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May 6, 2014

Bloomfield & Cragg win at BRCA off-road national

This past weekend the BRCA 10th off-road national series visited Southport in the NW of England. As racers descended on the venue they were greeted by an, as usual, excellently prepared track, now sporting some new features in the middle portion of the track to go along with the infamous Southport “back section”, that would give the racers a challenging and fresh layout to race on. The national format see’s just 2 rounds of 3 minute practice runs before drivers in to 4 rounds of qualifying and then finals, with just the A main having 3 legs to battle it out, 2WD on the Saturday and 4WD on the Sunday.

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May 6, 2014

Power Star PM-1207LV digital servo

VP Pro introduce the Power Star PM-1207LV low-profile digital servo. Featuring an aluminium heatsink case, a mixed stainless steel and titanium gear set, as well as a brushless motor the servo pulls up to 12kg-cm with a speed of up to 0.074s. The standard voltage servo is usable with 4.8V to 6.0V input and weights in at 62g.

Source: Power Star [powerstar-racing.com]

May 6, 2014

Tamiya TRF201XMW chassis kit

Following a first rendering Tamiya America now officially introduce the TRF201XMW 2WD buggy kit. Offering virtually the same specifications as the buggy used by Tamiya’s Lee Martin at the 2013 IFMAR World Championships, the kit comes with big bore aeration shocks, an aluminium gear case, ball and gear differential as well as a body and wing. Included are also steel turnbuckles, captured universals and a rear carbon fibre shock tower. The limited edition kit will become available very soon.

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May 6, 2014

Muchmore Fleta ZX Modified 12mm & 12.8mm rotors

Muchmore Racing have two new rotors for the Fleta ZX Modified brushless motors available. First up is the super mild 12.0x5x25.3mm rotor that offers a mild power curve, ideal for 2WD and low-traction applications. The rotor comes with a grey marking ring and laser-etched size markings. The second new rotor is the larger diameter 12.8x5x25.3mm high power band offering. It comes with a blue marking ring and is ideal for all applications that require a high-torque motor such as 4WD buggies and touring cars.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

May 6, 2014

Spec-R XB4 graphite A-arm stiffeners

Spec-R now have a graphite A-arm stiffener set for the Xray’s XB4 buggies available. Including a total of four carbon fibre plates to reinforce the front and rear suspension arms the set comes in handy when running the XB4 line of buggies on very high-bite tracks or in high ambient temperatures as using stiffer suspension arms results in a more precise handling especially in chicanes. Included with the set comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

May 6, 2014

Imbue 1/8th tapered brass shock pistons

Inbue introduce 16mm tapered shock pistons made from brass, made for many 1/8th off-road shock absorbers. Made from a brass alloy, these pistons are 7 to 8 times heavier than their plastic counter parts and offer a smoother, easier handling ride in the rough and better control during jump landings. Initial offerings will be limited to 16mm sizes, however 15mm pistons are currently in testing and will be available soon. Available in both 6×1.3mm/4×0.9mm “rough” and 4×1.15mm/4×1.35mm “all-around” hole configurations, these pistons open up a wider range of tuning options for the racer. A set includes 4 standard o-rings and 4 tight fit o-rings for under-diameter shock bodies.

Source: Imbue [imbuemotorsports.com]

May 6, 2014

AKA Gridiron Evo & Impact SC tyres

AKA have two new 1/10th off-road tyres available in the form of the Gridiron Evo buggy and Impact short course tyre. Starting with the Gridiron Evo, the 2WD/4WD buggy rear tyre is designed to excel on low-traction hard-packed tracks and it comes in AKA’s soft and super soft compounds. Coming as pairs the Evo line tyre is available including a red colour insert or pre-glued on white or yellow Evo rims.

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May 5, 2014

Dakotah Phend dominates ROAR 1/8th electric nats

The 2014 ROAR 1/8th Electric Offroad Nationals took place in Houston, Texas last weekend. Team Losi Racing’s Dakotah Phend made a clean sweep in qualifying by taking TQ in all three classes – Buggy, Truggy and the supporting Pro4 4WD short course class. In 1/8th E-Buggy Jared Tebo and Drew Moller rounded out the top 3 while in E-Truggy Jared Tebo and Cody King filled the top 3 spots. In Pro4 Ryan Lutz and Adam Drake put their trucks in 2nd and 3rd position respectively.

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