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June 21, 2013

Pro-Line Pin Point & Wedge carpet buggy tires

Pro-Line Pin Point & Wedge Carpet Tires

Pro-Line have released their all new Pin Point buggy rear & Wedge 2wd Buggy front Carpet Tires. The Pin Point has thousands of Ultra-Sharp Pins in a unique Sine Wave pattern that grip the carpet better than Velcro. The Wedge has a true drop-in bead that does not require cutting or hand fitting and is super narrow and low-profile. The Hook shaped pins provide all the steering you can handle without being grabby. Pro-Line engineers have perfected an all-new Carpet Tire Compound (Z3) specifically for the needs of Indoor Carpet racing and this new Z material provides the best grip on a variety of surfaces used indoor (carpet, wood, cardboard, plastic, etc.). Also new for buggy from Pro-Line is the release of the Proton rear tire in M3 Soft and M4 Super Soft compounds.

View the Wedge tire here

June 20, 2013

ZZracing HB D8 aluminium front spindle

ZZracing have released this aluminium front spindle for the HB D8. CNC machined from premium 7075 T6 aluminum they are hard coated for extra durability and long life. Simple to adjust roll centers, in hard turns the steering can be more fluid and turn faster. This part also fits the Vorza & Apache C1.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

June 20, 2013

JConcepts SC10 body mount grommet with leash

JConcepts introduce the SC10 body mount grommet with leash. Made specifically for the height adjustable, extended .200” diameter body mounts, the silicone rubber based grommet cushions the body and retains the body clip for the most user friendly experience. The body mount grommet has the JConcepts.net logo embossed on the leash portion and the units are available in 3 different colors, blue, black and clear. The body mount grommet is designed specifically for the original SC10 body mounts but can be used on other vehicles with similar geometry.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

June 20, 2013

Bridgewater, Wilde & Hudson win Northwest SC Nats

Bridgewater, Wilde & Hudson win Northwest SC Nationals

The 2013 Northwest Short Course Nationals were held for the fourth year in Pasco, WA. Many of the region’s best short course drivers make their way to this event every year to do battle. This year’s layout was fast and with plenty of technical features on the all clay racing surface. Chris Bridgewater would insert his early dominance in both the Modified 2WD SC Truck class and the SC Buggy classes, taking TQ in both classes after just two rounds using the qual points system with JConcepts teammates Justin Wilde, John Walentia, and Mike Hudson joining the highly competitive Modified 2wd SC Truck A Main. Meanwhile Mike Hudson was showing his speed in the 4×4 SC class, nipping at the heels of the TQ but having to settle for the 2 spot on the grid.

Continue reading the report here

June 19, 2013

Mon-Tech O-RO 1/8 off-road bodies

Montech O-RO 1/8 off-road bodies

Mon-Tech have introduced their new O-RO 1/8 off-road body series featuring shells for popular models from Kyosho, Mugen, Xray & Losi, some in two different configurations. Featuring a new and improved design and better performance the bodies are molded from high quality 1mm thick polycarbonate and are supplied with masking for the windows and decals.

View the other new bodies here

June 19, 2013

Reds Racing Three 2.0 clutch system

Reds Racing have announced a new update for their 3 shoes ‘one touch’ effortless clutch system, called Reds Three 2.0. The development of the new version has affected the clutch shoes 7075 T6 which have been completely redesigned in order to improve the engine performance at low RPM and increase clutch life. The new shoes are shorter, lighter and designed for engagement during the entire shoe stroke and are less sensitive to wear and as such life time is increased. The clutch engages at higher RPM range, resulting in more controllable power during acceleration, while still maintaining good handling and performance on jumps. The clutch can be adjusted thanks to the traditional combination of different springs and shoes. Three different types of springs are available, with a diameter of 0.9 – 1.0 – 1.1 mm, and two different types of shoes, the traditional aluminium 7075 shoes and the optional ones in carbon.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

June 19, 2013

Niclas Maansson double win at Swedish cup Rd2

Last weekend the second round of the Swedish cup was held at Örebro RBC a small dirt track which only had two jumps. The race started Saturday with 2wd and after the two practice runs it was Lars Hägerman who was fastest. In the first Qualifying round Niclas Maansson was fastest, in Q2 it was Otto Ausfelt, Q3 Lars Hägerman and Q4 Niclas Maansson a result which gave Niclas the TQ honor. Niclas won both A1 and A2 and to complete a perfect day. Sunday started out better than Saturday and Niclas was fastest in practice. Had TQ in the first and second qualifier, Christer Carlsson took a new TQ in the third, but Niclas upped his pace and put in a new TQ in the forth qualifier. The Associated driver did the same in 4wd as in 2wd on Saturday and took the win in A1 and A2 to claim the overall.

Source: Mustit RC [mustit.no]

June 19, 2013

Roy Gemble double at Norwegian Nationals Rd4

This weekend round 4 off the Norwegian Nats was hosted by Hoenefoss Raceway, a track with not many big jumps but interesting and slippery to drive on, fast track and mistakes cost a lot. On Saturday it was supposed to be 2wd buggy and SC 4×4, but the weather forecast for Sunday being for rain it ended up with 4wd buggy also being taken in on Saturday, so a long day at the race track. 2wd was won by Roy Gemble (TLR) in front of Andreas Daving (TLR) and Martin Sorlie (TLR). Short Course was won by Kai Ronning (AE SC104x4), with Daniel Kobbevik 2nd (AE SC104x4) and Kjell Egil Olsen (Tecno SC 4×4) in 3rd. 4wd was again won by Roy Gemble (Durango 410 V3), Martin Sorlie (Xray XB4) in 2nd and Daniel Kobbevik (AE B44.2) in 3rd. The 4wd B-final was won by 7 year old Alexander Gemble with his Team Associated B44.2.

Source: Mustit RC [mustit.no]