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February 22, 2016

Xray XB2 brass front bulkheads

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2 line of 1/10th 2WD buggies are two brass front bulkheads. Available as 26 degree and 23/29 degree variant the bulkheads not only help to adjust the front wishbones kick-up angle, they also add 46g of weight to the front most part of the chassis which can result in more on-power steering compared to running the standard composite blocks. Both bulkheads come laser-etched for easy identification with the 23/29 degree part requiring the use of the optional 23/29 degree aluminium front arm mount.

View the 23/29 degree bulkhead here

February 22, 2016

Pro-Line LED light bar kits

Coming from Pro-Line are three LED light bar kits of different size. The lights are rated for 6V to 12V power, so there is the option to plug them directly into a 3S LiPo power source for super-bright light but they can also be plugged into the receiver for a neater wiring. The lights are available as large 6″ curved variant with 30 LED light bulbs, as a medium sized, straight 4″ variant with 20 light bulbs and also in a small 2″ version with 10 light bulbs. All three feature a durable black nylon housing branded with a P-L logo and they include the mounts and hardware needed to do a custom install on rock crawlers, rock racers, short course trucks and many other 1/8th or 1/10th vehicles.

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February 22, 2016

Lutz, Truhe & Savoya books places main DNC event

Ryan Lutz together with Mike Truhe and Renaud Savoya complete the grid for the main event at the Dirt Nitro Challenge after filling the Top 3 places in the B-Main. Starting on pole, Lutz would initially drop to 2nd behind Adam Drake after a first lap bobble before going back to the front again on lap 2. Losing the lead to Truhe, the Tekno driver would retake the lead at the first round of stops as Truhe suffered a flame during refuelling. Once back in front, the Tekno driver would take control of the race to win by a very comfortable 25-seconds margin over Truhe’s Mugen. Also surviving a flame out on his second stop, Savoya would come out on top of a frantic battle for 3rd that involved early leader Adam Drake, Austin Blair, Steven Harris and Joseph Quagraine. Running in a Top 3 place early on, Xray’s Martin Bayer would be forced to retire just before the halfway distance due to a protruding chassis screw.

Continue reading this report here or view our full event coverage here.

February 21, 2016

Yaniv Sivan wins Israeli League Rd7

Round 7 of the Israeli League was held at the Speed Racing track this past Friday. Yaniv Sivan took the TQ after the qualifiers, followed by Aviv Mimon and Omer Assayag. At the start of the 40 minute A-final Yaniv instantly took the lead and never looked back. Behind him, Omer Assayag, Tal Siles, Aviv Mimon , Ofer Avitan, Gil Harush, and Ido Carmon battled for the positions. Some four minutes into the race Omer Assayag had to quit with mechanical issue, promoting Aviv Mimon into second place but a flame out soon after cost him several positions. Meanwhile Ofer Avitan, with a super fast pace, took the second place followed by Tal Siles and Aviv Mimon who managed to recover from his earlier flame out. Ultimately at the end of the 40 minute encounter, Yaniv Sivan would take the win from Ofer Avitan in second and Tal Siles in third.

View the A-final result here

February 21, 2016

Tessmann fuels his way to DNC Truggy win

Ty Tessmann has resumed his reign as Truggy Champion of the Dirt Nitro Challenge after an action filled 45-minute final in which both Ryan Maifield and Ryan Cavalieri both ran out of fuel while leading. Starting second behind Top Qualifier Maifield, the first lap was an indication of the intensity of the racing that was to come over the first half of the race, as Tessmann bumped his way passed for the lead in front of the drivers stand. Taking the lead at the 25-minute mark, 2-minutes later Cavalieri would come to a halt leaving Maifield to lead from Tessmann and a very impressive Joe Bornhorst. With Tessmann dropping back after collecting a back marker who was badly marshalled by spectators, Maifield then looked set to cruise to an easy win but with the final round of stops coming up the TLR driver would also come up short on fuel. With Tessmann now clear of Bornhorst, the Canadian would go the extra lap to claim his 5th Truggy title but the action continued to the last lap where Spencer Rivkin forced his way passed Tekno’s Ryan Lutz to snatch the final podium placing.

Continue reading this report here or view our full event coverage here.

February 21, 2016

Maifield last lap win from champion Tessmann

Ryan Maifield snatched a last lap eBuggy victory over defending champion Ty Tessmann at the Dirt Nitro Challenge to successfully convert the first of the three TQ starts the TLR driver has secured this weekend at the Fear Farm. Leading the first 3-minutes of the race, a mistake by Maifield at the second step up would hand team-mate Dakotah Phend a lead. Starting 7th on the grid, the 19-year-old would only stay out front for a lap before he crashed coming into the right side triple. Allowing Tessmann to the front the Canadian looked like he would successfully defend his title as Maifield trying to put a pass on his team-mate at the berm caused the two cars to tangle. But with a lap to go the race would come alive as Maifield caught a slowing Tessmann making contact with the HB twice before the World Champion got out of shape allowing Maifield through for the win into the final corner. While further crashes would drop Phend back to 7th, a recovering Ryan Cavalieri who started third would complete the podium for Team Associated.

Continue reading this report here or view our full event coverage here.

February 21, 2016

Denney, Rivkin & Savoya complete DNC Truggy grid

The 15 drivers who will battle it out to become the Truggy Champion at the 17th running of the Dirt Nitro Challenge tonight is complete. With the B-Main offering the Top 3 a place on the back of the A-Main grid, it was pole sitter Tanner Denney who controlled the 30-minute encounter from start to finish, the new TLR signing winning by 6.5-seconds from former team-mate Spencer Rivkin and TLR’s other new recruit Renaud Savoya. Finishing 4th, the 2013 Top Qualifier Adam Drake will for the first time since the DNC moved to the Fear Farm not be on the grid for the main event. It was a disappointing race too for Drake’s Mugen team-mate Barry Pettit, running a competitive 3rd just after the 10-minute mark last year’s direct A-Main qualifier would suffer a plug failure.

Continue reading this report here or view our full event coverage here.

February 20, 2016

Arrowmax 4600mAh LiPo shorty battery pack

Arrowmax have expanded their range of high-performance LiPo battery packs by a 4600mAh shorty variant. Made from 110C/55C cells for high power output the pack is of standard shorty dimensions, it features 4mm through-type connector tubes that are accessible from the top and bottom to make wire routing easy, and it is ideal for 1/10th buggy and on-road applications alike.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]