T.O.P. introduce these lightweight suspension mount inserts for the Photon EX touring car. Designed to replace the stock steel inserts with a lighter and better looking solution the inserts are machined from aluminium, are red anodised to match the other alloy parts of the car and come in set of eight.
Source: TOP [top-racing.jp]
Exotek Racing announce a host of option parts for Team Durango’s DEX210 2WD buggy. Available are an aluminium CNC-machined orange anodised steering link, steering cranks and alloy 15mm wheel hexes. The steering link is less prone to break or flex and makes for a more precise steering response. The same applies to the steering cranks that also add strength to the steering assembly of the 210. The levers feature left and right servo horn mounting positions and are supplied as pair. Last but not least are the orange anodised wheel hex hubs. They come as pair, are available as 4.75mm and 6.25mm offset version with laser-etched markings and are usable on the DEX210 and DEX410 kits.
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The recent fifth round of the Swiss nitro on-road championships took place at the permanent track in Schaffhausen. The Saturday and therefore the practice sessions where highly affected by the poor weather with loads of rain that called for the prepared rain chassis. Also the qualifiers where distracted by the rain but Biernat, Martinelli, Pesenti and Albanese got everything together in the 1/8th Expert class and took the top 4 sports. Come Sunday morning the weather showed a completely different side with loads of sun and mild temperatures. Bumping up from the semi B where Luca Martinelli, Henzi Thomas, Reto Felix and Christoph Pethoud.
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The second round of the Italian nitro on-road championships took place at the track of Leno and it was Capricorn driver Giorgio De Lelici who set the fastest time in Friday’s practice. Team mate Francesco followed with the second fastest time. After the 10 minute long qualifying races the time sheets saw Alessio Mazeeo in front of Biagio Sparato and Guiseppe D’Angelo. The A final started dry but the weather forecast announced rain in the second half of the final and with already 36 minutes in the main rain started to pour down meaning drivers had to switch to wet tyres. At the end it was Francesco Tironi (Capricorn/Capricorn who won the Expert class some three laps ahead of his teammate Giorgio De Felici (Capricorn/Novarossi) and Guiseppe D’Angelo. The F1 category went to Stefanizzi (Capricorn/Gimar) and in F2 Bonsignore (Capricorn/Capricorn) was able to take home the win.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Yeah Racing introduce this soldering jig for Deans Ultra plugs and many other connectors. Made from CNC-machined aluminium the jig securely holds the connector in place via a spring-loaded pressure plate for easy and secure soldering.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Made for the XB808 and the XB9 are the new progressive springs from Xray. They feature softer rate at the beginning and become harder during compression to generate more grip and higher corner speed. They come laser-etched for easy identification, are available as pair and are usable on both the front and the rear of the buggy. Available as soft, medium-soft and medium type.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The fourth round of the Austrian nitro on-road nationals took place at the MORAC track in Graz, the venue of the 1/10 IC EC-A in 2013. Heavy rain on Saturday meant that only one driver tried tackle the first round of qualifiers and even the Sunday started wet, although under better conditions. As the rain stopped the track became more dry every round and nearly all drivers did their best to qualify as high in the ranking as possible. The third and final round of qualifiers took place under nearly dry conditions but mechanical problems for many of the usual top drivers meant mixed up qualifying results.
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The 15th Annual HRH Shootout was held July 19th to 22nd at Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, California. The weather was very typical for the Shootout being in the upper 90’s all weekend long putting controllers, motors, and batteries to the ultimate test. This year’s event brought in over 300 race entries. In the Modified Truck Class it was TLR factory driver Dustin Evans taking the TQ honours. In A main number 1 TLR’s Dakotah Phend went on to take the win over his teammate Dustin Evans by one second. Steven Hartson finished 3rd. A main number 2 saw Kyosho’s Jared Tebo taking the win from the fourth starting position. Steven Hartson finished second and Dustin Evans in third. In the deciding third A main Steven Hartson would take the win, Tebo finished second only .4 seconds behind, and Dustin Evans finished third. With both Tebo and Hartson finishing with a first and second in two of the mains, the title would come down to combined laps and times as the tie-breaker. After everything was added together, it was Team Orion/Kyosho’s Jared Tebo taking the Modified Truck overall win by .1 second.
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