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May 17, 2017

Trinity Monster Max brushless stock motor

Coming from Trinity is the new Monster Max brushless stock motor. Building on the proven Monster Horsepower motor the Monster Max features the TEP1112 high-torque rotor, a newly designed low-resistance stator, it has the red insulators removed for lower resistance and increased airflow and black thermal epoxy makes for better heat dissipation which leads to a lot less fading of the motor over the run. The ROAR approved power plant is available in 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variants.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

May 17, 2017

Jesse Davis lands factory O.S. Engines deal

Top Australian International on-road racer Jesse Davis has landed a factory deal with O.S. Engines for 2017. The Infinity team driver, who has chosen to run the Japanese engine brand in his 1/8 and 1/10 exploits for the past number of seasons, joins team-mate Teemu Leino as one of O.S. Engines’ new signings in this 1/8 On-road World Championship year. A multiple Australian National Champion, Davis will make his first official appearance as a factory supported driver this weekend at the Euro Nitro Series season opener in France. Commenting on the deal, the 26-year-old said:

Having already used O.S. engines for the last two seasons with some good results I’m happy to have the opportunity to join the factory team. I will be attending all major events this year including ENS and the World championship in France and would like to thank the O.S. team for this opportunity.

May 17, 2017

Protoform US Vintage Trans Am Racing tire – Sneak Peek

Coming soon from Protoform is their first ever tire: the new official spec tire for US Vintage Trans Am Racing. Utilising the proven compounds and tire moulding expertise from Protoform’s partners at Pro-Line Racing, the tire is fully made in the USA and it will hit stores along with a line of wheels this summer.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]

May 16, 2017

JConcepts Tribute wheel aluminium planetary caps

JConcepts make it easy to add some luster to the Tribute wheels with the machined aluminium and black anodised planetary caps. The JConcepts wheels include plastic caps which are always the same colour of the wheels. The aluminium options are now available with the same details but sport the most popular colour and finish for the true RC monster truck fanatic. The caps feature a stepped design with detail on each level to match even the most scale and realistic parts available. The 6-hole bolt pattern fits like a glove between the geometry and the cap fastens to the wheels using the stock hardware from the Tribute wheels package.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 16, 2017

Western German regional Championship Rd2 – Report

Round two of the Western German Nitro On-road Championship was held at Bad Breisig, located between Bonn and Koblenz at the river Rhine. The Rhein-Ahr-Motodrom will see the German 1/8th scale Nationals to be held at the end of August for the second time since 2011. For practice on Saturday lots of rain was predicted but finally 54 drivers enjoyed a day full of dry practice with a huge amount of laps on the fluent 254-meter circuit. Also the race day started out dry but at the end of the second round of heats the first rain drops hit the track. Round three was dry again for some heats but round four was completely lost due to rain. During lunch break, heavy rain with thunder and lightning flooded the track but finally the event would with changing conditions during the afternoon.

Continue reading the report here

May 16, 2017

Elias Johansson wins at Swedish 1/10th Buggy Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Swedish 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was recently held at the Green Hill track in Stockholm. The weather was quite cold and windy but a good turnout of racers made for fun and tight racing. The qualifying was a 3-horse race between Team Associated’s Elias Johansson, Wilhelm Sköldebrand and Niclas Månsson, the later ending up taking the overall TQ. In the opening A-main, Elias Johansson was able to grab the win after having a mixed first part of the leg but with about 50 seconds on the clock the leader made a mistake which promoted Elias into the lead. A2 again saw the leader making a mistake, this time at about halftime. Elias would benefit and he was able to bring home the win and with it the overall victory from Niclas Månsson 2nd and Wilhelm Sköldebrand 3rd.

Thanks to Elias Johansson for the report.

May 16, 2017

4theTop XB8 2017 carbon fibre brake conversion kit

Coming from 4theTop and made for Xray’s XB8 2017 buggy is a carbon fibre brake conversion kit. It includes a ball-raced carbon fibre centre differential plate for better and more consistent braking as well as a set of carbon fibre brake discs. Their design in combination with the material used will make for less centre diff fading as the diff case and thus the diff oil will stay cooler even during long finals, resulting in improved overall performance. On top of this will the brake action fade less, again making for a more consistent car over the run.

Source: 4theTop [facebook.com]

May 16, 2017

RDRP B6-series C & D aluminium arm mounts

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their new C and D aluminium arm mounts for the Team Associated B6 and B6D 2WD buggies. The suspension hangers are direct replacements for the kit’s aluminium C and composite D parts and they add valuable toughness especially when running in demanding track conditions or when competing in modified classes. Machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and coming in either black or blue anodising the parts also add visual impact. With their lightweight yet sturdy construction the mounts, which are available separately, hardly add any weight meaning the buggy’s weight bias does not change and they are a direct fit on both the B6 and B6D when using Team Associated’s #92014 suspension inserts.

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