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November 29, 2015

Yaniv Sivan wins at Israeli League Rd4

Round 4 of the Israeli League was held this past Friday at the Ein Vered track near Tel Aviv. After the four rounds of qualifying Yaniv Sivan took the TQ from Omer Assayag and Tal Sales in second and third respectively. Right from the start of the 40 minute main final Yaniv was able to open a small gap on the field while Omer was in a fight with Tal for the runner-up spot. Some five minutes into the race Tal found a way past Omer to take the second spot and he started to close the gap on the leader. Around half way into the race Omer had to stop with technical issues and up front Yaniv Sivan (Kyosho/Reds Racing) was able to control the lead that he would keep until the chequered flag. Tal Sales (Kyosho/Picco) ended the main on the runner-up spot with Ofer Avitan (Kyosho/O.S.) rounding out the podium result in third.

Thanks to Yaniv Sivan for the report.

November 26, 2015

Absima 105mm piggyback crawler shock absorbers

Coming from Absima and made for a range of crawler off-road vehicles is a piggyback shock absorber set. The large volume dampers feature fake oil reservoirs, gun metal anodised aluminium shock bodies and they fit all vehicles that use 105mm long shock absorbers. Included in the 2-piece set are also suitable shock springs.

Source: Absima [absima.com]

November 26, 2015

Tourex Big Speed II 4-shoe large scale clutch

Tourex have introduced their all-new Big Speed II 4-shoe clutch for large scale cars. Building on the success of the previous Big Speed 3-shoe offering the Big Speed II will deliver improved performance especially with today’s very powerful engines. The “II” shares many parts with the 3-shoe offering and it also uses the same adjustment tools, making the swap over to the 4-shoe offering a breeze. The highly adjustable clutch is available for a range of kits and classes from now on.

Source: Tourex [tourex-competition.com]

November 26, 2015

Rivkin & Mayo double at Reedy Outdoor Champs

The inaugural Reedy Outdoor Off-Road Championships was hosted by Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, California. Replacing the Reedy Truck Race, this new event featured watered track conditions, spiked tires and roost throwing vehicles of all categories. With short days and breaks in the program for watering, the 150 entries enjoyed a smooth race event that allowed for consistent track conditions for all participants. As practice got underway smiles and laughter filled the pits. Racers commented on how fun it was to drive on a watered surface with some fluff and slightly rough track conditions.

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November 25, 2015

AKA Chain Link 2.2 1/10th buggy tyre

AKA’s popular Chain Link tread is now also available in a 1/10th 2.2″ variant. The standard size rear tyre features a bi-level, interlocking tread pattern that creates support for the tyre’s carcass and treads. This additional support leads to consistency through corners and provides on-throttle stability while offering a balanced forward drive and side bite which is ideal for hard-packed or blue groove, indoor and outdoor tracks. Available in clay, ultra soft, super soft, and soft compounds as tyres with red inserts.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

November 25, 2015

Daniel Brown doubles at Turkey Shootout

The 8th Annual Turkey Shootout was hosted by Norcal Hobbies in San Jose, California. Daniel Brown TQ’d three out of four rounds of qualifying, having a DNF in the final round. Despite the DNF, Daniel positioned himself as TQ in both the 2WD Modified Buggy and Modified Truck classes heading into the mains. In the 2WD main, Daniel got a great start and by the second lap he was able to break away from the field and dominate the main, maintaining a sizeable gap throughout. In Modified Stadium Truck Daniel got a good start as well but this time he was followed closely by local fast guy Peter Stein. At the half way point Daniel was able to break away from Stein and cruise to his second victory of the weekend.

View the Modified Truck podium here

November 25, 2015

Pro-Line E-Revo Pro-Spline HD axles

Coming from Pro-Line and made for the E-Revo and Summit are the pre-assembled Pro-Spline HD axles. Designed to fit both in the front and the rear the Pro-Spline HD technology debuted on the Pro-Line Pro-MT kit. The driveshafts are made from hardened black oxide coated steel and they feature a true 6-sided spline that slides smoothly throughout the suspension travel without having to worry about stripping out like the stock plastic drive shafts. The pins are held in place by fully surrounded steel springs and M3 set screws on both ends to handle extreme performance.

View more photos here

November 25, 2015

Roman Larkin wins at Russian UN Championship

The Russian UN Championship was held at the Crocus Expo Exhibition Centre in Moscow. Considered to be one of the largest events in the country the race attracted over 120 drivers and in the 4WD class it was Roman Larkin who would take the TQ and with it the pole position for the A-main. Roman then went on to win A1 and A2 for an early overall victory over Dmitriy Malyshko in second and Stanislav Glebov in third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]