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May 19, 2014

Schumacher Cat K1 & Cougar KF transmission housing

Schumacher introduce a new alloy upper transmission housing for the Cat K1, K1 Aero and the Cougar KF. Designed to replace the previous version the new parts allows to mount the shocks simply and quickly in front of the axle or behind with the removal of two screws. Changing the shock location is an important tuning option as the front position provides the best solution for high grip with good steering and responsiveness while rear mounted shocks give good stability on bumpy or slippery tracks.

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May 19, 2014

Fransson & Wilck TQ and win at Swedish Cup

During the recent Swedish Nitro On-road Cup Serpent drivers Viktor Wilck and Mikael Fransson TQ’d and won in their respective classes. Serpent nitro team member Viktor Wilck brought home the win in the 200mm class while Mikael Fransson came out successful in the 1/8th class.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 19, 2014

MIP Pucks Shiny drive system for B-Max2 MR

The latest buggy to receive MIP’s Pucks drive system treatment is Yokomo’s B-Max2 MR. Included in the set, that makes for a better serviceable drivetrain, are MIP’s Shiny steel C-CVD driveshafts, changeable Pucks cushions, new steel outdrives as well as MIP’s clear ball diff grease and blue thread lock.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

May 19, 2014

Xceed bearing size tool

New from Xceed comes this bearing size tool. The stepped design allows to measure the inner diameter of metric bearing from 2mm up to 15mm and it also help to hold ball races in place during cleaning or lubing. The tool is made from machined aluminium and comes in Xceed’s signature green anodising.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

May 19, 2014

Ryan Maifield doubles at 2014 Dirt Invert

For the 2nd consecutive year, the JConcepts Dirt Invert took place just outside of Phoenix, AZ, and this time at Warehouse 3 Raceway. The triple A-main, Invert format was brought back to compliment an even larger turnout of just under 250 entries. Team Associated/JConcepts drivers Ryan Maifield, Tanner Denney, Spencer Rivkin and Tommy Hinz battled some of Arizona’s finest TLR drivers such as Chris Wheeler and Charles Hicks. The man behind the race format, Brian “Dirt” Kinwald, was on hand promoting the newly released RC10 Worlds car and also taking a shot at some of the best drivers in the regional areas.

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May 19, 2014

Kay Koops wins at Dutch Buggy Cup Rd2

The 2nd round of the Dutch Buggy Cup had Serpent’s Kay Koops score his second consecutive Buggy Cup race win. After a very tough race with TQ holder and former Dutch Buggy Cup winner Jorg van Leuken, Kay had a 3 seconds lead after 30 minutes of racing. Jasper van Duppen rounded out the podium in 3rd position.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 19, 2014

Capricorn LAB C801 & C02 heavy battery plates

Capricorn introduce three new battery plates for the LAB C801 and C02 nitro on-road cars. Coming in different thicknesses and thus weights, the plates will become available as 2mm (85g), 2.5mm (103g) and 3mm (123g) variant all of which are made from a special alloy copper and tungsten material. The parts help to fine-tune the overall weight and centre of gravity of the cars by adding weight at the lowest possible point of the chassis.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

May 19, 2014

King & Tessmann win at Lone Star Challenge

The 2014 Lone Star Challenge took place in Austin, Texas on the Thornhill Racing Circuit. The race was run on a track built by The Dirt’s Joey Christensen and it doubled as the warm-up for this year’s ROAR Gas Nationals and was also the third stop of the 2014 USPro Cup tour. The 1/8th Nitro Buggy class had Ty Tessmann taking the first qualifier from Ryan Lutz and Josh Wheeler while Ryan Mayfield just edged out Ty in the 2nd qualifying round by 0.1 seconds. Ty stroke back in the 3rd qualifier by taking the round TQ from Ryan Maifield. The 4th and final qualifying round then went to Josh Wheeler who left Cody King and Adam Drake behind. After the semi finals Ty Tessmann put his Hot Bodies buggy on the pole position for the 1-hour A-main with Adam Drake (TLR), Ryan Maifield (Team Associated) and Ryan Lutz (Team Durango) completing the top 4.

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