Vesa Yli is 2012 Finnish champion
Vesa Yli has claimed the Finnish National 1/12th scale title after last weekend’s fourth round nationals. The current Nordic Champion dominated the first 2 rounds of the nationals by taking TQ and the win in both rounds and finished 3rd in the following round before the season ending race. This meant that Vesa kept the top spot in the championship battle from the first race thru the season, just like Janne Valtanen did in the 10.5t blinky spec class, both driving V-Dezign Carpet Ripper V. Current Euro champ Simo Ahoniemi finished 2nd followed by team mate Teemu Saarinen. Panu Vehniäinen and Miko …
JConcepts Finnisher body for TLR 8ight 2.0
JConcepts is pleased to introduce the Finnisher body for the TLR 8ight 2.0, a drop fit for the popular vehicle. Increased windshield angle provides a steady force upfront during mid-flight wind gusts on large jumps. Forward cab placement changes performance / visible bias which helps steering rotation in low traction corners. The side-pods have a strong and chiseled look, including a recessed area in the rear which allows another option for air-escape. The chassis side-guard to body fit has been tightened up which helps eliminate large empty voids that contribute to mid-flight directional changes. The area behind the cab has been greatly…
Heremans wins Benelux Championships Rd2
The second round of the Benelux Championship was at Kampanhout Belgium last weekend where Bruno ‘Elvo’ Heremans won in convincing style with his X-6 Squared with X-Factory cars occupying the top four spots on the grid. Elvo won qualifiers 1 and 3, taking third in #2 when rain drenched the track in the last minute of his TQ run, that secured pole position for the Belgian driver. All weekend the weather was variable, with rain off and on. Heremans said, “My set-up worked well in the wet, the dry, and everything in between, and it was dead neutral and very fast…
VRC Pro ‘Race 2 the Worlds’
Virtual Racing Industries in collaboration with IFMAR, proudly presents to you ‘Race 2 the Worlds’ (R2tW), the ground-breaking competition which will give one VRC Pro sim racer the unique opportunity to race at the real 2012 IFMAR World Championships, The Netherlands, July 26-28th, all expenses paid, all materials and factory support provided by one of their industry partners. Race2theWorlds challenges r/c racers across the world to compete in one long, on-going online event. Until June the 17th anyone can try to qualify for the R2tW top-200 at any time they like. In the following week there are 2 more…
Ride soft matched TC springs
Ride have announced the release of their new soft range of touring car pro matched springs. Compared to the previously available matched springs from Ride, these are closer to the silver springs. They come in 4 steps, hard to soft, blue, green, yellow and white and are made of the same 1.5mm wire diameter and the same overall dimensions as the red but the coil increases by a 0.25 incremental step with 6.75 for blue to 7.5 for white. Sold in pairs to ensure they are perfectly matched. Source: Ride [rc-ride.co.jp]
Neumann pulls off clean sweep in 4WD Buggy
As predicted following the trouncing of his rivals in yesterday’s 4WD Buggy qualifying, Joern Neumann has won 4WD buggy at the finale of the inaugural Euro Offroad Series completing a clean sweep of the championship with three TQ starts and three wins from the three races. Starting the German event from pole, Neumann was in a completely different league winning the first A-Main from Team Losi Racing’s Mike Truhe by a massive 16-seconds and Leg 2 by 11-seconds from Team Yokomo’s Yannic Prumper. View our complete event coverage here .
Martin & Honigl complete 4WD Buggy Podium
Lee Martin and Hupo Honigl completed the podium in 4WD Buggy at the finale of the Euro Offroad Series in Germany, the same order the drivers would finish in the overall standings of the TLR/Spektrum sponsored championship. With Neumann sitting out the third & final leg of the A-Main having completed a clean sweep of overall wins in the class by dominating the earlier legs, it was Martin who took the early lead of the closing 5-minute encounter ahead of Honigl but swapping the lead twice in the end it was the latter who took the win. Afterward Honigl…
Neumann is 2WD EOS Champion
Joern Neumann is the 2WD Buggy Champion of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby after a faultless drive in the third A-Main secured the Team Durango driver the overall win in Germany and with it a second buggy title for the German ace ahead of US Champion Dustin Evans and European Champion Lee Martin. View our complete event coverage here .
Neumann takes Leg 2
After a messy performance in the opening 2WD A-Main at the EOS finale, Joern Neumann got the job done in Leg 2 but it was another far from perfect run by the German who again allowed Leg 1 winner Marc Rheinard by after a mistake of his own doing on lap 4. The champion elect managed to retake his fellow countryman 7 laps later when the lead Tamiya got out of shape coming onto to main straight and the pair touched. Unfortunately for Rheinard his buggy got beached on the track barrier losing him 2 seconds and allowing Team Losi Racing’s Dustin Evans through to finish second…
Rheinard wins opening 2WD A-Main in Dortmund
The surprise of qualifying, putting his Tamiya second on the grid of world class offroad drivers, World Touring Car Champion Marc Rheinard has won the opening leg of the 2WD Buggy A-Main at the finale of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series in Dortmund, Germany. The German driver was handed the lead of the race on the first run through the double double after Top Qualifier & title hopeful Joern Neumann flipped his Durango off the second double luckily landing on his wheels but dropping him to third behind Team Losi Racing’s Darren Bloomfield. A second mistake …
Arrowmax 5.5mm & 7.0mm nut driver tips
Arrowmax release two new power tool tips in the form of these 5.5 and 7.0mm nut drivers. They are 100mm long, made from a special spring steel to ensure maximum strength and durability and are suitable for most power tools. Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Mon-Tech Racing Sport RS body shell
Mon-Tech have announced their new Sport RS body shell for 190mm 1/10th scale 4WD touring and FWD cars. Moulded from 0.75mm polycarbonate the body resembles an aggressively styled 2-door sports car and will come with decals for headlights, mirrors and more. Source: Mon-Tech [mon-techracing.net]
2012 IFMAR World Championships update
The organizers of the 2012 IFMAR 1/8th scale offroad World championship have gotten in touch with us, finally breaking their silence on the event to confirm the location and the running of a warmup race for the event. The event itself will be run on an all new track is located on Highway Richieri in Club Aeromodelista Jorge Newbery, 7 minutes from Ezeiza Interncional Aiport and 15 minutes from downtown Buenos Aires (Capital Federal). In front lies an international resort that is accessed from the track by footbridge. The track will get its first race at the AAPARTT Cup which will be held from the 26th to …
Neumann trounces rivals in 4WD Qualifying
Having won a closely fought battle for the 2WD Buggy Top Qualifier honours this morning it was a very different affair in the afternoon at the TLR/Spektrum sponsored Euro Offroad Series, as Team Durango’s Joern Neumann trounced the opposition in qualifying for both 4WD Buggy and Short Course. Having already wrapped up the 4WD Buggy title with TQ’s and wins in the Czech Republic and Belgium, the German ace now wants to complete the 100% perfect score in the class, of which he is the reigning European Champion, and going by his form so far this weekend the battle tomorrow …
TQ puts Neumann on target for EOS 2WD title
Joern Neumann is Top Qualifier for tomorrow’s title deciding A-Main after the Team Durango ace set a new fastest time in the final round of 2WD Buggy Qualifying at the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series finale in Dortmund, Germany. A major boost for the championship protagonist, whose two title rivals will start the deciding race from the middle of the grid, the German claimed pole position on tie break with Marc Rheinard and Darren Bloomfield thanks to his Q4 time which was just .065 shy of being the only 16 lap run of the event. View our complete event coverage here .
Bloomfield tops opening Qualifier in Dortmund
Darren Bloomfield has topped the opening round of 2WD Buggy qualifying at the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby. The Team Losi Racing driver took his Team Orion powered 22 to a fastest time of 15 laps in 5:09.191 to take the first of the four scheduled qualifiers ahead of the three title protagonists, Joern Neumann, Dustin Evans and Lee Martin who took the next three positions on the time sheets at the Dortmund event. View our complete event coverage here .
2012 JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals report
Round 2 of the 2012 JConcepts Indoor National Series took place at Mike’s Hobby Shop in Carrolton, TX on April 14-15. There was a great turnout for this event with just over 200 entries. JConcepts was well represented with Team Drivers Steven Hartson, Kody Numedahl, Taylor Larson and Cody Hollis in attendance. For Mod Buggy, TQ Steven Hartson went on to win the class with his JConcepts equipped B4.1, Steven lead the way all weekend running JConcepts Bar Codes in Green Compound. Kody Numedahl in the second spot also running Bar Codes in Green and Brent Thielke in third. In Mod Truck, JConcepts Driver Taylor Larson was the one…
Taylor Larsen & Cody Hollis join TeamSR
TeamSR is proud to announce the addition of two extremely talented drivers. TeamSR has always placed driver conduct, desire and talent as the foundation of the team. After watching several drivers during the most recent JConcepts Off-Road Spring Nationals held at Mikes Hobby Shop located in the heart of Texas, TeamSR would like to welcome Taylor Larsen, Cody Hollis and Trevor Nault to the team. Taking top honors after three rounds of highly competitive qualifying rounds racing with heavy hitters, Taylor Larsen quickly rose to the number one starting position on the grid for the 2wd Modified Truck A-main. At the sound of…
CJ Weaver wins Canadian Off-Road Shootout
This past weekend the 6th Annual Canadian Off-Road Shootout took place in Ontario, Canada. The three-day event gathered racers from across Canada and the United States. The 259 entries consisted of 90 nitro buggies, 48 nitro trucks, 77 E-Scales, and 44 short course trucks. The nitro buggy class was definitely the most competitive and anticipated race of the weekend. CJ Weaver was able to put himself comfortably in the A-Main event qualifying 6th on the starting grid. He got off to a great start and immediately moved up a few spots into 2nd place. As the race progressed, CJ slowly started …
Day 1 of EOS finale ruled by Neumann
Joern Neumann made his intentions for the finale of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series very clear on the opening day of the event after he backed up his run to the fastest time in the morning’s 2WD Buggy practice to top 4WD Buggy and Short Course this evening in Dortmund, Germany. Topping 2WD Buggy from Team Losi Racing’s Dustin Evans, Neumann posted the three fastest consecutive laps in the 4WD class ahead of team-mate Hupo Honigl meaning the German will carry the No.1 race number on all three of his Durangos in qualifying tomorrow. View our complete event