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September 23, 2011

Jonas Kaerup wins Nordic 2wd title

After 5 grueling rounds in Denmark, where the weather is always a lottery, the Danish 2wd DRCMU Championships were finally decided. With only 3 rounds of the 5 to count, it was very close all the way up to the final deciding race. As most tracks in Denmark are carpet or astroturf, Losi’s mid motor 22 car looked like the car to beat right from the very first race in Odense, where Lasse Nielsen took his GM powered Losi 22 to TQ and pole. Midway through the year though, CML made a few prototype C4.1 conversion kits for the Team Associated RC10B4.1, and one kit was made available for double nordic Champion Jonas Kaerup. He duly took the win with his GM-powered AE CML C4.1 car in the very first outing in Viborg on Danish soil, and this race too was run in the wet. With two more wins and a second in the last 3 rounds of the Championship Jonas Kaerup won the Danish National Championship with the AE CML C4.1 car. 2nd and 3rd went to Lars Alex and Lasse Nielsen, both with GM powered Losi 22’s.

Thanks to Jonas Kaerup for the report/ Image: Race Gallery

September 23, 2011

Hungarian Nationals Rd5 report

The last round of the Hungarian Offroad Championships took place on a newly built track inside a speedway facility in Debrecen recently. It is a US style loamy track with many jumps and tight corners. In Buggy class it was Toth Bence who TQ’d, winning 3 rounds of out 6 in front of Cseko Gergely and Gabnai Gergo. For the finals the track broke up quite a bit so it was real challenge to stay on your wheels without losing a lot of pace. Right after the start Bence and Gergely provided the show for those many speedway fans who visited with very fair and super close racing, continuously changing their position for the lead followed by Bruzsa Richard in a close third. After about 10 minutes Gergely dropped back because of driving errors while Bence and Richard continued swapping their position in front. Gergely was able to pit one less than his rivals and slipped back into the lead while they were out for their last pitstop at the 23 minute mark. This passing maneuver confused both Bence and Richard a bit, they were trying to catch up while racing with each other which resulted in many mistakes that let Gergely to open the gap on them. The race for 2nd remained open till the very last lap.

Continue reading the report here

September 23, 2011

Spec-R TC6 gear diff & carbon gears

Spec-R have released a gear diff for the Associated TC6. The gear diff consists of a light weight plastic housing, nylon gears and long life diff joints. Long lasting and durable material result in consistent and better performance. Also new from Spec-R are these carbon material internal gear for use inside Spec-R gear diffs. These new parts are hard and very durable and it can be used with all Spec-R gear diff.

View the carbon gears here

September 23, 2011

Video – BRCA TC National Rd5

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Race action, news, views and interviews from a wet and windy fifth and final round of the BRCA British National Electric TC championships from the Mendip Circuit.

September 23, 2011

Serpent 966 Centax-2 Ultra clutch set

Serpent have released a complete Centax-2 Ultra clutch set for their 1/8th 966 chassis. This set comes with aluminium clutch bell, XP clutch shoe and machined carbon flyweights. The result is a lighter clutch which gives more punch.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 23, 2011

S-Workz S350 BK1 springs & wheel nuts

S-Workz have released some new option parts for their S350 BK1 including springs and wheel nuts. The new option springs in blue and gold will provide your BK1 much softer suspension response. The new pro wheel nuts, sold in a set of 4, are CNC machined from aluminium with a cover to protect your wheel hub during a crash.

View the other products here

September 22, 2011

AKA R-Line SC pre-mount series

AKA have announced the addition of their Short Course tires to their R-Line pre-mount series. Short Course R-Line pre-mounts feature AKA’s Cyclone wheel made from AKA’s proprietary blend of high impact nylon. Inside the tire is AKA’s industry leading soft red insert designed to decrease the lateral deflection of the tire while at the same time increasing the vertical impact absorption therefore providing better handling in the bumps. The lateral grooves allow the insert to flex vertically and absorb large impacts while still maintaining lateral stability and overall durability that AKA inserts are known for. The result is a more predictable handling car in the harshest track conditions. Last but not least SC R-Line pre-mounts are all hand assembled using AKA’s best selling tire glue to ensure a perfect bond every time. R-Line pre-mounts are available to fit most popular SC truck brands including Traxxas, Associated, Kyosho, Losi and HPI.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

September 22, 2011

Anthony Mazzara dominates NY City Offroad Champs

Outdoor Off-road R/C racing came to the Big Apple this past Sunday at the newly built Fort Knox RC Park in Bronx, NY. The race was organized by a dedicated group of enthusiastic racers to host the 1st Annual New York City Off-road Championships. TLR team driver Anthony Mazzara was the fastest driver in qualifying taking top qualifying positions in both pro buggy and pro truggy with his TLR 8ight 2.0 and TLR 8ight-T 2.0. Anthony convincingly took the top podium positions with his Nitrotec powered TLR vehicles. In pro buggy Anthony’s TLR teammate, James Schlick, took the runner up position.

View the truggy podium here