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Mike Garrison

0 May 21, 2013, 8:26 a.m.

5/22/2013

By Mike Garrison

LiveRC.com

Don't have time to check the R/C world for news every day? Check in on Wednesdays to see highlights of the biggest product releases, news stories, and race results from the past 7 days!

This past week has been full of new products, news, and race results pouring in from around the world! Click "[ read more ]" after each story to read the full article.

NEWS:

Donations for the Oklahoma tornado victims at this weekend's AKA Mid-America Championship
Fellow R/C racer, Tyler Keel, has announced that he will be gathering donations for his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma, this weekend after a devastating tornado struck this past week. [ read more ]

ROAR announces that Full Throttle Raceway will host the 2014 IFMAR Electric Onroad World Championships
Earlier this month ROAR announced a last chance opportunity for the IFMAR World Championships to be held in the United States in 2014. Today, they have announced that Full Throttle Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida will be the official host of the 2014 IFMAR Electric Onroad World Championships. [ read more ]

1:10 Off-Road Worlds track vision becomes a little clearer
The upcoming worlds host track -- Silver Dollar R/C Raceway -- has new dirt and an authentic "The Dirt Racing" layout. [ read more ]

NeoBuggy and DXR announce that the 2013 Neo Race entries are now open (with video)
Neo Buggy & DXR are pleased to officially announce entry for the 2013 Neo Race is now open! [ read more ]

Multi-time Swiss champion Patrick Hofer joins the Reedy
Reedy has extended their lineup of championship winning drivers today, as they have signed on board Swiss national champion Patrick Hofer. Hofer, also a Team Associated team driver, will be running the Reedy line-up of products to power his race winning machines for 2013. [ read more ]

NEW PRODUCTS:

JConcepts releases new "Finnisher" body for the Agama A8 Evo
JConcepts has studied the evolution of race tracks, complicated circuits combining more aggressive jumps and extremely high-speed corners, and has incorporated many new features in to the Finnisher Agama A8 Evo! [ read more ]

PSM releases new carbon fiber front and rear shock towers for the Kyosho MP9
PSM Option Parts has released a fresh set of carbon fiber shock towers for the popular Kyosho MP9 TKI3 buggy. The new towers are CNC machined out of high quality 4mm and 5mm carbon fiber. The front tower offers an additional shock mounting hole, and both provide a lightweight and factory appearance over the stock shock towers. [ read more ]

Team Associated releases limited edition AE/Reedy zip up hoodie
Team Associated has issued a limited edition run of their new Team Associated/Reedy zip-up hoodie. This casual, long-sleeve hoodie features a large zipper, two pouch pockets, and draw-string hood. [ read more ]

Pro-Line releases the new "Proton" 1:10 buggy rear tire (with video)
The bar style tire was invented years ago when Brian Kinwald designed the original Losi BK Bars. Today, the theory and performance of bar treaded tires has evolved immensely. The latest in that evolution is the all-new Pro-Line Proton buggy tire. [ read more ]

New shock caps for XRAY XB4
XRAY presents new option parts for the XB4. [ read more ]

Trinity releases new traction compound for asphalt racing
Trinity has announced their new "Purple Dot" outdoor foam tire traction compound. [ read more ]

AVID releases new XRAY XB4 machined shock pistons
XRAY racers can now run the signature AVID machined piston setup on the XB4 buggy with the release of the new AVID AV1033 shock pistons! [ read more ]

AJS Machine releases new Axial SCX10 aluminum front bumper mount
Tough 6061 Aluminum construction with black anodized finish, and designed to greatly increases the rigidity of your chassis and bumper. [ read more ]

JConcepts releases new B44.2 aluminum bulkhead center cap
The machined aluminum component, anodized in blue, is a handy replacement for the stock plastic unit and is a drop-on to the center slipper assembly. [ read more ]

Exotek releases new battery hold down system for the TLR 22, 22T, and 22SCT
Easy adjust twist nut and strap system for perfect battery retention which attaches to a heavy duty machined alloy battery tray. [ read more ]

Team Associated releases new "Sprint" drift wheel and tire
Specially formulated for great drifting action! Fits the Apex Touring and all 1:10 scale on-road cars that accept standard 1:10 scale wheels with 12mm hexes. [ read more ]

RACE RESULTS:

Austin Blair and Dylan Rodriguez dominate at the Silver Dollar Offroad Challenge
16-year-old Blair top-qualified Pro Buggy, Pro 4WD Short Course Truck and went onto win all of the three classes he competed in: Pro Buggy, Pro 4WD Short Course Truck, and Pro eBuggy. Rodriquez took TQ honors in 1/8-scale Pro Truck and easily took the win after battling early with Kyosho’s Sean Gaffney. [ read more ]

Renato Elias wins short course at the AARCN Onroad Championship Rd.3
In another brilliant race, Renato Elias took the first place followed closely by Renato Tano and Rafael Souza. [ read more ]

Jason Ruona wins at the 2013 Chaos on the Coast Rd.4
JConcepts drivers Jason Ruona and Paul Wynn battle at Chaos on the Coast point series round 4. [ read more ]

Yannick Aigoin wins 2wd and 4wd buggy at the French 1:10 Nationals Rd.3
Aigoin scored a double victory for Team Associated against a stacked field of competition, including nitro phenomenon Reno Savoya. [ read more ]

Tom Cockerill strikes victory for Schumacher in Spain
This weekend Schumacher drivers Tom Cockerill and Trish Neal were invited out to Spain by carbi.net to compete in the second round of their national series at Bilbao, the track that hosted the 2009 European Championships. Cockerill walked away with the victory after a hard fought battle! [ read more ]

Emer Agero wins the 2013 Philippine Short Course Nationals
It all came down to the final A-Main, and Emer Agero would come out on top as the 2013 Short Course Champion! [ read more ]

Bill Oxidean continues his win streak in the NAMBA District 9 points series
Once again, a perfect score in both PLTD Hydro as well as PLTD Offshore for Bill Oxidean. [ read more ]

Petri Mylläri wins first round of Finnish nationals
The first round of the Finnish National series was held this past weekend in Turku. [ read more ]

Tekno R/C sweeps the DE/Panther Racing Spring Nationals Series
San Diego RC Raceway has been host to the 1st annual DE/Panther Racing Series this year and it has been a huge success, especially for the Tekno R/C team! [ read more ]

Double win for JR Mitch at the JConcepts Summer Tour Rd.1
The JConcepts Summer Tour kicked off at Go Hard Raceway located in Green Cove Springs, just outside of Jacksonville, Florida. JR walked away the winner of Mod Buggy and Pro4! [ read more ]

Jimmy Madison sets new track record and takes the win at SRL Rd.2
Recent convert to Schumacher Jimmy Maddison has won his first race with the new Mi5! [ read more ]

Richard Taylor wins at the BRCA 1:8 Electric Nationals Rd.2
Taylor kept it all together to win the final by a clear four seconds in front of David Crompton! [ read more ]

Rainer Ressar and wins with Team Durango at the Estonian 1:8 E-Buggy Nationals
Rainer Ressar has returned from the recent first round of the Estonian 1:8 Electric Buggy Nationals victorious. [ read more ]