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March 20, 2012

Zeppin Racing TC6.1 & T3 2012 top decks

Zeppin Racing have released new 2mm flex top plates for the Team Associated TC6.1 and Xray T3 2012. The original top plate for the TC6.1 was engineered for firmness and in addition the upper deck is too wide meaning it touches the motor which restricts flexing. This newly designed 2mm thick top deck is 2mm narrower (-1mm each side) to avoid touching the motor, plus extra holes provide a bit more flex in order to improve overall traction. Aiming for more steering on the T3 chassis, they have deliberately made a narrower top deck to increase steering, especially in mid corner.

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March 20, 2012

Short Course Kings Rd2 report

Once again JConcepts was on the road as we headed south to beautiful Palm Beach Gardens, FL and Bashers R/C Raceway for round #2 of the Short Course Kings Series. Bashers welcomed us with a great new layout that was already grooved up and ready for racing action. Practice got underway early Saturday morning with many of the racers running Bar Codes and or Pressure Points in Blue compound. With qualifying underway, all the usual suspects were in the hunt for that all important TQ position.

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March 20, 2012

T-Works low friction belts

T-Works have released a whole range of low friction high quality belts. Made in Japan by Bando, there are suitable belts for the Xray T3, Tamiya TRF417, Mugen MTX-5 & MRX-5, Xray NT1 and Xray RX8

Source: T-Work’s Racing [rc-tworks.com]

March 20, 2012

Dynamite 12VDC Power Station

The Dynamite 12VDC Power Station is a rugged, medium-current power supply for use with a single 100W battery charger or multiple, smaller battery chargers. The 120W Power station is loaded with features, including an LCD display and cooler operating temperatures thanks to the internal cooling fan. Adjustable output voltage allows users to select the appropriate output voltage based on their battery and charger requirements, while the integrated on/off switch provides an additional convenience and safety factor.

Source: Dynamite [dynamiterc.com]

March 20, 2012

DJ Park wins Korean season opener

The 1/8 buggy season in Korea kicked off last weekend at Banwol Park Raceway and about 70 drivers from all over the country joined the race. The temperature was still around freezing point but the competition was hot. A total of 3 JQ drivers, DJ Park, Sun-Young Hwang and Ryan Lee, made to the A-Main final and fought for that first spot. Sun-Young Hwang, who chose to drive THECar for 2012 showed great performance in the qualifying rounds, but a big crash from behind at the start of final caused him broken throttle linkage. 20 minutes into the final, it was all about DJ Park, Jae-Kyun Kim and Ryan Lee. They were constantly swapping positions, but it was DJ Park who took the charge and took the win for JQ with JaeGyun Kim driving a Kyosho in 2nd and Ryan Lee with another JQ in 3rd.

Source: JQ [jq-products.com]

March 19, 2012

Jefferies completes 1/12th National double

At the final round of this season’s BRCA 1:12 national championship a win for Olly Jefferies saw the Associated team driver take the stock title, he adds this to the modified crown he secured at the previous round. In qualifying on Saturday Jefferies kept up his perfect record of TQ at every round of the stock series by taking pole for the A final, behind Olly was a strong field of challengers including Andy Griffiths for V Design and the Serpent paring of Mark Stiles and Chris Kerswell and the only person who could beat Olly to the stock title David Spashett.

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March 19, 2012

Sonic ProStock.12 touring car

The all new Sonic ProStock.12 touring car 2.11ccm on-road engine is produced especially for club and regional racers that are looking for a competition engine for a good price. Additionally the ProStock.12 is easy to adjust and to handle which helps the racer focus on driving and setting up the car. Equipped with a 3 port sleeve and a CNC machined flat piston the engine provides great power over the entire RPM range while having a very efficient fuel consumption. The optimized crankcase and the knife edged aerodynamic connecting rod help to reduce turbulence inside the engine. A special turbo combustion chamber with a cooling fin and the lightweight cooling head ensure best heat dispersion to keep the engine temperature at a moderate level. High quality ball bearings and a modern composite valve carburetor complete this new competition engine.

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March 19, 2012

Orlowski is double Polish Indoor buggy champion

Last weekend saw the Polish Indoor Off-Road Championships, organized by OSM on behalf of the Polish Model Car Federation, LOK and the event attracted 50 racers in 4 classes, Modified 2WD, Modified 4WD, Junior 2WD and 4WD. The race was run at the Arena Legionowo where ETS Rd3 in 2011 season took place. The 2 days event was organized in a comfortable format for the drivers and mechanics with half a day 2WD and half a day 4WD which allowed many drivers to race in both 2WD and 4WD classes.

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