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July 14, 2015

Joakim Niclassen takes Nordic Championships

Last weekend the Nordic Championships took place at Hvervenbukta, Oslo. The very high bite and bumpy Astroturf track had a lot of elevation changes. Although some of the usual talented drivers were missing from Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, the competition did not disappoint. By the end of Friday’s practice, Team Associated’s Joakim Niclassen was comfortable with his buggies, and was confident going into the weekend. Once qualifying started, both the driver and his cars were working perfectly and TQ was soon followed by the win.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

July 14, 2015

Xray NT1 rear graphite chassis insert

New from Xray and made for the NT1 2015 1/10th nitro on-road car is a rear graphite chassis insert. The CNC machined from thick carbon fibre the part is extra rigid and designed to improve the aerodynamics by eliminating the airflow into the rear bulkhead. The part is a direct fit but must be used with the #331280 plastic brackets.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 14, 2015

Team Associated releases Carson Wernimont

Team Associated have announced the release of Carson Wernimont. Newly signed by Team Associated for the 2015 season, Wernimont immediately put in consistent A-Main performances in both electric and nitro off-road while racing his new Team Associated vehicles. As the 2015 racing season unfolded, it became obvious that the relationship was not in alignment with the original goals, and a decision was made to terminate Carson’s contract instead of fostering an unhealthy relationship through the agreed upon contract term. Everyone at Team Associated wishes Carson the best of luck in his future endeavours.

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July 13, 2015

JConcepts Exo 1/10th shock stand

JConcepts have introduced a simple but attractive shock stand for 1/10th off-road shock applications. The design is unique featuring an Exoskeleton look where ribbing and surrounding geometry forms around the cylindrical holes used to place the shocks. The stands are moulded from a durable and light-weight material typically used in an application such as wheels and suspension components. The pass-through holes allow the user to use the stand from either end to suit their individual need or taste. The stand sits inside a separately functioning moulded rubber cup with embossed JConcepts.net logos patterned around the surface.

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July 13, 2015

Team Associated FT titanium screws with new sizes

Team Associated have expanded their range of Factory Team brand titanium screws by seven sizes. Adding to the already existing range are 10mm M3 socket head and 6mm M3 flat head screws as well as 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 16mm and 20mm M4 flat head screws. All are available in 4-piece packages.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

July 13, 2015

RC Lemans Rd4 – Report

Round four of this year’s RC Lemans Series was held this past weekend at the M.A.C. de Baanbrekers club in Rucphen, the Netherlands. Partly damp conditions made things interesting, nevertheless most of the qualifiers and finals could be run in dry conditions. With the qualifiers not being counted by points and following a dry and a slightly damp qualifier the final round would be the rocket round to qualify for the A-mains in both the Modified and Stock classes. In the Modified class it was Reinder Wilms who was able to score the only 23 laps qualifying run to take a maiden TQ in the RC Lemans Series. Behind the Dutchman Tobias Weist, Sven Stoffels, Tim Altmann and Marc Lorenz completed the top 5 with all four being covered by only a couple of seconds.

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July 13, 2015

Brilliant RC Belt Silicone lubricant

Brilliant RC’s new Belt Silicone is an innovative lubricant which improves the performance and efficiency of every belt-driven RC car by reducing the friction of the belts and pulleys. Furthermore it ensures that less dirt adheres on the pulleys and on the belts which results in less wear and an extended life of the drivetrain. The lube comes in a bottle with a small applicator brush for convenient and save application as even the smallest amounts of silicone-based lubricants can cause considerable damages in nitro engines.

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July 13, 2015

Shepherd Velox RSS teflon shock pistons

Shepherd have announced their updated shock pistons for the Velox Revolutionary Shock System. The new pistons are made from high-quality teflon material and have a rounded shape to guarantee a much smoother damping characteristic. The standard 1-, 2- and 3-hole pistons have 1.0 mm holes and are complemented by additional pistons with 1.2mm holes. Made for shocks with an inner diameter of 10mm they also fit other shock systems on the market and the pistons are available from now on.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]