Samix have introduced aluminium driveshaft caps for the Axial SCX10 II RTR truck. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium and they come in sets of four in green, black or gun metal anodising, all sporting laser-etched Samix logos. The caps improve durability of the RTR driveshaft assembly and they are a direct fit.
The recent round of the popular Silverstone Winter Series saw Schumacher’s Tom Yardy scoring a dominant win in the 2WD class. Tom TQ’d all four rounds of qualifying, and cruised to a final win by a comfortable margin. There was a close battle for second between Eugene Galley (Xray) and Jack Neal (Schumacher) but eventually they tangled which allowed Richard Barton (Schumacher) through to take second and Iain Mellish (Kyosho) took third.
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Coming from Xceed is a dedicated setup system for 1/10th off-road buggies. CNC-machined from aluminium and sporting a grey anodised surface with laser-etched markings, the set helps to precisely set camber and toe angles thanks to its ball-raced construction. The set comes in a sturdy, zipped bag for easy storage and transportation and it is available now.
Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]
Thunder Alley Raceway hosted their Toys for Tots race over the weekend with the event having over 110 entries. Mugen’s Adam Drake would sweep the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck classes with his Novarossi-powered rides and he took a commanding victory in the 30 minute Nitro Buggy final by nearly a lap. Cody King (Kyosho/Reds Racing) settled for second and Joseph Quagraine (JQRacing/Reds Racing) finished third.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
Coming from Team Losi Racing and made for the 22-4 2.0 is an aluminium belt pulley set. The precision machined parts come with a hard-anodised finish for wear and they are designed to replace the standard composite parts for stronger, more precise and longer wearing items. Included in the set are two pulleys and they are direct replacements for the standard parts.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
The French Reims EMC club held an electric off-road race over the weekend at their indoor dirt track. The event had almost 100 entries and after four rounds of qualifying it was Reno Savoya who took the TQ in the 2WD Buggy class while local ace Romain Valter came out fastest in the 4WD qualifiers. The organisers ran four mains that were all very tight and entertaining and counting three out of four mains it was Reno who ultimately grabbed the overall wins in both classes.
Coming from EZPower is the new Graphene 6600mAh LiHV battery pack. Made from high-voltage Lithium-Polymer cells the 7.6V battery weighs in at only 275g while offering exceptional capacity. The high-quality 140C/70C rated cells are of a special chemistry that provides high durability and the battery, that utilises 4mm bullet-type connectors, is available with red or orange stickers to match your personal colour preferences.
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JConcepts founder Jason Ruona interviews multiple World Champion Jared Tebo and talks about racing, life, retirement, and his relationship with Speed RC owner, former Formula 1 & Nascar racer Scott Speed.
