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October 24, 2012

Xray XB9 hard suspension arms

Xray have released all-new hard XB9 suspension arms moulded from a new blend of their own proprietary composite material. After extensive testing of dozens of different hard composite mixtures, the factory team identified this new blend as the choice for mass production. The new hard suspension arms are specifically designed to be used in extremely hot conditions. The new harder composite will reduce flex and deformation in these extreme heat conditions, however, due to the reduced flex, they are also less resistant to extreme impacts. The new suspension arms are also longer providing increased stability.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 23, 2012

Kazuya Tanaka wins Japanese National title

The 1/8 Off-road Japanese Championship was held last weekend in Matsuzaka and saw Kazuya Tanaka (Kyosho/Reds) put in a perfect qualifying run with with three TQs to take the top spot. Just after the start of the one hour final, Tanaka would loose first position due to a mistake but just ten minutes later he was able to catch the race leader make the pass. After that he lead to the end to win the National title ahead of Kyosho team mates Itaru Kawamoto and Takuya Kimura.

View the final results here

October 23, 2012

Ryan Lutz wins The Dirt Nitro Challenge Italy

The Dirt track at IBR Padova in Italy is one of the most amazing off-road racing facilities in the world. A custom built structure housing a track designed by the well known Joey ‘The Dirt’ Christensen, it all added up to a recipe for amazing racing. Team Durango drivers Jörn Neumann and Ryan Lutz showed their pace early in the chaotic practice and showed they would be a serious threat. In qualifying both Team Durango drivers had the pace to take TQ but bad luck saw Ryan 6th and Jörn 8th overall in qualifying.

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October 23, 2012

Associated RC10B4.1 & T4.1 Brushless LiPo Combos

Associated have announced that their RC10B4.1 & RC10T4.1 Brushless combos now also have the option to come with LiPo battery pack and charger. The combos now feature a 2.4 GHz 3-channel radio system, Reedy 3300kV brushless motor, XP SC450-BL electronic speed control, Reedy 3000mAh WolfPack LiPo battery and Reedy 526-S AC/DC LiPo/LiFe Balance Charger.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

October 23, 2012

Jared Tebo dominates US Worlds warm-up

The 2012 A-Main Hobbies US World’s Warm-Up Race was held October 18th – 21st at Silver Dollar Raceway in Chico, CA. This would be a great tune-up race for some of the best US 1/8 nitro off-road buggy drivers. In attendance was: Current IFMAR 1/8 Buggy World Champion Cody King, Current IFMAR 1/8 Buggy Worlds TQ & 3rd Overall Jared Tebo, 2-time ROAR 1/8 Buggy National Champion Ryan Cavalieri, & Previous ROAR 1/8 Truggy National Champion Ryan Maifield.

Continue reading the report here

October 22, 2012

Renaud Savoya wins C-Netic Challenge

Factory Xray/RB/Sweep driver Renaud Savoya made the second stop on his Asian Tour, hitting up the C-Netic Challenge race in Indonesia, getting in some last minute international running prior to the World Championships in 6 weeks time. Reno filed the following report. “Asian tour round 2. This time I flew to Surabaya, Indonesia for C-Netic challenge. From what I saw last year, the track seemed to be one of the most selective in the World. That came true as the layout was fully 3D, with 9 meters elevation on the back section. The club put a serious work together to get this done. Asian racing is probably one of the best place to race RC in the world as they have crazy layouts, professional marshals, awesome pit area etc.

Continue reading the report here

October 21, 2012

Pro-Line MX Blue Groove updates

Pro-Line have just released a whole load of their tires in the MX Blue groove compound. Getting the MX treatment are the Scrubs T 2.2″ MX, Suburbs T 2.2″ both for 1/10th truck, Blockade for 1/8th buggy and Suburbs 2.0 2.2″ RR, Scrubs 2.2″ 2wd FR & Scrubs 2.2″ 4wd FR for 1/10th buggy. Blockade VTR 4.0″ for truggy are now available in M3 Soft pre-mounted on Zero offset VTR wheels, while the ION 1/8th buggy tire will now be available in M3 Soft and M4 Super Soft.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

October 20, 2012

Exotek DESC210, DEX210 & RB6 options

Exotek have released some new items for the Kyosho RB6 and Durango DEX210 and DESC210. For the Durango cars they each have a new heavy duty 4mm carbon fiber shock tower set with machined alloy camber link mounts. Much stiffer and stronger then the stock versions. For the RB6 is this high strength 7075 alloy steering rack. Precision machined and finished in polished Kyosho red it sports laser etched Exotek logo for that factory look.

View the other new parts here