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November 22, 2013

Traxxas Slash 2WD low-CG conversion kit

Available soon for the Slash 2WD short course truck is this low-CG kit from Traxxas. The kit lowers the chassis, battery, and electronic components by around 33mm to bring all the advantages of a low CG to the 2WD short-course trucks including the Slash, Raptor, and Robby Gordon Edition Dakar Slash. Included in the kit is a new blue-colour chassis plate, front lower chassis, side guards, a new battery mount and optimised front shock springs. The converted vehicle will show an improved handling and increased corner speed. The main and lower chassis and also the nerf bars are optionally available in blue, black and grey colour.

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November 22, 2013

SWorkz S350 BK1 Evolution kit coming soon

SWorkz have released this first teaser image of their upcoming S350 BK1 Evolution 1/8th nitro buggy. No details are known yet but by the looks of things the buggy will at least sport a new body shell design, featuring the unavoidable cab forward silhouette with a very low rear section around the engine’s cooling head. Other details literally remain in the dark until SWorkz drop the curtain in the form of a full features and specification list.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

November 22, 2013

Demirel & Sarafyan win at Izmir track opening race

The opening race of the newly built nitro off-road track near Izmir, Turkey, attracted nearly 30 racers to compete in the 1/8th nitro buggy, truggy and E-buggy classes. The nitro buggy category saw Ahmet Demirel taking the win in front of Nebi Akgün and Tolga Yilmaz while the E-buggy class win went to Alain Sarafyan who was sidelined by Taner Kaya and Cengiz Gökbulut on the podium.

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November 22, 2013

Ficco & Bodine win at 2013 Timezone Grand Prix

The 2013 Timezone Grand Prix was held at Timezone II on a large carpet indoor track. In the World GT class, Mario Ficco used some 4th round magic and a little help from his teammate Brian Bodine to capture the TQ in this tough class. Ficco went on to win the A-main from his pole position. Brian Bodine took his CRC car to a second place finish with Northwest Hobbies shop front man, Casey Vitale, 3rd in his CRC ride. Northwest native Brian Bodine, driving his CRC car from second position on the grid then took a decisive win in the 1/12th 17.5 division while Denver driver Mario Ficco, winner of the F-1 class at the IIC, rolled into Timezone II in Washington state with the pre-production CRC WTF-1 car. Mario dominated qualifying, winning every round he finished and taking TQ in the process.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

November 22, 2013

Pro-Line 1/8 buggy tyre updates

Pro-Line have extended their already impressive range of 1/8 buggy tyres by several compound variants and pre-mounts. The Blockade, Bow-Tie 2.0 and Big Blox thread now additionally come in the super soft X4 compound as tyre only or pre-mounted on white Velocity disc wheels. Also new in the X4 range are the Hole Shot 2.0, Ion and Diamond Back all of which come as tyre only. Additionally the Hole Shot 2.0 will become available as soft X3 compound for warmer ambient temperatures or for the use on higher traction surfaces.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

November 22, 2013

Pro-Line Desert Raid & Ford F-100 bodies

Pro-Line have three new off-road body shells available in the form of the SC-compatible Desert Raid as well as two Ford F-100 bodies. Starting with the Desert Raid, it is modelled after the prototype SU vehicles used at endurance rallies such as the Dakar and it fits many of today’s short course trucks such as the Pro-2 SC, the Slash 2WD and 4×4 as well as the SC10. Mounting the body requires the use of extended body mounts and you can even dare to race it as Flo-Tek air escape vents reduce the so called parachute effect often associated with this type of body shell. The body comes clear, includes window masks and a decal sheet.

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November 22, 2013

Tuning Haus F1 aluminium rear bearing inserts

New from Tuning Haus are a range of machined and anodised aluminium inserts that replace the plastic units found in most F1 kits. The wide variety of options provide accurate ride height adjustments on tarmac and carpet using most any brand of foam or rubber tire. The offsets are etched for easy identification, even in crowded parts boxes and come in pairs.

Source: Tuning Haus [tuninghaus.com]

November 21, 2013

2013 Charity Race – Announcement

Charity Race 2013

Following the success of the past 4 years of the Charity Race organised by Team La Gang and ToniSport at the permanent RC Landia carpet track in Scandiano, the event is back for a 5th year from the 6th to the 8th of December. Born from an idea between Team La Gang and Marc and Toni Rheinard, the event went ahead with a big effort from the organisers along with the support of a whole host of top international drivers and factory teams. Last year thanks to a big auction that they do before the final they raised more than €8,000 which was donated to the department of pediatrics hospital in Scandiano in the form of equipment purchased directly from Team La Gang so they are sure that their money will used in the way that we want. Limited to 120 drivers due to the limited pit space this year, thanks to ToniSport, they will have Marc Rheinard, Viktor Wilck, Ronald Volker, Yannic Prumper and Sandro Kuriger in attendance while thanks to Team Xray they will have Alexander Hagberg, Martin Hudy, Francesco Martini, Alessio Menicucci, Marek Cerny, Niklas Johansson and Marco Kaufmann. Also attending the best drivers from all over Italy such as Alessandro Brunelli, Ciaccheri Alessandro, Vignolini Gabriele and Torregiani Luca for a weekend of fun, charity, good food and racing. For anyone interested in attending, feel free to contact Toni Rheinard (info@tonisport.de) or Davide Sillingardi (silla@treskafamily.com).