T-Work’s have released this line of shock bushings for Team Associated RC10 B5/B5M 1/10th buggy. Made from hard coated 7075-T6 aluminium they come in a set of 4 and are a direct replacement for the kit versions.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
New through Zen Racing in the UK, the Pocket Pit lap counting system uses a small line of sight infrared transponder to send a predefined code to the track side receiver box. The receiver box in turn connects to a mobile device using Bluetooth to automatically count and time your laps using a real time stopwatch within the Pocket Pit app. You can therefore listen to your lap times live as you race using headphones or through your devices speakers. Lap times can be saved with notes enabling you to keep a database of setups for the tracks you race. Currently available for iOS only it requires 3x AAA batteries which are not included.
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The MBC de Sluis track in Gouda played host to last weekend’s round 4 of the Dutch National 1/8th Nitro On-road Championships were sunny weather greeted the competitors all weekend, which resulted in a good racing atmosphere. Following qualifying in the premier NK class it was Joey Sorber (Shepherd/Maxima) who came out on top, followed by Arie Manten (Shepherd/Picco) and Frank Baggen (ARC/Reds). Sorber would go on to win the 30 minute main ahead of Baggen in 2nd, with Jeroen Van Iperen taking 3rd. In the Nomac class qualifying it was Jesse Keller (Mugen) followed by Stephan van Rooijen (ARC) and Martijn Smits (ARC). In their final Keller was able to convert his starting position into the win by 3 laps in front of Ad Arents in 2nd and Peter Berkhout 3rd.
On the back of its double champion Lee Martin regaining his 2WD European Championship title and its very own Michal Orlowski claiming his first European Championship title with victory in 4WD, the organisers of the Euro Offroad Series are delighted to announce the date for the opening round of what will mark Season #5 of the popular 1:10 indoor offroad championship. An earlier start than had been tradition in previous seasons, the Round 1 date of September 19-21 is due to the EOS being invited to race at the world famous Nürburgring in Germany on the same weekend as the Nürburgring 1000KM, a round of the full size sportscar Blancpain Endurance Series. The EOS, which will again run over 4 rounds, is also pleased to announce that race winning manufacturers Xray, Schumacher & Yokomo together with front runners Serpent have already committed as primary sponsors of the upcoming season. Entry is now open and full details of the 2015/16 EOS schedule will be announced on the official series site shortly.
Team Corally have introduced improved versions of their famous range of tire traction compounds. Developed in conjunction with World and European Champions to provide the highest level of grip with unprecedented levels of consistency from the start of the race to finish line, careful consideration was given to extending the life of the tire and even though it provides the traction champions require it also claimed to help reduce tire wear. For asphalt there is a green and red sauce for rubber tires and foam tires respectively while for carpet there is blue and yellow sauce again for foam and rubber tires respectively. The sauce comes in 100ml bottles and is supplied with a dauber brush for easy application.
Source: Corally [corally.com]
The Norwegian national championship was held at Lorenskogs track just out side of Oslo over the weekend. The race format saw 5 rounds of round by round qualifiers followed by triple mains. From early on in the qualifiers it was clear that it would be a race between local ARC driver Helge Johannessen and Schumacher driver Nikolai Haaheim for the TQ. Nikolai went on to take the first two qualifiers, from Helge in second. Helge then made some drastic changes to his setup, upped his pace and took round 3 and 4. Also setting the fastest time, securing overnight TQ. Xray driver Rune Svetol was sitting in third.
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Last weekend the Euro GT race took place on the wonderful BlackTarmac track in Mesero. After being fastest since practice, Daniele Ielasi took the TQ honors and went on to complete a clean sweep in the GT-A Class, taking his Nova-Ielasi powered FastRace GT-R15 to a tone-to-tone win ahead of class specialist and former Offroad Italian Champion and European finalist Fabio Boero. The podium was rounded out by Luca Redaelli. Fast and comfortable since the very first laps with the car, Daniele wanted to thank his sponsors FastRace, Novarossi, DKT and his mechanics Piero Cresta and Riccardo Verardo.
Source: Fast Race [fastraceshop.com]
Following continuous development of their ET48, Tekno RC have released the ET48.3, what they claim is the new standard in the 1/8th Electric Truggy class. New rear hubs allow the option of using the stock CV axles or upcoming universal driveshafts and they now also offer the rear hubs in aluminium as an option. At the front of the vehicle are new trailing steering spindles and spindle carriers whose components vastly improve high speed bump handling in addition to smoothing out the steering response. The vehicle initiates turns more predictably and finishes corners better than ever before. Larger bearings are also now fitted to the front spindles for improved durability and the spindles will also accommodate the upcoming universal driveshafts.
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