VP Pro introduce the Crosspass 1/10th rear buggy tyre. Making use of horseshoe-shaped outer patterns for side bite and inner ribs and cross sections for traction, the tyre is designed for the use on hard-packed (indoor) tracks.
Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]
Schelle Racing Innoovations introduce two hop-ups for Kyosho’s 2WD Ultima series vehicles. First up is a ball-raced steering rack for the RB6, RT6 and SC6. The ball bearing construction eliminates slop from the pivot bushings while the design allows for additional Ackermann adjustment fore-aft as well as a wide steering pivot option. Widening out the inner bellcrank pivots shortens the steering link rod to better match the camber gain in the suspension and in testing Schelle found that the wide pivot setting produces a more predictable steering feel as the chassis leans in the turns. The second new part is a pre-cut chassis protection decal for the RB6. The sticker is made by UpgradeRC, sports the Schelle logos and it protects the chassis bottom from becoming excessively scratched on abrasive surfaces.
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On the weekend of the 29th of June the CARTT club in Madrid, Spain, will hold the BuggyLand Race for 1/8th nitro buggies. The event will see the attendance of local hotshots with international drivers already made their entry too. Sign-up for the event is available here and you can get a first impression of the track by checking out this video.
This past weekend was JBRL round 4 at OCRC in Huntington Beach, CA wit a great turnout once again for the JBRL with 265 entries for the one day event. Doug “Casper” Nielsen was able to take a convincing win in Electric 8th scale. Casper drove his Tekin-powered TLR buggy to the victory. He would start the main in P2 loosing out on the TQ by only .8sec over TLR teammate David Jenson. At the tone David Jenson would lead the field for the start of the 10 minute A-main with Casper following close behind and the two would break away from the pack after a few laps. After a couple of minutes into the race David would make a mistake and Casper would be able to capitalise passed David and never look back. TLR/Tekin teammate Ryan Dunford would put in a great run to finish 3rd and take the JBRL points lead with the effort after 4 rounds. In Pro-4 Casper would finish a strong 3rd to put him on the podium with TLR teammates David Jenson first and Ryan Dunford 2nd to ensure a TLR podium sweep with the SCTE 2.0.
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JConcepts introduce the new Foxy series carbon fibre battery braces for the Team Associated B5 line of buggies. Available for the B5 and B5M, the parts are machined from 2.5mm carbon fibre, they sport additional machining around the edges for improved looks and they allow to run the battery packs in several positions.
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The 2nd round of the Greek 1/8 Buggy nationals saw Tasos Pagaregas scoring an easy win after taking TQ in the qualifiers. John Papanikolaou qualified in 2nd place while Makropoulos completed the qualifying top 3. In the final Tasos lead from wire to wire while his brother John was in a nice battle with John Papanikolaou, with the better end for Paparegas who wrestled down Papanikolaou to take the runner up spot.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Thunder Innovation introduce this multi-function push button on/off switch. The design makes for added security as the IP65 dust and water protection will keep the switch working even in severe track conditions while the low-voltage protection prevents the receiver pack from becoming overly discharged. The switch, that is available in different colours including orange, black and blue, is housed in an anti-interference aluminium case and is usable with LiXX and NiXX battery packs.
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Team HB/HPI Racing welcome 16 year old Tanner Stees from Chandler, Arizona to their family. Tanner has been racing 1/8th scale nitro off-road for nearly 10 years and has continually improved his performances at the National level. Additionally Tanner also competes in the 1/8th scale E-Buggy, Modified Electric 4WD and 2WD 1/10th scale Buggy classes. For the 2014 season Tanner will be using HB/HPI Racing’s line of competition off-road kits and he is looking forward to a great 2014 race season and plans to improve upon his excellent results from 2013.
Source: HPI [hpiracing.com]
