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December 9, 2013

Sterling takes 2WD Mod title at Victorian State Champs

The 2013 Victorian State Titles for EP 1/10 off-road started with controlled practice on Friday and culminated in the finals run on Sunday. In the first 2WD modified A-main TQ Matt made a mistake in the second lap allowing Ben and Ash to get by. Both drivers then battled for entire leg swapping positions several times and at the end it was Ben who passed Ash at the triple handing him the leg 1 win although his contender tried another move on the Kyosho driver. A-main number 2 had Matt taking the win while elsewhere Ben got hit multiple times only allowing him to finish 7th in the run.

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December 9, 2013

Steve Boice wins at Cleveland Indoor Champs

Team SpeedMerchand driver Steven Boice took the win in the World GT class at the 34th running of the Cleveland Indoor Championships. After a mixed qualifying Steve made the most out of his 6th place on the starting grid, taking second place after only a couple of laps. He then started to chase the leader and ultimately took the first position with around a minute to go. The 2nd place car then made a run at Steve but ended up taking himself out of contention. After that, Steve put it on cruise control and finished with a straight-a-way lead over 2nd place.

Source: SpeedMerchant [teamspeedmerchant.com]

December 7, 2013

Shepherd premium engine oils

A new range of high-quality premium oils for nitro applications is available from Shepherd. First up is an after run oil specially developed for the use with nitro engines. It keeps the internal engine parts lubricated and protected from oxidation and excessive wear when storing the engine or starting it from cold. It is recommended for the use after every racing day and before storage. The second new product is the sticky air filter oil that protects the engine from dust and dirt. It allows enough air to flow through the filter while airborne particles adhere to it ensuring an optimised combination of protection and performance. Both oils come in handy 50ml bottles.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

December 6, 2013

WRC STX ‘014 touring car kit

WRC STX '014 touring car kit

Italian company WRC have announced the latest version of their electric touring car, the STX ‘014. The updated version is more of a small update than a whole new car with the main changes coming in the form of a new chassis, new inner split suspension mounts for more flex, new battery locators and improved shock absorbers for better handling and cornering. For those who have the current car, an upgrade kit will be made available to bring up to the ‘014 spec. Available now.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

December 6, 2013

Mike Herald wins 17.5T TC at US Indoor Champs

This past weekend the 2013 U.S. Indoor Championships were held at the Holiday Inn at Strongsville, Ohio. As usual, 17.5 Touring was the biggest TC class of the event. The start of the final was fairly clean resulting in a breakaway of about the first 5 or 6 cars, but the following minute or two was a little rough resulting in some tough breaks for Xray’s Sam and Mike Herald Jr.. They both kept pushing hard and around halfway through the feature found themselves 1 and 2 with Herald Jr. leading, and they never looked back. Sam was able to reel in Mike to make it close at the end, but Mike drove flawless and held on to win with Sam Isaacs in second and Dave Johnson in third.

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December 6, 2013

Team C GT carbon fibre shock towers

Team C Racing introduce carbon fibre shock towers for their GT8 line of cars. Coming as front and rear item the shock stays are machined from thick high-quality carbon fibre, they offer multiple mounting points for the shocks and camber links and are usable on the GT8, GT8L and GT8LE.

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December 6, 2013

Davide Tortorici teams up with Xray

Xray announce that multiple European and Italian Champion Davide Tortorici has joined the team to race the company’s 1/10th electric off-road cars. Davide will use the XB4 & XB4 2WD at all Italian races as well as internationally at the EOS and European Championship. This is what Davide has to say about the deal:

I would like to thank Xray to give me this opportunity to race with the currently best 1/10 off-road cars. I am really happy to be part of the extremely professional and dedicated team and the quality and performance of the car give me a real confidence. I hope to see you all at EOS or Euros.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 6, 2013

TQ Wire 5mm bullet-type connectors

TQ Wire have new 5mm bullet-type connectors with gold or silver plating available. They are only 13mm long, saving weight for touring and pan cars, and are made in a special way where the brass stock is copper clad first before the silver plating is applied, increasing conductivity. The connectors are ideal for the latest breed of high-performance LiPo packs with larger 5mm connector tubes.

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