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April 29, 2015

Spencer Rivkin doubles at JConcepts Stock Nationals

The 4th annual JConcepts Stock Nationals were once again hosted by the world famous OCRC Raceway. This unique race brings Stock and Modified racers from all over the country to compete against one another in the hottest segment of RC racing. This race offers a spot for everyone with 12 different classes covering all skill levels and vehicles, each one requiring a 17.5 stock motor. The race brought in a record number of entries at 290, which far surpassed last year’s entries by 100.

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April 29, 2015

New WRC Formula bodyshell & tyres – Sneak Peek

Italian company WRC will soon have a new 1/10th Formula body and new tyres and wheels available. Little is known about the new parts beside what can be seen in the image but the body looks pretty 2015-ish with its low and channelled nose design while the tyres seem to make use of a lower profile tyre wall and larger diameter rims, resembling Pirelli’s 2014 18 inch test wheels. No release date is know yet but we bring you more information as soon as they surface.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

April 29, 2015

Miguel Matias wins at Portuguese Nationals Rd2

The 2nd round of the Portuguese National 1/8th Off-road Championship started out on a dry high-grip track but on Sunday the surface would be humid and slippery making for a good challenge for everyone. The A-main saw a lucky Miguel Matias taking the win despite a broken glowplug in the final minute of the A-main and behind him Ricardo Monteiro (TLR) finished in 2nd place while Xray driver Nuno Rebelo rounded out the top 3 result.

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April 29, 2015

SARDA On-Road Electric Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the 2015 South-African ORE National Championship was held at Durban RC Club with a new track surface where the traction and humidity challenged all drivers to get a stable and fast setup. With another open and fast layout the boosted classes showed good high-speed racing between the top drivers. The 2014 champion and current championship leader Jason Hillcoat continued his good form by taking the TQ and win after a dominating performance in the Touring Car Modified class. The battle for the rest of the podium saw some great racing in all three mains with team mates Deon Gove and Antonio Caroli managing to take 2nd and 3rd.

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April 29, 2015

Michal Abrahamek wins at IFR 2015

The IFR 2015 in was held at the Morac Graz in Austria with drivers from Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Austria in attendance. The temperature of about 25 degree Celsius made for nice racing conditions although the grip level was pretty low. Xray driver Michal Abrahamek came out as top qualifier and he went on to win the main final without problems. Igor Liptak (Xray) came in 2nd while Gergö Lehner (Shepherd) rounded out the top 3 result.

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April 29, 2015

Schumacher Mi5evo double joint driveshafts

Schumacher have new double joint driveshafts for the Mi5evo and super high quality Pro ball bearings available. The driveshafts are made from super tough spring steel and are a replacement for the old G884 driveshafts. The new design is much stronger, less likely to bend or break in a hefty impact and is of a higher quality. The shafts also come with new high quality inner Pro ball bearings which are 3mm in width rather than the standard 4mm to allow the centre of the drive shaft to sit further into the hub carrier and as close as possible to the steering pivot, for maximum efficiency. The bearings have a larger diameter for more strength which means they need to be used with the new modified hub carriers which are supplied.

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April 29, 2015

Arrowmax 17mm Honeycomb wheel nut wrench

The latest addition to Arrowmax’ Honeycomb tool series is a 17mm wheel nut wrench for the use with 1/8th scale buggies, truggies and GT cars. The nut driver part sports the distinctive honeycomb design and it is hard-anodised for low wear while the aluminium handle comes anodised in a gun metal colour and decorated with the Arrowmax AM logo.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

April 29, 2015

Factory RC D413 carbon fibre option parts

Factory RC have new Bolt series option parts available for HB’s D413 4WD buggy. First up is the Polarity battery strap cut from 3mm carbon fibre material. The strap has the battery polarity marked into it and it helps to identify the proper connection on the pack given it is mounted the right way around.

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