1/10 Offroad News

Lim wins NOOB Singapore Open Rd3

Racers gathered at the RaceWorks Offroad Arena last weekend to compete in the fourth round of the NOOB Singapore Open Buggy Series. As a result of the recent hot and dry spell, the 2WD and 4WD buggies found themselves contending on a very hard and dry track. In the 4WD class, Mark “BC” Lim had a convincing win after taking TQ honors and winning the first two finals. With BC sitting out, the third final was a battle between Youyi and Png who were both tied on points after 2 legs. The final battle for second place concluded with Youyi winning the final leg to claim second spot and Png having to settle for third.

Mark Lim wins NOOB Singapore Open Rd3

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New Sanwa ERS Digital Servo Line

Sanwa is proud to announce the release of their new ERS digital servo line which includes the waterproof ERS-971, ERS-961 and ERS-962. Each servo features a coreless motor, metal gears and an aluminium heat sink resulting in a package that guarantees the highest efficiency and exhibits a surprisingly low price compared to similar servos. Included in the line-up is the ERS-951 which is not waterproof however with a torque of 11kg and a speed of 0.06s/40° at 6V, the ERS-951 offers best all-round qualities.
See: www.lrp.cc

New Sanwa ERS Digital Servo Line

1/10 Pre Worlds at Silver Dollar

Norwegian Electric Champ Rd3

The first weekend in June saw the 3rd round of the Norway Cup take place which focuses on 10th buggy and SC racing. A total of 41 drivers attended from across Loerenskog, Ljusdals Sweden, Moss and Grenland as well as local drivers. The IHRC Raceway team had spent many hours improving the track to ensure it was in tip top condition for the weekends racing which saw a layout which proved challenging for both new and experienced drivers alike. The full report in PDF format can be found here.

Norwegian Electric Champ Rd3

Upgrade 1/10 Vortex wing

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Upgrade RC already have their Vortex wing for 1/8 Offroad, this time however Robert Ibon and his team have brought out a 1/10 scale Offroad version – the transparent wing is distinctive through it’s small ‘humps’ on both horizontal planes, as well as the end plates curving in at the rear – produced with stability in mind. Selling for $14.99 the set comes with two wings, end plate decals and a mounting grid.

See www.Upgrade-RC.com

HPI Supported Team Drive

HPI Racing are looking for team drivers to join their HPI community… Here at HPI Racing we work hand in hand with our UK model stores and in a joint collaboration, we are looking for local heroes who want to race, promote and enjoy our HPI & HB products.

HPI Supported Team Drive

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FEMCA 1/10 EP Champ in Taiwan

The 2013 Taiwanese FEMCA 1/10 EP Championship is due to take place on the 25th – 27th of October at the Taichung Challenger R/C race track , located in Taichung. Full details can be found here.

FEMCA 10 EP Championship in Taiwan

Jakub Pietrzak wins Polish Nat Rd3

The third round of the Polish National series took place this past weekend in Warsaw. The track on Saturday, especially for the first 2 qualification rounds, was moist. Many drivers struggled with the bumps that started to show up after several 1/8 scale runs however Wojtek Rzepecki (Xray XB4) seemed to have a big advantage in these difficult conditions. Wojtek managed to secure TQ with 2nd place on the starting grid going to Jakub Wawrzkiewicz (Yokomo B-MAX4 II) and the top-three was completed by Krzysztof Chmura (AE B44.2). Sunday finals were much more interesting as the differences between the top 5 drivers became very subtle. In the finals Jakub Pietrzak (Xray XB4) thanks to his consistent runs was the fastest. 2nd place went to the top qualifier – Wojtek Rzepecki (Xray XB4) and 3rd place to Jakub Wawrzkiewicz who was driving a Yokomo B-MAX4 II buggy.

Jakub Pietrzak wins Polish Nat Rd3

Jakubczyk Dominates ‘The-Series’

AKA team driver Jason Jakubczyk had a command performance at round 2 of “The-Series” at Stateline R/C in Fremont, IN. This 6-race series travels throughout the state of Michigan with one round in Indiana. Round 2 set the highest attendance ever for the Stateline track with 272 entries. Jakubczyk dominated mod buggy and mod 2wd SC taking the TQ’s and winning both mains. Jason said, “There was a big nitro race the week before so the track was slightly rutted and abrasive but decent traction…In buggy I ran Soft Rebars front and rear they were great all day. I was able to win all qualifying rounds and the main comfortably.” His SC truck had a combo of Wishbone 2′s rear and Enduro 2′s up front, both in Soft compound as well.

Jakubczyk Dominates 'The-Series'

DE Racing Setup system

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We all know how vitally important setup is when it comes to racing – if you’re car isn’t balanced and sporting the same settings left to right then who knows what’ll happen! Here to solve your setup woes and ensure your angles and degrees are pin point accurate are DE Racing with their new setup system.

Basic features include a smooth flat surface for interface with measurement tools, several interchangeable adapters hubs to facilitate use with almost any model, and two wheel diameters that match those of tires, aiding in setting model ride height.

Though some of these “basic” features are somewhat revolutionary themselves, another creates a new benchmark in the field, we call it “roll to set“.  Designed as the foundation of this system, “roll to set” describes the proper use of our setup wheels and defines what truly makes it different.  Simply drop the car from about six inches onto a smooth flat surface, roll the car a few inches forward,  and check the results.  This process uses the geometry of the car against the grip of the rubber tire to lock the wheels into a proper position for checking camber and toe.  Sounds simple, but without this process, measuring wheel alignment can only be close at best on a car in perfect condition.  Add more wear and it only gets worse.  Only DE Racing’s setup system allows you to correct for model wear, resulting in consistent tuning new to old.

See www.DE-Racing.net

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