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March 12, 2019

Lee Setser doubles at JConcepts Super Cup Rd3

The JConcepts Super Cup Series headed to the west coast of Florida for race 3, Dean’s Discount Hobbies and Raceway would host and it was the series first time at Dean’s track in New Port Richey. With 105 entries, the organizers started on time and kept the normal, fast paced race program, completing the day just after 4pm which made it nice for those with a long drive home. Racing-wise and in the 2WD Mod Buggy class Daimon Borkowicz would qualify on top but would end up finishing 9th. Lee Setser would take over the top spot and never look back finishing 1st. AJ Marasco would go on to finish 2nd and Paul Wynn in 3rd.

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March 12, 2019

Kohta Akimoto wins at RC Maniax Arena race

The RC Maniax Arena in Izumi near Osaka, Japan held their 6.5th Anniversary race this past weekend. The race saw the running of 4WD Modified and Stock classes and it had Kyosho’s Kohta Akimoto walking away with the TQ and win in the 4WD Mod Buggy class. Yusuke Sugiura came in 2nd for his new 1/10th chassis sponsors Yokomo as RC car icon, Masami Hirosaka, ended the race on the 3 spot to round out the podium.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

March 12, 2019

SWorkz S14-3 0 deg carbon fibre wing spacer

MW RC Cars have introduced a new 0 degree carbon fibre wing spacer for the SWorkz S14-3 buggy. The part is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and it will be sandwiched between the wing and the wing stay, offering greater support to both for improved stability and durability. Using the second of the included spacers will raise the wing for even greater straight-line stability while also offering greater suspension and tyre clearance with certain wings.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

March 12, 2019

RC One 1/10th buggy car & shock stand

RC One Racing have introduced their new car and shock stand for 1/10th scale off-road vehicles. To do away with the need to place the car aside when using the shock stand, RC One have manufactured the stand with a removable shock stand which allows to use the car stand while rebuilding the shocks. This also eliminates the need to have another tool/fixture in the pit bag. The stand is of super light weight, chemical resistant and it features a cross linked layer on the bottom.

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March 12, 2019

T-Works EB/ET410 stainless steel chassis protectors

Made for the Tekno RC EB410 and ET410 kits are two new stainless steel chassis protector sets from T-Works. Coming separately for the front or the rear of the vehicles, the sets include two skid plates each that were designed to be a direct fit and to protect the chassis overhangs from becoming overall damaged on abrasive surfaces or when running on tracks with large jumps.

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March 12, 2019

Avid Aura Revolution ball bearings

Avid have introduced their new Aura Revolution line of oiled, tight tolerances steel ball bearings. Categorised as a budget-minded performance bearing and because it is oiled and has slightly higher tolerances than Avis’s greased Halo line, the bearing will perform almost as well as the compnany’s high-end Aura Ceramics but at more than half the cost. It is designed for the highly competitive racer that wants to have an edge but does so much racing that spending the money on the Aura Ceramic’s isn’t always practical. The bearing comes in Avid’s Revolution seal, which is a rubber seal on one side and metal on the other and they are made with Chromium Steel races because the surface finish is smoother than other materials such as Stainless Steel. This results in less noise and better performance. The bearings are now available in Avid’s famous FlexKit software, allowing to build customised packs for nearly every application.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

March 11, 2019

TMG Speed YZ-2 CAL2 LCG shock towers

Coming from TMG Speed and made for the Yokomo YZ-2 CAL2 2WD buggy are low centre of gravity carbon fibre shock towers. The lower-than-stock front variant is designed especially for racing on EOS style carpet while the rear offers a revised geometry for the use with YZ-2T front shocks. Both are of a lower design for an overall lower centre of gravity and cut from high-quality carbon fibre.

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March 11, 2019

Roberto De Cesare wins at Enneti Trophy

The Trofeo Enneti was held at the Club Automodellistico 5 Colli trac in Gubbio, Italy this past weekend. Run in 1/8th and 1/10th on-road classes the event attracted some of the country’s fastest on-road drivers and in 1/8th IC Track it was Dante Piersante with the overall TQ from Roberto De Cesare in 2nd. In the 30-minute main final Roberto was able to bring home the win some five seconds in front of Dante in 2nd as Gianmarco Di Febo completed the top 3 podium result some three laps down.

Image: Roberto De Cesare