New from Sweep Racing comes a range of silicone shock and differential fluids. Made using pure high-quality silicone oil the fluids are available as 200cst to 950cst shock and 1k to 10k gear differential variants and they come in 50ml bottles with pointed caps for easy and convenient use.
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Samix have introduced aluminium servo arms for a range of Axial vehicles. Machined from high-quality aluminium the arms are of a clamping design for a secure fit even in high-stress applications. Available as 23T and 25T variant the arms offer 16mm and 20mm ball stud mounting positions, they are available in six different colours and fit the Axial SCX10, XR10, Wraith, AX10 and Exo.
The 3rd round of the SRS series was held at the relatively unknown ARC venue near Colchester. The Nitro Buggy class was dominated by Tony Truman taking the TQ and win, with Mark Rumble 2nd and Mark Everitt 3rd. The Truggy class saw an excellent win by James Tatlow, who drove an excellent final to take top honours after placing his truggy on pole. Backing up James were fellow Agama racers Allan Bridgeman and Martin Hart to complete the podium.
ST Racing Concepts have introduced new option parts for the Axial SCX10 truck in the form of a front bumper mount and two rear chassis braces. CNC machined from high-quality aluminium, the heavy-duty chassis rail brace and bumper mounts will add great strength while adding visual impact. The parts allow for various combinations of builds, like mounting a Honcho style front bumper, eliminating the rear bumper all together, or allowing the addition of tail lights to the SCX10. The front chassis brace/bumper mount is machined specifically for the SCX10 Honcho bumper while the rear chassis brace is for SCX10 vehicles that does not require an installation of a rear bumper and adds increase in durability and looks to the rear of the vehicle. The third new part, the light bucket rear chassis brace is for those SCX10 owners that have forward mounted batteries and wish to also install rear tail lights on their SCX10. The parts are available in black, gun metal, green or silver anodising.
This Sunday saw round 2 of the Deerdale Summer Series and the weather had treated the drivers to the hottest day of the year so far. In Nitro Buggy, Carlo De Marco took TQ with teammate Dan Austin qualifying 2nd. The final went pretty much the same way with Carlo converting the TQ position into a comfortable victory and Dan Austin coming in 2nd. Only a last lap wobble costing Wes Jolly the final podium spot.
The second round of the Danish Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Odense RC Minirace club on a super bumpy and high-grip astroturf track. The qualification of the 2WD class was a super close affair between Jesper Rasmussen, Frederik Hovgaard, Mike Gosvig and Jonas Kærup. Ultimately Jesper took the overall TQ after winning the first and third round while Jonas lined up in second thanks to winning Q2. The triple A-mains also had a lot of close racing to offer and a change in weather let the track significantly drop in traction due to a lot of rain. Jesper would be able to conserve his qualifying performance for an easy win in A1 but after a mistake in the opening stages of A2 he had to recover but after a good fight with Jonas he was able to win the leg and with it the 2WD class ahead of Frederik and Jonas.
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Last weekend’s Korean Sweep Challenge saw new Serpent Korea recruit, Wonseok Jang walking away with the win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class. In a field of 120 drivers Wonseok Jang took the TQ after the qualifiers and he went on to win the A-main from Kyosho’s Dani Choi while Bumkyu Kim (Tekno) rounded out the top 3 result.
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The JConcepts Spring Indoor National Series was held at the Pacific Northwest’s premier offroad dirt track better known as Tacoma R/C Raceway in Tacoma, Washington this past weekend. Since the addition of TRCR to the Indoor National Series two years ago, the 3rd edition of the Spring INS has definitely grown in popularity and has become the Pacific NW’s biggest race. This year’s event attracted drivers from all four corners of the United States as well as pulling in a few racers from Canada to make for an ultra-competitive field of drivers all battling for the Spring Championship title.
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