May 30, 2012

Wouter Wynen wins Rd3 of Benelux Championship

Privateer Wouter Wynen, driving an X Factory X-6 Squared, won the third round of the Benelux Championship held over the weekend at MAC Vlijmen. Wynen TQ’d the event and won A1, looking sure to take all the marbles. But in A2, youngster Wesley Von Helmond came from 3rd on the grid to nip Wouter, so Wynen needed to finish A3 ahead of Von Helmond in order to sew up the win. Wouter and Wesley pulled away in A3, Wesley leading, with X-Team driver Bruno Heremans in a comfortable third. Midway through the race Wesley clipped the inside pipe of two successive corners and Wouter got through into the lead with Bruno closing right up in third. With just two corners to go, there was contact between the two leaders and “Elvo” Heremans slipped by to take the win in A3. So Wouter Wynen’s X-6 Squared won the event, with Elvo and Wesley tied on points. The countback gave Wesley second and Elvo third.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com] / Image: RCOffroad.be


May 29, 2012

Durango HD suspension mounts

Team Durango have released these new HD suspension mounts from Team Durango, which come as standard on the new DNX408T truggy. They are also available as a super-tough option for the DNX408 & DNX408v2 nitro buggy as well as the DEX408 electric buggy.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]


May 25, 2012

Durango DNX408T 1/8th scale truggy

Durango have released full details on their all new DNX408T 1/8th scale truggy. Based heavily on their successful DNX408, the truggy features heavy duty machined alloy suspension hangers front and rear, as well as bulkheads to hold the gearboxes securely in position. The machined alloy parts as standard continue to the brake bulkheads and shock towers, perfect for supporting the 15mm big bore shock absorbers. The all-new, spiral design, machine-cut gears for the DNX408T, have been extensively tested for performance and reliability. Full details can be found on the car’s product page (link below).

View more images of the truggy here


May 25, 2012

Lucas Sanford wins JBRL Rd4

Round 4 of the 2012 JBRL electric series is in the books and so is another TQ and 1st place finish for the new Tekno RC EB48 1/8th Electric Buggy. The event held at Pegasus Hobbies in southern California drew nearly 240 entries. In the 1/8th Electric class Tekno RC driver Lucas Sanford was dialed in from the beginning. He TQ’d both rounds of qualifying and went on to finish the main in 1st place with ease.  Using his indoor setup from SDRC and only changing out the shock fluid when the sun went down to accommodate for temperature proved the new Tekno RC EB48 platform is a consistent performer in many conditions.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]


May 25, 2012

Tresrey DEX210 heatsink motor plate

New for the Durango DEX210 from Tresrey is this ultra hard heatsink motor plate. Machined from 7075 aluminum it helps reduce trouble with the gear box and gives more cooling for all four types of motor/gear layouts. Made in Japan it comes anodized in ‘Tresrey-Red’.

Source: Tresrey [tresrey.com]


May 24, 2012

Centro suspension blocks for RC8.2 & RC8T

Centro’s line of aftermarket parts has spread to 1/8th off road with these new plates for the RC8.2, RC8T and RC8.2e. Precision machined from Swiss 7075-T6 aluminium, these high quality plates provide hinge pin height adjustment for a lower roll centre making the car more level, with less roll through the turns and improved traction. Standard with 3˚ toe-in and accepts standard kit inserts.

View the D plate here


May 24, 2012

2012 Super Cup Spring Session Rd3 report

This was the second attempt to run round 3 of the 2012 Spring Super Cup Series. Back in March they were able to get things started but before we could complete the first round of qualifying the skies opened up and our racing was done for the weekend. The days leading up to this make-up race were not looking promising. The normal 40% chance of showers on Saturday and some very heavy rains hit the area earlier in the week had some nervous that we would not see a Round 3. With some amazing work by the Hurricane R/C track crew and several volunteers they were able to get the track repaired and in decent shape for Friday practice. Saturday’s weather was next to perfect, a little warm but we stayed dry all day. The track came around and everyone had a great day of racing once again.

Continue reading the report here


May 23, 2012

FTW Agama A8 Night Fox body

FTW Racing Components is pleased to present the Agama community with a Night Fox tailored specifically for the A8 buggy. Testing proved that not only does it perform well, it looks great on the podium too with Team FTW’s newest member, 2010 RC Pro National Champion, Jason Branham scoring podium finishes in his first two outings with the body. For optimum fit FTW recommends replacing the factory air filter assembly with the Team Losi 8ight 2.0 air filter assembly or similar. The body is formed from clear .040” polycarbonate and comes in clear with a protective film and molded cut lines and is supplied with window masks and decal sheets.

View more images of the body here