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July 14, 2015

ROAR 1/8th Electric Offroad & 1/10th SC Nats – Report

The 2015 ROAR 1/10 4×4 SC and 1/8 Electric Offroad Nationals were held this past weekend at Lost Creek R/C Raceway in Oakland Mills, Pennsylvania. This year’s track at LCRC would put every manufacturer’s electronics to the extreme test with a very hi-speed layout and hot/humid temperatures while the event would record its largest entry count in history reaching an impressive 211!. The race schedule saw controlled practice on Thursday, two rounds of qualifying each on Friday and Sunday followed by the main events with triple A-mains on Sunday. In the 1/8 Electric Buggy qualifying Ryan Maifield would TQ two rounds to lock-up the overall TQ. The triple A-Mains for the 1/8 Electric Buggy class would be 10-Minutes each. Maifield was a man on a mission showing tremendous speed in both A-Main 1 and 2 by taking the wins in each to take the overall win and his first ROAR National Championship of the weekend. Dakotah Phend would go onto win A-Main 3 in style to secure 2nd overall.

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July 14, 2015

JConcepts Summer INS – Final results

The qualifying rounds during last weekend’s JConcepts Summer INS has been exciting and intense. Everyone was able to witness the true speed of one of the industry’s brightest stars, Spencer Rivkin, who has masterfully pulled off a perfect Saturday in qualifying winning every round and earning TQ in 4 of the Modified classes. Although, Sunday was a different story. With the last round of qualifying held in the morning, Rivkin’s perfect streak came to an end as his rivals were starting to figure things out on the high traction, full slick conditions. AE/JConcepts’ teammate Michael Schoettler, was able to derail the young Arizona Superstar by taking TQ in 2WD and 4WD in the final round. The momentum was shifting and everyone in the pits could sense the change as “The Rivkin Show” was now becoming a real battle for the title of Summer Indoor National Champion.

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July 14, 2015

Elias Johansson wins at Summer Series Rd3

The third round of he Swedish Summer Series was held at the Årsundaring, a pretty fast track with off camber jumps and a huge wall ride. The event attracted a good turnout of racers and the hot weather made for track temperatures as high as 50 degree Celsius. In the 2WD class Elias Johansson took the TQ after sweeping the qualifiers and he also went on to win all three A-main legs to take the day’s win.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 14, 2015

Luigi Tridico wins at AMSCI off-road regionals Rd6

Round six of the AMSCI off-road regionals was held in Calabria, Italy. Luigi Tridico (Mugen/O.S.) took the TQ and win in the F1 class from Egidio Vergadoro (HB/Team Orion) in 2nd and Domenico Giglietta (Kyosho/Novarossi) in 3rd.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

July 14, 2015

Joakim Niclassen takes Nordic Championships

Last weekend the Nordic Championships took place at Hvervenbukta, Oslo. The very high bite and bumpy Astroturf track had a lot of elevation changes. Although some of the usual talented drivers were missing from Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, the competition did not disappoint. By the end of Friday’s practice, Team Associated’s Joakim Niclassen was comfortable with his buggies, and was confident going into the weekend. Once qualifying started, both the driver and his cars were working perfectly and TQ was soon followed by the win.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

July 14, 2015

Team Associated releases Carson Wernimont

Team Associated have announced the release of Carson Wernimont. Newly signed by Team Associated for the 2015 season, Wernimont immediately put in consistent A-Main performances in both electric and nitro off-road while racing his new Team Associated vehicles. As the 2015 racing season unfolded, it became obvious that the relationship was not in alignment with the original goals, and a decision was made to terminate Carson’s contract instead of fostering an unhealthy relationship through the agreed upon contract term. Everyone at Team Associated wishes Carson the best of luck in his future endeavours.

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July 13, 2015

Boots finally comes good to win EC title

Elliott Boots is the 2015 1:8 Offroad European Champion, the driver renowned for his outright speed finally coming good to claim the first major title of his career. Top Qualifier at the 35th running of the championships, the Kyosho driver would end the reign of former team-mate David Ronnefalk by leading home the HB driver by almost half a lap of the Ongaroring. In front of a hugely supportive Italian crowd Alex Zanchettin would complete the podium in Sacile ahead of home hero Davide Ongaro. Unfortunately for Ongaro’s Mugen team-mate Robert Batlle his race would end before it had even started when his front centre driveshaft came out during the final countdown to the cars being put down on the grid.

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July 13, 2015

JConcepts Summer INS – Brendan Wheatley’s T5M

JConcepts Summer INS – Brendan Wheatley's T5M

Brendan Wheatley has been on fire all weekend long here at the JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals in the 17.5 Stock Truck class earning the overall TQ with his Team Associated T5M. Only racing for 2 years, Brendan has been climbing the stock ladder and making great progress with his well equipped custom T5M chassis made by Dillon Davis, Schelle ceramic bearings, MIP 3 gear aluminum gearbox and Eco top shaft. With smooth power delivery from his Hobbywing ESC/SchuurSpeed Select motor combination, Brendan has been able to masterfully tame the high traction, full slick tire conditions here at Outback Raceway. With Ron Schuur on hand, Brendan has been able to optimize his gearing and motor timing to maintain both high corner and straightaway speed to separate himself from the field resulting in the only 20 lap qualifying run.

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