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April 9, 2015

Tessmann & Maifield win at NeoX

The 2015 NeoX was held this past weekend at Harper Adams Arena in Shropshire, England. This is one of the largest annual International races of the year with some of the best competition you can find in one building. This year’s track was very technical with allot of jumps and fast flowing sections. In the 1/8 Electric Buggy class, after all five rounds of qualifying were complete, it was HB/Team Orion’s Ty Tessman who would come out on top to take the overall TQ! On Sunday night, the two 10-minute semi’s would be ran to see which drivers would transfer and have a chance to battle it out for the Electric Championship on Monday.

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April 8, 2015

JConcepts Smoothies 4WD front slick tyres

JConcepts’ Smoothies 1/10th off-road slick tyres are now also available in a 4WD front variant. Released as a 60mm bead mounting diameter, the tyres mount straight to the latest generation wheels for that all important reactive feel. The carefully profiled tyre carcass rolls through the turns with efficiency while the maximum smooth surface area grips perfectly on surfaces such as prepped “indoor” clay. The Smoothies include Dirt-Tech 60mm inserts and they are available in gold and green compounds.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

April 8, 2015

Schumacher Cougar KF2 front top deck & pivot blocks

Schumacher have two new option parts for the Cougar KF2 available in the form of a carbon fibre front top deck and optional rear toe-in blocks. Starting with the top deck, the carbon fibre part allows to fine-tune the front stiffness of the chassis and it can be used where traction is very high and the car needs more stability. The top deck incorporates a fan mount to keep the motor cool under high load conditions.

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April 8, 2015

ETS makes long awaited Italian return

The Yokomo Euro Touring Series makes a long awaited return to Italy this weekend (10-12 April) with a record entry that includes six World Champions set to descend on the county’s famous seaside resort of Riccione. Only the second time the world famous touring car championship has travelled to Italy, the town of Scandiano having played host to an indoor race as part of the 2011/12 calendar, this time round the race takes place at the Road Race Riccione track as the third round of Season #8 takes the ETS action outdoor. With over 310 entries the weekend is set to be largest asphalt event in the championship’s 42 race history and but on track the big focus of attention will be on the performances of a number of high profile drivers who will debut with new manufacturers.

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April 8, 2015

Serpent 748 solid front axle set

New from Serpent comes a solid front axle set for the 748 200mm nitro on-road car. The set offers a different front axle setup and replace the front differential, which can be beneficial in some conditions although it requires a slightly different driving style to make maximum use of it. Included comes an aluminium gear adapter, a hard-coated central shaft, composite pulley and spring steel outdrives beside the needed hardware. The solid axle kit fits the current 748, and the older the 747 and 747-e cars.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 8, 2015

Framega 1/10th on-road tyre storage rack

Italian company Framega have a new tyre storage rack for 1/10th on-road tyres available. Made from black anodised aluminium side frames and silver connection rods the rack allows to store up to three sets of touring car tyres or two sets of formula tyres. The compact size requires only minimal space and the rack helps to keep the tyres sorted on crowded pit tables.

Source: Framega [framega.com]

April 8, 2015

Slovakia Cup Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the Slovakia Cup was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia in the six classes of Touring Car Modified, Stock, Formula, Pan Car as well as 2WD and 4WD Buggy. The on-road classes were run on a new carpet that made for better grip compared to the previous races and in the Touring Car Modified class it was Martin Hudy who set the pace while David Nemcek and Igor Liptak battled for the 2nd spot.

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April 8, 2015

Active TT-02 long A-arms & high camber C-hubs

Coming soon from Active Hobby Products and made for the Tamiya TT-02 Type-S cars used as drifters are long reverse aluminium A-arms and high camber C-hubs. Starting with the A-arms, the wishbones are 1mm longer compared to the short reverse arms and they feature five mounting positions for the shock absorbers and delrin inserts for the suspension pins. Coming as separate sets for the front and rear of the car and in blue, black, red or silver anodising. Also new and made to suit Active’s alloy suspension arms are the high camber front C-hubs. Offering a “double C” design the hubs make way for the front driveshafts at high steering angles, allowing for ultra-high steering throw angles as required in drift racing. The 10 degree castor hubs come as sets in blue, black, red and silver anodising.

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