September 24, 2011

CS Electronic Magnetic Pro2 motor

CS Electronic Magnetic Pro2 motor

CS Electronic have introduced their new Magnetic Pro2 motor. Based on their World championship winning technology this updated motor has more power, better power delivery and improved durability. Available in versions from 3.5T to 21.5T, the updated power units come in a newly designed packaging.

Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]


September 24, 2011

Piotr Okonski takes 2wd & 4wd Polish titles

Piotr Okonski takes 2wd & 4wd Polish titles

The final race of the Polish Off-Road championships took place in Tarnow recently. In the modified Electric Buggy 2WD class the championship title went to Piotr Okonski (Tamiya TRF 201) with second place going to Michal Orlowski (Tamiya TRF 201) and Lukasz Sabat in 3rd (Team Associated B4). In the modified Electric Buggy 4WD class the 2011 title again went to Piotr Okonski (Tamiya TRF 511), second place to Łukasz Sabat (Team Associated B44) and Damian Zalewski in 3rd (Tamiya TRF 511).

View the 4wd podium here


September 24, 2011

2011 Tamiya EuroCup Finals result

2011 Tamiya EuroCup Finals result

The 2011 Tamiya EuroCup Finals were held in Basel Switzerland last weekend. The event saw 110 drivers from 8 countries compete for European Champion honors in 6 categories; Top Stock, M-chassis, Buggy, Gentlemen, F1, and Euro GT (mod). Swiss, German, and Hungarian drivers topped the tables. Geng Bence of Hungary Crowned Top stock Champion, Swiss Roman Pichler and Marco Siegenthaler F1 and GT Champions respectively. Mathias Reber of Germany made the podium twice with 2nd in both M.chassis and F1.

View the different class winners here


September 24, 2011

Kraig Krueger wins 2wd at Udder Madness Classic

Kraig Krueger wins 2wd at Udder Madness Classic

The Udder Madness Classic is the longest-running off-road race in Minnesota. This year the top racers in the region gathered at the race’s annual Starbuck location for the event. Similar to previous years, the 2WD Modified class proved to be the most competitive and largest of the classes. In round 1 of qualifying, Team Associated’s Eric Swanson put in a solid run and set the early pace for the rocket round qualifying format with his RC10B4.1. His time held until round 3 when his teammate Kraig Krueger edged him out for the top qualifying position that held through the fourth round of qualifying. At the completion of qualifying, the grid was set for the triple A Mains with the RC10B4.1’s of Kraig Krueger, Eric Swanson, and Steve Nelson sitting on the top three spots.

Continue reading the report here


September 23, 2011

Kody Numedahl wins Colorado State Gas Series

Kody Numedahl wins Colorado State Gas Series

The Colorado State Gas Series is made up of five stops among the top Colorado tracks, which includes Colorado Fast Track, Dirt Works, Rat Raceway, Longmont and Thunder Valley. With National level drivers competing in the series, victory is earned, not given. Team Associated/Reedy driver Kody Numedahl drove his Reedy 121 VR-powered RC8B to the the overall series victory with consistent top finishes and smart racing. Also taking home titles with their Team Associated vehicles were Steve Folle with his RC8Be and Phil Turner with his RC8T.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]


September 23, 2011

Jonas Kaerup wins Nordic 2wd title

Jonas Kaerup wins Nordic 2wd title

After 5 grueling rounds in Denmark, where the weather is always a lottery, the Danish 2wd DRCMU Championships were finally decided. With only 3 rounds of the 5 to count, it was very close all the way up to the final deciding race. As most tracks in Denmark are carpet or astroturf, Losi’s mid motor 22 car looked like the car to beat right from the very first race in Odense, where Lasse Nielsen took his GM powered Losi 22 to TQ and pole. Midway through the year though, CML made a few prototype C4.1 conversion kits for the Team Associated RC10B4.1, and one kit was made available for double nordic Champion Jonas Kaerup. He duly took the win with his GM-powered AE CML C4.1 car in the very first outing in Viborg on Danish soil, and this race too was run in the wet. With two more wins and a second in the last 3 rounds of the Championship Jonas Kaerup won the Danish National Championship with the AE CML C4.1 car. 2nd and 3rd went to Lars Alex and Lasse Nielsen, both with GM powered Losi 22’s.

Thanks to Jonas Kaerup for the report/ Image: Race Gallery


September 23, 2011

Hungarian Nationals Rd5 report

Hungarian Nationals Rd5 report

The last round of the Hungarian Offroad Championships took place on a newly built track inside a speedway facility in Debrecen recently. It is a US style loamy track with many jumps and tight corners. In Buggy class it was Toth Bence who TQ’d, winning 3 rounds of out 6 in front of Cseko Gergely and Gabnai Gergo. For the finals the track broke up quite a bit so it was real challenge to stay on your wheels without losing a lot of pace. Right after the start Bence and Gergely provided the show for those many speedway fans who visited with very fair and super close racing, continuously changing their position for the lead followed by Bruzsa Richard in a close third. After about 10 minutes Gergely dropped back because of driving errors while Bence and Richard continued swapping their position in front. Gergely was able to pit one less than his rivals and slipped back into the lead while they were out for their last pitstop at the 23 minute mark. This passing maneuver confused both Bence and Richard a bit, they were trying to catch up while racing with each other which resulted in many mistakes that let Gergely to open the gap on them. The race for 2nd remained open till the very last lap.

Continue reading the report here


September 23, 2011

Spec-R TC6 gear diff & carbon gears

Spec-R TC6 gear diff & carbon gears

Spec-R have released a gear diff for the Associated TC6. The gear diff consists of a light weight plastic housing, nylon gears and long life diff joints. Long lasting and durable material result in consistent and better performance. Also new from Spec-R are these carbon material internal gear for use inside Spec-R gear diffs. These new parts are hard and very durable and it can be used with all Spec-R gear diff.

View the carbon gears here