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January 18, 2016

2016 RC Chili Bowl – Report

The RC Chili Bowl has quickly established itself as the premier dirt oval race in the nation with some referring it to the “Super Bowl of dirt oval racing”. It’s not just a race, but a unique event that has sparked the entire dirt oval racing community into a frenzy. With entry count nearing almost 300, the 2016 RC Chili Bowl was a showdown of the best dirt oval racers from around the nation gathering in Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete for the title of RC Chili Bowl Champion. Running parallel to the Chili Bowl National’s midget race in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the passion for oval racing is alive and going strong in the US.

Continue reading the report here

January 18, 2016

2016 The Dirt Nitro Challenge – Announcement

The 17th Annual The Dirt Nitro Challenge will be held from the 17th to 21st of February at the Fear Farm R/C Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. After last year’s record breaking attendance the organiser has decided to limit the entries, allowing to keep everything to a schedule and to also provide time to enjoy the other activities that make the race such a fun place to be. To limit the entries it is not allowed to sign-up for multiple skill leves. This means experts must only sigh up in the Expert class, sportsman must only sign up in Sportsman and so on. This will limit the number of entries, allowing the organiser to finish at a scheduled time. Beside the usual array of 1/8th and 1/10th classes the event will again see 1/5th scale racing in several 2WD and 4WD classes with the 2016 event awaiting the biggest large scale field so far. More information about the Nitro Challenge and the DNC5 as well as sign-up can be found here.

January 15, 2016

Ryan Maifield confirmed at Reds Racing

TLR’s Ryan Maifield has been confirmed as part of the Reds Racing driver line-up for 2016/2017. The former Orion Nitro team driver, will debut his Reds Racing powered Horizon Hobbies JConcepts TLR at The Dirt Nitro Challenge next month. Mario Rossi had the following to say about signing the multiple National Champion:

The legacy Ryan is building is very impressive, and we are very proud to be a part of it. Off-road is incredibly competitive and Ryan is certainly one of the top 3 or 4 to beat at any event. At REDS we are very fortunate to have several top level drivers like Elliott, Cody and Cole. All of them have the skill to win Worlds this year.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing-usa.com]

January 15, 2016

Absima 12mm aluminium hex adapters

Absima have introduced a range of 12mm wheel hex adapters. The lightweight parts are cut from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they come gun metal anodised and are available in a range of different offsets including -0.75mm, 0mm, +0.75mm, +1.50mm, +1.75mm, +2.25mm, and +3.00mm. The adapters are of a clamping design to securely stay in place once the wheels are off, they help to adjust the track width and they fit a range of 1/10th scale vehicles including Absima and Team C kits.

Source: Absima [absima.com]

January 15, 2016

Xray XB4 graphite composite lower A-arms

Made of an all-new graphite composite material are Xray’s new lower A-arms for the XB4 buggy. The front and rear arms are marked with a moulded “G”, they are available separately and their graphite reinforced material makes for increased stability and higher corner speed especially on high-bite surfaces.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 15, 2016

Exotek Kyosho RB6 & ZX6 alloy option parts

Exotek have new aluminium option parts for the RB6 2WD and ZX6 4WD buggies available. First up is a heavy duty steering rack for the RB6, SC6 and RT6. Machined from 7075 alloy and designed for the use with the included 3x6mm ball bearings and crush sleeves the brace makes for smooth and precise steering operation. Available in factory red or black anodising the rack matches the stock steering geometry. Also available is an aluminium wing mount set for the RB6 and ZX6 buggies. Lighweight yet extra durable the machined 7075 alloy parts use low profile M3 screws for wing mounting instead of the usual body clips, equalling more precision and durability. The mounts are available in black colour and weigh in at 10g in total.

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January 15, 2016

Samix SCX10 aluminium body post mount stiffener

Samix have introduced a set of body post mount stiffeners for the Axial SCX10 truck. Made from aluminium and coming in the four colours of black, green, gun metal and silver the parts are made to improve the rigidity and durability of the body post mount. The alloy stiffeners are usable in the front and the rear, they include mounting hardware and come in sets of two.

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January 15, 2016

Team C Racing TM2 & TM4 swaybar set

Coming soon from Team C Racing is a new swaybar set for the TM2 2WD and TM4 4WD buggy. Included are hard 1.6mm, 1.8mm and 2.0mm swaybar wires as well as a pair of pivot balls. The large diameter rear swaybars are ideal to fine-tune the buggy’s roll characteristics on high-traction surfaces.

Source: Team C Racing [teamcracing.net]