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October 28, 2015

DMS Partz B44.3 carbon fibre chassis set

New from DMS Partz and made for the Team Associated B44.3 4WD buggy is a carbon fibre chassis set with Avid balance weights. As used by several of the Team Associated team drivers and also used by Team Associated’s Neil Cragg to TQ this year’s oOple race in the 4WD class the chassis is designed to be stronger and more rigid than the kit supplied aluminium offering, which results in a sharper and more responsive feel to the car. The new chassis gives drivers the option of switching the steering servo to either the left or right position on the chassis with holes provided for both layouts. In keeping with the kit options, forward or rear motor options are available and both saddle or shortly LiPo layouts can be used.

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October 28, 2015

MR33 Touring Car & Buggy transportation bags

New from MR33 and coming for 1/10th touring cars and buggies are two car transportation bags. Made from black fabric and sporting the proud MR33 logo the on-road bag measures 480x300mm while the off-road bag is slightly larger at 550x330mm. Both feature a cord to conveniently close the bags that keep dust and dirt away during storage and transportation.

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October 28, 2015

T-Works B5 titanium shock standoffs

T-Works have titanium shock standoffs for Team Associated’s fifth generation 1/10th off-road vehicles available. Made from the same material as T-Works’ screws and turnbuckles the standoffs are of a multi-piece design that does away with the need to use the standard composite shock bushings. Included in the set, that is usable with the B5, T5 and SC5 kits, are the standoffs, four mounting screws as well as suitable self-locking nuts.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

October 28, 2015

Tyler Vik wins at 4th Annual Octoberfest

Phillip Atondo held the Fourth Annual Octoberfest last weekend at Central Valley Raceway in Madera, California. The race brings out the fastest drivers from Northern California and it was Jacob Haas (TLR) who TQ’ed the event, but Tyler Vik (Xray) would take the lead on the first lap of the A-main as he continued on for the win, finishing a lap and a half ahead of a great battle for the final podium spots. While running in second, Cooter Kenney (Mugen) would have a flameout and end up sixth. Jonathan Hernandez (TLR) ended up second, just slightly ahead of Curtis Door (Muen) and Austin Blair (SWorkz).

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 28, 2015

Adam Drake sweeps Pro-Line Shootout

Indy R/C World in Garland, Texas played host to the inaugural Pro-Line Shootout. The event had 200 entries and in the premier Nitro Buggy class Adam Drake would take the TQ and later on also the win in the 45 minute main final. Adam also TQ’d and won in the Nitro Truggy class and he would round out a perfect weekend by taking the overall win in the 1/8th E-Buggy class and the electric and nitro Dash for Cash races. Elsewhere Mark Morrow TQ’d and won the 40+ Nitro Buggy class while Matthew Brown TQ’d and won the Open Truck category.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]

October 27, 2015

RPM Yeti XL front shock tower

RPM have a new front shock tower for the Axial Yeti XL available. The part adds some much needed support to the camber link ears and upper shock mounts with smooth-flowing curves, adding an aesthetic appeal as well as increasing strength tremendously. The shock tower is moulded from RPM’s tough blend of engineering grade nylons for additional strength and it is a direct replacement for the stock part.

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

October 27, 2015

Robin Frischkopf wins Swiss E-Buggy Championship

The maiden season of the Swiss 1/8th E-Buggy Championship concluded with race three and four held at the Luetisburg astro turf track in Eastern Switzerland. The weekend started out cold and with light rain on Saturday and in the qualifiers Kevin Zwahlen (HB) and Romeo Grass (Xray) set the pace with Robin Frischkopf (Xray) rounding out the top 3 result. The A-main on Saturday then saw Robin fighting for the win although he lacked traction as he was using Minipin tyres, knowing a Spiral tread would be faster. After a couple of position changes Robin was able to take the win some two seconds in front of Kevin Zwahlen.

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October 27, 2015

Ari Heinonen wins at Winter Jumps Series Rd1

Helsinki’s PKSRCA club recently hosted round one of the Finnish Winter Jumps Series. With a record 100+ entries field the series started into the new season and in Sunday’s 4WD race it was newly signed Xray driver Joel Valander who took the pole position for the A-mains with the only 20 lap runs in the qualifiers. The first two A-mains then were very hard for the pole sitter as front tyre problems meant he could not hold Ari Heinonen (Team Durango) behind. With wins in A1 and A2 Ari thus secured the overall win while Joel would take the final A-main to secure the runner-up spot from Markku Honkanen (Team Durango).

View the top 10 result here