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August 2, 2012

Neil Cragg dominates oOple Invernational

The oOple Invernational was held this past weekend at Robinhood Raceway in the central part of England. On most people’s radar at this time for the 2012 Summer Olympics, English racers looked for a reason to get away from the hustle of downtown London and instead convened in the heart of the island country. Making the trip for Team Associated and Reedy was 2005 IFMAR 2WD World Champion and 2011 IFMAR 2WD World Championship Top Qualifier Neil Cragg. Well attended by fellow pro drivers and many club racers, the RHR facility was primed for a great event. In qualifying, Neil Cragg took his Reedy/LRP-powered Factory Team B4.1 and B44.1 to the double TQ positions. The main events went much like qualifying, with Neil’s Team Associated vehicles getting a double victory.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com] / Image: oOple.com

August 1, 2012

Mugen MBX-6 Eco USA race edition

Mugen USA have released this special race edition MBX-6 Eco. The 1/8th brushless buggy sports new silver graphite throughout and comes with a number of optional part as standard. Included are the aluminium front upper arm mount, rear arm mount, front & rear axle shaft and joint cups. Also wide offset wheel hubs in 1 and 2mm, S5 silicone o-rings and front and rear shock springs in 1.5/7/75T & 1.5/8.25T respectively.

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August 1, 2012

T-Work’s MBX-6 & X3 aluminium options

News from T-Work’s are these durable and lightweight hard coated wheel axle shafts and center shaft joint cups made from imported 7075 aircraft grade aluminum for the Mugen MBX-6/6T & Hong Nor/Jammin X3/X3E. Each axle and joint cups are over 50% lighter than the standard steel counterparts giving you considerable savings in overall weight while the axles will give you the added advantage of reduced unsprung suspension weight.

Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]

July 31, 2012

Kyosho Ultima RB6 2wd buggy

The new Ultima RB6 is the latest in the Ultima line of vehicles, which is a further development of the breed, and it includes all the enhancements that have been designed by Kyosho engineers and tested over the last year by Kyosho International factory drivers like Jared Tebo and legends of the RC world. This type of development, along with the uncompromising manufacturing standards and the vast experience that can only be gained from decades of high-level competition, makes the Ultima RB6 a strong choice as the car to beat for the 2013 season.

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July 31, 2012

Associated 12mm clamping wheel hexes

Team Associated’s Factory Team aluminium 12mm clamping wheel hexes clamp securely onto the axle, preventing the hex from getting stuck in your wheels, which allows for speedy wheel changes. The hex adapters are CNC machined out of 6061-T6 aluminum and anodized Factory Team blue. The 12mm hexes use a 2-56 Socket Head Cap screw (included), which allows for the use of either a 5/64″ or 2mm Allen wrench. The hexes make a great upgrade for your SC10, or to convert your B4.1 or B44.1 to Team Associated’s new 12mm hex wheels.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

July 31, 2012

Serpent Cobra Sport buggy

Serpent have released the next addition to their growing Cobra line, the Cobra Sport buggy. Based on the full race version of the Cobra buggy and sharing the race genes, geometry and most technical features, the Sport version features some less expensive materials, without suffering performance wise. With its superior suspension, race geometry, high performance diffs, bigbore shocks and race-clutch, it is already highly specced. All parts and options of the high end race version fit this Sport version too, so a step by step upgrade is possible.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 31, 2012

Joseph Quagraine wins Finnish Nationals

JQ Products is now 3 time Finnish National Champion, having won the first championship back in 2010 with the first THE Car prototype, which included winning the very first race with the JQ Car. Last Year Ari Heinonen won with THE Car, and this year, even though JQ missed the first race of the year, he was able to race the last 3, winning 2 and finishing 3rd in the last one, which was enough to secure the overall Championship. Ari Heinonen was 2nd overall with Kyosho and Teemu Leino 3rd with HB.

Source: JQ Products [jq-products.com]

July 31, 2012

Cody Turner double at JBRL Rd6

This past weekend was stop 6 of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League Series (JBRL) at SDRC in San Diego, California. This event brought in over 250 entries from Southern California’s best drivers. Factory Drivers such as current 2wd Modified Buggy ROAR National Champion Dustin Evans, last weeks big 2wd Modified Buggy Winner Steven Hartson and 2-time ROAR 2wd Modified Buggy National Champion Mike Truhe just to name a few. Kyosho’s rising star Cody Turner just one week ago had his break-out performance at the 15th Annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout. Cody looked to carry that momentum to this week at the JBRL. The class of the day was 2wd Modified Buggy. Cody would lay down impressive runs in qualifying to take the overall TQ. Cody then went on to win the Main Event with a very impressive drive.

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