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May 24, 2019

Vision Racing Products XV3-ST shock pistons

After a year of testing at Thornhill Raceway, Vision Racing Products have introduced the Smooth Track version of their popular 1/8th XV3 Piston, the XV3-ST. This piston design features a slightly slower rebound stroke matched with an improved “connected” compression stroke, resulting in better handling on smooth surfaces. Just like the XV3 and XV3-HT, this is another option for racers to fine tune their car’s suspension from track to track. The ST piston was designed specifically for tracks that don’t break up and remain smooth, and range from low to high grip. Featuring a Patented Design, the new ST piston is simple and easy to use. The VRP XV3-ST line of pistons are available for all the popular 1/8th vehicles in 5, 6, and 8-hole variants.

Source: Vision Racing Products [visionracingproducts.com]

May 24, 2019

2019 Muchmore Race Italy – Announcement

The 2019 edition of the Muchmore Race Italy will be held on the 30th of June at the Pianbosco track. The race will see the running of the four electric on-road classes of Touring Modified, EFRA Stock, Formula and LM Series and it will attract many of the country’s swift electric on-road drivers. In the past the event has seen the attendance of drivers of the likes of Marc Rheinard and Yannic Prümper and more details can soon be found here.

May 24, 2019

LiPo Factory 3S 5000mAh TRX battery pack

Trinity have introduced the new LiPo Factory 11.1V 3S 5000mAh LiPo battery pack for Traxxas vehicles. Built using high-power 55C/110C cells for exceptional performance and durability the soft case pack measures 142x45x25mm and it weighs in at 330g. It comes pre-wired with a Traxxas-compatible plug, making it usable in Traxxas kits such as the TRX-4 Series of crawlers, the Slash VXL 2WD and 4WD; as well as the UDR Desert Racer and the E-Revo VXL.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

May 24, 2019

Yeah Racing introduce new 1.9” crawler wheels

Yeah Racing have announced the release of their new BXC and BXN 6-spoke aluminium crawler wheels. The rims are machined from high-quality aluminium, making them strong, durable and cool looking with a mock-up brake disk adding additional visual impact and scale looks. The multi-piece beadlock wheels are available in black and red colour, they come as pairs and they fit most 1.9” crawler tyres.

View the other new wheels here

May 24, 2019

rconDesign Siren 190mm FWD touring car body shell

Coming from rconDesign is the new Siren 190mm FWD touring car body shell. It resembled an Asia-style hot hatch and will fit most FWD and all-wheel drive touring car chassis on the market. The body is made of high-quality 0.8mm and it comes including a rear wing, mounting hardware and a detailed decal sheet.

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May 24, 2019

Xtreme Racing iCharger X8 carbon fibre stand

Coming from Xtreme Racing is their new carbon fibre charger stand designed for the popular iCharger X8. The stand will hold the X8 and similar chargers at an angle, making go better viewing and allowing more air around the charger for cooling. The stand will fit perfectly over most server-style 90x40mm power supplies to take less room in the pit space. The set includes two side plates, the charger plate and two aluminium spacers with fasteners.

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May 24, 2019

Reedy Race practice rained off in not so sunny California

Sunny California didn’t live up to its billing today with practice for the 22nd running of the Touring Car Reedy Race of Champions being rained off. With this year’s event the beginning of a new era for the legendary race as it moves from the famous Tamiya RC Raceway, which is no more, to Steel City RC Speedway, invite drivers got just one run in less than ideal conditions, before shortly after lunch the rains returned and the decision was made to call an end to official proceedings. With cars struggling for traction, reigning 7-time RROC Champion Marc Rheinard joked from the drivers stand it felt like playing Super Mario and running over banana skins. With weather for both Friday and Saturday set to deliver the shorts & t-shirts weather associated with California, Race Director Scotty Ernst issued a new schedule which will see the invitational drivers get two practice runs in the morning before getting down to the real business of 5 rounds of the events unique heads up racing. A further 5 rounds are planning for Saturday but with rain forecast to arrive again on Sunday afternoon, a call to run the final two rounds of racing on Sunday morning will be made based on the the latest forecast given on Saturday.

May 23, 2019

Bartosz Zalewski doubles at RCSP Cup Rd1

Round 1 of the Polish Puchar RC Sport Piaseczno RCSP Cup was held recently with Bartosz Zalewski sweeping the 1/8th Nitro and E-Buggy classes. On Saturday the weather was on the rainy side, however this changed for Sunday when the sun came out, making for good racing conditions. Bartosz would be accompanied by Donat Bula and Marek Cisek on the Nitro podium while Lukasz Polak and Jan Zalewski rounded out the E-Buggy top 3.

View the E-Buggy podium here