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March 14, 2018

2018 ROAR Carpet On-road Nationals – Report

The 2018 ROAR Carpet On-road Nationals were held at Apex RC and Hobbies in Murfreesboro, Tennessee last weekend. In the Modified Sedan class, Sam Isaacs and Mike Gee were battling the entire weekend for the top spot and after four rounds of qualifying Sam Isaacs would retain the TQ with Mike Gee in 2nd. Sam then was able to put down two dominating runs in the first two mains to secure the overall title with Mike Gee finishing 2nd overall from Keven Hebert 3rd.

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March 14, 2018

2018 Speed King Tour Rd1 – Report

The sixth season of the Japanese Speed King Tour kicked off at the Rajiten Nagoya indoor tarmac track in the Aichi prefecture last weekend. The event offered Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Oval class racing and saw the Super Pole format being used for the Mod class, a special 1-lap race that sees the top 5 after the third qualifying round battle it out for the overall TQ spot. The 1-lap time attack race was won by ARC driver Yusuke Goto while the TQ after Q3, Infinity’s Akio Sobue, had to settle for a lower starting position.

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March 14, 2018

DE Racing Speedline slim 2WD buggy front wheels

New from DE Racing are the Speedline series slim 2WD buggy front wheels. Designed for the use with narrow carpet and turf tyres, the wheels are available in Team Associated B6 and Kyosho RB6 as well as TLR 22 3.0/4.0 specific offsets. Each set contains four rims that are available in fluorescent yellow, white or black colour.

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March 14, 2018

Monaco RC sign brand ambassadors Hagberg & Coelho

New online RC boutique Monaco RC have announced that they are teaming up with Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and Bruno Coelho. The two IFMAR World Champions will not only be the 2018 brand ambassadors for the new company founded by Francesco Martini, but will also share their extensive product and set-up knowledge in order to maximise the customer’s on and off track experience.

Source: Monaco RC [monacorc.com]

March 14, 2018

Vision Racing Products V2 shock stand

Coming from Vision Racing Products is their new V2 Shock Stand for both 1/10 and 1/8 off-road vehicles. The 3-piece shock stand features a carbon fibre top and base, along with an aluminium centre post and it sports slots to hang the shocks upside down to drain, as well as small pegs to hang the shock caps from to keep them clean. The carbon base features cutout pockets with felt pads and a small magnet on the front to hold items like shock nuts. The rear section of the base shows off a holographic VRP logo embedded within the carbon. The logo has a neat effect to it as it changes colour at different angles, providing the ultimate bling. The V2 shock stand comes including a felt storage pouch and it is available now.

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March 14, 2018

6mik Axium 4WD 1/10th buggy front tyre

6mik have introduced their new Axium 4WD 1/10th buggy front tyre for artificial surfaces such as carpet and astroturf. The tyre uses the company’s Optimized Control Concept design with softer inner and harder outer carcass for improved steering precision in both low and high bite track conditions, depending on the mounting direction of the tyre. The tread makes use of rounded outer pins for great balance between steering aggressiveness and bite while the inner blocks ensure good traction. The tyre will become available in green soft and blue medium compound.

Source: 6mik [6mik-racing.com]

March 14, 2018

Xray XB2 35g stainless steel battery weight

Coming from Xray is a 35g stainless steel battery weight for the XB2, XT2, and XB4 range of vehicles. The weight was developed for the use with lightweight standard or low-profile shorty LiPo battery packs as it ups the vehicle’s overall weight for improved handling, better landing and an easier to drive car. The weight places underneath the battery, it comes laser-etched for easy identification and is available now.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 14, 2018

Yokomo YZ-2caL2 2WD high-grip spec buggy kit

Yokomo have introduced their new YZ-2caL2 2WD buggy kit that was designed especially for high-grip carpet and astroturf surfaces. The fully equipped kit uses the DNA of the successful YZ-2CA with subtle updates further increasing performance and durability on high to very high traction tracks. The kit will hit stores by end of March and will include parts such as front gullwing and rear S4 suspension arms, new 5.5mm HD ball ends, a aluminium centre link, alloy bellcranks, a 3-gear laydown gearbox with 3-pad slipper clutch, a high-capacity gear differential as well as a graphite battery plate and a new gearbox support. The kit is topped off by a JConcepts YZ-2 lightweight body shell and a LMR rear wing.

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