March 15, 2012

Xtreme Racing TLR22T carbon options

Xtreme Racing continues to expand its carbon fiber lineup with new option parts for the TLR22T. For the front of the truck Xtreme offers a new front shock tower and for the rear of the car there is a shock tower brace and rear mud guards.

View the other new parts here


March 15, 2012

Law & Borkowicz dominate SF Winter Series Rd2

The biggest FL racing Series, SFL Winter Series Rd2, descended on Basher RC Raceway in Palm Beach Garden, FL last weekend and once again with the help of Mike Applegate & track owner Brain Buckley, this event was a success with a total of 160+ racers attended the event. In Mod Buggy, the battle between Felix Law & Diamon Borkowicz in qualifying was intense. Diamon was able to put a perfect run in the 2nd qualifier to take the TQ Position. In the A main, Diamon Borkowicz continue the lead, but Felix Law was able keep the pressure on. About 3 laps later, Diamon made a small mistake allowing Felix Law to take over the lead. From that point on, Felix Law never looked back & won the race while Diamon Borkowicz finished 2nd & Aaron Niznik finished 3rd.

Continue reading the report here


March 14, 2012

Simon Willetts joins Savox team

After choosing Pro-Line tyres and Byron fuel, Simon Willets completed his selection of CML distributed products by opting for the hugely popular range of Savox servos for his factory Mugen buggy. Simon will be using the SC1267 and SC1268 metal geared LiPo friendly units for his assault on 2012 National and International events.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]


March 14, 2012

JQ machined shock absorber caps

JQ Products have officially released their new CNC machined shock absorber caps. These lightweight new units are made from a single piece of aluminium and are therefore much more durable than the standard steel and plastic kit combination.

Source: JQ [jq-products.com]


March 13, 2012

April Fool’s Championship Series – Announcement

JConcepts and West Coast Raceway are proud to announce the 1st Annual April Fool’s Championship Series. This is a 6 week series with 3 that count towards your final standing.  JConcepts has gone above and beyond to donate a pair of tires for all of those that compete in 4 of 6 races in the series. But it doesn’t end there, the TQ of each class will also receive a free JConcepts body for their vehicle.  With awards given to the top 3 in each class, and cash payout to the top 8, this should be a very competitive and fun series with tons of prizes and cash to give out.

View complete event details here


March 13, 2012

Alberto Garcia joins Highest RC

Highest RC have announced that top Spanish racer Alberto Garcia has decided to use their products in the 2012 National Championships and other races. In the past, Alberto used other well known servo brands but after testing Highest servos, Alberto has decided to exclusively use them in 2012.

Source: Highest [highestrc.com]


March 13, 2012

Arrowmax MBX-6 radio plate mounts

Arrowmax have released these radio plate mounts for the Mugen MBX-6. Made from CNC-machined 7075 T6 aluminium, the parts allow for a more solid radio plate mounting, while reducing the chance of stripped threads and also help to keep the centre belt more precisely tightened.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]


March 13, 2012

TeamSR carbon shock towers

With a combined experience of over 20 years in the hobby, TeamSR which is spearheaded by Mike Dumas aims to develop products not only for those seeking the utmost in durability and performance but also for those simply seeking an aesthetically pleasing hop-up. Being racers, TeamSR realizes that the racer needs to be able to depend on the products they choose to use and race with. One of their core philosophies is to strictly utilize premier materials for all of their products with very tight tolerances. The carbon fiber is true Quasi-Isotropic and made specifically to their specifications in the United States while the aluminium is 7075 aircraft grade to assure furnishing the user with the best components. The first releases include front shock towers for the Associated B4, Kyosho RB5 and Durango DEX210 and a rear tower for the TLR22. The range also includes anodized aluminium hardware, ultra flexible sensor cables, tungsten carbide balls and in future more carbon fiber shock towers with anodized aluminium mounts for fine tune adjustments.

View other shock towers here