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September 20, 2010

Shepherd team jacket

Shepherd have announced the arrival of their all new Shepherd team jacket. Made of high quality water-repellent and wind proof material it’s the perfect choice to keep you warm on cold and windy race days. Sporting printed logos on the chest and on the back as well as embroidered logos on the left sleeve and the collar it’s definitively an eye catcher. With a hood conveniently integrated in the collar it protects you from even the roughest weather conditions. Big-size side pockets and a special mobile phone pocket on the inside complete the jacket. Available in M, L, XL & XXL.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 19, 2010

Spec-R Yokomo 40T gear diff

Spec-R have released the new version of their 40T gear differential for the Yokomo BD5. Made with a lightweight plastic housing, nylon gears, long-life diff joints, it includes the new 0.2mm internal shim and X ring. Benefits of running this type of differential is the reduced maintenance, lack of slipping and that the setting remains unchanged during the race.

View the internal shim here

September 18, 2010

Dustin Layne wins the Stock class at IIC

TOP Racing team driver Dustin Layne won the Stock class at the IIC in Las Vegas. Dustin was on a TQ run in the last round of qualifying until he experienced radio problems with only 30 seconds to go. He ended up qualifying 2nd but made the best of it in the main and pulled off the win. In the Super Stock class EJ Evans finished 4th behind Hara, Haynes, and Tessman. TOP Racing also wanted to congratulate privateer Jerry Perez for winning the Amateur 17.5 class. Jerry piloted his Photon to the win from 6th on the grid in what was a though battle, but Jerry drove clean and consistent to emerge victorious. Inaugurated last year, the amateur class is for the pure privateer drivers and they are not allowed to have manufacturer stickers on their car, nor are they allowed to wear manufacturers apparel.

Source: TOP [topracingusa.com]

September 17, 2010

Manutech Racing Rug Runner chassis conversion

Manutech Racing’s Rug Runner chassis conversion for the CRC Gen X10 made it’s debut, and the podium taking 3rd place, last week at II-C in the heated 13.5 WGT class. Design relocates and repositions the battery to the extreme rear for maximum weight transfer. If less effect is desired there are two additional forward positions. Full rigid main plate gives consistent runs and ample room in locating electronics for ultimate balance. Battery is fully secured with out the use of tape, and accessible by a small removable shock deck plate. The conversion uses all the original kit hardware and even maintains previous body post positions.

View more images of the conversion kit here

September 17, 2010

Shepherd Velox V10 gearshaft brace

Shepherd’s new Velox V10 gearshaft brace is CNC-machined from German top-grade 2mm graphite. Similar to the one used for the Velox V8 it connects the gearbox bulkheads to stiffen up this area. This prevents binding the the axle bearings and results in a smoother transmission especially under high load.

Click here to see brace in action

September 17, 2010

Team GQ Racing sign Mike Gee

TMA Motorsports have announced the signing of Mike Gee to Team GQ Racing Tires for 2010 and 2011. Mike is a young driver showing excellent talent in 1:10th Nitro Sedan and superb ability to wheel Micro Mod Touring cars. Mike was TQ and placed first at this years East Coast Race Of Champions in 1:10th Nitro Sedan and last year was second at the Micro Nationals Mod Touring. Mike had the following the say about his new deal:

I am really excited about the upcoming racing season. I have used GQ tires the past 3 years with excellent results. GQ has always been about quality and high performance products. Because of this and I look forward in helping GQ America and TMA Motosports getting this message to racers.

Source: TMA Motorsports [tma-motorsports.com]

September 16, 2010

Xceed Masterfix .12 pipe set

New from Xceed is this Masterfix .12 pipe set, a very short machined inline pipe made of full aluminium bar. A super strong EFRA legal pipe (2663) with great performance, it helps improve torque and mid-range, while retaining good top-end and improving fuel-efficiency. It can be used with the header pipe included in the set or if you want more top-end it can be partnered up with a .21 inline header. This set comes complete with header, springs and silicone rubber seals and has been tested and successfully raced with Novarossi, Max, Sirio, Mega and Picco engines.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

September 16, 2010

2010 Rose City Scale Racing Grand Prix

On a beautiful Labor Day weekend in Portland, Oregon, Rose City Scale Racing hosted the 2010 RCSR Grand Prix. Drivers were faced with a technical layout, with multiple fast kinks, off-camber turns and elevation changes, thanks to the nature of the landscape. Traction was high, but due to the changing temperature, drivers were faced with decisions on tire management and setup. The format for the weekend was 3 qualifiers on Saturday, LCQ and Mains on Sunday.

Continue reading the report here