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July 18, 2013

RPM B4 series front A-arms & bulkhead

The RPM front A-arms and bulkhead set is designed for all Team Associated B4 series vehicles including the newer B4.1 and B4.2. The wishbones sport an updated design with the hinge pin retaining screws now sitting in-line with the pins to overcome structural weakness issues associated with the original design. The arms are also a lot beefier that the stock items and come moulded in RPM’s genuine nylon compound for added rigidity. They are made to retain the stock geometry and also include a suitable front bulkhead.

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

July 18, 2013

Drake wins Truggy & electric 8th at JBRL Rd4

The ARC Raceway hosted round 4 of the JBRL Nitro Series with the event having over 150 entries. The track was hard packed, but as the day went on the surface became very rough which made line selection very important for the finals. TLR’s Adam Drake made a clean sweep in the 1/8th classes and took TQ in nitro buggy, nitro truck, and electric 1/8th scale. In the truck final, Drake charged away from the field in the beginning and was able to cruise the last half of the race to take the win followed by Cody King as he did in the electric buggy class were he was able to take the victory by a large margin. In the nitro buggy final, Drake and King had another great battle with King taking the win by just over two seconds.

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July 17, 2013

Serpent Cobra Ready-to-Race nitro buggy

Available now is Serpent’s latest 1/8th nitro buggy in the form of the Novarossi-powered Cobra RTR. The vehicle comes factory assembled, is based on the competition variant and features a 3-diff shaft drivetrain, 16mm aluminium shock absorbers, front and rear anti-roll bars, aluminium shock towers and full RTR spec including metal gear servos and a 2.4GHz pistol grip radio system. The buggy is powered by a genuine Novarossi pullstart engine and comes with Serpent’s latest Avenger design body shell.

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July 17, 2013

Exotek XB4 alloy & carbon option parts

Exotek have new option parts for Xray’s XB4 electric off-road buggy available in the form of an aluminium steering rack, alloy CVD safety cups and carbon battery straps. Starting with the steering rack, the part is machined from 7075 material and offers reduced flex over the original brace for a more direct steering input. The rack weights in at 4g, maintains the stock geometry and is available in orange or black colour. Next up are the CVD safety cups that keep the front, rear and centre driveshaft’s cross pins in place. They offer increased durability, are available in orange or black colour and give the buggy a factory team look. Last but not least come the carbon fibre battery straps. The parts are machined from 2.25mm material, they match with the original Xray carbon fibre and work with the kit’s or Exotek’s twist nuts.

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July 17, 2013

TLR Grand Prix Series – Announcement

This Saturday, July 20th kicks off the TLR Grand Prix Series begins at CVRC. The TLR Grand Prix Series is a five race series that will determine CVRC’s top drivers and it is run in a large variety of classes including SCT2 and SCT4, Nitro Buggy and Buggy, Electric Buggy, several large scale and Kids/Novice classes. Racers are encouraged to attend every round of the series, but in the event they are unable to attend, there will be one throwout race. Trophies will be awarded to the top three in every class. Find more information here.

July 16, 2013

Cody King wins Pro Buggy at JBRL Nitro Rd4

The JBRL Nitro Round 4 was held last weekend in Temecula, California at ARC Raceway. Cody King and Reds Racing new Team driver Cody Smith went 1st and 3rd in the buggy class. During the final, Cody King filled up with fuel at 10 1/2 minutes. It was not an easy race, because he had to fight with Adam Drake for the win. With about 5 minutes left in the 20 minute main Adam had a couple mistakes and allowed Cody to stretch out a bit. This would give him about a 6 second lead and he could cruise home to the win. Cody was really pumped on the fuel economy, as he was consistently well over 10 minutes on a tank, and with fuel to spare. This was at race pace with a lot of wheel spin and a lot of throttle input.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

July 16, 2013

Yeah Racing cooling fan & steel servo screws

Yeah Racing announce the release of the Tornado high speed cooling fan in chrome-pink colour and special servo steel screws with aluminium bushings. Starting with the fan, the unit is 2S LiPo compatible, it is of a high-flow design and incorporates dual ball bearings for vibration-free operation. Sporting dimensions of 30x30x10mm it is ideal to cool speed controllers and motors and the fan comes pre-wired with a red JST connector. Also new are 3x10mm steel servo screws with pink colour aluminium bushings. The screws offer high strength ideal for all 1/10th and 1/8th applications while the aluminium bushings replace the conventional rubber grommets for rock solid installations.

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July 16, 2013

Wilcox & Bernal win at JConcepts Summer Indoor Nats

The past round of the 2013 JConcepts Summer Indoor Nats series was held at the Outback Raceway in Chico, CA. Home of A Main Hobbies the Outback Raceway is one of the premier indoor racing facilities in Northern California. With over 250 entries it would be a hard fought battle to not only get into the A main but win one. Factory drivers from Associated, Team Losi, Kyosho, Tekno RC, and many more were in attendance. Local hero Shon Wilcox would TQ the 40+ Stock ST Truck class in front of Tekin team mate Randy “Buttercup” Lathrop. Wilcox would continue his good fortune and win the 40+ Stock Buggy title, team mate Craig Patterson would join him on the podium in 3rd. BMiller racing’s Nathan Bernal took the TQ in the Stock ST Class and he also took the overall win over Ryan Sagisi.

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