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December 20, 2017

2017 Keilor Cup & Victorian Drivers Series Rd4 – Report

The fourth and final round of the Victorian Drivers Series was held at the Keilor Track in Melbourne. Over 130 entries were received for the event, which was re-run two weeks later than planned due to unseasonal summer rain washing out the original date. The Keilor club had prepared a classic outdoor dirt track which grooved up through the weekend but still had a fine dust layer in the hot summer weather, making tyre choice and setup critical to get maximum traction. Racers had travelled from as far away as Broken Hill, Mildura and Adelaide to join in this successful series. The Keilor Cup this year had extra meaning due to the recent passing of life member and long time president Mark Polistena, and many racers carried memorial stickers on their vehicles to honour his memory.

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December 20, 2017

ProTek Graphene LiHV & lightweight RX battery packs

AMain Hobbies have introduced two new Silicone Graphene LiHV battery packs as well as a lightweight LiPo receiver battery. Starting with the LiHV packs, first up is the 2S 7.6V 100C Silicone Graphene LCG pack with a capacity of 5600mAh. It measures 138.5×46.5×22.5mm, weighs in at 245g and comes in handy in all applications that require a medium capacity and lightweight battery. The hardcore battery utilises 5mm bullet-type power connectors and a standard 2mm balancer tube.

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December 19, 2017

JConcepts Fall Super Cup Rd4 – Report

The JConcepts 2017 Fall Super Cup Rd 4 at Southside R/C Raceway in Lake City, Florida, marked the end of a fabulous fall season. The Florida race scene has been strong all year long with great turnouts for the Spring and Fall Super Cup Series. Unfortunately, the rescheduling of round 4 due to a rainy weekend forecast, pushed the finale into mid-December and with the holiday season just around the corner, organisers were glad the turnout was above expectation and the racing was in full-speed form.

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December 13, 2017

JConcepts INS7 finale – Report

The JConcepts Indoor National Series is considered to be the most successful offroad racing series in the U.S. and the 2017 season proved that the series keeps growing attracting the best racers in the nation to compete on five different tracks across America. As soon as the JConcepts INS7 Finale race registration opened for SpeedRC Raceway, spots filled up fast and soon hit the max capacity limit at 350 entries very quickly. The highly anticipated race was headlined by some of the most competitive names in the game like current 2WD and 4WD IFMAR World Champion Ryan Maifield, 4-time World Champion Ryan Cavalieri, 2015 World Champion Spencer Rivkin, former National Champion Dustin Evans, Max Flurer, JP Richards, Spencer Heckert, Griffin Hanna, Alex Kosciuszek, and Daimon Borkowicz just to name a few.

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December 7, 2017

WRCR Winter Series Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the WRCR Winter Series was held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Saline, Michigan. The 2017/18 season at the Washtenaw RC Raceway is drawing entries beyond the levels of the past five years. With 139 entries in nine classes, most classes had multiple heats of racing action with Stock Buggy fielding 28 cars. This round the traffic ran counter-clockwise making the back straight super fast. The Stock Buggy class continued to grow in round 3 reaching 28 entries. This round 2010 ROAR National Champion joined the party securing TQ for the event after three qualifiers. As the top group jockeyed for starting position behind Kenny, the fight to stay in the A-main continued until the last laps of the last heat. Patrick Ferris and Nat Potter made their last ditch effort to improve their qualifying times vying to bump Tom Erickson and Gary Reiser and getting into the big show. The laps clicked off with both drivers in range. Nat could not hold the pace and finished behind Gary. Patrick was able to finish strong slipping between Tom and Gary. Gary then had to edge up his times to respond. The final group ran fast and smooth which allowed Gary to set the pace he needed in the opening half. All it took was a few laps missing his marks to degrade his pace. In the end he produced his best finish of the day but was not good enough to remain in the A-main.

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December 6, 2017

Tekin launch T-line high-performance servo range

Tekin have launched their all-new T-series servo line of high-performance low-profile, speed and torque servos. All feature Digital Magnetic Position Encoding for accuracy, linearity and control with efficient and cool operation. The element proof design provides protection from dust, dirt and water with a 3-piece machined aluminium housing while precision-cut metal gears and dual ball bearings support a smooth, strong drive train. The range includes the T-120 (0.04s/10.1kg-cm) low-profile speed, T-180 (0.06s/15.3kg-cm) low-profile torque, T-130 (0.03s/10.7kg-cm) standard-size 1/10th scale speed, T-190 (0.05s/17.4kg-cm) standard-size 1/10th scale torque, T-250 (0.07s/22.3kg-cm) standard-size 1/8th speed, T-300 (0.08s/25.5kg-cm) standard-size 1/8th torque as well as the T-360 (0.09s/29.8kg-cm) crawler large scale and T440 (0.11s/36.2kg-cm) crawler large scale servo. All are usable with 6.0V to 8.4V input, they are programable through Tekin’s HotWire PC interface and come including an all-aluminium clamping-design Crowbar servo arm.

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December 1, 2017

Reedy WolfPack HV LiPo battery packs

Team Associated have introduced the new Reedy WolfPack HV LiPo battery packs for the casual enthusiast and the club racer. Generous discharge capabilities increase overall power and top speed while high capacities extend run times far beyond what is capable with lower-quality LiPo batteries. Each battery features a moulded hard case for maximum crash protection in sizes that fit most popular 1/10th on-road and off-road vehicle configurations. High quality cell manufacturing and construction techniques result in reliable operation and maximum cycle-life. Low-resistance competition-style sockets reduce resistance and increase power output. All packs come with 5mm power and 2mm balancer ports, they are built to meet ROAR specifications and available are a 5100mAh 50C 7.6V LP stick, a 4200mAh 50C 7.6V shorty and a 3300mAh 50C 7.6V LP shorty pack.

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November 29, 2017

Pablo Fernández & Rubén Rodríguez win at EL1TE Race

The newly refurbished indoor track of Team Astur RC played host to the EL1TE Race 2017 recently. The race, held in Gijón, in the north of Spain, saw an attendance of 60 drivers coming from all parts of northern Spain keen to race their 1/10th 2WD Buggies and Short Course trucks. Most drivers took the opportunity to practice on Saturday morning in order to adapt their rides to the grippy and bumpy astro surface until the seeding heats started early in the afternoon. In the 2WD buggy class, it was Pablo Fernández Rodríguez (Team Associated) who set the fastest three consecutive laps followed by David Bárcena (Xray) and Vari García (Xray), ahead of a pack of drivers where laptimes were incredibly close. Qualifying would be no different as Pablo managed to set an incredible pace –being the only driver to go around the track 12 times in all the five qualifying sessions and coming ahead in four out of five qualifying heats with only David Bárcena (Xray) managing to win only one heat and setting the fastest lap as Vari García took the 3rd position.

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