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BRCA 12th Scale Nationals 10-11 Round 3 Tamworth Stock A Final.

Trying something new by climbing a slippery, cold, snowhill with my new Baja 5SC. Getting some good footage of the 5SC in action for you. Enjoy and thanks again for watching.

The 11th and final DHI Cup took place last weekend in Odense, Denmark and while some of the big names were missing this year the race was no less exciting. In the modified class it was the seemingly unstoppable Ronald Volker who took the TQ spot ahead of last year’s top qualifier Christer Andersson with Alexander Hagberg lining up 3rd. In the Pro Stock class it was runner up from the ETS in the Czech Republic, Martin Lissau who was top qualifier ahead of Steffen Leinburger in 2nd and Tony Streit in 3rd. The finals were more of the same…

1979 Ford Ranger F-250 body Travel back with JConcepts to a time when a truck was just a truck. Purpose built, no frills or luxury, just built Ford tough. Officially licensed by Ford, JConcepts introduces the 1979 Ford F-250 Ranger SCT body. Built as they were in the good ole days, JConcepts has brought an essence of the 1979 truck together with the latest offerings in competitive Short Course Racing. With detailed 70’s styling, the hood scoop immediately is a standout retro feature which lends itself to the grill, fender and authentic 70’s cab styling. JConcepts left no detail untouched…

http://www.rccartips.com/ - My vintage 20 year old 1/10 RC10 Gold Tub 2wd electric rc buggy with Lipo battery and 13.5T brushless motor being driven for the first time by my 9 year old daughter in the large Circulo Verde off-road radio control dirt track.

AUGUSTA -- The classic cars and souped-up racers on display at the Northeast Motorsports Expo were impressive. click image to enlarge Kevin A. Purnell II demonstrates a radio controlled helicopter at the Granite Leisure Time booth during the Northeast Motorsports Expo on Sunday afternoon in the Augusta Civic Center. Staff photo by Joe Phelan Select images available for purchase in theMaine Today Photo Store But it was Kevin Purnell's miniature vehicles at the Augusta Civic Center Sunday that generated excitement for radio-control hobbyists. Radio-controlled vehicles take the shape of cars, rock-crawling trucks, boats, planes, helicopters, tanks and motorcycles, and range…

Continuing with the December/January signing madness, our friend Viktor Wilck drop us a mail to say that he has signed a 2 year extension to his Tamiya contract. The Swedish ace, pictured above with Kiyo Suzuki from Tamiya Japan, gave us the following statement: After joining Tamiya back in 2007 I have had 4 successful and educating years. So when my contract ran out it was an obvious choice to continue when Tamiya presented this opportunity. I’m looking forward to 2 years of extensive racing, starting by focusing on the 1/10 Off-road Worlds in Finland preparing with many other Off-road…

Pro-Line have announced the signing of a 2 year extension to the contract of star driver Ryan Cavalieri, which will see the American running their bodies and tires through to the end of 2012. “Our working and racing relationship with Ryan has been a true pleasure for everyone at Pro-Line. Ryan’s relentless desire to win and eye for perfection has assisted the Pro-Line development team in bringing World Class Products to our customers.” said Tim Clark from Pro-Line. “We look forward to sharing in continued successes with Ryan both on and off the track.” Ryan had the following the say…

The 4th Round of the Longfield six days were held on this past weekend. The track present for this round featured a tight technical layout and it was Jörn Neumann with his Durango DEX210 who was the man to beat. Qualifying saw the former European Champion top qualifying from the Associated pairing of Wouter Wynen and Marcel Guske. In the finals, Jörn could win the first 2 to secure the victory early from Wouter Wynen with Stephan Pieper in 3rd. Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

LRP have announced that the 14th running of the LRP Touring Car masters will take place from the 25th to the 27th of March in Eppelheim, close to Heidelberg, Germany. Open to both modified and open stock classes, as well as the usual round of the LRP-HPI-Challenge, the event attracts big name drivers who will all be looking to prevent last year’s winner Ronald Volker from doing the double. Registration is already open and if you wish to enter you can do so by visiting the official event site