Wednesday Round Up!

 

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! 

 

 

RDRP announces new line of Kyosho RB6 Option Parts coming soon
Revolution Design Racing Products is known worldwide for a wide range of innovative tools, setup systems, and Team Durango DEX210 option parts. They have announced today that they will soon be releasing a list of new option parts for the Kyosho RB6 buggy. [ read more ]
 
 
Trinity and ROAR reach settlement on D3.5
ROAR agrees to reinstate the Trinity D3.5 motor until Q1 of 2014 for all ROAR sanctioned races. [ read more ]

Joseph Quagraine and JQ Products to run and distribute Nitrolux Fuel
JQ Products is pleased to announce the collaboration with Nitrolux racing fuel. Not only will JQ race the Nitrolux Fuel, but JQ Products will also distribute the fuel in Finland. [ read more ]
 

A Main Hobbies has announced exclusive west coast distributorship of BittyDesign
BittyDesign’s fresh, new-look Lexan bodies, car stands, 1/8-scale off-road wings and apparel is now available through A Main Hobbies! [ read more ]
 

 

John Papanikolaou sweeps the ElectroChamps 2013 in Greece
ElectroChamps 2013 took place with great success for the third year in a row at FRT in Athens, Greece last weekend. Papanikolaou is once again crowned the double champion! [ read more ]
 

Pro-Line wins 8 classes at Round 4 of the JBRL Electric Series
JBRL Round 4 came to Controlled Chaos Raceway in Palmdale, California for a day of racing on a blue-groove, super high-grip outdoor track. The layout that the CCR crew put in was fast, fun and made for great racing in the mains. Pro-Line tires were on point, as usual, and were on the cars of 8 of the 13 class winners on the day – Total Pro-Line Domination! [ read more ]
 

Darren Lord and DE Racing double victory in Australia
The 6th and final round of the QLD Series was held at GCRC this past weekend in Australia. DE Racing team driver Darren Lord was looking to wrap up the 4wd SC and Mod Stadium Truck titles. [ read more ]

Alex Zanchettin and Tekin win at the 2013 Bitty Design Euro Contest
Recently signed Italian driver Alex Zanchettin piloted his Tekin Rx8 Gen2 T8 powered TLR buggy to victory at the 2013 Euro Contest hosted by Bitty Design. Held in Italy, this event is not only a R/C race bringing in some of the biggest drivers in Europe, but boasts a party-like atmosphere that makes it a must attend event in the region. [ read more ]

Ryan Dunford takes two at Round 4 of the JBRL Electric Series
Dunford wins Mod Truck and Pro2 at Controlled Chaos Raceway! [ read more ]

Jerome Aigoin is crowned the the French 1:8 Buggy National Champion
Novarossi celebrates as team driver Jerome Aigoin has once again wrapped up the French 1:8 Buggy National Title as this past weekend's race. Aigoin headed to Round 4 of the French Championship to defend his title, and he did just that winning it yet again for 2013 using his Novarossi powered Kyosho buggy. [ read more ]

Kaja Novotny and Tomas Koudelka win with RDRP at Round 2 of the Olomouc Cup
This past weekend was host to Round 2 of the Olomouc Cup. RDRP drivers Kaja Novotny made his way to the rain soaked event competing in the 2wd and 4wd buggy classes. In 4wd buggy, Kaja would wrap up the overall win with his RDRP equipped Team Durango DEX410 after winning A2 and A3. In 2wd Buggy, Kaja's best friend Tomas Koudelka would sweep all three finals and go on to win the overall using the RDRP Plus11 DEX210 chassis. [ read more ]

Dylan Gerard wins at the Monsters of the Midwest Series Rd.3
After a wheel to wheel battle with TLR teammate, Gerard sneaks past to take the win! [ read more ]

Linus Thern and Alex Jonsson take nVision to victory at the Kyosho Masters
Last week-end nVision drivers Linus Thern and Alex Jonsson showed a great performance at the Kyosho Masters in Paris. Competing against the worlds best Kyosho drivers Thern took home the win in the highly competitive Elite class while young talent Jonsson dominated the Ligue category. Both drivers used nVision's Factory Tuned 521 engine to power their vehicles! [ read more ]
 

Team Associated Summer Series at The PLEX halfway report
The 2013 Team Associated Summer Series at the Plex reached its halfway point Saturday, June 15. Now in its eighth year, the Summer Series is once again the cornerstone of the heartland’s 1:10 scale race scene and a record turnout was on hand with 149 entries! [ read more ]

Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour report from Holeshot Raceway
The fourth stop on Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour found itself at Holeshot Raceway in Sanford Florida, just north of Orlando. [ read more ]
 

Lars Hoppe wins Round 2 of the North German Championship in Hamburg
After 30 minutes, Hoppe crossed the finish line in 1st followed by Timo in 2nd with Ingo completing the podium in 3rd. [ read more ]

Lee Martin wins Round 2 of the BRCA 1:8 Offroad Nationals
Last weekend the Round 2 of the BRCA National was held at the Coventry R/C track in England. Lee Martin with his Mugen MBX-7 TQ'ed and went on to win the 45 minute grand final with a 1 lap lead! Jack Embling finished 7th and Simon Willetts finished 14th, all driving Mugen MBX-7! [ read more ]

Cody King wins the VRC Pro Shortcourse Final at the 2013 RCX Show
A wheel to wheel battle crossing the line would finish up with Cody King taking the win only .22 seconds ahead of Tekin team driver Nick Waulet. Team Associated's Nick Sava would finish 1.5 seconds back in third. [ read more ]

Hudson and Bridgewater sweep the NW Short Course Nationals mod classes
JConcepts wins all 3 modified classes at Northwest Short Course Nationals! [ read more ]

Mario Rigert wins Modified TC at Round 2 of the Swiss Nationals
After very close racing, Mario Rigert won the modified class ahead of Florian Hauser and Raphael Wicki. [ read more ]

Clean sweep for Shepherd at the South German Onroad Championship Rd. 3
The 3rd round of the South German Championship in Türkheim saw a clean sweep for Team Shepherd with victories in all three classes. In 1:8 Class 2 it was young Shepherd driver Max Gunther taking the win, while Maxi Vogl won the 1:8 Class 1, and Patrick Nähr completing the perfect sweep by winning the 1:10 Touring Class. [ read more ]

Jeremy Whiting and Zac Rose take the pro class wins at the Midwest Nitro Series Rd.2
Despite the rain cancelling the mains, TQ's in qualifying for Jeremy Whiting in Pro Truggy and Zac Rose in Pro Buggy would result in overall victory! [ read more ] 
 

 

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