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May 5, 2014

Korgae Scales takes WCICS World GT Championship

The 2013/14 Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series consisted of eight rounds at a variety of tracks in the provinces of Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta. Now in existence for over 20 years, the series has become the premier road racing championship in North America. In the 13.5 World GT class, Reedy factory driver and reigning champion Korgae Scales sought to make it two in a row in the highly competitive class. Thanks to four wins and three TQs, Korgae collected 403 points out of a possible 404 to win his second consecutive title.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

May 3, 2014

MIP 22T Pucks Shiny drive system

The latest kit to receive MIP’s Pucks Shiny drive system is Team Losi Racing’s 22T stadium truck. The Pucks drive system, that does away with conventional drive pins over a plastic “cushion” construction as part of the driveshafts, includes a set of “shiny” steel C-CVD bones, steel wheel axles, steel outdrives, new diff rings, thrust race, diff screw any other small parts to convert the trucks standard drivetrain. The Pucks system promises simpler maintenance and a smoother running drivetrain compared to the kit’s standard parts with the Shiny set being usable with stock and modified motors alike.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

May 3, 2014

Branson wins BRCA 1/8th IC Nats Rd2

BRCA 1/8th IC national championship Rd2 – Report

With the new season well and truly under way with a dramatic wet race at Mendip, it was now onto round 2 at the Halifax circuit in Yorkshire, the host on the 2013 European Championships. With the welcome return of Green and Branson from ENS duty, this would be a weekend which would eventually set the marker for the rest of the season. Saturday was a preparation/practice day which was well supported but with the weather being wet at the start of the day, allowed all the drivers to carefully prepare and setup their cars for a dry track in the afternoon. The pace was being set by Branson and Green with Tim Wood and King close behind with their OS and XRD engines respectively. North was struggling with gear box setup and mid corner understeer but this was soon resolved but reverting to an old 2 speed mechanism and using harder rear springs.

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May 2, 2014

Axial SCX10 Deadbolt RTR

New from Axial comes the SCX10 Deadbolt RTR vehicle. The SCX10 platform is an already proven chassis for scale enthusiasts around the globe. For this new version, Axial has taken the popular Deadbolt body from the AX10 chassis and placed it on the SCX10 which gives it a cool scale appearance and, for existing customers, a new factory body choice. The new body variant comes with officially licensed Maxxis Trepador tyres and officially licensed Walker Evans Racing wheels as well as a 2.4GHz radio system.

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May 2, 2014

Munday, Peeler & Selvaggi win Keilor Truck Stampede

A Truck-only race was held at the Melbourne-based Keilor track. The Keilor Truck Stampede saw 2WD and 4WD Short Course racing along Stadium Trucks with Ray Munday wrapping up the win in 2WD SCT while Ashley Peeler took the 4WD SCT class. Stadium Truck was won by Andrew Selvaggi.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 2, 2014

Exotek TLR 22 steering rack ver.2 set

Exotek introduce the steering rack version 2 set for the use with the TLR 22, 22T and 22SCT. The updated version features a new design that uses less parts. The compact steering assembly replaces the kit’s rail-type steering with a conventional dual ballcrank type that bolts into the stock locations of the 22 chassis. The geometry is working in perfect tandem with the front links and suspension of the 22 while the reverse mounted steering cranks matches the movement of the steering knuckles resulting in aligned angles of the steering turnbuckles when turning left and right. Bump steer can be easily changed by spacing the rack up or down and the steering link angle can be changed by adding spacers to the inboard ball ends. The inboard ball ends laydown position also helps eliminate ball cups popping off from the stock 22SCT rack. Constructed of high quality alloy with the rack and cranks made of 7075 alloy and all alloy parts anodised in polished gun metal grey.

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May 2, 2014

Bridgewater & Hudson win at NCT Rd1

Every year the Northwest Championship Tour holds some of the best outdoor offroad races in the Northwest. This year the season was kicked off by heading up to Wenatchee, WA for the first stop of the tour. RCCCS hosted the annual Spring Shootout. The RCCCS track is known to be demanding on the equipment and suspension, with big air and large ruts. Track conditions deteriorated heavily during the weekend, making the track even harder for all the 1:10 buggies and trucks.

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May 1, 2014

Vaterra Corvette Stingray RTR

Vaterra introduce the stunning 1/10th Corvette Stingray on the proven V100-S touring car chassis. Featuring full-time 4WD, sealed differentials, and independent suspension parts, Vaterra’s Vette is topped-off by a realistic 1969 Stingray body and low-profile tyres on 54mm wheels. Included in the kit is also a 15T brushed motor, waterproof speed controller, receiver and steering servo as well as a genuine Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz radio system. The package is rounded out by a Dynamite 6-cell NiMH battery pack and a suitable 2A wall charger.

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