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May 17, 2013

Asian On Road Championships Rd 1 – report

After much anticipation the inaugural round of the AOC was held at RCI Raceway in Shanghai, China. The race took place at a beautiful facility with a pristine indoor asphalt track that has everything a racer could want. A perfect height driver stand, plenty of pit room and fantastic traction. The asphalt has natural traction as they do not put any sugar water on the track. The size of the track is 38 meters x 16 meters wide. The layout that was designed for the AOC was a fast but technical layout making for drivers to have to be completely on their game to turn fast laps. The organizers ran 4 classes at the AOC Rd 1. Stock 17.5, FWD, F-1 and Super Stock 13.5. Modified is not normally run locally as Super Stock is the popular class for the top dogs so that is what was the premier class of the weekend.

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May 17, 2013

GM Racing V-Maxx Sport LiPo packs

Graupner introduce three new GM Racing V-Maxx Sport 7.4V LiPo battery packs. Build from the latest generation 30C cells the batteries combine low weight and high performance. Available are 24mm height 2400mAh and 3000mAh oval diameter racing packs with JST connector and a 3000mAh 25mm high brick-type pack with 4mm bullet type connector tubes. The economically prices packs are ideal for basher and cost-oriented club racers alike.

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May 17, 2013

Xray XB4 vented shock caps

Xray introduce new aluminium vented shock caps for the dampers of the XB4 buggy. The parts are CNC-machined from 7075-T6 aluminium, come black anodised and incorporate a bleeding screw for easy rebound adjustment. Included in the package are two caps as well as additional plastic shims for fast and comfortable up and down travel adjustment.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 17, 2013

Hudy aluminium covered wheel nuts

New from Hudy come these covered wheel nuts for most of today’s 1/8th buggy and truggy kits. Coming hardcoated for added rigidity and sporting a ribbed section on the backside to prevent unwanted loosening, the nuts keep the hex adapters thread nice and clear. They come in packs of two and fit the front and rear axles.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

May 16, 2013

Neo Race 2013 – Entry Open

Neo Race 2013 - Entry Open

Our friends at Neo Buggy & DXR have announced that entry for the 2013 Neo Race is now open. The 8th running of the Neo Race sees a few changes, the biggest include a date change from the regular Easter slot to a summer event: 22-26th August 2013; knowing the British weather as we do, the roof will probably come in handy though. The Agricultural College Harper Adams in Shropshire is once again the venue for the event, now 5 days in length with increased track time for all participants as well as a special 1/8 electric buggy class – limited to 30 drivers, the main nitro buggy class is limited to 250 entries. Qualifying will use 6 minute heats and the best four rounds from six will count. After the success of the special races in the past they return with a few additions; juniors final, oldies final, the Dash4Cash for the top qualifiers, Bash4Cash, Last Chance Qualifier and a ‘Pole Position Challenge’ – details revealed soon. Those interested can enter via www.RC411.net, see the ‘Sign Up page’ for details how to enter.

Source: Neo Race [theneorace.com]

May 16, 2013

Xtreme Racing D812 & SCTE 2.0 carbon fibre options

Xtreme Racing introduce two new option parts for the Hot Bodies D812 buggy and TLR’s SCTE 2.0 truck. First up are the carbon fibre A-arm inserts for the D812. Machined from 1.6mm carbon fibre material the parts are designed to increase the stiffness of the buggy’s lower arms by replacing the kit inserts with a more rigid solution. Included in the set are two front and two rear inserts. The next new part is the carbon fibre battery strap for the TLR SCTE 2.0. The part is designed to replace the stock plastic strap with a stiffer and cooler looking item.

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May 16, 2013

Yeah Racing on-road droop gauge

Yeah Racing introduce this on-road droop gauge with 1mm increments. Machined from aluminium and coming in blue, purple or orange colour the gauge measures the downstop value from -3.5mm up to 9.5mm. The gauge is designed to be used with 15mm chassis support blocks that are available separately.

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May 16, 2013

Barry Baker doubles at DE/Panther Racing Series

San Diego RC Raceway has been host to the 1st annual DE/Panther Racing Series this year and it has been a huge success. Tekno RC’s Barry Baker finished the series with a 1st place overall in both 1/8th Buggy and Pro4. Josh Bertrand and Pres Ilog continued the series podium sweep in 1/8th Buggy, finishing 1st and 2nd overall with their Tekno EB48 electric buggies. In Pro4 the results were similar and Tekno RC would claim the entire podium again. Pres Ilog finished 2nd place and Charles Dunn finished up the series in 3rd. All podium finishes were made with the Tekno RC SCT410.

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