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November 20, 2018

Contact BRCA 1/12 Oval National control tyre donuts

Coming from Contact Tyres are new BRCA 1/12 Oval National control tyre donuts in four hardnesses. Developed with the help of Stock Oval World Champion Ben Harding the tyres are meant to offer the best tyre balance and traction available and they are available in colour-coded white 32 shore, yellow 35 shore, red 37 shore and blue 40 shore hardness. The unmounted tyres measure 26mm x 49mm in width and diameter respectively with an internal diameter of 35mm.

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November 20, 2018

Pro-Line Hoosier dirt oval racing tyres

Pro-Line have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming series of licensed Hoosier dirt oval racing tyres. Available are three new treads for Dirt Oval SC Mod and Dirt Oval Sprint Car racing all of which feature a scaled-down original tread design for looks and great performance. The tyres are understood to hit stores soon.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

November 20, 2018

Pilot RC Products carbon fibre ball stud washer set

Pilot RC Products have announced their newest product in the form of the carbon fibre ball stud washer set. It features 3mm inner diameter and 7.8mm outer diameter fully carbon fibre washers that come 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm thicknesses. The set includes ten each, and they are an essential upgrade over their plastic and aluminium counterparts because they won’t tweak or flatten under pressure while remaining the lightest possible mass for the application, not to mention the exposed carbon finish for that true factory look. The washers are perfect for precise adjustment of the height of ball studs when adjusting roll centres, wheelbase, shimming suspension components and much more. The washers are usable for 4-40 and M3 ball studs and the set is available now.

Source: Pilot RC Products [pilotrcproducts.com]

November 20, 2018

Kyosho Lazer ZX7 lightweight body shell

Coming for Kyosho’s new Lazer ZX7 1/10th scale 4WD buggy is a lightweight body shell. Moulded to match the kit’s standard body the 0.6mm thin variant is a lot lighter for a lower overall weight and a lower overall centre of gravity. Using the body comes in handy in stock racing classes and when running in high-bite track conditions where the lower CG can lead to faster and more consistent cornering. Included with the body come pre-cut window masks.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

November 20, 2018

Adam Drake makes the triple at 2018 JBRL Nitro Series

The 8th and final round of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at Hot Rod Hobbies in Santa Clarita, California this past weekend. In the Expert Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the TQ and win from Team Associated’s Jake Mayo and HB Racing pilot Anthony Westergaard. With the win Drake also cemented the overall title from Westergaard on the runner-up spot. Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo would come in 3rd overall.

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November 19, 2018

2018 International Indoor Championships – Report

The prestigious International Indoor Championships were held in Las Vegas, Nevada over the weekend. As usual the event attracted both drivers from the US and also a lot of guests from abroad. The race was held in the usual Modified and Stock class mix and in the premier class of Touring Modified, it was the Alexander Hagberg and Ronald Volker show. Hagberg wanted to make it perfectly clear he was the fastest in this class with an exclamation point. Being the only one to throw down 24-lap runs, along with some extraordinary talented driving, he was able to capture the over all win in the Modified Touring class from the German duo of Ronald Völker and Jan Ratheisky. Paul Lemieux and Drew Ellis would complete the top 5 result.

Continue reading the report here

November 19, 2018

Alessandro Balboni wins at Trofeo Capricorn

Last weekend the Trofeo Capricorn took place at the famous Jody Scheckter track in Fiorano, Italy. Alessandro Balboni showed a great performance, clocking the fastest lap in the 1/10th 200mm A-main and after 30 minutes of high-class racing he crossed the finish line in first position, some two laps in front of pole-setter Luca Manosperta with French driver David Simoes completing the podium in 3rd.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 19, 2018

Infinity IF15 3-hole shock piston

Completing a series of new optionals for their 1/10th 200mm World Championship winning IF15, Infinity has released a new 3-hole shock piston. The 0.9mm piston is recommended for use in the front shocks of the IF15 on med-high traction tracks to increase corner speed. The piston can also be used in the rear shocks and is suitable for use in the shocks of the IF15’s bigger brother the IF18.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]