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October 30, 2018

STRC TRX-4 brass +3mm off-set hex adapters

ST Racing Concepts have introduced their new brass +3mm off-set hex adapters for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. Having more weight at the lower part of the scale crawler can help with stability and climbing capability of the vehicle and brass option parts with its combination of durability and heavier weight can help achieve this performance edge. STRC’s hex adapters not only add more weight to the front and rear drive axles – a combined total of 25g – it also slightly increase the width of the TRX-4 giving it more stability. The adapters are black treated for a realistic look and durability and they come in sets of four.

Source: ST Racing Concepts [teamstrc.com]

October 30, 2018

R1 Wurks V21 brushless stock motors

R1 Wurks have introduced their new V21 brushless stock motors. Improved in three key points over the V16, the Version 21 offers further increased speed, optimised cooling and better tuning, meaning owners can extract more performance from the motor in a broader range of both gearing and timing. The stator is built from proprietary R1 laminate material, the end wind is epoxy-bonded and an ultra-low resistance collector ring is used, all resulting in improved punch and top speed. Included with the motor, that is available in 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variants, comes an aluminium timing ring.

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October 30, 2018

Wesley van Helmond wins at Winter Is Coming race

The Winter Is Coming race was held at the Dutch Mach One track last weekend. The event was held in 1/8th Nitro and Electric classes and it saw SWorkz’s Jarno Pijpers taking the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class. In the 30-minute main final however it was SWorkz’s Wesley van Helmond who would hold the upper hand, taking the win a lap in front of Jeffrey Halsema (Serpent) as Colin Meijer (Serpent) rounded out the top 3 another lap down.

Source: Triton RC [tritonrc.com]

October 30, 2018

TPro Raider 1/8th buggy qualifying tyre

TPro have introduced their new Raider 1/8th buggy tyre. A professional qualifying tyre the Raider offers a T-bar centre design and smaller outer square pins, making it suitable for a range of track conditions ranging from wet, over dusty to loose surfaces where the tread will ensure exceptional steering, a fast response and good acceleration. This is further helped by the lightweight rubber. The tyre will be available for the upcoming IFMAR Worlds in Perth, Australia and it will hit stores shortly after.

Source: TPro [tproracing.com]

October 30, 2018

HB Racing D817/E817 JC Silencer lightweight body shell

Now available from HB Racing is the Silencer lightweight body shell from JConcepts. The Silencer lightweight lid is a no compromise body for hardcore racers. It is 30g lighter than the standard bodyshell for a lower CG, quicker acceleration and improved corner speed, however durability will be lower than the standard thickness version. This clear body has dimples for easy installation on E817 and D817 buggies.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

October 30, 2018

Raceform 1/8th Perfect Wheel Arc Cutter

Raceform have introduced their new Perfect Wheel Arc Cutter for 1/8th on-road cars. The tool ensures a 100 percent symmetrical wheel arc left and right and it also eliminates the pain of damaging a wonderfully painted shell during trimming of the wheel arc. The tool works with any standard hobby knife blade and offers an adjustable arc diameter of 70mm up to 80mm. The secured positioning design ensures that tool will not move if two or more cuts are required. The cutter features triple ball bearings for smooth movement, it is super safe to use and suitable for polycarbonate bodies of up to 1mm of thickness.

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October 30, 2018

South East GT12 Regional Rd1 – Report

The popular South East Regional returned to the West Kent club last weekend. Drivers were treated to an excellent track laid by the dedicated West Kent team the night before. A smaller track area compared to their typical club tracks, but with addition of track side pitting adding to the atmosphere. A healthy entry of 22 GT12, nine LMP with Mini and Touring cars offered as support classes saw a total entry of 49 drivers. As the racing got underway the early pace setters were Niall Cochran in GT12, closely followed by Tim Hancock who was in the heat before. After four rounds of qualifying Niall came out on top by six seconds from Tim, 3rd was Tristan Rozier and James Scott completing the top 4.

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October 30, 2018

GForce Thunder Shot aluminium shaft holder

Coming from GForce and made for the Tamiya Thunder Shot buggy is a front aluminium suspension shaft holder. The item will reinforce the front bulkhead area around the suspension shafts for improved durability and precision. The mount is machined from aluminium, it comes black anodised and with a white GForce logo and it fits all buggies that use the Thunder-Shot-style chassis.

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