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December 14, 2011

The Dirt to sculpt Dialedinc.com Champs track

The 2012 Dialedinc.com Offroad Championships take place from the 23rd to the 25th of March at T&T Speedway in Louisiana and they have only 60 spots left to fill the race. The organizers are very excited to announce that World Class track builder Joey “The Dirt” Christensen will be building the track for this great race. Joey is well known all over the world for his great tracks, such as The Dirt Nitro Challenge and The Dirt Nitro challenge in Italy. Get signed up now, don’t get left out.

December 14, 2011

JQ aluminium rear hubs & soft bladders

JQ Products have released these new CNC machined aluminium rear hubs which come in gold or black and are stronger and more tunable than the stock plastic ones. The upper link holes are one row higher than on the plastic hub, so the 2nd highest row is the same as the plastic hub top row. The new top row makes THECar smoother in corners, and it seems to keep a more consistent arc around corners. Also, the hub requires 4 plastic spacers to fit in the arm, with 2 in front, and 2 behind being the stock position. This means it can be moved 2mm further forwards for even more rear traction, or backwards for high traction tracks, compared with the plastic hub. JQ have also released new soft bladders for the shocks which give THECar more traction and makes the suspension feel smoother. The shocks are also easier to build with this bladder.

View the bladders here

December 13, 2011

Ryan Cavalieri dominates Northern Nationals

The Proving Grounds raceway in Jenison, MI is a fairly new facility in the northern part of the United States, and with a strong group of locals and motivated organizers, the track is looking to put itself on the map. This past weekend the facility played host to the Third Annual Northern Nationals, and together with the event organizer, Team Associated arranged for World Champion Ryan Cavalieri to attend.

Continue reading the report here

December 13, 2011

Cody King wins Toys 4 Tots at Revelation

Just one week after the Palm Desert Raceway Toys 4 Tots race, a second Southern California Toys 4 Tots race was held at Revelation Raceway. Cody King was once again in attendance after winning the first leg in Palm Desert, but this time had to face Adam Drake on his home track. The expert buggy race, as expected would be a match race between Drake and King. In the pair’s previous meeting here, King captured the TQ honors, but this time it would be Drake first on the grid, with a very impressive second round qualifier on a dry slippery track.

Continue reading the report here

December 13, 2011

Thomas Mayr signs for SWorkz

Current Austrian National Champion, young Thomas Mayr has signed to race for SWorkz. Following his first test with the S350 BK1 buggy, the former Mugen driver was very happy with his choice and looking forward to racing for the SWorkz International Team. His goals for 2012 is to defend his Austrian title, and do his best at the EC Warmup as well as the EC which will be held at Fehring in Austria which will be a home event for him.

Source: S-Workz [sworkz.com]

December 12, 2011

FTW DEX210 carbon fibre steering rack kit

FTW Racing Components have introduced its carbon fibre steering rack kit for Team Durango’s new DEX210 buggy. The kit was developed in response to demand from racers for a robust alternative to the stock piece. Maintaining the stock dimensions and mounting locations it drastically improves the rigidity of the steering link for improved precision and durability. The kits includes the link and hardware necessary for a simple bolt-on installation. Like all FTW carbon fiber components, the steering rack is fabricated in the USA from high grade USA carbon fibre.

View the steering rack mounted here

December 12, 2011

Kyle McBride confirmed at Kyosho

News out of Australia is Kyle McBride, the wonder from down under, and one of the stars of the last 1/8th offroad Worlds in Pattaya has signed a two year deal with Japanese firm Kyosho. This year’s FEMCA champion has raced for Durango since the end of last year but started running the Inferno, with some success, when his contract ended a few months ago. Kyle and his father were competing last weekend in Japan at the Kyosho Masters and took a trip to the Kyosho headquarters to ink the deal. Relishing his new contract, Kyle said “I’m very excited to be on TKI, it’s a dream come true. Look out 2012!”

Image: Yasuo Takizawa

December 12, 2011

Bittydesign Force shell for THE Car

As seen during our race coverage at last Octobers Arena race in Italy, Bittydesign have released their Force shell for the JQ Products THE Car. Featuring a cab forward design, it has been developed to obtain better downforce and improve steering response in low speed turns. They also worked to obtain higher downforce at the rear of the body by adding winglets which also helps create more stability in high speed turns. The cab has been developed to use the original JQ air filter, regardless of whether the engine is placed in the front or rear position. Also available to complete the look, rear mud guards which are supplied clear so they can be painted to match your shell.

View more images of the shell here