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February 20, 2018

Juan Carlos Canas wins at Andalusian Champs Rd1

The opening round of the Andalusian Championship was held at the Circuito RC José María García track in Lebrija this past weekend. Juan Carlos Canas was in control of things, taking the TQ after the qualifiers from Zacarias Villalba and also bringing home the win in the 45-minute main final. Agustin Illanes would better his qualifying performance, ending the race on the 2 spot, from runner-up after the qualifiers, Zacarias Villalba in 3rd, making it an all-Mugen top 3.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

February 20, 2018

Yeah Racing release Dancing Rider option parts

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Tamiya’s T3-01 Dancing Rider trike are a spring steel rear axle shaft set as well as an aluminium battery mount shaft. Starting with the driveshaft set, included are spring steel axle shafts for improved drivetrain efficiency and more secure wheel installation. To this add aluminium clamping-type wheel hex adapters and aluminium spacers to adjust the rear tracks width. The axle shafts come with a hard finish for improved wear while the alloy parts sport a blue anodised surface. As for the aluminium battery mount, the item is machined from high-quality aluminium and it comes blue anodised. While making for a more secure battery mounting it also adds a small amount of lateral stiffness to the chassis.

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February 20, 2018

Pillars TQs & wins at Winter Rockstar Off-Road Series Rd4

PDX RC Underground in Portland, Oregon held round four of the 2018 Winter Rockstar Off-road Series this past weekend. Yokomo’s Joe Pillars was in control of things in the 2WD Modified class as he took the TQ after the qualifiers and also the win in the single 5-minute A-main. The Yokomo podium sweep was completed by Tanner Day in 2nd and Brad Borneill in 3rd.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

February 20, 2018

Mugen MBX8 titanium screw sets

Coming from Mugen and made for the new MBX8 1/8th off-road buggy are three titanium screw sets. Available soon are the A set for most upper parts of the buggy while the B set is for the use with most chassis-based parts such as bulkheads. Also available is a 4-piece set of SJG4-20 titanium flat head screws. All are machined from high-quality titanium for a lower weight compared to the standard steel screws while ensuring higher corrosion resistance and cooler looks. The sets will become available from end of February.

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February 20, 2018

Xray XB8 V2 graphite differential cases

Coming from Xray and made for the XB8 and XB8E buggies are the V2 graphite composite differential cases. The parts are moulded from graphite reinforced composite material for a lower weight, higher temperature resistance and higher wear resistance. In addition the parts will hold the hardware more secure and the cases are available separately for the front/rear and centre diffs.

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February 20, 2018

Hudy aluminium parts tray

Hudy have introduced their new aluminium parts tray. It is machined from high-quality aluminium and comes black anodised and with laser-etched lettering and graphics. Four machined compartments of various sizes help to organise hardware, two holes take differentials during building, maintenance and setup and 4mm and 5mm holes allow to hold bullet-type connectors for easier soldering. Additional screw length scales help to source the correct screw during building and machined chamfered edges make for convenient usage and cool looks.

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February 20, 2018

Lee Setser & AJ Marasco take King of Stock titles

The inaugural running of the King of Stock Off-road Championship hosted by NewRed Hobbies took place last weekend. NewRed Hobbies is an indoor track located in north-central Florida with a very unique surface that is hard packed clay that is glued. With this race being 13.5T and 17.5T stock only, total entry count was a little smaller at 78 across the six classes; 2WD Indy buggy, 2WD SCT, 2WD Expert, 4WD Expert, Stadium Truck, and RTR Sportsman. Three rounds of qualifying were run on Saturday. Team Associated driver Lee Setser put in a dominating performance in the 4WD expert class with a perfect score for the overall TQ. The 2WD Expert class was very competitive in qualifying with Team Associated driver AJ Marasco and former World Champion Billy Easton (Serpent) trading TQ runs throughout qualifying, but Billy secured the overall TQ in the 3rd round. After qualifying ended, they had a 10-minute/no turn-marshal “Dash for Cash” for the Expert 2WD A-main drivers. There was an amazing 3-way battle between AJ Marasco, Lee Setser, and Billy Easton, but in the end, it was JConcepts Lee Setser taking the win and cash prize.

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February 20, 2018

Gravity RC Pit Locker race day organiser

Gravity RC have introduced their new Pit Locker race day organiser, an all-in-one paddock-style parts tray and shock stand. The 3-D-printed item is designed to keep things sorted on race day, such as go-to tuning options and routine pit parts like body clips, wheel nuts and shims, keeping them accessible and organised right in the pit. The Pit Locker combines three useful pit features into one with a small to med size parts storage, parts tray, and shock stand. The item is only available in limited quantity due to very high print time.

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