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May 2, 2013

Protoform Better Edge sanding drum

Protoform have introduced the Better Edge System for every r/c enthusiast that takes pride in finishing off their concours worthy race body, these products are for you. The Better Edge sanding drum is their first product in this line. There has never been a product specifically made for r/c racers to finish off the perfect wheel-well. With the use of your handheld rotary tool, the sanding drum will smooth out all of the imperfections left from cutting your lexan body with scissors. At 1.5” in diameter, it’s suitable for use on many scales of body: from 1:12 scale on up to 1:8 or even off-road bodies. The drum’s red and black anodized aluminum finish and laser-etched Protoform logos give it a trick look on your pit table and each pre-assembled kit comes with a replaceable high-grade silicon carbide spiral sanding band, rubber anti-slip o-rings and a mandrel made from durable tool steel to prevent damage from your rotary tool’s chuck.

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May 2, 2013

Protoform Cyclone 9.5 dirt oval body

Protoform’s new Cyclone 9.5 incorporates all the latest aerodynamic tricks from the full-scale racers, made to fit all the popular dirt oval late model pan car chassis. From the offset front fenders and skewed rear ¼ panels to the rooftop vortex generators, the Cyclone is built for speed, downforce and side bite. At around 9.5” wide, it’s versatile enough to suit a variety of track types. The Cyclone 9.5 is fully approved by the DirtOval.com National Rulebook and comes with a pre-cut and pre-drilled spoiler kit complete with end plates and hardware. It’s produced in genuine. 030” lexan and also includes a detailed decal sheet, window masks and paint-then-peel overspray film.

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May 1, 2013

Adam Drake wins Spring Challenge at Revelation

This past weekend Revelation Raceway hosted the Spring Challenge. The one day event had 100 entries including top driver’s Mike Truhe, Cody King and Adam Drake. In round one of Pro Buggy Mike Truhe set the TQ with his Team Losi Racing 8ight 3.0 followed by teammate Adam Drake and Cody King. Drake set the quickest time in the second round of qualifying followed by Truhe, but Drake wasn’t able to better Truhe’s time from round one. Before the start of the 30 minute final Cody King had a mechanical problem and was forced to start the race late. Drake and Truhe would battle for the win with Drake coming out on top followed by Mike Truhe, Cody Smith and Ronda Drake.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

May 1, 2013

3 Racing Sakura XI Sport

3 Racing have announced their new Sakura XI Sport, which replaces their previously successful entry level touring car, the Sakura Zero S. The new Sakura XI Sport combines features from their race level Sakura XI and the soon to be releases all new Sakura Ultimate race platform, all while keeping it at a reasonable price.

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May 1, 2013

PSM Agama A8 front & rear shock towers

PSM Agama A8 front & rear shock towers
PSM have released new front and rear carbon shock towers for the Agama A8. The front tower is made from glossy 5mm carbon fibre, while the rear is made in 4mm. Both towers are lightweight with the front weighing only 21.5g and the rear 23g with both designed for US-Style tracks. These parts are a direct replacement for the original parts.

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May 1, 2013

Serpent Cobra E-Buggy Ready To Race

Serpent have announced the Cobra E-Buggy Ready To Race 1/8th buggy, which is Serpent’s first entry into the Ready-to-race offroad category. The RTR version of the successful high end Serpent 1/8 Cobra E-Buggy it comes complete with DragonRC 2.4 radio with LCD screen, strong metal gear servo, brushless motor, waterproof speedo, pre-painted & precut body and pre-mounted offroad tyres The car is of course 4-wheel-drive and features 3 gear diffs, 16mm big bore shocks, aluminium shock towers & chassis, easy radio box, side guards / low C of G battery boxes and a large rear wing. This super durable buggy chassis is a great entry into the racing scene and a good price. Fully upgradable with parts and options from the high end race-version it is due to be released in the 2nd half of May.

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May 1, 2013

Hupo Honigl joins Novarossi

Italian engine company Novarossi has announced the signing of Austrian Hupo Honigl to their factory team. The multiple European offroad Champion will run the engines in his Durango DNX408 and 408T cars having previously used LRP engines. Expect to see Hupo running his new Novarossi power plants at numerous major events throughout the year.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

April 30, 2013

Billy Easton wins Lead Finger Anniversary Race

This past weekend was the First Annual LFR race at Space Coast R/C in Cocoa Beach, FL and Billy Easton provided this report. ‘The facility is the largest Indoor track in the state of Florida. They use Red Clay and prep it with grape soda and sugar. The traction is pretty intense and the layouts are always a blast. Angel and his crew did a great job keeping the track up and the race program going. There were around 200 Entries for the event and 21 or so heats. It was a typical IFMAR qualification format with 2 quals and a single A-Main. There were a fair amount of sponsored drivers in attendance, Paul Wynn, Ryan Eckert, Daimon Borkowicz, Jeremy Harris, Jadar Lopez and a few others. This track has been the home of a lot of the testing and development of the Serpent SRX-2. I have several race days at this track to develop the car for durability and also performance. This was the largest race I have entered thus far.

Continue reading the report here