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April 13, 2017

Alex Thurston wins BRCA 1/10th Touring Nats Rd1

The opening round of the British 1/10th Nitro Touring Championship was held at the Cotswolds circuit. In the main final and after a bit of an action packed start everyone broke off into their own groups. Alex Thurston was in a comfortable 3rd place until the leader, who was Mark Green at the time, had a crash which cost him some time and put him behind Alex. That was where the two’s race battle started, both were fighting for a long time back and forth making overtakes sometimes three or four times per lap. Meanwhile, while the two were battling for 2nd place, the race leader had an incident which put Alex and Mark fighting for the lead. After the last pit stop Mark came out behind Alex. Green went inside, outside, hard into the corner, slow into the corner but Thurston had him covered off. With just a few minutes remaining Mark tried to overtake but hit a kerb and went off track with left Alex an easy coast to the end of the race where he would take the win some 8 to 9 seconds up the road from Mark. Fellow Serpent driver John Zottl completed a Serpent podium lockout.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 13, 2017

Team Magic E5 soft & hard shock spring sets

Coming from Team Magic are two new shock spring sets for the E5 series of monster trucks. Available are the white-marked soft and black-marked hard springs that complement the already existing medium hardness offering. All feature an orange coating for looks and corrosion prevention and they come in sets of two.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

April 13, 2017

Tasos Paparegas wins at Hobbytech Cup Rd1

The Greek Hobbytech Cup recently kicked off at the Serres track in the North of the country. Xray’s Tasos Paparegas took an easy TQ and win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy main final from his brother John on the runner-up spot. Mugen driver Zois would complete the top 3 podium result.

View the final results here

April 13, 2017

Exotek ZX6.6 HD shock towers & B6 brass C arm mount

Coming from Exotek are new option parts for the Kyosho ZX6.6 and the Team Associated B6 buggies. Starting with the Kyosho parts, new are the heavy duty 5mm carbon fibre front and rear shock towers for the company’s current 1/10th 4WD buggy. Made of high-quality 5mm carbon fibre and weighing in 11g for the front and 13.4g for the rear shock tower, the parts add durability and overall rigidity by replacing the standard composite plastic shock towers. This results in a more consistent handling especially on high-grip tracks. Both towers are cut from glossy finish carbon fibre and they are available separately.

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April 13, 2017

TLR 8ight 4.0 2017 tuning kit

Team Losi Racing have introduced the new 2017 Tuning Kit for the 8ight 4.0 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. Throughout the 2016 racing season Team Losi Racing Team and engineering staff was evolving their chassis setups on the buggy and all of this culminates into the 2017 Tuning Kit. The key improvements allow the buggy to better cope with bumpy tracks, they enhance braking, and improve durability. Part of the package are the Ultralite chassis that is not only lower in weight but it offers more flex for a more responsive vehicle in bumpy conditions. With this chassis the gear box now has the ability to move 3mm forward, in conjunction with the included offset rear adjustable hinge pin braces, to give the rear end less bone angle for less mechanical bind which allows the car to adapt quicker to rough terrain.

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April 13, 2017

Arrowmax black/golden taper tools

Arrowmax have introduced three new taper tools in their signature black and golden honeycomb design. Available as M3, M4 and M5 variant, the tools allow to pre-tap mounting threads in mostly plastic and composite materials in order to make for easier assembly while producing longer lasting threads. The tools are available separately from now on.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

April 13, 2017

2nd Annual Panik Grand Prix – Announcement

The Panik Team Troisdorf has announced the 2nd Annual Panik Grand Prix for the weekend of the 4th of June. The race will be held at the club’s recently refurbished astroturf track in the three classes of 2WD Modified Buggy, 4WD Modified Buggy as well as Stadium Truck – all three run according to current national DMC rules. More information about the race can be found on the club’s social media site here.

April 13, 2017

Flash Point MBX7-series extended nitro engine mount

Coming from Flash Point and made for the Mugen MBX7 series of nitro off-road vehicles is an extended engine mount. The part reduces chassis flex and increases clutch bell, spur gear, and clutch bearing life as the mount extends all the way to the fuel tank post to reduce flex in the clutch bell and spur gear area to provide more consistent power delivery. The reduced chassis flex also provides more consistent handling in all conditions. The engine mount fits the MBX7, 7R, 7T and 7TR.

Source: Flash Point [flashpointrc.com]