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Mike Garrison

0 Sept. 24, 2013, 6:57 a.m.

9/25/2013

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:

JQ Products now available in Turkey and Ireland
JQ has announced today that all JQ Products are now available in Turkey and Ireland. Ciddi Amator will distribute JQ Products in Turkey, while Modeltune Distribution will have Irish JQ customers covered with kits and parts. [ read more ]

NEW PRODUCTS:

First look at Pro-Line's new "Phantom" and "Type-R-1" bodies
Pro-Line Racing has shared an up close and personal look at two new bodies that are being debuted this week at the IFMAR World Championships! [ read more ]

Reedy releases new 1200mAh and 2300mAh LiPo receiver packs
Reedy is proud to announce the addition of two new LiPo receiver batteries to their diverse and growing lineup! [ read more ]

XRAY releases new T4 and XB9 graphite composite differential gears
Molded from the all-new special lightweight and extra-strong graphite material which is designed to give the gears an optimum balance of hardness, toughness, and flexibility to provide long life, minimal wear, and minimizing breakage and/or teeth stripping. [ read more ]

SPY SHOT: AKA re-invents the 1:10 buggy wheel!
AKA has changed the way we look at 1:10 offroad wheels and tires today as they reveal the all-new EVO 1:10 wheels! On display at the IFMAR Worlds in Chico, these mount up like 1:8 scale offroad tires, with a totally new style bead! The new rims require a new style of tire for mounting, which they also have covered by introducing their new Slingshot tire. [ read more ]

Leadfinger Racing releases new 1:10 slipper conditioning tool
Leadfinger Racing has come on the scene strong recently with their lineup of high quality skid plates. Today they have announced the latest expansion in their product line, introducing the new LFR Slipper Conditioning Tool. [ read more ]

RDRP releases new "black edition" DEX210 aluminum shock towers
The RDRP shock towers are designed to make for a more solid and therefore precise base for the shocks. The black versions are a color variant of the already existing gun metal colored shock stays. Both versions are available now. [ read more ]

DE Racing releases new front bumper chassis braces for the B4, T4, and SC10 platforms
This brace keeps your vehicle on the track and out of the pits, virtually eliminating the tiresome and expensive broken chassis. When mounted, the chassis brace sandwiches the chassis between itself and the upper steering plate, redistributing impacts and virtually eliminating the chance of a broken chassis. [ read more ]

First look at the new Team C Racing TM4 1:10 4wd electric buggy

Team C Racing continues to grow in popularity worldwide with their affordable, yet race inspired product lines. They have just released the first image of the new TM4 1:10 4wd electric buggy. The new buggy is based off of the recent TM2 platform, and features aluminum chassis, big bore shocks, carbon fiber top deck, and more. [ read more ]

RACE RESULTS:

Reno Savoya wins the final round of the French 1:8 Offroad Nationals
Despite his struggles in qualifying, Reno would battle his way to the front in the 45 minute final. He would swap places back and forth with Jerome Aigoin, when with less than 3 minutes to go Jerome would break out of the race. This allowed Reno to cruise to victory for XRAY! [ read more ]

Andrea Pirani wins the final EFRA 1:8 Onroad GP in Italy
10 min before the end Romagnoli had a technical problem handing over the lead to Pirani who never looked back crossing the finishing line 2 laps in front of Mattia Rinaldi with Fabio Vecchiatti completing the podium! [ read more ]

Juan Clavijo wins the 2013 Cadiz Championship
Agama Racing celebrates as team driver, Juan Clavijo, has driven his way to victory of the Cadiz Championship! After a successful series of finishes, all he needed was a 3rd place or better at the final round to clinch the title. Juan wanted to make a statement, and he did just that by not only winning the championship, but also the final round with his Agama A8! [ read more ]

Craig Drescher leads an AE podium sweep at the TMSC Rd. 6
It was another AE show at round 6 of the TMSC 13 held at Coventry as AE took 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall in qualifying and 1st and 2nd in the race! [ read more ]

Kaja Novotny wins with Team Durango at the KS Challenge Rd. 6
Young Team Durango super star Kaja Novotny has once again risen above an experienced field of off-road racers to win with his DEX408 electric 1:8 Buggy. [ read more ]

Michigan State Championship Series report from NMRCC
On Saturday September 21st, the Michigan State Championship Series circus traveled to the Northern part of Michigan to visit the track of the Northern Michigan R/C Club (NMRCC) in Gaylord, MI. [ read more ]

Rising star Austin Woodyard is crowned the 2013 ROAR Region 2 Truggy Champion
TLR team driver, Austin Woodyard, has been crowned the 2013 ROAR Region 2 Nitro Truggy Champion! The overall champion was decided after a five race series, in which Big A was able to put his TLR 8ight-T 2.0 on top the field. [ read more ]

Krueger and Feneis take the win at the Minnesota Super Saturday Electric Series
Electric off-road has made some of the largest gains in numbers and talent over the past few years. This year, the best in the state gathered to compete for a series championship at seven events spread throughout Minnesota, where Kraig Krueger and Neil Feneis walked away the winners! [ read more ]

Leigh Dytor wins with Mugen at the RCMC Singapore GP Onroad Championships
The RCMC Singapore GP Onroad Open Championships were held on September 7 & 8th. Leigh Dytor from Australia wins the race with a 2 lap lead followed by Blake Young from Australia. Both of these drivers were driving the Mugen MRX5 to complete an impressive one-two finish! [ read more ]

Crawford and Allen take Tekin to a double victory at the 2013 Freakin Weekend race
John Crawford takes the win in Mod Truck, while Blane Allen steals the Mod Buggy win with only laps to go! [ read more ]