T-Work’s Racing has introduced their new hand held 1/8 Buggy & Truggy tire balancer. Made from aluminium, the shaft is ball raced to allow you to easily find the heavy spot on any attached wheel enabling you to easily balance it.
Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]
Xray have released details of the 2011 version of the 808. Coming soon, major improvements give the new 808 higher performance, higher reliability and higher enjoyment. New updates include an all new chassis plate, suspension geometry and improved weight balance and features a lot of the same updates seen on the prototype buggy run by Juraj Hudy at the Worlds in Pattaya. Also as the image shows, the new car will sport a new high downforce cab forward body shell.
View a list of the major updates
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The 4th Annual JConcepts Clash was an event to remember. With over 240 entries, the event simply known as the Clash is where “The Powers Explode,” combining the best of the electric and nitro classes on the same day. Every year the Clash takes on a new identity with changing and flowing track layouts that put racers on point. Drivers who ace their vehicle set-up, tire choices and driving style adjustments rise to the top early and often at the Clash. Once again some of the nation’s finest drivers converged at the Hurricane R/C Park in Lutz, FL for a winner take all Cash at the Clash 2010 no holds barred event.
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French engine company RB have announced that 3 time European Champion Renaud Savoya have re-signed with them for another 2 years bringing him up to the end of 2012. Renaud had this to say about the deal:
After 2 successful seasons under the RB colors, it was clear in my mind that I would renew my contract with the french engine manufacturer. I’m glad to follow up our evolution and keep up with our great results for the 2 upcoming years. During the first months, I was really impressed by the motivation and devotion of the team. We achieve awesome results together, either on the track or personally. Today, I think that RB represents what we can do best in technical support and product evolution, looking at all the titles RB got recently. Evolution and professionalism, motivation and dynamism, boosted by a pleasant and closely knit team, I can only be confident for our future together…
Source: RB [rbproducts.com]
This last weekend saw some excellent action for the Schumacher Off Road boys at the Team Durango Winter series at Ardent Raceway. New Schumacher recruit Danny McGee dominated 2WD with his Cougar SV easily taking the TQ with another Cougar SV of Lloyd Storey qualifying an excellent second. Both drivers ran on Schumacher Mini Pin Tyres, which were the faster of the two control tyres at this event. Danny took a comfortable win in the final with Lloyd second and James Helliwell third and young Greg Williams fourth again with a SV. The 4WD class had a very strong field with a few top names from the Touring car world also in attendance. TQ was a battle between the CAT SX2 of Simon Moss and Nathan Waters Durango, with both taking 2 TQ runs each it went just to Nathan with a slightly faster round time. Simon went on to win the final comfortably from TC star Andy Moore and young Greg Williams in third, capping off a great day for him. One again all the top runners ran Schumacher Mini Pin tyres.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Six short weeks from now, the Reedy Race returns to West Coast R/C Raceway and there is still an opportunity to be a part of it. With a successful lottery entry system and the waiting list contacted, a few entries for the open class still remain. There is still a maximum of 150 entries between 2WD Open and 4WD Open and signups are only available on www.rcsignup.com and must be paid upon entry. Once they reach 150 paid entries, the event will be closed. A direct link to the Open Class entries can be found here.
More information can be found here
Developed by Atsushi Hara and coming close to winning the World title, Hot Bodies have released the Trick body for the D8. This body is a performance enhancing part that will lower your lap times. A steep angled cab forward design provides high downforce in the front end of the car while side pod wings provide downforce in the rear, making high traction and stability all around. In Hara’s own words, this body gives more controllable front traction without giving away rear traction. Molded from clear polycarbonate plastic for durability and long life it comes supplied with complete decal sheet with official logos, overspray film and pre-cut vinyl window masks.
View more images of the Trick here
Pro-Line have introduced the Revolver 2.0 off road 1/8 buggy tires. This tire represents the culmination of years of research, development and track testing to give you best traction and the longest wear available. The Revolver 2.0 is based on an icon in the RC industry, the original Revolver, which won the 2008 IFMAR World Championships at the Farm 2 in North Carolina. Subtle changes were made to the tread design that have resulted in better traction and faster lap times on a variety of racing surfaces.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
