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June 10, 2015

Belgian SCT Cup Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Belgian SCT Cup was held at the astroturf track of the BPT club on a technical yet fun layout. As usual the event was run very smoothly and due to the track being in the shadow in the early hours of the day the qualifying started with a wet and slippery surface but from round 2 on the grip came up, making for ideal racing conditions. In Pro2 qualifying Nicolas Evens (TLR) swept all three qualification rounds to take the TQ from Philippe Hautecoeur who put his mid motor converted Team Associated truck on the 2 spot for the finals. Behind the two ten drivers were covered by only 5 points meaning that getting into the A-final was not an easy task. At the end Laurent Halluin (Team Associated) would end up in 3rd place ahead of Pascal Bouffioux (Team Associated).

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June 10, 2015

JQ Racing THEeCar White Edition coming soon

Available soon from JQ Racing is the White Edition THEeCar 1/8th electric buggy kit. The 2015 kit will include the suspension geometry of the White Edition nitro buggy but with a chassis that is ready to take your choice of 1/8th scale brushless electronics. More images and information about the buggy, with whom JQ Racing’s own Joseph Quagraine recently achieved a 2nd place finish at the 2015 Euro Contest, should be available soon.

Source: JQ Racing [jqracing.com]

June 9, 2015

Avid Satellite limited edition 2.2″ black wheels

Avid Satellite limited edition 2.2

Avid’s Satellite 2.2″ disc wheels are now also available in a limited edition black colour variant. Coming as 2WD front and 2WD/4WD rear variant the wheels feature a 12mm hex, making them usable for all Team Associated B5 and Kyosho RB6 buggies. The durable and light wheels sport an angled glue catch bead, contoured inner wheel spokes and a swirl pattern that is designed to mate with serrated locking nuts to keep the wheels secure. Click here to view the rear wheel

June 9, 2015

MCD Micro Stud V2 large scale tyres

MCD have introduced the Micro Stud V2 tyre for large scale off-road buggies. Following an extensive optimisation process the tyres are now even lighter, weighing in at only 150g, saving around 25 percent of weight per tyre and thus scrubbing a total of 200g per set without sacrificing handling and durability. The 180mm tyres are available in a soft and medium rubber compound.

Source: MCD [mcdracing.com]

June 9, 2015

Tekno carbon fibre shock towers & wheel wrench

Tekno RC have new optional shock towers for the EB48SL and the SCT410.3 as well as a 17mm wheel wrench and shock cap tool available. Starting with the shock towers, coming for the front and rear of the company’s 1/10th short course truck and 1/8th super light buggy, the towers are are made from super tough 5mm carbon material and they are 6mm lower than the stock parts for a lower centre of gravity and thus improved handling. Scrubbing 6 grams of weight per tower they also make for a lower overall weight and they should only be used with the TKR5516 front suspension arms and TKR5515 rear suspension arms.

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June 9, 2015

2015 Victorian State Offroad Titles – Report

The 2015 AARCMCC Victorian State titles were held last weekend at the Mildura offroad track, 6 hours north of Melbourne, Australia. Just under 150 drivers from around the country made the trek to the red clay track, which started off wet following a rain dump Thursday night but grooved up beautifully through the weekend with perfect weather. The format was Friday practice, Saturday 2WD and Sunday 4WD and Truck classes with Pro-Line Holeshots were chosen as the control tyres for all classes. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class Ray Munday (Team Associated) defended his title with the TQ from local hero Mark Rogers (Team Associated) and young gun Cameron Zammit (Team Associated). After winning all four qualifiers, Munday was pushed hard in A1 by Zammit with Rogers taking A2 to set up an A3 showdown that was ultimately won by Munday sealed the title with a 6 seconds win in the deciding A-main.

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June 9, 2015

X Factory Infinity T5M carbon fibre chassis kit

New from X Factory comes the Infinity T5M carbon fibre chassis kit for the Team Associated T5M stadium truck. Being a direct replacement for the somewhat heavy standard aluminium chassis the chassis kit saves about 75g of weight while adding flex for improved cornering, jumping and performance in bumpy section. The chassis has several advantages over the standard aluminium part in addition to super-light weight. It won’t tweak and the flex is controllable with the side rails and waterfall; depending on which screws are installed and how tight they are, the driver controls how much flex there is and where it occurs. This allows to quickly and easily adjust the truck for many surface conditions, from the highest traction to a blown-out eighth-scale track, from high grip to no grip. The kit includes a the main chassis plate, side rails and small parts for the conversion.

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June 9, 2015

Adam Drake fuelled by Flash Point Racing Fuel

Flash Point Racing Fuel have announced the signing of Adam Drake. Adam has been testing and running Flash Point since February, but has now made it official that he will be running Flash Point Racing Fuel exclusively and will be helping with the development of the fuel and future products.

Source: Flash Point Racing Fuel [flashpointrc.com]