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January 7, 2019

Südhoff & Vogel win at MCSS Open

The MCSS Althengstett held the MCSSS Open 2019 this past weekend. The race was held in several electric on-road classes and in the premier Touring Modified category it was Awesomatix’s Freddy Südhoff with the overall TQ from Yokomo’s Ronald Völker and Awesomatix driver, Tim Wahl. The finals also were a done deal for Freddy, who brought home the wins in all three finals for the overall in front of Ronald and Tim. Mugen’s Eric Dankel came as the best of the rest in 4th.

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January 7, 2019

1up Racing TC7.2 wide pivot blocks

Coming from 1up Racing are new wide pivot blocks for the Team Associated TC7.2 down to TC6.2 series touring cars. The new +1.5 dot and +2 dot pivot blocks are wider than standard, offering a new range of fine tuning options and allowing drivers to go all the way to +5 dot wide when paired with standard Team Associated inserts. The suspension mounts also offer a tighter fit than the kit mounts to remove unwanted play from the suspension. Available are 1-piece and split blocks all of which come machined from high-quality aluminium that is finished off with a black surface coating and white markings for easy identification.

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January 7, 2019

2019 AWS Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the 2019 AWS was held at Deerdale with 64 attending the meeting. There was a mix of Nitro 8th Buggy, 8th Electric Buggy, mixed with Nitro, and 8th Nitro Truggy. Racing started at exactly 9am with a round of timed practice. Followed by the qualifiers that were held on a drying track that caused some traction rolling problems for the drivers. After the three rounds of qualifying Jon Howells took TQ in Truggy from Wez Jolly and Mark Morris while the Buggy class was lead by Graham Alsop taking the TQ in front of Mike Lewis and John Holmes. In fading light the Buggy A-main was the last final of the day. The 15-minutes race started just after 4pm and some driver scrambled to change tyres because of the slippy conditions. However in the end it was Graham Alsop (HB Racing) taking the win from Mick Butler (HB Racing) on the 2 spot. 3rd place was taken by another driver for HB Racing, John Holmes and 4th place was taken by Mike Lewis.

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January 7, 2019

Davide Ongaro sweeps 2019 One Race One Man

The IBR Padova track in Italy played host to the 2019 One Race One Man event this past weekend. The race attracted some of Europe’s fastest 1/8th off-road racers to kick off the 2019 racing season. Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro was the man to beat all weekend as the 2018 IFMAR World Champion was in control of things in both the qualifiers and semi finals, lining up on the 1 spot for the main final. Right from the start Davide would separate from the field and he eventually took the win with a one-lap margin from Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton in 2nd and Xray’s Marco Baruffolo in 3rd. Matt Polita (Kyosho) came in 4th as Reno Savoya completed the top 5 for TLR.

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January 7, 2019

Samix SCX10 II forward adjustable battery tray

Samix have introduced their new forward adjustable batter tray kit for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck. Using the kit lowers the truck’s overall centre of gravity while allowing to mount the battery further forward in the chassis, improving climb performance. The battery tray is made of high-quality aluminium and it comes in three different colours including green, black and gun metal.

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January 7, 2019

T-Works T4 adjustable battery holder set

T-Works have introduced an adjustable battery holder set for the Xray T4 touring cars. The set consists of machined L-shaped carbon fibre battery locators as well as brass and aluminium stoppers that incorporate a lash to route battery tape above the chassis, rather than having to run it underneath the main plate. The result is more reliable and secure battery mounting while giving the ability to easily add weight, when running the brass battery stops, if needed. The set also includes easy to adjust backstops that locate the battery pack, allowing to shift it forth and back slightly. The set includes all needed hardware and it fits the 2017 to 2019 variants of the the T4.

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

January 7, 2019

Corner Speed RC EU limited edition turnbuckle tool

Corner Speed RC and MonacoRC have introduced the EU limited edition turnbuckle tool that will fit Xray T4’15 to ’19 as well as Yokomo BD8’18 and BD9 kits. Base on the very popular previous variant, the new tool features a laser engraved logo for professional looks. Two marking letters – X and Y – representing Xray and Yokomo have also been added, making it easier to identify the two different ball cup holder slots. Every single tool has been manually matched for the smoothest operation. Even more special, MonacoRC will offer a limited free custom name engraving service for the first buyers.

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January 5, 2019

Samix SCX10 II short front alloy bumper mount

Coming from Samix is their new short aluminium front bumper mount for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck. The item comes machined from high-quality aluminium and it incorporates an adjustable servo mount, relocating the steering servo to the front of the vehicle while maintaining the correct steering geometry. The mount is usable with most standard-size servos and aluminium servo washers allow for a more secure mounting. The bumper mount is available in three different colours and it sports a laser-etched logo for looks.

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