September 19, 2012

Pro-Line Ion 1/8th buggy tire

The Pro-Line Ion 1/8th buggy indoor clay tire was designed from the ground-up and requires zero break-in tine. The unique molecular structure tread design provides forward and side traction and with the super-low tread height, maximum wear is reached by the alternating dual center lugs. The ION is also extremely easy to drive due to the super-smooth side tread that flows organically out of the tire sidewall. The new tire already proved its performance by taking the ROAR National Championship in Electric 1/8th buggy in the hands of Ty Tessmann.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]


September 18, 2012

Marsh wins East Coast Race against Cancer

Mccullough’s Offroad in Sarver, PA hosted the 11th annual East Coast Race Against Cancer. This year’s event had just over 200 entries, which provided some great racing in all classes. Team Associated driver Brandon Marsh competed in the 2WD Buggy and 1:8 eBuggy classes. In 2WD Buggy, Brandon was able to secure the overall TQ after TQ’ing three of four rounds of qualifying. He then went on to win the single 10-minute A Main with his Team Associated RC10B4.1. In 1/8th eBuggy, he TQ’d two of the four rounds of qualifying, but lost the tie-breaker for overall TQ. However, in the single 10-minute Main he was able to get out front early on and never looked back to take his second win of the weekend with his Team Associated RC8.2e. After all was said and done, this year’s event raised $15,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]


September 18, 2012

Xceed offroad set-up tools

Xceed have released these set-up tools for offroad cars, buggy and truggy. Made from strong and durable aluminium, the set-up blocks will keep your buggy or truggy well placed while doing set-up work on your car. They are 40mm high and 80mm long and green anodized with Xceed engraved logo’s. To accompany the blocks, there is also a lightweight aluminium ride height tool with measurable height from 0mm to -20mm in 1mm increments. The set-up blocks (2) and ride-height gauge are available separate or as a set.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]


September 18, 2012

RDRP Durango 210 option parts

RDRP have released some new items for the popular Team Durango DEX210/DEST210 and DESC210 vehicles. First up for the DEX210 are the shock towers machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium. Stronger, than any other plastic or carbon fibre part it´s simply impossible to break it. The additional holes for your shock-position will also help you for fine-tuning your car. The next item is the 7075-T6 aluminium steering plate, which fits the Team Durango DEX/DEST and DESC210 series. An additional hole at the front improves the Ackermann geometry a lot, especially in tight corners you will feel the difference. Finally the Brass RF suspension mount also fits all vehicles of the DEX/DEST and DESC210 series. With a weight of 30 grams it helps to plant the rear-end of your car on the track, especially in the MM configuration. First to be released is the 3/3 block with the 0/3 and 1.5/3 blocks to follow.

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September 16, 2012

U.S. Nitro Worlds Warm-Up – Announcement

A number of premier nitro off-road drivers will make their way to Chico, California next month (October 18th- 21st) as A Main Hobbies hosts the U.S. Nitro Worlds Warm-Up at the recently completed Silver Dollar R/C Raceway. The action promises to be fast and furious with team drivers from Kyosho, Mugen Seiki, Team Losi Racing, Team Associated, Hot Bodies, Durango, JQ, and A Main Hobbies expected to compete in preparation for the upcoming 2012 Nitro World Championships in Argentina.  To sign up simply log onto RCSignup.com here and register.


September 15, 2012

Ausfelt & Mansson win Swedish cup final round

The last round of the Swedish Cup was held at the great Vetlanda nitro arena, a high speed 1/8th clay track with carpet sections. In 2wd, practice started with Otto, Oskar, Niclas and David running similar lap times, the day was set for some close racing. Otto TQ’d the first and second round but was outpaced on lap times by the young superstar Ronnefalk. After a change to another type of driveshafts the pace was found and after the qualifier it was a TQ for Otto, with Oskar in second heading TLR/Advanced Electronics in front of the Orion powered RB-6 of David Ronnefalk.

Continue reading the report here


September 15, 2012

Associated 12mm Big Bore shocks

Team Associated have announced their new, highly anticipated 12mm Big Bore shocks. The shocks are precision CNC machined, hard anodized aluminium with aluminium shock caps, threaded collars and seal caps. These shocks have been tested and developed by Team Associated’s top drivers to provide a plush and consistent feel for the 1:10 off-road fleet of Team Associated vehicles. Since their winning debut in prototype form at the 2012 Cactus Classic, the team has used them to win every major event in the US, including a dominating performance by Ryan Cavalieri at the ROAR 1:10 Off-Road Super Nationals in 2WD and 4WD Modified.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]


September 15, 2012

JConcepts B4 T4 & SC10 aluminium accessories

JConcepts has released a number of new aftermarket parts to their line with the release of the steering system on the B4.1, T4.1 and SC10. This servo saver-less blue anodised aluminium steering system is CNC-machined and replaces the stock plastic bell-cranks providing a more rigid steering system with increased steering feel and response. The fit of the new bell-cranks has been improved by the positioning of the bearings to help eliminate binding when assembled.  Also new is a beefed up aluminium rear wing / body mount for the rear of the B4 and T4. CNC-machined and available in blue or black, these mounts are designed in a creative but functional way to add rigidity to a high-impact area. Finally there is a pair of aluminium battery hold down thumb / wrench nuts available in blue and black.

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