The option parts for the Mugen MRX-5 keep coming from Arrowmax with the release of this complete set of shock shafts. These shafts have been coated with titanium nitride for reduced friction and wear for a better performing shock absorber.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
Last weekend saw the ROAR Nitro Sedan Region 12 Championship hosted by the Greater L.A. RC in the Artesia Transit Center. A very popular race, there were drivers from Las Vegas and Northern California in attendance. The track was on excellent conditions and the weather couldn’t be better in Southern California. The qualifiers on Saturday saw Kyosho Driver Walter Diaz set the overnight TQ, having some run time issues with 16 laps in 4:56, but in the final qualifier on Sunday it was a very close ending with Kyosho drivers Palazzola and Fisher having the exact same time and Diaz with a good pace, but once again was unable to finish due to run time issues. So the top 3 was Michael Palazzola who took the TQ honors, followed by Scott Fisher and Walter Diaz. The main was really close between these 3 drivers, Diaz took the lead in the first few laps and was followed closely by Palazzola, with Fisher running into some small problems that left him behind. Due to different pit strategies the lead of the race changed several times between Diaz and Palazzola, and it was with less than 1 minute to the end thay they were racing for the win. Unfortunately Palazzola had some problems when he tried to make a pass on a back marker that caused the end of his race with few laps to go. Walter Diaz could then cruise the last few laps to take the Victory ahead of Mugen driver Robbie Collins and Michael Palazzola in third to complete the podium.
Thanks to Walter Diaz for the report.
Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on. This weeks round up includes the following stories.
– LiPo Chassis Graphite Motor Guard
– XB808 Dominates the 2010 Australian Proline Challenge
– NT1 Wins 2010 Spanish National Championship
– T3 Triple Champion at 2010 Spanish Championship
– T3 Victory & XII Podium Finish at 2010 NSW State Titles, AUS
– XB808 and XT8 Win US RC Pro Championship
– NT1 Wins 2010 Korean National Championship
– NT1 Wins the 2010 FEMCA GP
Click here to view the round-up
Add some dark, cool style to your Mini-Trophy or scale truck build with the HPI ST-8 wheels in black. These 0mm offset wheels come packaged in pairs and feature a 1.9 inch bead diameter, perfect for fitting scale replica tyres like the Yokohama Geolandar tyres or any available scale replica off-road tyres. The ST-8 wheels will fit any car or truck with a standard 12mm hex adapter.
Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]
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Pro-Line have released this video highlighting their new Street Fighter SC tire, which has been developed for bashing with your Short Course track on tarmac and other hard surfaces.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Having brought you the first photos of the new DESC410R at the start of the week, Durango have released an additional image to better show the standard rear bumper. Smaller than those seen on other cars, as it is a race spec car so they didn’t want to add too much weight, the bumper does a good job of protecting the car from nose up landings without throwing you off the racing line. Finally, they wanted to say that the tires shown in the photos will not be included in the kit, as racers will buy what’s best for their track.
Source: Durango [team-durango.com]
Following on from the release of their original one-piece engine mount for the MRX-5, Arrowmax have released an update V2 version. Machined from a single piece of aluminum, this new version features two additional mounting points for more secure mounting of the engine to the chassis, with the back plate end of the mount also cosmetically altered.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
Team Orion have released their new pit lamp for making working on your car that much more comfortable. Making use of either 12V DC or 100 to 240V AC, the lamp been made out of aluminum and can be folded for easy storage and transportation. It comes supplied with a variety of different plug adapters.
