Coming from Arrowmax for the Yokomo B-Max2 is an aluminium steering plate. Made from 7075 material the part is a direct replacement for the standard composite rack and it offers improved rigidity and thus crash resistance. The blue anodised and laser-etched part also improves the steering feeling as it offers virtually no flex especially on high-bite surfaces.
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Exotek now have a spring perch set for Team Associated’s TC6 series of electric touring cars available. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming blue anodised the lightweight parts offer improved strength over the stock composite cups while adding some bling at the same time. Milled holes also help debris from collecting inside when running on dusty parking lot tracks. With an inner diameter of 13.25mm the cups fit with standard springs, they come in a 4-piece set and fit the TC6.2, TC6.1 and original TC6.
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Last weekend the HNMC Summer Series came to an end with 60 plus racers entered the final round. The Nitro Buggy TQ went to Kevin Brunsden who was pushed hard by Karl Jackson and Tommy Chung. In the popular E-Buggy class Nigel Morris grabbed the prestigious TQ while in Nitro Truggy Michael Shorey ended the qualifiers sitting on top of the timing sheets.
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Ryan Maifield is on pole position for the 1-hour title deciding final of the 1:8 Offroad World Championships in Sicily. Running in the second of the 30-min Semi Finals, the Team Losi Racing driver ran a faster race time by 11-seconds over that of Top Qualifier & Semi A winner Ty Tessmann to securing the top spot on the 12 car grid ahead of Tessmann and defending champion Robert Batlle. While Maifield took an easy win over Ryan Lutz and Jared Tebo it was the first Semi that provided all the drama with engine wows robbing both Lee Martin and David Ronnefalk the chance to compete in the showdown to become the 15th World Champion.
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Just 24 drivers remain in contention for the 15th 1:8 Offroad World title with the 1/4 Finals eliminating some big names, the most notable being Atsushi Hara. Having been a podium finisher since winning the title in 2008 the S-Workz drivers event is done. Competing in the first of the 1/4 finals having bumped up after winning his 1/8 final, the Japanese legend could only manage 8th.
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Xenon Racing are currently testing new ultra-fine 84 pitch spur gears and pinions for the use with direct drive pan cars. With 64 pitch being tried and tested over decades the finer 84dp items will make for even higher efficiency and lower running noise. Prototypes of the gears will be in use at this year’s IFMAR Electric On-Road World Championships in the U.S. and it is understood that a decision whether the gears will make it into production or not will be made afterwards depending on the testing results.
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KM introduce new carbon fibre option parts for their 200mm Evo3 nitro on-road car in the form of a rear shock tower and a camber plate. The shock tower is of a new design that gives finer adjustments for the shock angle with the low-profile design also allowing to mount the body lower if needed. As it is cut from thicker 4mm carbon material the shock stay is also meant to improve rear traction. Also new is a 4mm carbon camber plate and like the shock tower the part offers improved stability and finer adjustment steps compared to the kit plate.
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Schumacher is to provide traction for the new season of the Euro Offroad Series with the announcement that the British company’s famed Minipin tyre has been selected as the controlled rubber for the high profile championship. A tyre widely acknowledged by racers across Europe as being superior for indoor offroad competition use, the deal is set to prove very popular with racers with most already having extensive knowledge of how their cars run on the tyre.
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