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May 26, 2011

European Short Course Masters – Announcement

Thunder Tiger Europe got in touch to tell us about the European Short Course Masters 2011, that takes place at MC Welden, close to Munich Germany, from the 9th to the 12th of June. The race is open to all racers across 4 classes, 2wd hobby class (only SC10 RTRs), 2wd modified class, 4wd modified class and a 1/8th 4wd Modified and Nitro class. Team Associated will be sending over US superstar Ryan Maifield and they will likely send another named driver also. Entry is now open and you can find out the full details of this event by going here.

May 25, 2011

LRP Vector X-12L SC 550 5.0T motor

Having announced their new 550 size X-12L motors last January, LRP have announced that the motor will now be available in 5.0T, joining the already available 5.5T and 4.5T versions. 4WD Short Course drivers can now take advantage of the World Championship-winning XTEC X-12 technology. With the all new Vector X-12L Short Course 550 motors, developed for 4WD Short Course racing, even more performance is available at your disposal.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

May 25, 2011

Kyle Johnson takes 4wd at Silver State SC race

Fresh off his Silverstate Nitro Challenge win with his Losi 4wd TEN-SCTE Team Losi Racing driver Kyle Johnson TQ’d and won the Silver State Short Court race at 702 raceway in Las Vegas. The event was a two day race with qualifying Saturday and mains on Sunday. Kyle showed speeds that no one could match in qualifying allowing him to start up front on Sunday for the main. Kyle took his blistering speed right into the main on Sunday to take the overall win.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

May 24, 2011

Video – Weekend at Kerrys

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Check out this video shot by DVS shoes featuring the 10th anniversary celebration of Kerry Getz’s Nocturnal Skate Shop. After Kerry gets pummeled with thousands of water balloons thrown by the neighborhood kids, they head over to Bam Margolin’s house where Kerry busts out his SC10 to hit some ‘gnarly’ skate ramps. Not to mention there is awesome skating throughout the whole video.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

May 24, 2011

Southeast Short Course Nats report

Racers came in from all across Florida to compete at the first Annual Southeast Short Course Nats held at Bashers R/C in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Mike Applegate was on-fire with the race direction and once again controlled an action packed event. Each main is announced with enthusiasm and with a packed house of racers and spectators the main events were always exciting.

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May 24, 2011

Viper VST XL 550 motor

Viper R/C have entered the 550 motor game with the all new VST 4.5XL and 5.5XL 550 class motors. The VST-XL series coupled with the powerful VTX10R ESC makes an optimum setup for your 4×4 short course. They have been in the testing and development stages for many months with top level drivers such as Billy Fischer. Billy’s power systems have been both extremely powerful and reliable even under the toughest racing conditions at the Silverstate and Cactus Classic. The motors are expect to arrive in mid June.

Source: Viper R/C [viper-rc.com]

May 18, 2011

Pro-Line ProTrac Renegade 2.2”/3.0” Bead-Loc wheels

This is a pair ProTrac Suspension Kit Renegade 2.2”/3.0” Red/Black Bead-Loc Wheels. Pro-Line has listened to their fans and is releasing the best-selling bead-loc wheel design in the extremely popular ProTrac offset. The wheel features Pro-Line’s new Renegade style wheel face, a tough 10-spoke wheel replicating the latest in high performance full-size pro racing technology. The Bead-loc technology allows you the ability to take tires on and off at will, making it the most user friendly and economical wheel choice available.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

May 18, 2011

Richard Lowe wins UK SC Nationals Rd2

Round 2 of the UK Short Course National Series 2011 took place at Eden Park Raceway over the weekend and the Associated SC10 was on fine form as usual. Interest continues to grow with the UK Short Course National Championships supported by CML Distribution, Team Associated, Pro-Line and others. Eden Park Raceway was the host for Round 2 after Richard Lowe won the first round of the 2WD Championship at Silverstone. Again it was Richard Lowe and Tony Truman were the pick of the field as they once again demonstrated the SC10’s dominance in the 2wd class.

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