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November 8, 2011

Johnson & Buran win Annual Halloween Classic

The Annual Halloween Classic event in Ohio has been held in many different venues over the long history of the race. From the early days on the westside of Cleveland, to the Mentor area, Strongsville and now in the hands of the Gate in Brunswick, Ohio, the race has bounced around the area. One thing that has not changed over the years is the high level of competition at the event. In addition to a strong field of talent, the event was sold out for 2011. The venue ran out of physical space at 180 entries, simply could not fit another racer, an incredible turnout.

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November 8, 2011

P1 Brand Stay On Edge tee

Announcing the newest release from the P1 Brand Trackwares line, the progressive Stay On Edge graphic tee. Every serious racer knows that top performance can always be found on that proverbial, ragged edge of physical, mechanical and sometimes, aesthetic limits. Stay on that edge with this collaged cacophony of bold, typographic madness from P1 Brand. On the back of the shirt, a collaged variation of the P1 Brand logo is printed between the shoulder blades and a woven P1 Brand label on the outside, lower hem, completes the look.

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November 7, 2011

Reedy 540-SL & 550-SL brushless motors

Reedy’s all new 540-SL and 550-SL sensorless brushless motors are the perfect choice for the enthusiast looking to upgrade his RTR motor with one that increases power and improves reliability. The latest brushless motor technology along with the design and engineering experience that is responsible for 28 World Championship titles has been incorporated into their design. Even though these motors are designed with the hobbyist in mind, they are perfectly suited for track duty.

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November 7, 2011

Centro C4.1 B4 mid-motor conversion

The C4.1 Centro mid-motor conversion has taken the racing world by storm, taking the top three spots in the BRCA 2WD National Championships at its very first attempt. Based on the multiple World Championship winning Team Associated B4.1, the Centro converts the transmission to mid-motor and has been developed with the sole aim of continuing to beat the competition, particularly on higher grip tracks such as Astro-turf, grass and even indoor carpet and mixed surface.

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November 7, 2011

Juho Levanen confirmed for ATS Pilot race

Following on from the announcement that Ronald Volker was set to attend the Asian touring Series Pilot race at the Yatabe Arena in Japan, Finnish star Juho Levanen has also confirmed his entry. The factory Associated/Reedy driver and former European Champion is the only driver to beat Volker on carpet during last season’s ETS and will be a top contender for the win at the new Yatabe Arena. The event which will be run from the 18th to the 20th of November will be open to Modified and Pro Stock, running hand out 17.5T Speedpassion motors, as well as a large number of support classes including an offroad race at the Arena’s indoor dirt track. For further information on this event, visit the official ATS site here.

November 7, 2011

LRP S10 Twister 2WD buggy

LRP have announced the S10 Twister a rear-wheel drive 2WD electric buggy. Designed from scratch it features an encapsulated gearbox, slipper clutch, drive train with ball bearings and fully adjustable race suspension.The RTR package includes special high speed 540 size motor, digital LRP speed control, high precision LRP A2-STX Sport III transmitter, charger, longlife LRP rechargeable battery and a high-performance LRP steering servo.

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November 7, 2011

EFRA 2011 Season Review

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RC Racing TV have put together a nice montage of clips from this year’s EFRA European Championships, which they showed last weekend to those present at the EFRA AGM in Brussels.

Source: RC Racing TV [rcracing.tv]

November 7, 2011

Chen YuYuan wins TRCCA Rd4

Last weekend the 4th round of the TRCCA was held in YiLan in Eastern Taiwan and over 70 drivers participated in this event. After 3 rounds of qualifying it was HongNor team driver Chen YuYuan driving his X3-Sabre that took the TQ spot. In the 30 minute A-Main, Chen continued carried forward his pace to lead from start to finish, taking the win with another HongNor team driver Dai YuanYi in 3rd place.

Source: HongNor [hongnor-racing.com]