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March 21, 2012

Team Durango 408 dual position C-hubs

Team Durango introduce the dual position C-hubs for 408 platform vehicles such as the DNX408, DEX408 and the upcoming DNX408T. The hubs provide a new lower mounting position beneath the existing pivot point, which the race team felt was a great tuning option. The fibre-reinforced plastic parts will become available as 10°, 12° and 14° castor variant with the lower pivot point reduce chassis roll and keeps the front of the car flatter in corners.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

March 20, 2012

DJ Park wins Korean season opener

The 1/8 buggy season in Korea kicked off last weekend at Banwol Park Raceway and about 70 drivers from all over the country joined the race. The temperature was still around freezing point but the competition was hot. A total of 3 JQ drivers, DJ Park, Sun-Young Hwang and Ryan Lee, made to the A-Main final and fought for that first spot. Sun-Young Hwang, who chose to drive THECar for 2012 showed great performance in the qualifying rounds, but a big crash from behind at the start of final caused him broken throttle linkage. 20 minutes into the final, it was all about DJ Park, Jae-Kyun Kim and Ryan Lee. They were constantly swapping positions, but it was DJ Park who took the charge and took the win for JQ with JaeGyun Kim driving a Kyosho in 2nd and Ryan Lee with another JQ in 3rd.

Source: JQ [jq-products.com]

March 19, 2012

Orlowski is double Polish Indoor buggy champion

Last weekend saw the Polish Indoor Off-Road Championships, organized by OSM on behalf of the Polish Model Car Federation, LOK and the event attracted 50 racers in 4 classes, Modified 2WD, Modified 4WD, Junior 2WD and 4WD. The race was run at the Arena Legionowo where ETS Rd3 in 2011 season took place. The 2 days event was organized in a comfortable format for the drivers and mechanics with half a day 2WD and half a day 4WD which allowed many drivers to race in both 2WD and 4WD classes.

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March 19, 2012

Reeves is Stotfold Winter Series 2wd Champion

Last weekend was the last round of the popular Stotfold winter series. With quite a few of the top national drivers in attendance all practicing for the national which is now only a month away it was to be a busy day but with good weather, a great end to the series. After 5 rounds in the championship with the best 3 results to count in the series it came down to the last races of the day to decide both the 4wd and 2wd championships. In 2wd it was to be Simon Reeves driving his Losi 22 powered by Xcelorin, Spektrum and Speed Passion that came out on top to take the 2wd series. After qualifying 2nd just behind Ellis Stafford and suffering some bad luck at the start of the final Simon managed to work his way through the field to finish 4th which was just enough to secure the 2wd series. In 4wd a 2nd on the day after having a great scrap in qualifying with a charging Kevin Lee was just not good enough to secure the 4wd title, meaning John Spencer took the 4wd title on count back as both Simon & John tied on points.

March 19, 2012

HongNor 16mm big bore springs

HongNor has released two new spring sets for 16mm big bore shocks. These new springs are shorter than the standard springs and they provide less preload. Matched for precise tuning, they are available in blue/medium and red/soft for X3-Sabre and also the other cars.

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March 18, 2012

JConcepts wins 4 classes at Psycho Nitro Blast

The 5th annual Insaniversary of the Psycho Nitro Blast was definitely one to remember. Located in Unadilla, GA the event features a 24-hour straight practice session carrying on from Thursday morning through Friday morning with a rock-star atmosphere that is second to none. Racers pack the drivers stand each year with hopes to tame the Psycho track while they put their hopes on the line in 3 rounds of qualifying which takes place around the clock. Checking in for a qualifier at midnight is of very little concern after visiting the Insomnia Coffee shop for a high-caffeine beverage or snack. The Psycho crew had everything to offer the racer who is living the dream for an entire weekend.

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March 17, 2012

Sweep Racing Tendroid 1/10 offroad front tire

Sweep Racing have released their new Tendroid 1/10 offroad front tire with grey medium foam. Just like its big brother 10Droids front will works best on indoor clay surfaces and there will also be a tyre only version for the drivers who wish to use their own inserts. Also new from Sweep are these flexible nozzle for glue bottles. The 2 step neck design is usable on all our Sweep glue bottles and thanks to the precision molding work, this nozzle keeps glue from leaking. If it gets clogged, you can trim the nozzle back a little at a time for extended life of glue.

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March 16, 2012

Novarossi Roma .25 truggy engine

Novarossi World Srl have launched their Roma .25 engine for the performance Truggy racing engine market. Designed to fit in between the Bonito.21 and the Plus .28, this novel motor is a perfect balance between high performance and fuel economy. The end result offers drivers, tuners, race car teams and individuals a high degree of flexibility and the opportunity to optimize the performance from these race tuned engines.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]