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May 15, 2009

Euro EP Buggy Warm-up, Spain – Announcement

The Off Road Electric Section of AECAR were in contact to tell us about the unofficial warm-up race they are holding at the 2nd round of the Spanish Nationals in Bilbao on the same track as this summer’s European Championships. The event will take place on the 29th to 31st of May and is open to all international competitors with a full schedule in place for both 2wd and 4wd classes. If you are interested you have until the 22nd of May to place your entry, forms for which can be found here. Further information, including facilities, hotels, etc, can be found on the official event page here.

May 15, 2009

Cody King wins Tri State Buggy Champs

Team Orion team driver has a report on the 2nd Annual Tri State Off Road Championship was held last weekend at Hal’s Hobbies in El Paso. ‘There was a practice race on Friday night, the day before qualifying. During practice my car was not great, but I talked with my Dad on the phone, and we got it working nice on the very rough track. The track was super rough and dry and the key to winning was to be consistent. We changed the camber links a little and added negative camber for stability. I won the practice race Friday and felt confident going into Saturday. For qualifying Saturday, I TQ’d the first round by 2 seconds over Billy Fischer. In the second round, the nut on a rear outer hinge pin fell off (same thing that happened at Silver State) and ended the heat for me. In round 3, I TQ’d again, this time by 4 seconds over Casey Peck. This would make me TQ in the buggy class.’

Continue reading the report

May 15, 2009

Associated SC10 RTR KMC & RC10.com versions

Following on from the announcement of the ready to run versions of the SC10, Team Associated have released 2 new versions of the popular 1/10th scale short course truck. Differing from the previous version in body alone, you can now get the RTR SC10 in both the KMC Wheels replica as well as the Team Associated scheme, which joins the already available Lucas Oil and Pro Comp replicas.

Click here to see the other body shell

May 14, 2009

King Headz Losi 8ight 2.0 Hubs

King Headz have released this new line of rear hub carriers for the Losi 8ight 2.0 buggy. CNC machined from 7075 aircraft grade aluminium, these hubs are designed to increase rigidity and add strength to this area and have been designed to accept a larger 8 x 14 x 4mm bearing, which is supplied. For looks they have been anodised black and finished off with some machining of certain edges. Sold separately in left and right versions.

Source: King Headz [kingheads.com]

May 13, 2009

Fastrax 1/10th Buggy tires & wheels

New from Fastrax is this range of wheels and tires for 1/10th buggy bashers. Available for a low price, they are available in a wide range of patterns for off and on road, come pre-mounted and will fit most Tamiya, Kyosho and Ansmann 1/10th buggies as well as other buggies that use standard 12mm hex fittings. Fastrax have also released front and rear wheels in 2 different styles, dished and spoke, as well as foam inserts for front and rear tires. The perfect replacements for wheels and tires that are supplied with most 1/10th kits.

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May 13, 2009

HPI Cyber 10B 24mm titanium turnbuckles

Following on from the previous release of super-strong Grade 5 titanium turnbuckles for the HPI Racing Cyber 10B, comes new 24mm versions used to connect the steering servo to the steering arms. Beef up your 10B and make racing adjustments fast and easy with these new items. To fully outfit the buggy with titanium turnbuckles, you will also need two pairs of 46mm turnbuckles for the camber links and one pair of 34mm turnbuckles for the steering links.

Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]

May 13, 2009

Yardy & Sleigh take Talywain BRCA National

oOple have their report from the first round of the BRCA 1/10th off road Nationals which were held at the Talywain track in Wales last weekend. In the 4wd class Tom Yardy (above) dominated qualifying, taking three of the four rounds and after Danny McGee took Leg one of the A final, Tom went on to win the next two legs to secure overall victory on this very challenging circuit. In 2wd X-Factory took all four qualifying rounds with two wins each for Phil Sleigh and his team mate & reigning 2WD Champion Ellis Stafford. Ellis took overall TQ, so it was Ellis, Sleigh and Lee Martin lining up on the grid. After three intense legs, Phil Sleigh took the overall win with a 1st and 2nd place finish.

Head on over to oOple for the full race report.

Source: oOple [oople.com]

May 12, 2009

Novarossi 2.5cc Super Charged engines

Novarossi have introduced an all new 2.5cc engine which is specially made for Traxxas T-Maxx and Revo drivers, called Super Charged. This new engine, the 2,5 Super Charged (N2.5SC/RT) features the famous Novarossi build quality and outstanding performance which comes from a perfect mix of competition parts, a 3 port ABC sleeve and a Turbo SG type crankshaft with an M7x1 thread to match the clutch systems from Traxxas. Because this engine is direct replacement engine for the T-Maxx and the Revo, the motor is available in 2 versions. and is supplied with suitable exhaust systems and engine brackets.

Click here to see the engines with their pipe sets