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December 5, 2018

Graham Alsop wins at HNMC Winter Series Rd5

The fifth round of the HNMC Winter Series was held last weekend in changing winter weather conditions. Almost 60 drivers entered the round with the TQ in Nitro Buggy going to Lewis Jones while the E-Buggy class was lead by Darred Hayed-Ball while George Miller wrapped up the Truggy class qualifiers. Onto the finals and in the Buggy A-main it was Graham Alsop with the overall from Chaz Godwin 2nd and Darren Hayden-Ball 3rd. E-Buggy saw Darren Hayden-Ball taking the day’s win from Danny Conway 2nd and Jack Clifford 3rd. Finally in the Nitro Truggy class it was George Miller with the win from Brinley Tourle and Warabe Tatekoji.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

December 5, 2018

Roapex Trigger & Rhythm 1/10 truck tyres

HRC Distribution have introduced the new Roapex Trigger and Rhythm pre-mounted tyres for 1/10th trucks. Both the Trigger on-road and Rhythm off-road tyre are made of a soft rubber compound for good traction in a variety of surface conditions and they come mounted on black or chrome-black wheels with 0 inch or 1/2 inch off-set. The tyres fit most 1/10th scale trucks with 12mm hex adapter.

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December 5, 2018

73RC 73Ten Pro10 chassis kit

73RC from Australia have introduced their 73Ten wide Pro10 chassis kit. The 235mm kit comes race-ready including items such as Bezerk RC carbon fibre chassis components, IRS rear axle and hubs, CRC front suspension and shock absorber assemblies, as well as a Kimbrough servo saver and spur gear, Lunsford titanium turnbuckles and Plaid ball bearings.

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December 5, 2018

Tamiya hi-grade alloy screws & TC wing mount washers

Tamiya have introduced their new hi-grade aluminium screw sets as well as two touring car wing mount washer kits. Starting with the screws, all are machined from high-quality aluminium for a low weight and exceptional durability with the button head variants offering a conical head design for improved looks. The blue anodised fasteners are available as five piece sets and they come in 3x6mm button head, 3x8mm button head, 3x6mm countersunk and 3x8mm countersunk specification.

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December 5, 2018

Yeah Racing SCX10 II stainless steel centre driveshafts

Made for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck are new stainless steel centre driveshaft sets from Yeah Racing. The sturdy metal assemblies are best used with high-powered brushless drive systems as they offer a lot more stability and durability, all while also adding to the overall weight of the truck. The sets include a front and rear centre driveshaft and they are available in red or black colour.

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December 5, 2018

T-Works T4 & BD9 anti-tweak block

T-Works have introduced a new 18mm/19mm anti-tweak block for the Xray T4 and Yokomo BD9 touring cars. Machined from aluminium and coming red, black or orange anodised the blocks help to build tweak-free front and rear bulkhead assemblies. With the lower bulkhead screws not fully tightened the block are inserted between the left and right bulkhead and while pressing the bulkhead halves against the block the screws will be tightened to ensure a fully parallel assembly that both counters uneven chassis tweak while ensuring less stress for the spool and differential bearings.

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December 5, 2018

Exotek D418 centre spool kit

Exotek have released an ultra lightweight centre spool conversion set for the HB Racing D418 buggy. Using the kit reduces the drivetrain’s rotating mass for that extra boost in 13.5T and 17.5T spec racing as the completed spool set weighs only 23g with the spur gear. A machined 69T POM spur gear is included and bolts on to the lightweight alloy spool. The spool housing is also compatible with Exotek 66T, 69T and 72T Flite spur gears or standard 48p Kimbrough gears. The set requires the use of the stock diff cups, bearings, steel pins and large O-rings form the D418 centre diff.

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December 5, 2018

RC Kongen Winterseries Rd3 – Report

The third round of the RC Kongen Winterseries was held at the RC Kongen indoor track in Sonderso, Denmark recently. The popular event is constantly growing with the third round having attracted 50 entries for the four classes of 2WD Mod Buggy, 4WD Mod Buggy, 13.5T Stock Buggy and Mod Racing Truck. The race was held at RC Kongen’s EOS carpet track and the layout offered a good mix of open and tight corners along with a wall of death and some nice jumps. With drives from all over the country, as well as a handful of pilots from Germany, 4WD Mod Buggy is the biggest class. Marcus Kaerup is one of the best 4WD drivers in Denmark, despite his young age and his main competitor would be Pelle Culmsee. He is one of Europe’s best 1/8th scale nitro racers and is currently under contract with Hot Bodies Racing. Those two had a race of their own in qualifying. Marcus won two rounds and would start from pole, after setting a new fastest lap of 15.1s, and he also was the first ever to score 20 laps in 5 minutes. Quite a few Germans also made their entry, most of them competing in the 4WD class. They were very fast, and the best of them was Melina Ratzlaff, a 17-year-old girl. She almost made the A-main with her well-prepared Xray.

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