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November 6, 2012

Due & Numedahl win Spektrum Offroad Champs

Each year Scotty Ernst Productions along with the famous Spektrum radio system brand bond together for an incredible event. 326 entries made up one of the best events to date as Scotty moved through the races as only the he can. The modified classes were once again hotly contested and Team Associated / JConcepts drivers Chad Due and Kody Numedahl were at the top of the field each round during qualifying. With the grippy JConcepts blue compound Bar Codes providing the traction, some of the best drivers in the business battled for 4 rounds of qualifying.

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November 6, 2012

Novarossi fuel gun

Novarossi have released their new improved fuel gun. The handle has been moved more the centre of the unit making it easier to control and position, while the output nozzle of the gun has also been shortened to make the fueling faster. Comes fitted with the fuel tank nozzle guide.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]

November 6, 2012

HB TCXX aluminium gear diff outdrive set

HB have introduced this aluminium gear diff outdrive set for the TCXX touring car. Lighter rotational weight for greater acceleration they were used by Atsushi Hara to claim the Top Qualifier position at the 2012 IFMAR World Championships. Hard coated for longer life they are sold in a pair.

Source: HB [hpieurope.com]

November 6, 2012

T.O.P. Racing alloy servo mounts

T.O.P. Racing have released this pair of optional alloy servo mounts. The red anodised parts are designed to work in the Photon and Photon EX but can also be used in other brands of car and other R/C applications.

Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]

November 6, 2012

Oliver Scholz wins 2wd at Indoor Dirt Race

Last weekend the Edling Model Club close to Munich hosted its 3rd annual Indoor Dirt Race, which attracted over 160 Drivers from Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany. The 2WD Mod class had the most entries with 79 drivers. Absima TeamC Team driver and current 2WD German Champion Oliver Scholz used the brand new TeamC 2WD mid motor Prototype which he received one day before the race. It was used at the EOS race the previous week-end by the Team. Oliver could immediately adapt to the Buggy and was Super fast from the first practice session and leading by 2 sec on three consecutive fast laps on Friday. In Qualifying he then dominated the field by winning 3 out of 4 and setting TQ pace. Oliver finished his perfect race weekend by winning all three finals ahead of Kyosho’s Chrissi Krapp and Durango driver Benni Gröschel. With blistering lap times and overall race Time Oliver could have also won the 4WD event with his 2WD.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]

November 5, 2012

8-Racing MBX6eco & DEX408 carbon chassis’

8-Racing have released two new 1/8th scale carbon chassis’ for the Mugen MBX6eco and Durango DEX408. They are designed to lighten these 1/8 electric cars and give them better handling, especially on low and medium grip tracks and have more flex than the stock alloy chassis. The MBX6eco chassis weighs only 150 grams and the DEX408 chassis weighs 170 grams which in comparison to the standard chassis on the Durango, is 150 grams lighter.

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November 5, 2012

Schumacher vented shock caps

Schumacher have released these new vented shock caps for all their small bore shocks and mainly suited for Off Road, however at recent large Touring Car races ‘Emulsion’ style shocks have become more popular and these caps will fit both TC and Off Road cars. The new cap allows you to build Emulsion shocks easily and consistently. They also allow you to build them with normal diaphragms, both vented and sealed, allowing different levels of rebound to be used.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

November 5, 2012

Ignacio Candel Laveda joins Reds Racing

Reds Racing have announced Ignacio Candel Laveda from Spain as their new official Team Driver. Ignacio will be running the R5T Team Edition engine for the 2012/2013 season in off-road and last weekend the Spanish driver won the Levante Championship in Spain. Reds Racing expects to achieve great results and look forward to working with Ignacio on the continued development of its products.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]