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November 9, 2011

Halloween Classic double for Larry Fairtrace

TOP Racing team driver Larry Fairtrace sent us this report from the 2011 Halloween Classic which took place last weekend at the Gate in Brunswick, Ohio. “We arrived late to the Halloween Classic. Friday all day was practice, but we had to work on Friday so we drove all through the night to arrive at the track Saturday morning at 7am. This gave us 3.5 hours of practice, racing was set to start at 11am. I practiced a few times with my Photon and made some changes based on the amount of traction. I arrived with the setup I ran at the IIC but it was pushy with too much all around traction. I migrated back closer to my standard carpet setup by the end of practice. I put my Rebel on the track one time in practice and it was very good right out of the gate. I was pretty satisfied with it and knew new tires would make it that much better so I shelved it until racing started and concentrated on my Photon.

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November 9, 2011

Root double at Thanksgiving Throwdown Rd1

TLR and Losi’s Frank Root, Cody Turner and Trevor Adamo were on hand at the opening round of the Thanksgiving Throwdown Series Saturday at West Coast R/C Raceway (WCRC). The track had fantastic traction, and a really fun and technical layout and the entry count was very strong at just over 150 and a great day of racing was had by all.

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November 9, 2011

Jason Branham takes RC Pro titles

This past weekend Agama/Pro-Line racer Jason Branham attended the RC Pro International Finals in Porter, TX,just outside of Houston, at Mike’s Hobbies and Gulf Coast Raceway and wrote this report. Gulf Coast Raceway is probably one of the finest race facilities you will find in the country and as host of the 2010 IFMAR Sedan World Championships, GCR was very excited to host their first major off-road race. The crew did a fantastic job with the layout which made for some very fast and close racing. I came into the Finals tied in points with Ryan Lutz in Pro Buggy and Mike Battaile in Pro Arena Truck so I knew right off the bat that if was going to take the titles then I was going to have to finish ahead of these guys as well as the rest of the field to do so.

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November 9, 2011

Sweep Racing Strong Glue Jr.

Do you ever reach into your RC bag for some tire glue and notice it has either dried out, or the nozzle has become clogged? This can be a frustrating and expensive problem as it leaves a lot of tire glue wasted. Sweep Racing is now offering their popular Strong glue in ‘Jr.’ size bottles with a child resistant cap to prevent clogging and to also avoid the purchases of an excessive amount of glue. You can now actually finish an entire bottle of glue.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

November 8, 2011

HPI Apache C1 4wd Flux brushless buggy

The HPI Apache C1 4wd Flux brushless buggy is the ultimate in 1/8th scale desert and all-terrain fun. With HB Race DNA suspension system from the World Championship Winning HB D8 buggy and Flux Brushless power to all 4 wheels, it’s ready for competition straight out of the box. Add the legendary HPI durability and you have yourself a no-compromise, bash-proof 4wd machine for all day, all-terrain fun. Rounding off the package are scale replica Yokohama Geolandar off-road tires and a detailed, pre-painted realistic desert buggy cage-style body, complete with spare tire and driver and co-driver figures.

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November 8, 2011

Jason Jakubczyk dominates 2011 MORL Series

Kyosho America/Team Orion Factory Driver Jason Jakubczyk has swept the 2011 Midwest Off-Road Racing League Series! The MORL Series has been ongoing for over 20 years throughout Michigan and Indiana. This is also the largest 1/10 off-road racing series in the Mid-West that consistently brings in the top drivers from both states. This years series consisted of 6 different tracks, 1 race each month, with points earned at each event. Then each driver would be allowed 2 throwouts with their 4 best rounds counting for the overall Championship. Jason went on to lock up all 3 of the Modified Championships he participated in after the first 4 races of the series!

Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]

November 8, 2011

TLR 8ight Gen III radio tray

Seen in various forms for the past few months, TLR has announced the new Gen III radio tray for the line of 8ight vehicles. The radio tray is a drop in replacement in all 8ight vehicles with many improved features. The key features of the radio tray are improved weight distribution and adjustability with the throttle servo relocation improving servo life by moving the servo away from engine vibration which can potentially reduce servo life. A ball bearing throttle linkage creates a precise throttle feel while molded index points improves accuracy with linkage alignment. Furthermore a switch relocation improves ON/OFF switch access and a metal J-Nut secured battery box increases radio tray life during chassis flex. Available in early December.

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November 8, 2011

Tironi & Cavicchioli win 2011 Motonica Trophy

The Motonica Trophy race was held recently on the newly resurfaced Fiorano track in Italy. In the 1/10th 200mm class it was Francesco Tironi in his first race with the new Capricorn Lab C02 and he dominated the race setting a new qualifying record and new lap record on the way to the TQ spot. In the final he won the 30 minute encounter by 6 laps ahead of Michele Scaglioni in 2nd and Luca Redaelli in 3rd. In the 1/8th scale class it was Alberto Picco that took the top spot in qualifying setting a new lap record on the way. In the final however it was Alberto hit problems and retired from the lead at 20 minutes. The race was won by Xray driver Christian Cavicchioli with Mugen driver Mirko Salemi in 2nd and Capricorn driver Andrea Ciurlante in 3rd.

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