New from JConcepts come 4mm low-profile wheel nut sets for all vehicles that use 4mm wheel nuts. The high-precision nuts are flanged and serrated for locking security and they are of a lightweight and low profile design with the latter allowing them to sit flush with most wheels. The nuts come in sets of four in blue or black colour.
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The Greek National Cup took place in Athens with drivers from all over Greek attending. Tasos Paparegas took the TQ spot after qualifying with Tsigos and Zagorisos in tow. The final was run in difficult conditions on a very bumpy track and once again it was Tasos who excelled with Tsigos being the only driver who was able to go Tasos’ pace. At the end Tasos Paparegas took the win from Tsigos and John Paparegas. Makropoulos and Papanikolaou completed the top 5 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The first round of this year’s Portuguese 1/8th off-road championship took place at the CRF Freixedas track, the venue of an EFRA Grand Prix in August. After qualifying 2nd the final was dominated by Xray’s Miguel Matias who came in two laps in front of Goncalo Melo (TLR) and Ricardo Monteiro (TLR). Pedro Figueiredo and Nuno Rebelo completed the top 5 result.
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Race 2 of the Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour was hosted by RC Excitement in Fitchburg, MA. With a full day of practice on Friday, the layout was fast and fun with lots of places to pass, making for a great racing weekend. The track opened at 7am on Saturday with 1 hour of open practice. After a quick drivers meeting racing kicked off at 9am. After round 1 Dustin Evans TQ’d Modified 2WD Buggy with his TLR 22 2.0 in mid motor configuration. Dustin also TQ’d 4WD Buggy and Modified 2WD Short Course while Dave Duncan TQ’d Stock 2WD Buggy with his Team Associated B5M. After two more rounds of qualifying on Saturday, the same drivers still held their TQ spots. Sunday morning started with 45 minutes of open practice followed by a final round of qualifying. When all the dust settled Dustin and Dave still had the TQ spots in the same four classes and both also where in control of their mains taking all 4 wins.
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RPM introduce extended rear A-arm sets for the Traxxas Summit, Revo and E-Revo trucks to complement the company’s already existing standard A-arm sets. The ultra lightweight parts allow to run the trucks in stock geometry or with 10mm or 19mm extension for added on-track stability. Moulded from RPM’s renown nylon material the suspension arms are available as separate left and right hand items and in black or blue colour with each set containing one upper and one lower rear arm.
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During last weekend’s Top Notch Series race at the 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, Tekno RC’s Rudy Rico brought home the win the the 1/8th E-Buggy class. After taking TQ he went on to win the A-main event while Lou Figueria took the runner-up spot. Rudy’s Tekno teammate Jared Bryant rounded out the podium in 3rd.
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The 2014 edition of the annual Japan All Star EP off-road race took place at the RC Park Gojo circuit in Gojo, Nara, Japan. The event brought many sponsored drivers from Kyosho, Tamiya, Yokomo and MuchMore and is an opportunity for racers to compete and interact with the top Japanese racers from around the country. The indoor facility is famous for its great track conditions and fun layouts with the owner being an experienced motocross track builder, who has worked with Richard Winkler of Dirt Wurx. To keep the surface in a high grip condition, water was provided by pipes buried under the track.
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With the long awaited official introduction of the new Xray RX8 being only days away Red RC will bring a series of related features starting this Friday 28th with an exclusive Martin Hudy interview about Xray’s all-new 1/8th nitro on-road car. Early next week we will also have an exclusive ‘making of’ column with Martin going into detail about the design process of the RX8 accompanied with some exclusive photo’s of Xray’s latest 1/8th on-road contender. Stay tuned.
