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December 3, 2012

Tasos Paparegas wins Greek national cup

The Greek National Cup took place at the Fanatix racing track near Athens. The one day event attracted many drivers from Greece and also JQ Products’ Joseph Quagraine but due to being a foreign guest driver he was not counted for the final result. The TQ was set by Kyosho/Orion driver Papanikolaou who has won not less then 13 races on the Fanatix track. In the A final Papanikolaou was leading in front of Tasos Paparegas and JQ in third place but mid-race Papanikolaou was halted by engine issues handing Tasos the lead. The latter was now in a battle with JQ who chased the Xray driver hard. The following minutes saw many lead changes between the two and they ended the race separated only by a second with Tasos Paparegas taking the win in front of John Paparegas and Zagorisos completing the top 3 as JQ was not counting for the final result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 3, 2012

Exotek DEX210/410 locking hex adapters

Exotek Racing introduce the 14mm locking hex adapters for the Team Durango DEX210 and DEX410. A special design uses a set screw to lock the wheel axle pin. The construction prevents the pin from falling out while having the wheels removed. CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium the adapters come gold anodised to match the other Exotek option parts.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

December 3, 2012

Reeves & Cousins win HNMC Winter series Rd4

The HNMC Winter series again saw challenging weather conditions with a flooded track early in the week and chilly temperatures come race day. In the buggy class Simon Reeves took TQ chased hard by Karl Jackson and Jon Hazelwood. The truggy TQ went to Harry Phillips. The buggy A final saw an epic battle between Reeves, Jackson and Hazlewood until the final minutes of the race when Jon and Karl slipped back a bit. This meant the day’s win for Simon Reeves followed by Karl Jackson and Jack Embling. In the truggy class Richard Cousins took the win with Harry Philips and Rob Adams in tow.

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December 2, 2012

Free Practice complete at World Championships

Free practice for the 1:8 Offroad World Championships in Argentina has been completed with the fastest lap of the fourth & final practice run being set by Ryan Lutz who posted a 44.039 lap followed by Lee Martin who managed a 44.056 and Jerome Aigoin who did a best lap of 44.235. Lutz said his prototype Durango was much better in the final practice after he ran a longer wheel base and switched to AKA Moto tyre which he said absorbed the bumps much better. The American didn’t finish the full run as having changed Alpha engines he said the tuning was too lean and it eventually stopped with 2 minutes to go. While timing for each of today’s three 10-minute runs where published the times count for little more than a guide for the drivers, most of whom were focused more on testing set-ups for later in the week rather than being top of the timing sheets.

View our complete event coverage here.

December 2, 2012

Tessmann tops 2nd practice in Argentina

Hot Bodies’ Ty Tessmann started day 2 of the 1:8 Offroad World Championship in Argentina at the top of the time sheets taking his D8’12 around the Buenos Aires track in a 43.274 second lap in the second Free practice with Mugen’s Robert Batlle second fastest with a time of 43.550 and Kyosho’s Jared Tebo third with a best lap of 43.615. Running Proline’s new Diamond Back tyre, US National Champion Tessmann said his buggy felt really good on the new tyre but added the track which received some overnight repairs to fill ruts which appeared after yesterday’s single practice round had a lot more traction. Running the tyre for the entire 10 minutes the Canadian said he will use the second of today’s three scheduled runs to back to back test the Diamond Back against the Blockade tyre. In terms of set-up Tessmann will change to a heavier oil in the centre diff.

View our complete event coverage here.

December 1, 2012

Subdued start to 1:8 Offroad Worlds

Day 1 of the 1:8 Offroad World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, can be best described as a rather subdued affair with the timetable consisting of just one 15-minute round of practice. Lacking the air of excitement that is normally associated with the opening day of a Worlds, most drivers treated their single run as a systems check and to learn the track layout which has been reversed since teams attended the Warm-up race held at the end of September. For the first group of drivers to take to the track, HB’s Tyler Vik being one of them, it was nothing more than a cleaning exercise with the dust causing a rapid evacuation of the grandstand situated next to the drivers stand. The heavy dust was due to recent flooding of the track after a nearby river burst its banks and further rain yesterday which led organisers to spread wood shavings on a number sections to help dry the surface as much as possible in time for the 14:00 start time.

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November 30, 2012

Exotek Durango 410 & 210 suspension mounts

New from Exotek Racing and designed for Team Durango’s 410 and 210 series vehicles are these aluminium suspension mounts. Made for the DEX410 buggy are the 3.0°, 3.5° and 4.0° RR hangers that give rear toe-in settings of 3° up to 4° while retaining the possibility to adjust the rear anti-squat using the kit’s plastic inserts. The parts are CNC-machined and sport a beefed-up centre section for added strength. Also new are the +0° and +.5° RR hangers for the 210 cars. The +0° part retains the stock suspension setting while the +.5° part adds half a degree of toe-in to make for an overall 3.5° setting. Both parts are CNC-machined from aluminium, come gold anodised and are marked for easy identification.

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November 30, 2012

TrakPower MS sensored brushless system

TrakPower USA is proud to announce their new MS sensored brushless systems. Available are the MS-1 speed controller and MS series brushless motors. Designed for 1/10th on-road and off-road applications the MS-1 ESC features an all-aluminium case, stock and modified profiles including a zero timing ‘blinky’ mode, gold-plated solder posts and a compact design for easy installation. The controller is compatible with motors down to 2.5T. The MS series sensored brushless motors come with a ribbed CNC-machined aluminium heatsink case, sintered rotors, adjustable mechanical timing and heavy duty solder posts. They are available as 6.5T and 8.5T modified variant and also 10.5T to 21.5T stock motor. Also available are bundles including motor and controller.

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