Following their departure from tyre sponsors Pro-Line, Kyosho’s Jared Tebo and TLR’s Dakotah Phend have found a new home at AKA. Jared’s stint at PL was pretty short-lived, having joined the prestigious company at the beginning of 2016, while Phend’s relationship dates back to 2012. The two kick off their campaign with AKA at this weekend’s CRCRC race.
Coming from Muchmore is the luxury aluminium parts tray 3. The tray is machined from high-quality aluminium and at 130x170mm it is about 20 percent larger than the previous one. While it features three different machined pockets to hold small parts, it also sports several gauges for screw diameter and length measurement, it can hold bullet-type connectors during soldering and has a magnetic tray to hold body clips. On top of this a 10mm slot on the upper side can hold a mobile phone, making the tray even more versatile. The tray comes black anodised, with silver chamfered edges and laser-etched markings.
Tamiya’s TRF102 1/10th formula chassis is soon also available in a Black Edition with dark anodised aluminium parts over the standard blue ones. The car is based on a carbon fibre chassis with T-bar rear suspension design for improved bump track handling compared to link-type cars, it comes with a big bore centre shock, a single roll damper and it will hit stores by February.
Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]
Coming from 110% Racing is the carbon fibre shock pod. Based on the original design the carbon fibre version is even lighter than before and has a wider footprint, making it more stable for a more secure stand on the pit table. It accommodates both 1/10th and 1/8th scale shocks and it is quick and easy to assemble and disassemble for storage.
Team Losi Racing have introduced an aluminium servo tray for the 5ive-B large scale gas buggy. Machined from aluminium and coming hard-anodised for wear, the servo mount offers improved rigidity while allowing to run a dual steering servo setup for optimised steering control. Included with the tray comes suitable mounting hardware.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
The Protoform Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series round 2 brought racing excitement to the quiet mountain town of Penticton, B.C. The event was hosted by PRCC and it was only the second race to run the new AAA main finals format. The pace for Touring Modified was pretty clear, with the first two rounds finishing Korgae Scales (Awesomatix) first, Xray’s Blake Bell second, Luke Pittman (Xray) third, and top Privateer Josh Carter 4th. And with Blake taking the final round it would just cement that would also be the final finishing order.
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Multiple ROAR National Champion Adam Drake has announced that he will no longer be running Novarossi engines. Having joined the Italian manufacturer back in early 2009, the partnership was formidable with multiple US titles and countless other wins but as it seems with a lot of long standing sponsorship deals recently, all good things come to an end. Adam posted this message on Facebook:
As 2016 comes to an end, so does my time with Novarossi. It’s been an amazing run and I’m very grateful for the support and relationships I’ve built with everyone at Novarossi and Novarossi Direct. I wish the best for everyone at Novarossi. Looking forward to an exciting new path in 2017! A new year reveals new possibilities!
Mugen Seiki Europe have announced the signing of Spain’s Juan Carlos Canas to their international factory team. The 2016 1/8th Buggy Euro B winner and Euro A finalist already campaigned Mugen vehicles and he will now get full factory support for his national and international races and in the build-up to the 2018 World Championships in Australia.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]
