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April 8, 2014

Hiro Seiko EX-1 KIY colour panels

Following the introduction of light weight screw sets for the KO Propo EX-1 KIY, Hiro Seiko now also have several main unit frames available that help with further customisation of KO Propo’s top-of-the-foodchain radio. Available in two different designs and a total of four colours including red, blue, green and white the panels give the transmitter a new look and it is understood that the parts can be additionally personalised by having your name printed on them.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

April 8, 2014

Dylan Gerard wins Nitro Buggy at MSCS Rd2

Round 2 of the Michigan State Championship Series was held over the weekend at Dirt Burner Hobbies and Raceway with 172 entries. TLR’s Dylan Gerard TQ’d the Nitro Buggy class and lead the main wire to wire with Shane Racer (Kyosho) finishing in the 2nd spot, 3 laps down, and TLR driver Mike Marshall finishing 3rd.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

April 8, 2014

TLR in control of things at JBRL Nitro Series Rd1

While TLR’s Adam Drake and Kyosho’s Cody King where the dominant drivers in the Nitro Truggy and Nitro Buggy class at the recent JBRL Nitro Series Rd1, it was Jose Castelan (TLR) who took the win in the Sportsman Truck class. Jose also wrapped up the win in the Sportsman Buggy class while Robert Wickham (TLR) came in 1st in the “old dude” 40+ Buggy class.

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April 8, 2014

Tyler Brown wraps up Team Losi Winter series title

Revelation Raceway held the fourth round of the Team Losi Winter series. Coming into the final round of the four race series, TLR’s Tyler Brown was in control of the overall standings and wrapped up the last race with a solid 2nd place finish with his Novarossi powered TLR 3.0 buggy.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

April 7, 2014

Kennie Ekenstierna signs contract with Xray

Xray announce that young talented driver Kennie Ekenstierna teams up with Xray for the 2014 season. The Nordic vice-champion and top Swedish off-road driver will run the full line of Xray 1/8th and 1/10th scale off-road cars. Kennie will primarily focus on the 1/10 off-road European Championship that will be held in Sweden, as well as all Nordic and Swedish races and has to say the following about the deal:

I have been racing Xray XB4 and XB4 2WD as a private driver since last year, and I am very impressed with their performance and reliability which allowed me to attain 2nd place at the Nordic Championship last year as well as getting to onto the podium many times at various races in both classes. It was not a hard decision for me to change also my 1/8 buggy to an Xray. I am very honored to be given the opportunity to work directly with the Xray world racing team and I am super excited to work with drivers the likes of Savoya, Bayer, and Matias. I know I will learn so much from them and will improve my racing skills. I want to give my thanks to Minicars for their support, and my thanks and appreciation to Xray for their trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 7, 2014

MIP metric & inch size wrench wraps

MIP introduce the wrench wraps, a simple solution to colour-code different size wrenches. Available for 0.9mm to 3.0mm and .050″ to 1/8″ tools, the stickers are of different colours and clearly sport the respective size to mark MIP’s own line of tools. To colour code the wrenches simply wrap the sticker around the tool shaft and protect it using the included transparent shrink tube. Beside being available separately there also come two sets including the most used metric or imperial sizes.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

April 7, 2014

3Racing LED setup board & pit light

3Racing introduce two new pit accessories in the form of a LED backlit setup board and a LED pit light. Starting with the setup board, it is designed for cars of up to 220mm in width and sports two bubble tubes to make sure it sits nice and level on the pit table. A pink-themed graphic allows the LED backlight to shine through for a bit of added illumination in dark surrounds, without being to harsh for the eyes. The setup board can also be used in combination with the second new part from 3Racing, a LED pit light. The lamp is of a foldable design and it can be used as a stand alone device but it also is attachable to the aforementioned setup board using a threaded bushing. There is no release date yet but both accessories should be available soon.

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April 7, 2014

Van Staey wins NK class at Dutch season opener

The first round of the Dutch nitro on-road nationals took place at the prestigious Apeldoorn track. In the 1/8th NK class Belgian driver Gunther van Staey took the overall TQ for the semifinals and also completed the final in first place, one lap ahead of Xray’s John Ermen. Frank Baggen rounded the podium another two laps down. Joey Sorber and John Lenaers completed the top 5 result.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]