June 22, 2014

Glancy, Pettit & Fischer complete Truggy line-up

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Josh Glancy, Barry Pettit and Billy Fischer complete the 15 truck line-up for the Truggy A-Main at the US National Championships after finishing 1,2,3 in the half hour B-Main at the Thornhill Racing Circuit.  Starting from pole position 17-year-old Glancy would take the win by 4.6 seconds from the Mugen of Barry Pettit but only after fellow TLR driver Adam Drake dramatically ran out of fuel just as he was about to make his final stop.  The master of run time, Drake was the only driver on a two stop strategy running just passed the 10-minute mark as he made his first stop.  Shadowed by Glancy’s Pro-Line shod 8ight T, with the clock just gone passed 20-minutes, Drake’s Novarossi would run dry two corners before the pitlane.  Costing the reigning Buggy Champion a full lap he would rejoin to eventually finish 10th.  Looking set to secure the final spot on the grid for the main event,  Taylor Petersen would get caught up in a mistake from Drake with 3-laps to go.  With his truck crossing lanes Petersen would get caught up resulting in a 53-second lap.  TLR team-mate Billy Fischer would be the one to benefit finishing the race 3rd almost 7-seconds clear of Mark Pavidis with Petersen ending up fifth.

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June 22, 2014

‘From Race Control’ – Day 5, Finals

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Having survived 4 days of hot & humid Texas weather, the 17th running of the US National Championship comes down to today. Last night the track got a natural watering when it rained in Hutto and the skies over Thornhill Racing Circuit this morning look like they might be ready to provide some additional dampening of the dirt. First of the champions to be crowned will be Truggy, the 9th champion of the class being decided over a 45-minute Main. With 12 drivers directly qualifying for the race the 15 truck grid will be completed by the Top 3 bumping up from the B-Main. For Buggy, the first Nationals being held in 1998, all drivers looking to battle for the title will have to come through the 30-minute Semi Finals with the Top 6 finishers from each progressing to the 1-hour Main.  The 15 buggy grid will be completed by the three drivers finishing outside the Top 6 with the fastest race times over the 2 Semis.

June 22, 2014

New in the pits

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Walking around the pits here at the 2014 ROAR gas offroad nationals we caught up with Hitec’s Billy Tompkins, who introduced us to their latest high end radio called Lynx 4s. The transmitter will be available for purchase with a receiver to be chosen between two options: together with the Axion receiver the radio would provide a very fast transmission, with a latency of 4ms, while the Tachyon receiver would feature a GPS system and telemetry capability. A 30-model memory – expandable with the aid of a Micro-SD card, 7 assignable switches, left handed capability and a fully adjustable ergonomics would complete the list of main features for the new Hitec flagship car radio.

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Next we met up with Daniel Adams from Pro-Line. He had a new wing to show us, named the Trifecta after the three big vertical fins that are its distinguishing feature. Its completely new design is meant to maximise look and performances, while the fins in particular are meant to confer more side stability to your car especially throughout long fast sweepers. It also comes with two different whickerbills that will help you adjust the downforce.

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After a lot of experiments, studies and testing about aerodynamics, Carson Wernimont got all his feedbacks together and designed, together with his father Russ, a new bodyshell. Characterised by very tall sides that end up becoming vertical fins, it is shaped to make the buggy more stable and aggressive at the same time, and will be available mid-july for the MBX-7 owners.

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