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April 4, 2017

Flash Point magnetic 17mm wheel wrench & wheel nuts

Flash Point R/C have introduced their new magnetic wheel wrench for 17mm wheel nuts as well as a matching wheel nut set. Starting with the wheel wrench, the lightweight tool has a built in magnet and one end of the wrench’s handle is open and allows to remove the set-screws that hold the pin and wheel hex on the driveshaft. The wrench combined with the new Flash Point wheel nuts makes changing tyres quicker and easier as the chance of loosing a wheel nut during wrenching is greatly reduced. As for the magnetic wheel nuts, the captured and knurled fasteners have a small steel screw and nut that ensure the nut securely rests in the above tool. The wheel nuts are captured to keep dirt out of the axles and are knurled to lock the wheel nuts in place during long main events. The wheel nuts are designed to fit any 1/8th buggy and truck that use a 17mm wheel hex and they are available separately as 4-piece sets or even as a combo set including the magnetic wheel wrench.

View the wheel nut set here

April 4, 2017

Yaniv Sivan successful at Israeli League Rd7

Round 7 of the Israeli League off-road series was recently held at the Negev Speed track. After four rounds of qualifying Ofir Avitan took the TQ honours and he also jumped into the lead at the start of the main final, immediately opening a gap on the field while Aviv Maymon, coming from the 2 spot on the grid, had to retire early with electrical issues. Meanwhile Yaniv Sivan, who had started from 3rd on the grid, was promoted into 2nd. About 30 minutes into the race, two major battles took place with Or Balulu and Ido Carmon fighting for the 3rd place while Yaniv Sivan and Ofir Avitan made it out for the lead. Ultimately Yaniv was able to close the gap to Ofir in the closing stages, eventually passing him on the final lap to take the win from Ofir in second and Or in third.

View the final results here

April 4, 2017

Carlos Duraes wins at Portuguese Buggy opener

The recent opening round of the Portuguese 1/8th Buggy National Championship saw Carlos Duraes walking away with the win in the 1/8th E-Buggy class. Carlos would win the first and second A-main from a hard-charging Ricardo Monteiro to grab the overall win with one leg to spare. Ricardo would grab the overall runner-up spit while Joao Figueirdo completed the top 3 result thanks to a win in the final A-main.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 4, 2017

Team Magic E5-series aluminium body posts

Coming from HRC Distribution are aluminium body posts for the Team Magic E5 monster truck. Machined from high-quality material and coming red, orange or silver anodised the parts add visual impact and toughness while also allowing to adjust the body height to match both the standard and also optional body shells.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

April 4, 2017

JC Spring Super Cup Championship Series Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the JConcepts Spring Super Cup Championship Series was held at Coral Springs R/C Track. It was the last instalment of the 4-race Spring Series, which meant make it or break it for some in the overall points chase. With over 200 entries, the final race was ultra competitive and still had the excitement and buzz from round 1. Rising to the challenge in a very competitive 2WD Modified class, Jason Ruona would lay down the best run of the day when it mattered most. Having started 2nd on the grid, Ruona had his eyes on the prize and once the class TQ, Landen Lewis, made his early mistake, the race was over. Ruona would take the lead and checked himself out from the field. With a flawless race performance, Ruona would take the win leaving Daimon Borkowicz and Paul Wynn battling for 2nd. While defending 2nd place, Wynn’s car would get caught by the wind on the backside quad giving Borkowicz the position. Wynn would recover to finish in 3rd for an all Team Associated podium.

Continue reading the report here

April 4, 2017

Tribudiman wins Jakarta Regional Buggy Champ opener

The first round of this year’s Jakarta Regional Buggy Championship was held at the Graha Raya track in Serpong, West Java this past weekend. A total of 41 drivers attended the event and due to heavy rain the night before race day, the race would start delayed and the race director was also forced to change the race format from triple 10-minute qualifiers to a shortened triple 7-minute format with the two best rounds to count. After the qualifiers, John Agus (Kyosho/O.S.) took the TQ honours but in the 45-minute A-main event, Rama Tribudiman (Team Associated/O.S.) would take the win followed by Indra Liono (Xray/SPower) in second and Adrian Sutanto (Kyosho/O.S.) in third while TQ holder John had to settle for fourth overall.

View the final results here

April 4, 2017

Micha Widmaier sweeps German 1/10th Buggy qualifier

The MAC OR Hütschenhausen recently held a round of the German 1/10th Off-road National Championship qualifiers. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Micha Widmaier (SWorkz) who made a near clean sweep by winning two of the three qualifiers and all three A-mains to take the overall win from the Team C duo of Tim Kurz and Tom Maquel. In the 4WD Modified Buggy class it was again Micha who dominated the field by bringing home the TQ and win from Tom Maquel and Markus Lübke (both Team C).

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

April 4, 2017

Pro-Line Badlands MX43 tyres & Impulse Pro-Loc wheels

Pro-Line have introduced the Badlands MX43 Pro-Loc tyre and Impulse Pro-Loc wheels for the Traxxas X-Maxx monster truck. Starting with the tyre, it features a motocross inspired tread and it is made using an all-new ultra-durable compound that prevents tyre ballooning even at high speeds. Furthermore the tyre features Pro-Line’s Pro-Loc technology that creates an ultra-secure bond to the new Impulse Pro-Loc X-Maxx wheels while still being removable when required. The reinforced tire bead fits into a uniquely shaped channel on the wheel and the bead-loc screws actually pass through the tyre rubber before being pinched by the outer bead-loc ring to create the maximum possible mounting security. The true all-terrain tyre will find traction on any surface but is best suited for loose and loamy dirt, mud or grass.

View the Impulse Pro-Loc rim here