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May 31, 2016

Ripmax buys HPI Racing

Ripmax has announced the completion of a deal which sees the leading European model and hobby supplier taking over the HPI Racing brand and properties and securing HPI Racing for the future. The company will retain the EU based global trading and logistics hub in Derbyshire, UK and will trade as “HPI Racing Ltd” with all the staff retained. The deal also preserves the world renowned Californian HPI DNA, establishing a new HPI Racing design house “HPI Racing Design, LLC” run by key HPI USA team members.

Read the statement in full here

May 31, 2016

2016 AKA Catapult GP – Report

The recent AKA GP was back again at HNMC, one of the UK’s leading dirt tracks and venue. The controlled tyre debate could roll on day and night but with all drivers on the same pattern it did lead to closer racing and driver ability would show through. As usual the club had put in a lot of effort to get the track ready for this event and it was well received. The event plan was to give drivers maximum track time and so four rounds of practice, seven rounds of qualifying and 30 minute lower finals with a 45 minute main would be held. All four rounds of controlled practice went to Jamie Clancy with Jack Embling second in each Nitro Buggy round while in E-Buggy three rounds went to Jack Embling and Claus Didriksen from Norway taking round 1.

Continue reading the report here

May 31, 2016

Racing Experience EFRA 2135 exhaust sets

French company Racing Experience has introduced their new EFRA 2135 off-road exhaust. Manufactured by Hipex the super-strong pipe was developed to offer exceptional performance especially with O.S. based engines but it also works great with 5-port Picco based propulsion. The exhaust is available as a complete set including silicone gaskets and mounting springs as well as O.S. or Picco specific manifold.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr]

May 31, 2016

SkyRC Q200 4-output AC/DC balance charger

SkyRC’s new Q200 AC/DC multi-chemistry charger offers a total of four independent outputs to charge and discharge a multitude of RC batteries. The devise is housed in a compact case, measuring 197x182x71mm and it features a 480×320 dot colour LC display, 5-button menu operation and a temperature-controlled internal fan unit. Channel A and B offer up to 10A of charge current while C and D allow for up to 5A of charge current as the internal power supply makes for a charge circuit power of up to 100W combined. The charger is usable with up to 6S LiXX and LiHV packs, up to 15-cell NiXX batteries as well as up to 20V Pb batteries and with SkyRC’s Charge Master software the device can be coupled to a Windows-based PC in order to control and monitor a variety of charge and discharge parameters. On top of this the charger is also controllable using the company’s own iOS or Android mobile devices.

View the specifications here

May 31, 2016

Teamsaxo GT300W-V2 1/12th scale pan car kit

Teamsaxo have introduced their new GT300W-V2 1/12th scale pan car kit. Developed using the input of drivers and distributors the V2 kit will include hard compound plastics and a lowered front suspension seat for improved handling and precision, it comes with harder metal parts and also a redesigned power pod for easier motor installation and removal as well as a new rear axle mount that now uses shims to adjust the ride height, doing away with the previously used insert system. The kit will hit the stores very soon.

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May 31, 2016

Jared Tebo doubles at 2016 JC Spring Nationals

Jared Tebo doubles at 2017 JC Spring Nationals

The 2016 JConcepts Spring Nationals where held at The Plex in Omaha, Nebraska over the weekend. The event attracted both local talent as well as national front runners and the opening Nitro Buggy qualifiers saw Jared Tebo walking away with wins in Q1 and Q2 but in Q3 of Buggy Tebo and Jonathan Burkhalter battled for the round TQ with the two being separated by only a tenth of a second. With Jonathan leading he would bobble right at the end, handing Jared another TQ for a clean sweep. In Truggy things looked a bit different. Jared ran onto engine trouble in Q1 after damaging his engine’s carburettor after landing a jump, causing the engine to work erratic for the remainder of the run. After sorting the problems out for Q2 Tebo was on fire, taking wins in the following rounds to also grab the TQ position in Truggy.

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May 31, 2016

Exotek 22 3.0 suspension hangers & wing mounts

Coming from Exotek and made for the TLR 22 3.0 buggy are several new option parts. First up is the RF LRC suspension hanger made from heavy brass material. The rear front suspension hanger weighs in at 24g and it is of the low roll centre configuration. The part comes black anodised and adds weight in front of the rear A-arms which can increase traction in low to medium-bite conditions.

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May 31, 2016

WRC GTX kevlar pulley set

Italian company WRC have introduced a set of kevlar-reinforced belt pulleys for the GTX 1/8th nitro on-road car. Designed to replace the kit’s standard parts the kevlar variants will make for improved durability while giving the car that “factory” look. The set includes a total of six pulleys and bushings and it is a direct replacement for the stock parts.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]