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Last updated at: June 18, 2013 6:16 pm

Martin Bayer and LRP rule Astra Nitro Cross

LRP driver Martin Bayer dominated the Astra Nitro Cross by a clean TQ and win in both the Nitro Buggy and Electric Buggy classes. The Astra Nitro Cross is a highly prestigious 1/8 offroad buggy event in the Czech Republic with many of the national and international top drivers attending. It is held on the beautiful and very challenging track of the ARC Slavkov club in the city of Slavkov u Brna. This year’s edition saw a total of more than 100 drivers racing in the Nitro Buggy and Electric Buggy classes. Read more...

Doug Nielsen wins Exeter Summer Nats

Nielsen dominates Exeter Summer Nats

Doug “Casper” Nielsen recently attended the Exeter Hobbies 2013 Summer Nationals which was a race put on by the Cutler-Orosi Youth Program sending proceeds to a good cause. Racers attended from all over the central California valley to support the event, a good turnout with 10 heats of racing made for a relaxed fun day of racing. Casper showed up to the event with his Panther Tire shod Tekin/Venom powered TLR 22-SCT and TLR Ten-SCTE 2.0 ready for action. Read more...

Published on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Electric News, Off Road News, Racing News, Rock Crawling, US News

Drake wins 3rd ROAR Buggy Nats Title

The final race of the day, the grand finale – the big finish – different names but Adam Drake can now call himself a worthy three-time ROAR National Buggy Champion – a feat no other driver has managed in 1/8 offroad. The final started out with Tessmann on pole after a mighty semi performance – the newly crowned back-to-back truggy Champion sending shivers through his competitiors spines. Read more...

Published on Monday, June 17, 2013 in 1/8 Off Road, Nitro News, Off Road News, Racing News, US News

Tekno RC +1.5 Degree Rear Hinge Pin Brace

Tekno RC is offering a new Rear Hinge Pin Brace with an additional 1.5 degrees of toe compared to the stock part. The new brace is CNC machined from 7075 aluminum, then gun metal anodized for wear. It is a direct fit on all Tekno RC 1/8th scale vehicles and will give you the option for 3, 4, or 5 degrees of rear toe. With the +1.5mm offset brace, you will even more tuning options in your arsenal. More rear toe will improve forward bite on-power and increase rotation off-power. Read more...

Published on Monday, June 17, 2013 in 1/8 Off Road, Electric News, Off Road News, Products, Short Course

TLR wins JBRL Nitro Rd3

This past weekend was the third round of the JBRL Nitro Series at Revelation Raceway. Team Losi Racing's Mike Truhe was victorious in the 1/8th Electric class with his Team Losi Racing 8IGHT 3.0 with a Losi electric conversion kit (LOSA0912). Fellow teammate Adam Drake finished 2nd followed by Daniel Lewis in 3rd. In the Pro Buggy division Mike Truhe won with his Team Losi Racing 8IGHT 3.0 powered by Nitrotane fuel. In 2nd was Andy Smolnik followed by Sean Gaffney. In the Pro Truggy division Team Losi Racing's Adam Drake took the win with his Nitrotane fuel powered Team Losi Racing 8IGHT-T 2.0. Followed by Drew Moller and Andy Smolnik. Read more...

Published on Thursday, June 13, 2013 in 1/8 Off Road, Electric News, Nitro News, Off Road News, Racing News, US News

New T8i 1/8th Indoor Brushless Motor

Tekin's Redline T8i (Indoor) brushless motor is designed for large scale indoor high performance racing. Packed with the same features as the T8 series motors, the T8i is lighter in weight and smaller in size, offering greater agility on those tight indoor high bite tracks. Fine tuned for smooth and controlled operation indoors, the T8i are on the leading edge of RC motor technology. The T8i motor series the torque and power you need for a checkered flag finish. Read more...

Published on Thursday, June 13, 2013 in 1/8 Off Road, Electric News, Off Road News, Products