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October 26, 2011

Yokomo extends Euro Touring Series sponsorship

With the 2011/12 Euro Touring Series set to get underway later this week in Germany the organisers of the world’s biggest r/c touring car championship are delighted to announce that Yokomo has extended their title sponsorship of the ETS for a second season. Coming onboard as title sponsor of the six round series in 2010, the Japanese company enjoyed a perfect first season as an ETS partner with their star driver Ronald Volker dominating the opening races en-route to beating the world class field of factory drivers to the overall championship title. In recognition of Yokomo’s extended support of the ETS the series will continue to be officially known as the ‘Yokomo Euro Touring Series’.

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October 26, 2011

HPI V2 short course wheels

The new V2 short course wheel range from HPI simplifies tire assembly and adds extra tuning power to your racing arsenal. This new design uses the same HPI and HB tires and foams that fit the original HPI short course wheels and have the added advantage of increased outer sidewall stiffness for better traction and handling in the turns and curves of your local off-road track.

Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]

October 26, 2011

Numan, Thielke & Denney take JC Indoor titles

Announced early 2011, the JConcepts Indoor National Championship Series consisted of four rounds at various indoor track locations across the nation. The series started out in St. Louis, Missouri, at SmacTrac, then moved out West to OC/RC in Huntington Beach, California, and then up the coast to Outback Raceway in Chico, California, before rounding out at RC Excitement in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Gaining points at each round, drivers competed to become the first Indoor National Series Champion.

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October 26, 2011

Barry Pettit wins JConcepts Southern Nationals

For the 2nd year in a row the JConcepts Southern Nationals was a sell-out. 325 total entries turned out to West Monroe, Louisiana for a battle in the Mid South. A completely fresh track built inside the IKE Hamilton Expo Center amazed racers upon arrival. Friday started with an open practice session and drivers packed the drivers stand in hopes of finding that perfect setup and magical tire combination for Saturdays qualifying.

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October 26, 2011

Pre-WC in Bangkok postponed due to flooding

The organisers of the 2012 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championships in Thailand have got in contact to inform competitors planning to attend the ‘Thailand Invitational’ Pre-WC race originally set for the 7th to 13th of November 2011 that it has been postponed until the 9th to 15th of January 2012 due to the serious flooding taking place in the country. While the RC Addict track is still not effected, there is an impending surge of water which could see competitors stranded in Bangkok which is something they don’t want to happen.

Read the full letter from the organiser here

October 26, 2011

Roche RC Tamiya HD diff cup joints

Roche RC have introduced new heavy duty differential cup joints for the Tamiya gear differential (Unit II) for TRF417 and TA05/06. The lightened cups are made from ultra hard steel material and given a special heat treatment for increased durability.

View the TA05 & TA06 joints here

October 26, 2011

Jovanovic domination of Australian Nationals

On Thursday after 3 days of practice the 1st qualifying rounds of 2011 Capricorn Australian National Championship were run and Peter Jovanovic took the TQ with the 1/10 Capricorn C-01, just missing out on 36 laps by one corner running out of fuel. In the 1/8th class Peter Jovanovic driving the Capricorn C-801 once again set a blistering 39 laps to also TQ. Then came the rains which made the conditions very tricky. The next round saw Peter Jovanovic go even faster with the 1/10 Capricorn Lab-C01 with 36 laps and Steven Jovanovic in 2nd. Peter Jovanovic holding TQ in 1/8 and Steven Jovanovic qualifying 4th.

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October 26, 2011

Sidewinder Nitro Explosion wins for Maifield & Cavalieri

New ventures bring new challenges and Team Associated’s Ryan Maifield and Ryan Cavalieri rose to the occasion. With the Sidewinder Nitro Explosion moving to ARC Raceway in Temecula, CA, many racers were seeing the facility for the first time. Taking the top two grid positions in the Expert Gas Buggy, Ryan Maifield starting on pole for the 35-minute gas final with team mate Ryan Cavalieri on the second spot. From the start, The Ryans checked out from a star-studded field. Battling till the end, Ryan Maifield and his LRP powered, JConcepts equipped RC8.2 out-dueled teammate Ryan Cavalieri’s Pro-Line-equipped RC8.2. However, not to be left out of the winner’s circle, Ryan Cavalieri made good on his Top Qualifying position in the Expert Electric Buggy class by taking home the win with his soon-to-be-released LRP iX8 speed control and eBuggy converted RC8.2. Honorable mention also goes to Cavalieri for a second place finish in Expert Gas Truggy with the ROAR National Champion Maifield finishing a respectable fourth.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]