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June 1, 2012

Avid Associated spring collar adapters

Avid RC introduce their new spring collar adapters for Team Associated buggies and trucks. They are designed to upgrade the current AE shocks to 12mm big bore springs. The collar adapters slide directly over the existing shock collar and secure with a set screw. Installation only takes a minute and the collars hold the springs concentric as well as allowing for easy ride height adjustments. They are CNC-machined from 6061 aluminium, include 4-40 set screws and come black anodises in packs of four collars.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]

May 31, 2012

Duratrax 1/10 buggy tires

Duratrax introduce their latest line of 1/10 scale off-road tires. With race-proven tread patterns such as Shotgun, Equalizer and Persuader to choose from and C2 soft and C3 super-soft compounds for front and rear wheels, the tires are ideal for many racing condition. All include suitable foam inserts and come as rubber-only or pre-mounted for many Associated, Losi or Kyosho 2WD and 4WD buggies. Also available are lightweight disc wheels in yellow or white colour.

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May 31, 2012

Avid RC8.2 Titanium shock pins

The newest release in Avid RC’s 1/8th scale lineup are these titanium shock pins which fit all RC8.2 and RC8.2e buggies. The parts not only shed weight and add “bling”, but also have a center-drilled locating hole to allow for easy shock length measurements.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]

May 31, 2012

Henrik Steiner wins German Nationals qualifier

The 3rd round of the Northern Germany nitro off-road championship took place in Wolfsburg with 58 racers in attendance. Henrik Steiner racing with a Sonic V.21B 3.5cc engine took the fourth place after qualifying and stated from second place in the semi final in which he secured the pole position for the 30 minutes final. After a turbulent start Henrik could increase the gap on the field lap by lap. At the end of the race he was nearly one lap in front of the rest of the field and crossed the finishing line in first position.

Source: Sonic [sonic-engines.com]

May 31, 2012

Durango 408 series lightweight diff ring gear

Team Durango release this lightweight 34T differential ring gear for the 408 series electric and nitro buggies. The gear is machined from a solid piece of steel and strategically lightened to reduce the weight over the stock part. Being 3g lighter means a weight saving of 16 percent per gear.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

May 31, 2012

Adam Drake double win at Grass Roots Rd6

Round 6 of the Grass Root series was held last weekend at the Proline facility in Beaumont, CA. The event had a great attendance and may top drivers present including Adam Drake, Cody King, Dustin Evans, Colby Poh, Drew Moller and Matt Schreffler. The gates opened bright and early at 6:00am with an hour and a half of controlled practice for the competitors. In buggy, Cody King TQ’d round one followed by Adam Drake but in round two Drake improved his time and took the overall TQ. In the 20 minute final Drake was able to control the race from start to finish, but there was a good battle for second and third between Evans and King. King had a problem leaving the pits and this opened the door for Colby Poh. In the end it was a TLR sweep of the podium with Drake taking the win, followed by Evans and Poh.

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May 31, 2012

Xray XB9 front shock tower protector

Simple new part from Xray for the XB9 with the release of this front shock tower protector. Made from hardened steel it is mounted to the top of the front shock tower behind the shock absorbers to help resist breakages to the carbon fibre part in the case of the heavy front impact.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 30, 2012

Ryan Maifield double at The Big One

In a few short weeks, Lost Creek R/C Raceway in Oakland Mills, PA will be the site of the ROAR 1:8 Off Road Nationals. This weekend they hosted their annual event called The Big One. Racers used this event to test and prepare at the large track with hot and humid weather along with the opportunity to earn some cash. Team Associated/Reedy/LRP driver Ryan Maifield was in attendance along with Jason Ruona of JConcepts and set the pace all weekend long. Taking the top qualifying position and win in both 1:8 Buggy and Truggy with this LRP-powered Team Associated RC8.2 and RC8T, Maifield looked comfortable at the LCRC facility. Not to be lost was the strong performance from Maifield’s Team Associated teammate, Gunnar Rieck. A podium finish of third behind Billy Easton, who got second in 1:8 Buggy, is impressive for the New Jersey driver.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]