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October 24, 2016

Weissbauer & Mächler win at South German regional

Weissbauer & Mächler win at South German regionals

A round of the South German Indoor regionals was held this past weekend at the SLR Ingolstadt club. Thimo Weissbauer would take a dominant TQ in the Touring Modified class from Viktor Wilck in second and Frederik Südhoff in third. In the triple A-mains both Thimo and Frederik would battle for the overall win with each having scored a win and a second place before the third and decisive A-main. In leg three Thimo held everything together to take a second leg win some 2.7 seconds in front of Frederik to grab the overall win. Frederik came in second from Viktor Wilck who scored a 4-4-3 in the finals which let him end tie on points with Dominik Fleischmann but the better tie-breaker handed the Swede the final podium spot.

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October 24, 2016

Jeff Dayger successful at NORCAR Halloween Classic

The past weekend the 2016 NORCA Halloween Classic was held at The Gate and in the 1/12th 13.5T class it was Jeff Dayger who walked away with the win. In a star-studded field Jeff would come out fastest in the single 8-minute A-main from top qualifier, Johnny Wiita and runner-up after the qualifiers, Joe Trandel. Michael Hanulec, coming from the 9 spot on the grid ended the race in fourth place from veteran racer, Josh Cyrul in fifth.

Source: Trinity [trinityrc.com]

October 24, 2016

Hu Wei Ping joins Sweep Racing

Sweep Racing have announced the signing of 9-times Chinese 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Champion, Hu Wei Ping to their team. The winner of this year’s Chinese National Championship and the recently held Chinese Open will use Sweep Racing’s tyres and accessories from now on.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

October 24, 2016

Steven Hartson doubles at JBRL Electric Series finale

The 8th and final round of the 2016 JBRL Electric Series was recently held at Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, California. In the premier 2WD Open Buggy Steven Hartson would walk away with the win from Jake Mayo and Tyler Fenster but overall in the championship it was Jake who took the title honours from teammate Steven. David Jenson would round out the championship top 3 result.

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October 24, 2016

Griffin Hanna wins Pro Nitro Buggy at Scaretacular race

The 2016 Scaretacular race was held at Cape Fear Raceway in Holly Springs, North Carolina with about 90 entries in total. The race format was straight up rocket round with three rounds of qualifying and 20 minute nitro mains. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was Griffin Hanna who set the TQ and in the main final he would lead the pack around and would swap positions with Blake Pickett but with a small mistake, Griffin was able to regain the lead and take the win from Blake Pickett in second and Colby Bush in third.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 23, 2016

2016/17 Winter Jumps Rd1 – Report

The popular Finnish Winter Jumps RC off-road series recently had its opening round held at the Vaasa RC Club, host of the 2011 IFMAR 1/10th off-road World Championships. Different from other racing series that are run on grippy carpet or astroturf tracks, the Winter Jumps series also has two races held on slippery surfaces with the Vaasa round being one of them. In the 2WD race Joona Haatanen dominated every qualifier with his Team Associated buggy and he would also win the A-mains to take the day’s win from Schumacher driver Touko Silpola and Konsta Saarinen (Xray).

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October 22, 2016

Team Orion Vortex Ultimate Stock brushless motors

Team Orion have released first information on their forthcoming Vortex Ultimate Stock brushless motors. Aimed at the ultra-competitive blinky stock racing the 540-size motors are developed in the USA from the ground up. They features a new high-power stator design, utilise low resistance copper windings and are built using a 3-piece low centre of gravity can design. The motors also feature a precision-balanced neodymium rotor, heavy duty pre-shaped solder tabs, widely adjustable timing and they are HV battery compatible. They are designed to meed IFMAR, ROAR and EFRA rules and they will soon be available in a 13.5T and 17.5T variant.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

October 22, 2016

Arrowmax Molyfu Ep2 grease

Coming from Arrowmax is their new Molyfu Ep2 grease specially formulated for the use in thrust bearings and transmissions. Capable of withstanding extremely high loads and pressures the sticky black grease is ideal for demanding on-road and off-road applications and it comes in a handy tube with fine tip, allowing for a precise application.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]