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March 25, 2015

JConcepts Mono & Bullet disc wheels

JConcepts introduce the new Mono wheels for the front of the TLR 22-4 buggy as well as the Bullet 4.0″ 1/8th truck wheels. Starting with the 1/10th wheels, they are designed in the popular dish style and available in bright white and fluorescent yellow. They offer the maximum size allowed under ROAR rules and make a statement with their large appearance, flat dish shape and inner rib design. The wheels incorporate an outer glue catch that resists excess glue from running down the wheel face during the gluing process. The wheels are manufactured using advanced techniques to ensure trueness and durability and are branded with the small JC logo for brand identification and authenticity.

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March 25, 2015

WRC GTX brass engine mount & battery support

WRC have new option parts available for the GTX 1/8th on-road car in the form of brass engine mount blocks and a battery support plate, made from the same material. Starting with the engine mounts, the 2-piece set is made from solid brass and it comes weight matched to a total of 65g. The blocks help to fine-tune the chassis’s weight balance as does the second new part, the brass battery support. The plate is a direct replacement for the stock part, it offers recessions for the battery tape and it weighs in at 46g.

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March 25, 2015

Electric Powered PanCar Series Japan – Announcement

The Electric Powered PanCar Series Japan EPS-J is a new Japanese 5-race RC car series. Run using a combination of IFMAR and ROAR rules the races will see 1/12th Modified, 1/12th 17.5T blink, 1/12th GT 30.5T blinky, 1/10th WGT 13.5T blinky and 1/10th Formula 21.5T rubber classes and the organisers hope to establish more EPS races throughout Asia and in other regions. More information about the series, that kicks off on April 26th, can be found here.

Calendar:
Round 1 Crest Speed Way, April 26th
Round 2: Chance Circuit, May 17th
Round 3: White Stone, June 14th
Round 4: Kyosho Circuit, October 11th
Round 5: Yatabe Arena, date T.B.A.

March 25, 2015

DE SpeedLine Plus 2.4 1/10th buggy wheels

The SpeedLine Plus 2.4 is the latest 1/10th buggy wheel from DE Racing. Offering a 2.4″ diameter, for the use with the latest generation of 1/10th buggy tyres, the wheel delivers maximum corner control and stability by utilising DE Racing’s “Sure Lock” foam retention system. This system, comprising of radial ribs that lock the wheel and foam insert together, retains maximum tyre traction to the racing surface while eliminating the vague inconsistencies that come from an insert that is free to move around on its wheel. The rims are available for Team Associated, Kyosho and TLR 1/10th buggies and in white, yellow or black colour.

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March 25, 2015

Ryan Maifield teams up with TKO

TKO have announced that Team Losi Racing’s Ryan Maifield has joined their team. TKO products, such as wheel, clutch and engine bearings will be in his race cars and with the rolling out of TKO’s new electric performance product line Ryan will also help with testing and development. Currently Ryan is running TKO products such as ceramic engine bearings, flat & finished diff rings, special RT clutch bearings and wheel bearings, Eureka gear box lube, and Enhanced Rotation bearing lube with more to come.

Source: TKO [tkocompetitiondev.com]

March 25, 2015

Dennis Sting joins Xray

Xray have announced the signing of young and talented multiple German Junior Champion Dennis Sting to their team. Dennis is focused for nitro on-road racing and will race at all major events including the Euros, the ENS and the German Nationals in 2015 using Xray’s RX8 and NT1 kits. Dennis had the following to say:

I am very happy and excited for this great opportunity and want to thanks to Xray for their trust in me. To be part of World Championship winning team is a great honor for me and I will do my best to represent Xray in the best possible way. I will be racing all the major nitro on-road races as well the ENS series and will be available to anyone to help out.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 25, 2015

Showtime as EOS heads to Austria

Following a two month break, the Euro Offroad Series resumes this weekend (March 27-29) with Round 3 of the 1:10 Offroad Championship taking drivers to Wels in Austria. For the second year running the EOS will run as part of Austria’s largest modelsport show ‘Modellbau Wels’ with show organisers this year placing the indoor track in one of the Messe Wels newly constructed entrance halls. In term of the racing action, the event marks a important stage in the championship in terms of determining who the title contenders will be and there will be a lot of attention around the championship’s most successful driver Joern Neumann as the Round 2 4WD winner makes his EOS debut with Serpent.

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March 25, 2015

Dutch BL-Cup Rd1 – Report

The first round of the Dutch BL-Cup for 1/8th scale electric brushless buggies was held at Raco2000 in Utrecht. The previously modified track now offers more challenges for 1/8th buggies and it was the first race on the new layout. With 55 drivers from the Netherlands and Germany it was a good turnout for the BL-Cup which only started in Holland this year. Sunday started out cold but dry and around mid-day the sun came out making for perfect weather conditions. After the qualifiers Bart Mullink, Nick Anneveld and Stefan Petri were the fastest drivers with Bart having won two of the three qualification heats while Nick came out fastest in the other.

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