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August 30, 2012

Duratrax SC10 & SCTE tires

Duratrax has just released pre-mounted tires and wheels designed for the Team Associated SC10 4×4 and Team Losi SCTE 4×4 trucks. The scale tire sets come mounted on lightweight, durable black rims and are available in several tread patterns, including the new Bandito tires designed for asphalt, concrete and other hard, smooth surfaces. Sets for both vehicles are available in soft C2 and super-soft C3 compound and include inserts. Also available are Wheel sets for both vehicles in white and yellow as well as black colour.

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August 26, 2012

Team C short course body

Team C Racing introduce a new short course body shell for the use with their TS2 and TS4 line of trucks. Sporting a different design than the stock shells the TS404 comes clear, with side number plates and side dams and is useable on other 1/10th SC trucks also.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]

August 20, 2012

Durango DESC210 Race Ready RTR

After months of development and testing, Durango have released their DESC210 Race Ready RTR 2WD off-road SC truck. Complete with Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) and 13.5 brushless motor from World Champions ‘Speed Passion’, it is ready to race, and win, from the moment you take it out of the box. This truck is an ideal introduction into the amazing and exciting hobby of RC car racing. If you think you have what it takes to win, then the DESC210 Race Ready RTR is the truck for you.

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August 15, 2012

Finland SC Summer Cup Rd4 report

The fourth and final round of Finland SC Summer Cup took us to Jyväskylä. The race was driven on same weekend as Neste Rally Finland. Unfortunately the RC track was too far away from WRC happenings and so we only saw lots of general traffic the way to and from track. Weather wasn’t as good in morning as it had been in previous rounds, there was constant threat of thunder storm ahead, but fortunately rain and thunder went around us and we only got very short and light shower during qualifying. Unlike in two previous rounds we had more drivers in 2wd (17) than in 4wd (16). Once again we had few drivers that had never been in an RC race.

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August 10, 2012

Traxxas Slash 4×4 Ultimate Mike Jenkins Edition

Traxxas introduce the Mike Jenkins Edition Slash 4×4 Ultimate Ready-To-Race truck. Based on the standard all-wheel drive Slash the Ultimate Edition includes blue anodised 6061-T6 aluminium C-hubs, steering blocks, rear hub carriers and wheel nuts. Also included are adjustable front and rear anti-roll bars, optional extra-stiff swaybar wires, PTFE-coated big bore shock absorbers, a fluid-filled centre differential and an officially licensed Mike Jenkins Edition body shell. Other standard equipment included is a TQi 2.4GHz radio system with Docking Base, telemetry-ready 5-channel receiver, Velineon brushless system, 7-cell NiMH battery pack and a suitable AC charger.

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August 9, 2012

Belgian SCT Cup 2012 Rd3

The 3rd round of the Belgian SCT Cup was run at RC Electro Liège in Sprimont. The track was technical and slippery, making mastering it very challenging. Saturday was free practice all day with quite a few drivers showing up under a blue sky. On Sunday morning three rounds of qualifying where held. Hong Nor Team Driver Raphaël Robert took TQ in the 4WD Modified class and Mike Renotte took the top spot in 2WD. In the afternoon three finals in each class where held with Raphaël Robert taking the first two 4WD A-finals. 2WD was a different affair with every driver on the podium winning a final. At the end it was Raphaël Robert taking the win in 4WD with Nicolas Evens and Mike Renotte in second and third respectively. The 2WD class was won by Mike Renotte with Nicolas Evens in second and Vincent Brauns in third.

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August 9, 2012

Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour Rd5

The fifth round of the Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour stopped at Hobby Town USA, Hobbyplex a massive facility that houses two full-sized RC race tracks. The tour once again brought a bevy of pro drivers and factory representatives to America’s heartland. Pro drivers like Brian Kinwald, and Billy Fischer arrived and were ready to do battle. Taylor Timmerman dropped in fresh from the Byron’s race, with the fastest youngsters in the Midwest: Cole Tollard, and Jason Hills adding to the pace of the race. Factory Fast JConcepts Guru Dave Duncan, Spektrum’s Sonny Brown, www.liverc.com and factory fast Mike Garrison, Novak’s Traveling Tech man and Short Course Showdown staffer Charlie Suangka, as well as the Traxxas crew made the trip to Omaha for stop number five. Chris Kovachevich from RC Driver and Trevor Duncan from R/C Car Action made the trip to cover the event as well.

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August 6, 2012

Ryan Dunford wins 2012 Short Course Nationals

The 2012 Short Course Nationals again hosted at RC Madness in Enfield, Ct had over 300+ entries this past weekend and the word of the day was ‘hot’ during qualifying. High temps and big time humidity would make for a long day with everyone ducking for a bit of shade where they could. This race has been plagued by the weather in the past. Unfortunately this year would be no different. After all rounds of qualifying TLR’s Ryan Dunford would TQ 4WP Pro 4 SC and would get yet another TQ in the 2WD Pro 2 SC class. Weather would dominate the mains though not allowing any competitor to run their mains. So qualifying order would end up being finishing order as well.

Source: Panther Tires [panthertires.com]