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December 7, 2014

JConcepts Indoor Nationals Final – Qualifying

JConcepts Indoor Nationals Finale – Qualifying updates

With qualifying underway at the JConcepts Indoor Nationals Finale race, it would be Kyosho/Orion’s Jared Tebo striking first by taking TQ in round 1 of qualifying in the 4WD Modified class with 14 laps 5:05.4 After 5 minutes of qualifying, Tebo edged out Team Associated’s young gun Spencer Rivkin by 0.7 seconds and TLR’s Ryan Maifield by 1 second. With the field closely packed together, the 4WD Modified class will be an intense race from start to finish in every round.

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December 6, 2014

JConcepts Indoor Nationals Finale – Practice updates

The 2014 JConcepts Indoor National Series Finale’s open practice has just wrapped up at the massive Hobbyplex Raceway. This fantastic 5 race series travels the nation in search of the most competitive racing the United States has to offer and has made the final stop in Omaha, Nebraska. With the expected turnout to be just under 300 entries, this year’s finale race is also going to decide who is the king of the INS in 2014.

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December 3, 2014

AARCMCC 1/10 Offroad Victorian State Titles – Report

Held at the Knox track in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, the 2014 Victorian State Titles was the final major race of the year in Australia and it saw over 160 entrants treated to a fast, flowing and fun natural dirt track in high temperature summer conditions. Control tyres for the event were JConcepts 3Ds in blue compound for the rear, and JConcepts Bar Codes in blue compound for the front of the 4WD vehicles. 6 national classes were on offer, with 2WD and 4WD buggy in both Modified and 17.5T, 2wD SCT and Stadium Truck. Victoria also runs 21.5T 2WD and 4WD buggy classes which this year saw many junior drivers racing against the adults.

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December 3, 2014

Robert Batlle joins Team C electric team

Following his departure from 1/10th electric sponsor Yokomo Spanish ace Robert Batlle teamed up with Team C to race the company’s 1/10th electric off-road and on-road vehicles. We do not have any details on the deal but we understand that Robert will race 1/10th scale both in the national championships and also at selected international events.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.com]

December 2, 2014

Kyle McBride returns to Team Associated & Reedy

Team Associated and Reedy announce the return of 3-times FEMCA Champion and 4-times Australian National Champion Kyle McBride to the team. Kyle began his racing career with Team Associated in 2006 and since then has established himself as one of the best drivers in the world with two 4th place finishes at the 1:8 IFMAR World Championships along with a victory at the 2014 Silver State Nitro Challenge. Based just outside of Brisbane, Australia, Kyle will be racing the full line of Team Associated off-road vehicles in Australia, Asia, and around the World. Additionally, Kyle will use Reedy power in all of his vehicles while competing in both 1:8 and 1:10 off-road events. This is what Kyle has to say about the deal:

I am beyond excited and pumped to be returning to the Team Associated team and family! With racing being my number one focus in life and career, Team Associated has given me a great opportunity to join their team. I want to personally thank Brent Thielke for giving me this opportunity and I look forward to a really successful race career with Team Associated and many great results for the team.

Team Associated team manager Brent Thielke adds:

Kyle is one of those underrated drivers that gets lost in the power rankings. He has shown to have the speed and skills to compete with the best in the world; we are looking forward to giving him more opportunities to do just that. We are also excited about adding a driver to the Australian/Asian market to develop and promote the Team Associated and Reedy product lines.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

December 2, 2014

Drew Moller re-signs with LRP

LRP announce the contract renewal with 18-year old Drew Moller. The IFMAR Worlds finalist signed a full factory support contract and he will continue to use LRP’s range of electric brushless motors and speedos, battery packs and chargers as well as the company’s nitro engines and accessories in his 2015 campaign that will see both 1/10th and 1/8th scale racing.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

December 2, 2014

Ryan Lutz trophy charity auction

Following last year’s great success Ryan Lutz is running another Trophy Charity Auction to raise money for a good cause. Ryan currently has 14 auctions up and running from some of his best results from the 2014 racing season with all of the trophies being signed by the “Lutzinator” himself. All you have to do is search “Ryan Lutz Autograph” in the eBay search and all 14 listings will come up. The auctions are supporting Toys 4 Tots, Make-A-Wish, and the Salvation Army, they can also be found on Ryan Lutz personal website by clicking here and are set up to accept international bidders this time.

Source: Ryan Lutz [lutzinator.com]

December 2, 2014

Ari Bakla wins at Proline Challenge Australia finale

The final round of the Proline Challenge Australia was held at LRRCC in super hot weather conditions in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon that made it hard to keep up with the changing conditions. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Ari Bakla came out successful in front of Dallas Gardiner while Shane Kelly rounded out the podium in 3rd. The Nitro Truggy class had Wade Lazich walking away with the win from Brendhan Wade and Shane Kelly in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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