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January 14, 2015

WCICS Rd4 – Report

The Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series visited the unseasonably warm city of Airdrie, Alberta, for their normally appropriately named Annual Snowpocalypse, round 4 of the WCICS series. Airdrie hosted a great event, with the highlight of the weekend, and a particular strength of the Karz club, the kids only Mini class. Seven other WCICS classes were hotly contested, and as the midway point before the Christmas break, the season class championships are revealing some strong favourites. In the Touring Car Modified class Team Associated’s Peter Tozser came from 4th on the grid to top of the podium, Serpent’s Steve Soon cleanly drove to 2nd, and dominant TQ and fast lap holder Wayne Mah unfortunately ended up 3rd after his Awesomatix took some contact.

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January 14, 2015

Daniele Ielasi continues with BMT

Former World and multiple Italian champion Daniele Ielasi will continue to run for Italian company BMT for the 2015 season. The 2014 Italian 1/8th nitro on-road champion will use the company’s 984 car in this year’s campaign that includes events such as the World Championships in Brazil, the European Championships in Germany as well as the complete ENS series. Daniele has the following to say about the deal:

I’m sure this 2015 can be one good year for all this race. Special thanks to Pasquale for all the support and the trusting also for the future.

January 13, 2015

Xray XB4 composite rear chassis plate

New for the XB4, Xray have released this composite rear chassis plate. Precision-designed, it is used to raise the rear differential and rear suspension for use in medium to high traction conditions. It must be used together with the graphite rear lower brace.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 13, 2015

Patrick Hofer takes 4wd buggy at Winterchamps

With 150 entries in four classes, the Winterchamps turned out to be one of Europe’s biggest electric offroad races. The large indoor track offered many technical sessions and different jumps. Qualifying took place on Saturday and the first heats began the same day and continued throughout Sunday. On Saturday, Team Associated/Reedy driver Patrick Höfer entered the finals qualifying second place in 4wd Buggy and 2wd Buggy Modified classes. On Sunday, Patrick strove to win both classes. In 4wd Modified, the two greatest contenders, Oliver Scholz and Patrick Höfer, gave the spectators a great fight, but Patrick won the race, taking the overall win. In 2wd Modified, Oliver Scholz won the race, followed by Patrick in second.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

January 13, 2015

Hudy 1/10 Off-Road car stand

New from Hudy comes this compact stand for 1/10 off-road cars which is great for providing a super-stable platform when working on your vehicle. The side the stand includes 4 holes for the shock absorbers for easy servicing while foam pads provide extra grip and protect the chassis and rubber feet prevent slippage.

View the side of the stand here

January 13, 2015

Hiro Seiko lightweight screw kits for Xray X1

Hiro Seiko have introduced two new new lightweight screw kits for the Xray X1. Coming as an all-titanium or mixed aluminium and titanium set, both are made to significantly reduce the weight of the car with the titanium set scrubbing around 11.8g of weight while the mixed set saves around 15.6g.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

January 13, 2015

Sweep silver & bronze 1/10th wheels

Sweep silver & bronze F1 & mini wheels

If you like shiny things and you drive in the Formula or Mini class then Sweep has you covered. Introducing a range of silver and bronze coated wheels for the Formula and mini classes. The same dimensions and features as their non shiny versions only just with a bit more bling.

View the mini wheels here

January 13, 2015

Abec35 High Speed & Premium Ball Bearing oil

Abec35 high speed oil & premium oil

New from Abec35 come two new oils for ball bearings, high speed oil and premium oil. The high speed oil is specifically formulated to protect, clean and lubricate RC Car bearings and features enhanced lubricity for low friction, smooth rolling performance. Prolonging the life of the bearings by keeping them cool during high RPMs its formulated corrosion inhibitor & water repellent stops rust. The premium oil improves bearing durability and contains a mixture of accelerators of the lubrication and corrosion inhibitors. Resistant to water, it does not dissolve with it, the lubrication is guaranteed up from -41°C to 100°C and for short periods up to 150°C.

Source: Abec35 [abec35.net]