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September 10, 2014

Chad Due takes 2WD at Futaba Electric Challenge

This weekend was the Futaba Electric Challenge hosted by Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. This very unique event which competes on both indoor and outdoor surfaces across two days of racing to crown an overall champion. The first day of competition started on Leisure Hours’ flowing, high-grip indoor track. In 2WD, Chad Due was able to TQ two of the three rounds of qualifying to start first on the grid in the main, followed by Ryan Lutz (Team Durango) and fellow Team Associated teammate Corey Liebherr. In the main, the first few laps were very clean and then a mistake by Ryan and Corey gave room for Mason Perillo (Team Associated). At the end Chad was able to cruise to the finish with Mason taking 2nd and Ryan 3rd.

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September 10, 2014

HPI Micro RS4 Drift Nissan S13 RTR

HPI Racing soon have a new bodyshell variant for the iconic Micro RS4 1/18th scale chassis available. The Discount Tire/Falken Tire Nissan S13 replicates Dai Yoshihara’s tarmac eating drift machine and the belt-driven 4WD chassis is equipped with solid front and rear axles as well as hard plastic drift tyres. A full set of ball bearings reduced drivetrain losses to a minimum. The car is powered by an HPI 180-size motor, an electronic speed control, and controlled by a waterproof steering servo. A 2.4GHz radio system, wall charger and batteries round out the package.

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September 10, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max2 rear brass bulkhead set

Made for Yokomo’s B-Max2 2WD buggy is this rear brass bulkhead set from Arrowmax. The multi-piece part replaces the stock bulkhead with a heavier and more rigid solution for an improved weight balance and a rock solid rear end. The bulkhead weighs in at 36g, it incorporates a rear swaybar mounting system for high-bite surfaces and it is available now.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

September 10, 2014

Zsolt Bajusz wins at Xray Challenge Hungary

During the recent Xray Challenge Hungary, held at the world-famous Hungaroring track, the 1/10 200mm EFRA nitro class was dominated by Zsolt Bajusz. Behind Zsolt there was a nice fight between Hungarian championship leader, Laszlo Kiss-Orban and last year’s nitro Stock class champion, Balazs Bihari. At the end Balazs grabbed the runner-up spot from Laszlo who rounded out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 10, 2014

Ryan Maifield doubles at Sidewinder Nitro Explosion

The 2014 Sidewinder Nitro Explosion was held at the Heritage R/C Park in Chula Vista, CA. The annual event promoted and directed by Jimmy Babcock continually brings out the best drivers from Southern California. Qualifying started with the awaited Ryan and Ryan show with TLR’s Ryan Maifield taking round 1 of the 1/8th Pro buggy class with Ryan Cavalieri piloting the new AE prototype to 2nd in the round. Truggy qualifying in round 1 also went the way of Maifield taking the 0 qual point for the round and holding an early edge in both competitive classes. The detailed track built by Don Vinkemulder had that distinctive California flow incorporating rollers, floating jump sections and elevation changes. With a slightly watered surface, tire wear was nonexistent during qualifying with only dry sections really forming toward the end of un-watered races.

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September 9, 2014

Ultimate Racing metric tool line

Modelix Racing introduce a new line of Ultimate Racing tools that feature an ultra lightweight and durable aluminium handle. The non-slip surface allows for comfortable use during long wrenching sessions and the handles come with the Ultimate logo engraved while a blank space lets you customise the wrenched with your name. A red anodized cap is fitted to the end to help with tool handling and the tool type and size is engraved to the cap for easy identification. The hardened steel tips are precision designed to provide an exceptional fit and the tools are available in a range of sizes and designs including hex and ball hex wrenches, flat and Phillips screw drivers as well as two nut drivers.

Source: Modelix [modelixracing.com]

September 9, 2014

JConcepts Bullet 60mm 1/10th buggy wheels

JConcepts introduce their new Bullet 60mm off-road wheels for 1/10th scale buggies. The wheels are sized at the industry interchangeable 60mm and offer a slight concave dish shaped design on the AE wheels and slightly convex shape on the TLR line of wheels to stand apart giving each line their unique appearance. The wheels incorporate an outer glue catch that resists excess glue from running down the wheel face during the gluing process. Wheel sets are available for all popular Team Associated, TLR, Kyosho, Yokomo, Serpent and Xray 2WD and 4WD vehicles and they require tires and inserts designed for 60mm bead mounting diameter and are not completely interchangeable with their 2.2” counterparts. Although these popular large wheel sets are not a replacement for 2.2” wheels nor ROAR legal at this time, they remain a popular tuning aid to racers always pushing for excellence.

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September 9, 2014

Mugen MBX7R 1/8th nitro off-road buggy

In the build up to the 2014 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Off-Road World Championships in Italy Mugen Seiki introduce the follow-up model of the 2012 Worlds winning MBX7. Not a revolution but an evolution of the existing design, the kit features improvements in the suspension and steering areas along other subtle changes. Mugen concentrated on making the suspension on the MBX7R even better with new 16mm bodied front and rear racing shocks. These new shocks will improve stability in both bumps and jumps greatly. The bigger bodies’ shocks will make the 7R have less fade during longer runs which means you can drive even harder than ever before. The rear shocks are 4mm shorter and with the use of a new rear shock tower will keep the back of the 7R hooked up and on the ground. The 7R gets a chassis change with the side angle of the chassis changed which creates more strength and a better feeling on all racing surfaces.

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