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September 2, 2013

BRCA Truggy & Electric Buggy champs Rd6 – report

The sixth and final round of the BRCA Truggy and Electric 1/8th Buggy Championship again was run at a new venue for the championship. Notts and Derby Off Road club was the location, the track has over the years had a major face-lift from a predominantly 1/5th scale track and does now have some good jump sections moulded into the Astro surface. As the drivers assembled, all eyes were on the top drivers as both of the championships had to be decided on the final day. E8 Buggy started the meeting off and straight away it was evident who was fighting for the championship. Craig Drescher drew the first blood being one of three drivers to complete their run in 9 laps. The second qualifying run saw Stuart Mahon in 4th joining David Crompton and Simon Willetts in the 9 lap club. The final round saw Simon Willetts upsetting the apple cart winning the final qualifying run with an impressive run of 9/322.33. This resulted with the overall TQ position going to Craig Drescher as it as the best two rounds to count.

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September 2, 2013

Off Road Wars Winter Championship – Announcement

Maritime Raceway announce the return of their popular Off Road Wars Winter Championship for 2013/14. Horizon UK/TLR confirm their continuing sponsorship and support of the series which will be hosted once again at Maritime’s permanent indoor off-road facility at the Historic Chatham Dockyards and will once more offer some closely contested racing on a challenging, multi-surface track whilst providing power and pitting facilities of over 100 drivers and offering hot and cold food and drink on-site for the racers. Separate 2WD and 4WD championships will be run concurrently and spaces will be limited so be sure to get your entries in soon and register your interest in what is surely going to be another exciting and successful winter indoor championship. Click here to book into the series (a profile on central booking is required).

September 2, 2013

Michal Orlowski doubles at Open Polish buggy champs

Following Saturday’s TC Championship the Open Polish 1/10th electric Buggy Championship was held at the Polish Automobile Club race track in Warsaw, Poland. Following beautiful weather on Saturday overnight rain completely flooded the clay track forcing the organisers to cancel the morning’s practice session but the race ultimately started around lunch break time. This left enough time for a round of controlled practice and three qualifying heats. The final race result was then taken from the qualifying standings.

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September 2, 2013

Gravity RC old school lead weight

Available now from Gravity RC are chrome and black colour 1/4oz lead weight pieces. They come ready to use with pre-applied double sided tape and are ideal for a quick and easy weight balance adjustment of on-road and off-road chassis. Included per package are 12 weights of chrome or black colour with a total mass of 84g.

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September 1, 2013

Yokomo B-Max4 III – More details

Yokomo B-Max4 III - More details

Having just released two photos of their new B-Max4 III chassis earlier in the week, Yokomo have now more details and images available. Confirming what we wrote previously the car has a newly designed aluminium main chassis and separate composite side plates for improved straight line stability and rapid cornering. This new configuration has done away with the need for a top deck which also helps with the ease of maintenance. The car also features a new gearbox, slipper drive unit, new wheels with a 12mm Hex and sports a lower centre of gravity for improved cornering.

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August 31, 2013

Avid caged diff thrust bearings

Associated and TLR owners can upgrade their diff with an Avid caged diff thrust bearing. The Avid caged bearings make working on your diff much easier, and you don’t have to stress out about losing one of those tiny thrust balls. You also won’t have to get your hands covered in black grease to build the thrust assembly. Avid offers 3 types of diff thrust for varying levels of cost, maintenance, and performance. Tungsten Carbide balls are more true in size and harder than steel, so they are smoother and last longer, but diff setting is still relatively easy. Ceramic balls are completely smooth and the hardest material they offer. This makes for the smoothest feeling, but the diff setting is the most narrow window of adjustment. Steel balls are the least expensive and easiest to set the diff. They do not stay smooth for as long as Tungsten Carbide or Ceramic so there is a small drop in performance for the lower price. Fits all B4.2, T4.2, SC10.2, SC10B and previous models along with TLR 22, 22T, 22 SCT.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

August 30, 2013

Yokomo B-Max4 III – First images

US Yokomo distributors A Main Hobbies just released first images on the upcoming B-Max4 III 4WD buggy. The updated kit will feature a topdeck-less aluminium chassis instead of a plastic tub chassis as used on the previous model. The drive train and slipper are also redesigned, the servo mount appears to be of a floating design as seen on electric touring cars these days and the kit will include carbon fibre shock towers, 12mm wheel hex adapters and a reduced amount of fasteners to make for a reduced all-up weight. More details will be released soon.

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August 29, 2013

JConcepts TLR 22 motor plate & Scalpel shock limiters

After introducing the honeycomb design aluminium motor plate for Team Associated B4 based vehicles JConcepts now have the respective plate for TLR 22 based buggies and trucks available. Also new is a big bore shock limiter set for the Scalpel conversion kit. Starting with the motor plate, the part is machined from tough 3mm aluminium and features honeycomb shaped milled-out sections to reduce weight and in order to increase the surface for better cooling of highly stressed motors. The special design promises improved rigidity over conventional ‘slotted’ designs while keeping the weight as low as possible. The motor plate is available in blue and black colour and a direct replacement for the stock part.

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