July 9, 2014

Markus Hellquist wins in Oslo

Markus Hellquist wins in Oslo

The combined 3rd round of the Swedish Cup and Norwegian national championship was held by the Oslo Modellbilklubb. The event was run in the four classes of 1/8th track, 1/10th 200mm nitro touring, and both modified and stock electric on-road. The weather was very uncertain, but in the end the event was run in dry weather conditions, despite some rain during Saturday night. After 4 rounds of 5 minute qualifying in the nitro classes, Lars Haugen managed to get the TQ spot in 1/8th track, followed by Bengt Andersson in 2nd and Christofer Hedlund in 3rd.

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July 9, 2014

Matt Chambers joins Kyosho America

Matt Chambers joins Kyosho America

Kyosho America announce the addition of Matt Chambers to their factory race team. Matt is very well known for his 1/10 electric off-road racing skills where he has made countless A-Main’s throughout his racing career. Along with Chambers’ impressive speed on the track, he is also recognized as being one of the most hardworking and helpful racers off the track. Matt will make his Kyosho debut next week at the 17th Annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout in Saugus, California and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am extremely excited to be joining Kyosho America! I have always respected Kyosho’s high quality cars, engineering, and innovations.  I am thrilled to be a part of such a strong racing heritage and can’t wait to make my own contributions to the team.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]


July 8, 2014

Ryan Maifield teams up with Team Losi Racing

Ryan Maifield team up with Team Losi Racing

After much speculation about his post-AE future, Ryan Maifield has officially joined forces with Team Losi Racing. The multiple ROAR national champion will work closely with the TLR R&D team on the further development of the Team Losi Racing electric and nitro off-road car platforms including the 22, Ten and 8ight cars. Ryan will be making his Team Losi Racing debut at race 3 of the JConcepts Indoor National Series this weekend at Outback Raceway in Chico, CA.

View the official statement and interview here


July 8, 2014

Essex Summer Series – Announcement

Essex Summer Series – Announcement

Oli Meggitt and the Essex Winter Series team have announced that they will be taking their style of racing event to the next level, by holding an outdoor race meeting later this Summer. The Essex Summer Series will be a one-off meeting, to be held on the weekend of the 13th and 14th September 2014 at the Brooklands Raceway, near Ashford, Kent, in the South East of the UK. Classes for the event will be Open Modified, and the debut in the UK of a new Super Stock class – 13.5 “Blinky” zero timing – which is already extremely popular across Europe, Asia and the United States. Any BRCA approved 13.5 turn motor can be used, with any zero-timing “blinky” speed controller and a maximum gear ratio of 4.0. Controlled tyres for both classes will be the popular Sorex 32 RY. Entries will open shortly here. You can also check out the EWS Events Facebook page for regular updates and to ask any questions here. If there are any international drivers interested in competing, you can contact Oli Meggitt (oli.meggitt@gmail.com) for more information and help with travel plans.


July 8, 2014

Burak Kilic takes German Truggy nationals

Burak Kilic takes German Truggy nationals

The German 1/8th Nitro and Electric Truggy nationals was held last weekend. In the nitro class young TLR driver Burak Kilic took the win in the 40 minute final while Max Heydenreich came in 2nd some 2 laps down. Marcel Paul completed the podium in 3rd position.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]


July 8, 2014

HPI Micro RS4 bronze wheel set

HPI Micro RS4 bronze wheel set

HPI introduce this bronze wheel set for the revitalised Micro RS4 1/18 scale cars. Containing three pairs of front wheels and three pairs of rear wheels the set offers three different rim designs of mesh, flat 5-spoke and flat 6-spoke wheels. They are usable on all Micro RS4 models and are ideal to give the car a new look instantly.

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