November 16, 2012

Exotek Team Durango BB shock caps

Exotek Racing introduce these shock absorber caps for Team Durango’s 1/10th big bore shock absorbers as used on the DEX210 and DEST210 line of cars. The weight optimised parts are CNC machined, come black or gold anodised in sets of four and include O-ring seals for the bleeder screw.

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November 16, 2012

RC-Trim hardware briefcase

RC-Trim introduce the hardware briefcase containers to store screws, nuts, washers and other small parts. Constructed of ultra thick plastics, fitted with durable clasps and available in two sizes, 18.3×15.7x4cm and 28.9×19.2x4cm, the containers help to keep all sorts of small parts in place during storage and transportation.

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November 16, 2012

VP Pro nitro clutch tool

New from VP Pro is this clutch tool for the use with standard off-road clutches. The compact tool makes building and maintenance fast and easy as it helps with handling the fiddly spring and clutch shoe assembly.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]


November 14, 2012

Hitec X1 MF charger

The Hitec X1 MF is a multi-chemistry charger with a single 80 watts charging port for charging rates up to 10 ampere. The beefed-up brother to the X1 AC Plus sports a rotary dial design for intuitive menu navigation and easy operation. Its features include a built-in balancer, motor RPM and servo tester. The universal balancing board supports most batteries on the market. Upgradeable firmware ensures you can keep it up to date as battery technologies evolve.

Source: Hitec [hitecrcd.com]


November 14, 2012

Off Road Wars Winter Champs Rd2 report

Last weekend the second round of the Maritime Off Road Wars Winter Championship sponsored by TLR and Horizon UK take place at the popular Chatham Dockyards indoor venue. Once again, a near full house entry with nearly 100 drivers, spanning 12 heats were greeted by a revised track layout that featured some high speed sections along with some tricky, low grip corners. A star-studded entry list saw TLR’s top European driver Darren Bloomfield take on the likes of Kyosho’s Elliott Boots and X-Factory’s Ellis Stafford. Schumacher’s established Off-Road driver Grant Williams was joined by his Top Touring Car team-mate Chris Grainger, who was once again trying his luck in the unfamiliar surroundings of electric Off-Road racing alongside 1/5th scale Champion Dave Bowen.

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November 14, 2012

Miguel Haasbroek wins South African Nationals

The 2012 South African off-road nationals was held at the Meyerton track just outside Johannesburg. Current SA champion Miguel Haasbroek (Mugen) won the final from the TQ spot followed by Mugen team mate Warren vd Merwe and Shaun Haasbroek (Associated).

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]


November 14, 2012

Team C carbon rear chassis

Team C Racing introduce the 2WD rear carbon fibre chassis for the use with the company’s gear differential conversion. The plate is machined from high-quality carbon fibre, increases the rigidity of the rear chassis section for a more efficient working suspension movement and it is understood that it fits all Team C 2WD kits equipped with the gear differential gearbox.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]


November 13, 2012

Luke Smith sweeps PNW Showdown Rd1

Bremerton R/C Raceway in Bremerton, Washington hosted round 1 of the 2nd annual Pacific North West Showdown. The Pacific North West Showdown travels to four of the best racing facilities the Northwest has to offer. Round 2 will be held at the all new Top Gear Hobbies in Portland, Oregon on December 8th. Modified buggy was dominated by JConcepts/Team Associated driver Luke Smith who TQ’d and won each of the double A-Mains with his B4.1 WC running Gold Bar Codes. Luke also dominated 2wd Modified short course in the same fashion with his SC10 running Gold Bar Codes in the rear and Gold Pressure Points up front.

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