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August 7, 2013

Yaiba B4 & RB6 option parts packages

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Yaiba Racing now offers special option parts packages for the Team Associated B4 and Kyosho RB6 buggy. Starting with the B4 Base Set, included are several red anodised and laser-etched aluminium parts such as big bore shock mounts, front kingpin brace, front bulkhead, steering bellcranks, battery trap thumb screws, rear chassis brace and a motor plate. The RB6 Complete set is available for mid and rear motor cars and includes steering bellcranks, a steering rack, the graphite battery plate set with alloy posts and thumb screws, RF and RR wide suspension mounts, the specific rear bulkheads and a motor plate. The packages are ideal for everyone wishing to upgrade without having to buy the parts separately. All three packages are available very soon.

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August 7, 2013

JQ wins 2013 Nordic Championships

The annual 1/8th off-road Nordic Championships were held in sunny and hot Finland. This year the race was more international than normal with drivers from Finland and Sweden, but also Estonia, France, Italy and Germany. The race was incredibly close, with the fastest drivers being Joseph Quagraine, Ari Heinonen and Teemu Leino. In qualifying all but one round was decided with mere tenths of a second, often with all three drivers separated with less than 1 second after the 5 minute qualifying rounds. In the end Joseph Quagraine managed to TQ from Ari in 2nd and Teemu in 3rd. Throughout qualifying the top Swedish drivers, Christoffer Svensson and Andreas Edvinsson found their speed, and were looking stronger for the mains.

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August 7, 2013

Avid 1/8th titanium lower shock screws

Avid introduce these titanium lower shock screws for 1/8th off-road vehicles like the ones from Mugen, Xray, Agama, or Tekno. The screw set offers two left and two right hand threaded screws with a 5.5mm socket head which makes taking the shocks off a breeze. A centre-drilled hole for easy docking of callipers while measuring shock lengths is also incorporated. The special design of the screws makes sure the fasteners do not come loose in long mains as they are constantly fastened by the up and down travel of the arm and the shock’s ball cup.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

August 7, 2013

Cody King doubles at JBRL Rd5

Another round of JBRL is in the books, and it was a good weekend for Kyosho/Reds’ Cody King. He would get the critical TQ point in the buggy class, and win both truggy and buggy main events. The truggy class win allowed Cody to make up some ground on TLR/Novarossi’s Adam Drake in that class, and put more distance between himself and the rest of the field in the buggy class. Cody has won the expert buggy final in each of the four rounds he has attended, and also collected some TQ points. This gives him firm control of the buggy class after 5 of the 8 rounds have been completed.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

August 6, 2013

Xray XB4 shock tower reinforcement parts

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New from Xray come two shock tower reinforcement parts for the XB4 buggy. First up is the rear shock tower protector that is designed to save the upper part of the shock stay from becoming damaged in upside down landings. The part not only protects the carbon layers from de-laminating but also minimises the chances of cracking the shock mounting holes. The second new part is the roll centre brace that protects the inner camber rod mounting positions during hard impacts. Both parts are available separately and are made from high quality hardened steel.

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August 6, 2013

Belgian SCT Cup Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the Belgian SCT Cup took place in the city of Enghien as part of a modelling fair. The temporary track was build in front of the Enghien castle and made with the support of MCM Racing, MC-Events and the city of Enghien. The race, directed by Jean-Paul Voumard and Edouard-Benoît Michez, attracted a lot of visitors who enjoyed the show. Nearly 40 drivers attended in the 2WD and 4WD class with the rear wheel class especially attracting younger drivers. In 2WD qualification, Nicolas Evens (TLR 22SCT) TQ’ed all rounds followed by Philippe Hautecoeur, Martin Vierin and Cédric Vandeginste, all running AE SC10’s, and all of which ended up equal on points after qualification. Jean-François Renard (TLR 22SCT) rounded out the top 5, trying to find the speed on this track after his win in Merchtem.

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August 6, 2013

Gribov & Plamodyanov win at Russian off-road champs

The Russian 1/8th off-road championships were held at the Raduga Raceway in 1/8th nitro and electric buggy. The track saw a major make-over in Spring and is considered to be one of the best locations in Russia today. In the 1/8th nitro buggy class the TQ went to Nikita Pomogayev who won the nationals in 2011 and 2012 but at the end it was Dmitry Gribov who profited of a last lap accident between current champion Nikita and Igor Waltsifer. The podium was completed by David Ishkhanyan.

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August 5, 2013

Phend & Lutz win at 2013 ROAR electric nationals

This past weekend the 2013 ROAR electric 1/8th Off-Road and Short Course nationals took place in Oakland Mills, Pennsylvania at the LCRC Raceway. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class Team Losi Racing’s Dakotah Phend took TQ with the new TLR 8ight 3.0 buggy and he also brought home the win after taking A-main number two and three. Leg one winner Ryan Lutz (Team Durango) took the runner-up spot with Austin Blair completing the podium.

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