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December 20, 2013

Carson Wernimont teams up with Schumacher

Schumacher announce that the reigning Reedy Race Open 2WD champion and 12th place IFMAR Worlds finisher Carson Wernimont is joining their electric off-road team for 2014. Carson will race Schumacher’s latest 2WD and 4WD buggies to strengthen the UK company’s USA team. This is what Carson has to say about the deal:

I am really excited for this opportunity to run for Schumacher Racing this upcoming 2014 season. Schumacher has very good quality products and is always innovating and designing towards the future. I am looking forward to a great season, starting with the Reedy Race of Champions in January.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

December 20, 2013

JConcepts RC10 Classic aluminium rear motor plate

The latest JConcepts option part of the Team Associated RC10 Classic is this aluminium rear motor plate. Resembling the original plate combined with modern day design cues such as the milled-out honeycomb sections the motor mount is light of weight but very rigid at the same time, making for a sturdy platform for brushed and brushless motors. The original “raised” heatsink shield is slightly modified for improved looks and to lower the weight while still being strong. The motor mounting slots are built in a radius to smoothly rotate the motor to the desired position while the silver chamfered edges give the hole part a “2013” apperance. The plate comes in blue and black colour and fitsthe RC10 Classic as well as all original RC10 and RC10T.

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December 20, 2013

Leo Varga joins Team Shepherd

Shepherd announce the signing of Austrian Junior Champion Leonardo Varga for the 2014 season. The young driver will join Gerhard Kandelhart from Shepherd Austria and is set to use the Velox V10 Pro at national and international events. Leo had the following to say:

I am very excited and happy to get the chance to join Team Shepherd for the season 2014. I am going to race 1/10th scale and will attend the Florida Winter Nationals, the A-Euros and also 3 rounds of the ENS. I would like to thank all people who made this possible, especially Gerhard Kandelhart (Shepherd Austria) and Patrick Schäfer and I’m looking forward to having a great year with Team Shepherd.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

December 20, 2013

TopRC Winter Electro Challenge – Report

The first ever TopRC Winter Electro Challenge took place with 39 competitors in attendance at the indoor race track in Trieste. Saturday started with free practise followed by a “Cash for dash” race which was won by Jan Popič (Xray) in 1/10 Stock 13.5T, Alojzij Osvald (Serpent) in 1/10 Open and Luka Školaris (Serpent) in 1/12 Open. On Sunday a 1 hour free practice was run followed by 3 rounds of qualifying that had Jan Popič taking TQ in 13.5T, Alojzij Osvald in 1/10 Open and Lovro Šušteršič (Xray) in 1/12 Open.

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December 20, 2013

Xray XB4 brass rear lower suspension holder +2

Made for the XB4 and XB4 2WD buggy is this brass rear lower suspension holder set from Xray. The mounts are CNC-machined from high quality brass and are designed for the use with the kit’s composite inserts to alter the geometry settings in no time. Being of a +2 design the mounts can be used with or without the rear lower composite chassis plate in order to adjust the roll centre settings to virtually all track conditions from low to high bite. Adding weight to the rear end of the chassis for added traction and stability the mounts are usable for both the XB4 4WD and 2WD buggy.

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December 20, 2013

Pro-Line Flo-Tek Ford F-150 pre-cut bodyshell

The Flo-Tek Ford F-150 Raptor SVT is the third in Pro-Line’s line of pre-cut competition short course bodyshells. All of the wheel wells have been factory cut out, including the difficult front and rear air vents. The body fits the Pro-2 SC, Slash and Slash 4×4, SC10, Ultima SC and Blitz and comes clear, including side dams, number plates, window masks and decal sheet.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

December 20, 2013

Travis Amezcua renews with Viper

Viper R/C Solutions that Travis Amezcua has renewed its contract with Viper for the next two years. Travis had a strong 2013, capped off with an A Main performance in the 4WD class at the IFMAR Electric Off-Road World Championships. Travis’ Team Durango vehicles will feature Viper VTX speed controls and VST motors in his 2014 and 2015 champing that will see his appearance at events like the Reedy Race of Champions, Cactus Classic, ROAR Nationals and more.

Source: Viper [viper-rc.com]

December 20, 2013

MIP Pro-2 Super Ball Diff kit

MIP introduce the Super Ball Diff kit for Pro-Line’s Pro-2 2WD short course truck kit. The differential will supply the truck with more traction in the corners and greatly increase handling on dirt and clay tracks. It fits the Pro-2 truck kit and the Pro-Line Performance Transmission and with the diff set including all needed parts such as chrome steel diff and thrust bearing balls, lubes and greases.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]