P-One have introduced their new high traction touring car tyres for carpet and asphalt tracks. Coming pre-glued on a new, more resistant rim the tyres offer exceptional grip and balance and are thoroughly track tested for optimised performance. The CNC machine-glued tyres come in specific carpet and asphalt compounds and they are available now in set of four tyres per pack.
It was more of the same in the second round of qualifying here at EOS Poland, however reigning champion Michal Orlowski had to work hard for the TQ this round having lost a lot of time in a crash at the mid way point while leading. Lee Martin would once again take 2nd for the round, less than one second back, in front of the Team Associated pairing of Joona Haatanen and Neil Cragg in 3rd and 4th, with Swedish Kyosho driver Jessica Palsson completing the top 5. Describing his run, Michal said ‘It started off really good, I looked at my lap times and I had really low 19s, I had a cushion but made a mistake on the wall’. Continuing, ‘I was stuck on the pipe and then after followed Lee around trying to push as hard as possible to put pressure on him and he made a mistake and rolled over before the double so then I just tried to make the gap to go to the lead and it took about 2 laps’. Ending by saying ‘it wasn’t a clean run, it was way tougher than the first one but luckily in the end it was another TQ so looking good so far.’
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Coming from Pro-Line is their new line of water-based airbrush paint for polycarbonate body shells. The paint is ultra-flexible, extremely durable and easy to use as the pre-thinned airbrush paint can be sprayed directly using an 0.5mm tip at 30psi while further reducing is is only required for smaller tips or specific applications. Available in single 60ml individual bottles or 6-pack sets with the primary set including Paint Reducer, White, Black, Red, Yellow, Blue while the secondary set comes with Orange, Green, Purple, Aluminum, Metallic Charcoal, Pearl Blue colours.
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The opening round of 2wd qualifying at the 2nd round of the Euro Offroad Series in Warsaw, Poland is complete and it was local superstar Michal Orlowski who emerged quickest by some 5 seconds. The Schumacher driver headed the gaggle of former EOS champions, with Lee Martin in 2nd, Jorn Neumann in 3rd, young Norwegian Daniel Kobbevik in 4th, with Bruno Coelho completing the top 5. Speaking with Orlowski after the run he said ‘It was good, the car felt really good we didn’t change anything from practice. Obviously with new tires so the first couple of laps were edgy but then Lee had a small mistake in the first minute, Bruno crashed, so I just tried not to crash’.
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Coming from Team Orion are their new CRF 21 V4 3.5cc off-road engines. Coming as 7-port Factory WS Edition and 3-port Racing engine, both feature a new internal design for optimised overall performance with the 7-port engine offering a progressive throttle response and great top speed while the 3-port variant excels in conditions where a lot of torque is needed. Both engines are available from now on.
RC One Racing have introduced a highly adjustable carbon fibre battery strap for the Team Associated 6.1 series of off-road cars. The construction uses all stock hardware, allows for easy removing of the battery, offers numerous adjustments, and it is stronger and lighter than the stock item. In addition it also makes for improved visual impact. The battery mount is usable on the B6.1, T6.1 and SC6.1 kits.
Coming very soon from HB Racing is a slipper clutch set for the D418 1/10th scale 4WD buggy. The set was designed to replace the standard centre differential with a slipper clutch, a setup that was best used on high to very high bite surfaces, helping to absorb drivetrain impacts when landing jumps, which improves the reliability and life of the drivetrain. It can also be used on low traction surfaces to tune wheel spin when accelerating for better corner exit speeds and on-power steering. The dual pad slipper comes including 70T 48 pitch spur gear, bearings and all needed hardware, making it a direct replacement for the centre gear diff.
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Following the One .12 Tuned Miami Edition engine Capricorn have introduced an updated variant of the One .21 Tuned 1/8th on-road power plant. The engine received a new 2101-spec piston and liner, new port timing, a new combustion camber in set and also a new cooling head. The engine was designed for all-out competition racing and it is available from now on.
