February 15, 2017

2017 Winter Indoor National Series – Report

This past weekend kicked off the first race of the 2017 JConcepts Indoor National Series at SmacTrac. Now in it’s 7th year, tweaks were made to add more top drivers, more support, and the results were already felt at the Winter INS with over 300 entries of the region’s best drivers along with top world talent as well. Smac Trac is no stranger to hosting the Winter INS and this year’s layout was extremely challenging, technical, and a whole lot of fun. The design consisted of a full-length straightaway paired with a classic sweeper that increased in radius which all flowed very well. Next, racers had to navigate a cut back step-on, step-off pie turn that required trigger mastery and timing genius. Perhaps the most difficult section on the track was the 90-degree hill turn that flowed into a double which landed into a left turn. Many cars were crashing or losing time here, but the ones that could execute it perfectly would gain a huge advantage. The risk was entirely up to the drivers as this section clearly marked the separation of driver skill level.

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February 15, 2017

Ethan Lefebvre triples at Thornhill Jr. club race

The recent Thornhill Jr. club race in Hutto, Texas saw Xray driver Ethan Lefebvre taking the TQ in the 2WD Buggy and Mod Truck classes. Ethan would then also take wins in both classes thanks to decent runs in the A-mains. Tyler Hooks (TLR) and Alex Vaughan (Xray) would round out the 2WD Buggy podium while Alex Vaughan (Xray) and Bill Delong (TLR) completed the Mod Truck top 3. Elsewhere in the 4WD Buggy class it was again Ethan Lefebvre (Xray) who came out on top of things after the A-main. Starting from the 2 spot on the grid after some troubled qualifiers, he was following the leader for about six minutes and with about one minute to go he was able to capitalise from lap traffic to take his third win of the weekend. The TLR duo of Tyler Hooks and Chris Allison would complete the top 3.

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February 14, 2017

World Champion Products welcome Billy Easton

World Champion Products have announced the addition of veteran US racer, Billy Easton to their team. The Serpent designer and factory team driver will use the VS Racing buggy engines and tuned pipes in his 2017 1/8th nitro off-road campaign.

Source: World Champion Products [worldchampionproducts.com]


February 14, 2017

Tesla T1 Buggy 3.5cc nitro off-road engine

Capricorn have introduced the Tesla T1 Buggy 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. The power plant features a DLC-coated and silicone-filled crankshaft, a 5-port cylinder and steel ball bearings. Included are a variety of venturi inserts for the and the lightened cooling head is laser engraved for looks and easy recognition.

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February 14, 2017

RDRP RC8B3 machined Delrin shock parts

Coming from Revolution Design Racing Products are the RC8B3 machined shock parts, a direct replacement for the kit’s rod guides and lower O-ring bushings. Precisely machined from high-quality Delrin the parts improve the O-ring seal fit for optimised sealing, better shock rod guidance and a more efficient shock performance. The set includes four shock rod guides and four lower bushings, enough to equip all four shock absorbers of a car. The set is compatible to all 3rd generation RC8 kits including the RC8B3, RC8B3e, RC8T3 and RC8T3e.

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February 14, 2017

Yardy & Crompton score at Silverstone Winter Series Rd5

The recent fifth round of the Silverstone Winter Series saw Tom Yardy walking away with the TQ and win in the hotly contested 2WD class. In the final he was pushed hard by Charlie Ware. The two collided halfway through and Charlie showed great sportsmanship by giving the lead back to Tom who then held on to win by a tenth of a second, with Dave Poulter in 3rd.

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February 14, 2017

Adrian Wicaksono wins HTS Grand Opening race

Hobby Track Sukoharjo, in Solo, Central Java held their grand opening race this past weekend. The first permanent indoor track in Indonesia measures 70x40m and the event attracted over 50 drivers from Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Jogjakarta, Medan, Kupang, Bali as well as many local drivers. The race format would be six rounds of 10 minute qualifying with the four best rounds to count followed by bump-up finals. Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) would take the TQ honours, but in the 60-minute final it was HB Racing/Reds Racing’s Adrian Wicaksono who came out on top from Jason with Kyosho/O.S. pilot, Hariadi Lie in third.

View the final results here


February 14, 2017

HRC Racing 11.1V 4400mAh hardcase LiPo battery pack

Coming from HRC Racing is a 11.1V 3S 4400mAh hardcase LiPo battery pack. Offering standard 2S dimensions of 135x45x25mm the battery is usable in all vehicles that take 2S packs but the additional cell makes for a significant boost in performance. The battery is ideal for short course and monster trucks with limited battery compartment size, it comes made from high-quality 50C cells and sports a Deans-compatible T-plug connector.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]