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March 10, 2016

Paolo Morganti wins 2016 Pacific Cup

The 2016 Pacific Cup was held this past weekend. The fast track offered high speed sweepers, a wide open chicane and a couple of hairpins, making it tricky to find the best setup in order to go fast but not destroy the tyres, specially in the GT class. The schedule was pretty straight forward with practice on Friday, qualifiers on Saturday and finals on Sunday. In the GT class the race was on between Fabrizio Martello and Paolo Morganti, the later having some setup issues during the qualifiers so Paolo had to go through the semifinal which gave him some extra time to work on the adjustments. Both ran 1-2 in the opening stages of the main final until Fabrizio ran into some problems. This gave Paolo the lead and the ability to focus on build an advantage and at the same time save as much tyre as possible. The strategy paid off and after a trouble free one hour final, Paolo was able to take the win from Fabrizio Martello in second and Rino Lino in third.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 10, 2016

Avid 5.8mm titanium pivot balls

New from Avid come 5.8mm titanium pivot balls with M3 thread and 3mm hex head. Weighing in at 0.36g each they can scrub a good amount of weight especially in higher placed areas such as upper shock mounts and they are usable on a range of 1/8th and 1/10th scale on-road cars such as the ones from Xray, ARC, Serpent, HB, Kyosho and others. The pivot balls come in sets of four in a reusable doodad container.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

March 10, 2016

Xtreme Aerodynamics S3 body stiffeners

Xtreme Aerodynamics have introduced the all-new S3 stiffeners for their 1/8th scale bodyshells. The tube-style screw-on plastic parts are user-friendly, reusable and they have been designed to efficiently reinforce the bodyshell to maximise performance. They attach to the body in the pre-shaped areas, doing away with the need to cut and fit fiddly polycarbonate pieces.

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March 10, 2016

Losi TEN-MT 1/10th scale 4WD monster truck

Horizon Hobby have introduced the Losi TEN-MT 1/10th scale 4WD monster truck RTR kit. Based off of the successful TEN-SCTE 2.0 platform the vehicle features a sturdy 4WD drivetrain, tough suspension components with 12mm big bore shock absorbers as well as factory-installed electronics in the form of a Dynamite Fuze 3800kv brushless motor, Dynamite Fuze 130A speed controller and a powerful steering servo. Also included is a Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz AVC technology radio system and the set is rounded out by a pre-painted bodyshell, available in two designs, and pre-mounted monster truck tyres.

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March 10, 2016

Azarashi Veloce YZ-4 bodyshell

Coming from Azarashi and made for the Yokomo YZ-4 is the all-new Veloce bodyshell. The body offers an optimised cabin position and shape with the smooth lines making for a more controllable feel of the buggy on the track. The Veloce also fits the Kyosho Lazer ZX6 and it incorporates cut lines for both cars.

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March 10, 2016

Avid Kyosho shock & turnbuckle tool V2

Avid have introduce the version 2 of their popular Kyosho shock and turnbuckle tool. Machined from 6061 aluminium and coming black anodised and with silver edges the V2 tool offers improved ergonomics for more effortless wrenching. The wrench is designed to allow the easy use of the lower cartridges of the Kyosho 12mm shocks and it also incorporates a 3.5mm turnbuckle and 5.5mm nut wrench.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

March 10, 2016

New STRC alloy option part for Axial vehicles

STRC have introduced new aluminium option parts for Axial’s RR10 Bomber, Wraith and Deadbolt vehicles. First up are alloy steering knuckles, CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium the newly designed parts will greatly increase the durability and steering precision of all Axial vehicles with the AR60 OCP axle. The included colour matching aluminium steering arm plate will allow RR10 Bomber owners to easily install the STRC aluminium steering kits on the vehicle. The knuckles are symmetrical designed for easy installation. The parts are available in anodised black, gun metal, green and silver. Also new are blue anodised aluminium upper and lower rear suspension links for the Yeti and RR10 Bomber, adding another colour variant to STRC’s range of parts.

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March 10, 2016

Adams takes ROAR Carpet Nationals Modified TC title

ProlevelRC in Saint Louis, Missouri was the host of the 2016 ROAR Carpet On-Road Nationals. The Modified Touring Car class had some of the closest racing all weekend long with world class drivers battling it out for the top spot. Chris Adams set TQ in round 4 and would start from the point in the triple A-mains. The Xray driver drove two flawless runs in A2 and A3, securing the Nationals Title in front of Paul Lemieux and Andrew Hardman in second and third respectively.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]