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February 5, 2019

JConcepts RM2 clear diff lube

JConcepts, together with RM2 have announced the release of a new heavy duty lubricant for RC ball differentials. On the race track, the ball diff is still heavily used and the most popular form of power transfer from the gear box to drive-shafts and is almost exclusively used on dirt track conditions. The RM2 clear diff lube is an option for racers looking to tame the power and provide the all-important drive and acceleration necessary to win at the highest level. The thick consistency high-quality lube comes in an easy to use container and allows for several builds and rebuilds.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

February 5, 2019

Spencer Klein sweeps Tornado Run Race

Shifty’s RC Raceway of Tulsa, Oklahoma held the Tornado Run Race last weekend with over 70 entries. Young Spencer Klein (Yokomo) was in control of things in the Expert 2WD Stock Buggy and 13.5T Wheeler class, taking the overall TQs and wins in both categories. Connor Lane (Xray) would come in 2nd in Expert 2WD Stock while TLR’s Tim Davis rounded out the top 3. Over in the 13.5T Stock Wheeler class, Tim Davis (TLR) would come in 2nd from Tekno RC’s Steve Dearmon in 3rd.

View the 13.5T 4WD podium here

February 5, 2019

Xray T4F touring car kit – Coming soon

Xray have released a first teaser for their forthcoming T4F, a project that is believed to be the company’s entry into the growing 1/10th front wheel drive touring car market. No official details or images are available yet but we keep you up to date as more information surfaces.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 5, 2019

Hudy 1/10 off-road diff & shock absorber alloy tray

Hudy have announced the release of their new 1/10th off-road diff and shock aluminium tray. Part of the Hudy tray system, the 1/10 off-road diff and shock tray incorporates a removable shock stand and it offers four marked compartments to store small parts during diff and shock building, setup and maintenance. The tray is machined from black anodised aluminium and it sports silver edge details and laser-etched Hudy logos.

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February 5, 2019

HRC Racing 11.1V 1600mAh micro car battery pack

HRC Distribution have introduced the new HRC Racing 3S 11.1V 1600mAh LiPo battery for 1/16 and 1/18 scale micro cars. Made of high capacity 50C cells the pack measures 140x35x20mm and it thus fits easily into the battery compartment of Traxxas 1/16 scale vehicles. The softcase battery comes pre-wired with an industry-standard balancer port and a T-type power plug.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

February 5, 2019

Ryan Lutz sweeps January-ish Jam

Flowood RC Indoor Park played host to the January-ish Jam last weekend. New Agama signing, Ryan Lutz was the man to beat in Expert Nitro Buggy, Expert Nitro Truggy and Expert E-Buggy as he took the overall TQs and also wins to round out a perfect weekend. In the 35-minute Expert Nitro Buggy A-main it was Kody Watson (Agama) on the 2 spot, some six laps behind Ryan as Team Associated’s Drew Spurgeon came in 3rd, another lap down.

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February 5, 2019

Helix Designs A800X LP12 swaybar mounts

Helix Designs have introduced their new LP12 swaybar mounts for the Awesomatix A800X and A800X Evo. With the evolution of setups and new A-arms released for the Awesomatix A800X, it is often needed to modify the stock Awesomatix P12X sway bar mounts to run specific setups. Are new Helix LP12 swaybar mounts have fixed the two major problems with the stock part. Drivers can now run low AT21-S balls and/or any current A-arm without any modifications. Made with durable nylon and tested successfully by top Awesomatix USA team drivers at the 2018 NYGP and 2018 USIC, the parts are a drop fit and they include 3x3mm and 3x4mm droop screws.

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February 5, 2019

Hagberg & Ratheisky win at 2019 Snowbird Nationals

The world famous Snowbird Nationals was held once again at the Park Inn Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. A strong North American as well as international presence meant that the race would be as prestigious as ever and with more than 700 entries in total, it makes this one of the bigger events of the year in the US. Touring Modified was a pretty straight forward affair. After winning all qualifiers, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg also went on to win the main final, after a clean run in the A-final. Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs came in 2nd from Destiny driver, Yugo Nagashima.

Continue reading the report here