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March 14, 2013

Portuguese TT national indoor series report

The last round of the Portuguese electric off-road indoor race series took place at the RC Fun Zone track located in Pamela, just minutes outside of Lisbon. Around 40 drivers attended the race, with 26 drivers in Buggy 2WD, 22 in buggy 4WD, 7 in SC 2WD and 7 on SC 4WD. Saturday saw free practice and the first qualifiers which resumed on Sunday followed by the finals. Miguel Matias won the 4WD class followed by Ricardo Monteiro and Nuno Durães. The third place secured Team Durango driver Nuno the overall win of the championship followed by Ricardo Monteiro (Team Durango). A sixth place in the race handed Team Xray driver Nuno Rebelo a third place overall on his first outing with the XB4 buggy.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 14, 2013

Keven Hebert doubles at Canadian on-road nats

This past weekend saw one of the largest RC car races ever held in Canada, the Canadian On-Road Nationals, in Welland, Ontario. Over 280 entries raced on a temporary carpet track set-up in the Centre Court of the Seaway Mall, providing a very unique atmosphere. The format for the race saw three days with practice all day Friday, followed by three rounds of qualifying on Saturday, and one last round and the mains on Sunday. The practice went very well with it being open for the first 4 hours until it got busy and controlled practice was on. In Modified and Super Stock touring Team Associated’s Keven Hebert was in control of things as he was able to TQ all three rounds of Super Stock and the last two rounds in Modified. In Sundays final qualifier, Andrew Hardman and Keven both reset TQ in Super Stock, improving it by about 2 seconds on his previous time and keeping TQ by less than a second over Andrew. In Modified, it was another great battle with both drivers on TQ pace. Both ran a good race with only 1 bobble for each and ended up resetting TQ. Keven would still grab the pole by about 1 second over Andrew.

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March 14, 2013

Raceberry TRF417 conversion kit

German company Raceberry introduce a conversion kit for the Tamiya TRF417 touring car. Included in the kit comes a new lower chassis and top deck, CNC-machined motor mount and updated bulkhead parts, new CNC-machined belt pulleys as well as new front and rear belts. The kit will become available in April and is exclusively sold by Tonisport.

Source: Raceberry [raceberry@web.de]

March 14, 2013

TLR 22SCT RTC truck

Team Losi Racing announce their new 22SCT RTC truck kit. RTC is for Ready To Compete and means the short course truck comes factory-build and ready to run including a high-torque 10kg-cm steering servo, a Dynamite Platinum Fwd/Rev sensored brushless speed controller with timing and blinky mode profiles as well as a 17.5T brushless motor and a genuine Spektrum DX2L radio system. The truck builds on TLR’s competition 22SCT and features a 7075-T6 aluminium chassis, aluminium big bore shock absorbers and a fluid-filled gear differential over the conventional ball diff. The truck comes in rear motor configuration but is convertible to a mid-motor machine using optionally available parts. Included in the set is also a pre-finished racing body and soft-compound racing tyres.

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March 14, 2013

Xray XB4 84T composite spur gear

Xray introduce this 84T spur gear for the XB4 4WD buggy. Made from a composite material that is both durable and light of weight the gear allows for additional drivetrain setup possibilities. Marked for easy identification and available soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 14, 2013

Xray Challenge Czech – Announcement

The Czech Republic will see a round of this year’s Xray Challenge meetings run in the city of Prague. The race will take place this weekend, the 16th of March, and will be run in 1/10th touring stock 17.5T, 9.5T and modified as well as 1/10 WGT and F1. You can book in for the race here and find more information by hitting this link.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 13, 2013

JConcepts AE titanium turnbuckles

JConcepts introduces a stylish, durable and lightweight alternative Titanium turnbuckle kit for the popular Team Associated vehicles. The base of the shafts design is centered around a .143” titanium hex size which gradually tapers down into a 3mm thread base design which accepts standard JC and AE ball-cup configurations. The focus of the styling surrounds the lengthened adjustment hex area and the ‘finned’ cuts that rotate about the center. The fin turnbuckles are lightweight and the original design brings out the glamour and quality that makes titanium one of the most sought after exotic materials in the world. The JConcepts turnbuckles are produced with left and right hand threads with the left being conveniently marked for easy orientation. The suitable JConcepts turnbuckle adjustment wrench is offered separately.

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March 13, 2013

Pro-Line Challenge 2013 – Announcement

The RHR Dirt track in Worksop, England will host the Pro-Line Challenge 2013 on the weekend of the 19th of May. Run in 2WD and 4WD buggy as well as short course the race will see round by round qualifying and bump up finals. Run along BRCA rules and on Pro-Line Holeshot tires for the driven wheels you must be BRCA and/or EFRA member to join the race. Get more information by emailing Derek Brady at mexico1800@hotmail.com.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]