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August 9, 2016

Scotty Ernst Offroad Showdown Rd3 – Report

The 3rd round of the Scotty Ernst Offroad Showdown made its way to Sparks Park R/C Raceway in Columbus, Ohio, this past weekend and it was a weekend to remember. As usual the Offroad Showdown is unlike any other race in the United States as it features a high level of competitive racing, but also embodies something unique that other races are presently lacking and have slowly lost over the years. The Offroad Showdowns seems to always have a certain positive vibe wherever it goes and this is mainly due to the fact when you attend a Scotty Ernst event you immediately feel like family. Yes, family.

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August 9, 2016

JConcepts B6 series Aero front wings

Coming from JConcepts and made for Team Associated’s 6th generation buggies are a total of four front wing options. Mounted above the front shock tower on the B6 series of vehicles, the Aero front wing mounts in clean air and is quite easy to trim, use and test without sacrificing all important track time. Available in two widths, the driver can choose either the narrow for a lighter feel or wide for heavier down force. The Aero wing features a high-attack design with trim-able rear gurney options and a radical, edgy design which functions and compliments the Finnisher and Silencer body design. Cut lines are included for easy trimming while triple wing mount dimples are included for a bolt-on fit. The leading centre section of the wing has been formed into a unique V-shape to perfectly outline the front shock tower geometry. The wings are available for the flat and gullwing front shocktowers, making it four options to choose from.

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August 8, 2016

Greiner tops WC free practice with impressive final run

After 2 days and 12 rounds of free practice at the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship in Gubbio Italy an impressive final run by Dominic Greiner put the Serpent driver top of the times sheets. With the day’s opening practice providing the best conditions for setting a fast time, Greiner would complete just one lap as he suffered an engine failure. With the times dropping off as track temperatures went up over the day, after a second engine failure in the penultimate round Greiner would put together 3-consecutive laps in the final practice to top Simon Kurzbuch FP7 topping time by 0.08 of a second despite conditions not being as good as the morning, Kurzbuch’s FP12 time over 3/10ths off his best. The only driver in the Top 24 to better his time in the final practice, Greiner would be fastest in the round from Dario Balestri and Alessio Mazzeo by 3/10ths of a second, the biggest margin seen over the day’s six runs.

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August 8, 2016

Brent Ausloos sweeps Belgium Championship Rd4

The iconic MBV Kampenhout track played host to round four of the Belgium Electric Off-road Championship. 2WD Buggy qualifying saw TLR’s Wesley Van Helmond taking the TQ honours from Thibault Jaqueloot (Team Associated) and Schumacher’s Brent Ausloos. In the 4WD class Brent Ausloos (Schumacher) came out fastest in the qualifiers from Xray teammates Erik Michiels and Marco Briers.

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August 8, 2016

Eric Albano wins inaugural CTS season

The grand finale of the California Touring Series CTS was held at Warm Springs Raceway in Fremont, California, the biggest track in NorCal. The inaugural overall winner for season one in Modified Touring car is Yokomo driver Eric Albano followed by Team Associated’s Rick Hohwart in 2nd and Awesomatix driver Brandon Clements in 3rd. For his first time competing in CTS, Xray driver Max Kuenning locked up TQ in the 1st and 2nd round, Albano managed to put down a fire round in Q3 which put him at pole position for the main. From bell to bell, Albano then clinched the championship taking home a satisfying win for Yokomo.

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August 8, 2016

Redaelli fastest in hotter mid day conditions

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With a noticeable rise in track temperature due to the midday sun meaning little chance of the days opening practice times been beaten, the 9th & 10th rounds of free practice at the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World championships was used by many as an opportunity to focus on engine run times. Over the two rounds it would be Italian Capricorn driver Luca Redaelli would would set the fastest three consecutive laps from the Serpent of Alessio Mazzeo with Alessio Agostinelli making it an all Italian Top 3 in the hotter conditions. With the temperature rise Redaelli’s time was almost 7/10th off the current fastest 3-laps of Simon Kurzbuch which was set in FP7 this morning. Best non Italian for the two rounds would be Dominic Greiner, the Serpent driver fourth fastest having posted a P3 time in FP10, just 0.003 quicker than Kurzbuch’s Shepherd.

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August 8, 2016

Team Associated Apex 1/18th scale Touring RTR kits

Team Associated have introduced the Apex 1/18th scale Touring RTR kits. The car that once was the RC18 received a new paint scheme, available in either charcoal or white, it comes with black spoked wheels, an XP radio, fluid-filled shocks, and an inline mounted Super 370 high-performance motor. A 6-cell battery and wall charger are also included. Needed for completion are just four AA cells for the transmitter.

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August 8, 2016

Ronald Völker takes German Touring Modified title

During last weekend’s German Electric On-road Nationals in Singen it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker to score another national title to add to his already impressive CV. Pretty much unbeatable in both qualifying and the triple A-mains, Ronald left long-term rival, Marc Rheinard (Tamiya) behind in both the qualifying and the A-main events. Left without a chance to fight for the title Marc would have to settle for second to take the vice-championship in front of fellow Tamiya teammate Christopher Krapp.

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