May 15, 2012

Schumacher low profile slim cut Stagger

Schumacher have a long history of supplying some of the best Off Road tyres and they are now pleased to announce that their new low profile slim cut Stagger is now available. This new version should be used when less bite is needed than a Mini Spike and more bite is needed than a Stagger Rib. It also gives slightly more initial turn in than the standard Slim Cut Stagger, which has a higher profile. Available in the great popular Schumacher compounds, yellow, green and silver.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]


May 15, 2012

Andreas Daving double at Norweigian Nats Rd2

The second round off the Norwegian Cup took place at Gjoevik Raceway in cold and windy weather. Practice on Friday was called off due to a lot of rain, but Saturday started with no rain. Following qualification it was the former Norwegian champion Martin Soerlie that took TQ ahead of Centro C4.1/Vampire driver Andreas Daving in second. Andreas took full control and won all the three A-mains with good margins, with Marius Johansen in 2nd and Tommy Langaard in the final podium place. Winner of the B-final was 7 years old Daniel Kobbevik with his C4.1, so a great day for Centro C4.1. On Sunday, it all started even better for Andreas and he took the TQ by over 20 seconds on 2nd. It was an easy win for Andreas in the final as he dominated up front to win easily ahead of Roy Gemble with the DEX410 v3 and Mats Oestlie running the B44.1 in 3rd.

Thanks to Magne Kobbevik for the update.


May 15, 2012

Billy Fischer joins Novak Factory Team

Novak Electronics have announced that Billy Fischer is newest member of the Novak Factory Team. Billy has made a name for himself as a fast driver, making podiums and A-Mains across the country for more than a few race seasons. Fischer’s first outing with Novak equipment was the 2012 Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour at Competition Hobbies in Tucson, AZ where Billy TQ’d and won the coveted 4×4 SCT division using his Havoc Pro SC with X-Drive and Ballistic 550 4.5-turn Brushless Motor.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]


May 14, 2012

Elliot Boots double at SRS Rd1

The 2012 SRS kicked off at HNMC with 116 drivers racing across 3 classes to establish who is the best in the South East. The club ran a full layout on this modular track which was well received by the drivers. The track was in great condition, the grip was medium, and the tracks new rostrum had been modified following driver feedback and was well received by all drivers. The big news this weekend was that Reece Sawyer had switched from AE to Kyosho and is now running as a privateer with his AKA tyre and Bullitt engine deal. Qualifying in nitro and electric buggy was dominated by Elliot boots, while truggy went to Callum Niblett. In the buggy finals it was a win in the gas class for Boots ahead of Karl Jackson in 2nd and Tommy Chung in 3rd, while in Electric it was again Boots from Nick Platt with Pete Palmer. The truggy win when to Callum Niblett ahead of Rob Gray 2nd and Nick Platt 3rd.

View the other podiums here


May 14, 2012

RC Show’12 – Announcement

CochesRC.com have announced the ‘RC Show’12’ an RC buggy event that will be held in Madrid (Spain) from the 1st to 3rd of June 2012. Drivers attending will be able to participate in a high level offroad competition, with international drivers, and also enjoy the rest of the activities and surprises, including a party. Entries are already open and space will be limited so if you are interested in attending sign up early. Some drivers already confirmed include Mike Truhe (USA-TLR), Yannick Aigoin (France-AE), Robert Batlle (Spain-Mugen), Miguel Matias (Portugal-TLR), Daniel Vega (Spain-Agama) and Alberto Garcia (Spain-Serpent). More information can be found of the official event site here.


May 12, 2012

STRC Exo Terra aluminium option parts

STRC have released a whole range of aluminium option parts for the Axial Exo Terra buggy. Add great looks and prevent your chassis from buckling during hard landing and crashes with these aluminium Front and Rear Heavy Duty chassis brace. The front brace features a high quality graphite steering upper plate and a solid one piece aluminium front chassis brace, while the rear features a heavy duty one-piece brace from the chassis to the rear gear box. The front steering system features a graphite steering rack that has more material around the screw holes and will not bend like the stock aluminium piece. Available in black, green, gun metal, orange, silver.

View more product details here


May 11, 2012

DE Racing wheel sticker disks

DE Racing is proud to release a new product to highly personalize your buggy. Simply named wheel sticker disks, this ‘Old School’ concept has been brought back to life to further set your car apart from the crowd. Available for both their Borrego line of 1/10 and 1/8 scale buggy wheels, these precut high quality vinyl stickers create a two-tone effect, highlighting the wheels unique bead lock ring. Whether it’s the high tech appearance of carbon fiber, the high visibility of fluorescent colors, or simply ‘mud plug’ matte black, these disks are sure to turn some heads.

View the fluorescent decals here


May 11, 2012

TeamSR TLR 22T front shock tower

For the highly popular TLR 22T TeamSR have released this 4mm thick carbon fiber front shock tower. This functional yet aesthetically pleasing hop up is manufactured from true quasi-isotropic chassis grade carbon fiber and comes with pre-glued wet look edges to cut down on the much dreaded preparation time, recessed holes for the body mounts as well as all the necessary hardware required. This tower is a direct replacement of the stock tower and intended for the use with the TLR 22T only.

Source: TeamSR [teamsr.co]


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