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January 10, 2013

Team HB re-sign Andy Moore for 9th season

2006 ISTC World Champion Andy Moore has re-signed with Team HB for the 2013 season. Coming off a strong 2012 season, including a 4th place finish at the IFMAR 1/10th IC World Championships, Andy will be looking for more success in 2013. Andy will be campaigning the HB TCXX and R10 platforms for the upcoming season. He had this to say:

I’m excited to get racing in 2013 after a successful 2012 with both the TCXX and the new R10. This will be my 9th year running for team HB/HPI and I’d like to thank Tatsuro Watanabe and Hiro Kasuya for their continued support. As always I will be at most of the big on road races this year and look forward to seeing everyone at the track.

Source: Hot Bodies [hotbodiesonline.com]

January 10, 2013

Felipe Franceschi wins 2012 Brazilian title

The 1/10 Electric Brazilian Championship was held on the CAAR track recently and the weather on Saturday was very challenging. Early in the morning the track was prepared and ready for the start, but later in the morning it rained, so the track had to be dried out again before the first free practise. Soon after the free practise it startes to rain again. Because of the quickly changing weather conditions only 2 out of 4 heats were held.

Continue reading the report here

January 10, 2013

Xray T4 front anti-roll bars

Xray have introduced these all-new T4 front anti-roll bars for narrowed front bulkheads in 0.1mm increments for super-fine tuning. For easy recognition the anti-roll bars have laser-engraved stripes for easy and instant recognition. The anti-roll bars are mounted using the included composite holders on the bulkheads, and to the integrated anti-roll bar mounts on the suspension arms. Available in 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6mm versions.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 9, 2013

Exotek FGX IFS adapter set & front hubs

Exotek Racing have produced some new parts for 3Racing FGX and their Exotek EFX chassis set. First up is the IFS adapter mounting plates for the Exotek EFX v1 and v2. Simple, lightweight yet heavy duty design, it includes alloy mounting plates for the rockers and dampeners and optional 3Racing sway bars. Next up is the heavy duty alloy front hub set with oversized bearings for the FGX. The set includes larger 10x5x3 (2) and 9x5x3 (2) bearings and are supported by stainless steel crush sleeves that are also included. Also on the hubs are an additional ackerman hole in the outer position. A direct bolt on for either the standard FGX or IFS front suspension.

View the front hub set here

January 9, 2013

Spec-R R1 aluminium gear diff joints

Spec-R have released these new hard coated aluminium gear differential joints. made from high quality materials, they are over 60% lighter than the standard kit version weighing in at only 1.4 grams per piece. Suitable for the Spec-R R1 & S1 kits.

Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]

January 8, 2013

Teemu Leino re-signs with Team HB

2012 1/10 Nitro Worlds TQ Teemu Leino has re-signed with Team HB for the 2013 season. Coming off a promising 2012 season Teemu is looking forward to an even better 2013 when he will once again be campaigning the HB TCXX, R10 and D812 platforms. Teemu Leino had this to say about the deal:

I’m really looking forward to 2013 with HB x HPI Racing as they have made great job to have top performance cars in each category that I race. 1/10 Electric TCXX, 1/10 Nitro R10 and 1/8 Off-Road D812, all these cars started the WC finals with number one last year so that shows that these cars has top performance. Also atmosphere in the team is really great so its always lot’s of fun to go racing with the team.

Source: Hot Bodies [hotbodiesonline.com]

January 7, 2013

Elliot Harper signs to Team Durango

Multiple World Championship finalist Elliot Harper has been announced the head up Team Durango’s new Touring car team. The former Tamiya TRF team driver had this to say:

First of all, I would like to say a huge thank you to the whole of the TRF team, the last few years has been a great experience and it has been a pleasure working with you all! As times move on, new opportunities arise and this has been the case with Team Durango. The commitment of Team Durango to their racing projects is second to none and I am confident that working with them will achieve many wins and great results. It is a pleasure to be a part of this established racing team. I am really looking forward to the coming years working with Team Durango and I have a lot of faith in the forthcoming DETC410 project. We will all work to provide the most competitive and user friendly touring car on the market! Watch this space..

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

January 7, 2013

iRacing reverse type clutch

iRacing have introduced their own reverse type clutch for 1/8 and 1/10 on road cars. This configuration where the flywheel is flat and the clutch shoe has been tapered gives a progressive feel and a better more consistent engagement. The system includes a hard spring that gives plenty of punch also on high grip tracks and the set comes complete with flywheel, centrifugal shoes, reverse plate, clutch shoe, locking nut, cup, spring, bearings, etc. The clutch bell from the 1/10 version is compatible with Xray NT1 and Serpent cars.

View the 1/10 clutch here