Kimley wins Inaugural East Coast X-mas Classic
Panther Team Pilot Mark Kimley wins the Inaugural East Coast RC Raceway’s X-Mas Classic! Mark TQ’d Won the 2wd Pro 2 SC A-main using Super Soft Boas front and rear. Mark also managed to take the Win in the Pro 4 SC division from 2nd place on the grid using Super Soft Panther Raptors! www.panther-rc.com
Drake wins Dirt Nitro Challenge in Italy
Neo Buggy reports – “He came he saw and he conquered the truggy and buggy classes at the weekend’s Dirt Nitro challenge in Italy. Adam Drake drove an unmatched final in buggy, early on he led with Batlle in 2nd until Robert retired, Boots ended up 2nd having had an engine flame out after 9 mins, a good drive through the field. Strong result as top Italian going to the maestro Davide Tortorici – the MBX6R buggy breathing new life into his driving. A solid debut for the new XRAY XB9 – Savoya taking 6th 5th (after being awarded a lost lap), he’ll…
Sigma Tires Get First International Success!
“New company Sigma Racing had a first taste of success last week in the Eastern Mediterannean island of Cyprus. Costas Agrafiotis won the Dirt Paradise race over there, using the Ace Sigma Tires, after a big fight during the qualifs and a great 35 minutes final. The tires never tired. The qualifs were 30 minutes long with the best times counting and Costas with the Sigma tires managed the second best time between a very good competition and the other brands mainly AKA and Proline. He decided to keep the tires for the 35 minutes long final and he actually won the race. The tires came out …
Eight Victories for Team Associated at The Clash
December 16, 2011 Categories: JConcepts, RC News, RC-Area, Team Associated Comment
For the sixth year in a row, JConcepts has put on The Clash, Florida’s premier event. Having been hosted at multiple venues across the “Sunshine State” in the past, the 2011 location next moved to the southern tip of the state to Coral Springs, near the tourist destinations of Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. Team Associated was well represented with lots of Florida locals including JR Mitch, Paul Wynn, Jason Ruona, Zack Genova, Daimon Borkowicz, Dave Duncan, Walter Cruz, John Piant, and Tim Kowal. Joining the mass contingent of Florida talent from other parts of the country were Tanner Denney, Renato Tradardi Jr. and Sr…
Thunder Alley RC Raceway 2012 Race Dates
The GRRS is in its 3rd year and with the great sucess of last years average attendance of 160 entries per event we have made some tweaks to please our racers and make the race days more enjoyable. Saturday dates will be ran with only the Short Course Trucks & buggys racing. Sundays will be the Nitro classes & 1/8 E-Buggy racing . Doing this will shorten up each race day and allow for some added skill levels & classes on both days. You can expect the same great end of series give-aways along with some prizes throught the series. TLR …
Jörn Neumann joins Team Thunder Power RC
Multi-time, European Off-road Champion and Team Durango driver Jörn Neumann signed an exclusive sponsorship contract for 2012 for the use of TPRC batteries and chargers. The twenty year old from Germany has been a top contender at several major off-road events around the world. Thunder Power is happy to announce the addition of Jörn to our talented team of drivers. Jörn stated, “I am really happy to join the Thunder Power RC team and to use the batteries in all of my cars. When I tried TPRC batteries, I was impressed by the performance. TPRC LiPo batteries are…
XRAY XB9 – All Details Revealed
Juraj Hudy and the XRAY Engineering and Racing Teams have conceptualized and built the all-new XB9 platform based on long-term experience and achievements. The XB9 is all-new, featuring innovative XRAY Multi-Flex™ adjustment, superior weight balance and weight distribution, easy chassis flex setting for traction and stability adjustment, and more forgiving and easy-to-control handling. Long-term tested by Team and regular drivers in all conditions, the innovative design focuses all the way down to the smallest details to increase performance, handling, and reliability. All-new shocks feature completely redesigned parts which were real-world track tested as well as using…
XRAY XB9 – First Details
XRAY XB9 – First details… All-new XB9 platform Innovative XRAY Multi-Flex™ setting All-new and improved weight balance and weight distribution Easy chassis flex setting for traction and stability adjustment More forgiving and easy-to-control handling Long-term tested by team and regular drivers in all standard conditions Focus on smallest details to increase performance, handling, and reliability All-new shocks with completely redesigned parts were long-term tested at tracks and using special simulation equipment for extreme overload New drivetrain parts for increased performance, weight balance, traction, and reliability
X-7 Prototype 3rd at JConcepts Clash
Paul Sinclair drove the new Gen 5.2 prototype of the X Factory X – 7 4WD car to third place in a very competitive field at the J Concepts Clash. Paul had no practice at all with the new car before the first round of qualifying, and rain shortened the race to just two qualifiers and the main, so this result is quite good indeed for the new car. Ellis Stafford will begin testing the newest X – 7 before the end of the year. X Factory engineer Paul said, “This car has been in development for some time and every new version is faster than the…
Olly Jefferies wins BRCA 12th Rd3
“Olly Jefferies takes TQ and the A final win at round three of this years BRCA national series.Round 3 of this seasons BRCA 1:12 national championship saw another strong showing by the Associated team with Olly Jefferies taking the win and TQ on Saturday in the Spec class. Olly followed this up with another TQ on Sunday but after a first lap mistake could only manage 2nd place in Modified on Sunday. After setting TQ at the first two nationals in the Spec class Olly had failed to convert his TQ’s in to a wins. A third at Ardent and second …
Axial: Birth of the EXO Terra Buggy
“The Wraith™ gave Axial it’s first taste of speed, and while speed was not the total pursuit principle of the Wraith, we still sought after more. Axial’s R&D team started with a clean slate and took an in depth look at the off-road desert scene before starting the EXO Terra Buggy project. The design conclusion was, that if money was no object then we wanted the best of best and best of each type of desert rig. Plain and simple, trophy trucks are cool! But a Class-1 buggy is more practical and would easily allow a design to consist of four-seats much like…
Cockerill wins Winter Ireland Race – 2WD&4WD
oOple.com reports – “Tom Cockerill completed the double today at the ‘Winter Race Ireland 2011′ – taking his second victory in as many days as he took the 4WD class in style to go with the 2WD title. Tom’s CAT SX3 opened up with a win in round one of qualifying – Nathan Ralls of ‘RC Domination’ took the second round with his Tamiya TRF511 and Mark Penney made it three from three by taking the third round with his Associated B44.1. Qualifying was FTQ however and Tom had held the overall TQ since round one – but improved his time in round…
New Panther Parts Tray
Crafted from high quality flexible silicone rubber, the Panther Parts Tray won’t slide off your pit table like the plastic or metal trays. The Panther Parts Tray is ideal for working on your car, nitro engine, clutch, transmission, differentials all while keeping your pit table clean and organized. 3 convenient compartments help organize and prevent the loss of small parts. Panther Parts Trays are resistant to nitro fuel, motor spray, shock oil, and other standard r/c lubricants. The Parts Tray convenient Size: 5”x 7” fits easily into your tool box or pit bag. Also great for r/c planes, boats, trains …
P1 Brand: New Jim Dieter Signature Tee
Introducing the debut Industry Series release from P1 Brand; the Jim Dieter Signature tee. Taking inspiration from the wild world of custom car culture, the Jim Dieter Signature tee features a humorous caricature of the well-known mechanic and motorman, screenprinted on the front. The P1 Brand Industry Series logo is printed on the backside of the shirt, and a woven, P1 Brand label finishes the overall design. J.Filipow of P1 Brand states, “I’ve had a blast concepting, illustrating and producing this debut Industry Series release with Jim Dieter, and it’s great to have his approval on this unique product. …
THE Car Bitty FORCE’d
Neo Buggy reports – “BittyDesign have announced the release of their ‘Force’ style body for JQ Products ‘THE Car’ – the Force line of bodies available for Kyosho, Mugen, TLR & XRAY buggys all share handling similarities. Most of all improving downforce and airflow and steering response in slow-speed corners. BittyDesign also tell us that the rear arm mudguards (see below) act to continue the ‘scoop’ effect as seen at the rear of the sidepods, thus helping high-speed stability. The cab area accommodates the stock JQ air filter, whether the engine is in the forward or rear position. …
Xray’s NEW XB9 buggy
Our friends over at LiveRC reports – “Xray has thrown out a teaser today of what is coming soon, the all-new XB9. We believe this to be an all-new 1/8 buggy platform as there hasn’t been any MAJOR redesign in the Xray offroad lineup since the 808 was released several years ago replacing the XB8 buggy. So far the Xray team has kept the XB9 under wraps and remains unseen by the public. Could 2012 be the year Xray debuts the XB9 in the hands of Reno Savoya for a World Championship win? Stay tuned for more info!” www.LiveRC.com
Video: Serpent testing Cobra 811-Truggy
Below you will find a video of the Cobra 811T being tested by Serpent at a huge track in Spain…
Sonic V.21b Off-Road Engine
Sonic Nitro Engines is proud to release details on the Sonic V.21B 3,5ccm buggy engine. All components have been made from the finest materials to ensure high durability and reliability. Equipped with a 5 ports sleeve and a CNC machined flat piston the engine provides great power over the entire RPM range while having a very efficient fuel consumption which can be crucial in the finals. The 14mm turbo crankshaft is filled with a silicone insert to reduce the inertia and improve the fuel flow. The optimized crankcase and the the “knife edged” aerodynamic connecting rod help even more to reduce turbulences inside the…
Method RC – Hellcat Type R Clear SC Body
December 11, 2011 Categories: RC News, RC Short Course, RC-Area, ROAR Racing Comment
Method RC responds to the overwhelming response to its Mirage body for the TLR 22 with an equally attractive, high performance offering for the RC short course market. The Hellcat Type R short course body fits most popular 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive 1:10 scale RC SCT vehicles and is designed to meet the ROAR Racing regulations for 1/10th RC Short Course Truck. Hellcat sports aggressive styling that is true to full-scale short course racing trucks. Careful placement of air extractors in low pressure zones reduces the parachute effect when jumping without making your truck look like Swiss cheese. Included number plates incorporate a 35 degree…