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April 28, 2015

JConcepts aluminium ride height gauge 10-40mm

New from JConcepts comes an aluminium ride height gauge for a variety of 1/8th and 1/10th scale vehicles. Manufactured from aluminium billet material to high specifications and anodised to a luster the detailed instrument is available in either blue or black anodising and laser etched with graduated measurements from 10-40mm for use on a various of vehicles. The ride height gauge comes pre-assembled with 4mm hardware for the pivot and 3mm setscrew and thumbscrew as the setting knob. The structure features chamfered silver edging, highlighting the design. The touch-off point on the gauge is a rounded boss and always meets the chassis at the proper angle. Each gauge comes in a latch box with foam insert which fits snugly around the instrument with heavy cushion.

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April 28, 2015

GForce Super Extreme high RPM stock motors

GForce introduce the Super Extreme brushless stock racing motor line. Coming as 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variant the motors offer a newly designed T6 aluminium can with improved airflow for better heat dissipation and a more constant performance during a run. The motors are of a high-RPM design, the make use of sintered neodymium 12.3mm rotors, heavy duty solder tabs and allow for timing adjustment via the dual sensor port endbell.

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April 28, 2015

Hupo Hönigl doubles at Austrian EP Buggy Nats Rd1

Hupo Hönigl doubles at Austrian 1/10th Buggy Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Austrian 1/10th Off-road Nationals was held at the old school track of the SMRC Vienna club, a super slippery, bumpy and dusty affair whose layout offered good fun for most of the drivers thanks to difficult sections and lots of elevation changes. At the end of the weekend veteran racer Hupo Hönigl made the best out of the track conditions to take the wins in both the 2WD and 4WD classes.

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April 28, 2015

Elliott Boots takes BRCA E-Buggy Nationals Rd2

The second round of the BRCA Truggy and E8 Nationals was hosted by the Kent Model Rallycross Club. In the E8 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Elliott Boots who took the overall TQ after the qualifiers. He then went on to lay down a pretty dominant performance in the 12 minute A-main to take the win in front of Jack Embling and Matt Lewis.

Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]

April 28, 2015

Nick Buechler doubles at NCT Series Rd1

The first of six stops for the Northwest Championship Tour was in Wenatchee, Wa. The weather was a perfect 75 and sunshine for the weekend of racing on the loamy outdoor track that attracted nearly 200 entries. 1/8 E-buggy as usual was one of the largest and most competitive classes with nearly 40 entries. Nick Buechler was able to take the TQ spot on Saturday with a 1 and 2 on the tiebreaker. In A1 Nick was able to get a clean start and not look back to take the win by over 5 seconds. A2 was looking good early until Nick’s body mount broke forcing him to eventually pull off. In A3 Buechler would find himself back in 4th mid race but charged up to 2nd and made a pass for the lead and overall win on the final lap.

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April 28, 2015

MIP T5M Pucks Bi-Metal R-CVD drive system

MIP introduce the Pucks 17.5 Bi-Metal R-CVD drive system for the Team Associated T5M stadium truck. The design is unlike standard C-CVDs as it features a keyed joint made out of hardened alloy steel that connects to 7075 hard anodised aluminium. This feature allows to lighten up the drivetrain without sacrificing the durability that steel components offer. Also with the R-CVD design it couples the original wheel axle components with the MIP Bi-Metal bone to keep costs low and give the essentials to transfer over to MIP’s Pucks system. Included are also 7075 hard anodised aluminium outdrives and the necessary components to build an aluminium puck ball differential differential.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

April 27, 2015

Jared Tebo sweeps Psycho Nitro Blast

The 8th edition of the Psycho Nitro Blast was held this past weekend in Unadilla, Georgia with the usual turnout of local talent and internationally experienced Pro racers and in the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Kyosho’s Jared Tebo who came out successful in the 45 minute A-main. Ryan Maifield (TLR) finished in 2nd, only 7 seconds short of Tebo, while Mugen’s Adam Drake completed the top 3 result.

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April 27, 2015

Yannick Aigoin wins at French Buggy Champs Rd2

The second round of the French Nitro Off-road Championships was held in Pirerrefeu this past weekend. Yannick Aigoin, fresh from his move to Xray, took the win some two laps ahead of HB’s Renaud Savoya. TLR driver Jerome Sartel rounded out the podium of the 45 minute final another lap down. Julien Lattanzio came in 4th, Lorenzo Crolla completed the top 5 result.

Source: Yannick Aigoin