Coming soon from Tresrey are these aluminium rear gearbox inserts for the Team Durango DEX410 buggies and DESC410 trucks. The parts are CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium and increase the rigidity of the rear bulkhead to avoid gear box trouble in the event of a crash or hard landings. Coming in sets of two and anodised in Tresrey red the parts are a direct replacement for the stock plastic inserts.
Source: Tresrey [tresrey.com]
The 2013 Psycho Nitro Blast, known for it’s “psycho” layouts riddled with huge ski jumps, crazy wall rides and certifiably insane 30 hour straight open practice schedule, once again was hosted in Unadilla, Georgia. Tekin team mates Adam Drake and Ryan Lutz would exchange TQ honors each round in the 100+ entry deep 1/8 E Buggy class. Drake would jump into the lead from his TQ spot and immediately ran low 52 second consistent lap times to take A1 followed by Tekin team mates Barry Pettit and Ryan Lutz. In A2 Drake would jump out in front but would quickly fall out of the race at lap 7 after suffering a mechanical failure allowing the rest of the field to take advantage. Ryan Lutz lead the field to the end taking the win in A2 followed by Barry Pettit. Once the points were tallied this would give Tekin-powered Barry Pettit 1st overall with Ryan Lutz and David Joor completing the top 3.
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The April Fools Race tool place at the CRCRC race track and it was Kyosho’s Luke Richards who TQ the 2WD Modified Buggy and 2WD Modified Short Course class. The Buggy A Main saw a close battle between pole sitter Luke and TLR’s JP Richards with Luke leading half of the race but a mistake let JP pass but only until the latter encountered a last lap driving error handing Luke the win of the race.
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Sonic Nitro Engines introduce the latest version of the successful V.21 engine. After extensive tests in cooperation with Edoardo Picco the engine features the latest long stroke ‘LS’ design offering more low and mid range power while keeping the fuel economy on a very good level. Equipped with a 7+2 sleeve with teardrop design and a lightened CNC-machined piston made of high percentage silicone alloy the engine sports a balanced lightweight 14mm turbo crankshaft with silicone insert to lower the rotating mass and reduce inner turbulences while the optimised backplate improves the fuel flow even more. A special finned turbo combustion chamber and the super light-weight cooling head ensure best heat dispersion to keep the engine temperature at a moderate level. High quality Swiss ball bearings, a modern composite valve carburettor as well as 8mm and 9mm venturi inserts make this engine ideal for competitive racers.
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Yaiba Racing announce the soon release of new aluminium option parts for the Kyosho RB6, Team Associated B4 and Xray XB4 buggy. Starting with the RB6 parts, the company comes up with some more suspension components in the form of wide rear suspension mounts for mid and rear motor buggies. They are CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium, sport a bright red anodising and white writings for easy identification. Available will be RF, RR and RR mid motor parts all of which are direct replacements for the kit’s plastic mounts. New for the Team Associated B4 comes an aluminium front bulkhead that weights in at around 9.5g and that therefore is 5g heavier than the stock plastic part. Made for the Xray XB4 is an aluminium servo saver crank. As the Kyosho parts the items come red anodised and with laser-etched writings. All of the new parts will become available by mid April.
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New from JConcepts come aluminium wing buttons for 1/8th off-road vehicles. Specially designed for all screw-in wing mounts the machined aluminium design with durable outer rim and stylish hex design offers a bit more security over traditional plastic wing buttons. The buttons incorporate through-holes and notched hexes which make it light-weight and strong in all the important areas. The attachment area has an already built-in countersunk feature which allows for the cleanest assembly possible and the buttons are available in blue and black colour.
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LRP introduce the Quadra Competition V.1 charger and new hard case LiPo battery packs. Starting with the charger, the Quadra Competition V.1 is designed for the stationary use with the integrated power supply or at the track using 12V input. The charger offers up to 10A charge and 5A discharge current, fills 1S to 6S LiPo and 1 to 14 cell LiXX battery packs and offers several charge programs including balancing and storage charging. Featuring a back-lit display and four foil-covered buttons the V.1 is also updatable using the integrated USB interface. Also new is an updated line of competition hard case LiPo battery packs. Available are several 2S and a 1S pack build from 80C/40C up to 110C/55C cells making them ideal for 1/12th to 1/8th scale applications. The capacities available range from 4500mAh with the 2S ‘shorty’ pack up to 7200mAh with the 2S offerings. They come in protective semi-transparent cases and with 4mm bullet-type tube connectors and 2mm balancer ports.
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The first round of the 2013 Indonesian Regional/Jakarta EP Championship was held at the Sunter International Speedway with more than 50 entries attending in the four classes Prostock 10.5T, Stock 13.5T, FWD and 1/12 pan car. Qualification saw three five minute rounds with the best result counting. Bowie Ginting was able to grab TQ followed by Rama Tribudiman in 2nd and Ronny Suwarto in 3rd position. Heri Susanto and Suwardi Suliandy completed top 5 grid. The first A main saw Bowie pulling away towards a clean win while Rama, Ronny, Heri and Suwardi fought for the 2nd place. And after the 5 minute run, Heri finish in 2nd, followed by Suwardi in 3rd. In A main 2 Bowie once again got a clean start but the rest of the pack that got involved in a serious crash in the first corner. Bowie kept his steady pace and crossed the finish line in first position, followed by Heri and Suwardi respectively. By winning the second run Bowie secured an early overall win but decided to attend in the third A main again. He once again pulled away from the field but further down the pack Heri had to retire after an early accident. Suwardi got 2nd and battled till the last minute for this spot with Teddy. This gave Xray a clean top 3 sweep with Bowie, Heri and Suwardi all running the T4 car.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
