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May 30, 2012

Ryan Maifield double at The Big One

In a few short weeks, Lost Creek R/C Raceway in Oakland Mills, PA will be the site of the ROAR 1:8 Off Road Nationals. This weekend they hosted their annual event called The Big One. Racers used this event to test and prepare at the large track with hot and humid weather along with the opportunity to earn some cash. Team Associated/Reedy/LRP driver Ryan Maifield was in attendance along with Jason Ruona of JConcepts and set the pace all weekend long. Taking the top qualifying position and win in both 1:8 Buggy and Truggy with this LRP-powered Team Associated RC8.2 and RC8T, Maifield looked comfortable at the LCRC facility. Not to be lost was the strong performance from Maifield’s Team Associated teammate, Gunnar Rieck. A podium finish of third behind Billy Easton, who got second in 1:8 Buggy, is impressive for the New Jersey driver.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

May 30, 2012

Renaud Savoya wins Pierrefeu French National

The 3rd round of the French 1/8th scale offroad championships were held last weekend in Pierrefeu and Xray factory driver Renaud Savoya wrote this report. “After the last two events being shortened or canceled due to poor weather conditions, the VAMP Pierrefeu decided to go for another National event. This time the weather was gorgeous all weekend long. Located in southern France in the famous area of wine producers, Pierrefeu is always the theater of really nice events and competitions. The track is well known as one of the most technical and specific in France, typical Euro style… high speed, high grip, all what I like.

Continue reading the report here

May 30, 2012

Edam 48P pinion gears

Edam have released a complete range of 5mm 48 pitch pinion gears for their Espirit 1/10th electric chassis. Available from 24T to 33T, they are made from steel and give the user the possibility to gear their car to be able to use up to a 550 motor and 3-cell LiPo.

Source: Edam [edamhobby.com]

May 30, 2012

Shepherd race cap

Shepherd have introduced their latest merchandising release in the form of this race cap. The black, white and blue, one-size-fits-all, cap sports the Shepherd ram head and a nice design in white and blue. Available in the middle of June.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 30, 2012

HPI Baja Endurance Challenge 2012

The SRC Club circuit located in Huairou District, Beijing had its first big event recently, the HPI Baja Endurance Challenge 2012 organized by HPI China. 9 teams, each containing 5 members from over the country joined the race to compete with their driving skills, team work and toughness in mud and dust. 6 out of 9 teams survived the 2 hour final and the winning team was Beijing SRC club with 233 laps, completing a total distance of 70km. This is the second time HPI China held the Baja Endurance event, and it’s the only large scale race in China.

Source: HPI China [hpiracing.net.cn]

May 30, 2012

KM H-K1 rear shock tower

KM have released an updated version of their H-K1 rear shock tower. Again made from 4mm carbon fibre, the new design is ready for mounting the soon to be released rear plastic body supports.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

May 30, 2012

Wouter Wynen wins Rd3 of Benelux Championship

Privateer Wouter Wynen, driving an X Factory X-6 Squared, won the third round of the Benelux Championship held over the weekend at MAC Vlijmen. Wynen TQ’d the event and won A1, looking sure to take all the marbles. But in A2, youngster Wesley Von Helmond came from 3rd on the grid to nip Wouter, so Wynen needed to finish A3 ahead of Von Helmond in order to sew up the win. Wouter and Wesley pulled away in A3, Wesley leading, with X-Team driver Bruno Heremans in a comfortable third. Midway through the race Wesley clipped the inside pipe of two successive corners and Wouter got through into the lead with Bruno closing right up in third. With just two corners to go, there was contact between the two leaders and “Elvo” Heremans slipped by to take the win in A3. So Wouter Wynen’s X-6 Squared won the event, with Elvo and Wesley tied on points. The countback gave Wesley second and Elvo third.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com] / Image: RCOffroad.be

May 29, 2012

VBC Racing Wildfire 1/10 4wd touring car

VBC Racing have introduced their first 1/10 4wd touring car designed for competition called the Wildfire. The car has been developed from the ground up and all parts are designed with only one thing in mind, ‘Fast’. VBC put in months of intensive testing with drivers all around the globe on carpet and asphalt surfaces, even testing the car in highly competitive national and international races around the world to gather valuable data to help fine tune the car.

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