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August 11, 2012

Bloomfield gives TLR first European title

The 32nd 1:8 Offroad European Championships was a race of firsts in Fehring, Austria as Darren Bloomfield won a thrilling last lap battle with Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk to become the first British driver to win the title as well as securing his first ever European title and giving Team Losi Racing and his tyre sponsor AKA their first crown in EFRA’s longest running championship. Bloomfield’s 1.9 second win over Ronnefalk, who retains his European Junior title, brings Mugen’s four year reign as manufacturers’ champion to an end as outgoing champion Robert Batlle had to settle for the final step on the podium.

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August 11, 2012

Ronnefalk on pole at Euros

16-year-old reigning European Junior Champion David Ronnefalk will start the Main final at the 2012 1:8 Offroad European Championships from pole position after the Swede won his Semi in a faster time than that of reigning champion Robert Batlle’s Semi winning time.

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August 11, 2012

Avid TLR 22 vented motor plate

Avid’s vented motor plate for the TLR 22 platform is the latest addition to the company’s growing range of aftermarket parts. The plate is CNC-machined from 6061-T6 aluminium, comes black anodised and features 45 degree angled venting slots to keep debris out and to let cooling air in. Being 100 percent milled the plate plate is both true and rigid and the perfect base for today’s high-power brushless motors.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

August 11, 2012

Reedy 250mAh 6.6V LiFe RX battery

Reedy introduce the 250mAh 6.6V LiFe RX battery that is perfect for use in 1S powered 1/12th and 1/10th pan cars that require a receiver battery. The battery sports dimensions of 34.5x21x11.5mm and its LiFe chemistry provides voltage similar to the ESC’s BEC voltage output, resulting in servos that run as intended in terms of speed, torque, and reliability. The battery features an integrated switch so that the car can be powered on and off conveniently. A separate non-switched charging jack means that the battery can remain plugged into the receiver during the charging process. The 250mAh capacity is good for a typical day’s worth of pan car racing.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

August 11, 2012

VRC Pro Off-Road released

The long awaited VRC Pro Off-Road is now finally released, starring the immensely popular 4WD Short Course trucks. The release marks a milestone in the history of VRC; the leap from on-road to off-road racing. Virtual RC are very happy to finally welcome the off-road community into VRC Pro and give them nothing less than a true off-road experience. Virtual Short Course is said to be realistic beyond belief. Beta testers and others who have tried it, including Scotty Ernst, Rick Howard from Team Associated and off-road champions Atsushi Hara and Hayoto Matzusaki say “awesome … the realism of VRC Pro short course is spot-on”.

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August 10, 2012

Team Durango DEX210 Race Ready RTR

Team Durango introduce the DEX210 Race Spec RTR 2WD 1/10th electric off-road buggy. The car is based on the full-blown competition kit and comes factory-assembled with a composite plastic chassis, the patent pending 3-/4-gear gearbox for mid and rear motor layout, threaded aluminium body oil-filled shock absorbers, fully adjustable suspension parts with inserts for caster and toe angle adjustment as well as competition tyres and wheels. Included with the Race Spec buggy comes a 2.4GHz radio set, Speed Passion 13.5T brushless motor and speed controller as well as a pre-painted body shell.

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August 10, 2012

Bloomfield Top Qualifier in Austria

Team Losi Racing’s Darren Bloomfield is the Top Qualifier at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships, the British ace wrapping up the honour in Fehring, Austria, in style when he took his Novarossi powered 8ight around the high speed track in the fastest time of the 32nd running of the event in the fifth & final round of qualifying. Having set the pace in yesterday’s opening qualifier, Bloomfield was already assured of his first overall Euros TQ before his final heat as challengers David Ronnefalk crashed on his run and Renaud Savoya got T-boned as he was on a TQ pace. In the group that would bring qualifying to a conclusion still to run Bloomfield drove a ‘nearly perfect’ 5-minute run to once again post the fastest lap of the round and a new outright fastest run time.

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August 10, 2012

Savoya TQ’s penultimate qualifier

Xray’s Renaud Savoya has TQ’d the penultimate round of qualifying at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Austria while great rival & defending champion Robert Batlle had his run to the 3rd fastest time struck off after his Mugen was deemed to be too wide in post race scrutiny something his Mugen team firmly dispute as the buggy was running the same set-up as yesterday when the MBX6R had no problems with passing through the box being used by race officials.

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