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August 1, 2013

RB One R drivetrain and suspension options

RB have introduced new optional parts for their RB One line of buggies in the form of clutch bells, a new main gear and a thicker anti-roll bar wire. Starting with the clutch bells, the parts are of a vented design and now come in two new sizes, 13T and 14T. They are CNC-machined, lightweight and sport size markings for easy identification. In addition to the clutch bells RB also have a new lightweight 50T main gear available. Again CNC-machined and of a lightweight design, the part reduces the rotating mass of the drivetrain for quicker spool-up and acceleration while offering additional gearing possibilities. Last but not least comes the super thick 2.9mm front anti-roll bar wire. Designed for very high grip surfaces the thickest of RB’s swaybar wires keeps the front end planted on astro or carpet tracks. All parts are designed to fit both the RB One and RB One R.

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August 1, 2013

MR..Roche Tamiya & Kyosho option parts

MR..Roche introduce new option parts for the Tamiya TRF417V5, TA05 and TA06 touring cars as well as the Kyosho RB6 buggy. Starting with the Tamiya options, available now are specific heady duty differential cup joints that are made from ultra-hard spring steel to increase the lifespan. The drivetrain parts received a heat treatment for an even harder surface and the TA05/06 parts also include POM low-friction joint shaft blades. Swinging over to the RB6 parts, MR..Roche come up with a battery plate, ESC mount plate and a 4mm front shock tower. All parts are CNC-machined from high-quality carbon fibre with the battery plate and shock tower also sporting milled out sections for an even lower weight and good looks. All parts are a direct replacement for the stock plastic composite items.

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August 1, 2013

Austin Blair doubles at Norcal Offroad Champs

Racers from around the area travelled to Union City, CA for the 5th Annual Offroad Champs at Norcal. The meeting was run on two different tracks for each scale making it a unique experience for the drivers racing both 1/10 and 1/8 at the race. Tekin factory driver Austin Blair took the opportunity to shake down his Tekin-powered Tekno rides prior to the upcoming ROAR nationals being held later this week. Blair would take the win with his Tekno SCT410 in the 4WD short course class and also brought home the win in 1/8th E-Buggy.

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August 1, 2013

TLR 8ight-E 3.0 8th electric buggy

Following on from the success of the TLR 8ight 3.0 buggy, the new TLR 8ight-E 3.0 has been developed to meet the specific requirements of the electric 1/8 buggy racer and features many specific design cues that further optimise the 8ight platform and hone it for the specific rigours of electric racing. The 4mm 7075-T6 hard anodised chassis has been optimised for equal lateral flex characteristics and facilitates the lowest possible mounting of the motor and cells thus lowering the overall centre of gravity to improve handling and direction change. Motor and cell placement now resembles the layout used on the SCTE 2.0 SC truck. Other features included in the new kit are 16mm shock absorbers, aluminium suspension pivots and redesigned shock towers with optimised camber link and shock mounting positions. The kit is topped off by a new aero package that makes use of the experience gained with the 8ight 3.0 nitro buggy and includes a wing with wickerbill option and a new aggressively styled body shell with large shark fin.

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July 31, 2013

DDM 5ive-T HS-900SGS servo install kit

DDM have a dedicated Hitec HS-900SGS servo installation kit for the Losi 5ive-T available. Included in the set are Hitec’s new ultra high voltage servo, taller heatsink-design servo mounts and a clamp-type aluminium servo arm to keep the steering linkage at a decent angle. Included in the set is also a 4S 14.8V 3600mAh receiver battery pack and a voltage regulator that directly powers the servo and while offering selectable 6V to 8V receiver input voltage. The set is rounded out by red BEC-type connectors and shrink wrap tubes.

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July 31, 2013

Carsten Keller wins EFRA GP in Bischofsheim

The well-known Rhein-Main-Circuit in Bischofsheim played host for the German EFRA 1/8th nitro buggy GP. The race was set as a pre-warm-up for the club and the German RC car association as the track will be the place of next year’s EFRA European Championship. Just before the meeting the track received some make-overs here and there in the form of a new pit exit and some updated curbs but overall the Rhein-Main-Circuit was well known for most of the driver that came from all over Europe including Finland, the UK, Switzerland, Austria and of course Germany. Friday was set a the practice day and most of the drivers made good use of the chance to adopt their cars, engines and tyres to the scorching hot temperatures. Saturday saw the qualifiers and at the end it was JQ Products’ own Joseph Quagraine who took TQ in front of Kyosho’s Martin Hansen who had Simon Esser (Xray) and Carsten Keller (Kyosho) in tow.

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July 31, 2013

Marc Rheinard to run THECars at the NEORace

JQ Products may not have won a World Championship so far but can now say a World Champion is running their gear. The company today announced that three time IMFAR Touring Car World Champion Marc Rheinard is going to run JQ Product’s latest nitro and electric 1/8th buggies at the upcoming NEORace later in August. Having run 1/8th buggies at various occasions Marc has a bit of experience with the noisy, dirty stuff so it will be interesting to see where he ends up given the Neobuggy races are well known for their challenging track layouts.

Source: JQ Products [jq-products.com]

July 31, 2013

Team Associated’s Albano Wins at Nor-Cal Champs

Team Associated's Albano Wins at Nor-Cal Champs

Nor-Cal Hobbies hosted their fifth annual Northern California Off-Road Championship in Union City, California. Nor-Cal’s best drivers battled for the chance to win the belt. The track was designed and built by Kevin Jelich, who provided a fast and technical, sugared-prepped track. The race consisted of three rounds of qualifying on Saturday, with a fourth round and triple A Mains on Sunday. Albano TQ’d overall in the 2WD Modified class with his Reedy/ProTek-powered, Centro-converted B4.2 by less than a second over A Main Hobbies driver Tyler Vik. A1 went to Vik because of a bobble out of Albano early in the race. In A2, they battled again for most of the race until a small gap was made towards the end that allowed Albano to take the win. With the overall going to A3, the pressure was on. The start was marked with the two again battling for the one spot until Albano got a good lead over the rest of the field and took the overall.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]