December 9, 2010

Skelding wins Team Durango Winter Series Rd2

Skelding wins Team Durango Winter Series Rd2

Round 2 of the Team Durango Winter Series took place on Sunday 28th November and despite the bitterly cold temperatures, 110 drivers attended the event. The track for this round of the series featured much less high grip carpet than round 1. The carpet of the touring car track had been rolled away leaving the wooden boarding as the racing surface for the majority of the track. This surface gave a medium level of grip, allowing the cars to slide around a little. Other surfaces were used, there was a carpet section at the start of the straight and the huge table top jump in front of the rostrum was also carpeted. There was a slippy surfaced hairpin on the corner before the wall ride. The table top was a new feature this time and saw the cars getting some big air time. As well as this feature there were four smaller jumps around the track.

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December 8, 2010

T-Work’s Racing machined shock pistons

T-Work’s Racing machined shock pistons

T-Work’s Racing has introduced a new series of machined precision shock pistons. CNC machined from Delrin, they are available in different sizes and available use with OFNA, Agama, Mugen, Serpent, Xray and others. Unlike conventional pistons, these new pistons have a special curved design which adds vertical and horizontal strength, which increases stiffness and stability as well as being low friction.

Source: T-Work’s Racing [rc-tworks.com]


December 8, 2010

Video – Spektrum Offroad Challenge

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With the new 22 winning on its race debut in the hands of Dustin Evans ahead of some very tough competition, Horizon Hobby were on hand to video all the action from the 3 2wd A-mains so we can all witness history in the making.

View A-main 2 and 3 here


December 7, 2010

Losi Blockhead G2 & BK Bar G2 tires

Losi Blockhead G2 & BK Bar G2 tires

Losi have released two new 1/8th scale buggy tires, the Blockhead G2 tire and the BK Bar G2 tire, both in green compound. The intermediate Blockhead tread pattern bridges the gap between the Kingpin G2 and Eclipse tires, excellent on medium loam conditions with excellent wear characteristics in hard packed track conditions. The BK Bar G2 offers superior side bite and impeccable forward traction on hard packed tracks. Its unique tread design has tremendous structural support allowing the tire to live exceptionally longer than other smaller pin tires.

View the BK Bar G2 here


December 7, 2010

Adam Drake victorious at Toys for Tots

Adam Drake victorious at Toys for Tots

This year’s Toys for Tots event was moved back to its original location in Palm Desert, CA. The track has gone through an amazing transformation since its last race a few years ago. Over one hundred and twenty of the fastest racers in California came out to race and help raise money for a great charity including TLR / Novarossi driver Adam Drake. The weather and track conditions were great. In the past the track was loose top soil, but this year it was hard packed and high grip.  The track crew built a great track that was fun for all classes from SCT’s to 1/8th buggies and trucks.

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December 6, 2010

Dustin Evans wins Spektrum Challenge on 22 debut

Dustin Evans wins Spektrum Challenge on 22 debut

Team Losi Racing has already established that their new 22 is the buggy to beat in 2WD Buggy. Team driver Dustin Evan’s TQ’d the 2WD Modified Buggy class at the 2010 Spektrum Off-road Championship and went on to take the win. Dustin also TQ’d the Modified SCT class with his XXX-SCT.

Source: Losi [losi.com]


December 6, 2010

Cavalieri & Due victorious at Spektrum Challenge

Cavalieri & Due victorious at Spektrum Challenge

As the 1:10 electric winter racing season kicks off, the Spektrum Off-Road Challenge, hosted by Trackside Hobbies in Brookfield, WI got things underway with over 300 entries for the three day event. Friday’s schedule had one qualifier with the three remaining rounds of qualifying on Saturday and concluding with main events on Sunday.

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December 6, 2010

Grid RC Hyper 9e motor mount

Grid RC Hyper 9e motor mount

Grid RC have announced that they will release a new motor mount for the Hyper 9e that will utilize the same eccentric style motor plate, as incorporated in their other mounts. This gives precise gear meshing and multi-hole mounting, and uses all six available mounting screws for a Tekin or four mounting screws for a Neu/Castle motor. What’s unique about this new motor mount, is the ability to gain access to the center differential without removing the mount and disturbing the motor.

Source: Grid RC [gridrc.com]