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February 15, 2017

JConcepts Swaggers & Pin Downs stadium truck tyres

Coming from JConcepts are the new Swaggers and Pin Downs carpet and astro turf stadium truck tyres. Starting with the Swaggers, the 2.2″ front tyre has a multitude of heights and angular ribs for cornering speed, consistency and straight-line tracking ability. The ultra low-profile carcass keeps a truck very predictable and consistent in high-grip conditions while pointing the vehicle in the correct direction. Side-wall ribs in a circular pattern to the exterior of the tyre support high-grip racing and the tyre, made from medium soft material, includes open cell inserts for the best performance in a variety of conditions.

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February 15, 2017

Team Associated RC8B3 HRC arm mounts

Team Associated have introduced the high roll centre HRC suspension mounts for the RC8B3 series of kits. The parts offer increased ground clearance for greater durability, since the pivots sit 1mm higher off the ground. Additionally, they allow the racer to run a higher roll centre for increased stability on faster, high-grip tracks. Both the A and B mount are also narrower for added side clearance and durability. All of these mounts are made of blue anodised high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they fit the RC8B3 and RC8B3e and require the updated #81050 arm mount insert set.

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February 15, 2017

Hadley & Munn sweep Cabin Fever 2017

Widely considered to be the official kickoff to the outdoor season in the Pacific NW, the annual Cabin Fever race was once again hosted by the RC Car Club of Lewiston, Idaho. The highly anticipated event drew 296 entries despite adverse weather conditions that closed mountain passes in the region, causing many racers to travel much longer distances than normal. Racers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Canada were all in attendance. Ironically the “outdoor kickoff” is held inside a covered arena at the Lewiston, Idaho Rodeo Grounds. The track is a bit larger than most tracks in the area, and while made to allow the smaller 1/10th scale cars to have great racing, the tracks for the Cabin Fever race tend to feature large obstacles and cater more to the 1/8 vehicles. The cold temperatures and changing track conditions made a lot of racers rethink tire choices throughout the weekend as the building was not heated. In the premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Keith Hadley too the TQ and win with Taylor Wonders and Jason Hunt coming in second and third respectively.

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February 15, 2017

Ielasi Tuned Nitro.21 9WCE & Nitro.12 WCE engines

Ielasi Tuned have introduced two new engines, the Nitro.21 9WCE 9-port on-road and the Nitro.12 WCE 2.1cc touring car engine. Both are based on Novarossi power plants, they feature WIB ceramic and steel bearings, hand-tuned ultra light pistons, hand-tuned sleeves and crankshafts and they are assembled by Daniele Ielasi himself to ensure the best possible quality and performance. As usual all engines are built using modified and selected parts, allowing the customers to get their hands on the same engines as the factory team drivers.

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February 15, 2017

Picco sign Takehiro Terauchi

Picco Micromotori have announced the signing of Japanese front runner Takehiro Terauchi to their factory racing team. Current Japanese 1/8th on-road vice national champion, Takehiro will be an important addition to the team and he will be competing in the Japanese Championship, the FEMCA Championship and the World Championship later this year.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

February 15, 2017

Joel Eaton wins at Addiction RC Raceway club race

Addiction RC Raceway recently held a club race and in the 2WD Buggy class A-main Joel Eaton, coming from the 2 spot on the grid, fell back to third due to a bobble on new tyres in the opening stages. A mistake by Jenkins put Brady Anderson to the point with Joel in close pursuit. A clean pass for the lead by Eaton on Brady was the last time the lead would change hands just a few laps in. Brady was able to keep toe for a few more laps until Joel’s tyres finally broke in and he was able to click off high 14 second laps repeatedly to the end to bring home the win.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 15, 2017

Xray welcome Philipp Guschl

Xray have announced the signing of Germany’s Philipp Guschl to their factory team. The former German National Champion and Euro B podium finisher will campaign Xray’s XB8 platform at regional, national and international events including the German Nationals and the European Championships B. Philipp says:

Since ever I have admired Xray for their highest quality products and the work the team puts into making their cars updated and faster every year. The professionalism of the company and the service they provide makes me safe for my further growth as a driver. I am very happy for this opportunity and trust that Xray and SMI put it me. I will do my best to represent the team in the races and of course to help everyone around.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 15, 2017

Dominic Quek wins at Urban Touring Series Rd2

Round 2 of Singapore’s Urban Touring Series was held this past weekend in downtown Singapore. With the Chinese New Year festivities still in the air, racers were looking forward to a great racing start in the Year of the Rooster. This time only a single Touring Car class, 17.5T Blinky, was run. In qualifying, run over four rounds with the best-2 points score to count, Dominic Quek (Xray) would secure an early overall TQ after three consecutive TQ runs. In Q4, Colin Tong (Xray) and Leonard Sim (Awesomatix) started Q4 in front, but a racing incident allowed Chee Lip Keong (Yokomo) to capitalise and secure a surprise TQ for the round. This shook up the final qualifying standings as Lip Keong secured P2 on the grid on the tie-break. Leonard would start in P3, with Colin in P4.

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