August 16, 2016

Martin Bayer successful at Czech Open Rd7

Martin Bayer successful at Czech Open Rd7

The seventh round of the Czech Open series was held on the technical Kolin track. The weekend started off with free practice on Friday followed by the qualifiers on Saturday and with overnight rain making the track more grippy it was clear that the opening qualifier would be decisive. The overall TQ then went to Xray’s Martin Bayer who posted the fastest times in all rounds from Jiri Mara (Serpent) in second and Kaja Novotny in third. Xray young guns Milan Mudra and Max Gotzl came in fourth and fifth.

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August 16, 2016

Hiro Seiko Power Cable 13AWG translucent silicone wire

Hiro Seiko Power Cable 13AWG translucent silicone wire

Coming from Hiro Seiko is the new Power Cable 13AWG wire with translucent silicone coating. Available in 60cm coils the wire is made of 1274 pure copper strands for very low resistance and an ultra-soft feel. The pre-tinned wire also makes for very easy soldering and it is available now.

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August 16, 2016

Grainer & Toth win at Slovakian Nationals Rd4

Grainer & Toth win at Slovakian Nationals Rd4

Round four of the Slovakian 1/10th Electric Off-road National Championship was held at the XXXL-Bratislava Raceway in Bratislava. Like in the previous round the weather was very hot, making for dusty and slippery track conditions. In 2WD Lucas Grainer could take the TQ with Philipp Stocker and Thomas Rössler in tow. The very low-grip track conditions made things interesting in the finals but Lucas would excel and he took the win from Phillip and Thomas.

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August 16, 2016

Patrick Hofer wins at Swiss Nitro Buggy Nats Rd6

Patrick Hofer wins at Swiss Nitro Buggy Nats Rd6

Round six of the Swiss Nitro Buggy Nationals was held in Courgenay over the weekend. Team Associated’s Patrick Hofer would take the TQ after the qualifiers but team mate Ronny Lüber secured himself the pole position for the A-main event after a very quick run in the semifinals. With an 8th place in his semi, after a longer-than-planned pitstop, Patrick grabbed a very lucky 10th place on the grid. At the start of the 45-minute main, Ronny soon got under pressure of a swift Jeremy Pittet (HB Racing). After the first rounds of pit stops Ronny was still in the lead, although hardly chased by Jeremy. Once the traffic and the bumpy track kicked on, both started to make mistakes and this promoted third placed Patrick Hofer into the lead that he would hold onto until the checkered flag. Behind him the race for the runner-up spot was on between Lüber and Pittet and it was simply decided by the amount of mistakes of both with Pittet ultimately holding the upper hand over Lüber. Elswhere in the Amateur class it was Daniel Föllmi to take the win from Sebastien Cuanoud in second and Stefan Wüthrich in third.

Source: Team Associated Swiss [facebook.com]


August 16, 2016

Norwegian Electric Off-road Nationals – Report

Norwegian Electric Off-road Nationals – Report

The Norwegian Electric Off-road Nationals, run in 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified Buggy classes, were held this part weekend at the Innherred RC Klubb in Levanger. The weather forecast wasn’t too promising but after some hard work of the club and some volunteers the clay track was ready for the weekend of racing. The weather limited practice before the event so at first it looked like the local drivers would be on top. Yokomo’s Daniel Kobbevik had a good start into the event as he showed a very fast pace from early on. Behind him, Roy Gemble also was very quick but electrics gizmos later on meant the BQ for the unlucky driver. The 2WD top 3 after the qualifiers would then read Daniel Kobbevik on the TQ from Eirik Andreassen (Yokomo) and Torbjorn Doler (Team Associated).

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August 16, 2016

Vision Racing 22-series RTR diff alloy gear cap

Vision Racing 22-series RTR diff alloy gear cap

Vision Racing have introduced an alloy gear cap for the TLR 22-series RTR gear differential unit. It is .015 thinner then the stock unit, eliminating binding in the stock 22 3.0 diff case. On top of this the cap is also 1.5 grams lighter than the original part for reduced rotational mass, quicker spool-up and improved braking performance.

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August 15, 2016

Raceform Evolver customisable car stand

Raceform Evolver customisable car stand

Raceform have introduced the customisable Evolver car stand. Made from high-quality Plexiglas the car stand is usable for 1/10th and 1/8th off-road vehicles as it sports four smaller and four larger machined holes to hold 1/10th and 1/8th shock absorbers during building, setup and maintenance. EVA foam pads prevent the chassis from slipping all over the car stand while also protecting from scratches. The car stand is available in neon green, candy orange and also a clear version and it is customisable with laser-etched name logos.

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August 15, 2016

JQRacing THECar WE 23g centre diff weight

JQRacing THECar WE 23g centre diff weight

JQRacing have introduced a centre diff weight for the THECar WE kit. The parts was designed to attach to the standard diff cup with the idea behind it is to smooth out the acceleration, and get the power to the ground smoother, maintaining better traction. The weight also means that the inertia of the drive train is higher, which leads to a more stable car that maintains corner speed easier when off power. Also the central location of the weight is beneficial in terms of stability and overall balance, compared to having all of the drive train heavier.

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