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March 19, 2010

Amezcua wins Pro Electric at Silver State

Tekno RC are reporting that their chassis conversions scored another win in the Pro Electric 1/8th class. This time it was at the Silver State Challenge, where Travis Amezcua put in another great run with his Tekno equipped Mugen MBX6 buggy. Starting 3rd on the grid, he followed TQ Josh Wheeler closely all race. One mistake by Josh in the treacherous whoops section gave Travis a pass opportunity, once passed he held on and brought home the win in the 10 minute main event to become the Silver State Challenge Pro Electric 1/8th Champ. Also, in the Open Buggy class, Pres Ilog brought home the win in his Hot Bodies D8 buggy. Pres was rocking the Tekno RC LCG chassis and front and rear Tekno RC CNC shock towers. He almost completed the buggy/truggy sweep, but got caught for 2nd in Open Truggy.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

March 18, 2010

Cavalieri & Maifield Win Big In Vegas

Team Associated are reporting on the 2010 Silver State Nitro Challenge which moved from Boulder City Raceway in Boulder City, NV to down into the valley of Henderson just a short drive from the famous Las Vegas Strip. Also new for 2010 was the race promoter. World-famous track designer and event promoter Joey Christiansen brought his “Dirt” crew to transform the Silver Bowl track into a Supercross-style layout while taking into account the treacherous surface and weather conditions.

Continue reading the report here

March 18, 2010

AKA Enduro & Wishbone SC tires & Grooved inserts

AKA have announced the release of the Enduro and Wishbone tires, designed specifically for 1/10 short course trucks and to fit the stock wheels from all the popular brands. Gil Losi, Jr. and Mark Pavidis designed these tires which feature 2.2”/3” bead design and an inner carcass design made to perfectly fit the industry standard AKA closed cell foams. This results in a much more controlled outer sidewall for more consistent handling and tread wear meaning no more cranking in tons of camber to keep the tire patch flat on the ground. The AKA Enduro tread pattern is an all round good tire for just about any surface condition, while the Wishbone is suited to high bite blue grooved clay tracks or indoor clay tracks. AKA have also released of their next generation of tire foams. Based on the original industry standard closed cell foam insert, their new grooved insert is designed to take advantage of the radial ribs the carcass of their Wishbone and Enduro tires while still providing great performance in the other treads. This new grooved insert design is replacing our original non-grooved insert.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

March 18, 2010

TQ Racing SX8 Evo Team Spec race roller

TQ Racing have released details on their newest competitor in the 1/8 scale pro market, the SX8 Evolution Team Spec race roller. The buggy sports a narrowed chassis for better weight balance and cornering and optimized gear ratio for US style tracks and jumps. The car features lightweight differentials, titanium hinge pins, turnbuckles & diff cross pins, as well as captured hinge pins and captured hub bearings.

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March 18, 2010

HPI Racing Blitz lightweight options

HPI Racing have released a number of new items for their Short course truck, the Blitz. This heatsink motor plate is precision machined from high strength 4mm 7075S aircraft grade aluminium for extreme durability and anodized brown to match other BLITZ aluminum option parts. The plate uses heat sink fins to draw heat away from the motor to keep it running cool, for longer run time and extended motor life. A new lightweight mud flap set helps you save critical weight and still keep the authentic short course look. There is also new aluminium step screws that are approximately 70% lighter than the stock steel screws. They are sold in sets of 10 and available in brown, orange and silver. Other lightweight parts include new aluminium thin lock nuts, a replacement parts for Z663 steel M3 lock nuts. Again sold in packs of 10 and available in orange and silver. Finally there are two new aluminium ball studs, 4.8x12mm and 4.8x15mm, which are sold in packs of 10 and offer 70% weight savings over the stock steel part. Most of these parts are also suitable for the E-Firestorm truck.

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March 18, 2010

Hudy 1/10th off road set-up system

Hudy have released a set-up system for 1/10 off-road buggies with 4.7mm wheel axles, with both pin and hex drive wheel adapters. Used for super-precise measurement and setting of front/rear camber, toe, steering throw and caster, its wobble-free mounting of the fully ball-bearing equipped set-up stands gives ultra-smooth, ultra-precise movement and operation. The set-up stands are CNC-machined, hard coated high-grade aluminium, while the toe/steering plate is CNC-machined, tough acrylic plastic. All components feature precision engraving for instant, reliable readings. Also new from Hudy are a set of four CNC-machined alu nuts for quick and easy use with the 1/10 off-road set-up system stands. Each end of the nut has a different thread with one side M4, while the other side is 8-32 UNF thread (for American cars).

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March 18, 2010

LRP Enduro 46 exhaust system

LRP have introduced the Enduro 46 1/8th buggy exhaust system. EFRA legal (#2076) it offers considerably longer run time compared to all previously available systems as well as high power and top speed. Improved efficiency combined with robust and solid pipe construction such as stinger support, to prevent the stinger getting bent during a crash, the set includes pipe, header, exhaust seals and mounting hardware.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

March 18, 2010

Robitronic off road air filters

Robitronic have introduced a number of new off road air filters and accessories, starting with this universal dual-stage air filter set. Due to it dual-stage design, it keeps even the tiniest debris away from the engine and comes supplied with oil. There is also two new oval air filters that are supplied with rain covers. Designed to fit under even tight bodies there is a single and dual stage version and again both are supplied with oil. Finally there is the Dirtbag, which you put over the air filter, preventing it from contaminating early and uses a specially designed material that makes it almost impossible for dirt and debris to stick to its surface.

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