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January 24, 2014

Evans takes most convincing win of opening RROC encounter

Former champion Dustin Evans took the most convincing win of the opening round of races at the 20th running of the Reedy Race of Champions in which all three races were won by the TQ starting drivers. Winner of the world famous race in 2011 on a tie break with current champion Ryan Cavalieri, the Team Losi Racing driver put in a faultless race winning by 5.6 seconds from another former champion Joern Neumann. What was more significant about the Colorado driver’s win was that he did it in the fastest race time something that could again prove vital come Sunday evening. With a time some 5-seconds slower than that of Evans, Ryan Maifield took Heat 1 over Neil Cragg. Heat 3 went to Marc Rheinard in a three way battle of World Champions, the touring car ace holding off Cody King and Cavalieri who came through from the back twice.

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January 24, 2014

Xray XB8 1/8th off-road buggy announced

Xray dig out the well-known XB8 name and introduce the all-new XB8 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. Having its unofficial debut in prototype stages at the 2013 EFRA European Championships where the buggy finished 2nd and 3rd on the podium in the hands of Martin Bayer and Reno Savoya, Xray now officially release what they describe as a totally new platform. The buggy builds on a 7075-T6 aluminium chassis that features Xray’s Multi-Flex technology to adapt the vehicle to a wide range of track conditions. The drivetrain is equipped with CVD driveshafts throughout, it sports three differentials with hardened lightweight outdrives and included in the kit is also a 7075-T6 aluminium clutch with enclosed clutch bell.

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January 24, 2014

Xray XB9 SLS brake pads

Xray introduce these SLS brake pads for their XB9 off-road buggy. They are made from a slip-free material, make for very efficient brake action, come in sets of four and are best combined with the stock steel brake discs.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 24, 2014

Tekno RC signs Curtis Door

Tekno RC announce that Curtis Door has signed on for the 2014 season. Along with an incredible driving talent, Curtis brings a wealth of setup knowledge and dedication to the RC industry. Curtis will be running the full line of Tekno RC nitro and electric vehicles in the upcoming season. He’s been tearing it up lately in the Northern California region against some well known pro competition, taking down a couple TQ’s and wins at recent events.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

January 24, 2014

RB One-R V2 Daniel Reckward Edition

German RB distributors RMV introduce the RB One-R V2 Daniel Reckward edition kit. The buggy is based on the One-R V2 and includes hand-picked parts by the former European and World Champion Reckward as there are hardened differential cases front and rear, a hard-anodised 7075-T6 chassis, CNC machined front and rear 7075-T6 shock towers, 3mm fibre glass brake discs, modified 13/43T gears for a longer internal ratio, a modified 13T clutch bell as well as an optional 10/43T “short” transmission setup along a heavy duty body shell and a high downforce rear wing. The Daniel Reckward Edition is available World-wide via RMV Deutschland.

Source: RMV Deutschland [rmv-lounge.de]

January 24, 2014

Team Associated RC10 World’s Car re-release

Team Associated RC10 World's Car re-release

Following the original “gold tub” RC10 Classic kit Team Associated soon have another off-road icon available in the form of the 1993 IFMAR Worlds winning RC10 World’s Car kit. Originally released after winning the World Championships in the hands of a young Brian Kinwald, the 2014 version will resemble the good old days of RC car racing by featuring a machined black anodised aluminium chassis, black colour suspension components, the 3-gear Stealth transmission and a replica of the sought after RCPS Turbo Mirage body shell. The 2014 version will feature some refinements and improvements though in the form of V2 shock absorbers, updated CVD driveshafts, a dual pad slipper clutch, and 1-piece wheels. It is understood that the World’s Car is a limited edition release and that the kit will hit the stores around April.

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January 24, 2014

Miguel Matias joins Xray

Xray announce that European Champion and multi-time Portuguese National Champion Miguel Matias has joined the their factory team. Miguel is a professional off-road car racer with many years of experiences and a stunning list of achievements and victories. Miguel joins the factory team and will work closely with the R&D team on the further development of the Xray electric and nitro off-road car platforms. He will attend a variety of national and international race in 2014 including the 1/8th Euros and Worlds, the 1/10th Euros, the Neo Race as well as a the Portuguese nationals. This is what Miguel has to say about the deal:

I am very excited to join the Xray team. Over the years I have admired the constant growth of the Xray company which is in my opinion a result of their very dedicated and professional work. Having tested both XB4 and the new XB8 I was surprised by both reliability and performance. Since the 2014 is the year of Worlds I wanted to have an absolute confidence in the car and to have a strong team backup and as such it was an easy choice to join the forces with the Xray. I am looking forward to work with the R&D team and I would like to thank to Xray for this opportunity. I will do all my best in 2014 in both 1/10 & 1/8 off-road and hope to see you all during the season.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com] 

January 24, 2014

RPM Slash & Stampede ESC cage

RPM introduce this speed controller cage for the use with Traxxas’ VXL-3S ESC. The cage is designed to eliminated the use of the two undersized speedo mounting tabs in favour of a complete cage system that solidly locks it in place. By completely surrounding and capturing the VXL-3S ESC, damage from broken tabs and ejection from the vehicle has been completely eliminated. The cage, that is available in black and blue colour, works with all VXL Stampede 4×4, Slash 4×4, Slash 2WD and Rally chassis and it can also be used with the Rustler, Stampede 2WD and Bandit when combined with the Traxxas #3725 mounting plate.

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