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May 25, 2010

German Nationals 4WD Warm-up report

Last weekend the warm-up race for the German 4WD electric off-road nationals took place on a 1/8 nitro buggy track near Berlin. A total of 25 drivers made it to the challenging track of the RoadRunner-Berlin club . This was quite a low outcome for this otherwise highly competitive class but it seems like it was a result of the bank holiday weekend. With 17 drivers in total the 4WD Modified class contained the most action and was won by Team Durango driver Andre Welker who switched to the DEX410 only days before the race. Second place went to very young Tim Walther (Team Durango DEX410) with Chris Kamman (Team Associated B44) in 3rd. The B-final was won by Hamburg-based Markus Bauer (Team Durango DEX410). The 4WD Stock class went to Eberhard ‘Ebi’ Beck with Alexander Matschuck and Dietmar Spieß (all Team Durango DEX410) in second and third place respectively.

View the stock podium here

May 25, 2010

Cavalieri does the triple at PRCR Invitational

The 1st Annual PRCR Invitational was held this past weekend in Portland, Oregon at Portland R/C Raceway. This is the home track for Team Orion USA Team Manager Joe Pillars. JP helped organize this event and would also race. The goal was to have the top driver from each of the 3 major manufacturers in attendance (Kyosho, Associated, Losi). This would become reality with Jared Tebo attending for Kyosho/Team Orion, Ryan Cavalieri attending for Team Associated/Team Orion, and Dustin Evans attending for Team Losi/Xcelorin. The race would consist of over 100 entries after everything was calculated.

Continue reading the report here

May 24, 2010

Mark Christopher wins Halifax BRCA Sports GT round

Mark Christopher took a convincing FTD at the recent UK nationals shattering the existing track record at Halifax for the Sports GT class. His Team Dremel UK, Xray NT1 powered by Novarossi was the only car in the class to make the previously elusive 19 laps, which was achieved in each of the three qualifying runs. Mark also went on to win the final by two laps over fellow Team mate Richard Boult, both running Knack racing 220mm conversions on their NT1’s. The 220mm cars are increasing in popularity in the UK Nationals.

May 24, 2010

2010 Wave at OCRC Raceway report

The JConcepts Wave race takes place in the heart of the R/C corridor, SoCal. One of the world’s premier indoor off-road facilities, ORCR Raceway has been chosen for 2 years in a row to host the event. With more than 100 indoor pit spots, as well as a fully stocked hobby shop and sizable indoor clay off-road track, the Wave’s venue and location are second to none. California locals were well represented with Steven Hartson, Brent Thielke, Cody Turner, Frank Root and Chris Jarosz taking part in the event. Drivers traveling in from out of town such as Nor Cal’s Lloyd Dassonville, Arizona’s Tanner Denney and Florida’s Jason Ruona provided tight competition all weekend.

Continue reading the report here

May 24, 2010

Jörn Neumann wins NRW-Cup Rd1

The opening round of the 2010 NRW-Cup was held this past weekend in Kürten, Germany. Perfect 26° degrees weather all weekend, free practice started on Saturday followed by 3 rounds of qualifying. LRP factory driver Jörn Neumann took the TQ spot with Carsten Keller in 2nd and Dario Vita in 3rd. In the 30 minute main final Jörn Neumann took the win by 1 lap, with Carsten Keller in 2nd and Denis Madcek another lap back in 3rd.

May 24, 2010

Capricorn LAB-C01 optional shock towers

More new option parts from Capricorn for their LAB-C01 200mm chassis. The new front and rear carbon fibre shock towers offer new wider shock hole positions giving you a wider range of set up options to help you fine tune your car to any track conditions.

View the rear shock tower here

May 24, 2010

Roche Ceramic bearings & Carbon wing holders

Roche RC’s new ceramic ball bearings are made from pure silicon nitride material that are 60% lighter in weight and 7 times harder than steel. Friction is reduced to near zero, so your car acceleration and top speed will be even better. Both sides of the bearings feature low contact labyrinth type rubber seals which after a few runs you will notice get even smoother when the bearing do a matching groove on the inner seal. Something we covered previously, the carbon wing holder is now on the market and the kit includes 2pcs of carbon wing supports, 3×8 flat head alum screws & 3mm lock nuts with the screws available in gold, green, purple and red.

View the carbon wing holders here

May 24, 2010