC features a 2A/6V switched BEC system, splash waterproof protection and it comes pre-soldered with 4mm gold-plated connectors for the motor. The controller is available separately or as combo set including a 3450kv motor and programming card.

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December 5, 2013

2014 Driver Market – Who goes where

2014 Driver Market - Who goes where

With the annual driver market ‘Silly Season’ about to kick off, we decided to set out what we know and what we’ve heard, mixing a bit of fact with rumour regarding the top drivers in Offroad and Onroad. One thing we have heard is that deals are harder to come by this season and that most drivers will be better off holding on to their current deal if they can in what is a tough market with very few big name moves. We will update this section as we get more information along with confirmations from the teams and drivers. UPDATED January 8th

Find out who is going where