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August 17, 2012

Novarossi P8XLT .21 engine

To celebrate winning the French, British and European Championships, Racing Experience along with Novarossi are offering a new engine based on the world famous P5 XLT. This P8XLT is a long stroke 8 port engine based on the well known S21 crankcase. Main features include turbo combustion chamber with O Ring, a super strong R7 conrod, a 14.5mm shaft with upsized counterweight to increase low-end torque and the 8 port sleeve with 3 exhaust ports gives quicker acceleration. To top it off there is a 60mm lightened cooling head. This motor will come in at less than EUR200 and will be available in limited quantities across the Racing Experience territories including France, UK, Portugal and the French speaking part of Belgium.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.eu]

August 16, 2012

Avid Triad slipper clutch

Avid have released their new Triad slipper clutch, a compact 3 plate clutch that provides smoother throttle response, more torque capacity and lighter weight than current 2 plate slipper clutches. This project has been in development for 7 months and we are very pleased with the final result. At this weeks ROAR Super Nationals, the Triad slipper clutch won 2 titles in 17.5 Racing Truck and 17.5 4wd Buggy at the hands of Nolan Anderson and Zack Genova as well as competed in the Modified A-Mains with Ty Tessman and Jesse Robbers.

View an image of the slipper clutch set here

August 16, 2012

Triple Crown Winter Series – Announcement

Faversham Off Road Car Club have announced their Triple Crown Winter Series. The friendly South East club has long been established but this year marks a new chapter in their history as the Triple Crown series will be run at a much larger indoor venue at the Queen Elizabeth School in Faversham and will be run to open, modified class motor rules. Tyres are controlled for the driven axle only and will be either Schumacher Yellow Mini Pins or Mini Spikes. Dates for the Triple Crown series are Sunday 14th October, Sunday 9th December and Sunday 10th February 2013 with the best 2 scores from 3 counting towards the overall championship. The Faversham club has a long and proud tradition for supporting youngsters and younger racers and there will be a separate Junior class for those who are under 16 as of January 1st 2012.

View more details here

August 16, 2012

Ryan Cavalieri triple at ROAR Super Nationals

For the 2012 installment of the ROAR Electric Off Road Nationals, the decision was made to create a “Super Nationals” combining 2WD Buggy, 4WD Buggy and Racing Truck all in to one four-day event. Then with a day off between, the second half of the event concludes with 2WD Short Course, 4WD Short Course and 1:8 eBuggy. We are now currently halfway through the event and Team Associated has already secured five National Championships. The standout performance of the first half of the event was from Ryan Cavalieri and his Pro-Line shod Team Associated vehicles. Cavalieri TQ’d 2WD, 4WD, and Truck Modified with his Factory Team B4.1 Worlds Edition, Factory Team B44.1, and Factory Team T4.1. In dominant fashion, Cavalieri took the win in all three classes by winning the first two of the triple A Mains to complete the event sweep. This is the second time that RC has completed the sweep of the ROAR Nationals, with the first time coming in 2007 at ARCOR Raceway in Albuquerque, NM. Joining Cavalieri with TQ’s and wins for Team Associated were Nolan Anderson in Truck Stock and Zack Genova in 4WD Stock.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

August 16, 2012

Vega Elite B4.1 2nd Gen conversion

Following in the steps of the successful Vega Elite Conversions Team Xtreme have announced the release of the B4.1 2nd Gen. New features include a new thicker kick up section, reinforced with a high quality weld for dramatically improved strength. The front sidewalls have been thickened to 2.6mm to increase strength while the gearbox has been raised 2.0mm, following in the steps of the highly successful 201 Gen2 conversion. New Gen2 rear carbon tower give virtually unlimited tuning options and a multi-position cell layout allows for enhanced weight distribution changes. Finally there is a newly designed carbon battery strap and to top it off a Gen 2 body shell designed for increased stability and to produce more down force.

View another image of the conversion here

August 16, 2012

Pro-Line Tazer RR & Hole Shot FR 1/10th tire

Pro-Line have released the Tazer for 1/10th buggy a race tire that provides unmatched forward bite in loose and dusty track conditions without the undesired edginess. The Tazer features large overlapping center treads that will last throughout the long A-mains and perfectly sized lugs that will propel you to the top of the podium. Available for the rear they come in M3 and M4 compounds. Also new is the Hole Shot 1/10th 2wd front tire in M3 and M4 compounds. If you race your buggy outdoors, then you need the new Hole Shot. Unlike the typical ribbed front tire, these 2WD fronts are super smooth while still maintaining all the steering you need. Ribbed fronts are known for doing the catch-and-grab at the wrong time leading to inconsistent handling. This thread sets the new standard in steering for every outdoor track condition, from super loose to hard-packed.

View the new Hole Shot FR tire here

August 14, 2012

PSM Racing VX3 ventilated brake disc

The original PSM Racing VX3 brake disc gave you more brake performance than you’ve ever wanted. The latest ventilated design provides a more consistent and smooth brake feeling paired with super lightness and low wear. It also kills all your brake fading problems, because the VX3 always stays cool and ready for bite. Available for most cars on the market.

Source: PSM [psm-rc.com]

August 14, 2012

Marcus Lübke takes German National double

Last weekend the EMC Wehrheim e.V. was host of the German Championship in 1:10 Electric Off-Road 2WD Short Course and 2WD Truck. The weather was fantastic and the 77 drivers enjoyed the well prepared high grip American style clay track. After 5 rounds of qualifying Absima Team C Team driver Marcus Lübke topped the ranking lists in both classes to start the finals from the TQ spot. Completing a great race season Marcus won all three finals in Truck as well as the first and third A Final in SC, giving his Team mate Tom Maquel the second A final win. Marcus got crowned Double German Champion 2012 with his TeamC TC02T and TS2 Trucks with Tom finishing second in SC.

View the final results here