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November 16, 2017

Flash Point 12mm brass 1/10th shock pistons

Flash Point R/C have announced the new 12mm Brass 1/10th shock pistons. Tested and developed with newly crowned 2017 IFMAR World Champion Ryan Maifield, the pistons feature a flat profile, with tapered holes to provide faster rebound. The increased weight of brass piston will slow down the shock shaft speed, resulting in smoother easy to drive feeling over bumpy surfaces. Drivers will notice the vehicle is easier to drive and has a plusher feel over a wider range of surfaces which will provide drivers with the confidence to pushed harder over broken surfaces and improve jumping and landing. The 12mm diameter pistons are available as 2-hole x 1.5mm or 3-hole x 1.3mm option that come in sets of four.

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November 16, 2017

Reds Racing introduce updated 4-shoe clutch

Reds Racing have introduced their updated 4-shoe off-road clutch system. Developed to make the engine power output smoother and more linear, the clutch will also provide exceptional traction, vehicle driveability and low fuel consumption. The updated clutch features three preload adjustments on the front plate to fit any type of surface and engine output. Drivers can change the spring preload on the front plate from a high, medium or low position and choose between 1.0mm or optional 1.1mm springs. Additional XH and XXH front plates have been specifically developed for the truggy class and available only as option parts. The new hybrid 7075 aluminium and carbon clutch shoes have been redesigned to increase wear resistance and in addition, the new shoes are lighter, to allow for and engage at higher revs and lower inertia to rotation. The clutch can be used in standard dual aluminium and carbon shoe configuration for most tracks or as triple aluminium and single carbon setup for high grip conditions. In addition, Reds have also introduced new 32mm and 34mm low inertia flywheels as option as the set comes with a medium inertia flywheel from standard.

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November 16, 2017

Neumann goes quickest in opening controlled practice

Joern Neumann has gone quickest in China with the 2013 World Championship 4WD Top Qualifier setting the fastest time in the first round of controlled practice. Third fastest in free practice, the German non factory supported driver put in a blistering 3-consecutive laps in CP1 to top the times from Naoto Matsukura, another driver with no official chassis backer for the event. Having set the early pace in Xiamen, HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk would complete the Top 3 ahead of top American Dakotah Phend, Ty Tessmann and Michal Orlowski. Having ended the four rounds of free practice as the fastest driver, Ryan Maifield would struggle to put together 3 good laps. Although fourth quickest in terms of his outright pace over a lap, the newly crowned World champion sits 28th in the seeding. Second quickest to Maifield after free practice, reigning champion Bruno Coelho would end up 8th quickest in the first of the two counting controlled practice, the second of which will bring Day 1 of the 4WD action to a close following the opening ceremony.

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November 16, 2017

Yardy & Williams win at Silverstone Winter Series Rd2

Round 2 of the competitive Silverstone Winter Series again attracted a full entry with many of the best British Off-road drivers. With 92 entries in 2WD, Tom Yardy TQ’d two of the four qualifying rounds with Ellis Stafford and Jack Neal taking one each. In the final Tom pulled out a big lead with a faultless drive. Jack Neal made it a 1-2 for Schumacher and Richard Barton moved up to 3rd with his Team Associated.

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November 16, 2017

Dash R-Tune 540-size brushless motor

Arrowmax have introduced the Dash R-Tune 540-size sensored competition brushless motor. It features a high airflow design with large cooling openings in the machined aluminium case for improved cooling efficiency and less power fading even when using low turn windings in high ambient temperatures. The redesigned stator further adds to the overall performance, increasing torque and reducing heat build-up. The motor is available in 4.5T to 9.5T Modified and 10.5T to 21.5T Stock variants with each featuring a specific setup to ensure maximum drivability and feel.

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November 16, 2017

Maifield tops free practice in China

Ryan Maifield has topped free practice at the 1:10 4WD Offroad World Championships in China. The newly crowned 2WD World Champion set the fastest time in the fourth & final round of free practice at Xiamen ARC International Raceway with just over a tenth of a second advantage over Bruno Coelho, the reigning 4WD Champion also registering his quickest time in FP4. Having found himself at the top of the time sheets after three rounds, Joern Neumann would end up third overall after failing to better his FP3 time. The early place setter after the first two practices, David Ronnefalk would have issues in the final practice, completing just 5-laps. Second fastest in FP3, that time would leave him 5th fastest behind Ty Tessmann and ahead of Naoto Matsukura who completed the Top 6.

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November 16, 2017

175RC 1/10th off-road titanium lower arm stud kit

175RC have introduced the billet machine grade 5 titanium lower arm stud kit for 1/10th 2WD buggies or trucks. This option is not only super light but also increases strength in the rear arms because the driver is not repeatedly threading a screw in and out when removing the shocks. The set includes two grade 5 titanium studs with .050 drive, a pre-thread screw/depth setter and two aluminium flanges locknuts that are available in seven different colours and it fits kits such as the B6, B64, 22 4.0, YZ-2, RB6.6 and XB2.

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November 16, 2017

Ronnefalk sets early 4WD pace at World Championships

David Ronnefalk has set the early pace at the 1:10 Offroad World Championships in China as the 17th running of the event switches to 4WD. With a day off following the crowning of Ryan Maifield as the 2WD Champion, today’s action sees 4 rounds of free practice followed by two rounds of controlled practice in between which there will be a 2-hour break for the official opening ceremony. Having secured 5th overall in 2WD despite taking the win in A3, Ronnefalk would set the fastest 3-consecutive laps in the second of the free practices with the track now running in the opposite, clockwise direction to that used in 2WD. Behind the HB Racing driver, Xray’s Ty Tessmann was second fastest being just over 1/10th of a second slower with Maifield kicking off his 4WD campaign much stronger than 2WD with the third fastest time. TLR’s Dakotah Phend made it four different cars at the top of the times sheets with Bruno Coelho and Renaud Savoya completing the Top 6 with Ryan Cavalieri the fastest Associated driver in 7th.

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