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December 2, 2012

Tessmann tops 2nd practice in Argentina

Hot Bodies’ Ty Tessmann started day 2 of the 1:8 Offroad World Championship in Argentina at the top of the time sheets taking his D8’12 around the Buenos Aires track in a 43.274 second lap in the second Free practice with Mugen’s Robert Batlle second fastest with a time of 43.550 and Kyosho’s Jared Tebo third with a best lap of 43.615. Running Proline’s new Diamond Back tyre, US National Champion Tessmann said his buggy felt really good on the new tyre but added the track which received some overnight repairs to fill ruts which appeared after yesterday’s single practice round had a lot more traction. Running the tyre for the entire 10 minutes the Canadian said he will use the second of today’s three scheduled runs to back to back test the Diamond Back against the Blockade tyre. In terms of set-up Tessmann will change to a heavier oil in the centre diff.

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December 1, 2012

Subdued start to 1:8 Offroad Worlds

Day 1 of the 1:8 Offroad World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, can be best described as a rather subdued affair with the timetable consisting of just one 15-minute round of practice. Lacking the air of excitement that is normally associated with the opening day of a Worlds, most drivers treated their single run as a systems check and to learn the track layout which has been reversed since teams attended the Warm-up race held at the end of September. For the first group of drivers to take to the track, HB’s Tyler Vik being one of them, it was nothing more than a cleaning exercise with the dust causing a rapid evacuation of the grandstand situated next to the drivers stand. The heavy dust was due to recent flooding of the track after a nearby river burst its banks and further rain yesterday which led organisers to spread wood shavings on a number sections to help dry the surface as much as possible in time for the 14:00 start time.

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November 30, 2012

Exotek Durango 410 & 210 suspension mounts

New from Exotek Racing and designed for Team Durango’s 410 and 210 series vehicles are these aluminium suspension mounts. Made for the DEX410 buggy are the 3.0°, 3.5° and 4.0° RR hangers that give rear toe-in settings of 3° up to 4° while retaining the possibility to adjust the rear anti-squat using the kit’s plastic inserts. The parts are CNC-machined and sport a beefed-up centre section for added strength. Also new are the +0° and +.5° RR hangers for the 210 cars. The +0° part retains the stock suspension setting while the +.5° part adds half a degree of toe-in to make for an overall 3.5° setting. Both parts are CNC-machined from aluminium, come gold anodised and are marked for easy identification.

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November 30, 2012

TrakPower MS sensored brushless system

TrakPower USA is proud to announce their new MS sensored brushless systems. Available are the MS-1 speed controller and MS series brushless motors. Designed for 1/10th on-road and off-road applications the MS-1 ESC features an all-aluminium case, stock and modified profiles including a zero timing ‘blinky’ mode, gold-plated solder posts and a compact design for easy installation. The controller is compatible with motors down to 2.5T. The MS series sensored brushless motors come with a ribbed CNC-machined aluminium heatsink case, sintered rotors, adjustable mechanical timing and heavy duty solder posts. They are available as 6.5T and 8.5T modified variant and also 10.5T to 21.5T stock motor. Also available are bundles including motor and controller.

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November 30, 2012

Craig Collinson doubles at Chadderton

The Batley Buggy Club hosted the second round of their Chadderton winter series, held at Radclyffe Athletics Centre. With over 120 entrants, a full days’ racing was ahead of the drivers. The multi-surface track looked fantastic with a good mix of jumps, bumps, carpet and the usual cork flooring. The track was also laid out to run anti-clockwise just to mix things up a bit. As qualifying got under way it was clear to see the fast guys were all running dBoots Terrabytes tyres (A compound), as these proved to provide the most grip on the cork flooring and looked super consistent between surfaces. Just like in the first round both 2WD and 4WD classes were run on the same day, so it was all systems go for those competing in both classes. There was some great and close racing throughout the four rounds, but it was Team Durango driver Craig Collinson who was on form again, taking three out of four qualifying rounds with both his DEX410v3 and DEX210, to give him the overall TQ spot with both cars. Steve Lawson qualified second in 2WD and Conor Cocker took the second qualifier spot in 4WD, also driving a Team Durango DEX410v3.

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November 30, 2012

Chris Cristo wins Mod Truck at Gobbler Classic

Chris Cristo and John Cravotta dominated the modified truck class at the eighth running of the Gobbler Classic held by R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, MA with a total number of nearly 150 entries. Cristo drove the soon-to-be-released X Factory X–60CF to wins in both qualifiers and the A main, followed closely by John Cravotta with an original X–60.

Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

November 30, 2012

JConcepts 1/10th truck & buggy profiled inserts

JConcepts have released two new profiled inserts for 1/10th truck and 1/10th buggy. The insert for 1/10th racing trucks was debuted during the 2012 Cactus Classic and has been used in a testing phase throughout 2012. The material and design is very similar to the popular 1/10th buggy rear insert giving it a medium to firm feel. The new 3206-3 1/10th buggy rear insert comes on the heels of the success of the 3206-2 insert. The -3 insert as it is called, utilizes the same inner and outer cuts as the -2 but with a slightly rounder profile, the insert rounds the shape of the tire slightly which is advantageous in loose conditions with treaded tires or when using slick type tires.

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November 29, 2012

Serpent Cobra 2.0 Buggy rear shock tower

From Serpent, for the 1/8 Cobra 2.0 Buggy, comes this lightweight rear shock tower. Machined from 7075 T6 aluminium, with titanium grey anodizing and Serpent logo engraving it weighs in at only 35 grams. The tower features 6 roll center holes and 5 for shock angle adjustment.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]