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August 26, 2009

Joern Neumann wins season opener in Germany

The opening round of the German 1/8th buggy Nationals were held last weekend in Senden. The event attracted 132 drivers and saw 4 rounds of controlled practice on Friday and 2 more rounds of practice on Saturday morning. In these 2 practice rounds, the 3 fastest laptimes in a row count towards reseeding the groups for qualifying and after that there were 5 rounds of qualifying with the best 3 counting. TQ went to Daniel Reckward, with Jörn Neumann in 2nd place and Tim Bremicker in 3rd. At the start of the 40 minute main final it was Daniel and Jörn that were battling it out for the victory. Jörn made a little mistake that cost him around 3-4 seconds and so Daniel had a 5 seconds lead. With Jörn pushing very hard he closed the gap and at the 30 minutes mark was able to pass Daniel and he never looked back. Joern took the win from Daniel Reckward in 2nd and Tim Bremicker in 3rd. The 2nd round is in 2 weeks in Osterhofen.

Image: Marc Kreisig

August 26, 2009

Barry Pettit takes East Coast Nitro Series Rd5

This past weekend the 5th round of the East Coast Nitro Series was run at the Outlaw RC Raceway in Aiken, S.C. This track is home to the classic ‘Watermelon’ and always provides true off road excitement with loam and sand, hard packed areas, and an ever changing racing surface of ruts and grooves. Young John McGinty took the Sportsman Buggy class and Randy Cooper, The Easley Ninja” took the Truggy class. The Pro Buggy class was won by Barry Pettit, who also TQ’ed the class. His Mugen MBX-6 was on JConcepts blue compound Crossbows with the new Profiled blue inserts throughout the entire day.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

August 26, 2009

Richard Saxton sets RC Jump World Record

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The above video shows Team Associated’s Richard Saxton set the World Record at 137.3 feet for the longest radio controlled car jump with a Team Associated RC8B nitro powered buggy.

August 25, 2009

Dynamite Passport Ultra AC/DC charger

Dynamite’s Passport Ultra AC/DC charger/cycler brings to market a compact, feature packed charger at a very competitive price. With features such as Integrated balance technology, 1-6S Li-Po, Li-Ion, Pb, and LiFe charging capabilities, 1-14 cell Ni-Mh and Ni-CD charging as well as AC/DC operation, this charger’s got it all. Featuring an 8 amp charge rate and a 5 amp discharge rate, other features include jog dial navigation, removable power cord and a built-in temp sensor for added safety and security.

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August 25, 2009

Answer-RC 8ight Lightweight Spring holders

Answer-RC have released these CNC machined shock spring holders suitable for all members of the Losi 8ight family including 1.0, 2.0, B and T. These new items utilise a longer spring holder to give a more reliable and safer position on the shock and are specially drilled to maintain a minimum weight with each piece weighing only 3g. Sold in a packet of 4.

Source: Answer RC [answer-rc.com]

August 25, 2009

JConcepts 1/16th E-Revo Tense 2.2″ wheels

JConcepts have introduced the Tense Wheel for the Traxxas 1/16th E-Revo, to turn into a race bred machine. These wheels give the E-Revo a wider overall stance which improves performance by gained control and it is now possible to mount all the popular JConcepts 2.2” tires which provide the ultimate in traction and performance. Tense wheels are competition inspired from the ground up to withstand heavy abuse and perform under even the most demanding situations and the design begins with a scale appeal and functionality that separates itself from the rest. Heavy duty black nylon material and 12mm beefy hex design combine to form the ultimate in scale and performance. Including a heavy duty inside and outside aluminium anodized bead lock with 8 x 3x10mm button head screws on each bead lock for increased security. Topping off the appearance of the wheel is an aluminium anodized centre cap etched with JC logo for authenticity and brand loyalty that are secured to the wheel by 6 x 2.5x6mm button head screws.

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August 25, 2009

Zeppin Racing Pinion Holder with Solder helper

Zeppin Racing have released this 18 piece pinion holder that comes combined with soldering helper. The soldering helper will hold all kinds of popular banana tubes in 2.0mm 2.6mm, 3.0mm 3.5mm, 3.6mm, 4mm, 4.3mm & 5mm diameters, while the clamp type holder is able to hold a T-Plug or speed controller securely leaving your hands free to do the soldering. Available anodised in light blue, black or titanium, it is laser print with the Zeppin Racing logo and flame graphic.

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August 25, 2009

Stockman & Vekemans win Belgian Nats Rd4

The club SRCF was the host for round four of this years FBA touring car championship. In the EFRA class, qualifying went the way of Benoit Thomaes with his Xray who was the polesitter, with Thomas Stockman also with an Xray on second spot and local driver Manuel Henriet with his Schumacher was third. The first final was very exciting and saw a battle between Benoit Thomaes and Thomas Stockman for the lead, lap after lap. Thomas Stockman took the lead and Benoit was fighting hard to retake it, but Thomas was outstanding and took victory in the first final, Benoit came as second and Nick Joosens was third. In the second final there was a collision in the first lap but Benoit Thomaes had a clean start and pulled away from the rest. It was Olivier Bultynck with his Corally who came from last and took second spot just behind Benoit with Manuel Henriet third.

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