December 8, 2014

Yokomo BD7 2015 short suspension arm conversion

Yokomo BD7 2015 short suspension arm conversion

Yokomo introduce the short suspension arm conversion for the World Championship winning BD7 2015. Used at this year’s Worlds by Yokomo’s factory drivers the conversion is now also available for the public and it consists of new 1.5mm shorter suspension arms and wider suspension mounts that retain the standard track width. Using the short arms optimises traction and on-track performance on both asphalt and high-grip carpet surfaces. Available separately for the front and rear of the car the sets include new suspension arms, anti-roll bar mounts as well as split and 1-piece suspension blocks.

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December 8, 2014

Cole Odgen wins at Myrtle Beach Fall Brall

Cole Odgen wins at Myrtle Beach Fall Brall

The Fall Brawl race took place at Myrtle Beach, SC with around 250 drivers in attendance. In the highly competitive Nitro Pro Buggy class Cole Odgen battled for the win with the likes of Lutz, Adam, Pettit and Mcginty and at the end Cole was able to come out successful from Lutz and Drake.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.com]


December 8, 2014

Team Associated RC10 World’s Car race roller

Team Associated RC10 World's Car race roller

Team Associated’s RC10 World’s Car 1/10th 2WD “vintage” buggy is now available through rc10.com as a factory-assembled race roller. The limited edition buggy is an excellent platform for Vintage Class racing or for those who want to get started racing without breaking the bank. Built in house by Team Associated’s tech staff and racers, the RC10 World’s Car Race Roller features modern-era upgrades, such as V2 threaded shocks, the V2 slipper clutch and updated CVA driveshafts, while retaining the spirit of the original RC10 World’s Car that crowned Brian Kinwald as 2WD IFMAR World Champion in 1993.

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December 8, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max4 10 degree aluminium C-hubs

Arrowmax B-Max4 10 degree aluminium C-hubs

Coming from Arrowmax and made for the Yokomo B-Max4 is 10 degree aluminium C-hub set. The parts are machined from aluminium, they come blue anodised and laser-etched and replace the standard composite hubs with more durable parts for improved crash resistance and a more crisp handling.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]


December 8, 2014

Yeah Racing XI Sport aluminium A-arms

Yeah Racing XI Sport aluminium A-arms

Yeah Racing introduce aluminium front and rear A-arms for the 3Racing XI Sport touring car. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming pink anodised the parts offer improved suspension rigidity, and they make for a more agile handling mid corner and in high speed turns. Coming in pairs the parts fit the Sakura FF, FF2014, Ultimate, Ultimate 2014, the XI and XI Sport.

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December 8, 2014

Exotek F1R2 IFS independent front suspension set

Exotek F1R2 IFS independent front suspension set

Exotek introduce the F1R2 IFS independent front suspension set that is designed to overcome the very limited suspension travel of standard can car type front suspension. The sweet spot is only about 2mm of travel which means abrupt and non linear car handling. With an IFS suspension the car handling becomes much more linear with real body roll characteristics which means you can drive harder into a corner while maintaining stability and confident road holding performance which translates to improved overall race time results and consistency. The 48 parts set contains all needed parts to convert the front suspension of cars with F104-type front suspension with parameter like droop, ride height, damper angle, spring rate, roll centre, camber and caster all being available from stock or using optional parts. Included are also two pairs of springs; black medium hardness for Ride tyres or low-grip conditions and silver firm springs for Shimizu or TCS tyres and high-grip tracks. The design fits onto the standard F104 bolt pattern but Tamiya type chassis are too narrow for the droop stop screws and the F104 servo mounting will not work. Exotek will work on developing the IFS set next to be able to work with standard Tamiya type chassis.

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December 7, 2014

Volker wins ETS season opener

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Ronald Volker has won an extremely close opening round of Season #8 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in which four drivers went into the third A-Main in the Czech Republic with a chance of the overall win.  Starting from second on the grid behind Marc Rheinard, the pair having taking a win a piece in the first two Mains, the outcome of the race would again be decided by driver error with Rheinard making a similar mistake to the one he made in A2 and Volker made in A1.  In the end Volker would win the leg from Alexander Hagberg and Yannic Prumper to continue his run of successive season opening wins with today’s 40th ETS race marking his 5th win of Round 1 of the World famous touring car championship.  While Hagberg and Prumper would complete the podium in that order, Rheinard would end A3 last leaving him to end what had started out as a very strong start to his attempt to take back the ETS title from Volker in 4th overall.

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December 7, 2014

JConcepts Indoor Nationals Finale – Qualifying Rd3

JConcepts Indoor Nationals Finale – Qualifying Rd3

The intensity continues to rise in Omaha, Nebraska as the JConcepts INS entered the final round of qualifying. In the Modified 4WD class, Kyosho’s Jared Tebo and TLR/JConcepts’ Ryan Maifield are both tied with one win each. Both of these experienced drivers know that having track position is going to benefit greatly for the triple A-mains and undoubtedly give them a better chance at winning.

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