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November 13, 2013

STRC SCX10 Jeep Rubicon aluminium options

ST Racing Concepts have two new option parts for the Axial SCX10 available in the form of an aluminium front and rear bumper mount as well as a side rail mount. Starting with the bumper mount, the part is made for the SCX10 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and the new G6 with the front bumper mount featuring a longer side bracket to brace the inside of the chassis rail. This eliminates the front plastic chassis brace and allows for the servo to come through the chassis rail with no obstruction during suspension compression. The rear bumper mount features the complete high detailed look of the stock piece with more strength to provide a solid battery and rear bumper support for the SCX10. All necessary hardware included and the parts are available in anodised black, gun metal, green and silver. Also new is the CNC-machined heavy duty side rail mount, again made for the SCX10 truck. They are an exact replica of the stock piece but in highly detailed machined aluminium. The mounts are sold in pairs and are available in anodised black, gun metal, green and silver.

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November 13, 2013

Grid RC 4PLS drop down steering wheel

Grid RC has announced the pilot project to manufacture a drop down steering wheel for the 4PLS based on the previous released Sanwa MT4 offering. The company developed a specialised mounting bezel adapter that can be bonded to the radio case itself without any screws, thereby preventing the customer from voiding warranty from the radio manufacturer. The drop down steering wheel upgrade is fully CNC-machined, comes with a satin black finish and will work on both the 4PLS and the 4PL. More details can be found on Grid RC’s website.

Source: Grid RC [gridrc.com]

November 13, 2013

Hiro Seiko silicone shock & differential oils

Hiro Seiko introduce their new line of pure silicone fluids for the use in shocks and gear differentials. Coming as 20wt to 60wt shock and 1000cps to 60000cps diff variant the fluids are supplied in handy 60ml bottles that allow easy storage due to their design while the fine bottle tip makes filling even of smaller shocks and diffs easy and convenient.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

November 13, 2013

VP-Pro Striker Evo 4WD front tyre

VP-Pro now have their Striker Evo tyre available for the front of 1/10 4WD buggies. The square symmetrical tread pattern is ideal for all hard surface tracks that have taken rubber or for clay tracks with a minimal dust groove. It is available in three different rubber compounds.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

November 13, 2013

Adam Drake doubles at JBRL Nitro Series Rd8

The final round of the popular JBRL Nitro Series took place this past weekend at Hot Rod Hobbies. Team Losi Racing’s Adam Drake claimed the TQ and win in Expert Nitro Buggy and Electric Buggy class. He was sidelined by Kyosho’s Cody King and Sean Gaffney in Nitro as as well as TLR team mate Mike Truhe in E-buggy.

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November 12, 2013

Lahti Touring Car Challenge 2013 – Report

Lahti Touring Car Challenge 2013 - Report

The Lahti Touring Car Challenge was held in Lahti, Finland in the town’s Fair Centre as part of the Kätevä-Tekevä-Lukeva crafts, hobbies and reading expo that saw around 8,500 visitors throughout the weekend. The race was run in three classes, with the main one being the 28 driver invitational 10.5T blinky ProStock class, run in a spectator friendly format with racing consisting of final type starts with mixed heat and starting order. Seven rounds were held with four seven car heats per rounds of which six rounds counting for the final order. Saturday also saw a supporting blinky 17.5T stock class and on Sunday a FWD class was run, both in a more familiar two qualifying rounds and two final rounds format. The invitational ProStock class gathered a variety of top Finnish national FinTrack-Tour series drivers from the several classes to race each other in a more laid-back fun event. The invitational class also had some interesting names in the mix, especially Christer Andersson who made a one-off comeback with a borrowed Yokomo BD7 after a two year hiatus from the sport. Also one of Europe’s fastest 1/12th scale racers, Vesa Yli made a touring car comeback with the new Serpent car.

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November 12, 2013

Reds Racing R5R Racer offroad engine

Reds Racing have introduced the R5R Racer, a completely renewed and redesigned tuned engine in their 3.5cc offroad line, based on the previous version R5 Classic. The Racer is one of the most advanced and innovative products on the market at a mid range street price. It is equipped with the best technology in order to improve reliability and guarantee the best performance on all terrains. The R5R is provided with a new cooling system which has a positive impact on fuel consumption and reliability and furthermore, the new Racer timing guarantees a smoother power delivery in order to make the engine extremely drivable, suitable for every type of track and to help reduce fuel consumption. The engine is matched with the Reds 2069 or 2104 pipe, manifolds M, S or XS and the Reds “one touch” effortless clutch system.

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November 12, 2013

DiBrino wins Pacific North-West Showdown Series Rd1

Round 1 of the Pacific North-West Showdown Series was held this past weekend at Top Gear Raceway in Clackamas, OR. This 2-day event consisted of open practice on Saturday along with 1 round of qualifying starting while Sunday would see 2 more rounds of qualifying starting followed by double A-Main Events. The premier class of the weekend was 2wd Modified Buggy. Kyosho/Team Orion’s Andy DiBrino would go onto TQ all 3 rounds of qualifying to take the overall TQ. DiBrino then went onto lead every lap in both A-Main Events uncontested, to take home the overall win with his Team Orion powered Kyosho RB6 in Mid-Motor configuration. Shaun Dunlap went onto qualify 2nd and finish 2nd overall while Kyosho America/Team Orion USA Team Manager was on hand to lend his support to his team and raced as well. JP went onto qualify 3rd and would finish 3rd overall to take the final spot on the podium.

View the final standings here